Bassmurf

Not a great lover of their albums as whole, I did own "Sailing..." and "Tales from the Punchbowl" but have recently downloaded a selection from their "greatest hits"...ahem...and loving such tracks as DMV, Mr Krinkle and my fave track - Wynona's Big Brown Beaver.

I'm going on the Saturday which by a stroke of luck is the day a certain Mr Mark King is playing!

Fair play to them for trying to come up with something different, though IMHO it's only really something that high profile "name" players and session guys would have the time, inclination and need for so many tonal variations to hand...the rest of us possibly not so much!

[url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=78081&st=20&start=20"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=...20&start=20[/url] (scroll to bottom of page) 'scuse the pics as they were taken on my phone! Problem sorted and it's playing like a dream now, thanks chaps. Dan

Here' some pics of my new Spector Legend Custom 4 (which from what I can see on the Spector website they may not be making 'em anymore...!?) Dan

Will do, I'm getting my camera back tomorrow so will post them on here as soon as!

Thanks guys for all your help and tips regarding this, I even ended up emailing Spector customer services and within 2 hours got a reply back from PJ Rubal, their vice president - how's that for customer service! And...after putting a new set of strings on and tweaking the saddles a bit, there's no "wobbly" notes. Phew! Cheers Dan

[quote name='yorick' post='1079495' date='Jan 6 2011, 08:58 AM']I'd check to see if the neck is straight, by sighting down the neck from the body end. Sounds as if you might have a bit of back bow in that area. Also check the intonation of the D string, that might throw the tuning off a bit and cause the "wobble".......[/quote] Never had to adjust the intonation on my old SSD NS94 so any advice on how you do that on a Spector bridge would be more than welcome! [quote name='paul h' post='1079697' date='Jan 6 2011, 12:00 PM']My money is on a dodgy string. I have definitely heard an "out of phase" sound with factory strings in the past.[/quote] Luckily had ordered on tuesday a new set of strings so should be there when I get home - fingers crossed that'll sort out the problem. Thanks for all the suggestions so far guys! Cheers Dan

Well, I've got my new Spector Legend bass but after playing it for a bit last night I've found that when I play any note on the D string between the 13th and the 21st fret - the note "wobbles"! Any ideas or suggestions?! Cheers Dan

Had an email back from Darren @ The Bass Merchant, he's checked stock, they do have one, I've just ordered it and should be with me on wednesday...hell yeah! Stick that in your pipe and smoke it, GAK!

[quote name='Chris2112' post='1073843' date='Dec 31 2010, 05:05 PM']There are a few nice Spector basses here in the "For Sale" forum, they might still be for sale. Check them out![/quote] Did have a butchers but don't want a 5 or 6 string, some VERY nice ones up for sale though! [quote name='Chris2112' post='1074151' date='Jan 1 2011, 05:10 AM']Yes, Spector basses are incredible. It's a club I'd like to get back into one day![/quote] Well one of the reasons I've been after one is that I used to have an SSD NS94 (which I kept for about 8 years - longest I've ever kept a bass) and the Legend seems to be the closest to that one that they make nowadays. Had an email back from Darren @ The Bass Merchant and he's said that even if they don't have stock that it wouldn't take 'em long to get one in - slightly different to GAK then! Dan

[quote name='EBS_freak' post='1071790' date='Dec 29 2010, 02:45 PM']If you don't get anywhere, Mark has this - [url="http://www.bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_specialists/SpeLeg_4_Blackcherry.html"]http://www.bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_sp...lackcherry.html[/url][/quote] Cheers, that is a nice one but am really liking the Slate Grey finish if I'm honest. [quote name='EdwardHimself' post='1071844' date='Dec 29 2010, 03:46 PM']The stock indications on gak mean nothing. I ordered an "in stock" cymbal off them, turns out it wasn't actually in stock for a month! Certainly not the only story I've heard of that either...[/quote] After doing a bit detective work on t'net - you ain't wrong! I'm guessing The Bass Merchant is closed till next week but first thing tuesday I shall be phoning Darren and hopefully ordering the Custom 4...(or possibly a ReBop...lol!). Cheers and Happy New Year! Dan

Afternoon all, After finally shifting both my Geddy Lee jazz and my Fernandes 5ver, I finally got the cash I needed to splash out on a new Spector Legend Custom 4 (the Slate Grey finish was the one I was going for). Having contacted the guys @ GAK on this here forum some months ago, I was given the impression that not only were they selling Spectors through the website but also they had physical stock in the shop, which was great as I only live a 25 min drive from Brighton! So all excited I made a phone call this morning and got through to a very helpful chap called Graham who preceded to tell me that they...have none in stock and won't have for [u]at least a few months [/u]so I would be better off contacting Mansons in Exeter! In his defence he did tell me that for the money I had to spend he suggested this...[url="http://www.gak.co.uk/en/ibanez-btb700dx-burgundy-wine-flat/31188"]http://www.gak.co.uk/en/ibanez-btb700dx-bu...wine-flat/31188[/url] ...but what got me was that the GAK site is quoting only 5-10 days! Very peeed off about this as I could possibly be without a bass for a while! Anyway, rant over, I'm off to email the chaps @ The Bass Merchant! Cheers Dan

Hi, I'm 37, have been playing bass for about 18 years, I play fingerstyle or with a pick, also good with fx (chorus, wah, distortion) and can provide backing vocals. My main influences (bass-wise) have been players like Doug Pinnick of Kings X, John Entwistle of The Who, Billy Gould of Faith No More, Doug Wimbish of Living Colour and along with the groups mentioned previously, others that have influenced me have been Muse, Joe Satriani, Stone Temple Pilots, Foo Fighters, RATM, Soundgarden, RHCP and Rush. I have been in various bands over the years ranging from a rock/metal power trio doing original material with whom I recorded a self financed album to various other covers/original bands. I'm looking to join a Classic Rock/Modern Rock covers band in the Horsham/Crawley area. If you fancy having a listen to some of my playing please go to [url="http://www.myspace.com/danthemanonbass"]http://www.myspace.com/danthemanonbass[/url] Cheers Dan

Nice review, got my eye on a Legend Custom 4!

The gear I've got my eye on for next year is... Spector Legend Custom 4 or 2nd hand Euro 4 New pickups (and possibly active preamp) for my Fernandes 5 string (as I've been trying to sell it for a year but no takers!, so might as well upgrade a few things on it) New amp and cabs - 2nd hand Trace Elliot or Hartke LH500 or Peavey 450, not sure about what cabs to get at the mo' Have come to the conclusion that the gear I had ten years ago is pretty much what I'm after now...doh. And musically I'd like... A new band Some gigs would be nice! Merry Xmas! Dan

[quote name='icastle' post='1039811' date='Nov 28 2010, 12:12 PM']The other thing I find a little disconcerting is that they seem to only sell "Elites" strings - whilst they may be good strings, I kinda like the brands I'm already using and would like to at least have the choice of something other than something they've decided I have to use... ... such a weird setup and the more I think about it the more I will never use them again...[/quote] Elites are their own brand so I'm not suprised they would want to only sell those! Use to use 'em all the time many years ago but the quality went down.

Popped into my local WH Smith's yesterday just to see what mags they had and blow me! They actually had the latest copy of BGM! It's very occasionally that it makes an appearance in said shop, so being a subscriber I looked forward to getting home and reading my copy (I'd left home early yesterday to go to work before the postie had been) so I got home and...nothing! Don't get me wrong but all the other mags I subscribe to (Classic Rock, Empire, SFX etc...) all manage to send my copies either before the "proper" issue date or on the day it hits the shops. I just get the feeling that the mag doesn't treat it subscribers that well, I never get a reminder that my annual subscription is coming to an end and they're always saying you'll get a free set of strings if you renew...well I've done that 4 years in a row and got nada! Anyway rant over...looking forward to reading it when it DOES arrive...lol!

[quote name='icastle' post='1033398' date='Nov 22 2010, 11:37 PM']I mean - what [b]were[/b] they thinking with that sub-octave thing?!? [/quote] Probably the same as Ashdown... [quote name='indiegrungesound' post='1034100' date='Nov 23 2010, 05:00 PM']Love my LH500. Try 'em both if you can. Just one thing. What cabs were you planning to use the amps with?[/quote] Erm...I guess the HyDrive ones are the best ones to use if I did opt for the Hartke but am open to any suggestions!

Yeah, I know what you mean about heavy pieces of kit, the rig I had back in the '90's was a Trace head with 2 Peavy cabs (210TX & 115BX) and they did give me some backache!

[quote name='Moos3h' post='1033052' date='Nov 22 2010, 06:57 PM']I've owned both, and didn't find 'my sound' in either - both of them suffered from a lack of punch, plenty of volume and lots of scope for different tones, but the difference when I moved to an Orange Bass Terror was HUGE.[/quote] Never really thought about Orange stuff - am I right in thinking Geddy Lee using them at the mo'? [quote name='thisnameistaken' post='1033187' date='Nov 22 2010, 09:10 PM']Yes. Start by not touching any of the knobs, it already sounds good and full. To be honest I am suspicious of amps that have lots of knobs and switches and sliders. It makes me think it's probably a fundamentally bad-sounding amp. I think the Hartke LH heads have little in the way of EQ onboard because they were confident it sounded good.[/quote] After using an Ashdown MAG for the last few years - I've never been happy with the sound from it AND that's with the EQ activated and the 2 presets pushed in!, so this has definitely given me food for thought. [quote name='icastle' post='1033265' date='Nov 22 2010, 10:08 PM']I'm happy to admit that I've got a Peavey head with 12 buttons too many on it and would have gone for a "cutdown" version without those buttons if they had one in their range that matched my requirements. [/quote] Fair play to you sir!

[quote name='icastle' post='1032067' date='Nov 21 2010, 11:13 PM']As always, the best advice would be to go and try them both out and see which one suits your needs the best [/quote] I'm purchasing a Spector soon from a well known south coast shop and from what I can see they keep both in stock so will have to try 'em both out! [quote name='AttitudeCastle' post='1033044' date='Nov 22 2010, 06:51 PM']The Hartke naturally has scooped mids sound,[/quote] Funnily enough I've been trailing YouTube for any clips and found this...[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MywqeLVu57E"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MywqeLVu57E[/url]

Hmm...see that's one of the things I've been thinking about, does the peavey have too many things on it and can you get a good full sound out of the hartke when it's only got three knobs!?