Questions on Spector Basses

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I would personally recommend Swamp Ash, your shoulder will thank you later. I would say get the 5 string if you plan to get one in the end anyways. You can get the 5 with 2 jazz pickups if you want. Rosewood Fingerboard. I like their necks, don't know if i can personally describe it. Nice contoured body. Very full sound, so you'll need a good amp else you might not want to keep the volume on the bass itself at full.

 

Your amp's probably clipping when you crank the lows knob.
Most amps will do that, at a fairly loud volume, with the anything "cranked."

Actually, it's not "probably" clipping, if your speaker looks funny that is clipping.

I've never played a spector 5. Although, the spector 4's MrFortuneCookie was right about, they have a very full sound. I find it to be warm also.
Atleast, the one's I've heard were.


It's kind of odd that a bass with a maple body would be warm? I don't know... They sound pretty good though. Not my bag, but a lot of other people's.

 

Hey just got my spector 5 string usa bolt on last week! Its awsome! The neck is nice and wide. The b is awsome and no vibs! I will tell you this this bass is built like a brick #### house!
Make sure you go ahead and get the Optional Aguilar OBP-1 (18v) On Board PreAmp/EQ! It makes the worlds diff!

But the only bad thing about this bass is make sure you have time to wait before you order it! Took 4 months to get mine! But its worth all the wait trust me! I havent stoped smiling since mine got to me!

 

you can see all the wonders here my son http://www.ssdbass.com and if you have any futher questions you can e-mail Stewart Spector from this site also,tell him Flipper sent ya.

 

Let's see. you're comparing "CHEAP", low end basses that have indian rosewood w/a bass that is handmade in the USA thet retails for $2000.00? Silly, just plain silly. Any way, I'm pretty sure that he uses Pao Ferro on all USA models.

Personally I'd go w/the Swamp ash NS/2J w/the Aguilar pre=amp. I have 3 great 5's & another would be too much. (that's just me) Maple is gonna be brighter & the bass will be heavier. The Swamp Ash w/be lighter & as MrFortuneCookie said eairler, "your shoulder will thank you later. "

<a href="http://www.ssdbass.com/NewFiles/usbolt.html"><font color=red><b>CLICK HERE</b></font></a> for the full spec page on USA Bolt On's from Spectors site. You could e-mail him @ [email protected] & Stuart will get back to ASAP.

P.S. His name is Stuart.

Low end basscompared to Spector USA models, what has this worls come to?

 

That's what the man says...

BTW: You're far better off with a Hazlab preamp than you are an Aguilar. The Hazlab preamp is more full and punchy, according to PJ Rubal, the national sales director for Spector basses. This is the preamp you're most likely to see in an American Spector.

Aguilar, on the other hand, is an upgrade option for foreign made Spectors.

 

Unless they changed things last I spoke to Stuart, ony the USA Bolt on Series is available w/the upgradable Aguilar OBP-1 pre amp. It normally comes w/an EMG BTS pre amp.

The USA Neck Thru's have the Haz-Lab pre-amp. (You could probably get one on a USA bolt on if you asked.)

The European & active Korean have the EMG BTS preamp as well with no option. Euro has EMG 40J's (5 string) or PJ (4 string) p/'us & the Korean ones have EMG-HZ humbuckers.

 

Actually, Spector US Neckthroughs now have the OBP-1 too.

 

I've played one USA bolton 4 (swampash body), and I loved it. 2 EMG Jazz pickups

Pao Ferro is the fingerboard wood.

I also like a big fat Stingray sort of neck. The Spector neck seemed to have all of the qualities I like from a Stingray's neck (but even better!). For me.. that Spector quite possibly had the best 4 string neck I've played.

The tone with both pickups on full and the bass and treble about midway up sounded like Flea's tone on Blood Sugar Sex Majik.. dead on. If that is the sort of sound you are looking for, then this may just well be the bass for you. I actually didn't do much knob twiddling because I was in love with the tone I was getting.

I'm not sure what preamp is in the bass I played. The website of the store I played it at says EMG electronics.. but I could have sworn the tag said Aguilar OBP-1.

 

The neck on the Spector 4 is very much like a Stingray 4, but the string spacing is a tad narrower.

Ely, if possible, you should compare a swamp ash against a maple body. They sound very different IMHO.

As far as rosewood, there are different grades of Indian rosewood, and the stuff that good manufacturers use is vastly superior to the gummy stuff that the low priced basses have. Just ask Rickbass if you want to know more about Indian rosewood.

 

Only the top is figured maple on the US bolt-ons so it won't add much weight and I prefer the tone of maple. Go for the 5 string cuz you still have the other 4 strings (makes sense, eh).