Al Krow Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 Reverse PJ EMGs, 3 band EQ and 35" scale are all pretty promising. Unless of course that's 5" too big for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted January 11, 2021 Author Share Posted January 11, 2021 7 minutes ago, Al Krow said: Tell me more about the crappy neck? I have made a few references now to how disappointed I was when I felt the necks on these. Gritty, rough and cheap feeling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Krow Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 Just now, AndyTravis said: I have made a few references now to how disappointed I was when I felt the necks on these. Gritty, rough and cheap feeling. Yeah but possibly something that can be easily sorted with a bit of extremely fine sandpaper? You're much more expert on that sort of thing than me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted January 11, 2021 Author Share Posted January 11, 2021 Just now, Al Krow said: Yeah but possibly something that can be easily sorted with a bit of extremely fine sandpaper? You're much more expert on that sort of thing than me. Well, at £700-£800, that’s a bit crap isn’t it. Hence the “crappy” neck quip. shame, the Jackson C5P I had for years absolutely had one of the nicest necks I’ve ever played. The rest of the stuff seemed good on paper. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Krow Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 (edited) At the end of the day I'd love a Spector with a reverse PJ set up on 5 string (EMGs plus 35" scale) but they can't be arsed to bring one out, so this is a poor man's alternative and entirely appropriate therefore it has a rough 'red neck' 😁 Edited January 11, 2021 by Al Krow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Krow Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 (edited) 3 minutes ago, AndyTravis said: Well, at £700-£800, that’s a bit crap isn’t it. Hence the “crappy” neck quip. shame, the Jackson C5P I had for years absolutely had one of the nicest necks I’ve ever played. The rest of the stuff seemed good on paper. Now just £575 at GAK. Defo not so crap at that price. And as you say, the rest of it looks very good on paper. Edited January 11, 2021 by Al Krow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted January 11, 2021 Author Share Posted January 11, 2021 Just now, Al Krow said: Now just £575 at GAK. Defo not so crap at that price. Well. I think £575 should come with a decent finish. I also hasten to add that the pickguards looked like they’d been cut with a butter knife while blindfolded. Maybe the 2 I saw were Friday afternoon jobs. but they Undid the desire for me there and then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted January 11, 2021 Author Share Posted January 11, 2021 Also, wonder why they’re not £700+ anymore 🤔😏 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Krow Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 Just Jan sales. I've seen a couple of Sandberg Panthers on for £1.5k and not the usual £2.2k - nothing to do with quality, just stuff not shifting with what's going on. I picked up my Spector in some Anderton sales in 2019 and was lucky to get for a great price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 On paper I think they look really good, and have been tempted myself, but am reluctant to go “5” until I need to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Krow Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 4 minutes ago, AndyTravis said: Also, wonder why they’re not £700+ anymore 🤔😏 Plus £ has gone up, highest it's been for a while at $1.35, was at $1.20 in Aug 2019 when these came out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Krow Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 Just now, Lozz196 said: On paper I think they look really good, and have been tempted myself, but am reluctant to go “5” until I need to. They do a four string version of course, Lozz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 I’ve got too many of those already!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted January 11, 2021 Author Share Posted January 11, 2021 Whey! Back on topic... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor J Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 Wack, son. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4000 Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 1 hour ago, AndyTravis said: A charvel apparently My mate (the one who now owns my old ‘76 Ric) had one of those, in that colour. It was quite nice IIRC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4000 Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 3 hours ago, AndyTravis said: How horrible is that???🤢 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted January 11, 2021 Author Share Posted January 11, 2021 1 minute ago, 4000 said: How horrible is that???🤢 Fairly rancid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4000 Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 Just now, AndyTravis said: Fairly rancid I’m not sure I’ve ever seen anything with absolutely no redeeming features before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor J Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 It's Fender's design team at their best, take a random selection of parts out of the bin and make s guitar out of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted January 11, 2021 Author Share Posted January 11, 2021 5 minutes ago, Doctor J said: It's Fender's design team at their best, take a random selection of parts out of the bin and make s guitar out of it. I just cannot believe someone if not a group of people round the table signed off on this. It’s not even a “swing and a miss.” It’s just god awful. So so stupid. Ah well, it’s kept me busy tonight... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor J Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 It's like the FA Cup draw. They pull a few numbers out of a bag, see what parts the numbers correspond to and screw it together. Hey presto! Parallel pawn shop universe thing!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted January 11, 2021 Author Share Posted January 11, 2021 Meh. To all of this, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlasmaZombies Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 That is the worst looking bass I've ever laid eyes upon. It's like when boy racers keep adding ridiculous things to their cars. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Krow Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 Come on - not even close to the worst. How about this one? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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