Al Krow

And that's exactly what I love about it! 😎 121 very easy to access presets should just about be enough to find two or three I really like...

@LukeFRCI completely agree, and your point about a lack of visual metering on multifx comps, which you have rightly touched on before, is a very good one. My earlier post was aimed more, clearly unsuccessfully(!), at getting young master Osiris who is insisting on others applying scientific methodology to back up their statements, to be prepared to do so himself! Personally, I'm very happy to take on board the wisdom and expertise of others on this forum and which I value greatly.

Definitely an important feature! I suspect the incoming Boss SY-1 is going to make that easier still for those of us not inclined to have to resort to deep PC editing each time we want to tweak our synth sound.

Or maybe spend the money on a beer and Brick Lane curry instead? ... 😄

The bass did come with a set of black knobs and a brass bridge to complement the tonal variety, so to follow on from @cetera's red inlays Q, would you: a) leave the set up as is? b) switch the gold knobs --> black? c) as (b) but swap the bridge back to brass? d) completely bling out and keep the gold knobs and add a brass bridge?!

Just bought a Spector Legend Custom off Alin - met up at his place and had a very pleasant time discussing all things bass! He's a real pleasure to deal with and everything was as described. Look forward to catching up with him again soon and I have no hesitation in recommending him. Cheers, Bas

Ok, more seriously and trying to be objective... Core tone is throaty / punchy which is something I like a lot as the foundation 'sound'. The neck pup, in particular has a 'fulsome' low end which I suspect is going to sound just great cranked up in a band mix. Separate volume controls for each pup allow you to blend, although when one pup is set at full the other doesn't really cut in until the volume is set to 7/10 so it's not a particularly 'detailed' blend - more in some ways like having a selector switch. 3 band EQ is pretty decent & combine with the VV controls for the pups => I'm really liking the tonal palette / variety that this bass brings to the party. I can very easily this becoming a staple gigging bass of mine and it will get its first outing at rehearsal Thursday night and hopefully then gigged on Saturday.

So day 0.2 of ownership, you're not really expecting me to say anything but slightly gushy tonight are you? 😁

Hope the OP doesn't mind me, as a fellow WHU fan, crashing his party too much with my own first Spector! This one won't have the greatness of his, but for the price I'm hoping it will be a bit of a Legend. It was a little bit 'love at first sight' when I picked this one up earlier this evening from a fellow BCer on the other side of the Thames. Maple core with Bubinga outer layer which means the overall weight is substantial at 10.5 lbs, but it feels very well balanced and not 'heavy' to wear. Neck through and 3 band EQ. Been a bit a of a journey getting me here but, I have to admit, I'm really chuffed at finally having joined this particular club

That one person btw is @HazBeen and he's an excellent chap and knows a thing or two about pedals, bass and engineering! I'd take his word (over mine) every day of the week! Bass world should absolutely be about fun, so I'm glad that laughter has been restored to the world of El Cid.

Well ok - I think Peter and Harry have kindly confirmed my view that the Stomp synths don't come close to the FI. Not sure why that caused you so much angst? Anyway I hope their corroboration has dealt with your query / interest and provided adequate support for my 'outrageous' claim on this! I do appreciate you're not a fan of 'best of' threads; that's cool - simply avoid them, there are plenty of alternatives. Glad you have a background in science and are keen to establish evidence to support claims made. That is the way of progress. My turn if I may : you have ad nauseam claimed that compression makes a difference to your sound. Adopting a scientific methodology, if you are able to provide clips (e.g. with your bass for which you have set up your Stomp patches and both with and without multi-band Stomp compression, so we can easily A/B?) to provide some evidence to support that claim, that would be very welcome. I am sure you are right but, as you say, evidence to back it up would be great, otherwise it's just hot air and should be ignored. Sauce for the goose and all that, eh? 😉

What also makes my bass life better is the kindness of fellow BC'ers! I've just been offered, for free, and completely unsolicited a fret wrap that was going spare. I'm gonna avoid the said individuals' blushes by not naming him, but the first round of beers will definitely be on me when we get a chance to meet up!

Thanks - much appreciated. I'm actually 'viewing' a Legend Custom tonight (entirely your fault btw for getting me interested in looking at these! 😁) and which is part of the reason of my urgent canvassing of opinion from the wider Spector BC community! If you have chance to pop yours on the scales - I'd be really interested to know what it weighs in at?

Got a pic / link to where we can source for us?

Haha - bit tricky to meet your every whim Mr Sidilicious, when I'm currently between synths! Btw why the sudden interest in this particular comparison, when you posted earlier on this thread that synths are not something you're fussed about? Sorry you seem to have picked up a cough. Benylin? So how about posting some of your multiband comp settings and letting the rest of us take a view on how useful (or not) they are for our set ups? At a minimum, it will certainly be a useful jumping-off point...

I've always loved my Nordy big singles on my Ibbys - do please let us know how you get on with the Zen Blades.

Much as I dislike agreeing with Cuzzie on pretty much anything bass related (don't worry it's entirely mutual, I can assure you 😁), on this subject, given his professional background, there's no question Mr C definitely knows what he's talking about! Back to Schecters?

My second (and last for a while, I suspect) useful contribution is this little device (for just £3 delivered), which means I never need worry about whether my battery is about to run out of juice or unnecessarily replace a perfectly good one: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07TJ5X3FS/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o07_s00?ie=UTF8&th=1

@Jus Lukin the MS-60B certainly qualifies, but maybe worth considering trading for the B1-4 with it's more current chip set à la Mr bass5? Value for money counts as well as much as small for this thread and those two multifx pedals are unrivalled value for money swiss army knives! When they work, right?

Thanks @Quatschmacher - I suspect none of us will get anywhere close to the quality of synth patches you've done on the FI, on the Stomp (as I'm sure @Osiris will find if / when he loads a synth effect patch on his). My Stomp synth patches have been abysmally poor in comparison (and certainly not worth sharing on here!)

Nope - I think we can all rest easy! Just another attempt by EHX to extend the shelf life of their long in the tooth "9" series. IMO, as someone who has come from guitar to bass, it's about as easy to play bass on guitar with an octave pedal down as it is to play lead guitar on bass with an octave up. Neither option work particularly well and octave pedals have been around forever. I'd be happy to challenge any guitarist to play a great funk bass line on a six string Stratocaster - good luck to them (and to EHX with this pedal).

What's been that small or particularly value-for-money purchase that's made a surprisingly big difference to your bass life? Inspiration for this thread from a recent little purchase: can't believe that's it taken me so long to stumble across these cable ties or that none of my bass buddies have ever suggested getting them! I think they're great and just £3.49 for a pack of 10 from Amazon. https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B005LGBR6E/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Dave decided that he couldn't live without his Q\Strip and I decided I should be able to make do and mend with the EQ on my HX Stomp. Either that or he simply fancied popping round for a beer and a natter with a lot of spare cash in his wallet...either way payment was made and my board is a rather nice pedal lighter. He is, however, now contemplating getting a HX Stomp, so I don't know whether that means I'm going to have to buy the Q\Strip back off him? He's still a top guy

Haha - if you're bringing amps into the mix when discussing 'pure bass' tone, then I'm going to start saying things like pedals and cabs!! And yup, tone wood / neck through would lurk at the bottom of the list of the magnificent seven: strings, pups, EQ, woods, amp, cab, pedals in terms of impact on overall sound but right at the top for impact on appearance and wow factor. And speaking of resonance, let's face it, a bass has more emotional resonance and connection with us bassists than any other single part of our signal chain - it's the one bit of kit we actually hold and play!

Yup I definitely don't have 'tone wood' religion, that's for sure. My view is that pups, strings and EQ are the main tone drivers and then type of woods next in line (and likely someway behind the first three). Neck-through is supposed to give greater sustain (as well as just looking great!) and Bubinga should further aid that a touch. But it's comforting that the 'research' you've quoted ties in with and doesn't contradict what as at the back of my mind