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Just an FYI for folks who are monitoring the Spectors hitting the market.
This is the Euro 6LX-EX I'll be moving at some point in the next few months. It's history is basically it's a 2010 model that has seen very little use but three owners (including me). I bought it from TB member Vakmere through Ebay about a year ago and when I got it I swear it looked like it's brand new. It's never gigged - I used it at one rehearsal and for some light recording duty at home. I got a really good deal - pretty much where most similar-condition Euro 5LX's go for, and I'm basically just going to look to get my money back on it.
Just figured I throw it out to the Spector clan in case anyone likes it and wants to know what could be coming down the pipe.
This is the Euro 6LX-EX I'll be moving at some point in the next few months. It's history is basically it's a 2010 model that has seen very little use but three owners (including me). I bought it from TB member Vakmere through Ebay about a year ago and when I got it I swear it looked like it's brand new. It's never gigged - I used it at one rehearsal and for some light recording duty at home. I got a really good deal - pretty much where most similar-condition Euro 5LX's go for, and I'm basically just going to look to get my money back on it.
Just figured I throw it out to the Spector clan in case anyone likes it and wants to know what could be coming down the pipe.
From my first-hand experience the issue isn't lack of desire but there's just so many things that Stuart can do in any given day.
And whereas I'm a fanatical SPECTOR Electric Guitar fan... I was the guy who pushed Stuart and PJ to do a dedicated Guitar website so they didn't seem like something second-hand behind the basses... the fact is, SPECTOR is a bass guitar company first. That's what pays their bills.
Two new guitar lines are being added at NAMM this year. And more will come. And I've been recruiting guitarists to try them out.
I have a top-of-the-line ARC6 on order, an amazing guitar, and once I get it I'll be promoting it like crazy.
The last thing is that Stuart is very methodical in everything he does. He had a WebCaster (the SPECTOR version of a vintage Strat) last year for NAMM but didn't want to show it because it wasn't where he felt it should be... so think about what you love in SPECTOR basses; his obsession with quality and attention to detail often means that instead of rushing to the marketplace with some new hot design, he spends (in the case of the Webcaster) two years developing it so when it hits it's right from the first one made and everyone loves it.
The Coda bass, and I was one of those who was not at all excited about it... it a big-time seller and they can't make them fast enough. So I trust in what he's doing.
You just have to be patient. But if Stuart feels that a 7-string guitar isn't a fad and is something that will be desired in the music industry long-term. He'll try his hand at one.
Until then we can only dream.
I have a Kramer-Era NS-2A fretless and I run Dogal Jaco System: Ultrapiatte (ultraflat) carbonsteel strings on it.
The best flatwound strings I've ever touched. Hands down. They are amazing.
I put a set on my USA NS-2 and LOVE them. I'm going to talk to them at NAMM about getting more. I got two sets from them last year and never want to be without them now.
Here is the link to their page:
Warning... the retail on these strings is $120.00 But in my opinion... worth every penny. Nothing I've ever played in a flat has been this smooth, warm and rich sounding. And the year-old set I have on my fretless are still good.
I've conditioned them every few months and they are far from dead. So that's the other thing. They last.Invalid Link Removed
Madbassplaya, I think the Classifieds have a lot of takers for you, lol. That is, if you're not intending on getting a LE.
Dumb question time - how do you remove the control knobs from a Euro?
I want to reposition them so what I think is "flat" is pointing straight down away from the strings when playing the instrument. I don't see any little screw heard on the side of the knob like I would on my other basses. I don't know if they're supposed to pull off but obviously I don't want to use too much force trying to do it.
I want to reposition them so what I think is "flat" is pointing straight down away from the strings when playing the instrument. I don't see any little screw heard on the side of the knob like I would on my other basses. I don't know if they're supposed to pull off but obviously I don't want to use too much force trying to do it.
OK thanks. I did try that but I think I wasn't pulling hard enough for fear of breaking something.
Be gentle. Pull straight up.
I did pull the shaft out of a pot on my old Les Paul. It snapped back in place without any problem, though.
A good music store will have a knob puller they might loan you, if necessary.
it takes a surprising bit of force to pull the knobs off the first time, but they fit back snug and are easier to pull off after that first time.
I've used GHS Precision SS FW's for over 4 years now and love them on my SPECTORS!!!
Warm, smooth as silk feeling, and full low tones with no muddiness, nice bright highs. I've used them on 4 & 5 strings, Legend4, Euro ReBop 5, NS-2A, Ian Hill Sig., NS-95 and my Forte 4. My new being built Forte 5 will have GHS TapeWound Flats. Never have tried the Tapewounds before but they are suppose to give your bass that upright Bass sound. I have them to send and they are smoother than the polished stainless. They don't degrade because dirt, skin and sweat can't get into the strings. Only $28.00 a set from Welcome to Bass Strings Online - Your Custom Bass String Shop...That's great to know the Coda is selling like hotcakes!From my first-hand experience the issue isn't lack of desire but there's just so many things that Stuart can do in any given day.
And whereas I'm a fanatical SPECTOR Electric Guitar fan... I was the guy who pushed Stuart and PJ to do a dedicated Guitar website so they didn't seem like something second-hand behind the basses... the fact is, SPECTOR is a bass guitar company first. That's what pays their bills.
Two new guitar lines are being added at NAMM this year. And more will come. And I've been recruiting guitarists to try them out.
I have a top-of-the-line ARC6 on order, an amazing guitar, and once I get it I'll be promoting it like crazy.
The last thing is that Stuart is very methodical in everything he does. He had a WebCaster (the SPECTOR version of a vintage Strat) last year for NAMM but didn't want to show it because it wasn't where he felt it should be... so think about what you love in SPECTOR basses; his obsession with quality and attention to detail often means that instead of rushing to the marketplace with some new hot design, he spends (in the case of the Webcaster) two years developing it so when it hits it's right from the first one made and everyone loves it.
The Coda bass, and I was one of those who was not at all excited about it... it a big-time seller and they can't make them fast enough. So I trust in what he's doing.
You just have to be patient. But if Stuart feels that a 7-string guitar isn't a fad and is something that will be desired in the music industry long-term. He'll try his hand at one.
Until then we can only dream.
JPS...have you ever tried Tapewounds? I'm going to try GHS Black TapeWound flats on my new Forte 5 when it's completed.I have a Kramer-Era NS-2A fretless and I run Dogal Jaco System: Ultrapiatte (ultraflat) carbonsteel strings on it.
The best flatwound strings I've ever touched. Hands down. They are amazing.
I put a set on my USA NS-2 and LOVE them. I'm going to talk to them at NAMM about getting more. I got two sets from them last year and never want to be without them now.
Here is the link to their page:
Warning... the retail on these strings is $120.00 But in my opinion... worth every penny. Nothing I've ever played in a flat has been this smooth, warm and rich sounding. And the year-old set I have on my fretless are still good.
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I've had to lay a cloth under a flat tip screwdriver and gently coax the knobs up before.
Good news everyone!
I talked to Todd today (I forgot to ask about strings first time...) and found he got the OK from PJ for the option of shaving down the necks of the LE spector.
Apparently current US basses have a boxier neck profile than they used to, more of a squarish D kind of than fully curved like a C (not Todd's exact words don't quote me or him on that!), and Todd had been getting all the Spectors he ordered shaved down slightly to compensate for it. He offered it to me when I first talked to him about ordering the LE Spector, but he wasn't sure if it would be possible, being that it was being based on the Forte.
Not sure on the exact specs, but to me when it comes to necks, less is more!
I talked to Todd today (I forgot to ask about strings first time...) and found he got the OK from PJ for the option of shaving down the necks of the LE spector.
Apparently current US basses have a boxier neck profile than they used to, more of a squarish D kind of than fully curved like a C (not Todd's exact words don't quote me or him on that!), and Todd had been getting all the Spectors he ordered shaved down slightly to compensate for it. He offered it to me when I first talked to him about ordering the LE Spector, but he wasn't sure if it would be possible, being that it was being based on the Forte.
Not sure on the exact specs, but to me when it comes to necks, less is more!
Yes! I used to put Rotosound 66 tapewounds on my fretless Steinberger. I got a real thumpy sound from them. They were steel core I believe but the tape when mixed with the 34" scale of the fretless 5-string neck made for an almost washtub bass sound. Really dull (and not in a bad way) deep thump. There was NO brightness to that setup. So it had limited application. But it was a cool experiment.
And my Steinberger was black (of course) and those black strings just sort of made it look more stealthy.
Good news everyone!
I talked to Todd today (I forgot to ask about strings first time...) and found he got the OK from PJ for the option of shaving down the necks of the LE spector.
Apparently current US basses have a boxier neck profile than they used to, more of a squarish D kind of than fully curved like a C (not Todd's exact words don't quote me or him on that!), and Todd had been getting all the Spectors he ordered shaved down slightly to compensate for it. He offered it to me when I first talked to him about ordering the LE Spector, but he wasn't sure if it would be possible, being that it was being based on the Forte.
Not sure on the exact specs, but to me when it comes to necks, less is more!
Yes. The current neck profile for USA Neck-Thru basses is more of a "D" shape than a rounded C shape. That's a good way to describe it.
And like I mentioned before... Stuart is very serious about building bass guitars which will last you an entire lifetime.
So over the past decade the necks have slowly gotten a little thicker.
PJ and I talked about this at BPL where we noticed that the USA necks were the thickest we'd ever seen. And they're still not bad or anything. Not like the "half baseball bat" necks some other companies had been linked to.
But PJ told me this past week that Stuart has agreed to start shaving the necks back down, working towards a happy medium somewhere between the Kramer necks (which I think are my favorite) and the necks we've got now.
And we're only talking a few millimeters.
Cool. I can't wait to see the first TB SE SPECTOR models get finished. They're gonna be killer!
Dang, I like thicker necks.Good news everyone!
I talked to Todd today (I forgot to ask about strings first time...) and found he got the OK from PJ for the option of shaving down the necks of the LE spector.
Apparently current US basses have a boxier neck profile than they used to, more of a squarish D kind of than fully curved like a C (not Todd's exact words don't quote me or him on that!), and Todd had been getting all the Spectors he ordered shaved down slightly to compensate for it. He offered it to me when I first talked to him about ordering the LE Spector, but he wasn't sure if it would be possible, being that it was being based on the Forte.
Not sure on the exact specs, but to me when it comes to necks, less is more!
Hmmmm....
No, I've never tried flats on my Euro, just intrigued by the possibility.
That's cool to know! I figured only $28.00 spent is worth the venture if I end up not liking them on the Forte 5.
Hmmm...I wonder how much thinner? Or would this be an option? The thickest neck I've played on a SPECTOR has been Either the NS-95 or ReBop 5 Euro. I really didn't mind either neck though...of course ya can't compare either to my former Ian Hill neck! I loved that neck!!!
Wonder if that'd be a possibility on the Forte??? - Status
