Chris2112

Just leave it off, it would look better.

I've had both Warwicks and Spectors. I probably prefer Spector overall but Warwick are still great. I'd have another of either!

That really is a question we could go on about for days! Visually, the NS and Streamer basses are similar ebcause the design was made by Ned Steinberger in the late 70's and licensed to both companies. I don't want to generalise about the basses and do them a disservice, so I will try to be quite acute in my answer. Easy stuff first then, the necks! Older Warwicks have fairly slim necks. These are the ones from the late 80's and the early 90's. The bolt on basses from the late 90's also have fairly slim necks. They have never been jazz bass slim, not by a long shot, but they turned for the worse around the time of the millenium when many bolt on Warwick basses came with necks that were shaped like the fat end of a baseball bat. Warwick also stopped using wenge necks on most basses too, and this once standard item became a big money custom shop job. A wenge neck is generally considered a preferrable item on a Warwick, not least because it tends to denote a slimmer neck. The profile went from a smooth 'C' to a fat 'D', which I didn't like at all. I used to own a Warwick Thumb with the old C shaped neck which was amazing. I couldn't quote the string spacing off the top of my head, though the Warwick 6 string necks have usually felt far wider and chunkier than the Spectors. Some Warwicks came with a 'broad neck' option which I think was 20mm string spacing, which made for some monstrous 6 strings. Soundwise, the Spectors tend to be brighter, more vibrant sounding and more harmonically rich. This can perhaps be attributed to their pickups and preamps. Some older Spectors came with Hazlab preamps, of Victor Wooten fame. Many others use EMG preamps, and the Euro Series use the Tonepump preamps. The Tonepump is a subject of much discussion, as many players wanted to swap it out, believing to be a boost only preamp. This is incorrect. I had a Spector Rebop 4DLX with the Tonepump preamp and it really was joyous, that was an amazing bass. Warwick tend to sound a little darker, and much is made of their low midrange growl. Spectors growl too, but more in the upper mid spectrum. Most Warwicks use their proprietary MEC electronics, which are certainly passable. The best Warwicks I've heard have been older Thumbs with EMG pickups, though my stock Thumb was an amazing sounding bass too! The closest thing that Warwick make to a Spector is the Streamer Stage 1 (NS shape, maple body and neck, active), and they sound nothing like Spectors, so it's not just in the wood! It depends what you're looking for. Spector are very popular in rock, but I love them for their articulate, modern sound. On the other hand, nothing else sounds like a Warwick! Just make sure you go for a proper one, like a Thumb or a Streamer. Avoid ones with ash bodies like the $$ as they don't sound particularly impressive. It's also worth noting that Warwick tend to suffer on the used market. My Thumb, which was a minter, cost me £590! They go through phases of popularity where their values may not be as low, but Spector tend to be a little more resilient on that front.

[quote name='dr Szelma' timestamp='1317666327' post='1393034'] Alex Webster's sound is not good, sorry mate. It's covered by distorted guitars and drums Try to listen by your ears not by brands you can see on instruments, it helps a lot have you ever heard word ENDORSEMENT? [/quote] I would counter your lazy argument with a thoughtful answer that illustrates what a load of rubbish you're talking. But you can't even be bothered to string a sentence together properly, so I fear my response would fall on deaf ears...

[quote name='silddx' timestamp='1317669526' post='1393120'] You get golds and silvers. The circuitry is f***ing expensive! £400 odd for some of the MEC circuitry, sheer madness! [/quote] They're decent enough pickups and preamps, but their prices are typical Warwick fare, namely wildly inflated for 'new' product! I remember that bloke who had a Thumb with an ACG/East preamp in it, now [i]that[/i] sounded amazing!

I think the great popluarity of the OLP's perhaps wasn't to EBMM's liking. Ok, the brands occupy totally different market segments but you know that EBMM is very brand concious and all those nice, cheap basses wern't doing to proper Musicman stuff any favours!

The top on that one looks like creased silk! Very different!

[quote name='dr Szelma' timestamp='1317496907' post='1391347'] spector IS NOT GOOD for metal music!!! and active emg pickups ARE NOT GOOD for other style than Victor Wooten double thumb, as a sound engineer I have to say it - they sound like sh*t when I have to put distorted bass in the mix... [/quote] Where are you getting this crap from? Spector basses have long been hugely popular in metal. If Alex Webster plays them and Modulus basses it must surely speak for the quality of Spector. I'd go for the Spector basses. The other two are good, but not in the same league as the Spector in every respect. The Euro basses are some of the best 'production' basses around.

I used to get that interference when I had my Trace Elliot amp. Since getting my Ashdown MK500 it's not happened since. And I've played live with my iphone in my pocket!

[quote name='BottomE' timestamp='1317469202' post='1390991'] I spent 3 years out there in the early 90s. No doubt its different now. [/quote] Yes, I'm sure it is a different world there now! This sounds like a fantastic opportunity. It should be fun, as long as you remember that you're going to a country with a culture and system of moral values far different from our own. And if you do get in trouble, for whatever reason, don't expect an easy ride there. Their courts have teeth, unlike ours. Go and see the world!

It just sounds like there is a lack of passion altogether. Would firing the guitarist or giving him one last chance work? Is he easily replaced? If you meet another obstacle three months down the line, will your heart be in it to overcome it and keep going with the band?

That white one is very cool.

East and Bartolini preamps are some of my absolute favourites...they will not fail to impress!