Fiddled with the bass for about a week looking for "my" sound. Action was a little high, and I tweaked the truss rod and bridge and got a very low, buzz-free action. Adjusted the pickups. Cleaned the fingerboard, and it really had a nice glow. I played it a couple of times in a band setting and found that this was not the bass for me. I felt really bad about it, since I'm normally decisive about such things, but I have been spoiled by my Thumbs, and the Modulus just doesn't do that. Close, actually, but not there. I expected the Modulus to be very lively with the graphite neck, tamed by the Chechen fingerboard. It just wasn't as lively as my Warwicks, and obviously doesn't sound like a Warwick. Buying it was a mistake, and I took it back to GC who refunded my money without any drama. As I said, I felt bad, but for this money, a bass has to thrill me.