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Maybe that was my problem. Struggling to gel with it and trying to get a suitable sound, which I knew was readily available from my other basses. I didn't keep any for more than a year - the Sterling Ray lasted about a month before it was gone.

I tried them with a trace elliot stack, SWR Workman combo and a Trace Elliot GP7 1x15 combo. Just couldn't get the bottom end that was instantly available on my 62 reissue Precision and a Status S2 that I also had. In fact every other bass in my collection really.

I've had two in the past, a late 80s with a maple neck and a 90s with rosewood fingerboard. Also recently had a Sterling Ray 34. All of them have had 3 band eqs. Most of the time I've got shot of them relatively quickly as they just haven't had the bottom end of other basses I owned to the point where I'm wondering what the fuss is about them. I'll admit that they're good for slap basslines and finger or pick, just lacked the guts of other basses. Anyone else found this?

Really nice score mate. You won't be disappointed. I'm a recent convert to Spector Euro basses.

I managed to get a set of Rotosound R66 Swing Bass strings and put them on the Spector. A few initial observations: 1. Noticaibly less zingy than D'addarios which I'm not sure is a good or bad thing at the moment. Usually with brand new strings (especially the DR Hi-Beams) there's a little too much zing for my liking. 2. Slightly rougher feeling than other D'addarios although not to the point that they're uncomfortable. I don't know if this is going to have an effect on the frets long-term but I'd be surprised if they did. 3. Quite aggressive and "big" sounding without too many overtones.

Same here. I've had two Ibanez basses in the past, an SR505 and a Fieldy from Korn signature. Both were terrible. Playability as you say was great but the tone was just plain crap. No real bottom end at all and just totally useless sound-wise IMO. I sold both in a matter of weeks of buying them. I think the mahogany body was the culprit.

Wow, that is cheap for Hi-Beams. Wish I'd known beforehand. Weill definitley be buying in the future. I've orderd a set of Rotosound Swing Bass 66 strings for the Spector. Will report back when I fit them.

It appears they really are the Marmite of bass strings and for that reason alone I am going to try them so as I can say with some authority whether they're good or bad. I'm hoping they'll suit my Spector Euro 5XL as the strings on that are pretty dull at the moment.

Ouch, they are quite expensive with the postage too.

I'm currently using D'Addario strings on my basses (and when I can afford them, DR Hi-Beams) but was wondering what Rotosound strings are like now? I haven't used them in years (read decades). I went from using them, to Ernie Ball Slinkys, to Bass Centre Elites and then onto D'Addario and DRs. As we approach leaving the EU I'd like to support a British firm and am contemplating using Rotosounds. Anyone use them regularly? Are they as inconsistent as they were back in the 80s? Do they still eat frets as everyone kept on telling me back then?

Fair enough. That's the good thing about the band, everyone has an opinion on them. Either way, I love all the Motorhead back catalogue, even the On Parole album as I think their attitude (or more accurately, Lemmy's) never changed in all the years they were active, which for me, shone through in the music.

I disagree. Yep, the classic lineup as it's know produced some belters but Campbell on guitar procuded some absolulte classics. The album Bastards is probably my favourite Motorhead album and believe me, I LOVE Motorhead.

Iron Maiden. They were fine until Richard Dickenson turned up and ruined everything.

Best: Spector Euro 5 LX Natural Genz Benz Shuttle 6.0 Worst: None

Yeah, I get what you mean. The quality and clarity is apparent to the point when other band members can hear it. Loving it at the moment.

Has anyone got a source for someone who supplies any vinyl overlays for headstocks? Specifically I'm looking for a Jazz Bass, black vinyl overlay. UK based preferably.

Oh yes, plenty of that. Lots of headroom too. There's a lot more clarity with the Shuttle compared to the SVT, almost "hi-fi" like.

Used it for the first time last night along with my Ampeg 4x10 for a rehearsal. Wow ... what an amp. For it's size, the clarity and punch were amazing. It managed to tame the output of my Spector Euro 5LX to the extent that the guitarist even commented at how good it sounded. The fact I'm not lugging around a huge SVT in a heavy flight case just made it sweeter too. Thinking about sellling the SVT and getting a Shuttle MAX

Could well be, either way though, it's not a VM as they don't have anything like that on the headstock, just the Squier and smaller Fender logos. Their serial numbers are usually on the back.

Doesn't look like an Affinity series. Usually it had really cheap looking wood on the headstock. There's nothing really in the neck pocket from what I remember. Bottom line is if it plays well, and you're happy with the sound it doesn't really matter what it is. Not sure if you're Thunderbird is a Gibson or Epiphone, if it's the former then you might be disappointed with the quality.

The affinity series should have "affinity series" on the headstock. If you click on the link below and zoom in, "affinity" is written (it's near the end of the headstock). I bought one for my nephew when he first started on bass and I was really disappointed with the quality. Granted it was cheap, but there's better basses out there for the money such as "SX" and "vintage" to name just two.

The Series 1 you have on the far left is identical to my old Series 1 six-string bass that I used almost exclusively throughout the 1990s. It was a great bass and they must be pretty rare now as I've not seen one available since I sold mine.