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SPECTOR® Club - Part 40

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brotherbassj said:
The bx is class d so don't expect the old lead sled bass tone....however the EQ options are awesome. it is a more modern sounding amp but ok if you are willing to sacrifice the massive balls......and weight......of the b1500. call Keith at carvin and tell him Jamie from Faultline sent you.....that's how he knows me
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ah. so them making it a class d cut it's nuts off a bit, huh? i dont want modern. i want vintage fatness amp sound. :) maybe i should stick with going for the aggie.
 
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BassIdiot said:
First I want apologize for all the mistakes I probably made in this message.
English is not my native language.

The last year and a half I followed the Spector thread on a daily basis.
I always loved the sound of a Spector bass, but the american basses are hard to get here in europe.
20 years ago I went to a music store and there it was a Spector NS2O. I tried it and I loved it. The owner told me the bass was in the shop for more then 2 years and he didn't sell it because it was an expensive bass. I didn't had the money also, but I wanted it so bad. The same day I went to the bank for a loan and they gave me the money. (at that time music was my profession so it was not a strange thing to ask for). The next day i drove to the shop again to buy the bass, but the owner told me he sold it the day before. I just could not believe it. I searched everywhere for a Spector, but could not find another one so I bought a warwick streamer. This has been my main bass for about 18 years.

In holland we have a site called Marktplaats where you can sell and buy almost everything (It's now owned by e-bay) and one day I saw it, an american spector NS2. I told my girlfriend there was a NS2 for sale and she asked me 'Is this the same kind of bass you told me a hundred times about?' and I said yes. She told me to contact the seller and the same evening we drove two and a half hour to buy the bass. The bass was not taken good care of, but it was played a lot. (A bass that has not been played a lot will not sound as good as a bass that has been played a lot).

The last year my bass has undergone a fretjob and I installed a Hipshot D-Tuner and a new bridge with intonation screws. (I think it was worshiprocker who told me Spector also shipped overseas.) Now I finally have my dream bass and it plays wonderful.

Why am I writing this 'My Spector Story' down? Well I am always careful about what I post on the internet. My daughter tells me she has about a 1.000.000+ friends on Facebook and I always say 'Yeah real friends'. But last night when I was checking Talkbass I read about what all you guys did for chris and I just could not let it go. I know everybody supports another when they are confronted whith illness, bad auditions or racism(smadder ignore that ash***), but what you did for Chris is amazing. This is a community that I respect and I would be honered if I could get a number.

Richard

P.S.
I would also thank PJ for his fast and accurate response to my questions about my bass. He didn't care I bought it second hand.

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Great story! Beautiful NS-2! Welcome to our Spector family!
 
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Jaymi said:
nothing wrong with carvin...it's like talking about peavey...built like a tank, takes a beating..
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I always considered Peavey to be mid level gear. Until I realized that I had a piece of Peavey equipment for over 15 years (8x10 TVX) Its been used and abused, it even did a 7 year stint at a rehearsal studio. That cabinet has never seen the inside of a repair shop. I hear that Carvin products are built to last as well. Good, affordable professional gear.
 
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1100! Nice. And it's cool to hear people in the club confirming the good things I've heard about carvin amps.... I'm kind of tempted, although I told myself I'd save for a B3K first. Dang, you guys are bad influences when it comes to buying gear!
 
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