Pete Academy Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 I've just seen the review of the new Spector Doug Wimbish signature bass in BGM. Looks a great bass, but how much?! £2400 for a Czech-made instrument? No disrespect to the makers but I paid a bit less for my Roscoe SKB-5 (OK, the pound/dollar rate was a bit better) hand-built in the USA, and with a much higher spec. Imagine a UK-built custom bass you could get for that price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowbee Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 Pricing aside, I saw one at the Wimbish\Calhoun gig a few months back in Leamington and it's an absolute beauty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molan Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 Was that a list price or a genuine 'street' value? £2,400 must be pretty close to what you could get a US made Spector for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 [quote name='molan' post='576172' date='Aug 20 2009, 10:37 PM']Was that a list price or a genuine 'street' value? £2,400 must be pretty close to what you could get a US made Spector for?[/quote] They're on special [url="http://www.bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_specialists/Spector_Doug_Wimbish.html"]here[/url] at £2299 (£100 off). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 And [url="http://www.thomann.de/gb/spector_doug_wimbish_euro_4_lx.htm"]here[/url] they are a bit less but the prices do seem strong when you consider how similar they are to a standard Euro 4LX. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Academy Posted August 20, 2009 Author Share Posted August 20, 2009 [quote name='Sean' post='576179' date='Aug 20 2009, 10:46 PM']And [url="http://www.thomann.de/gb/spector_doug_wimbish_euro_4_lx.htm"]here[/url] they are a bit less but the prices do seem strong when you consider how similar they are to a standard Euro 4LX.[/quote] That's exactly what I thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 [quote name='Pete Academy' post='576191' date='Aug 20 2009, 11:02 PM']That's exactly what I thought.[/quote] Certainly not obvious where the extra cash goes especially when the Ian Hill one is the same rice as a standard Euro4LX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDM Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 That seems slightly OTT. For over 2k I'd expect higher grade maple on the wings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisnameistaken Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 Does anybody know what gear Doug was playing on the old Sugarhill Records stuff? That's the sound I'd want, if I was a big Doug Wimbish fan, and I can't imagine it was all that sophisticated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 Doug 's gear is listed [url="http://www.dougwimbish.com/gear.html"]here[/url]. As I understand it, [i]that[/i] Doug Wimbish sound comes from EMG pickups and Trace Elliott amps. Doug's technique has a huge bearing on his sound though and he still sound exactly like Doug if he was thumping a Precision through a B-15. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyJohnson Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 Years and years ago (before I knew anything about Doug Wimbish), I distinctly remember seeing an article in a US Guitar magazine - he was holding a Spector bass, but the finish was just amazing. It was a transparent colour finish in dozens of colours over a maple top. Never seen it since. Now that [i]was [/i]lovely. These signature editions don't look anything different to the standard editions (Gary will probably say otherwise)...it does seem a little over the top $$$. P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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