I saw them on that three-day tour in 2015 right before they disbanded. Fierce live band.
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They're different. Not necessarily better. The pickup placement is the big thing, IMHO. It changes the character of the bass. You can get pretty close with Legend/Ethos placement if you drop in a 3 band LHZ to fill the mids back in. The Korean basses can get a little scooped in comparison to the Euros & USAs. The big exception in my experience has been the Skyler Accord signature. I dropped EMG Xs in mine along with a USA 18V Haz wired at 9V, and it is one of my top 3 favorite basses regardless of country of origin. The other 2 are my Euro 5 Classic and my Korg era NS5XL. Everything else is good to great. Those three are spectacular.
Haji
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I have four Korean Spectors. I've played Euros, and the thing that strikes me is that the necks are substantially thicker. I really do have a jonesin' for a Euro RST because they're so obscenely light. The Korean Spectors are very good instruments. If I were to change anything about them, I'd leave the dots off the neck and just keep the Spector logo. All of mine have Hipshot Ultralites on 'em.
The LTs are very thick. LXs are much better (especially the older ones). The CSTs are almost as thin as the Korean necks.
i have an NS2000/5 and an '02 Euro (pre LX) and they feel very similar. the NS2000 is just slightly thinner front to back, but not much.
Given that I'm primarily a guitar player the thin neck of the Ethos is what drew me to it.
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So I cannot divulge the details, but I have appeared to acquire this 'blockish' fellow who appears to be one of the last mochians before stepping into the wilds.
I actually like the sound of the preamp and the neck feels great. I wish the body was cut more like the LX or ICON, but it has its own charm.
Not a fan of the center dents on the DK preamp. It's like it's hardly noticeable…The exact opposite of the EMG eq system where you feel like you hit a little valley. (I greatly prefer that).
There goes that need for another LX set up J style…(I think
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I actually like the sound of the preamp and the neck feels great. I wish the body was cut more like the LX or ICON, but it has its own charm.
Not a fan of the center dents on the DK preamp. It's like it's hardly noticeable…The exact opposite of the EMG eq system where you feel like you hit a little valley. (I greatly prefer that).
There goes that need for another LX set up J style…(I think
)can't tell exactly what ya got there, but I dig it. black beauty.So I cannot divulge the details, but I have appeared to acquire this 'blockish' fellow who appears to be one of the last mochians before stepping into the wilds.
I actually like the sound of the preamp and the neck feels great. I wish the body was cut more like the LX or ICON, but it has its own charm.
Not a fan of the center dents on the DK preamp. It's like it's hardly noticeable…The exact opposite of the EMG eq system where you feel like you hit a little valley. (I greatly prefer that).
There goes that need for another LX set up J style…(I think
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Silly me, it's an Ethos HP 5…Thank You
I might go J J (40 shell of course).
Right now my stable is pretty set, that was more of want than a need.
not sure if you are an EMG endorsee, or even want EMG, but they have standard EMG J's on clearance right now.Silly me, it's an Ethos HP 5…Thank You
I might go J J (40 shell of course).
Right now my stable is pretty set, that was more of want than a need.
EMG 40J active 5 string bass pickup -Black | Reverb
The EMG 40J is our original J pickup in a Extended series housing for 5 string bass. This pickup has its coil located in the back of the housing - closer to the bridge - which gives it sweeping harmonic overtones and punch. This quiet pickup has classic jazz bass characteristics with a broader t...
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EMG 40JCS active 5 string bass pickup- Black 2006-Present Black | Reverb
The EMG 40JCS is NOS original logo in box. It's our JCS pickup in our extended range housing. This pickup utilize ceramic magnets with steel pole pieces for a smooth top end. This twist on jazz bass tone, gives players a much warmer sound and a smoother attack with less high end presence. The 40J...
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Thank You, unofficially I am….The JCS is what I'm thinking about too…(I was a Nordy guy for years).not sure if you are an EMG endorsee, or even want EMG, but they have standard EMG J's on clearance right now.
EMG 40J active 5 string bass pickup -Black | Reverb
The EMG 40J is our original J pickup in a Extended series housing for 5 string bass. This pickup has its coil located in the back of the housing - closer to the bridge - which gives it sweeping harmonic overtones and punch. This quiet pickup has classic jazz bass characteristics with a broader t...
EMG 40JCS active 5 string bass pickup- Black 2006-Present Black | Reverb
The EMG 40JCS is NOS original logo in box. It's our JCS pickup in our extended range housing. This pickup utilize ceramic magnets with steel pole pieces for a smooth top end. This twist on jazz bass tone, gives players a much warmer sound and a smoother attack with less high end presence. The 40J...
I have a fill in gig on Saturday and I give this thing a spin as is for now. Thanks again for the heads up.
Speaking of pickups, have some EMG 45P and 45DC that I'm looking to offload if anyone has an interest.
I put a couple of 4 string EMGX P pickups in the classifieds. They came out of my 32" NS-2 double P. Link in my signature. 
Joeykun
pronounced ジョーイくん
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I'm considering a matte finish Euro 5LX with the Darkglass legacy pre for the 4-piece rock band I'm in and replace the neck 40DC with a 40P5 for better mids and less brittle highs. Rig would be a Mesa Bass 800D through either a Barefaced Super Twin T or a Revsound RS310 with Celestion speakers.
Right choice?
Right choice?
Thats a fiiiine looking stable of ladies you've got there
Added a Spector Forte 4 over the weekend. This is the somewhat infamous 019 - previously owned by at least two other Talkbassers.
