NBD! You thought you all knew me...

[spideyjg]

You went through the right process to pick your bass. Definite eye candy of a bass as well. Congrats

 

[LBS-bass]

It's a lovely bass. Glad you found something that you liked! I hope you get a lot of great music from it.

 

[el murdoque]

TIt popped out from the rack right away when I saw it and I did not even care about the price. I just took her with me and now she is mine

Very nice score. I could have guessed a hundred times what you took home after reading your post about the store visit - I would not have guessed it'd be one of the expensive spectors. I hope that's a dream come true scenario for you


What I do know is the scenario where you enter a store and there's a bass sitting or hanging there. Your gaze lingers and a thought pops into your head. The thought is 'holy smokes, I'm gonna buy that bass'.
I did that thrice. One time, I was completely and utterly out of cash and I played that bass for an hour, but regret not buying it till this day. It was a pre-fire Dingwall Prima. When I had the funds, the bass was gone.
In the other two instances, I left with the bass and this bass became my number one for years to come.

 

[LeFunk Machine]

Wow! That's a beautiful wood there. You made great choice; Congratulations!

 

[B-Mac]

Talkbass!

I got a new bass yesterday!
So you might have read my thread about going to an instrument store to check out some basses for the first time ever, I have never done that before.
You might wanna read my short report here, if you are interested.

MY NEW BASS!!!
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Wait, or maybe this one?
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Nope.

It's not a Fender. I didn't buy a P bass, but I did try them and I liked them

So, here is the case!
A little bit of story about it.

The guy at the store who was helping me with my purchase was kinda skeptical about the price of the instrument and the fact that according to the store system, it didn't come with any case, gig bag, tools, nothing. So, he went to the back... and got me this old thing.
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Let us all take a look at it.
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...Yamaha?
What.
"You are telling me that you got a Yamaha bass? " I hear you think!

Wrong!

Boom!
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• Spector Euro LT 4, Tiger Eye Gloss
  
• Body Wood: European Alder
• Top Wood: North American Maple with a slice of Walnut
• Neck Wood: 3-piece Maple
• Fretboard: Ebony
• Number of frets: 24
• Inlays: Spector Signature Crown
• Controls: Neck Volume, Bridge Volume, Bass Cut/Boost, Treble Cut/Boost, Mid-Range Cut/Boost
• Pickups: Bartolini Custom Wound P/J Pickups
• Pickup Configuration: P/J
• Preamp System: Custom Darkglass Tone Capsule
• Hardware: Gold
• Bridge: Lightweight Spector Locking Bridge
• Tuners: Gotoh Lightweight Tuners
• I also bought Schaller strap locks in gold

While browsing though the store yesterday, I have also tried the Spectors that were there and this yellow tiger one felt and sounded the best of all of them.
Here are some more pics.
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The blue one sounded kinda weak and not as clanky and defined as the yellow one. Maybe it was due to the battery or dead strings or both, in any case for some reason this blue one did not sound nearly as good as the yellow spector.

Also, I was mostly interested in the ones with the darkglass preamp and bartolini split P/J pickups, so I was looking at those.

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My bass still on the rack, next to the Spector Legend 6 string. The legends look really nice in person, way better than whatever you can find online, by the way. They are glossy and fancy looking, but I did not want a 6 string this time.

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Playing my new friend at the store immediately hit me with that familiar feeling of "the sound in your head" when I think of the bass. She was clanky, punchy, clear, defined and everything about her felt great from the top of the headstock to the very bottom of the body.

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Still trying her out!

After this point it was just the matter of trying to find something that felt/played better but I couldn't. Stingrays, Hagströms, Fenders, Sandbergs and even other Spectors couldn't even come close to this specific bass. I do not know what special magic went into making this specific Euro LT but it made it sound extra good, feel very premium and look like an absolute show stealer. It popped out from the rack right away when I saw it and I did not even care about the price. I just took her with me and now she is mine

Thanks for reading!
Have a nice day

That’s a real looker! Definite 5 out of 5 drooler.
So it’s the Spector and the Warwick. Does the Spector have any noise issues in your home or do you need to use the power conditioner with this bass too?

Great post.

Here’s a used one at GC for $2,250.[Invalid or Expired Link Removed]
Is that around what you paid?

 

[Beej]

Fantastic bass! And great reveal thread. I feel like I've been rickrolled.

 

[ElectricBass72]

Good choice. Spectors are top notch basses. I gigged with a NS-2 for most of the 90's.

 

[Polk Salad]

That bass looks awesome!

 

[leonard]

A beautiful bass! Even the case is cool.

 

[fishdreams]

Great choice! Thank you for letting us share in your joy.

 

[logdrum]

The Teddy Bear is scary.

 

[BOOG]

Talkbass!

I got a new bass yesterday!
So you might have read my thread about going to an instrument store to check out some basses for the first time ever, I have never done that before.
You might wanna read my short report here, if you are interested.

MY NEW BASS!!!
View attachment 4348917

Wait, or maybe this one?
View attachment 4348918

Nope.

It's not a Fender. I didn't buy a P bass, but I did try them and I liked them

So, here is the case!
A little bit of story about it.

The guy at the store who was helping me with my purchase was kinda skeptical about the price of the instrument and the fact that according to the store system, it didn't come with any case, gig bag, tools, nothing. So, he went to the back... and got me this old thing.
View attachment 4348916

Let us all take a look at it.
View attachment 4348923
...Yamaha?
What.
"You are telling me that you got a Yamaha bass? " I hear you think!

Wrong!

Boom!
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View attachment 4348929
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• Spector Euro LT 4, Tiger Eye Gloss
  
• Body Wood: European Alder
• Top Wood: North American Maple with a slice of Walnut
• Neck Wood: 3-piece Maple
• Fretboard: Ebony
• Number of frets: 24
• Inlays: Spector Signature Crown
• Controls: Neck Volume, Bridge Volume, Bass Cut/Boost, Treble Cut/Boost, Mid-Range Cut/Boost
• Pickups: Bartolini Custom Wound P/J Pickups
• Pickup Configuration: P/J
• Preamp System: Custom Darkglass Tone Capsule
• Hardware: Gold
• Bridge: Lightweight Spector Locking Bridge
• Tuners: Gotoh Lightweight Tuners
• I also bought Schaller strap locks in gold

While browsing though the store yesterday, I have also tried the Spectors that were there and this yellow tiger one felt and sounded the best of all of them.
Here are some more pics.
View attachment 4348938
View attachment 4348944
The blue one sounded kinda weak and not as clanky and defined as the yellow one. Maybe it was due to the battery or dead strings or both, in any case for some reason this blue one did not sound nearly as good as the yellow spector.

Also, I was mostly interested in the ones with the darkglass preamp and bartolini split P/J pickups, so I was looking at those.

View attachment 4348946
My bass still on the rack, next to the Spector Legend 6 string. The legends look really nice in person, way better than whatever you can find online, by the way. They are glossy and fancy looking, but I did not want a 6 string this time.

View attachment 4348948
Playing my new friend at the store immediately hit me with that familiar feeling of "the sound in your head" when I think of the bass. She was clanky, punchy, clear, defined and everything about her felt great from the top of the headstock to the very bottom of the body.

View attachment 4348949
Still trying her out!

After this point it was just the matter of trying to find something that felt/played better but I couldn't. Stingrays, Hagströms, Fenders, Sandbergs and even other Spectors couldn't even come close to this specific bass. I do not know what special magic went into making this specific Euro LT but it made it sound extra good, feel very premium and look like an absolute show stealer. It popped out from the rack right away when I saw it and I did not even care about the price. I just took her with me and now she is mine

Thanks for reading!
Have a nice day

GORGEOUS SPECIMEN! Let’s hear some video of you rocking that!

 

[slobake]

Great looking bass, may it serve you well.
Didn't participate in the poll because there was not mention of carrots or tuna noodle casserole.

 

[logdrum]

Yep we don't know really know you. Sukop bass - made up the road in Angel Fire, New Mexico

 

[red_rhino]

I went with Yes #2, since it was polling less than Yes #1 and my OCD can't stand an uneven poll.

I actually half-expected you might reveal a Ric, so yeah, the Spector was a bit of a surprise. Gorgeous bass! Congratulations!

 

[dkelley]

wow - an absolutely iconic instrument. IMHO the ultimate PJ bass.

 

[Pings Bass]

Nice looking bass! Congrats. If it plays and sounds half as good as it looks, you got a winner.

 

[felis]

You forgot to put carrots in the poll.

 

[Gothic]

Yah get out

 

[Kukulkan61]

Dammmmnnnnn that is nice!!!
I've always wanted one of these but cant do the cost so beautiful CONGRATS!! I'm super jealous...
It's actually one of very very few PJs that I would even consider..