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Au contraire Rodney ... the reason I know they won't is because the guitarist in the band also has a dual Hercules stand.

I must admit the sound from my other Spector is superb - I wouldn't say better, just different from the other one. I used it last night for the first time in a metal covers band I dep with my GK head and Ampeg 6x10 and the sound was huge. I had the amp eq settings all on neutral and just used the eq on the bass. 10.2lbs on a Spector sounds more than it actually is in practice. I hardly ever notice the weight when use mine, it balances beautifully.

That's a beauty and identical to my one. The push/pull pots are a nice addition and if you want a single coil at the back, it's simply a matter of pulling the knob (ooh errr!!). Mine is quite heavy (heavier than my other Euro 5XL) and the neck is a bit more substantial but it's still a killer bass. I've just re-strung mine with Dean Markley SR2000s which are renowned for their mid-range heavy sound. Word of advice, if you find your amp clipping when you play, it's simply a matter or turning down the Tone Pump. If you need any advice on that PM me. You've got a killer bass there mate, enjoy!

Did a local gig yesterday and Saturday with my newly acquired GK head.

I've got them on my other Euro 5XL and they're great - and their mid voicing does cut through the mix really well.

Nice one mate - what ya getting ?

Thanks mate - PM incoming.

Can anybody recommend me a decent dual guitar stand for Spector / Warwick curved body style basses please? I've got one of the standard dual guitar stands and twice the bloody thing has fallen over, resulting in a chunk being taken out of the fingerboard of one of my basses. The stand in question is one of these: They're cheap and there's a reason because they're flimsy and unstable with two basses on them. Not impressed at all.

Currently I own: Spector Euro5XL (EMG BQC Pre-amp) Spector Euro5XL (Tone Pump Pre-amp) Spector Euro Doug Wimbish Traben Chaos Core Traben John Moyer 5 String Traben John Moyer 4 String Fender Jazz Bitsa But only gig the Spector Euro5XL (EMG BQC Pre-amp) and the Spector Euro Doug Wimbish If I'm doing any punk / Oi! gigs, I'll get the Traben John Moyer 5 out

Why oh why would you do this to a bass ... take a blow torch to it and think it's something special ... I do wonder at some people's mentality sometimes. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/JH-Guitars-Australia-041J-Bass-guitar-P-precision-scorched-series-blue-fender/233328778455?_trkparms=aid%3D555018%26algo%3DPL.SIM%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D59535%26meid%3Decb0f7b742534459bbebf91851b44464%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D2%26rkt%3D12%26sd%3D264354789107%26itm%3D233328778455%26pmt%3D1%26noa%3D0%26pg%3D2047675&_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851

I've seen quite a few photos of him playing the red and white version ...

That's what I thought when I saw the price but it doesn't make any mention of multiple sets. Unbelievable.

Really? Do they come with dancing girls and a free case of beer ? They'd want to at that price ... https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Rickenbacker-Bass-Guitar-Strings-Standard-Nikkl-45-115-5-String/183928114924?hash=item2ad2f84eec:g:q6YAAOSwi5FdWUgW

The earlier NS-95s and 2000s were through-neck basses with maple bodies, but since then, no Korean models have had through necks.

Yes, it's a neck-through and 35" scale. That 35" scale puts some people off for some reason but to me it's fine. In regard to the pickups, on my other Spector Euro, (with the Tone Pump) the pickups are coil-tapable (is that a word?), so you can have any combination you want - J/P or P/J giving it more versatility in sound. I usually just have them in their humbucker config and leave it at that.

Yes they do, as does the NS2 models. I think the only ones that don't are the Performer series and the Rex and Chris Kael signature models.

Holy crap !! I do believe that would destroy any buildings and kill all the old people and young children of a mid-sized town! I think it would also kill off any prospective buyers with a price tag of 2.399,00 Euros. 70kgs is lightweight construction? Who's building these amps? Geoff Capes?

Ah intresting. Does that also comprise of a bass boost and treble boost setup, similar to the Tone Pump? Any idea what the thinking is behind completely removing the ability to control the mids on Spectors ?

That sculpted design is the "NS" style body which was designed by Ned Steinberger. He was a furniture maker by trade and in the 1970s met Stuart Spector by accident (he actually sold Stuart a bandsaw) and Stuart Spector challenged him to design a bass guitar. Ned Steinberger wasn't a bass player - in fact he wasn't even a musician and took a completely different approach to bass guitar design, focusing on balance and comfort - i.e. the curved body with extended upper horn, as well as the neck through design with maple wings body. The result was the NS1 which turned out to be Spector's biggest seller. Stuart Spector added a single coil pickup in the bridge position and the NS2 was born. The rest is history. Oh and by all accounts, Warwick ripped the design off in 1984 on their Streamer models which Spector sued them for and won. Steinberger went on to innovate in bass guitar (and guitar) design, with the use of carbon fibre bodies and necks, designing the first headless basses and many innovations in double-bass design. Aside from Leo Fender, you'd be hard pushed to come up with anybody else who has contributed to bass guitar design and innovation than Ned Steinberger, For a non-muscian he was a genius. He's still producing great bass guitars to this day ... https://thinkns.com/instrument/the-ns-design-radius-bass-guitar/

Ha! No, this one is deffo a keeper. It's good to have tonal variations on different basses. The fact I have three Euros that sound completely different is also a bonus. Even the two with Tone Pumps are different sound-wise. The Euro 5LX with EMG BQC pre-amp and soapbar EMG 40J (bridge) and 40P (neck) will be my main gigging bass though as It's lighter, sightly slimmer neck and cuts through the mix slightly better. I'll let you know when I'm gigging in London - although to be honest, almost all my gigs are now in Kent or abroad in Europe.