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Nancy - you have a lovely rack Just let me know if/when you need it back. Luke - feel free to use my example

Pretty much all of them.... even if only at rehearsal. I try to rotate them as much as poss to enjoy them all

OK, I figure it's update time. Recently had the chance to get all my basses together out of our storage facility..... so here is my collection as of today: Dark Cherry Spector Euro LX & 80's Kramer Spector NS2A Plum Spector Euro NSCRFM & Dark Purple stain Euro NSCR 1986 cherry sunburst US pre-Kramer Spector NS2 & 1989 tobacco sunburst US Kramer Spector NS2 White Spector EuroLX and white 1987 Kramer Spector NS2 White Spector Euro NS2JA-CR and 80's Kramer Spector NS2A 2 x Black 80's Kramer Spector NS2A's Black 80's US Kramer Spector NS2 and Spector EuroLX 'Ian Hill' sig model [size=4][font=arial, helvetica, sans-serif][color=#333333]US custom holoflash Spector NS2 and a one-off 'red lava-crackle' US Kramer Spector custom shop [/color][color=#333333]sprayed NS2 built for and owned by Barry Dunaway [/color][color=#333333]of Saraya and the Yngwie Malmsteen Band and played on Yngwie's Odyssey tour/Live In Leningrad DVD[/color][/font][/size] Black Spector Euro NS2JA-CR and 1976 pre-Kramer SB1 (one of the first Spectors ever built!) [size=4][font=arial, helvetica, sans-serif][color=#333333]My 3 'Nikki Sixx' Spectorbirds.... or are they?[/color] [color=#333333]These were in fact made by Fernandes back in 1990...[/color][/font][/size] Spector Legend 4X in black stain & holoflash Spector Rex NS2000/4 (for sale!) Very rare Jackson TBX custom and a holoflash Spector Legend 4X Jackson 'Kip Winger' sig models 2 VERY rare US Hamer Impact basses from approx 1990 My blue basses.... a rare (& damaged) 80's Kramer Forum 1 (with snapped headstock - anyone fancy buying it off of me (minus pickups/electronics) to repair?) and a very rare all-blue 80's ESP Surveyor with blue fretboard ESP 'Loudness "Masayoshi Yamashita" basses... A passive cream PPJ160 & a black active PPJ160 (for sale) Peavey 'Rudy Sarzo' sig model and a silverburst Peavey 'Randy Jackson' sig model Wal Mk1 Custom Fretless (1982) & Wal Mk1 Custom 'Geddy Lee' (2000) My Fender Precision basses.... a black Jap 70's reissue of Phil Lynott's P & a cream Jap 60's reissue complete with flatwound strings... My 70's reissue Jazz basses. A custom built off-white J bass with gotoh bridge & hotrodded Wizard pickups.... and a 'Geddy Lee' sig Fender Jazz. Kramer Ferrington acoustic bass and a mega-rare unreleased Washburn 'Pat Badger' (of Extreme) prototype sig model (for sale) My 'Gene Simmons' basses - Axe, Punisher and Very rare MG Staccato [IMG]http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g87/dtkdemongene/xmas2009064.jpg[/IMG] Various guitars.... [IMG]http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g87/dtkdemongene/xmas2009071.jpg[/IMG]

I haven't any experience with the TW's (all mine have PJ's) but Spector Euro's as a whole are some of the FINEST basses I've ever played. Superb feel, sound, build quality and value for money. You can't go wrong....

[quote name='waynepunkdude' timestamp='1367669442' post='2068166'] I saw one cheap and wondered what all the fuss was about. [/quote] There is no fuss about the cheapest ones....

[quote name='waynepunkdude' timestamp='1366714120' post='2056243'] I had a Spector, it looked sh*t, it sounded sh*t, it played sh*t, they are sh*t. [/quote] Possibly one of the most ridiculous comments ever on Basschat.....

Craig bought my Fender Jazz bass Special. Great guy, a pleasure to deal with and highly recommended!

Ben bought one of my many Spectors..... top bloke, honest, trustworthy and with a fine taste in music (i.e. KISS' Music from the elder album!) Enjoy, mate!

Thanks guys..... enjoy your new instruments!

It's down to budget.... If you can afford a US Spector NS2 then do it - you WON'T regret it..... but the resale value takes a dive due to the more 'boutique' price on a new one. If you can find a used one (good luck!) then go for it! If you can't afford/don't want to spend as much then you can't go wrong with the Euro series. Superb basses, build quality is second to none, tone to die for and good resale value. Should you not be a fan of the Tonepump preamp then it's easy to swap out for an Aguilar/EMG or similar to suit your needs...