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SPECTOR® Club - Part 41

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Well yes, its the Forte4 that I got last week. What makes it new is this!

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I honestly believe this should be mandatory equiptment for Forte owners. The difference is worth it. Subtle, but worth it.
 
#987
jay440 said:
Icebox: The Straplocks came in!

Thank You so much, man!

Didn't expect them in Gold: were these from when you had the Ian Hill?

I put them on, and that slight touch of Gold among the Red & Black is just right...

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Maximus photo-bombing what would have been a great shot....he's actually in both pics ;)

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Most excellent! Looks great!!! Glad you could use them. :)Awesome looking bass!!! Yes these we're from the Ian Hill.
 
#990
iceboxbass said:
Congratulations Bassie! You have an amazing Forte 4!!! I do love the tone of the 9V circuit! :bassist: how does she compare with the NS-4CRFM's?
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seventhframe said:
CONGRATS!!!!!!!!! And welcome to the Forte / 9v family! :D
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Thanks! I still believe the CRFMs to be the best bang for your buck in the used Spector world. Having said that, if you can score a Forte do it. There are a few subtle ingredients in the Forte recipe that take it above a CRFM. The not so subtle ingredient is that Stewart Spector is directly involved in crafting them. The magic, for me, seems to reside in the neck. Being a thin profile kinda guy, I was worried about the "baseball bat" reputation. Could not be further from the truth. Solid yes, baseball bat, no way. Its a small diference and mostly resides with the individual. If you own and play a CRFM, you are playing a fantastic sounding and feeling bass. If you own and play a Forte you really do have a USA NS2 that happens to be matte black and have a no inlay fretboard. The Aguilar OBP 2 happens to sound excellent in a Forte. Upgrading to the US 9 V kicks it up to growly tone nirvana.
 
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Mr.Bassie720 said:
Thanks! I still believe the CRFMs to be the best bang for your buck in the used Spector world. Having said that, if you can score a Forte do it. There are a few subtle ingredients in the Forte recipe that take it above a CRFM. The not so subtle ingredient is that Stewart Spector is directly involved in crafting them. The magic, for me, seems to reside in the neck. Being a thin profile kinda guy, I was worried about the "baseball bat" reputation. Could not be further from the truth. Solid yes, baseball bat, no way. Its a small diference and mostly resides with the individual. If you own and play a CRFM, you are playing a fantastic sounding and feeling bass. If you own and play a Forte you really do have a USA NS2 that happens to be matte black and have a no inlay fretboard. The Aguilar OBP 2 happens to sound excellent in a Forte. Upgrading to the US 9 V kicks it up to growly tone nirvana.
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I love my CRFMs! about to go play one of them!
 
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Mr.Bassie720 said:
Thanks! I still believe the CRFMs to be the best bang for your buck in the used Spector world. Having said that, if you can score a Forte do it. There are a few subtle ingredients in the Forte recipe that take it above a CRFM. The not so subtle ingredient is that Stewart Spector is directly involved in crafting them. The magic, for me, seems to reside in the neck. Being a thin profile kinda guy, I was worried about the "baseball bat" reputation. Could not be further from the truth. Solid yes, baseball bat, no way. Its a small diference and mostly resides with the individual. If you own and play a CRFM, you are playing a fantastic sounding and feeling bass. If you own and play a Forte you really do have a USA NS2 that happens to be matte black and have a no inlay fretboard. The Aguilar OBP 2 happens to sound excellent in a Forte. Upgrading to the US 9 V kicks it up to growly tone nirvana.
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100% correct. :bassist: :hyper:
 
#993
iceboxbass said:
Hey Chris! Good to see you on here! How're you doing? :D
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Pretty good, my numbers are recovering finally, have a biopsy next Wednesday if I am in remission from the last round of chemo I should be headed up to the U of M for my transplant in a couple of weeks...right now feeling almost back to human again, takes me a couple of weeks to get strength back after spending time in the hospital.
 
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chrisloe said:
Pretty good, my numbers are recovering finally, have a biopsy next Wednesday if I am in remission from the last round of chemo I should be headed up to the U of M for my transplant in a couple of weeks...right now feeling almost back to human again, takes me a couple of weeks to get strength back after spending time in the hospital.
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Good to know that. Rock on, mate!
 
#995
chrisloe said:
Pretty good, my numbers are recovering finally, have a biopsy next Wednesday if I am in remission from the last round of chemo I should be headed up to the U of M for my transplant in a couple of weeks...right now feeling almost back to human again, takes me a couple of weeks to get strength back after spending time in the hospital.
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Glad to hear Chris. You're still in our (mine) thoughts and prayers....Keep rockin buddy.:bassist:
 
#997
Well I rocked the new bass tonight at practice. I had to play lighter than normal due to the lighter gauge strings. It's amazing... sounds great, plays great. looks great... my guitarist kept saying how much he loved it. He also said "if spector made guitars I'd buy one" BAM so now working on hooking up an ARC 6 for him. one guitarist down, one to go.... here is a little pic I took tonight.

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