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SPECTOR® Club - Part 60

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I'm never going back to round wound. I can't wait for these tapewound nylons to really break in, because its actually accented the Spector growl even more than I figured it would. The B was kind of iffy when I first put them on but as the strings have settled its lost some of its "bwow" tone and become more rounded.
 
#843
My rig is complete
Furman-BBE-GK800RB in the rack
MXR M80-DeltaLabs Chorus-TU2 Tuner, Line 6 G50 on a pedaltrain mini
Ampeg 810E
And of coarse
Spector Rex Pro, EMG DCs, TonePump 18V, D'Addario Pro Steels
Spector CRFM EMG P/Js TonePump 18V D'Addario Pro Steels
 

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The last band I played guitar in the bassist had a PF300. We played a show it made it half way through 1 song before going into protect mode. To bad because it sounds really good. I would be gassing for a SVT 7 Pro if I havent read all the horror stories.
 
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AdamR said:
My rig is complete
Furman-BBE-GK800RB in the rack
MXR M80-DeltaLabs Chorus-TU2 Tuner, Line 6 G50 on a pedaltrain mini
Ampeg 810E
And of coarse
Spector Rex Pro, EMG DCs, TonePump 18V, D'Addario Pro Steels
Spector CRFM EMG P/Js TonePump 18V D'Addario Pro Steels
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Nice Adam! I love an 800RB into an 810. Classic, solid tone right there. Is that my old 800?
 
#852
JPSBassist said:
Depends on the application.

I ALWAYS design my basses for a specific tonal range and/or quality. Think of it like tools in a tool box.

I have hammers, chainsaws, etc... instead of a bunch of different colored tools of the same kind.

Each one gives me something different, but does so on a familiar platform. A neck and body profile that I love.
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+1! THIS! EXACTLY!^ :D:bassist:
 
#853
thisSNsucks said:
Well, looks like that old Brooklyn NS-2 from ebay is coming my way!

I'm going to restore it with the period correct Dimarzio P/J pickups, Active/passive and Phase switch and hopefully a US 9V. Cosmetically I'll keep it as is and put some more gig miles on it.

Cool thing is that seeing as though the pickups and pre won't be original to the bass, I can do some experimenting. The US 9v isn't always available so I may try it out with an Aguilar pre and maybe even a tone pump at some point. I'll try the Dimarzio's but I can always toss in some EMG's for that kind of tone.

Should be fun!
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Congrats! That's awesome! Looking forward to your reports!
 
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thisSNsucks said:
Well, looks like that old Brooklyn NS-2 from ebay is coming my way!

I'm going to restore it with the period correct Dimarzio P/J pickups, Active/passive and Phase switch and hopefully a US 9V. Cosmetically I'll keep it as is and put some more gig miles on it.

Cool thing is that seeing as though the pickups and pre won't be original to the bass, I can do some experimenting. The US 9v isn't always available so I may try it out with an Aguilar pre and maybe even a tone pump at some point. I'll try the Dimarzio's but I can always toss in some EMG's for that kind of tone.

Should be fun!
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Glad it went to somebody in the club! Congrats!
 
#856
TinIndian said:
Nice score! I have an 87 NS2A as well. Recently changed to regular EMG's in it and it has made a world of difference. I found that the stock pups lacked articulation when played fingerstyle. When I used a pick it was great. I'm running the Korean 9V copy pre and the 2 sound great together.

Congrats!
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Thanks, been thinking this would be a good one to mod with what I have invested in it, what model pups did you go with.
 
#857
New Spector owner here. Received a euro Wimbish model today, really really digging the ergonomics of it so far. I've had no luck to this point finding anything that came close to my Ibanez basses for playability but this thing is every bit as good. Perfect balance and it just hangs in the right spot. Love the neck profile as well, it might just be slightly better than the Ibanez necks I'm so fond of due to it being a bit more round on the back which really lets my hand get around the neck well. This has always been a big hang up for me having been through a lot of nice basses that just weren't quite there ergonomically.

Sound wise it's hard to tell just yet. It's certainly aggressive so I can't wait to get it in the mix and see how it does. Initial impressions tell me it's going to cut really well which is important since I'm up against 2 guitarists and 3 full Marshall stacks haha. The tone pump was overdriving the amp so I dialed it back but I'll wait until practice to really get it set. Plus the strings are brand new so they ring out like mad with my heavy handed pick style. A couple of hours will calm things down.

I'm not sure what gauge strings come standard but they feel a bit slinky to me, does anyone know what gauge I would safely be able to move up to? Normally I use a 115 set but I'm not sure I can get that in the nut. Anyway, oblig pic.
 

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Warmuth said:
New Spector owner here. Received a euro Wimbish model today, really really digging the ergonomics of it so far. I've had no luck to this point finding anything that came close to my Ibanez basses for playability but this thing is every bit as good. Perfect balance and it just hangs in the right spot. Love the neck profile as well, it might just be slightly better than the Ibanez necks I'm so fond of due to it being a bit more round on the back which really lets my hand get around the neck well. This has always been a big hang up for me having been through a lot of nice basses that just weren't quite there ergonomically.

Sound wise it's hard to tell just yet. It's certainly aggressive so I can't wait to get it in the mix and see how it does. Initial impressions tell me it's going to cut really well which is important since I'm up against 2 guitarists and 3 full Marshall stacks haha. The tone pump was overdriving the amp so I dialed it back but I'll wait until practice to really get it set. Plus the strings are brand new so they ring out like mad with my heavy handed pick style. A couple of hours will calm things down.

I'm not sure what gauge strings come standard but they feel a bit slinky to me, does anyone know what gauge I would safely be able to move up to? Normally I use a 115 set but I'm not sure I can get that in the nut. Anyway, oblig pic.
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Congrats on the new bass, I loved the neck on my Wimbish. You should be able to string a .115 on it with no issue. Anything larger just order some tapered strings and slightly file the nut with a round file if needed.
 
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