SPECTOR® Club - Part 51 - Page 45

cjmodulus · #**881** 12-29-2012, 01:34 PM

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Originally Posted by iceboxbass

Awesome Omer! Thanks to my new iPhone 5 with 4G network, it loaded lightening fast!

You picked one up too?

Yeah, I'm also really digging the new TB app- it's really made keeping up with this thread easier!

We now return you to your regular Spector related programming.

Baird6869 · #**882** 12-29-2012, 02:30 PM

I think your top is better than my Forte 5!!! Nice top... Here is mine for comparison.

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Originally Posted by Profania_bass

Can I nominate myself for "Most spectacular Euro top?" Based entirely on the comments about it on here

**superdick2112** · #**883** 12-29-2012, 02:38 PM

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Originally Posted by JPSBassist

Oh your bass was new. I don't play them when they come here for photos...

On this subject - Patrick, could you please send me any photos you may have of my blue NS-4? Thank you, & much appreciated!

chrisloe · #**884** 12-29-2012, 02:45 PM

I just wanted to say something cool about one of our members, Jaime. I am sending Jaime the recording stuff because he does a music club with kids at the local high school, I think that is awesome and when I was looking to donate the stuff, I couldn't think of a better place for it to go or a better use for it, so once again, one of our club members being awesome!!

JPSBassist · #**885** 12-29-2012, 03:01 PM

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Originally Posted by superdick2112

On this subject - Patrick, could you please send me any photos you may have of my blue NS-4? Thank you, & much appreciated!

Sure Rich!
Email me, webadmin@spectorbass.com
And I'll hook you up.
Unfortunately I only got shots of it inside at Bass Central. I didn't have my lights to do a proper setup. But I was totally in love with the quilt and color of your bass and did snap some good photos of it.
Those are the photos I sent to Jimmy Eppard as a reference for the Blue Dream. And I sent him the one you shot of the body outdoors in the sun.
You've seriously got the best looking NS-4 I've ever seen.
And I love that it says "NS-2" on your headstock. That's not something that happens often.

I nominate Rich as having, "The most wicked looking mislabeled USA Spector"

brotherbassj · #**886** 12-29-2012, 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by chrisloe

I just wanted to say something cool about one of our members, Jaime. I am sending Jaime the recording stuff because he does a music club with kids at the local high school, I think that is awesome and when I was looking to donate the stuff, I couldn't think of a better place for it to go or a better use for it, so once again, one of our club members being awesome!!

Thanks for the kind words. I am a special Ed teacher at a local high school of about 1800 students. I am the advisor/sponsor of the musicians club in the school. We have about 60 members, all trying to become performers. Some are actually quite amazing.....from guitars, drums, cello, piano, singing....they will get good use out of the equipment, and I'm going to load it on a laptop of mine so they can experiment and use it to record the stuff they are working on. Two members that graduated last year opened for Fuel this year. Thank you Chris!

LimaGuy · #**887** 12-29-2012, 04:10 PM

A very different looking Buckeye Woodstock NS-2 on Ebay/
Buckeye front and back with a Walnut middle.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Spector-NS2-...item2a279ae5e5

JPSBassist · #**888** 12-29-2012, 04:22 PM

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Originally Posted by LimaGuy

A very different looking Buckeye Woodstock NS-2 on Ebay/
Buckeye front and back with a Walnut middle.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Spector-NS2-...item2a279ae5e5

Cool.

Stuart experimented with several different configurations for both Spalted Maple and Buckeye Burl models.

Spector Artist Jen Benton has a Spalted Maple NS-2 with a Spalt-front and back and a black-cherry center.

The very first two NS-5XL models made with Buckeye Burl belong to PJ Rubal. They are a fretted and a fretless pair. They have the Buckeye fronts and backs, with the -CORRECTION-- Solid Maple Centers.

brotherbassj · #**889** 12-29-2012, 04:56 PM

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Originally Posted by LimaGuy

A very different looking Buckeye Woodstock NS-2 on Ebay/
Buckeye front and back with a Walnut middle.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Spector-NS2-...item2a279ae5e5

Now that's an interesting color...and seems to be a decent price? Right?

LimaGuy · #**890** 12-29-2012, 05:12 PM

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Originally Posted by brotherbassj

Now that's an interesting color...and seems to be a decent price? Right?

Yeah it is fairly decent price.

**Rick Blanc** · #**891** 12-29-2012, 05:17 PM

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Originally Posted by cjmodulus

You picked one up too?

Yeah, I'm also really digging the new TB app- it's really made keeping up with this thread easier!

We now return you to your regular Spector related programming.

There's a new TB app?

**Rick Blanc** · #**892** 12-29-2012, 05:24 PM

Never mind. I found it. I was using Tapatalk for awhile and that really sucked. I'll try this new TB app for awhile

cjmodulus · #**893** 12-29-2012, 05:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Rick Blanc

Never mind. I found it. I was using Tapatalk for awhile and that really sucked. I'll try this new TB app for awhile

I'm liking it so far. The only thing that I don't like so far is the search function- you can't search specific sub forums, you can only do the general search.

It's tapatalk powered FWIW, not sure how it compares to the tapatalk app though.

**superdick2112** · #**894** 12-29-2012, 05:40 PM

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Originally Posted by LimaGuy

A very different looking Buckeye Woodstock NS-2 on Ebay/
Buckeye front and back with a Walnut middle.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Spector-NS2-...item2a279ae5e5

Speaking of different looking Spectors on eBay, I'd be all over this one if only it were a 4-string...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/American-Spe...item460b0a0b23

**Rick Blanc** · #**895** 12-29-2012, 06:47 PM

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Originally Posted by cjmodulus

I'm liking it so far. The only thing that I don't like so far is the search function- you can't search specific sub forums, you can only do the general search.

It's tapatalk powered FWIW, not sure how it compares to the tapatalk app though.

Seem good so far.

tomydacat · #**896** 12-29-2012, 07:36 PM

Chris SPECTORTACULAR CODA you have there..

JPSBassist · #**897** 12-29-2012, 09:19 PM

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Originally Posted by superdick2112

Speaking of different looking Spectors on eBay, I'd be all over this one if only it were a 4-string...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/American-Spe...item460b0a0b23

Belongs to Dave Fowler.
Was made as a custom build for Doug Wimbish's former guitar tech (Before Aalics Bronson started working with Doug).
It's a BEAST! And Dave has taken really good care of it.

**superdick2112** · #**898** 12-29-2012, 09:41 PM

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Originally Posted by JPSBassist

Belongs to Dave Fowler.
Was made as a custom build for Doug Wimbish's former guitar tech (Before Aalics Bronson started working with Doug).
It's a BEAST! And Dave has taken really good care of it.

Beautiful - I just really wish it was a 4-banger. I'd love to hear it A/B'd with your "Blue Dream" - with both basses having similar EMG Jazz pups, I think it would really illustrate the sonic differences between the USA 9 & 18 volt preamps.

Splods · #**899** 12-29-2012, 09:51 PM

Aaaaaand I am still waiting on my club number *sigh

I am thinking of making a Spector inspired bass, 35 inch scale single cutaway. Would be pretty nice.

JPSBassist · #**900** 12-29-2012, 09:52 PM

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Originally Posted by superdick2112

Beautiful - I just really wish it was a 4-banger. I'd love to hear it A/B'd with your "Blue Dream" - with both basses having similar EMG Jazz pups, I think it would really illustrate the sonic differences between the USA 9 & 18 volt preamps.

I've actually been toying with ideas for my next Spector.

I usually wait until the NAMM Show to look at what is being built to get the inspiration.

The Black Pearl was inspired by Todd Cooke's BEM NS-2 with the insane ultra-amber tube quilt and Evan Seinfeld's NS-2 with the black-transparent stain gloss body.

The Blue Dream was inspired by the punchy tone of Graham Maby's Kramer-Era NS-5 (USA 9v with dual J pups) and your NS-4, and Doug Wimbish's bass (I LOVE THAT NECK).

So who knows what this coming year will bring.

I was going to do a themed set of basses. I did "The Black Pearl" and next was going to be "The White Pearl". I wanted a White NS-2 with a transparent white stain so you could see the tube quilt.

Jimmy and Cue played with it and did some samples, but it never worked out to where Stuart or Jimmy was happy with the end result. So I scrapped the idea for the Blue Dream.

If I can revisit that idea with them, I'd still think that'd be a great stain option. A sort of white-washed tube quilt.

I have to tell you that Quintin Berry's new Signature Model has a WICKED looking finish. That Steel Burst is really sweet looking.

So perhaps an NS-4 in that color with dual J pups and the USA 18v. I'm always looking to do something different.

That would be pretty sweet in my opinion.