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Couple of things worth mentioning:
I believe the Bartolini pickups in the Quantum models are passive, its the EMG model Quantums that have truly active pickups.
In regards to the electronics; I've always found this to be the weak point in Modulus basses. I've seen tons of Fleas and Quantums with poorly shielded, poorly laid out and just generally sub-standard electronics compartments for basses in this price range. Can you provide a picture of your exposed control cavity? I've typically found the shielding to be limited to just the underside of the control cavity, I've seen batteries that were not held in place by any means, and were simply covered with foam and a rubberband to keep it from damaging internal components as it banged around. I've also been witnessed to some rather poor soldering and wiring layout schemes. By all accounts, Modulus does everything else very well, but this seems to be their achilles heel. Oddly enough, they do use very high quality preamps and controls, they just don't follow them up with properly (so it would seem).
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