Help! Spector material

[dukeisdog]

A friend of a friend of mine is selling a Spector NS-2 bass. He says it was made in Japan when Spector stopped making basses in america about 20 years ago, and he is selling it for very cheap.

He is asking $450 for it,

He said the only number he could find on the bass was "NS-6261"

Is the bass worth 450? If so, how much?

 

[HaMMerHeD]

That's a terrible deal. Please give me his phone number and address so I can tell him.

 

[Bryan R. Tyler]

Are you looking to buy it or are you looking for info for selling it?

 

[dukeisdog]

Are you looking to buy it or are you looking for info for selling it?

I'm looking to buy it.

I don't know much about spectors or Japanese spectors, but I can tell you I just about **** myself when I thought it was an american NS-2 for $450.

I am now a little more calm that I know it isn't american, but I would still like more info on it so I can decide if I want it.

 

[KUNGfuSHERIFF]

Like this, with a curved body?
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From the serial it sounds like a Korean NS2A which was their budget model at the time. IMO it's most of a Spector but doesn't sound like the higher end models. $450 is fair but not great if the bass is in good shape and plays well.

 

[brett7276]

NS-2A's will have black hardware, dot inlays and usally "Spector pickups" and are made in Korea. Not bad basses, but not anywhere near the real deal. $450 is fair but not a steal

An NS-2 will of that era will have the tamahawk inlays and EMG pickups/HAZ Labs pre. and for the $450 you'd be a fool not to buy one.

That said- I have a good friend who had EMG's added to his NS2A added a HAZ Lab Preamp and had a new fingerboard laid with the correct inlay fretwork etc- and was still in under $1500 and his hotrod plays every bit as nice as either one of my NS-2's

 

[cetera]

Yep, def sounds like an NS2A. Offer him $375 for it and swap the Spector pickups for EMG's.... et voila, superb bass!