Modulus Guitars is an American manufacturer of musical instruments, most notably bass guitars built with carbon fiber necks. The company, originally called Modulus Graphite, was founded in part by Geoff Gould, a bassist who also worked for an aerospace company in Palo Alto, California. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 445 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (448 × 604 pixels, file size: 59 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Author: Jonathan Micklos Source: My Camera Fair Use: It is also openly viewed on facebook. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 445 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (448 × 604 pixels, file size: 57 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Author: Jonathan Micklos Source: My camera I took this myself and it is openly viewable on facebook. ... A musical instrument is a device that has been constructed or modified with the purpose of making music. ... A sunburst-colored Precision Bass The electric bass guitar (or electric bass; pronounced , as in base) is a bass stringed instrument played with the fingers (either by plucking, slapping, popping, or tapping) or using a pick. ... Carbon fiber composite is a strong, light and very expensive material. ... Look up aerospace in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Location in Santa Clara County and the state of California Coordinates: , Country State County Santa Clara Government  - Mayor Yoriko Kishimoto[1] Area  - City 25. ...

Traditionally, electric guitar and bass necks are made from hardwoods (such as maple or mahogany) reinforced with an adjustable steel "truss rod." Wood, being a naturally occurring material, is prone to variations in density and flexibility. This, coupled with the high stresses created by stretching steel strings across them lengthwise, makes wood necks prone to certain unpredictable and undesirable qualities. Among these are twisting, incorrect "bowing" (either too pronounced or too subtle), and "dead spots," or areas on the neck where notes are quieter or more indistinct compared to other areas. Non-traditional neck materials such as carbon fiber and aluminum are attempts to correct these issues by replacing wood with lighter, stiffer components. An electric guitar is a type of guitar that uses pickups to convert the vibration of its steel-cored strings into electrical current, which is then amplified. ... Beech is a typical temperate zone hardwood The term hardwood designates wood from angiosperm trees. ... For other uses, see Maple (disambiguation). ... This article is about the timber. ... Schematic section of electric guitar neck Truss rod is a device to stabilize and adjust profile of guitar neck. ...

Gould was inspired to experiment with non-traditional materials after attending a 1974 Grateful Dead concert, at which he marveled at the size and complexity of Phil Lesh’s heavily modified bass (customized by Alembic) and began to consider the possibilities of lighter, stronger materials. After being passed on by his employers in the aerospace industry, the project of creating hollow, carbon fiber bass necks was brought to fruition by Gould and Alembic, who built a bass with a prototype neck and displayed it at a trade show in 1977. (Immediately after the trade show, the bass was purchased by Fleetwood Mac bassist John McVie.) Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the band. ... Phillip Chapman Lesh (born March 15, 1940 in Berkeley, California) is a musician and founding member of the rock band, Grateful Dead; he played bass guitar in that group throughout their entire 30-year career. ... Alembic Dragons Breath Custom Bass Guitar Alembic was founded in 1969 and is a manufacturer of high-end electric basses, guitars and preamps. ... Also: 1977 (album) by Ash. ... This article is about the band. ... John Graham McVie (born November 26, 1945) is best known as the bass guitarist in the rock group Fleetwood Mac. ...

Gould and some of his colleagues in the aerospace industry founded Modulus Graphite and began to make necks for Alembic and other companies before moving on to making entire instruments. Notable Modulus players include Flea, Phil Lesh, Stefan Lessard, Me'shell Ndegeocello, Mike Gordon, David Schools of Widespread Panic, Alex Webster of Cannibal Corpse, Jeff Ament, and the members of Dispatch Michael Peter Balzary (born October 16, 1962 in Melbourne, Australia), better known by his stage name Flea, is the bassist for the alternative rock rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers. ... Phillip Chapman Lesh (born March 15, 1940 in Berkeley, California) is a musician and founding member of the rock band, Grateful Dead; he played bass guitar in that group throughout their entire 30-year career. ... Stefan Kahil Lessard (born June 4, 1974) is an American musician, most famous as the bassist for the Dave Matthews Band. ... Meshell Ndegeocello (born Michelle Lynn Johnson on August 29, 1968 in Berlin, Germany) is an American singer, rapper, bassist, and multi-instrumentalist. ... Mike Gordon (born June 3, 1965 in Sudbury, Massachusetts) is a bass player and vocalist most noted for his work with the rock band Phish. ... Widespread Panic is a southern rock band from Athens, Georgia. ... Alex Webster Alex Webster (born 25th October 1969, Buffalo, New York) is the bassist from Cannibal Corpse. ... Cannibal Corpse is an American death metal band founded in 1988. ... Jeff Ament (born March 10, 1963 in Big Sandy, Montana), is an American Rock bassist and one of the founding members of Pearl Jam. ... A dispatch can be: A report sent to a newspaper by a correspondent. ...

Instruments

• • Quantum Bass
  • Modulus VJ Bass
  • FleaBass

Flea from the Red Hot Chili Peppers has a signature bass of Modulus, "The FleaBass". Michael Peter Balzary (born October 16, 1962 in Melbourne, Australia), better known by his stage name Flea, is the bassist for the alternative rock rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers. ... Red Hot Chili Peppers are an American alternative rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1983. ...

External links

• Modulus Guitars