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SPECTOR® Club - Part 25

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iceboxbass said:
Yep...PJ Rubal told us back in Dec. that a Forte 6 is available though it's not on their website. A couple other here were looking at getting one.

I think a natural with the flaming maple they've been getting would be really awesome looking!
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hmmm...that 6 is REALLY tempting! ...although I would rather it be a fretless... :bassist:

I agree the flame maple they have at the moment is AMAZING!
 
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Does anyone know of a reputable refinish guy/company in the NC/SC/GA/VA/TN area? I have an NS5CR with a maple finish, and I really want to have it refinished with a translucent color that allows the grain to peek through. Glossy (PU), of course.
I don't want to ship the guitar, and I can drive it to anyone in the above-listed states.
I'm going to e-mail PJ as well; he always has good info.
 
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Worldeeeter said:
Does anyone know of a reputable refinish guy/company in the NC/SC/GA/VA/TN area? I have an NS5CR with a maple finish, and I really want to have it refinished with a translucent color that allows the grain to peek through. Glossy (PU), of course.
I don't want to ship the guitar, and I can drive it to anyone in the above-listed states.
I'm going to e-mail PJ as well; he always has good info.
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Glaser instruments in Nashville.
 
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iceboxbass said:
I've not seen a legend 4 with a P/J pups setup before...always either soap bars or J/M.
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I have seen a few and that is why I thought it was a custom (set neck) since those are the only ones I've seen... also bubinga topped ones

in fact there is one on ebay right now
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silvertripper said:
This is my last CL post for a while on here...

But what in TARNATION is this???

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Ohhhh! I love this story. I was going to save it for the documentary but...

:D

Ned Steinberger designed the NS-Body by taking on of Stuart's SB-1 basses and shaving the back down (basically keeping the same horn shape) and adding the "curved/carved" shape.

It got Ned thinking about instrument design. Not being a musician it was something he could approach from a purely logical/engineering standpoint. Ned's dad (jack Steinberger) would win the Nobel Prize for physics in 1988 "for the neutrino beam method and the demonstration of the doublet structure of the leptons through the discovery of the muon neutrino".
In other words Ned had grown up with a brilliant scientist for a dad and his mind was naturally given to finding problems and solving them.

He looked at the NS-Body bass he'd created and he started asking himself questions such as, why are the tuners on the headstock? Why are bodies made of wood. What causes the vibrations of the strings to die almost instantly at certain frequencies. And slowly he deconstructed the modern electric bass guitar down to its most basic elements, and then looking at ergonomics and the necessary physics required by the instrument to work (not the tradition of "this is how they're made") he developed his headless little black graphite box.

Ironically, just two years after his father would win the coveted Nobel Prize, Ned would win the "Design of the Decade award from the Industrial Designer Society Of America.

Riding on the popularity of Ned's minimalist bass design, he spoke to his good friend Stuart Spector, the man he credits for getting him interested in instrument design, and suggested that they join forces again and design another Spector.

Ned's second design for Stuart Spector wasn't as popular as either of his previous designs... the NS-Bass or his headless Steinberger bass. Only a handful were made and soon the design would slip into obscurity.

For a Spector Collector, this bass is a piece of gold. If anyone in this group can afford it and you want a unique, special Spector... this would be a great one for the collection.
 
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I am sad to say it but my local music store (where I just moved from) has closed it's doors and is having a liquidation sale.

This is the message posted on fb from the owner, Nick:

OK! Here is the low down on the biggest and baddest music instrument sale in Northeast Louisiana. It will start MONDAY FEBRUARY 20th St 10AM. EVERYTHING MUST GO! THAT MEANS YOU WILL GET ONE AVERAGE 25-30 percent off everything in stock... I have close to 100 guitars and basses and acoustic guitars and about 10 sets of drums. 50 plus cymbals and a pretty good amp selection.it all must go. Sal...e will last until the 27th. That Monday I will be selling the remaining fixtures to anyone interested. Whatever does not sell will be sent back to manufacturers or sold to other stores in need of the inventory I have. So it will not be a fake discount that changes. Same discount for the first and last day.

Once again I will not answering inventory questions. I cannot hold anything for anyone. It is first come first serve on everything
Prices will be cash.. plus tax. If you need to use a card, please understand that there will be a 3% charge and $0.18 fee. This is to cover my expense of running the card. Flat shipping price on guitars is 35 dollars. And all PayPal transactions must include paypal fees.

Just to give you a good faith idea on everything...ALL GUITAR STRINGS WILL BE $3 AND BASS SETS WILL BE $20. Store brand strings will be $2. I am willing to loose a couple of bux to just clear these out. See you on Presidents Day!
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I thought this may interest some of you guys looking for new Spectors. The last time I was there he had a few of them. I don't think he has any Euro's or USA's unless something has changed in the last few months. I think he has 7 of them?

I remember him having the following:

Legend 4 Classic (Holoflash)
Legend 5 Classic (Natural)
Legend 5 Classic (Black Cherry Burst) B stock
Legend 5 Custom (Natural/Set Neck)

This is the store number:
1 318.548.8662

Website (not as up to date as it should be):
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Not sure how often he's there but if you call the week of the 20th you'll get him for sure.
 
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