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SPECTOR® Club - Part 33

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spector_boogie said:
I actually just got a ReBop 5 and yeah the unfinished neck is definitely quicker.

The differences are passive EMG-HZ pickups on the Bop and the active DC's on the Euro5. They both IIRC (at least currently) have the Tonepump preamp. The bodies are about the same.

If interested in the Bop LMK as I'm thinking about moving mine.
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I'm no expert by any strecth but I think the Euro's come with 40CS's. At least the 5 and 6 string models do.
 
#752
My best to your Mom and your family. Health stuff is hard as hell whether it's you or family. I can completely empathize.

On a different note, are you putting the new Tone Pump into the Rex 4? What are the overall plans? And sorry if I'm asking you to repeat anything...

worshiprocker said:
you will learn a lot here....


The Rex4 was delivered.... I will get to it later today... have some family stuff to deal with... On that note please pray for my mom
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Thank you everyone for the prayers. My family really appreciates it .
smadder said:
My best to your Mom and your family. Health stuff is hard as hell whether it's you or family. I can completely empathize.

On a different note, are you putting the new Tone Pump into the Rex 4? What are the overall plans? And sorry if I'm asking you to repeat anything...
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Ya the tonepump is going in the Rex. I also have active PJs going in. Essentially it will be just like my cr4fm but a different body style.

Same electronics all maple body... It should destroy! Lol
 
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worshiprocker said:
you will learn a lot here....


The Rex4 was delivered.... I will get to it later today... have some family stuff to deal with... On that note please pray for my mom
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very nice.
prayers sent.
i dont know if were going to make it to the concert in wichita this weekend. my wife's uncle passed away yesterday :( so we are in limbo about what is going on and what were doing.
 
#758
ynot12 said:
Haha. I've actually done from zero to two in seven weeks, so you are probably right. ;)

It's actually in pretty good condition, too. I'm totally pissed at Guitar Center, though. The sent me the DR Hi Beams with the bass, I tore them open and curt them to the exact size as the strings on the bass (I was in a hurry) and strated stringing it up G, D, A, and when I got to E I noticed the string tapering off before the nut. :( They sent me short scale strings! The package looks the same. The only difference in one letter on a code and I usually on bought a 5-string set. I had no idea. So, now I have cut short scale strings I cant use. The worst part is now I have to wait to hear it with good ones.

I'm sure it will be worth the wait.
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Ouch! I always start with the biggest string first and cut them on the bass...but I realize you were in a hurry and excited. What's that old saying..."Hast makes waste"? "Measure twice, cut once"? :hiding: ;) :D
 
#759
chrisloe said:
Awesome Steve! A couple of things...

PM a guy named Tracebassplayer, he gives out the numbers for the club, awesome basses, like I said in my e-mail, I wish I could find someone to pay me in Spectors!!
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Finally tracked him down and sent a PM. Thanks Chris. Yeah I find the barter system has it's good and bad points. The good is that sometimes you get opportunities to get paid in gear that you really want or need. Example: I'm one of the guys that got caught in the Dr. Bass situation and went for over 2 years (coming up on 3) without the rig that I was supposed to get. My current rig is due to 1/2 trade-in - 1/2 barter resulting in me owning a Genz Benz 6.2 Shuttle 210T combo with a matching 210 ext. cabinet. It's fantastic, I can carry it easily, and it sounds wonderful. But more often than not I have to turn around and sell what people give me on eBay or the like so I can make rent/pay bills, etc. These two Euros are most likely going to end up being the latter simply because the bills end up winning 9/10 times.
 
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smadder said:
Hey folks.

So my name's Steve and I'm the guy who was trying to move the reconditioned white NS-2A a few weeks back and out of ignorance had priced it way beyond what is reasonable for the market. Chris and Patrick really helped me out a ton in teaching me about the Spector market, the culture surrounding the instruments, and Chris even took the bass off my hands for a bit before deciding it just wasn't quite right for him. I did end up immediately selling it to a gentleman named Mike before I even got the bass back from Chris and was able to re-direct UPS to get it to him on Monday and after sitting with it for a day or so he's completely in love (you can read the feedback from scootbass1).

I recently did a bunch of computer work in exchange for a couple of LX basses from Amazon and a little cash: one brand new LX4 in a black cherry flame top finish (great figuring), one ultra amber quilt-top LX5 with TWs (which looks like it was a return that got knocked down in price, but then I talked to PJ and found out some cool history - read on). I also sold off my very old Tobias to a local guy to help with the bills, the basses and to get some other bass stuff taken care of.

The guy couldn't afford to pay me entirely in cash but had a lot of Amazon credit, so he bought these two basses that were already discounted and then had an additional 15% taken off (plus I threw in some of my Tobias money). I think the LX4 was just NOS and the LX5 was a return (but found out differently from PJ - again, read on). But they were priced at $1500 for the 4 and $1700 for the 5. That's pretty great for "new" LX models, so that's what I went with. I had to get in touch with PJ about them because the 4 didn't come with the accessories pouch and the 5 was equipped with Dunlop strap locks instead of Schaller and also didn't have the accessories package. He said that the LX5 was one that he had given to EMG and Dunlop at the NAMM show this past January to use as a booth bass and they equipped it with their own straplocks. He particularly remembered the model being an ultra amber LX5 with TWs. I thought it was neat to get the history on this seemingly random bass off of Amazon.

I am having the pickups in the 4 changed to PJ-X's and 40DCs in the 5. I just sold both Tone Pump rigs here on TB and they should be getting to the guys who bought them today. I'm putting in a three knob EMG BTC system (vol/bal/staked bass & treble) and EXB circuit in each. I discovered in the NS-2A that these X series pickups are just amazing, especially in the Spector 4 string configuration. And I know it's heretical, but the BTC/EXB combo sounds as good as the Haz Lab (to my ears of course, all things being subjective).

I will keep and play both for a short while, but then will have to sell them to keep hacking away at the medical debt. What I did do though with some of the cash, is put a down payment on an incoming white Euro LX from BC. Beaver said it's got the 1.5" nut width, so I guess that means it's an alternate finish Ian Hill? Whatever the case, I've wanted a white Spector ever since I started playing when I was 14 and first saw Eddie Jackson and heard him live opening for Metallica. What a tone. So I'll re-equip it with my preferred pickups and electronics and sell the original Tone Pumps here for $1,200 (kidding). But I'll finally have my dream bass and I'm really excited about that. I wish I could have held on to the NS-2A, but the timing just didn't work out (if the computer work had come up just a bit sooner, I could have kept it). I don't know why white Spectors are so cool, but they're just the best looking instruments I've ever seen. And I've really fallen in love with the Spector tone. I love the variation that my personal choice in pickups and pre-amp provides, but it still sounds like a Spector, just more Spector-ish. Especially with the EXB circuit. That knob is an incredible tone shaper.

I've found reading this thread has helped me understand so much about the history of the basses, resources that are available, and that there is a lot of support to be had. So even though I only occasionally lurk on TB, I'd really like to join the Spector Club and try to take a shot at being a part of the community. So if someone could give me a number, as soon as I get the basses back on Friday, I'll put pics up. And since as of right now they are only temporary for me until I get my white one, please feel free to let me know if you'd be interested in taking either of them off my hands. I'm putting the stock photos up until I get mine back then I can put better shots up with my iPhone camera.
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Man a lot to read after three glasses of wine....so You are selling 2 and getting another one?
 
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