SPECTOR® Club - Part 46

[Tracebassplayer]

Here is the current roster.. If you're not on it..... WHY NOT????

SPECTOR® Club roster
Updated 10/8/2012, 2105 Hrs PST

1. Spector Ray
2. Double Agent
3. NOLA Bass
4. mophead
5. benthughes
6. vates
7. bstringrandy
8. topper
9. Quadzilla
10. WalWarrior
11. Bassgiant15
12. Slain
13. Buskman
14. basstones
15. God of Rapture
16. Bassplayer92
17. Mr-Bassman
18. Jasonger
19. KPJ
20. SpectorBass308
21. vegaas
22. Nappa
23. the thriller
24. codyallen191
25. RandomEvent
26. p0k
27. DGbass70
28. pjmuck
29. Lordcliff
30. RevengeIseek
31. Nightsblood
32. yellofury
33. Winterpegbass
34. PaulMacCnj
35. prattguy
36. tom_vass
37. maxgrant
38. satchelbsamia
39. Phezwick
40. jmac
41. eddybomb
42. FroggyOne2
43. ysand
44. bassaficionado6
45. loend68
46. davidmpires
47. ab91175
48. Ron Plichta
49. Chris2112
50. Ian Perge
51. superflybass
52. iScott
53. fishtx
54. halvey
55. aikakone
56. twobit
57. NS2A
58. GarDAN State
59. cosmic
60. Grateful
61. Geothermal
62. SS_korn89
63. Dbassboarder
64. Captain Arrrg
65. SpectorDetector
66. Rickett Customs
67. The Tyler
68. Cryhavok
69. prizefighter
70. cetera
71. MTMTEX
72. davidjbass
73. EagleMoon
74. JB Lars
75. Thundar
76. cheezewiz
77. Spectordave
78. booch
79. {(b)A$spLaY(R)}
80. Lazylion
81. TheDarkReaver
82. Gubna
83. MX21
84. NKUSigEp
85. Kano2864212
86. milo
87. Honk’n down-low
88. Jarrod Cunningham
89. Fathand
90. of4strings
91. Steveaux
92. Kwesi
93. Joe Murray
94. crimson_basser
95. thedonutman
96. aspdevboy
97. bobunit
98. schooldays
99. paocomscience
100. eekmeg
101. fuzzurin
102. quale213
103. mark beem
104. tomd03
105. Alebasser
106. Time Consumer
107. Delta T
108. Largedon
109. bass’n it
110. marnold
111. landry.bass
112. 60s Guy
113. slackinatthebas
114. rovito
115. Tojin
116. JRBrown
117. Burning_Sphere
118. dean owens
119. XtraLongScale
120. jisawyer
121. stanger503
122. looneybob123
123. marshmallow83
124. j.kernodle
125. PRUNEFACE
126. unbridled
127. toddnaud
128. golden_orchids
129. Cyber Soda
130. 240kat
131. atoni
132. bassmanc
133. Resko One
134. bassdudepat
135. Johnny810
136. lizardking837
137. Xechs
138. rockstarbassist
139. Vakmere
140. seracis
141. slinginsix
142. Sound Chaser
143. marchone
144. Josh Pelican
145. JPSBassist
146. Your41Plague12
147. dnarock
148. xjeremiahx
149. Basehead
150. serein2j
151. lupien
152. jbrew73
153. I-play-bass
154. grooveguru
155. neatobassman
156. RichardCranium
157. Shawn80
158. Fawkes007
159. Murphys Law
160. Aspidites
161. Callum_Carcass
162. jonnymac101881
163. mixx80
164. Kylethedudeman3
165. westone genesis
166. M@ddest_H@tter
167. RkdJehova
168. diechris
169. Johnny BoomBoom
170. iceboxbass
171. bunkaroo
172. J Hud
173. Fianso
174. jfspencer
175. jarrhead
176. RandomRaab
177. Murph_Orpeus
178. rangerboy068
179. peledog
180. number11
181. petersenbass
182. Jeff 66
183. newwavefrank
184. Davey bass :O
185. funkybassplayer
186. April Ethereal
187. Adlerburg
188. mcapote
189. xhawk5
190. gravesbass
191. degrade
192. CharlieC
193. .:Aidan:.
194. Karnival
195. K-Fra
196. grunge666
197. Denny Coon
198. SeanSaliSE
199. Nino Valenti
200. jay440
201. jtarmino's
202. GDCX
203. TC2112
204. BassMan4Him
205. Tvvelve
206. JimiLL
207. SpartacusAudion
208. mjcantor
209. Jazz Cat
210. Tracebassplayer
211. OneMoreRobot
212. ddhm
213. Lowest End
214. Vain1
215. seventhframe
216. Mr.Bassie720
217. shwashwa
218. Aragorn35016
219. ez-rhino
220. Bailey182
221. DirtyB!
222. StereoPlayer
223. Rick Blanc
224. Mmbongo
225. LimaGuy
226. delucajohn2000
227. chrisloe
228. fyrbass
229. nervous
230. Bassist_5LX
231. mattsk42
232. sumgruuvz
233. AwkwardLoudness
234. cjmodulus
235. Shmandy
236. stjohn1299
237. lowfreqgeek
238. GangstaBean
239. metallicafan18
240. TimWilson
241. KPRott
242. grendle
243. Rockin Mike
244. madbassplaya
245. FeedMeFear
246. worshiprocker
247. fleizenkruz
248. stflbn
249. DBH_Bass
250. Ripley
251. Thumpin P
252. KAOSBass
253. Tommy Nat
254. bman
255. JDeewond
256. connected2aj
257. Peanutsfan1995
258. Sharknose79
259. tommixx
260. TCube
261. 5StringFool
262. Evil Undead
263. CarlosRoberto5
264. Clearwave
265. Ronnietex
266. sifi76
267. JeffplaysBass
268. guy n. cognito
269. Spaldo
270. Basstovsky
271. WoB bass
272. locisbrelm
273. rulyongo 10-27-2011
274. MrBEAR 10-27-2011
275. fuzzychaos 10-28-2011
276. beatdatthang 10-30-2011
277. Gungr 11-03-2011
278. anton72 11-06-2011
279. evanatch 11-06-2011
280. Kyle Ashley 11-08-2011
281. chepo06 11-11-2011
282. jnumme 11-17-2011
283. Tat2dHeart 11-20-2011
284. corsa 11-21-2011
285. Chrishi87 11-21-2011
286. meals 11-22-2011
287. XBASSX 11-30-2011
288. DSBass 11-30-2011
289. Kitsapbass 12-03-2011
290. mudpup 12-03-2011
291. Envincibal 12-17-2011
292. serazac25 12-21-2011
293. H.Kristal 12-22-2011
294. Airskank 01-05-2011
295. johnsonabq 01-18-2012
296. stixi _clg 01-30-2012
297. gyppo 01-30-2012
298. Jaymi 02-03-2012
299. bclark812008 02-03-2012
300. silvertripper 02-03-2012
301. Latinferno 02-03-2012
302. husky123 02-11-2010
303. Pietzsa 02-13-2012
304. Juan Lauda 02-15-2012
305. Basically Bob 02-16-2012
306. Dug2 02-18-2012
307. dvlmusic 02-19-2012
308. Guygrooves 02-20-2012
309. cableguy 02-20-2012
310. b-for-beatles 02-21-2012
311. ebradfordrich 02-28-2012
312. ciebie 03-07-2012
313. ynot12 04-10-2012
314. WilsonMusic 04-21-2012
315. kellogc 04-26-2012
316. GearHed289 04-27-2012
317. havuk 04-27-2012
318. Mrfstop 05-02-2012
319. spector boogie 05-04-2012
320. ubnomnar 05-10-2012
321. superdick2112 05-10-2012
322. tommydacat 05-10-2012
323. Worldeeeter 05-10-2012
324. Zitch 05-10-2012
325. vin088xk1 05-10-2012
326. smadder 5-29-2012
327. mikenel169 6-11-2012
338. mcn1979 6-13/2012
339. Mtnman 6/13/2012
340. levis76 6/20/12
341. crazyfaux 6/13/12
342. brotherbassj 6/13/12
343. Tostitos 7/23/12
344. wwakefield 7/24/12
345. BlueSpector 7/24/12
346. WOLFTOWER5 7/25/12
347. gunkle 08/01/12
348. ZoomBoy 08/14/12
349. BassIdiot 08/14/12
350. GBassNorth 08/14/12
351. Sethro 08/15/12
352. dmonroe 08/01/12
353. IvanHardy 08/19/12
354. Fat240 08/22/2012
355. Reprise 08/23/2012
356. Spacebudda 08/23/2012
357. darren1970 08/31/2012
358. keeperofthelows 09/11/2012
359. SevenDayBass 09/12/2012
360. Stan13 09/12/2012
361. lird12 09/16/2012
362. tonyp145 09/27/2012
363. xhawk45 10/02/2012
364. phfreq 10/06/2012


777. Scootbass1 7/20/12

 

[Tracebassplayer]

365. THE DANiMAL 10/08/2012

 

[iceboxbass]

You guys probably get sick of me posting about the Coda 5 but here goes again...

I spoke with Jaymi on the phone the other night for a bit asking his opinion about a couple of things. Let me just say, Jaymi's a great dude. I pm'd him with a question and he said here's the digits, give me a ring. He was great to talk with and we discussed Spectors and he gave me some insight into a question or two I had.

I'm a believer that scale length makes a difference in a good B string and a mediocre B string. I was ready to string the Coda up E-C because it was a 34 and I did it. It's a fun tuning, but I have to say, I did miss the low B. I switched back and began playing the Coda and compared it to another 34 inch scale bass here and it slays it. It slays many basses I've had, especially 34 inch scale basses. I'm very happy with this bass. I'm gonna try out a couple new sets of strings on the Coda to see if I can get it dialed in a little more, but I honestly don't see this bass going anywhere.

Good to hear! My former and regret selling NS-95 had a 34" scale and it had an awesome B. I can't wait to compare my Coda 5 with 35" scale when it gets here. I believe mine will be the first Deluxe Coda 5 in our club??? Who did you get your Coda thru if you don't mind saying? How does the Aguilar J/J pickups sound with the OBP-2? How does it sound in passive mode? Sorry for all the questions. But I've had these questions in my head for almost 2 years now. Lol One more, what strings have you tried so far and what genre' are you using it in? Sorry, that's two.

 

[e.rich]

Honestly it's that awesome, it's a dark burl

It's ridiculous for a small town like that to have such a sick bass

Tell Scott the guy playing the Sammie today sent ya, they gave me a great deal on that one, hopefully do the same for you

Earcraftmusic.com

I was floored

Interesting. I've been meaning to get up there to check out their stock (just never got around to it).

Yeah, it caught me off guard. I guess I would offer a return if the buyer paid shipping and a 10-15% "restocking fee"......

Its hard to be a private seller and have a return policy. The only return I could offer is if something was seriously wrong with the bass, however I try to inspect my basses to ensure there is absolutely nothing wrong with them before I even think of selling them.

BTW-just shipped the smadder ns2a off and will be plotting and planning for my next aquisition......lol

I've only ever returned one bass, and that was because the seller flat out lied about the condition in the listing. I'm a stickler about condition when I sell something with lots of close-up pictures and a good description. That's why I was so irritated to get a bass that was obviously dropped off of a stand with rusty hardware and tons of scratches/wear what had been listed as "near mint". Consequently, I wouldn't take a return unless I'd really messed up the listing and it was obviously my fault. I'm not GC. If you buy an instrument that's well-documented beforehand, I'm of the camp that it's your responsibility to resell it if you don't bond with it. Climbing back off of my soapbox...

 

[Tunaman]

Do it, they have a BUNCH of em... like 8 to 10 or so.
Wish I could play em well, I didn't even plug em in because my hands couldn't do it but damn did the quality & sustain feel fantastic

I grew up there & its funny that they are the "premier" dealer in the area for a bunch of stuff, G&L, Spector, Stambaugh... stuff you dont see at GC

 

[Jaymi]

You guys probably get sick of me posting about the Coda 5 but here goes again...

I spoke with Jaymi on the phone the other night for a bit asking his opinion about a couple of things. Let me just say, Jaymi's a great dude. I pm'd him with a question and he said here's the digits, give me a ring. He was great to talk with and we discussed Spectors and he gave me some insight into a question or two I had.

I'm a believer that scale length makes a difference in a good B string and a mediocre B string. I was ready to string the Coda up E-C because it was a 34 and I did it. It's a fun tuning, but I have to say, I did miss the low B. I switched back and began playing the Coda and compared it to another 34 inch scale bass here and it slays it. It slays many basses I've had, especially 34 inch scale basses. I'm very happy with this bass. I'm gonna try out a couple new sets of strings on the Coda to see if I can get it dialed in a little more, but I honestly don't see this bass going anywhere.

Thanks for your kind words...always a pleasure to talk Spectors! Glad the bass is working out for you!

 

[madbassplaya]

Good to hear! My former and regret selling NS-95 had a 34" scale and it had an awesome B. I can't wait to compare my Coda 5 with 35" scale when it gets here. I believe mine will be the first Deluxe Coda 5 in our club??? Who did you get your Coda thru if you don't mind saying? How does the Aguilar J/J pickups sound with the OBP-2? How does it sound in passive mode? Sorry for all the questions. But I've had these questions in my head for almost 2 years now. Lol One more, what strings have you tried so far and what genre' are you using it in? Sorry, that's two.

Hey man,

I got my Coda out of the classified's. I've owned a few Spectors. Love the build quality of all of them but I am J bass guy at heart. Sam was pushing to get me into a Spector and suggested the Coda. This one came along and I snatched it up.

I am mainly a church musician and it will work well for me there. I wouldn't hesitate to use it for anything else either.

I have used:
D'Addario XL's
Sadowsky Blue Label Nickels

I think I'm about to put some pressure wound strings or stainless strings on it though.

Thanks for your kind words...always a pleasure to talk Spectors! Glad the bass is working out for you!

Thanks man. Good talking to you!

 

[bunkaroo]

Just got the 435 bassgiant15 sold me setup with 50-125 ProSteels tuned CGCF. Very noticeable difference with the 18v mod vs. my stock 435 with the 9v TP. Only other difference between the two is the 9v is matte while the 18v is gloss. Love this bass though.

Got lucky with the ProSteels, the taper on the 125 and 90 *just* made it past the nut. I have some strings on the way from Circle K but didn't want to wait to set it up. Seems like the market is kind of thin for tapered single steel strings.

I've seen the DR Long Necks but have read negative things about the. I've got some of the Spector steels but those are exposed core which I don't think I like as much as a tapered string that still has some wrap around the core.

Any other steels I'm missing that taper? I think Sadowskys might but BSO was down last night so I couldn't see what they had in stock.

 

[iceboxbass]

Hey man,

I got my Coda out of the classified's. I've owned a few Spectors. Love the build quality of all of them but I am J bass guy at heart. Sam was pushing to get me into a Spector and suggested the Coda. This one came along and I snatched it up.

I am mainly a church musician and it will work well for me there. I wouldn't hesitate to use it for anything else either.

I have used:
D'Addario XL's
Sadowsky Blue Label Nickels

I think I'm about to put some pressure wound strings or stainless strings on it though.




Thanks man. Good talking to you!

Thank you for the info! I mostly favor flats, usually GHS Precision SS FW. I'm thinking about trying some Dogals, if I can get them for under $100.00. I play mostly church and my CCM band.

For a moment my heart went into my throat this morning...I saw the UPS truck in front of my house and the driver had a big Spector box in his arms! I greeted him with all kinds of enthusiasm! As soon as I lifted the box I knew it wasn't my new Coda, too light! :scowl: But instead, it's my new Spector Gig bag I ordered this weekend! Still a great day! Hey, any day you get Spector gear is a great day! My Coda is to be delivered anytime this month. Sigh! I bought the gig bag for my ReBop 4 that I just got. Really nice gig bags! This is the first that I've bought.

 

[madbassplaya]

Thank you for the info! I mostly favor flats, usually GHS Precision SS FW. I'm thinking about trying some Dogals, if I can get them for under $100.00. I play mostly church and my CCM band.

For a moment my heart went into my throat this morning...I saw the UPS truck in front of my house and the driver had a big Spector box in his arms! I greeted him with all kinds of enthusiasm! As soon as I lifted the box I knew it wasn't my new Coda, too light! :scowl: But instead, it's my new Spector Gig bag I ordered this weekend! Still a great day! Hey, any day you get Spector gear is a great day! My Coda is to be delivered anytime this month. Sigh! I bought the gig bag for my ReBop 4 that I just got. Really nice gig bags! This is the first that I've bought.

Man, that's torture!

Can't wait for you to get the Coda 5-D. We'll be Coda Bro's!

 

[mmbongo]

Any other steels I'm missing that taper? I think Sadowskys might but BSO was down last night so I couldn't see what they had in stock.

Sadowsky won't sell singles, so forget them.

You looking for just a tapered B string in steel?

Ken Smith
GHS
MTD
SIT
DR LongNeck

Are all available in singles at Bass Strings Online. I think he can also get LaBella in tapered singles.

 

[thisSNsucks]

Still searching for a nice NS-2 but in my search I came across this:

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If you scroll down it looks like they have an OLD Spector SB-1.

Not sure what those go for, but I think the price seems pretty damn reasonable for a bass that rare and old.

 

[mmbongo]

Still searching for a nice NS-2 but in my search I came across this:

Link Removed

If you scroll down it looks like they have an OLD Spector SB-1.

Not sure what those go for, but I think the price seems pretty damn reasonable for a bass that rare and old.

Dang, awesome piece of Spector history right there!

 

[madbassplaya]

Still searching for a nice NS-2 but in my search I came across this:

Link Removed

If you scroll down it looks like they have an OLD Spector SB-1.

Not sure what those go for, but I think the price seems pretty damn reasonable for a bass that rare and old.

 

[madbassplaya]

Dang, awesome piece of Spector history right there!

 

[5string_phunk]

For a moment my heart went into my throat this morning...I saw the UPS truck in front of my house and the driver had a big Spector box in his arms! I greeted him with all kinds of enthusiasm! As soon as I lifted the box I knew it wasn't my new Coda, too light! :scowl: But instead, it's my new Spector Gig bag I ordered this weekend! Still a great day! Hey, any day you get Spector gear is a great day! My Coda is to be delivered anytime this month. Sigh! I bought the gig bag for my ReBop 4 that I just got. Really nice gig bags! This is the first that I've bought.

I know that feeling all too well!!! I have been stalking my email account for an update on my fretless. I PM'd Todd about his Forte 4 #001 last week and in his response he told me I'm still 4-6 weeks out according to PJ.

...needless to say the anticipation is KILLING me!!!!

 

[bunkaroo]

Sadowsky won't sell singles, so forget them.

You looking for just a tapered B string in steel?

Ken Smith
GHS
MTD
SIT
DR LongNeck

Are all available in singles at Bass Strings Online. I think he can also get LaBella in tapered singles.

That and possibly a light E/heavy A. The 90 I used for the G string barely fit the Euro bridge. I'm just looking to avoid having to file out the bridge unless absolutely necessary.

 

[iceboxbass]

Man, that's torture!

Can't wait for you to get the Coda 5-D. We'll be Coda Bro's!

Man you're not a kidding torture! Coda Bro's But not just any Coda...Coda 5, deep thumpers!

 

[ynot12]

Interesting. I've been meaning to get up there to check out their stock (just never got around to it).



I've only ever returned one bass, and that was because the seller flat out lied about the condition in the listing. I'm a stickler about condition when I sell something with lots of close-up pictures and a good description. That's why I was so irritated to get a bass that was obviously dropped off of a stand with rusty hardware and tons of scratches/wear what had been listed as "near mint". Consequently, I wouldn't take a return unless I'd really messed up the listing and it was obviously my fault. I'm not GC. If you buy an instrument that's well-documented beforehand, I'm of the camp that it's your responsibility to resell it if you don't bond with it. Climbing back off of my soapbox...

I bought a bass recently and the seller forgot to mention one thing when I asked if there was any issues whatsoever. I'll never forget to ask going forward: "Has the bass been in a smoke free environment?"

I received the bass, opened the case, and almost passed out from the smell. Seriously hardcore stench. I contacted the seller and he said that's how he got it and it didn't bother him. I spent a ton of time, TLC, and money getting rid of the smell, which was unbelievably hard to remove. But I did after a few months. The case is worthless - can't get rid of the smell in it. The seller gave me back some money, but it was a major pain to deal with.

So lesson learned, smoke free means a lot to those who don't smoke. Not being a snob, just prefer not to purposely subject myself to it.

 

[bunkaroo]

So lesson learned, smoke free means a lot to those who don't smoke. Not being a snob, just prefer not to purposely subject myself to it.

Wow that sucks.

I've been lucky to never get something like that. Many of my basses were exposed to smoke in clubs, but for it it to stink like that it probably lived with a chain smoker. Gross.