Jonesy Posted May 16 Author Posted May 16 18 minutes ago, Jack said: I liked my Spector Pulse so much that I recently sold my Spector Euro. Whenever I fancied playing a Spector it was always the Pulse and never the Euro. They really are excellent basses. So too was the Euro mind, just that I liked the P/J over the MM. FWIW I paid £500 for my Pulse in the correct ultra violet and I sold my Euro for £750, so there are Spectors out there in your price range. 100% agree that ultra violet is the correct colour for a Pulse! 8 minutes ago, HeadlessBassist said: I'm going to go left field with my usual reasonably priced choice. Slightly radical looks, great build quality, excellent balance, lovely clean sounding preamp, seven piece laminate neck, roasted maple fingerboard and serious playability for the money - Cort Artisan Space Bass 4. I've had both the 5 and the 4 now, and the 4-string version is still blowing me away with it's speedy neck'd playability and portability. Oh, and you can have a brand new one for just over £600. What's not to like? Yeah, but maybe its that cheap because they forgot to include the headstock. How much are they to pick up as an aftermarket accessory? They do look cool, but I'm not sure I'm ready for headless just yet! 2 Quote
HeadlessBassist Posted May 16 Posted May 16 4 minutes ago, Jonesy said: 100% agree that ultra violet is the correct colour for a Pulse! Yeah, but maybe its that cheap because they forgot to include the headstock. How much are they to pick up as an aftermarket accessory? They do look cool, but I'm not sure I'm ready for headless just yet! Headless is the way forward (Headless convert here for the last 37 years.) The 4-string is still quite a new product. I've seen a couple used as new ones around for around £525. Quote
Eldon Tyrell Posted May 16 Posted May 16 5 hours ago, Jonesy said: The only issue is I'm not sure how close the Spectors within my budget will sound to the full fat USA ones. So, I guess my question to any Spector aficionados is - what's the model to look out for within my budget that sounds the best/most like the US ones? As others have already said, within your budget, the Pulse is a great choice. Get rid of the TP Jr preamp that everyone seems to hate and replace it with a Haz clone, like the LHZ (new version LHZ-04 is out now) or use the LHZ-HL-1 pedal (Haz clone in pedal format), and you are almost there. Enjoy 🙂 1 Quote
ezbass Posted May 16 Posted May 16 3 hours ago, Jonesy said: 100% agree that ultra violet is the correct colour for a Pulse! You and @Jack are gentlemen with impeccable taste. 1 Quote
Jack Posted May 16 Posted May 16 4 hours ago, cetera said: You sold a Euro for £750?!?!?!? 🤯 Uh-huh. 27 minutes ago, ezbass said: You and @Jack are gentlemen with impeccable taste. The bestest. 2 Quote
Raslee Posted May 16 Posted May 16 6 hours ago, Mudpup said: Total bargain and a great seller... Very lovely of you to say sir 😊 Quote
Jonesy Posted May 18 Author Posted May 18 On 16/05/2025 at 16:49, Mudpup said: Total bargain and a great seller... That does look gorgeous, really like the finish on it. Aaaand I'll be down in Gunnislake visiting Chris over the summer...... I think I've got a Pulse on my brain now though, unless having a go on your Warwick changes my mind! Quote
merello Posted Wednesday at 17:10 Posted Wednesday at 17:10 On 16/05/2025 at 10:20, Jonesy said: Yammy's are OK to look at, my brain will just have to get over the fact that they also make calculators and boat engines! I haven't got anything against the Precision shape, it's just bonus points will be awarded for something that didn't look too traditional. I'd look at the Player Plus PJ and Charvel San Dimas, although from reading around I'd be better off with a Sire. Only issue there is their PJ's look fairly trad and no funky colours are available. Ah cool! Which one did you have? I'm trying to figure out what the best ones in this series are. Some seem to come with Bart's and different preamps etc. Are the early ones made on Korea? Do you know if they're any better? Yeah, completely agree there. Odd isn't it, when I say modern I mean something that sounds like it's 40 year old, not 70! Good point. I suppose it started off the back of listening to Alice in Chains, Pantera and Fugazi - so Spector PJ or MM humbuckers are the general wheelhouse I'm after, although I'd be happy with other humbuckers. Twas the Basic Legend https://www.spectorbass.com/product/legend-5-standard/ 4 string version of this in tobacco. Quote
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