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Question for Spector Bantam Bass Owners...

Christcr

Christcr

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Feb 8, 2015
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#1
Every printed reference, both on store/dealer websites and Spector's own website (and spoken reviews I have come across, and even for sale adds) state that the Bantam neck is a 1.5 inch width nut. Unless mine is an anomaly, that is inaccurate. My calipers read 1.644 inch. And I'm assuming CNC machines do not make mistakes these days.

So... could anyone out there who owns a Bantam measure their Bantam nut width and satisfy my curiosity? Is it 1.5 or 1.64? I would definitely prefer a 1.5 inch nut rather than the chunkier profile mine has (not that I'm complaining too loudly, because it is definitely a wonderful bass). Did Spector change the nut width somewhere along the line to a slimmer profile than mine? Or is it just a flub on the specs and they are all wider like mine?
 
#3
screambasses said:
Found this on the Sweetwater page:

Nut Width:1.65"
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Yeah, they actually corrected it. It is 1.65" and Spector had a typo on their website... which all the dealers followed. It has always been 1.65. I talked to my dealer (Sweetwater) about the inaccurate spec (it did say 1.5) on their site and they contacted Spector--then they all corrected it. So it's all straightened out now. I would have actually preferred the 1.5... but, oh well.
 
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screambasses said:
It's funny, I always thought I was a J-bass guy (the smaller neck), but the older I get, the more I prefer the wider P-bass neck. Should have my Bantam by XMAS. I'm a lefty, so they ordered one special for me.
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Mine is gorgeous (dark transparent cherry color over quilted top). It's a great sounding bass, in general whether we're talking short or long scale, and probably the best sounding short scale bass out there (in my opinion).

Over the years, I haven't been a huge fan of EMG pickups/electronics, but they definitely work pretty well in the Bantam--really clear sound in the band mix. Not boomy, not super sizzly and BTC control allows some pretty good variation (if you crank the treble, you CAN get that sizzly sound if you like although I generally keep it backed off a bit, and the bass control doesn't get muddy at all when turned up).
 
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#6
Yeah, I've been playing mine (same as yours) and have fallen in love with it. I then went and bought a Czech-made 34", but it doesn't compare to the ease and comfort of the Bantam. Been trying to get them to build me one in pearl white...
 

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