5-string · Bolt-on
Modulus Modern J5. 5-string bass. 34-inch scale, 21 frets. Bolt-on carbon-fibre (graphite) neck. Phenolic fingerboard with a compound-radius composite surface, bi-directional relief-adjusting truss rod, side dot markers. Contoured double-cutaway alder body, satin finish. Pickups: Bartolini Jazz style. Controls: Passive: volume / volume / tone. Hipshot B-Style bridge, Gotoh GB70 tuners (20:1). Chambered alder body with a carbon-fibre sub-structure. Offered in a standard build (approx 8.5 lbs) or the lighter RevOLite build (approx 7–7.5 lbs, $4,999). Modulus pioneered the carbon-fibre bass neck; the company builds to order in the United States at roughly four instruments a month and sells through PlanetBass.com. Street price starts at $4,599.
| Construction | Bolt-on |
| Strings | 5 |
| Body | Alder (chambered on RevOLite/Modern J5) |
| Neck | Carbon fibre (graphite) |
| Fingerboard | Phenolic (compound radius composite) |
| Neck Pickup | Bartolini Jazz style |
| Bridge Pickup | Bartolini Jazz style |
| Controls | Passive: volume / volume / tone |
| Bridge | Hipshot B-Style |
| Made In | United States |