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[quote name='gapiro' post='1162919' date='Mar 15 2011, 11:38 AM'](cough i'm going to be a bit of a wierdo here) but the nicest 5'er I played (in a shop mind you) was a High End Ibanez.... SR4005e Prestige (or the 5005, given how much money ou have, but the difference is marginal) ( [url="http://www.ibanez.co.jp/products/eb_page11.php?area_id=3&data_id=79&color=CL01&year=2011&cat_id=2&series_id=469"]http://www.ibanez.co.jp/products/eb_page11...p;series_id=469[/url] ) edit : looks like they have stopped making the 4005e, or at least, it is no longer on the UK site.[/quote] Massive, massive resounding +1 for the Ibanez Prestige 4005E. Looks like it's not made any more, but seems to be still available at around £1200? If you can find one I think it is absolutely essential to checck out. The build quality is the best I have ever seen on a bass - I also have recently acquired a Spector Euro 5 which is supposedly around £1900 new and I must say the Ibanez quality seems a lot better. It also has a very "shallow" neck (not much distance from front to back) which helps me a lot as I have small hands. Sorry Spector fans, the Spector is nice, but if I had to give one up then the Ibanez would be staying! I think the only difference between the 4005 and 5005 is the fancy top on the 5005 which is not my cup of tea anyway. It seems to cost about £5-600 more just for a bit of wood that probably makes little difference - so I wouldn't go for that. EDIT: here's a pic of me playing mine - with suitably bad bass face! Also, the bottom B string is a DR neon (green)...

Thanks! Here's a pic of the "guts" - looks very neat and tidy in there!

I have recently purchased this Euro5 from a fellow BCer in the For Sale forum, and I thought I'd share some decent pics. Enjoy... I am certainly enjoying my first Spector bass! Al

Hi mate Loving the Spector Euro! When I lived in Sheffield, I and the rest of the band used Electro Music in Doncaster - [url="http://www.electromusic.co.uk/"]http://www.electromusic.co.uk/[/url] Good chaps, looooads of stuff in there and usually willing to do a bit of a deal if you ask (well they were for the stuff I bought anyway).

Bought a Spector Euro 5 from Simon - very nice bloke and the deal went just fine. Recommended to deal with!

[quote name='citymariner' post='1134690' date='Feb 20 2011, 07:28 PM']Line 6 Relay G30/50/90 Encrypted WIFI signals, cable simulation, great range. I use the G50. Main reason I went for this is because we occasionally play gigs with more than one band and the Line 6 Relay system is getting popular! This means that while my band are not using the same channel (the G50 has 12) I got worried that someone in the wings tuning up could interfere with my signal! I get the feeling the same could happen when I start playing the beer festivals later on in the year. I tend to put up a sticker with my bands name and what channel I am on - a couple of guitarists have said they found that useful as they ran the same Line 6 Relay system. The G50 goes all the way down to 10hz so plenty low enough and with the cable simulation I am able to remove that digitally bright, crisp tone - I only role it on a bit just warm the sound up a bit. Other have mentioned the possibility of signal compromise due to lots of devices running wifi - it is encrypted so there is no problem - your laptop doesn't suddentl pickup your neighbours websites due to signal crossover. There are over 12 wifi networks available to me where I am sat at the moment and the same principle applies. It works well with passive. active, bass, guitar. I am proper impressed with it. Another advantage - I can take a walk during sound check (we don't have a sound engineer anymore as he is now the bassist! ie me!) and check how we sound - the ability to do that is at times priceless with the weird and wonderful venues we play! Buy. Buy. Buy.[/quote] +1 I also have the G50, I got that over the G30 due to the larger number of usable channels and the fact it's made of metal rather than plastic. I use an active 5 string bass and it's like I'm using a cable with no wires Expensive, but best thing I have ever bought!

[quote name='dood' post='1118476' date='Feb 7 2011, 12:26 AM']Not that I've been able to try them, but on paper at least it sounds like the 'digital' units that are coming on to the market appear to be promising a wider frequency and dynamic range than the analogue (VHF UHF) counterparts. Anyone care to comment?[/quote] I have a Line6 G50 - about £360 from GAK. It's the best thing I have ever bought - it's as if it is wired not wireless. No noticeable change in tone at all - well I didn't notice any anyway Even copes well with bottom B string that's down tuned to A. It works in the Wifi band which is about 2.4GHz I think. No problem with interference so far. I would recommend this to anyone!

Got an effects unit from Mike, it was in tip top condition and also Mike went out of his way to get it to me quickly - I could not have asked for better!