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SPECTOR® Club - Part 40

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Sometimes you get trash in the mail, othertimes you get this..

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Aww, Thanks Donny! Got an appt to go wetsand and polish the CRFM tomorrow!
 
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worshiprocker said:
both pickups 100%. I run the treble 80-100% and bass 10-30%. I get a really aggressive tone it cuts ALOT. the amp effects it too... I run GK amps. Do you have EMGs in that NS2A?

PS: It's for sale :( if it sells... I'll be getting a nice replacement :)
http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f126/fs-spector-rex-4-pro-906106/ PM me for Spector Club price
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Yes I have active EMGs and am running a GK 2001RBP. Before switching to Spectors I always played passive G&L's so I had all the knobs maxed. Now that I'm running active basses I'm never sure how far to boost sometimes....
 
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sumgruuvz said:
i have the copy too. i like it alot. but im wondering if the usa 9v would make it better or would i be wasting my time. surely it would fit, dont you think?
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I think you have the korean copy, which is great. the MM114 is/was made by mighty mite and is a soley aftermarket. The MM114 were never stock on any Spector
 
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smadder said:
Must be random. There's one on Amazon that's black plastic. And there are some on BC's site that have black plastic too. I guess it's just random one-offs or mistakes or they just didn't have enough brass on hand to finish up that particular bass. Although I can tell you if I ordered a Euro and it showed up without a brass nut, I'd be calling the NY shop to see if they'd put one on for me under warranty or I'd just flat out return it. The brass nut is a key to how good the open strings sound.
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Just out of curiosity. My open E has always sounded a little dead. It's a Euro ReBop purchased here on TB. It has a plastic nut. Could this be a reason for the sound? And is replacing the plastic with brass a complicated endeavor?
 
#538
WOLFTOWER5 said:
Just out of curiosity. My open E has always sounded a little dead. It's a Euro ReBop purchased here on TB. It has a plastic nut. Could this be a reason for the sound? And is replacing the plastic with brass a complicated endeavor?
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Not at all if you have a good tech who charges reasonable prices. You can buy brass nut blanks off of eBay for like $15 for 3 of them. Just make sure they are big enough. Better to be too big and need filing down than too small. Then take it to your tech and ask him to shape, slot and install it. Mine did it for $100 on the NS-2A I fully restored and upgraded (scootbass1 had it and now is on its way to brotherbassj) because I provided the brass blank.

IMO it made a big difference in the tone of the open strings. I never want to go back to plastic or graphite nuts. If I had to choose between those two as a secondary because I couldn't get a hold of a brass blank (or couldn't afford one), I'd definitely go with graphite just because it's self-lubricating (resist that one guys, resist) and also very durable.
 
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