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Sorry i was having a blonde moment then, the Q prefix models are bolt on, don't know what i was thinking! Mine is a neck thru model, as for the dip switches i'm not entirely sure tbh, If you email PJ at Spector he's a really helpful guy, i emailed him the serial number off mine as i was unsure of the exact model (it was a present) and he emailed me back within the hour with all the details! As mine was a present i'm not 100% sure how much it cost but if i recall correctly these basses retailed in the UK at the time for under £500. Even at that price they were good value so at second hand prices they really are a bargain. As i said mine only stopped being my main gigging bass because i bought a German Streamer but i'll never part with it, and if for whatever reason it becomes my main gigging bass again i'd have no problem with that at all.

It is a spector NS2000, they were built in the Korean factory around the year 2000(hence the name), passive EMG HZ pickups with an active Tonepump tone circuit. I think the one's with that quilted sort of finish were called NS2000/Q4. I've got one identical to this, i've had it from new and until a couple of months ago when i bought a Warwick Streamer LX it was my main gigging bass. They are really good basses for the money, especially what they can be picked up for second hand, and the price doesn't reflect the build quality, i can't fault mine. It only got relegated to my back up bass because i'd always wanted a Streamer and one came up at the right price at the right time. They are quite heavy but that was never much of an issue for me. I know some Spector owners aren't that keen on the Tonepump but i always got on ok with it. Have fun, they are lovely to play.

Just bought a Korg DTR2000 from Matt, good communication, really well packaged and in excellent condition. Would have no hesitation in dealing with Matt again. Top bloke. Lee

Cheers guys, just wanted to double check. Much appreciated.

Hi guys, I've got a couple of 4 way horizontal PDU's(the type you would find in a comms cabinet), i was going to fit one into the back of my rack so i can loom the power cables for my amp head, rack tuner and the power supply for my sansamp so that when i get to a gig/rehearsal i just open the back, plug the PDU in and away i go. My query is that the PDU's have an earth bonding stud on them and when i've used them in comms cabinets i've always ran an earth back to the earth bar in the cabinet, as it says on the PDU that it requires earthing. would i need to earth it in my rack? it's a Gator ABS rack case which i'm sure has no earth facility so not sure how i'd go about it. Any help greatly appreciated. Cheers Lee

[quote name='fretmeister' timestamp='1319129830' post='1410398'] It's ready? I'm going to have to try it now! - but the 2 most important questions... 1) What is the weight of the thing? 2) What is the input impedence? [/quote] Weight is about 14kg i think, and according to one of the very few youtube clips you can find it goes down to 2ohm. I couldn't wait any longer for it to be released so went out and bought a Warwick Tubepath instead, and now less than 2 months later the Kilo is in UK stores!!

[quote name='dmccombe7' timestamp='1319186094' post='1410859'] You lucky sod - a warwick rig !!!! What did you think i was gonna say Nice one Dave [/quote] The tubepath head was a present from the wife!!

Bloody typical when i've just forked out for the Warwick rig in my pic!! Whats the retail on the Kilo?

My wife is an absolute star, never moans about the amount of gear i buy, the amount of gigs i do or the fact that when i rehearse on a wednesday night i'm gone before she gets home from work and i go straight from rehearsal to do a nightshift and often miss her in the morning too. I sometimes play football sunday morning and rehearse in the afternoon, all she says is "let me know when you're on your way back from football and i'll get lunch ready so you can have time for a quick chill before rehearsal"! She doesn't even mind when my gear takes over the house at times(at the moment the Warwick rig and Ashdown rig in my sig are both stood in our dining room), and all this with the added bonus that she's 28 and very very hot(i'm 41 bald and overweight)!

Just bought a Sansamp programmable BDDI from Jon, arrived less than 24 hours after i'd sent the money(and on a saturday!!), the pedal is absolutely immaculate, and very well packaged, would not hesitate to deal with Jon again. Many thanks Lee

Well if any bolt on Warwick built after the year 2000 has a neck like a club then my Spector must be a whole tree trunk because the neck on my '09 Streamer LX is definitely thinner than my NS!

If you're after a direct comparison between the SVT3 and the PF500, drop Lozz196 a message, he's had both and could give you some views.

Big +1 for Nate Mendel, a man of immaculate timing and impeccable taste, what more could you want! I'll add Bruce Foxton, way underrated IMO.

Audition him, see what he's like. Then once you've heard him play and met him in person if you decide he is creepy just say thanks but no thanks.

[quote name='fender73' timestamp='1316616905' post='1380428'] Nothing wrong with the Korean Corvettes - my recently purchased Bubinga 4 string is testament to that - great build quality, sounds amazing, same hardware as the German ones - and i paid a shade over £400 (it's 2 years old and mint) Don't let the Korean element put you off - from my (admittedly limited) experience - they're great. Graeme [/quote] The Korean models are good basses for the price second hand, but if you consider what they cost to buy new and what a German model used can be picked up for it's a no-brainer really!

Got to go along with what everyone else is saying here, if you've got £600ish to spend then don't even think about a rockbass, the fact that Warwick's seem so unfashionable at the moment puts you in a great position, there's some great second hand German Warwick's floating about at the moment for ridiculous prices! I actually considered buying a brand new Korean Pro series Streamer, but then i saw sense and picked up the lovely German LX4 in my pic for a hell of a lot less than a korean one would;ve been! Result! It's a buyers market at the moment, even more so where Warwick's are concerned, so get in there while it lasts!

A German Streamer LX4 from Thomann would set you back aprrox £1600-1800 today depending on finish, the Korean Pro series models retail at around £1100-!300, so if you can pick that up for £600 it's a great bass for the money.

[quote name='phil.i.stein' timestamp='1316450859' post='1378163'] another option is the Source Audio multiwave bass distortion pro, with 6 user presets and graphic e.q. you can dial in how much drive/clean signal and different e.q. for each preset. pros : it is good value for money, and pairs up nicely with other pedals, and has plenty of variety. cons : the (digital) distortion sound is not for everyone, and personally i grew out of my initial love of it, as it was a bit synthetic for me, but some people rate it. ..perhaps worth watching the demo on their website. [/quote] Thanks for the tip, i'll check that out.

[quote name='GarethFlatlands' timestamp='1316450948' post='1378165'] Shameless plug but mine is for sale on ebay at the moment and is the deluxe version. You can bypass the tone with a single click and it's pretty clean as stated. It does low gain dirt very well but the high gain tones aren't great unless the blend control is pretty low. [/quote] What's the differences between the deluxe and the normal programmable BDDI?

[quote name='Doctor J' timestamp='1316451485' post='1378180'] Some great figuring on that, very nice! [/quote] Thanks, I think it's a great looking bass, even if i am biased!

[quote name='Linus27' timestamp='1316525681' post='1379169'] If it is an 06 then it will be made in Germany. They only started making them in Korea in early 2010. [/quote] Linus, if Jesso's not gonna have it why don't you have a punt on it mate?

Hope you've got good eyes to see those letters under stage lights!! Our guitarist uses a tuner that clips on the back of the headstock, £15 and needs no soldering!

I may have chance of a used sansamp programmable BDDI at the right price, what are the differences between that and the VT deluxe?