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SPECTOR® Club - Part 41

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Well, as of last night, I'm the new (3rd) owner of a tobacco burst Rebop, circa 2004. Picture attached as proof :) (Sorry about the quality - it was taken w/ a camera phone as that's all I have while I'm out of town)

Sorry, but I know the requirements have changed to join the club since the beginning - I found Thread '1' of the Spector club, but I'm not going to read through all of them to find out what new members currently have to do...lol.

Thanks to Scooterbass1 who delivered (quite literally!) a beautiful bass to me. It was a pleasure to deal w/ a fellow TB'er in person, and we were able to talk about the bass a bit.

About the bass... it's had a pickup upgrade...to EMG 35 p/j config (Mike brought the original HZ's, too). But it's still got its original non-adjustable tone pump, too.

He mentioned that if he were keeping it, he'd have gone with the USA 9v (Haz?) pre. I've also read that the Aguilar OBP-2 is a good choice (and about $150 cheaper, I believe?). Body wood is alder, and it's fairly light (7lbs).

Opinions on best pre for the 35s ? I'm going for one that will cut as well as boost. Doesn't have to be a 3-band; 2 is fine for this bass. But I'd like the greatest variation of (usable!) tone possible.
Oh, and don't forget my number! :bassist:

Just realized that maybe this post belongs more in the pickups folder, but with all the resident Spector-philes here, figured someone might have been down this road with this combination and could save me some trial/error.

Really nice bass...a real joy to play...set up just how I'd do it myself. Love the feel of the neck. Wish the neck pickup was a little farther north, but I will try and adjust my right hand a bit (I've spent a lot of time w/ Fender Jazz-type basses).
 

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Reprise said:
Well, as of last night, I'm the new (3rd) owner of a tobacco burst Rebop, circa 2004. Picture attached as proof :) (Sorry about the quality - it was taken w/ a camera phone as that's all I have while I'm out of town)

Sorry, but I know the requirements have changed to join the club since the beginning - I found Thread '1' of the Spector club, but I'm not going to read through all of them to find out what new members currently have to do...lol.

Thanks to Scooterbass1 who delivered (quite literally!) a beautiful bass to me. It was a pleasure to deal w/ a fellow TB'er in person, and we were able to talk about the bass a bit.

About the bass... it's had a pickup upgrade...to EMG 35 p/j config (Mike brought the original HZ's, too). But it's still got its original non-adjustable tone pump, too.

He mentioned that if he were keeping it, he'd have gone with the USA 9v (Haz?) pre. I've also read that the Aguilar OBP-2 is a good choice (and about $150 cheaper, I believe?). Body wood is alder, and it's fairly light (7lbs).

Opinions on best pre for the 35s ? I'm going for one that will cut as well as boost. Doesn't have to be a 3-band; 2 is fine for this bass. But I'd like the greatest variation of (usable!) tone possible.
Oh, and don't forget my number! :bassist:

Just realized that maybe this post belongs more in the pickups folder, but with all the resident Spector-philes here, figured someone might have been down this road with this combination and could save me some trial/error.

Really nice bass...a real joy to play...set up just how I'd do it myself. Love the feel of the neck. Wish the neck pickup was a little farther north, but I will try and adjust my right hand a bit (I've spent a lot of time w/ Fender Jazz-type basses).
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Congrats!! Send TraceBassPlayer a message, he will issue you a number.

On the Pre suggestion... for most versatility I would say the EMG BQC system ($133). for pure spector tone I say trim pot Tone Pump ($100) << my favorite pre
 
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worshiprocker said:
This is mostly for Sam. But if you guys see an ARC6 pro for sale in your surfing of the internet, would you send me a link to any good deals? I really want to get my guitarist playing one and he likes that model and is about the right price point.

Thanks guys
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donny check gc used. ive seen a few in there fairly cheap. maybe $300 or so around there. then ive seen the usa made ones. those are a bit steep. good luck.
 
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chrisloe said:
In my music teacher inservice with 250 other music teachers. Representing with my Spector hat from you guys on...

My wife "What did the presenter say?"
Me "No idea, I was daydreaming about Spectors."

Wife "ah, well I love you, I'll try not to bother you".

Man I love her, back to Spector dreams and caviar wishes.
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thats awesome. good to hear things like that.
 
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Gabriel51 said:
NS 20005 arrived, I spent a couple of hours on it taking it apart and cleaning everything, however it was already fairly clean.
I was worried about it being heavy but it weighs 10 pounds, not light but not as heavy as my Euro5 was.
It's the only Spector that I have had that has the control cavity screw inserts and a recessed cover plus these basses have the neck stiffeners, Gotoh tuners and HZ pups and a strange looking preamp that looks as though it is only on one pot?
It sounds really good and it looks like I will be able to work with the fret lines and dots. My eyes see a fretted instrument but my hands know it is fretless so I get a little "hair lipped" occasionally.
I may put the Tone pump I got from Steve in it at some point but for now I'm just going to play it.
These are very nice basses and the quality is right there with all the other Spector's I have owned. :hyper:

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fantastic bass. those are up there with the bang for the buck spectors. congrats.
 
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sumgruuvz said:
fantastic bass. those are up there with the bang for the buck spectors. congrats.
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If no one has pointed it out , it's an EMG BT circuit for your preamp with Spector provided volume and balance pots. You can tell from the two white dip switches on the circuit board. Those allow you to adjust the center frequency for the treble knob. Go to the EMG site and download either the BTS or BTC system specs and it will explain what your two band preamp is capable of in terms of frequency range and also what 4 choices you have for picking a center frequency for your treble knob.

Beautiful bass! Congrats! If you ever want to liven it up, I'd definitely suggest sticking a pair of EMG40DCs in there to replace the passive Hzs. It may mean getting different volume and balance pots, but it won;t be a huge expense and well worth the incredible change in tone you'll experience.
 
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