Recent content by bking0217

Both are 2025

I don't find it odd. When I was recently registering my new gear, new MII Strat standard was in the database but the (also MII) Frontman 20 amp was not. I image one day all Fender products will be in the database, but we aren't there yet.

I was looking to add a guitar to my stable so I ended up buying the Stratocaster, despite the social media reviews. Not only was I not disappointed, it was actually a lot nicer than I was expecting. I don't care AT ALL that it was made in Indonesia.

Stingrays are nice, but I like my Spector more.

If I may, I recently got a Spector NS Ethos HP 4 in Plum Crazy Purple. I have days where I go back and for between loving it and thinking it's the ugliest color I've ever seen. However, I completely love everything else about that bass so the color means very little to me anymore. That said...

That bass sure is interesting

I had a bit of a realization earlier today while I was practicing. I don't need to buy any more gear. The tone I'm getting from my Spector NS Ethos HP 4 through my Ampeg RB-110 is that "pure magic" I've been looking for for the last 30 years. Is anyone else fortunate enough to find their magic?

I have a Spector Ethos 4 HP. I can't speak to it being as good as a Dingwall as I've never played one, but I will say this: it's the nicest $1800 bass I've ever played. It's also the only bass I've ever owned that I didn't immediately want to change at least one thing. It was perfect from the...

No. It was an Epi, but still quite a bit under retail, and it was in remarkable shape.

Definitely this. I found my Thunderbird in a pawn shop and got it for $180.

All this talk of red makes me miss my Midnight Wine Jazz Bass that I sold about a year ago. Man, I should've kept that thing.

I'm still hoping for a Mike Lull one day, preferably a T4 because I'm a Thunderbird guy.

I like them both, but the MIM would be all I could afford. If I suddenly found $2K to spend on a bass, it'd be time for a Sadowsky MetroExpress.

Thank you.

With a little wire jiggling, it came back to life. Time to do some re-soldering. The factory sent this thing out as a disaster. There's zero organization to the wires and it's gotta be the worst soldering job I've ever seen. Then again, it's a $200 Squier P-Bass, so... Thanks again for the help.