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SPECTOR® Club - Part 31

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#984
Hey guys. I'm looking for some thoughts on the ARC6 guitars. My son's been playing guitar now for about a year now on a 3/4 size electric and it's probably getting to the time when he should move up to a normal scale guitar. He's almost 10 and skinny as a rail so weight is a consideration. (Digressing...I remember being about that age and mowing a lot of lawns to save up for a used black Epiphone Les Paul so I could live out my Steve Clark fantasies in my bedroom. But man was that thing heavy, slung down around my knees...)

And yes, I know, I know...he should be playing bass...believe me, I'm trying...:scowl:
 
#986
ebradfordrich said:
Hey guys. I'm looking for some thoughts on the ARC6 guitars. My son's been playing guitar now for about a year now on a 3/4 size electric and it's probably getting to the time when he should move up to a normal scale guitar. He's almost 10 and skinny as a rail so weight is a consideration. (Digressing...I remember being about that age and mowing a lot of lawns to save up for a used black Epiphone Les Paul so I could live out my Steve Clark fantasies in my bedroom. But man was that thing heavy, slung down around my knees...)

And yes, I know, I know...he should be playing bass...believe me, I'm trying...:scowl:
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Sam (Limaguy) has an Arc6 Pro and really likes it from what I hear. If you watch some of the NAMM 2012 video's, he is using that and his Forte to record all of the tracks he made and it sounds great.

He got his for a great price used from Guitar Center and they pop up on there from time to time. I just checked and they have one for $269 which seems like a deal. 107478963 is the number if you need it and its in the Miami Florida store.
 
#988
peledog said:
NBD!

After much delay, teeth gnashing and worrying - it's here. It's a lot lighter than I thought it would be. Somewhere between my Rebop and my Forte - weight-wise.

Spector Legend Custom 5 Bubinga

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Seems to be V V Mid and stacked B/T, not sure if this is EMG pre or not.

Sounds quite good. Need to slap some new strings on it, but it plays rather well. Also, working on a custom Rebop with BC and PJ. Details to follow. :D
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Man that's a killer Legend!! Where did you pick that up?
 
#989
worshiprocker said:
lol actually he is staindbass on here .... he is a cool guy, from what I have seen of his posts
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yeah Johnny posts in the Live Sound and a few other places, when he does post. total un-rockstar vibe from being the uber mega-star he is. there's a YT concert from like Baltimore Nov. 2011 that is just awesome, and he plays 2 of his Legends. even through the YT footage (which is great, actually) you can hear how amazing his tone is.
 
#990
Case question-

so the ReBop I'm getting doesn't come with a case. I dunno that I want to shell out the $$ for a big heavy HSC... have any of you had experience with the soft-hard cases that are out there? And if so, what kinds? I'd look at a gigbag but I think for the price, the hard-soft ones are a better value and give better protection.
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I'm looking at either of these:

http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/1SKBSC44/
http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/GLBass/
 
#991
spector_boogie said:
Case question-

so the ReBop I'm getting doesn't come with a case. I dunno that I want to shell out the $$ for a big heavy HSC... have any of you had experience with the soft-hard cases that are out there? And if so, what kinds? I'd look at a gigbag but I think for the price, the hard-soft ones are a better value and give better protection.
:cool:

I'm looking at either of these:

http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/1SKBSC44/
http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/GLBass/
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Mine only travel in Mono gigbags these days. Expensive but worth every penny imo.
 
#992
ebradfordrich said:
Hey guys. I'm looking for some thoughts on the ARC6 guitars. My son's been playing guitar now for about a year now on a 3/4 size electric and it's probably getting to the time when he should move up to a normal scale guitar. He's almost 10 and skinny as a rail so weight is a consideration. (Digressing...I remember being about that age and mowing a lot of lawns to save up for a used black Epiphone Les Paul so I could live out my Steve Clark fantasies in my bedroom. But man was that thing heavy, slung down around my knees...)

And yes, I know, I know...he should be playing bass...believe me, I'm trying...:scowl:
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Love the ARC6. It's got the same tonal sound, the crunchy sound of the Les Paul, but is lighter with the curved body.

The neck fits into the body a nice place so wrist strain is minimal. The neck is more profiled like a Strat (older vintage with some beef but not the thicker profile of the Les Paul).

In all the ARC6-Pro and ARC6-Pro Trem are great guitars for the money and if you ever decide to upgrade them, drop in different pups like an EMG 81/85 set and you can really tear it down into metal or hard rock, or got to some of the Duncan pups like a Pearly Gates and get a more Strat-like sound.

I have a USA ARC6 Set Neck on order and currently have Lance Harvill's (Arms of the Sun/Rex Brown) RX-GT Set Neck in my possession (Lance is a good friend and I needed some photos, plus his RX-GT is gloss white). And have to say that I love the neck profiles on Stuart's electric guitars. And the import models are identical to the USA models in that regard.

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#995
JeffplaysBass said:
...I had a local person that sold and item (not bass related) that listed it a certain year to make extra money. So someone pointed it out and he apologized....to find out 2 weeks later that same guy that apologized told my cousin he knew exactly what he had and wanted to make the extra money but apologized because he got caught.....there are some people that see a person getting their tail kicked by 5 guys and either keep riding, call the cops(by the time they get there the only guy there is laying on the ground) or jump out of their car to help even though they get their buts handed to them and end up with a broken nose)....Please don't question my heart...I don't know celebrities and have people kissing my tail like some but please don't judge me....I know you will reply with a 20 page essay, hehe....and for the record my nose has been broken twice...:bassist:
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I'm not really sure how to respond to this, but it won't take 20 pages.

First, I don't have anyone kissing my butt. Not sure who that's aimed at.

Second, I do hang out with Spector musicians. I think many would be amused to be called celebrities. So I'll pass that along.

Third, let me know when you find out a way to break a person's nose through TalkBass... perhaps a special keyboard command? Ctrl/Alt/B/N ? And then the person's mouse attacks them or something?

Dude, not questioning your heart. I think we know each other well enough to know that we're both decent, good people.

My point was that I've gotten several people tell me how turned off they've been by the way they were treated here, and it in return colored their perception of Spector "Die-Hards". And I know you all to be really cool, helpful people so it's disappointing to see new visitors think otherwise.

First impressions stick. And I know there have been plenty of douche-tards who have come through and tried to rip people off and they get called out and usually run away with their tails tucked.

But every once in a while you get someone like Steve who's appears to be completely legit and honest, just uniformed. So just be polite and ask because you never know.
 
#996
JPSBassist said:
Love the ARC6. It's got the same tonal sound, the crunchy sound of the Les Paul, but is lighter with the curved body.

The neck fits into the body a nice place so wrist strain is minimal. The neck is more profiled like a Strat (older vintage with some beef but not the thicker profile of the Les Paul).

In all the ARC6-Pro and ARC6-Pro Trem are great guitars for the money and if you ever decide to upgrade them, drop in different pups like an EMG 81/85 set and you can really tear it down into metal or hard rock, or got to some of the Duncan pups like a Pearly Gates and get a more Strat-like sound.

I have a USA ARC6 Set Neck on order and currently have Lance Harvill's (Arms of the Sun/Rex Brown) RX-GT Set Neck in my possession (Lance is a good friend and I needed some photos, plus his RX-GT is gloss white). And have to say that I love the neck profiles on Stuart's electric guitars. And the import models are identical to the USA models in that regard.
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Thanks for the info. After I posted this, I came across the review you did with Cameron. Aidan (son #1) doesn't need a $3k guitar but the import should more than suffice for the endless iterations of Over the Mountain.

Btw, that spalt-topped ARC is awesome. That would make a nice companion to my spalted tele....must...show...(what did my wife call it?)...oh yeah...restraint. Ha!
 
#997
ebradfordrich said:
Thanks for the info. After I posted this, I came across the review you did with Cameron. Aidan (son #1) doesn't need a $3k guitar but the import should more than suffice for the endless iterations of Over the Mountain.

Btw, that spalt-topped ARC is awesome. That would make a nice companion to my spalted tele....must...show...(what did my wife call it?)...oh yeah...restraint. Ha!
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someone said it earlier, but GC has a couple used ones from time to time...
$269
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