Help!! Spector Repop 5

[fastfingerz]

Hello all. I have just purchased a spector rebop 5 and brought replacement strings for it...dr hi beams 40-120. (which is smaller than the strings the bass came with) but the B string will not fit in the bridge its to BIG!...are there certain strings you have to use with spector basses.
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[fastfingerz]

or if anyone has spector bass what kind of strings do u use

 

[jamesblue]

I have a Rebop 4 and have tried a few strings. The best to me are D'adarrio standard steel set. I don't like them on other bass', but it brings out the spector tone on these.

 

[Joe.shaffer]

Tapered strings of any type

 

[nashvillebassma]

It's a taperwound B, I have the same issue with my schecter. I know Elixer makes a taperwound B but I don't know who else does

 

[DGbass70]

I have used the following:
Sadowski w/tapered B(130)
LaBella Slappers(128)B
And now Ken Smith Burners w/tapered B(130)

 

[Moosehead1966]

Call me "unimaginative" but....for my new four-string NS-2J EX, I use the same gauge (45-105) that came with the bass...I even bought 3 extra sets of the Spector nickel strings due largely in part to liking them BUt also because of the taperwound on the E string.. I do have a set of same gauge DR Hi-Beams put away though and will ber trying them out.. I guess I'm also trying to avoid having to get the bass re-set up if I change gauges. That's cool, I like the 45-105 anyway!!

Marc

 

[RicPlaya]

Do a search

Concensus will be DR Low Rider ot High Beams

I was always able to get mine to fit with the same guage..weird

 

[bobunit]

Hello all. I have just purchased a spector rebop 5 and brought replacement strings for it...dr hi beams 40-120. (which is smaller than the strings the bass came with) but the B string will not fit in the bridge its to BIG!...are there certain strings you have to use with spector basses.

That seems odd that the bridge would have such tight tolerances. My NS5 will accommodate a 130 B.
I would contact PJ at Spector or DR strings for suggestions.
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