Paulhauser

This is the second time in one year when I've borrowed one of my friend's SR5. I like the tone, but can't get along with the bass play-wise. It's just not it. It's not bad, I like the neck for example. I guess if I'd use it more in a band setting - where these shine the most - this might change, but then again, I have my Spector that cuts through and love the playability so why bother really.....

Marko, I have checked the clips. The first one is spot on, my sounds very much like this although the fingerboard is wenge on mine. So if you like the sound in this clip the reality will be very close to this.

I will check these clips when at home later today and get back to you with my opinion. Again, if weight is an issue for you, then you should consider the ABZ series, just like mine as they are very light! Around 3.5 kg.

I own a ABZ5. It has the P-Tone pickup. It is very light and comfortable and I would not say by any means that it is sterile. My other basses includes Spectors and high-end Ibanez Presting Soundgears and I find the ABZ very musical and dynamic sounding. I got all the growl and grit from the Spector, so I was looking for a different sound and I was pleasantly surprised by the ABZ5. The B string is very usable high up in the neck, still rings well and has lots of harmonic overtones. The pickup selector is very usable and I do find useful sounds in all 4 modes. Also I use the passive tone control a lot more that I thought I would because it adds possibilities. So far I have not felt the necessity of adding a OBP. The overall build quality, joints, painting, fretjob etc. is top notch!

LOL! :-D

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1420536736' post='2650305'] Wow! That's a very GASeous trio. [/quote] Thanks! The blue is gone and the sixer will be as well sooner or later. [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1420536736' post='2650305'] Everyone owes it to themselves to at least try one at least once! [/quote] That's true. And also the most important thing is to try them in a musical environment. I am not the biggest fan of how Spectors sound by themselves, but I have yet to find any bass that fits so well into the mix with such small effort on the sound engineers side both in live and in studio. And as we know basses are mostly being played in a band setting ,this is one of the most important things.

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1420532122' post='2650254'] There you go! That's the spirit! [/quote] True. I love Spectors. [attachment=180209:IMG_0181.JPG]

As a current Dingwall AB5 and 2 Ibanez Prestige 6 string owner (SR3006 and 5006) I find this model interesting. My AB5 has a thin neck, on pair with the Ibanez Prestige SR1005 neck I had previously. Haven't tried Dingwall 6 strings but if they are in the same vein the difference on the nut end of the neck compared to the 6 string SR's can not be big. I love Ibanez's tight string spacing but get along with the AB5's 18mm as well. My feeling is with this fanned fret Ibanez is that the 1,5 " difference is not bringing in the real advantages of the FF system. The B string on my Dingwall is really unlike anything else I tried. Its not so much about thundering open B (or A) string, but the musicality it has even in the upper registers. I find myself using the B string on this bass a lot more on the 7-12 fret area because it does sound nice with lots of harmonic overtones.

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1420500212' post='2650153'] I can try and talk you into it, if you like... solid maple wings, 3-piece maple neck with graphite rods, active EMG P/Js... just like the USA NS2! I'm more than happy with mine, it's great! [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/250322-nsd-new-spector-day-euro4-audio-file/"]http://basschat.co.u...ro4-audio-file/[/url] Look at it this way... you only need a Euro4 to complete the set! [/quote] Thanks! :-) I used to have a EURO4 EX with a poplar top. Liked that a lot, I think the Spector ergonomics shine the best on the 4 string NS models. But... I just did not use it at all. Seems like all the projects I have been part of in the last 8 years require a B string so I have given up on 4 string basses. Every now and then I get one, like that EURO4 or a Fender Jazz or such, but after a while I come to my senses and sell it to someone who actually uses it. I need to feel like a given instrument is getting used otherwise why having it? I'm not a collector type of a person. This is the reason my EURO6 is for sale as well. That being said I'm sure that at some point I'll have one again and put a drop tuner on it for drop D tuning. Spectors sound like nothing else and the 4 string PJ's do sound different that the 5's with the EMG DC's.

Great bass you have there. I always thinking about getting a EURO4, but talk myself out of it. I'm really happy with my EURO5 and don't use my EURO6 so this shows I have the right Spector with the five strings.

I think these days it really depends on what kind of music you are playing. For me there is a gig where it is absolutely necessary to have a low B (A) string whereas I can live without the high C I use my Spector EURO5 most of the time there. Wonderful recording and live tone for that band. There are the occasional acoustic gigs where I could get on with a 4, but I don't own any and honestly I really like the B string as a thumb rest. (I use the 'floating thumb technique' for my right hand) Still I own two wonderful Ibanez Prestige six string basses that I do most of my practice with. I love the range, the symmetry etc. Some years ago I had one of my sixer strung D G C F Bb Eb, just like the upper 6 strings of a 9 string bass (or almost the same tuning as a guitar) It was great but getting the right strings that don't pup was nightmare. Unfortunately I did not have the time to explore the possibilities it brought to me, but was a cool project. I think you should be open minded. No one goes to the piano player and say why you have 7 octaves on your grand piano when you only use notes within a 4-5 octave range? Why should the number of the strings determine what and why you play?

I've owned a NT5 from '91. It was just not for me, just as others said before the main issue was the 1st position was to far of a reach. My Dingwall with 37" B string has the 1st position around the same place... The sound was ok, but for the band I was playing at time other basses did the job better. (Spector) With all this being said some of the best fretless tones I've ever herad came from Thumbs. Should I ever go seriously for the fretless way, I'd get a Thumb and forget all the nuances and just play it.

Just received a wondreful Dingwall from Dave. It was well packed and made it in one piece to Hungary. The whole transaction was flawless, I'd deal with Dave again without a second thought. Thanks man!

Actually this thread makes it a lot harder waiting for my AB5 to arrive :-O

How do the two compare in sound? edit: nice color and love wenge's grain