born2lose Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 Hi guys, I got a Modulus Flea 4 '97 with Lane Poor pickups from the staates last week. She's a really lovely player with pretty low action and fast playable neck. No issues at all except some finish cracks which are hard to notice. Actually when I took a look at the string spacing I just find it kinda weird that the space from the E string measures 0,4cm and from the G string it is 1 cm! Is this like it should be? Everything is original on this Flea, even the nut, so I guess it left factory with this string setup. I don't have an playing issues but I looks a little weird and the E string could move a little inwards to the neck cause it easly is pulled off. As the Gotoh bride just can be adjusted and the height, not in width, could anybody suggest me what to do? thanks in advance, Uwe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stewart Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 If you don't mind changing the bridge, one of these will give you a little lateral adjustment (the 'Fender' model - it uses three screws out of the five) - I really like them. [url="http://www.basspartsresource.com/bridge_hipshota4.htm"]Hipshot bridge[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
born2lose Posted August 21, 2009 Author Share Posted August 21, 2009 [quote name='Stewart' post='576628' date='Aug 21 2009, 12:53 PM']If you don't mind changing the bridge, one of these will give you a little lateral adjustment (the 'Fender' model - it uses three screws out of the five) - I really like them. [url="http://www.basspartsresource.com/bridge_hipshota4.htm"]Hipshot bridge[/url][/quote] Hi Steward! Thanks for the quick response. As this bass is all original and has been played for about 12 years I dont want to change any parts and keep it all original. The bass had left factory with this setup so I guess it should be fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1976fenderhead Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 That's slightly unfortunate, but not uncommon. I can hardly find a Fender USA Deluxe, for example, that will have the strings well centred if sitting on the middle groove of the saddle, and when centred with the neck, they'll most likely not be centred with the pole pieces! You could replace the bridge but keep the old one to put it back if you want to sell it? Or do you REALLY have to play with the original bridge even if it's a bit limited? I don't see the big deal of replacing it. Why do you have to be restricted to the brand and model that they picked at Modulus? They probably didn't choose the best they could find anyway, they chose a good price/quality balance, you can choose something more towards the quality side? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmesa Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 [quote name='1976fenderhead' post='576796' date='Aug 21 2009, 03:53 PM']You could replace the bridge but keep the old one to put it back if you want to sell it? Why do you have to be restricted to the brand and model that they picked at Modulus?[/quote] +1, I'd prefer equal string spacing to an 'original' ill fitting bridge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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