Cuzzie

If you search on you tube there are videos out there, Andertons done one, Patrick Hunter as well etc. @Reaper you used to have a 5 string Spector as your avatar - was that just a wish list bass?

Aaaaaaaaaaand what did you like?

We were waiting for you, we can’t have all the fun

alternate cab https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F254447193461

Thats why it’s horses for courses - it’s confirmed my Anti Smith Gas

Agree with the Aria, sounded stonking

Yeah seen this before, it’s a nice little few mins of listening. Love that MarloweDK shame I can’t get it to sound like that!

Smarts of something slightly unhinged - would be worse still if ‘they’ liked respective posts....

LB-100 is a corker of a bass Dont get me started on MFD’s

Fender have barely offered anything new for eons - They call it a professional, pro, Elite, journeyman etc. And pretty much Re-hash what they have and say it’s the best range ever - they get meh’s on here but are bought up. I suppose their throwback/bastardised/chimera range was not bad and those Sandblasted finishes were mint - but, there you go....

Aye - good work and a merry Xmas to you both. If you do fancy moving on the Black labels - gimme a nudge!

Good EQ is not just about first harmonics, 2nd, 3rd etc all come into play

Looking forward to hearing your thoughts-think they look pretty good. Any nudges on pick ups, electronics etc?

You actual can’t win here cant win here can you?! These are familiar shapes that people en masse do like and are ergonomic, and have stood the test of time. If they look and sound great, have a high QC control and feel better than a ‘Fender’ at a great price, have great customer service especially with a hub in the U.K. - then is that not a victory for us as consumers? Why not trade an official Mexican Fender knock off for a UK/USA fender knock off? If they designed something different which look like a child drew a melted candle with a chubby crayon, then you may all silently applause, but the likelihood is y’all wouldn’t rush to buy one and support the venture no matter how good it sounds. As an example So much gets discussed how a P sits in the mix, so a company reproduces that bass that a metric tonne of people use, and they get panned for it. The proof is indeed the fit and finish, rolled neck, neck profile, neck and body feel, pick ups, pre-amp etc. Who knows good be a bloody good set of basses or an absolute turkey, but you know what - they look alright, not offensive in the least

A Split coil is still a humbucker, the coils had to be split to differentiate from Seth Lovers humbucker designed earlier and to fit the poles windings in place etc.

Can’t disagree with anything you say, I have nowt against a Warwick basses, quite like the sound and is distinctive for sure. My Bro has a couple and they suit him well. It purely a personal thing, I can’t separate the man from the product, it’s the same reason why I stopped reading some newspapers because of a principle. Anyhow - good will to all folk and all that - enough bad chat!

I fooled myself with that notion for years

Haha but actually that’s a good point playing in E. It May take alternate brain power, but can you set up a bass on non standard tuning which may make your fretting easier and less travel? Just throwing an idea out

You are correct about the lawsuit, I say lose as I am sure he would have preferred to pay nothing at all rather than a licensing fee! As Spector was technically Kramer and he only owed Spector a few, then no he need not pay. So far as the clone thing goes, my personal view is I think it’s overly harsh on most bass makers out there. Someone (Leo Fender) designed and ergonomically useful and aesthetically pleasing shape to an electric bass. If It so happens that other brands can make something just as good if not better in a similar style (mostly because of our conservative nature in trying/buying products) then I feel it’s unfair to try demonise them from the outset as a ‘clone’ which is oft used in a slightly derogatory fashion. Within the ‘same design’ there is huge variation to keep people happy They may do it in the Violin world with Amati and Stradivari etc, but that was the point being made that the violin as an example has barely changed its design. Personally I think a Warwick looks like a child’s drawing of a melted candle with a chubby crayon, but that’s cool, they can sound wicked and Norwood fisher one of my fave bassists used/uses one. The main concern from most, which is justified historically, is HPW taking something and making it worse as well as an unpleasant marketing strategy-some May call it clever business but he is not someone I would get into bed with. Time will tell

I suppose that is sensible after losing a law suit and having to pay Spector royalties To change designs and stop that and exploit loop holes when Kramer bought Spector. Out if Interest are G&Ls considered Fender Clones? They had to change their headstocks....

Not hanging Sadowsky out there as a pantheon of the bass world, I never like this ‘Fender Clone’ copy thing are Stradivari violins called Amati copies/clones? Mind you Hans has a history of doing rip offs with his SpectorWick basses...... I think most of all, he is just a bit of a plum which means there is a chance a decent brand could become less so

That’ll be our Tim then.....!?!

You may find that a neck profile change does what you need. you may also be able to alter your technique to play with a thumb brace on, but it depends how much a thumb grip you use and how important it’s mute function etc. Is to your playing. You May find you could simplify basslines, use an overhand neck grip, play seated etc that may allow rest and play

@Tech21NYCAs far as you know are there any bass demos of the new pedal out there for peeps to listen to?