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SPECTOR® Club - Part 38

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worshiprocker said:
Great bass.... They have a chunkier neck. I liked it tho. The string spacing is a little wider. My biggest beef with the JAR is the badass bridge, it is sharp and I would cut my hand on it, every time I played with a pick.

It is one of those basses that just oozes blues and funk, in my opinion. i wouldn't mind picking another one up for session work some day.
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So you literally play the NS-2JAR with blood! Thus the cost! Buwahahah!
(In my evil mad scientist laugh ;) )

Or maybe a Coda? It'll probably be easier to find a Coda for sure. :D
 
#543
A little self-promotion.
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#544
peledog said:
SSD 5 alert

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Spector-SSD...2-/300742149975?pt=Guitar&hash=item4605a10757

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Wow! That's one NICE fiver! I love the headstock shape! :cool:
 
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#546
husky123 said:
You and I are in the same boat Johnny Boy. I love a big, thick neck. I also love the fact that I never have to touch the trussrod once I get my action dialed. Coming from EBMM's this is a good thing.

Speaking of necks, and I mentioned this earlier, I measures my 2 USA's and the Forte takes the "Big Neck Challenge" by the narrowest of margins. I'll get you your numbers soon Patrick.
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Yes! The thicker necks don't need adjusting as much as I'm finding out. Yesterday I changed my Forte 5 strings from the chrome Flats back to the "Power Slinkies". There is something in the back regions of my mind that keeps saying "Put those Slinkies back on"! Lol So I did.
I noticed the neck had a slight "down" bow (more space under strings at the 12th fret) so I adjusted the truss rod. This is the second time I've adjusted the truss rod since March when I got the Forte 5. With all my other Spectors I'd only adjusted the truss rod once or none. One thing I really noticed right off the get go when I picked up the Forte 5 for the first time was how thin the neck is! While I had the strings off I took the neck measurements for Patrick and I'm amazed how very little gradual increase in thickness the Forte 5 neck is. I love this! It reminds me of the Ian Hill's neck. It's definately the thinnest neck on all the Fiver's that I've owned so far. So yes...thicker necks do have their advantages.
 
#548
iceboxbass said:
Yes! The thicker necks don't need adjusting as much as I'm finding out. Yesterday I changed my Forte 5 strings from the chrome Flats back to the "Power Slinkies". There is something in the back regions of my mind that keeps saying "Put those Slinkies back on"! Lol So I did.
I noticed the neck had a slight "down" bow (more space under strings at the 12th fret) so I adjusted the truss rod. This is the second time I've adjusted the truss rod since March when I got the Forte 5. With all my other Spectors I'd only adjusted the truss rod once or none. One thing I really noticed right off the get go when I picked up the Forte 5 for the first time was how thin the neck is! While I had the strings off I took the neck measurements for Patrick and I'm amazed how very little gradual increase in thickness the Forte 5 neck is. I love this! It reminds me of the Ian Hill's neck. It's definately the thinnest neck on all the Fiver's that I've owned so far. So yes...thicker necks do have their advantages.
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I agree that thicker necks have the advantage of holding the adjustments better and for longer, but I find I don't mind having to re-adjust the thinner necks because they feel so darn good!
 
#555
smadder said:
I know, I know. :rollno::scowl::scowl:

The Geek Police already showed up at my house and took away my new-in-the-box Millennium Falcon and my vintage X-Men action figures after they burned all my comics and pissed in my Xbox. Terrible, terrible mistake. Obelisk... what a sad and horrifying blunder. I'll never be the same after this. Never. There's no easy way out. There's no shortcut home. There's no easy way out. Giving in can be wrong (anyone get that reference? Anyone?).
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Lyrics to "No Easy Way Out" by Survivor :bassist:
 
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