SPECTOR® Club - Part 62

[Betrayer_Bass]

New REX finally made it into my hands.....and...it's smashed. Thanks UPS. Not only have you lied to me twice about "attempted delivery" while I was sitting at home for 2 days straight with no sighting of a brown truck either day but when I finally went to the depot and waited for the driver to return at the end of the day (the only way I could get the damn thing for sure) I got to open it and see this:

Aw damn dude, that sucks. I hope they figure out out and pay up! UPS should be regulated better.. Seriously.

 

[cjmodulus]

Not to derail the bridge talk, but presenting....

Spector NS-6XL #42.

Pictures suck but we're in the basement holed up waiting for these crazy storms to end. The black cherry is a lot richer in person and I'm sure Sam can attest.

Very happy with the quilt considering it isn't a premium quilt. Letting it acclimate and will set it up tomorrow. Still really can't believe it's here.

Wow!!! Beautiful!

 

[johnsonabq]

New REX finally made it into my hands.....and...it's smashed. Thanks UPS. Not only have you lied to me twice about "attempted delivery" while I was sitting at home for 2 days straight with no sighting of a brown truck either day but when I finally went to the depot and waited for the driver to return at the end of the day (the only way I could get the damn thing for sure) I got to open it and see this:

Man! I just hate to see that crap. Hope it all works out. But it shouldn't have happened in the first place.

 

[johnsonabq]

Remember to consider how the tuners will look. I think chrome tuners look great because they match the Spector Logo on the headstock. I vote chrome.

I hear what you're saying and I strongly considered chrome. The thing is that the black hardware just "speaks to me". Hard to explain. I've called Todd and he sent me a pic of the headstock of one of his basses w/black tuners and I'm good with the look. My intention here is that when I get up on stage (we have a 24 can light show so, no problem seeing the bass) I want people to notice two things, the tone, and that gorgeous wood with the ultraviolet stain... Oh yeah, and the band too!

I just feel that gold or chrome hardware will cause the eye to be distracted from the wood. And IMHO there's nothing dull about any Spector NS-2.

 

[jnumme]

I hear what you're saying and I strongly considered chrome. The thing is that the black hardware just "speaks to me". Hard to explain. I've called Todd and he sent me a pic of the headstock of one of his basses w/black tuners and I'm good with the look. My intention here is that when I get up on stage (we have a 24 can light show so, no problem seeing the bass) I want people to notice two things, the tone, and that gorgeous wood with the ultraviolet stain... Oh yeah, and the band too!

I just feel that gold or chrome hardware will cause the eye to be distracted from the wood. And IMHO there's nothing dull about any Spector NS-2.

Sounds awesome to me, can't wait to see it.

 

[djaxup]

In!

Which frequencies do you guys prefer to boost/cut with your amps?
I love the finger sound this bass gives me to no end, but i cant get it to sound fat and dirty with a pick.

Also, for the Darkglass B3K owners: which settings do you use for your Spectors?

Looks like i will order my second Spector this summer, a 35" Euro 4LX-TW in BEAD.

 

[johnsonabq]

In!

Which frequencies do you guys prefer to boost/cut with your amps?
I love the finger sound this bass gives me to no end, but i cant get it to sound fat and dirty with a pick.

Also, for the Darkglass B3K owners: which settings do you use for your Spectors?

Looks like i will order my second Spector this summer, a 35" Euro 4LX-TW in BEAD.

Nice Bass!

I like to put a boost notch in the midrange to cut through the mix. Where in the midrange is up to you and your tastes. plus a boost around the 40 - 80 hz area. When I go to the pick, I might add a touch more lows. And alway have fresh clean DR Hi-Beams on.

On my B3K I started with the "Driven Amp" setting. I might have tweaked it a bit but not much. I think I put the blend at midway (pedals in the rehearsal room and can't see now).

Here's the Invalid Link Removed and go to about 2:22 for "Driven Amp".

Just my take on it, YMMV.

 

[johnsonabq]

Any of you have a chance to play through one of the new Mesa Boogie amps, Prodigy Four:88, or Strategy Eight:88.

The weird thing is that I can't even find them on the MB website. I found out about them from my Sweetwater Sound catalog.

http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/ProdigyHD/

 

[grendle]

In!

Which frequencies do you guys prefer to boost/cut with your amps?
I love the finger sound this bass gives me to no end, but i cant get it to sound fat and dirty with a pick.

Also, for the Darkglass B3K owners: which settings do you use for your Spectors?

Looks like i will order my second Spector this summer, a 35" Euro 4LX-TW in BEAD.

bass and treb full boost, then this :

 

[cjmodulus]

In!

Which frequencies do you guys prefer to boost/cut with your amps?
I love the finger sound this bass gives me to no end, but i cant get it to sound fat and dirty with a pick.

Also, for the Darkglass B3K owners: which settings do you use for your Spectors?

Looks like i will order my second Spector this summer, a 35" Euro 4LX-TW in BEAD.

Hopefully you can see the settings okay. These are the settings I used in the video I posted at the end of the last part of this thread.

 

[delucajohn2000]

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Hopefully you can see the settings okay. These are the settings I used in the video I posted at the end of the last part of this thread.

That's pretty much what I have my B3K set at as well. You can run it with all knobs at 12 o'clock and it's pretty perfect for a Spector but I like to set the level a bit higher just to give it a bit more volume.

 

[NOLA Bass]

Not to derail the bridge talk, but presenting....

Spector NS-6XL #42.

Pictures suck but we're in the basement holed up waiting for these crazy storms to end. The black cherry is a lot richer in person and I'm sure Sam can attest.

Very happy with the quilt considering it isn't a premium quilt. Letting it acclimate and will set it up tomorrow. Still really can't believe it's here.

Beautiful, congrats Andy!

 

[NOLA Bass]

Any of you have a chance to play through one of the new Mesa Boogie amps, Prodigy Four:88, or Strategy Eight:88.

The weird thing is that I can't even find them on the MB website. I found out about them from my Sweetwater Sound catalog.

http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/ProdigyHD/

Long thread on them with reviews and video from a GTG Mesa hosted recently. Check it out in amps thread. Definitely intriguing amps!

 

[NOLA Bass]

New REX finally made it into my hands.....and...it's smashed. Thanks UPS. Not only have you lied to me twice about "attempted delivery" while I was sitting at home for 2 days straight with no sighting of a brown truck either day but when I finally went to the depot and waited for the driver to return at the end of the day (the only way I could get the damn thing for sure) I got to open it and see this:

Man, what a bummer. Good luck w your claim.

 

[metron]

Hi! I had owned a Forte 5 last year...awesome bass! The neck profile was a D shape, not fat but quite thinner compared to some Euro's and Korean made Spector 5 strings I've owned. The pre was the Aguilar OBP 3, three band, LOVE it! I modded it to 18V, can be dialed in any where from clear to dirty. The String to fingerboard action was crazy low and FAST. Only sold it to pay for my Coda 5XL Deluxe, bolt-on neck.
The Coda 5XL Deluxe neck is retro to the Fender 60's jazz bass...thinnest (front to back) 5 string neck I've played to date, very flat, very very low string action and super duper fast player. The pre is the Aguilar OBP 2 @18V, clean clear tones to gritty dirty, I LOVE the Aguilar pres, with the OBP 3 as my favorite because of the mids control.
A year ago I would've sworn to you that I was a "Neck-thru" bass only, for life...but after having my USA Coda 5XL DLX for 7 months now...I believe the USA Spector bolt-on's are way ignored and best value in the USA Spectors. You won't go wrong with ANY of the Spector basses or electric guitars.
As for preamps...I've played the TonePump Jr., TonePump without trim, TonePump with trim, BT circuits, Korean 9V Haz Copy, Aguilar OBP 2, Aguilar OBP 3...but not the Spector USA 9V circuit or 18V circuit. So far the Aguilar OBP 3 is my favorite because of the mids control and at 18V it comes sooooo close to the tone of the Spector USA 9V circuit at half the cost. Hope this helps you out some.
Welcome to our humble but FUN & AWESOME family here. Enjoy the vast reading and Spector Porn! If there's any questions just ask and it'll be answered in a timely manner by some very knowledgeable cool brothers/sisters on here, most of the time. Peace

Awesome thanks so much for the response! Man this thread moves absurdly fast. Yeah I'm not much for the bolt-on vs neck thru debate. I think they are both killer and obviously Spector makes a killer quality product either way. So is the OBP-3 an option on the Forte 5? I think the website says OBP-2 or Spector 9V only for the pre options.

 

[grendle]

Awesome thanks so much for the response! Man this thread moves absurdly fast. Yeah I'm not much for the bolt-on vs neck thru debate. I think they are both killer and obviously Spector makes a killer quality product either way. So is the OBP-3 an option on the Forte 5? I think the website says OBP-2 or Spector 9V only for the pre options.

Lol funny, we don't argue over bolt on vs nt here , or which pre is best, or what model your playing, or if the wood matters. As long as its a Spector, it's good, and you can't go wrong. Their all quality basses and really just different flavors. No snobbery here, play what you like, what you prefer, and what you can afford. Hard to go wrong when it says Spector on the headstock, they all will make you smile

 

[grendle]

Man, what a bummer. Good luck w your claim.

That soooooo totally sucks! Good luck. Fortunately it can be fixed.

 

[e.rich]

New REX finally made it into my hands.....and...it's smashed. Thanks UPS. Not only have you lied to me twice about "attempted delivery" while I was sitting at home for 2 days straight with no sighting of a brown truck either day but when I finally went to the depot and waited for the driver to return at the end of the day (the only way I could get the damn thing for sure) I got to open it and see this:

Bogus! This is my biggest fear with my missing-in-action Forte. I hope that they get it sorted out for you quickly! :scowl:

 

[johnsonabq]

Long thread on them with reviews and video from a GTG Mesa hosted recently. Check it out in amps thread. Definitely intriguing amps!

Cool, I'll look.

 

[metron]

Lol funny, we don't argue over bolt on vs nt here , or which pre is best, or what model your playing, or if the wood matters. As long as its a Spector, it's good, and you can't go wrong. Their all quality basses and really just different flavors. No snobbery here, play what you like, what you prefer, and what you can afford. Hard to go wrong when it says Spector on the headstock, they all will make you smile

No doubt man! Personally I love this vs that talk but unfortunately too often it can and does turn into "arguments". Anyhoo I think I'm going to be putting up my 55-94 for sale today. That will initiate the process of obtaining a Spector of some sort.