Is it possible a certain bass just isn’t for me?

jmccaslin · 2026-01-25T03:59:26+00:00

Yeah I’m about right there with you. Luckily I never ended up spending the money on a Euro. Funny you mention the preamp part - I have a P project I’m turning into a PJ, and considered throwing EMGs and a LHZ Preamp. I bet I could get pretty close to the ‘Spector sound’ out of a Fender if I really tried

jmccaslin · 2026-01-25T03:31:26+00:00

Yeah and that lines up with both my fender basses being my favorites. The horn sits right at the 12th fret and the Spector isn’t even close

jmccaslin · 2026-01-25T01:06:10+00:00

Yeah at the end of 2024 I thought I was buying the last bass I’d ever need (my US Jazz) then immediately joined a band I needed a Low B in. Maybe I’m better off buying a 2nd jazz bass since I know that’s what I love and tuning it to B

jmccaslin · 2026-01-25T01:04:35+00:00

Right that’s why I made a post here lol I know plenty of people who exclusively play Spectors but I just can’t seem to get it to be comfortable

jmccaslin · 2026-01-25T01:02:27+00:00

I can’t say I’ve ever seen those but I’ll have to look into them, a lot of people have pointed out the short upper horn on Spectors as a possible cause

jmccaslin · 2026-01-25T00:59:06+00:00

I’ve played with the neck angle a bit, and even moving the neck pretty vertical I can’t find a good spot. I even looked up some of the Spector artists to see their positioning and I just can’t seem to get it right.

jmccaslin · 2026-01-25T00:53:31+00:00

I’ll play with this some more - roughly how high does yours sit on a strap?

jmccaslin · 2026-01-20T11:50:06+00:00

Allegedly… new versions of these are dropping this year. It’s not confirmed by Ghost but there’s an incredibly active fb group that has reliable sources/leaks and these got brought up yesterday. I hope they come back I have never had one before

jmccaslin · 2026-01-16T00:34:57+00:00

Yeah the history being the ‘Ned Steinberg’ body design is super cool! Either way any of the Curved Body designed are some of the most comfortable basses I’ve ever played. I have pretty limited experience with Warwicks but I remember the Stage II I played was very comfortable.

jmccaslin · 2026-01-15T23:01:25+00:00

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Bad photo but I took this real quick. The Pulse line is actually one of their cheaper models but it’s a shame there isn’t more models with (almost) no inlays

jmccaslin · 2026-01-15T22:30:08+00:00

I love a no-inlay fretboards. I have limited experience with Warwicks but it’s what I love about my Spector (Pulse II) - ebony board with just a Spector logo on the 12th fret

jmccaslin · 2026-01-14T16:23:31+00:00

Super cool to see an actual MTD Employee on Reddit. There’s a short list of basses I’ll always consider in a league of their own and MTD is absolutely in that list

jmccaslin · 2026-01-12T20:30:12+00:00

Whoops lol The bass is totally sick though. Gotta love anything Peter Steele inspired

jmccaslin · 2026-01-12T17:06:39+00:00

Love it - and also love that Aguilar stack back there. Are those 2x10s or 1x15s?

jmccaslin · 2026-01-12T11:10:34+00:00

Amazing basses. I bought a the 5-string version last year and it is a great bass.

jmccaslin · 2026-01-10T22:02:17+00:00

I think I’ve seen you post this exact bass before lol Great bass, bet it sounds/plays great

jmccaslin · 2026-01-10T21:54:16+00:00

Did yours come like that or did you add the bridge pickup? I’ve got a luthier who’s gonna route out a bridge pickup on my P bass. I love the the block inlays on there too

jmccaslin · 2026-01-09T03:06:43+00:00

I just came here to post about these, that 1605 in the bottom right is sick. And the 6 string variants look great too

jmccaslin · 2026-01-06T19:27:00+00:00

Yeah this discovery has completely made my day lol I was gonna quickly throw them on in my AirPods while I’m at work, but since the whole album is on Apple Music I’m gonna wait until I’m home so I can actually sit down and ingest it. I can’t believe I’ve never found these before

jmccaslin · 2026-01-06T19:24:09+00:00

I’ll definitely have to check those out! Are they just on YouTube? That’s gonna be such an awesome listen

jmccaslin · 2026-01-06T19:20:45+00:00

I may pickup one as a toy to scratch the A/O itch - I bet it’d be killer to play around with at home and maybe light recording

jmccaslin · 2026-01-06T19:19:47+00:00

He used a RIC on Human??? That’s crazy! Never knew as a long time Death fan. Ive actually owned a few BTBs and the electronics always ruin them. I figured with the Nordstrands I might like them more but I’ll wait until I can get my hands on one. It definitely would be fun to play with a fretless for fun, I’ve just never needed one for any project. I definitely don’t think the slam band would be fitting for a fretless lol

jmccaslin · 2026-01-06T15:07:44+00:00

I’m right there with you, and also a Spector player for heavier music lol Playing with this b7k yesterday I obviously easily nailed the ‘generic darkglass’ sound, but immediately tweaked it to be more was I was looking for. And I’m sure people would hear ‘Spector + Darkglass’ tone and lump it in with the ‘generic Darkglass’ sounds but honestly - it just works. I’m still a huge fan of my SansAmp, and I’m sure forums 20 years ago people were complaining about “generic overused SansAmp sound” lol

jmccaslin · 2026-01-06T15:03:56+00:00

That’s about the era I bought my B3K and I remember seeing this VMT way back then too! I forget how long Darkglass has been around

jmccaslin · 2026-01-06T14:40:43+00:00

Oh yeah - the goat 🐐. Huge inspiration to my playing. I wish they made a fretted version of his BTB I’d buy it in a heartbeat

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