I don't think it really matters who it is directed at. You remind us that you have a close relationship with Pj and Stuart and you work for them as a consultant and photographer, I believe. With that being said you represent the company in this thread and on this forum so when you take such a hostile attitude with a paying customer and fan it just doesn't sit well with me.
I've never said I represent SPECTOR in anything. I ESPECIALLY DO NOT REPRESENT THEM HERE. Sorry to yell, but company representatives are not allowed to freely post on this website. There are very formal rules for any company rep who wishes to interact with this website.
I am a friend of Stuart and PJ's. I do work for them on a consulting basis and I care about their success.
When I post here, sure I have very detailed knowledge and understanding of how things work at SPECTOR. Sure, I can and am always more than happy to try and facilitate some sort of resolution should someone have an issue with their bass or guitar... I can call PJ or Stuart and plead a person's case.
But I'm NOT an employee of SPECTOR. I DO NOT represent them here. I'm a guy with good connections that's just like the rest of you. I love bass guitar. I love SPECTOR Basses and I enjoy talking with people about it.
I understand you're passionate about Spectors and your work. I also understand someone misunderstanding what you've said and possibly twisting it around being frustrating. However, most fans in this thread are almost equally devoted to the brand. Spector fans are more loyal to the company than most other fans are to any other company. IMO. You could have said what you needed to say with much less attitude.
I apologize, but integrity is the most important thing I possess and I am only human.
I find it frustrating and honestly, a little disheartening to read what I took to be a post questioning my integrity, suggesting some sort of unfair bias on my part, in a situation that I helped bring about to show appreciation for everyone's dedication... for I know you all feel the same way I do... and then to have that turned into some sort of sideways insult by someone who wasn't paying attention.
Does that offend me? Yes. Do I feel I've been patient in this situation? Yes. Did I react harshly? Perhaps.
Do I stand by what I said. Without question.
Alot of these guys seem to hold you in high regard and look to you for Spector advice and answers and because of your attitude with a couple of post it'd be easy to turn current or future buyers off.
Thanks for your opinion and I'm sorry if you were offended.
But I stand by my assertion that if when I feel I'm being unfairly attacked and someone shows me what I consider to be a disrespectful attitude, that I put some ownership of that inappropriate attitude back on them... so be it.
I don't sell basses. I'm not a sales rep. I'm a branding consultant. And I think my efforts with SPECTOR have been very positive. But one of the reasons I like being independent is that it allows me the ability to be honest. I'm not a company "Yes" man. And my clients know this. If I disagree with something, I speak up. And if I feel someone oversteps a boundary or unfairly/disrespectfully addresses me, I will take what I feel are appropriate measures to set the record straight.
I don't have to do any of the things I do here. I do so because I like being around people who feel passionately about things the same way I do. And one problem with this from time to time is that passionate people sometimes disagree. Sometimes they say and/or do things they shouldn't. And that's when as adults you take a step back and decide how to react.
I like to think I'm a fair guy. I'll openly admit when I'm wrong. I'll say I'm sorry (and mean it). But I'm going to hold others to that same standard.
And I'm no different than anyone else. I've been working long-hard hours to do a bunch of cool stuff... some of it I'm doing for the fun of it... and I try to show the members of this forum some love and I get accused of not being fair... I have my integrity questioned...
Yep. It's disappointing. Sorry if I don't like to take what I consider an insult with a smile on my face.
Most Spector club members will probably hate me now as well as you. Lol
I don't hate you at all. I don't really know you. And I appreciate your opinion. And I'm sorry if my reaction was offensive to you in any way. Likewise, I'd hope no one else be upset over your expression of your opinion. You were fair, respectful and you said what you think.
So I don't fault you at all. I only ask that you consider my viewpoint, especially in the context of me clarifying that I am not a SPECTOR representative.
Overall I think it was just a misunderstanding that was lost in text somewhere.
I'm not so sure. I think some people may have been focusing on the wrong thing or jumped to a conclusion that they didn't have the right information or enough information to make a conclusion about. But that's what PM's are for.
I'm much nicer to someone on a PM if they feel like accusing me of something I consider to be a question about my integrity because it's private and there's no chance for our conversation to be misread or misunderstood by others. But accuse a person publicly of something and more than likely it's going to be more offensive.
You said it with much more eloquence than what I was going to say. I was really feeling the hostility in the remarks and I really didn't appreciate it either. I did a lot of back spacing on my iPhone. 
