Sean

I've been gigging two Spector 5 string basses for the last few months, one Euro 5LX (actually two because I changed from one to another but that's another story ) and an NS-5XL. Both of them are superb but the NS wins every time; they have the same neck, the same body shape, the electronics are the same (EMGs + U-Retro), the bridges are slightly different, the tuners are different (Euro - Schallers, NS - Gotoh), the NS has solid quilt maple wings, the Euro has Poplar/Walnut/Alder sandwich wings, the NS is a good 1.5 lb heavier and has an oiled finish next to the Euro's high gloss and the abalone inlays on the NS are prettier than the mother of pearl on the Euro. The finger board of the NS is cocobolo whereas the one on the Euro is some kind of rosewood, darker and less dramatically figured than the cocobolo one. None of these things sway it on their own, it's just that the NS is a slightly nicer bass. Both basses have the same strings and the same set up (or as near as I can get it the same) so comparison on feel is fair. The two sound very different, the Euro is warmer and rounder than the NS, which is harder and cutting, almost like it's got built in compression. My NS-5XL is easily the nicest instrument I've ever played, bass or otherwise and would be the last to leave the collection, it's the go-to bass I never had before. The Euro is used for backup and I have strapped it on for the last half hour of the last two gigs (2.5 hour +) to give my shoulder a rest. I have a Euro4 with a U-Retro in that is superb too and is a very different animal again, the signal is super-hot and the sound is amazing, it's My Bass Wants to Eat Your Mama and it's absolutely gagging to tickle some pre-amp valves :brow: :brow:

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kotK9FNEYU&feature=related"]This [/url] is fun.

This is a selection from this forthcoming weekend's set list (half-cheese removed for sanity) LET ME ENTERTAIN YOU WALKING ON SUNSHINE IN THE MIDNIGHT HOUR DON’T STOP BELIEVIN’ TAKE ME TO THE RIVER TEENAGE DIRTBAG I LOVE ROCK 'N ROLL TAKE YOUR MAMA OUT VALERIE HARD TO HANDLE DANCING IN THE MOONLIGHT PLAY THAT FUNKY MUSIC IT'S RAINING MEN NINE TO FIVE WE ARE FAMILY I KISSED A GIRL GO YOUR OWN WAY LIVIN' ON A PRAYER YOU GIVE LOVE A BAD NAME JUMP SUMMER OF '69 LOVE SHACK

[quote name='Rasta' post='578189' date='Aug 23 2009, 01:57 PM']Thank you so much for contributions to this post, I've just managed to fix a B-bass which had wires hanging off the active bit! bloody burned the tips of my fingers soldering though [/quote] Glad to be of help I was soldering when I did this post and I'm soldering again today, nothing tricky though, just some patch leads. You'll forget about your hands when you hear the results of your efforts

Rob bought my Zoom B2.1u from me. Great transaction. Great Basschatter. Great communications. Enjoy the toy!

Doug 's gear is listed [url="http://www.dougwimbish.com/gear.html"]here[/url]. As I understand it, [i]that[/i] Doug Wimbish sound comes from EMG pickups and Trace Elliott amps. Doug's technique has a huge bearing on his sound though and he still sound exactly like Doug if he was thumping a Precision through a B-15.

[quote name='Pete Academy' post='576191' date='Aug 20 2009, 11:02 PM']That's exactly what I thought.[/quote] Certainly not obvious where the extra cash goes especially when the Ian Hill one is the same rice as a standard Euro4LX

Sting. Stanley Sheldon (no, really). The Ox. Macca.

The great thing for me about this month's BGM is Doug Wimbish on the front with his new signature Spector, Doug Wimbish in the middle with his new signature Spector, Doug Wimbish's new signature Sector reviewed in the middle and Doug Wimbish with his old signature Ibanez on the back ! Come on Rotosound, sort it out! Get some new shots of Doug!

And [url="http://www.thomann.de/gb/spector_doug_wimbish_euro_4_lx.htm"]here[/url] they are a bit less but the prices do seem strong when you consider how similar they are to a standard Euro 4LX.

[quote name='molan' post='576172' date='Aug 20 2009, 10:37 PM']Was that a list price or a genuine 'street' value? £2,400 must be pretty close to what you could get a US made Spector for?[/quote] They're on special [url="http://www.bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_specialists/Spector_Doug_Wimbish.html"]here[/url] at £2299 (£100 off).

Well, I suppose it was inevitable that Barrie and I would run in to each other one day! Great bloke to deal with and certainly one to chew the bass fat with with a few hours. Great taste in instruments too. Go ahead, deal with confidence and tell him I sent ya

[quote name='GreeneKing' post='569018' date='Aug 14 2009, 01:53 PM']Carol Kaye told me she was the best![/quote] +1 I got that memo too.

[url="http://thelibster.com/bass/"]HERE[/url]'s another one for you.

[quote name='niceguyhomer' post='564702' date='Aug 10 2009, 09:33 AM']+ 1 on the Lakland vote. £ for £, the Darryl Jones bass is one of the best basses you can buy IMHO.[/quote] [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=28965&hl=darryl"]I have had two of these for quite a while and they are the nutz[/url]