Bigwan

That's one I wish I'd bought! Played it in The Bass Gallery a number of years ago. One of the top 3 basses I've ever laid my hands on. Met our dear departed colleague Flanker that day and played it through his Thunderfunk amp and an Epifani 4x10... Glorious...

Yeah, who needs intonation...

I remember seeing ads for these and the rest of the Fenix line, possibly in Guitarist magazine, WAY back.

I've given this some thought too. With regards to the d-roc you can change the pickup selector - they're freely available from bass direct. Is there much difference in the actual placement of the pickups? You can swap mid and front pickups around to change the available options from musician-esque to jazz-esque (see videos on YouTube). As for fret access, is there much need to be up the REALLY dusty end?

Oh, and if you can find an MTD Heir or Kingston they're also worth a shout...

If you keep your eyes open you MIGHT get a Lakland 5501 at the top of your budget or very slightly over. Best 5 string costing that kind of money that I've owned. The neck is just sublime. Sire are great, but I'm not a great fan of their preamp. Also make sure you play before you buy as there are occasional QC issues (binding, etc) and some are like boat anchors (my Alder/Rosewood V7) was knocking on for 11lbs/5kg, although balance was good which helped a lot).

Will these work with HX Stomp? Enquiring minds and all that!

I recently bought one of the HAZ clones advertised on the Spector fans FB page. I had planned to put it in my Euro 5, but you've got me thinking about mounting it in a pedal instead!

Oh, local builder I wasn't aware of... Might have to look into these!

That's just lovely...