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My latest EP

‘Jolene’ - Dolly Parton and ‘Wheel In The Sky’ - Journey

The Romantics “What I Like About You” and John Mellencamp’s “ROCK in the USA”. Even has the same essential bass line . There are a ton of songs that sound similar.

It all comes down to the Brooklyn/Kramer era Spector NS-2’s. If you’ve ever owned one, you know it’s all about that bass. If you listen to the bands and players of the late ‘80’s/early ‘90’s who were playing Spector’s (Chili Peppers, AIC, Queensryche, etc..) the tone is all Brooklyn/Kramer era...

Nice job! I love King’s X, saw them a year and a half ago on Long Island!

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It is a proto-type of the Rebop. The few prototypes that were produced had the JJ pickup configuration. When the Rebop went into production (around 2001), Spector decided to go with the EMG-HZ soapbars instead of the jazz pickups. They are very cool and a bit of a rare find 👍🏻

On the other side of this topic, once I discovered 19mm 5 string basses, it was a revelation to me! I didn’t understand why for the longest time I seemed to play better on 4’s than I did on 5’s (though I preferred the extended range). I now own 2 19mm Spector 5’s, and they have revolutionized my...

Vibrato, and pluck the strings close to the neck.

As far as I know, ‘Get The Funk Out’ was not recorded using a Spector. Even though he played a Spector in the video, Pat supposedly used a Steinberger L2 to track the bass for the Pornograffiti sessions. Pat has mentioned in interviews that he used a Steinberger in the studio for that album. For...

Norway, in a heartbeat. I have Norwegian ancestry and would love to live where my family comes from.

Here’s a clip from a gig of a local Houston cover band that I subbed on bass for over the weekend (12/12/25). I used my 2017 Forte 5W through a GK Legacy 500 head and GK cab. Spector’s are extremely versatile. The song is “Summertime”

Happy late FF! I haven’t participated in a while, a whole lot of life has happened! (I moved 5x in the last 4 years!! 😵‍💫) Apologies for the old picture, my two Spectors; Forte 5W & NS-5XL(W)

It really depends on the tone you’re going for. I mainly play Spector basses and use Dunlop Roundwound Nickels. I like a fairly punchy, mid forward sound. I can get around 30+ hours on a set of new strings if I wipe them down after usage. The trick is I’ll rotate two sets at a time; after a new...

After watching a few videos, I’m quite impressed at how close they replicate the classic NS-2 sound, despite having Aguilar electronics.