SPECTOR® Club - Part 55

[GBassNorth]

I put a obp3 in a Modulus, very nice! and I have a opb2 in a NS2a also very nice. I chose the obp2 for the spector because I wanted the classic 4 knob operation like the NS2s. The specs seem to be the same on the OBP2 and OBP3 (except for the mid control) on the aggie site.

Well if they are voiced about the same I'd really like to go the 4 non stacked knob approach of the OBP-2. I haven't been able to hear the two Aggies side by side to see if the lack of a high/low mid sweep is somehow compensated for by an increased range in the bass and treb pots. I'm not into the ultra aggressive bass tones that the nontrim tone pump has in my Euro. I'd really like to get something more in line with a P/J Fender active tone. I'm sure the Aggie will get me there but would prefer the 2 vs the 3 if it'll work.

 

[j.kernodle]

hey guys, it's not a Spector but I'm unloading a pedulla mvp5 really cheap in classifieds. hit me up if you're interested. I'll even ship free to Spector club folk.

(I'm pretty sure Stuart and mike pedulla know each other, so that's my logic here )

http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f126/850-dollar-pedulla-mvp5-get-while-its-hot-962874/

 

[iceboxbass]

I played a club member's Coda 4...........and maybe I played a bad example...but I played a new fender american deluxe jazz with their new preamp and the fit and finish was SMOKING, so not every fender is a dog, nor is every bass by any given company a perfect specimen......I like my Spectors just fine but I have a Stage 2 Streamer that brings the pain too.....I think its all about what we hear in our mind's "ears". Now obviously fit and finish is a whole different animal than tone.......we all set up our basses differently too......

On another note.........i guess it's cool to have a club where the majority of the members think their bass brand is the only brand for them. I mean this with alot of respect, as it seems my personal preferences change often....i have no "perfect bass" I have one prefered bass for sentimental reasons but not because its the best bass ever.....

Funny too as I don't like change as a genral rule.....lol.....basses....they are another story for me....change is sometimes good and pulls me out of a playing slump or "that stuck in a rut playing style moment"

I hear you brother...my 1st bass was a brand new Fender Squire Jazz IV. A VERY disappointing bass. It almost deterred me from playing bass all together.

In comes my 1st Spector, Legend 4 Classic, used barely 5 months. Wow! And every Spector since then (12) has been a WOW experience for me. I wish that I could've afford to kept all of them.

After borrowing my buddy's 58 reissue Fender P bass, I got the P bass bug. So I purchased a MIC Black Squire P bass Matt Freeman sig. used. Wow! If that were a 5er, it'd been a keeper for sure! It's playability, fit/finish and sound was just as good as every Spector bass I've owned.

So, yes...Fender/Squire does make great products but...not everyone of them. With Spector I can proudly say that every bass has been GREAT! No hit and miss there, for me.

 

[jnumme]

Don't overlook Guitar Centers used Spector page. I've gotten excellent buys with no lemons from them. Plus you have 30 days within to return without questions. I'm not affiliated with them in any way or form. Just a very satisfied customer. I just bought a NS-20005, gloss black with black hardware from them for under $500.00. Awesome value! The NS-20005 is Neckthru and under rated even more so than the NS-2A. Good hunting!


How in the world do old Fenders 60's/70's sell for so freaking much, even beat up??? I couldn't believe my eyes last weekend in GC.


WOWZERS! What an improvement indeed!

That black just looks CLASSY!

Browse thru Spectors history page(basses that are not made anymore). It'll give you a great grasp and understanding on the model thing and differences. Remember... There's always an exception to everything.
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Ice gc has spector page?

 

[GBassNorth]

Ice gc has spector page?

Yep, in the used section it does. I've bought 2 of my 3 Spectors there with no regrets. Not only do they carry the 30 day refund policy (which I don't think I'd ever have to use on a Spector) but they will also deal on stock that's been around for a while.

 

[Fat240]

I hear you brother...my 1st bass was a brand new Fender Squire Jazz IV. A VERY disappointing bass. It almost deterred me from playing bass all together.

In comes my 1st Spector, Legend 4 Classic, used barely 5 months. Wow! And every Spector since then (12) has been a WOW experience for me. I wish that I could've afford to kept all of them.

After borrowing my buddy's 58 reissue Fender P bass, I got the P bass bug. So I purchased a MIC Black Squire P bass Matt Freeman sig. used. Wow! If that were a 5er, it'd been a keeper for sure! It's playability, fit/finish and sound was just as good as every Spector bass I've owned.

So, yes...Fender/Squire does make great products but...not everyone of them. With Spector I can proudly say that every bass has been GREAT! No hit and miss there, for me.

Only reason I would go with other brands of jazz basses is due to the neck size. Ice how does the neck on your coda compare to the fender or sadowski necks. I have played two different Cora's and found the necks to be large for a jazz that I would like to own.

 

[Clearwave]

Well if they are voiced about the same I'd really like to go the 4 non stacked knob approach of the OBP-2. I haven't been able to hear the two Aggies side by side to see if the lack of a high/low mid sweep is somehow compensated for by an increased range in the bass and treb pots. I'm not into the ultra aggressive bass tones that the nontrim tone pump has in my Euro. I'd really like to get something more in line with a P/J Fender active tone. I'm sure the Aggie will get me there but would prefer the 2 vs the 3 if it'll work.

The 2 is a nice preamp. I put a 3 in my modulus because I thought it needed some help with the midrange. I haven't felt that way about a spector. Aggies seem To have a tight bottom and sweet highs.

 

[jnumme]

Yep, in the used section it does. I've bought 2 of my 3 Spectors there with no regrets. Not only do they carry the 30 day refund policy (which I don't think I'd ever have to use on a Spector) but they will also deal on stock that's been around for a while.

Sweet ill have check it out when my gas rears its ugly head again

 

[GBassNorth]

The 2 is a nice preamp. I put a 3 in my modulus because I thought it needed some help with the midrange. I haven't felt that way about a spector. Aggies seem To have a tight bottom and sweet highs.

My Euro has plenty of mid presence and way too much top end so it sounds like the OBP-2 will do the trick. I think I'll go with a vol, pan, bass, treb knob layout at 18 volts. Maybe I'll even slap some GHS Flats or La Bella tape wounds on it to bring out the thump in the precision pickup. I've got my Rex5 for aggressive stuff and my NS-2J for jazz and funk. All I need now is a bit of old school thump on my Spector and I can off load some of my Fenders.

 

[GBassNorth]

Sweet ill have check it out when my gas rears its ugly head again

They have a sweet NS-2J on there now at $850. If it were about a hundred less I'd be all over it. Very nice looking and I'm sure fantastic sounding.

 

[iceboxbass]

I am gassing currently for a Sadowsky........I need to ask Jeff about those(a couple other Spector club members own them too if I remember correctly).....I have no idea why I want one? Maybe its the hype? I do want to see about the COda Pro models, but have no idea where I will find one near me.........are they even out yet?

Oh yeah.....basses........I played a Moses graphite necked stealth jazz that one of our club members owns/owned and it was probably the BEST jazz type bass I've ever laid my hands on..........and it was built from a variety of parts............wild how sometimes stuff comes together like that!

OH YEAH.........The new Ian Hill Euro just OOZES rock n roll...........when I look at it i just think Bad A-- METAL

I love how our Spector family is tolerant of XYZ brands. I'm with you on trying other basses...but I keep coming back to Spectors.

The Ian Hill is the shiznick! To me...that is my favorite 4 string non-USA Spector that I've played. Congrats!

 

[Basstovsky]

WHat is this private club you speak of Jeff?

Nice little hohner! I love those little basses. They are fun!

Ya know... Spector made a little bass once upon a time
Ned Steinberger was a very interesting man

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[JeffplaysBass]

WHat is this private club you speak of Jeff?

Nice little hohner! I love those little basses. They are fun!

Anyone that owns a Spector that was once mine...hehe

 

[JeffplaysBass]

Ya know... Spector made a little bass once upon a time
Ned Steinberger was a very interesting man

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That is a Wicked Cool Spector!!!

 

[iceboxbass]

Now I have 4 regular basses under the $1000 limit and one travel bass the Hohner B2a(thanks Lenny)....CC bills are getting under control!!!

The Ian Hill looks very RAWK in person......something about the lines of the body, the blackness and the gold...it just pops!

+1!!!

 

[iceboxbass]

There is a Spector connection here, albeit somewhat obscure. This is my son's Alvarez acoustic bass guitar. It was designed by Joe veillette and Michael Tobias. I'm not sure, but I believe Michael and Stuart are friends and Joe Veillette worked with Stuart in the early days. The bass is currently strung up with Dogal flats. Sounds beautiful. It definitely inspires a different musical direction and approach.

Beautiful! Alvarez makes very nice acoustics. I've been looking at buying a 5 string acoustic Alvarez.

 

[worshiprocker]

Beautiful! Alvarez makes very nice acoustics. I've been looking at buying a 5 string acoustic Alvarez.

Alvarez Yairi = best acoustic guitars in my opinion. I have a very top notch custom build from a local luthier and it is great, but Alvarez Yairi guitars are simply amazing.

Are acoustic basses worth having? I mean except for the ocasional acoustic video shoot

 

[brotherbassj]

Anyone that owns a Spector that was once mine...hehe

Crap! I'm in that club.............

 

[brotherbassj]

Alvarez Yairi = best acoustic guitars in my opinion. I have a very top notch custom build from a local luthier and it is great, but Alvarez Yairi guitars are simply amazing.

Are acoustic basses worth having? I mean except for the ocasional acoustic video shoot

I have had 4 acoustic basses...........I buy them use them rarely sell them...........then find a reason I have to have one..........currently I have a short scale fender BG29 in black.........the size of a standard six string...........LOL I look funny with it.............54 in chest, 44 inch waist 318 lbs.....and a dinky little guitar..........

On that note........I dont want to hear anything from anyone else about their size and a spector body......as I might be the big boy of this club! So give me any crap and I will...........sit on you.........or bar-b-que you if I'm hungry......"(think best pro wrestler voice) .......and may dimebag daryl have mercy on your soul".........LOL

 

[5StringPocket]

That Alvarez is beautiful!

I wasn't able to get an answer to this question over in pickups & electronics so I thought I'd try the Spector forum. I'm the pleased owner of a Rebop 5 DLX I just picked up from a fellow TBer. I love the thick, meaty, punchy, solid lows of the Rebop through my Genz Benz Streamliner 900 and sealed 610 cab. Outstanding! The lows and low mids are perfect but I'm looking to reduce the brittleness of the highs and get a bit more mid content - a little smoother up top and not quite as scooped but leave the lows and low mids as they are.

The two options listed below look like good upgrades to the stock EMG HZ pickups and I'm trying to decide between them:

Rebop #1 w/ Tonepump = 2 EMG 40P5's
(Meaty, precision'ish type vibe but with a more modern punch and clarity than a straight precision)

Rebop #2 w/ EMG BQC 3-band = EMG 40DC neck & 40CS bridge
(The CS in the bridge tones down a bit of the brittleness that a DC bridge has... a bit warmer on the highs, but still Spector active EMG tone that I want to keep on one of the Rebops)

Other possibilities could be a DC/P5 or DC/DC combination.

Either option looks like it would get the job done nicely. The 40P5's seem to keep the punch, add some mids and growl, take some edge off the highs, and cost less because it keeps the tone pump. Do they maintain that "Spector signature sound" and killer solid low end?
I've seen other favorable reviews on the EMG BQC 3-band with 40DC neck & 40CS bridge so that also looks like a win. It costs more but probably has more mid shaping ability with the BQC. I'd appreciate any feedback on which one might be better to achieve the tone goals described.