SPECTOR® Club - Part 57

[mournblade]

Man you guys have been quite busy in here today!

Spent the better part of today testing out new patches with my Axe FX and various soft synths and decided to re-record a lot of the tracks from a tune I wrote over a decade ago. I've come a log way from a Kurzweil, a 2120 Legend and a digital 8-track! There's a lot going on so I know it's going to be hell to mix and I still haven't added vocals. Not sure if this would fit the band or not - it could become something for my "side" project.

Somewhere buried in there you might be able to hear some Webster with some B3K on it. Not sure I'm going to stick with this bass on it or maybe use the 5XL.

Let me know what you guys think - be warned it's almost 7 minutes!

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Like that opening riff! I love listening to other artists tracks, gets me psyched to play.

 

[Torn Bassist]

I'll give you a guess as to who the author of this Wikipedia article is...

You'll find it is identical to the information found here: Link Removed

Its very good information for people who are interested in the spector/bass history...and...I would like to guess that the professor is the author!

 

[Torn Bassist]

Man you guys have been quite busy in here today!

Spent the better part of today testing out new patches with my Axe FX and various soft synths and decided to re-record a lot of the tracks from a tune I wrote over a decade ago. I've come a log way from a Kurzweil, a 2120 Legend and a digital 8-track! There's a lot going on so I know it's going to be hell to mix and I still haven't added vocals. Not sure if this would fit the band or not - it could become something for my "side" project.

Somewhere buried in there you might be able to hear some Webster with some B3K on it. Not sure I'm going to stick with this bass on it or maybe use the 5XL.

Let me know what you guys think - be warned it's almost 7 minutes!

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Sounds great Bunk, you could shop it right now for sound tracks!

 

[bunkaroo]

Like that opening riff! I love listening to other artists tracks, gets me psyched to play.

Sounds great Bunk, you could shop it right now for sound tracks!

Thanks guys!

This is the first track I've used my East West Symphonic Choirs - really happy with how they sound in the mix. I have another track where I am going to actually make them sing specific words - should be a fun exercise.

 

[Eviobass]

Hi guys!

It's been 9 months since i've bought my lovely SSD NS-4.
Now I discovered the neck is looking rather nasty. How do you guys clean it? It's a rosewood neck!

Evio

 

[bunkaroo]

I'm pretty sure Spector recommends the Dunlop line of products.

I've used this to clean my fretboards:

 

[TK4261]

Update: Been playing with the Spalt all weekend and I am in love with this Bass

Going to make a quick video this week too

 

[j.kernodle]

Hi guys!

It's been 9 months since i've bought my lovely SSD NS-4.
Now I discovered the neck is looking rather nasty. How do you guys clean it? It's a rosewood neck!

Evio

try the lemon oil first and be sure to use something like the Dunlop stuff... don't use pledge of any household polishes that contain silicone. if lemon oil by itself doesn't work use naphtha followed by lemon oil. naphtha is a relatively mild solvent that Dan Erlewine recommends for degunking heavy gunk.

 

[brotherbassj]

I'm pretty sure Spector recommends the Dunlop line of products.

I've used this to clean my fretboards:

There is a newer product on the street that I have switched to. It's called Formula One and I believe it's called f1-oil. It's cleaned and moisturizes a tad bit better for me that's the Dunlop lemon oil which I have used religiously over the years. Try it if you are out of lemon oil or need something new, a little goes a long way.

 

[brotherbassj]

Here it is. I also have discovered The Guitar One, an all in one cleaner conditioner polisher

 

[ynot12]

Here it is. I also have discovered The Guitar One, an all in one cleaner conditioner polisher

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This is what I use. Works great. Bought the multi pack with the polish, which is amazing!

 

[bunkaroo]

You guys sure you want to be using non-Spector endorsed products on your Spectors?

 

[djaxup]

I wanted to wait the first few days to see if i really like the bass, first spector... but now I'd like to ask for a number, that bass is amazing. can't put it down, so much fun playing it.

 

[JPSBassist]

Hi guys!

It's been 9 months since i've bought my lovely SSD NS-4.
Now I discovered the neck is looking rather nasty. How do you guys clean it? It's a rosewood neck!

Evio

Don't put the lemon oil on it.

There are three things I can recommend.

First, you can use the two Dunlop 65 products.
01 is a cleaner and prep
02 is a deep conditioner

For deeper conditioning I use a luthier product from Germany by a company called Behlen.

The product is Behlen B710-0001 Fingerboard Oil.

It's great stuff too.

I recommend the Dunlop stuff first. Then if after cleaning and treating you find you need additional conditioning, the Behlen stuff is available at Woodcraft stores and online.

I think you can get it at Amazon.com

 

[bunkaroo]

I think I got confused somewhere along the way. I assumed the Dunlop Lemon Oil was OK since the Spector site mentions Dunlop products. But it doesn't mention the lemon oil specifically.

 

[Eviobass]

Thanks for the help!

I think it will be a package of Dunlop for me then .
First time ever I clean a bass guitar using something like this. I think I have to change strings to use this?

 

[JPSBassist]

I think I got confused somewhere along the way. I assumed the Dunlop Lemon Oil was OK since the Spector site mentions Dunlop products. But it doesn't mention the lemon oil specifically.

The issue with lemon based products (my understanding from years of antique furniture collecting) is that they will build up a residue over time. Plus, there's a lot of debate about the value of lemon in any "oil" product for wood.

It's like "Lemon" is a buzz word. According to DIY in their woodworking 101 section of their site, they say, "Lemon oil doesn't actually benefit the wood -- it merely helps the cloth pick up dust -- so wipe off any oil left behind. "

The other thing I know from years of collecting antique furniture is that PH of your wood is very important. Humidity and PH are things you want to keep in balance. And Lemons are packed with ascorbic acid (Vitamin C). Great for you, but acid isn't that great for wood.

So if in the process of "processing" lemon oil for wood application they change the PH of the lemon oil... what's the benefit?

I think the normal Formula 65 stuff is plenty good enough... unless you want your bass to have that "Lemon Pledge" smell. LOL.

 

[Eviobass]

Looking at the Spector site I found out that basses before 2008 (mine is from '95) have to be cleaned with lemon oil...

"Use a pure lemon oil such as Forby's Penetrating Lemon Oil, to remove dirt, etc... You can also use this product on the maple parts (body, neck) and also the fingerboard to clean and humidify it."

 

[JPSBassist]

Looking at the Spector site I found out that basses before 2008 (mine is from '95) have to be cleaned with lemon oil...

"Use a pure lemon oil such as Forby's Penetrating Lemon Oil, to remove dirt, etc... You can also use this product on the maple parts (body, neck) and also the fingerboard to clean and humidify it."

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OIL FINISHES are never used on Rosewood/Ebony/Pau Ferro fingerboards. We were talking about what to use to clean the fingerboard and protect it.

Because Rosewood/Pau Ferro are very oily naturally, usually a light stain is applied. But never oil. It wouldn't take.

Ebony is stained because most Ebony that's available on the market isn't "solid black" anymore. It has color variations through it.

A maple fingerboard can be treated several ways. It can be covered in a gloss polyurethane, a matte polyurethane or can be oil finished.

Since Spector didn't start offering Maple fingberboards on basses until 2010, they will be gloss or matte poly. Not oil.

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The quote above from the website is for OIL finishes (BODY)... and it's simply to "CLEAN" the wood. Formby's, which is a product I've used before when trying to recondition dried out antique wood (because you never want to refinish it), is really a deep penetrating linseed oil with a lemon smell added to it. It reconditions and cleans.

Where is your bass from? Meaning, is it USA, Euro or Korean?

Oil based finishes were used more in the Brooklyn, Kramer (NS-2O) and SSD Eras. USA models mainly, some Euros... never on Korean models.

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There can be some confusion about Matte Finishes. Oil Finishes and Matte Finishes are often mixed up for one-another.

If your bass has a gloss finish, it's neither. It's a polyurethane gloss finish.

 

[Fat240]

Looking at the Spector site I found out that basses before 2008 (mine is from '95) have to be cleaned with lemon oil...

"Use a pure lemon oil such as Forby's Penetrating Lemon Oil, to remove dirt, etc... You can also use this product on the maple parts (body, neck) and also the fingerboard to clean and humidify it."

Maybe it acts as a degreaser to break the junk up. Like Mojo cleans grease off your hands. Then you can use a proper conditioner to neturalize it.