Which bass... oh dear me which bass?

[charic]

Help me decide between these two folkses

[bnt]

Spector all the way for me. The only Warwick shape I've ever liked is the Thumb bass, since I saw Jack Bruce with one. I thought about getting one, but was put off by the price, and the fact that that the body size might suit Jack, but not me, since I am about 18 inches taller than JB.

[E_MaN]

for the prices you are lookign at neither of them.....get the schecter stiletto elite 4....beautiful bass and its thu-neck...

[Bigwan]

[quote name='bnt' post='63749' date='Sep 21 2007, 07:04 PM']Spector all the way for me. The only Warwick shape I've ever liked is the Thumb bass, since I saw Jack Bruce with one. I thought about getting one, but was put off by the price, and the fact that that the body size might suit Jack, but not me, since I am about 18 inches taller than JB. [/quote]

...but the Streamer is the same shape as the spector? Licensed from them to be exact...

I'd go for the Warwick since I have one and love it to bits! Saying that they're both good basses, but not in hollowflash - that look gets old pretty quick!

[charic]

i like the holoflash i like to be a bit different

[richy316]

Warwick! The guy from Mastodon plays one

[cetera]

Spector all the way..... why get a copy when you can get the original?

[ARGH]

Neither.....Buy a Fender P and change the pickup. Get yourself a Sansamp DI and decent cables.

[Kiwi]

as much as I like Spectors, the legend might lack a bit of depth. So I'd have to vote warwick. However in an ideal world, I'd go for a non-Fender jazz - more versatile.

[gilmour]

I've got a Spector and a Warwick - If I could only have one it would be the Spector, it's just ... I dunno, I just prefer it.

[bass_ferret]

Not lived with either but preferred the Spectors I have tried to the Warwicks that most seem to have necks like logs. I think you should get what you want not what we want, and expand your choices.

[charic]

Just wondered what would be the PREFERRED choice if you understand? i.e. best bang for the buck

[paul, the]

Buy both.

Unfeesable? - try both until you pick one.

[Russ]

The Spector. I had a Legend 5 for a little while, and it was an awesome bass. Certainly a lot more usable sounds in it than the Warwick, and a much nicer neck to boot.

[charic]

Ive never actually managed to find a spector... any ideas?

[Machines]

Hmm i'd go Warwick i'm afraid. Whilst the Spectors are very good - I think the German made Corvette has the upper hand on material.

[JoeS]

[quote name='richy316' post='63777' date='Sep 21 2007, 07:32 PM']Warwick! The guy from Mastodon plays one[/quote]
He does? I thought he was back on Fenders

Warwick all the way for me, I have the swamp ash version of that bass and I've yet to play anything better. I preferred it to the Spector I tried as well, but that was a lower model (a Performer, I think).

[richy316]

[quote]Warwick! The guy from Mastodon plays one[/quote]

[quote]He does? I thought he was back on Fenders[/quote]

All the pictures i've seen and videos have shown him playing warwick.

[cetera]

[quote name='charic' post='64113' date='Sep 22 2007, 06:11 PM']Ive never actually managed to find a spector... any ideas?[/quote]

Any Sound Control store..... or eBay... or here....

[BigRedX]

What I'd do is get yourself down to London and go to Sound Control (it's in Virgin Megastore on Oxford Street), then go to the shops on Denmark Street, after that [url="http://www.basscentre.com/cat/index.php"]The Bass Centre[/url] and finally [url="http://www.thebassgallery.com/"]The Bass Gallery[/url]. Sound Control should have a decent range of Spectors and the Bass Centre has a massive range of Warwicks. Spend the whole day and try out as many instruments as you can. Then and only then will you start to know what you want.

[charic]

Tried the warwicks, love the corvette! Havnt found the bass gallery yet only heard of it recently tbh and never seen sound contrl. Done denmark street tho!

[JoeS]

[quote name='richy316' post='64165' date='Sep 22 2007, 08:11 PM']All the pictures i've seen and videos have shown him playing warwick.[/quote]
Hmmm, the mind boggles. I've only ever seen him playing Fender or Godlyke. He was playing Fender at the [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zC9Gl38qiGc"]VMAs[/url] as well, apparently.

[Russ]

[quote name='JoeS' post='65664' date='Sep 26 2007, 02:31 AM']Hmmm, the mind boggles. I've only ever seen him playing Fender or Godlyke. He was playing Fender at the [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zC9Gl38qiGc"]VMAs[/url] as well, apparently.[/quote]

Troy Sanders' brother Kyle, who plays in a band called Bloodsimple, plays leftie Warwicks. But I've never seen Troy play them - only ever the Fender/Heartfield basses and Godlyke basses. Neither is he on Warwick's site as an endorsee.

[bass_ferret]

[quote name='BigRedX' post='64731' date='Sep 24 2007, 01:13 PM']What I'd do is get yourself down to London and go to Sound Control (it's in Virgin Megastore on Oxford Street), then go to the shops on Denmark Street, after that [url="http://www.basscentre.com/cat/index.php"]The Bass Centre[/url] and finally [url="http://www.thebassgallery.com/"]The Bass Gallery[/url]. Sound Control should have a decent range of Spectors and the Bass Centre has a massive range of Warwicks. Spend the whole day and try out as many instruments as you can. Then and only then will you start to know what you want.[/quote]
+1 try before you buy