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A lovely thought...... but you're fooling yourself.... more GAS is just around the corner!! lol!

A [i]friend[/i] of mine just imported a bass from Japan.... 2 days door to door EMS(!!!) and no customs fees! No better place to buy from...!

Yummy 2 is VERY yummy!!!

[quote name='bremen' post='182804' date='Apr 22 2008, 02:26 PM']What does Derek Smalls play?[/quote] It depends what era..... lol! BC Rich, Tobias, Lakland....

[quote name='SJA' post='182666' date='Apr 22 2008, 11:41 AM']Spector, for the Pantera, Metallica cutting pick tone. Dave Ellefson's also used one with Megadeth in the studio. although you can get a usable tone from most basses if you put steel roundwounds on and boost the high mids.[/quote] +1 to Spector for any of the classic early 80's - late 90's rock bass tones.... Eddie Jackson (Queensrche) Rachel Bolan (Skid Row) Gene Simmons (KISS) Jason Newstead (Metallica) Dave Ellefson (Megadeth) Flea (RHCP) Kip Winger (Alice Cooper/Winger) Pat Badger (Extreme) Nikki Sixx (Motley Crue) Mike Starr (Alice In Chains) Rex (Pantera) Geezer Butler (Ozzy/Black Sabbath) Phil Soussan (Ozzy) Ian Hill (Judas Priest) Tom Hamilton (Aerosmith) Bruce Turgon (Foreigner) Melvin Brannon III (Dan Reed Network) Jamie Stuart (The Cult) Chuck Wright (Quiet Riot/House Of Lords etc) Jeff Pilson (Dokken) Francis Bucholz (Scorpions) Ricky Phillips (Bad English) Kasim Sulton (Utopia/Meat Loaf) etc etc

[quote name='geilerbass' post='182537' date='Apr 22 2008, 08:59 AM']This is a relatively common question and from my own experience and what I've read from other people, soundwise, pretty much anything goes. Some metal types use Precisions, loads of metal types use Spectors or Warwicks, others go for Ibanez, some Music Man. Metal is such a broad genre, that it totally depends on what sound you're going for.[/quote] I agree.... for more trad stuff I'd suggest a Precision, for a more grinding/growling tone I'd suggest a Spector and for a more toppy/clicky Nu-Metal tone I'd suggest a Warwick....

[quote name='warwickhunt' post='181975' date='Apr 21 2008, 04:45 PM']Being an owner of both designs yourself, do you find significant differences between them? I'm not doubting or querying your guidance, it's just that I had a Spector Euro a couple of years back and the neck dimensions weren't massively different to a few of my Warwicks. Main difference I found was that the early Warwicks had a smoothed/rolled fingerboard edge and the Spector was quite squared off (similar to some of the recent Warwicks that I've tried). <edit> Ooops sorry I genuinely thought you had a Wick in your collection at the minute [/quote] Actually I've always fancied a late 80's/early 90's Streamer with EMGs..... I played one once and it was lovely.... Tbh, Spectors seem to have had a variety of neck profiles over the years. They went through a period a few years back when their necks were rounder/thicker (more like Warwicks) but they have slimmed down again now.....

Superb story...... Nice looking lady too!

Loving the white/maple one....

Lovely basses.....! Always liked that 'green' on Spectors..... hmmmm....

[quote name='gilmour' post='181585' date='Apr 21 2008, 10:02 AM']I quite like the fat Warwick necks, but... Have you thought about a Spector - similar style to the Warwicks, but very different necks. I'm sure I read somewhere that Warwick pinched the streamer design off of Spector, but I may have made that up.[/quote] True, if you liked the Warwick but not the neck then you need to check a Spector Euro/LX Warwick didn't pinch the design, they licensed it for a short time from Stuart Spector/Ned Steinberger then just stopped paying.....! I believe a settlement was reached some years ago for their illegal use of the design...

Lovely Jazz & Ray

[quote name='OutToPlayJazz' post='176371' date='Apr 14 2008, 04:07 PM']I've played Spectors & have liked them, but they're a bit of a leaden tool, rather like a Precision. The TRB will do almost everything, and the Spector is mainly a rock bass with it's aforementioned punch.[/quote] Tell that to Doug Wimbish, Reinie Press (Neil Diamond), Chuck Rainey, Leigh Foxx (Blondie), Dean Jarvis (Nelly Furtado), Graham Maby (Natalie Merchant/Joe Jackson etc), Aaron Mills (Outkast) etc etc etc etc..... The Yamaha is a great bass.... very solid and workmanlike with a great tonal range, but like Homer says.... the Euros are phenomenal basses, great value for money and have amazing build quality/components...

Up until a couple of years ago I owned a 1969 Gibson Les Paul Custom 3pu which was owned & played live by Ace Frehley of KISS between 1979 & 1980. It had a slightly burnt pickup surround (swapped off one of his smoking guitars) and had been customised by him with pearloid tuners, DiMarzio Super Distortion pu's etc.... It was also signed, in a signed original Gibson case and came with a signed pic of him at the point of sale.... Twas a lovely piece of classic rock n roll memorabilia but I got a cash offer I couldn't refuse....