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SPECTOR® Club - Part 55

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I've had good luck with Fenders. I find their quality on par with everyone else.

Except for the custom shop stuff. The custom shop stuff never seemed any better than the regular USA stuff.
grendle said:
over all fit ,finish and std build ( making sure the bridge is straight and square, etc.)

lets be honest, fenfer build quality sucks on most instruments , even the usa ones (but their usually better). The MIJ's are some of the most consistant and best IMO. Go play 5 fenfers and see what you get, go play 5 spectors and you tell me who does the better work.

The attention to detail and quality of work on the korean spectors is some of the best on a mass produced bass imo. starting form the 80's. Stuart started them up doing quality work and showed them what was expected and exceptable. Import companies can and do do some great work, as long as they know what is expected an exceptable.

If you build a 1000 of anything you cannot help but get good at it. If you build 1000 and the quality is not up to par then either there is a major issue in the build process or you don't care that your building junk. if you build 20,000 and still have the same issues as day 1 , then you obviously have made the decision to build and sell junk.
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keeperofthelows said:
i am looking for some ideas on an amp to go with my(soon to be mine) spector. i really liked a 500 watt GK combo at gc but i would like the input from a few spector bretheren... any will be appreciated. i plan on test driving what i can tomorrow and thursday while im in the chicago area.
i really only need a good practice amp but i would like it to be something that i could use in a band situation if need be.
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I recently bought a GK MB112II based on the GK love from those in this club and it does go very well with Spectors.

If I could go bigger without getting divorced I would, but the 200 watts is plenty for practice at home and it worked well in a three piece band setting.
 
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jamestown94west said:
What are the sub $1000 models to be looking for? I keep checking eBay, but I'm not sure what's a good deal, and what's just priced correctly. Im probably gonna have to order a Spector this way, unless I can find one within driving distance.
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you looking for new or used? if you're looking for new it will be a Korean bass. legends are good solid basses, but the Czech made bases (rebops and eurolx's) are going to be out of your range.

if you don't mind used (plenty of us here buy used exclusively). you can easily get a rebop and very often a nice used neck thru euro, eurolx, or NSCR bass for under a grand. the Czech basses are boutique quality with the main differences being neck construction and electronics. rebops are bolt on, and usually have emg HZ pickups, the neck thru basses have active EMGs.
 
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jamestown94west said:
What are the sub $1000 models to be looking for? I keep checking eBay, but I'm not sure what's a good deal, and what's just priced correctly. Im probably gonna have to order a Spector this way, unless I can find one within driving distance.
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if you can get your hands on an ns-94/5 or 2004/5, snatch one of those up. great basses, you can save some $$ and add a killer pre to it for a good amount under $1000.
 
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j.kernodle said:
you looking for new or used? if you're looking for new it will be a Korean bass. legends are good solid basses, but the Czech made bases (rebops and eurolx's) are going to be out of your range.

if you don't mind used (plenty of us here buy used exclusively). you can easily get a rebop and very often a nice used neck thru euro, eurolx, or NSCR bass for under a grand. the Czech basses are boutique quality with the main differences being neck construction and electronics. rebops are bolt on, and usually have emg HZ pickups, the neck thru basses have active EMGs.
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I'm just looking for a good value. I want to get a good taste for what a Spector is. Im looking at probably spending $500-$800. I'm a Warwick and jazz bass guy. I got to briefly try out a used Spector 4 string fretless, bolt on with emg hz's and it blew me away. I couldn't afford it at the time, so I've decided to search for one until I find exactly what I want. I had been looking for another Warwick in this price range, either a new rockbass or maybe a used German standard of some sort. I really want to try a Spector though. I definitely dont mind to buy used. I rarely get to buy anything brand new anyway.

So rebops and euros are what to look for eh? I saw a zebop in the tb classifieds not too long ago that looked awesome. That was before I knew I wanted try a Spector :(
 
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