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SPECTOR® Club - Part 33

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superdick2112 said:
Congrats! Nicely figured woods on that one.
I have a Stingray too, a nice red sparkle one. Great basses - they sound mean & play nice, but you're right - they aren't Spectors. Mine hasn't been out of its case in almost a year now...
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The timing is perfect on this post as I was about to pull the trigger today to trade my EBMM for a Blue Spector today. It's the EBMM I traded my Wick Thumb 4 for a couple weeks ago. I held off as I want to wait for "the one".

I absolutely love the natural NSCRFM I got last week and now I think I want to hold out for a super fancy top to go with the Black Zebop and the natural.
 
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ynot12 said:
The timing is perfect on this post as I was about to pull the trigger today to trade my EBMM for a Blue Spector today....
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I fully understand. I'm thinking of selling/trading the Stingray & a couple of Rics to fund a new black USA NS-2. GAS says "get another Spector", but sensibility says "keep the EBMM & the Rickenbackers, & buy a Haz for one of the Euros".
I have some thinking & soul-searching to do.

:hmm:
 
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bassboy01 said:
To the best of my knowledge there was only 1 5-string prototype Spector built during the Brooklyn period. That bass belongs to PJ Rubal. Serial #1 Spector was built during the Kramer period and belonged to Will Lee from David Letterman's Late Show Band. There were 78 total 5 strings built in the Kramer era.
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Okay, thanks Todd. I guess I might have to look really hard or look for something else. :hmm:
 
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WilsonMusic said:
Since I post here more than anywhere else, I figured I would share my non Spector nbd with my Spector brothers! Unfortunately, I didn't take me long to realize that i'm strictly a Spector player since everything else feels.....ummm......not so spectorish lol. She's a looker though!
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never saw flame on ash before, and the flame on the neck is killer! Shame it'll only be decorative!
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Hey Wilson, I hear ya. I love(d) my EBMM's too but they're dwindling. Sterlings, Rays and Subs going bye bye...
 
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ynot12 said:
The timing is perfect on this post as I was about to pull the trigger today to trade my EBMM for a Blue Spector today. It's the EBMM I traded my Wick Thumb 4 for a couple weeks ago. I held off as I want to wait for "the one".

I absolutely love the natural NSCRFM I got last week and now I think I want to hold out for a super fancy top to go with the Black Zebop and the natural.
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superdick2112 said:
I fully understand. I'm thinking of selling/trading the Stingray & a couple of Rics to fund a new black USA NS-2. GAS says "get another Spector", but sensibility says "keep the EBMM & the Rickenbackers, & buy a Haz for one of the Euros".
I have some thinking & soul-searching to do.

:hmm:
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Ditch em fellas!! That's what is going to happen with this one probably lol. I've been playing on it a lot today, and I have to say that this is the best playing, sounding and fastest neck I've had on an sr4....but still going Spector
husky123 said:
Hey Wilson, I hear ya. I love(d) my EBMM's too but they're dwindling. Sterlings, Rays and Subs going bye bye...
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amen!
 
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ubnomnar said:
I have an affinity for white NS basses, too... so I plan to have this one for a while.



The knobs are definitely original as they are identical to the knobs on my NS-4. They probably are aluminum. This one arrived with the Dunlop dual-design straplocks which I prefer over the original Schaller design.







Good call Phat. Controls 1-4 operate the 18V USA HAZ circuit that is dedicated to the DC pickups just like the standard NS-4/5/6 setup.

The fullsize knob nearest the bridge is the balance knob that sweeps from piezo off/DCs 100% to piezo 100%/DCs 0%. It has a detent in the center. The piezo is quite "hot" and a little goes a long way.

The stacked knobs nearest the bridge/tail of the bass are the active treble/bass dedicated to the piezo.

I opened the control cavity and with two USA 18V circuits carefully packed inside it looks pretty impressive.

The tonal range is huge and I'm going to enjoy finding my favorite settings.

If you look carefully you can see the piezo trim pot screws in the bridge below the B and E strings. The saddles are covering the screws for the other strings.
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This might be a dumb question, but with the 2 18 volt preamps, does the bass have 4 - 9 volt batteries, or is it wired to run on 2?
 
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