SPECTOR® Club - Part 51

[superdick2112]

Originally Posted by delucajohn2000

Did he have blonde hair? If so, that was probably Johnny Lee Middleton. I know he used a red NS-2 when I saw him play with Savatage way back in the day so he has been playing them for a while

Savatage - one of my all-time favorite metal bands.

Saw them twice in small clubs here in Denver back in the day, and they put on an incredible show. Chris Oliva (RIP) was one the best guitarists I've ever seen, and Johnny Lee absolutely tore it up on his NS-2 basses.

[awilkie84]

Originally Posted by Gearhead17

You can always leave in one of the old knobs - just disconnect it. I used to do that, but I had this urge to twiddle it all the time, so I got rid of it! LOL!

The difference between the Haz Lab and the Tone Pump sold me though....holes are cool!

I should rephrase...It's not the hole that bothers me. It's the knob placement. I don't like having the hole at the bottom with a triangle of knobs above it. I'd rather the hole be in the slot closest to the pickups. So, the way an NS-2 looks stock with 3 knobs, kind of arcing away from the pickups and down toward the jack.

Originally Posted by brotherbassj

18 volt Spector circuit in a euro lx I own....extra hole is now a kill switch wired inline with the jack. Works extremely well!

I like the idea of a kill switch, but I'd rather its position be in the hole closest to the pickups, for aesthetics. I'd probably do a 3-way switch, if I could, and install it in between the batteries and the electronics.
Position 1: OFF
Position 2: 9V
Position 3: 18V

[brotherbassj]

Originally Posted by awilkie84

I should rephrase...It's not the hole that bothers me. It's the knob placement. I don't like having the hold at the bottom with a triangle of knobs above it. I'd rather the hole be in the slot closest to the pickups. So, the way an NS-2 looks stock with 3 knobs, kind of arcing away from the pickups and down toward the jack.

I like the idea of a kill switch, but I'd rather its position be in the hole closest to the pickups, for aesthetics. I'd probably do a 3-way switch, if I could.
Position 1: OFF
Position 2: 9V
Position 3: 18V

I'm not sure if your three way idea would work as the circuit is designed to operate at 18 volts. It is not the same as the us9v. Someone more versed in electronics and the us18v would be able to tell you more. I for one would have no idea why you would want to run the 18 volt circuit at 9 volts....

[awilkie84]

Originally Posted by brotherbassj

I'm not sure if your three way idea would work as the circuit is designed to operate at 18 volts. It is not the same as the us9v. Someone more versed in electronics and the us18v would be able to tell you more. I for one would have no idea why you would want to run the 18 volt circuit at 9 volts....

Well, it wouldn't be for the 18V specifically. I was thinking a TonePump with stacked knobs, or a 9V, or any other 3 knob system.

[sandmangeck]

Originally Posted by j.kernodle

Thanks for sharing the info. Spector + Stingray + Wal... Can't imagine it getting much better than that! Does MPU have a website for his pickups? I could probably do a search, but three letter searches don't work so great on TB.

Do an advanced search for post by MPU. I have the same set of pickups on the way.
He has been awesome to work with and has a rather quick turn around time.

[GangstaBean]

Originally Posted by bunkaroo

I think that guy David Z still tours with them on the east coast run too - he has dark hair and I know he plays Spector. He's listed on the Spector site. He's also in that ZO2 band that has that show Z-Rock on IFC.

I think that was him. He did have dark hair. He played the Spector the whole time which was cool. He did have a drop tuner (I think) as a a lot of the songs were in drop d.

[awilkie84]

*bump to front page*
Where is everyone today!? lol

[Worldeeeter]

Originally Posted by superdick2112

Savatage - one of my all-time favorite metal bands.

Saw them twice in small clubs here in Denver back in the day, and they put on an incredible show. Chris Oliva (RIP) was one the best guitarists I've ever seen, and Johnny Lee absolutely tore it up on his NS-2 basses.

+1
The first band I played in while in college did a Savatage tune (can't remember the name, but the guitar part had a ton of wicked pinch harmonics). We did "Battle Angels" by Sanctuary as well.
What a move - from Savatage to Trans-Siberian Orchestra!

[ebradfordrich]

Originally Posted by worshiprocker

did you get one of the new ones? or the 4 knob older model?

Lee.... 2 NS2s and a forte.... man, that is sweet. Welcome back man!

I have the older 4 knob version.

[delucajohn2000]

Originally Posted by superdick2112

Savatage - one of my all-time favorite metal bands.

Saw them twice in small clubs here in Denver back in the day, and they put on an incredible show. Chris Oliva (RIP) was one the best guitarists I've ever seen, and Johnny Lee absolutely tore it up on his NS-2 basses.

Originally Posted by Worldeeeter

+1
The first band I played in while in college did a Savatage tune (can't remember the name, but the guitar part had a ton of wicked pinch harmonics). We did "Battle Angels" by Sanctuary as well.
What a move - from Savatage to Trans-Siberian Orchestra!

Yeah, I still listen to "Hall of the Mountain King" regularly. That was the tour I saw them on too at the Spectrum in Philly opening for Megadeth and Dio. What a show that was

Yeah really. I had to do a triple take when I saw that TSO was formed by Savatage.

[superdick2112]

"Hall of the Mountain King" rocks.

I've had the "Power of the Night" CD in my car CD changer for almost 2 years now - great driving music.

And yes, it's hard to believe Savatage spawned TSO....

[bunkaroo]

Hall is great but that record sounds terrible. Really wish it could get a remix or remaster. Gutter Ballet and Edge of Thorns are my favorites of the theirs. I think the Dead Winter Dead record is where the beginnings of TSO were.

[delucajohn2000]

Originally Posted by superdick2112

"Hall of the Mountain King" rocks.

I've had the "Power of the Night" CD in my car CD changer for almost 2 years now - great driving music.

And yes, it's hard to believe Savatage spawned TSO....

Originally Posted by bunkaroo

Hall is great but that record sounds terrible. Really wish it could get a remix or remaster. Gutter Ballet and Edge of Thorns are my favorites of the theirs. I think the Dead Winter Dead record is where the beginnings of TSO were.

I'll have to listen to all of those CD's. Back then, I was stupid and would only listen to the stuff I knew and never bridged out more which I kick myself for doing sometimes. I agree, Hall was poorly recorded but man, there are some great songs on there so I can suffer through it

Back then was when I really saw Spector's being used all the time during shows I went to which was so cool. My first concert ever was Aerosmith and Dokken at the Spectrum and Jeff Pilson was using a blue NS-2 that just had me fixated. I remember because he used to throw it to his tech when he was changing basses and i couldn't believe that was being done. Amazing how there is still video from that show too:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qcBOEK_hCE

I think I posted that before because I remember laughing at Chris Loe's comment of Don Dokken's awful dancing, LOL.

[brotherbassj]

Originally Posted by delucajohn2000

I'll have to listen to all of those CD's. Back then, I was stupid and would only listen to the stuff I knew and never bridged out more which I kick myself for doing sometimes. I agree, Hall was poorly recorded but man, there are some great songs on there so I can suffer through it

Back then was when I really saw Spector's being used all the time during shows I went to which was so cool. My first concert ever was Aerosmith and Dokken at the Spectrum and Jeff Pilson was using a blue NS-2 that just had me fixated. I remember because he used to throw it to his tech when he was changing basses and i couldn't believe that was being done. Amazing how there is still video from that show too:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qcBOEK_hCE

I think I posted that before because I remember laughing at Chris Loe's comment of Don Dokken's awful dancing, LOL.

I'm gonna sell myself out and say I was a huge Dokken fan back in the day.....loved George Lynch's phrasing and thought Jeff did a great job on those harmonies....I started my musical stringed life as a guitarist....lol

[delucajohn2000]

Originally Posted by brotherbassj

I'm gonna sell myself out and say I was a huge Dokken fan back in the day.....loved George Lynch's phrasing and thought Jeff did a great job on those harmonies....I started my musical stringed life as a guitarist....lol

Oh, I am right there with ya dude. They were just so different from all of the other bands which is why I liked them so much. Yeah, Pilson is like Michael Anthony belting out those harmonies. Both of those guys were great with the lead singers when they harmonized with them.

[JPSBassist]

Originally Posted by morebassbaby

Hey Everybody,
Just picked this up a few months ago. It's a Ns4h2 from Namm 2012. This thing is unbelievable! I swapped out the emg's for Talkbasser MPU's Wal style pickups in EMG casing, then I threw an ACG EQ01 filter Pre in there instead of the Aggie preamp.

After having a NS4 neck thru some years back, I always thought that my perfect spector would be a bolt-on...and I was totally right. Don't be put off by buying a Spector bolt-on, especially these awesome US made ones!

SWEET!

The Coral Reef Bass. This is a one-of-a-kind stain finish that Jimmy Eppard (who does the staining) and Cue (who does the clear-coats and paint jobs for Spector) experimented with.

That bass is so amazing looking.

That bass arrived here at my office the day after Christmas last year and stayed at my office until the NAMM Show.

It was to be a surprise at the show (because of the finish) so I didn't post any photos of it. But it did sneak into the New Years photo I did last year... it's the bass to the far left. See how I kept it out of focus? No one ever knew it was your bass.



Here are some of my studio photos of that bass.





















And ironically when I was looking for a bass to Photoshop into the Easter Island photo with Omer, that Coral Reef bass jumped out at me. LOL. This was a week or two ago I did this.

[JPSBassist]

Originally Posted by GangstaBean

I think that was him. He did have dark hair. He played the Spector the whole time which was cool. He did have a drop tuner (I think) as a a lot of the songs were in drop d.

David Z is a really cool dude. Very chill. Really nice. He hung out with me for a while at NAMM this past January.

[chrisloe]

Health wise, long weird confusing day, more later, I'm fine, cool, chemo got pushed back again...

Bass wise, New Bass Day! My Coda got here from Beaver at Bass Central, holy crap, could not be more impressed with it. More to follow later, I'm beat, have to get to bed, just wanted to post picture of the body and with its NS-2 brother.

I don't think I have ever had 2 basses I am more in love and impressed with, and 2 basses so different from each other that I am so happy with.

More later-best-Loe

[LimaGuy]

Looks amzing Chris. Congrats, I think you just gave me Coda SAS

[morebassbaby]

WOW! Those are amazing! You captured how stellar this bass is in real life! It's a cool story too. It's funny to think about who had your bass before you, even if it's pretty much brand-spank'in new!