Need help identifying Spector Bass

[Jessie Hagan]

I am trying to figure out which model of Spector Bass my daughter owns. She had owned this 2010. It has "Precision Crafted under License in the Czech Republic on the back of the headstock. Serial # is NB625.
I think it might be a Euro 4, but the bridge is black, not shiny gold.
Any help is appreciated.

 

[beatdatthang]

It's a Euro. There's more to the serial number underneath the drop (E string) tuner which probably makes it a Euro 4LX. Is she the original owner? If not, it looks like the previous owner may have swapped the original gold hardware for black.

 

[DownUnder_Funk]

I think it's an 07 Euro LX. If it's the original paint it should have solid maple wings and a non-trim tonepump pre.

 

[mikeswals]

I think it's an 07 Euro LX. If it's the original paint it should have solid maple wings and a non-trim tonepump pre.

The LX didnt have solid maple wings, LX is when the laminate wings started.

With the hardware being blacked out, looks to me that somone swapped all the gold hardware out.

 

[Jessie Hagan]

Is is possible it is this model:
Spector Euro 4 LX Bass Guitar - Trans Black Stain Matte

 

[DownUnder_Funk]

The LX had solid maple wings but only with the gloss white/black finish - any wood stained finish was the traditional sandwich. Mine is a '13 LX in white and confirm has the solid maple wings.

They've now pulled them out of the LX line up into 'classic' which is the same premise except the wings are now chambered.

 

[mikeswals]

I picked up an early solid white LX that had sandwich wings. This was around 2008/2009ish. Didnt keep it.

 

[PhatBasstard]

I think it's an 07 Euro LX. If it's the original paint it should have solid maple wings and a non-trim tonepump pre.

Correct except for the solid maple wings part.
Its a 2007 Euro 4 LX, not a Euro4 (2001-mid 2004 with solid Maple wings).
These wings are usually Maple, Walnut slice, Alder back.
You could get these with black hardware.
And, yes, there is a 4th number under that extender.

 

[Jessie Hagan]

I think you are correct. There does appear to be a faint outline of a 4th number at the edge of that tuner.

Correct except for the solid maple wings part.
Its a 2007 Euro 4 LX, not a Euro4 (2001-mid 2004 with solid Maple wings).
These wings are usually Maple, Walnut slice, Alder back.
You could get these with black hardware.
And, yes, there is a 4th number under that extender.

 

[DownUnder_Funk]

Correct except for the solid maple wings part.
Its a 2007 Euro 4 LX, not a Euro4 (2001-mid 2004 with solid Maple wings).
These wings are usually Maple, Walnut slice, Alder back.
You could get these with black hardware.
And, yes, there is a 4th number under that extender.

I can't recall where I saw it, but I thought any solid gloss finish LX had maple wings (vs the figured top wood usual models that clearly have the sandwich visible).

 

[PhatBasstard]

I can't recall where I saw it, but I thought any solid gloss finish LX had maple wings (vs the figured top wood usual models that clearly have the sandwich visible).

While Spector has always had a few exceptions, transitions (and "mistakes") in every series,
what I stated above was the general rule.

 

[Dragan]

I think those with black hardware were called Re bop. I had euro lx 5 it had gold hardware

 

[Bass4LifeRS]

I picked up an early solid white LX that had sandwich wings. This was around 2008/2009ish. Didnt keep it.

It keeping it relevant? If so why didn't you keep it?

 

[PhatBasstard]

I think those with black hardware were called Re bop. I had euro lx 5 it had gold hardware

Nope.
Rebops were simply the bolt on version of the Euros. Nothing to do with the hardware (although most had black).

 

[Dragan]

Nope.
Rebops were simply the bolt on version of the Euros. Nothing to do with the hardware (although most had black).

Yeah, lm not really Spector expert, just remembered that the re-bops had black hardware (among other differences l didn't know about ).

 

[Jessie Hagan]

I too, thought it might be a ReBop, but the inlays are dots on the ReBop, and the pickups are wrong.
I have to agree that I think it is a Euro 4 LX, that came with Black hardware.

 

[PhatBasstard]

I too, thought it might be a ReBop, but the inlays are dots on the ReBop, and the pickups are wrong.
I have to agree that I think it is a Euro 4 LX, that came with Black hardware.

Again, not a determining factor. Later Rebops (post 2008 if I remember) were labeled as "deluxe" and had the inlays. And, yes, Rebops only had soap bars.

 

[mikeswals]

It keeping it relevant? If so why didn't you keep it?

The lighter weight sandwich body gave it a 'lightweight' tone, I disliked the attack, didn't sound as ballsy as my all-maple ones.

 

[Jessie Hagan]

Just because I am proud of her, here is a video of my daughter playing this bass back in 2013, when she was 17, doing triple duty on Bass, keys, and vocals on Rush's "Spirit of Radio"

 

[beatdatthang]

She's better than I am and I've been playing for 36 years…