Cosmo Valdemar

After watching that video Youtube keeps suggesting other lathe-related clips for me. If anyone else is advised to watch 'Industrial Lathe Accident', best avoid. 😯

[quote name='Mattayus' timestamp='1464941310' post='3063886'] Hmm I just looked it up again - are you positive? I'm seeing a lot of neck-thrus for NS2000's... this is a bolt-on, did they do it as a bolt-on? It's definitely more in line with the electronics though that's for sure, as this has a mid-way groove in the bass/treble controls, and no tonepump jr like the Legends have. [/quote] The Q4 is the bolt-on version. I think they have the EMG btc pre inside. I've owned two of the through-neck models and deeply regret selling them both. My favourite of all the Spectors.

That's not a Legend - it's an NS2000 Q4. Better than the Legend IMHO, an absolutely killer bass!

I always found with every Jazz I've owned that almost as soon as you start to turn down a particular pickup, it vanishes from the overall sound leaving the other one dominant. There was a tiny margin of actual blending. So in my case it was either everything on full or neck on it's own.

Veeeeerry nice... I've seen a few of the two pickup versions but never a single. Let me know if you decide to sell it 😊

[quote name='NancyJohnson' timestamp='1463825071' post='3054301'] While Gibson's bass 2016 production is pretty much zero, a post on another site hinted at Gibson's wholesale dumping of [i]unsold [/i]2015 models into European online sites. Thomann are offering the 2015 Thunderbird (vintage sunburst with the coil toggle switching, EB pickups and Babicz bridge) for £875 and the 2015 SG Standard (chrome hardware/Babicz) is £650. P [/quote] There was a similar sale on at DV247 a couple of months ago, but a bit cheaper IIRC... I nabbed a beautiful Les Paul bass for just £649. Sadly it weighed an absolute tonne so I returned it.

[quote name='karlfer' timestamp='1464178460' post='3057244'] So who's the one who can photoshop a Sea Foam Green, single chrome cover pick up (P position please) TBird or Explorer bass. [size=5]PLEASE![/size] At last a screensaver to lust at [/quote] Not just a chrome cover, but an actual 60s-spec pickup!

Watchdog!

[quote name='Jakester' timestamp='1463996936' post='3055572'] A 'rimshot' is generally described as stick striking rim and skin at the same time. [/quote] How do you do that?

I would have no idea where to start but bravo for such an excellent website! I've used it many times over the years.

[quote name='Grassie' timestamp='1463056954' post='3048153'] You wouldn't need to re-tune a 5 string to get the low C as the bottom string is a low B. [/quote] It would be a bit of a headache trying to play along to a guitar riffing in drop C if you're tuned a semitone flat.

[quote name='Guinness21' timestamp='1463056503' post='3048147'] Well drop C is such a drop in tuning that I would have to put heavier gauge strings on my stingray, whereas with a fiver I could tune it to [color=#141414][font=verdana, geneva, lucida,]CGCFA or something along those lines.[/font][/color] [color=#141414][font=verdana, geneva, lucida,]Seems to be the same here then, people are recommending Spector basses and the Legend series, but nobody's played one of these neck thru's [/font][/color] [/quote] I see... A mate of mine used to play a Warwick Thumb tuned up a semitone. It works but can a bit tight. I would go for the 4 string and drop tune - drop-tuned Spectors are utterly brutal!

Annoying demo vid - mentions the amp has two channels then only lets us hear one.

How is a five string going to help with drop C? As for the bass, never played one of these but it's a Spector, it will be superb.

Looks boring as hell to me. Of all the things they could have given us, we get a sunburst PJ... Not even a different finish like those blue Teles. Edit: Not that there's anything wrong with sunburst PJs. It just would have been nice to be offered something a bit different.

Slightly OT but I saw Fish's bassist playing one of these last week - a fretless fiver - and it sounded glorious. Not sure if it was EMG or Bart though.

There's the Status Streamline as well - also a one-piece graphite build but without the Buzzard's mid controls. It looks a bit bonkers but sounds excellent, as this vid will show: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YSzB8s6TfI