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Hello everyone, I'd appreciate a bit of feedback /advice. I did some gigs at the weekend and I was having some trouble hearing the top end of what I was playing. In our practice room my stack ( a markbass 115 box and a 115 combo are stacked being me on a riser, with a handy audio compensator (an old distortion pedal) placed sideways underneath the front of the stack so the whole thing is angled up. The stack then is more or less pointing at my ears. Result: Happiness. At the gigs the stack was on the ground behind me pointing at my knees/waist. So I thought, why not use a distance rod (rather like a sub and a box on a stick PA system) to get the combo elevated off the 115 box. Does anyone already do this and does anyone know of a manufacturer that builds boxes with top hats in them? Thanks Stuart

Forty one Spectors. I thought I had a problem...😆. Thanks Cetera, thats good information from a man with some considerable experience of the subject.

Thanks for the responses folks. All very useful. I think then, what I need to do is try an EU Wimbush and go from there. They are not exactly easy to find though!😆

I'm thinking of getting a Spector. I don't know much about them so I'd be interested to hear from folks who do: Is it worth shelling out for a US bass over a Czech one? I'm not that keen on thick necks and I think I'm correct in saying that Spector necks are of a chunkier cut, but iirc there is a signature model which has a very slim and shallow neck profile. First of all, am I correct in this assumption or is it just wishful thinking on my part? If I am correct, what is the bass I'm after? Anything else worth considering? Thanks all, for your help. Stuart.

Hello Andy, I hope you are well. Its weird isn't it? Looks like a sheet of plastic and a fretsaw might be the way forward...

I have had a bit of a rummage on the usuals: Ebay; Amazon etc. There are single hole ones but they are significantly shorter than this one so no good. I suppose if the worse comes to the worse I could just buy a sheet of plastic and make some....

Thats lovely. Really interesting and unusual bass. Enjoy it!

Hello folks, I'm looking for truss rod covers per the pick below. Single hole, not really bothered whether they are wood or plastic. Can anyone reccomend a source please?

I could only find a picture of my B20 in a rack with a bunch of other basses- in fact you can see the corner of it (black with white purfling) on the right of this pic of the Scavenger as it came to me. Plus a close up of the neck plate. For some reason it makes me think of Motley Crüe...

Thats very pretty..

Thank you Nik. As regards Neal, I'm honestly not sure . The website (nealmoserguitars.com) is still active so I would guess so.

Would it be fair to say that are few brands of bass as under appreciated (this thread being the honourable exception) as Washburn? The Japanese ones are exceptional instruments, beautifully built and a joy to play. Still avaiable (in spite of relative scarcity in the UK) for very reasonable money. Here are my two. The Scavenger came to me for £110 in a fantastic hair metal black and white zebra stripe. The neck plate is marked 'reject' apparently becasuse of bleed in the paint job. I stripped it, to reveal this beautiful ash & mahogany body. I was intending to paint it a solid colur but seeing the quality of the wood, I oiled it. If this is Washburns idea of a reject, I'll take them all. My other Washburn- an even more hair metal black B20 which I can't find a decent picture of at present- I found on ebay in a pretty sorry state. My old mate Graham Parker (Lewisham luthier) undertook the daunting task of routing out the skunk stripe (the old one had sort of erupted from the neck, the truss rod having been over cranked), and replacing said truss rod and skunk stripe. The operation went very well and was a testament to Grahams skill and patience. The bass is now a joy to play and such a great shape. You have to love a bass with prongs...

That is glorious Nik. What a lovely bass.