SPECTOR® Club - Part 33

[jarrod cunningham]

Ok jaymi , u sold 3 spectors !!!! What u gonna buy ????? How are u liking the black ns2j ???

 

[Jaymi]

the black ns2j is a REAL keeper! Not sure what I am grabbing yet..I may just hold out for the plum Wimbish and then get a HAZ to put in it...

 

[delucajohn2000]

Man, I am so glad I missed that blue NS-2 I just got a new credit card for "emergency purposes" and I am afraid that if I saw that pop up, it may have been a huge internal struggle for me since I would consider that an emergency

 

[Jaymi]

LOL...well, I am glad that it left before you had the 'urge'

 

[5string_phunk]

Man, I am so glad I missed that blue NS-2 I just got a new credit card for "emergency purposes" and I am afraid that if I saw that pop up, it may have been a huge internal struggle for me since I would consider that an emergency

I agree! I just got my credit card balance to $0.00. It would have been a shame to max it out again so soon!

 

[Jaymi]

I think everyone would really die if I sold the black one.....(AIN'T GONNA!!!)

 

[worshiprocker]

Good deal sighting!

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if anyone is interested in this I will go check it out for you

 

[iceboxbass]

Long time player, first time Spector owner. I don't know how I've gone this long without one! Acquired this in a trade here on the TB classifieds. I hear this is the club to join, could I get a number?

My Euro 5LX /w Poplar Burl top.

Very beautiful!!! Welcome to our club!

 

[iceboxbass]

Here are some shots of the new (used) ARC6. I am really surprised with the build quality. I may replace the tuners with a better set and dig around in the parts bin for some nice knobs. But otherwise, this is about the best lower-end guitar I've procured in a long time. For $212/shipped from GC, my son's going to be stoked.

Very nice! I had a grey ARC6 a couple years back.

 

[iceboxbass]

I totally agree nothing feels or to me sounds as good as my spectors. Here is my euro 4

Wow! That looks like liquid! Gorgeous!

 

[iceboxbass]

I got an iphone and took a picture with it and the camera i bought from the app store has a button called clarity and walaaaa that is close to what it looks like

Which APP is that?

 

[tomydacat]

It is camera+ there are some cool effects as well

 

[tomydacat]

The app is 99 cents and is awesome has a zoom aswell

 

[Zitch]

Anybody gonna freak out if I say that I may be posting my blue Kramer NS2 for sale soon?

I really wish you'd a offered this one up when I said I wanted a Blue Spector, that was exactly what I wanted, Oh well some day in the future. I probably couldnt have afforded it anyways.

 

[XBASSX]

Same here. I can't solder to save my life.

Me either. I hate soldering. I got my old lady to solder my OBP3 'cos she used to do it for her job many years ago.

 

[bunkaroo]

A little late to the conversation but I tried the 40P5/DC combo in my NS-5XL and liked it much better than the 40P5/40J combo. I've got both DC's back in for the moment since I really need to give that config it's due but I think I will likely go back to the 40P5 for the neck pickup.

 

[JPSBassist]

Good deal sighting!

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if anyone is interested in this I will go check it out for you

That's a Q5-Pro... not a Legend-5...

The horn shape and lack of a curved body gives it away. Still worth $350... but not a Legend.... this bass was made between 1999 and 2004.

 

[iceboxbass]

It says camera+

It's on sale right now for .99cents.

 

[iceboxbass]

Same here. I can't solder to save my life.

I'll gladly volunteer my services to anyone in our club...I took studies in electronics in high school, also an extensive USAF electronics schooling for Jet Aircraft Weapons Systems troubleshooting/Repair Technician. I was in the USAF 25 1/2 years. Soldering is second nature for me. Please Feel free to PM me for any soldering needs you may have and don't feel comfortable tackling it yourself. Peace!

 

[iceboxbass]

So, a little review on the ReBop...

I'll drop a P5 and DC in the neck/bridge spots respectively and see if that helps. I will say too, I know Patrick and others speak to this all the time, but I've "figured out" the TP preamp, I think lol! Obviously I'll still need time to adjust "on the fly" like I can w/ the Haz controls, but I'm getting there. It's kind of hard to think of the controls as a "rolloff" vs just an "up/down" control like we're used to, but yeah it's not too bad. It's definitely cleaner than what I'm used to, which I'm not sure if I dig or not. I love the grunt of my NS-5 but a pickup change would definitely help solve that.

So, anyway, I think I'm just gonna bite the bullet and order my CK strings and get it all set up to my liking and go from there. Again, it's a great bass but I'm looking to "retire" my NS-5 for some obvious reasons, and I'm not sure if this is a 110% adequate replacement, just yet...

Bro...after tasting the goodnesses of USA's and NT's...I don't believe you're not going to get that sound you're looking for. It's apples/oranges...I know after just having Euro & Korean NT's, I'd go back and play my beloved Legend 4, even though Kitty sound GOOD, my ears and head was saying differently, that sound that Ive grown to love wasn't there. And especially after have my two Fortes! That's why I sold Kitty...she wasn't getting any play time anymore.
I wish you good luck and I hope you find that right combo!