SPECTOR® Club - Part 65

[iceboxbass]

Just returned to the world of 15" Speakers.

Purchased a Carvin PS15-4 400W 15" 4ohm Speaker (made by Celestion)
and installed it in an old 15" cab I had hid in my garage since I was 14.

Here is my famous riff which today my wife named "Razzmatazz"

Recorded with my TC Electronic BH-250 no Toneprint or compression.
Recorded with a SM57 into Pro Tools. No after EQ or Compression.

All basses have Spector Formula 603 strings on them.

Order
1-NS-2 800 9V USA Circuit. Everything at center detent
2-NS-2 630 9V USA Circuit. Everything at center detent
3-NS4CRFM 9V Czech Circuit. Everything at center detent
4-Euro4LX TonePump Trim @30%, Bass 30% , Treble 50%

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Here is a photbviously needs some cosmetic work.

Sweet fat sound Sam!
I like #630 the best 1,3,5.

Since the cover band is on a rather permanent hiatus, I thought I'd show my refin Euro 4LX a little love here at least with an old pic. It has been rather neglected lately.

\m/

Thanks for sending it off to its new home. Its been a long two weeks but well worth the wait.
..I'm pretty sure it's the only one in NZ, and will be well taken care off my friend...

Congratulations on your new SaWeet NS-2JJ!!!

What material nut did the NS2-A come with? Mine has a plastic/synthetic bone nut (Tusq?) but I see some with a brass nut too.

Mine had a plastic but I switched it out for a brass nut...phenomenal amazing difference!

 

[JPSBassist]

So 50% would be with the Tone pump set level and 60% would be around 10% boost (I think I'm right because you said in the video that the Tone pump has a + or - gain)?

Actually, using the marks around the dial on the TP itself... either a sticker or there are little indentations in the plastic around it...

I try to guess what 50-60% is.

So when I say 50-60%, that's output FROM the TP. This has nothing to do with the positioning of the knobs or pots.

I hope this helps.

 

[worshiprocker]

Patrick, I have so much respect for your artistic sensibilities that your saying that is a tremendous boost to my day.

Yes Donny the cavity has to be undermined so that you can fit a US 9 Volt circuit in there(I mean HAZ)without making the opening bigger. That way your control plate will still fit properly. There is a white NS-2JA-R that was retrofitted with a HAZ and it was done in such a way that the control plate didn't cover the new route.

cam't wait to see what you come up with brotha!

Are we talking trim pot setting or eq knobs settings? My understanding is that the EQ knobs are boost/cut with no center, and the trim pot cuts output to keep from blasting your amp

I am referring to the trim pot setting

 

[bunkaroo]

So I'm an idiot.

My recording room is a mess right now. I left my blue 5XL (not the new one thank God) on the guitar stand, and I knocked over a mic stand trying to get behind my computer. The mic stand has this big frame on the top to hold some vocal shields.

In slow motion I saw the thing head right for the bass. It looked like it missed. But then I started playing and realized it must have hit and bent the volume put. Came that close to putting a nasty gouge in the bass I'm sure. I think I would have shot myself if it was one of the new basses, especially the UV 5XL with the 9v.

I'd say the pot is bent about 5-7 degrees from being directly upright. I can still turn it up and down, but it's tight at times. I took the knob off and it doesn't looks like a severe bend. I have to admit I tried a little to bend it back which I know is probably stupid. Can't really budge it.

I'm leaving it as is for now since it seems to be working.

So my thought here is I need to preemptively fix this before it fails. Am I looking at a whole new preamp, or can the pot be replaced itself? This is the US 18v.

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Based on this pic, it seems like the pot could be re-soldered on its own, but I don't want something that could eventually fault out on me.

Ugh - I feel like punching myself in the face. Repeatedly.

 

[Fat240]

So I'm an idiot.

My recording room is a mess right now. I left my blue 5XL (not the new one thank God) on the guitar stand, and I knocked over a mic stand trying to get behind my computer. The mic stand has this big frame on the top to hold some vocal shields.

In slow motion I saw the thing head right for the bass. It looked like it missed. But then I started playing and realized it must have hit and bent the volume put. Came that close to putting a nasty gouge in the bass I'm sure. I think I would have shot myself if it was one of the new basses, especially the UV 5XL with the 9v.

I'd say the pot is bent about 5-7 degrees from being directly upright. I can still turn it up and down, but it's tight at times. I took the knob off and it doesn't looks like a severe bend. I have to admit I tried a little to bend it back which I know is probably stupid. Can't really budge it.

I'm leaving it as is for now since it seems to be working.

So my thought here is I need to preemptively fix this before it fails. Am I looking at a whole new preamp, or can the pot be replaced itself? This is the US 18v.

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Based on this pic, it seems like the pot could be re-soldered on its own, but I don't want something that could eventually fault out on me.

Ugh - I feel like punching myself in the face. Repeatedly.

Just replace the pot, it will be ok.

 

[Zitch]

In with Iris and Scarlet....

Iris is my Favorite bass in the club right now

I swear to god I'm going to take a new family photo to include the new aquisition. I must be getting lazy, last family photo was in the snowy winter and we're in the middle of summer now.

That bass sounds killer and is a big reason im addicted to that Scale The Summit Album.

in

Great NS2A!

Oh yeah in...with my Drummer!

 

[cjmodulus]

Iris is my Favorite bass in the club right now

That bass sounds killer and is a big reason im addicted to that Scale The Summit Album.

Great NS2A!

Oh yeah in...with my Drummer!

Haha, that's an awesome shot!

 

[brotherbassj]

Late to the party....

 

[Rebopmass]

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If I didn't love the zebra wood on my ReBop as much as I do, I would totally dig on that paint. Pure awesome beauty. Love it.

Thanks brother its actually a guitar skin from skin your skunk. Cost me 55 dollarss
.came out awesome

 

[husky123]

Oh yeah in...with my Drummer!

Awesome pic Zitch for many reasons.

 

[Zitch]

 

[bunkaroo]

Some thoughts on 603 strings....

Finally got some time to string up one of the basses with the 603 strings. I did record clips with the CK's and the 603's doing the same lick. Hope to get that posted tomorrow.

First thing I noticed after I put them on was they aren't "zingy" like some steels, especially the B and E. Not necessarily a bad thing.

Another thing is, the low B doesn't see to have the same kind of sustain that I'm used to. Not that it just thuds, but it's a different tone when I let it ring than I'm used to. That probably has something to do with the lower tension. The low-mid grunt Sam talked about is there and it's very cool. Not getting a lot of higher mids from these though, at least not with the pick.

They are rougher than the steels I got used to (Fat Beams, ProSteels), but the feel is good and I get a lot of nice vibrato out of the strings.

I played along with a lot of tunes, from my own stuff to Divinity Compromised to a lot of Jammit stuff. Some tunes they worked really well. Others I felt they weren't cutting like I'm used to with the CK's.

I'm really torn on these. My gut is telling me they aren't for me, but my head wants to make them work. I think the big thing for against them is I'm not crazy about the B, and that's a very important string for me. I think the strings might be best suited for fingerstyle on a 4-string which makes sense if you think about how they came about.

I'm going to string up the Coda and the other two US models tomorrow and do some comparisons. It may come down to liking them more on bass than the other. But if my experience is similar, I may have a few of the 5-string sets to unload.

 

[worshiprocker]

Some thoughts on 603 strings....

Finally got some time to string up one of the basses with the 603 strings. I did record clips with the CK's and the 603's doing the same lick. Hope to get that posted tomorrow.

First thing I noticed after I put them on was they aren't "zingy" like some steels, especially the B and E. Not necessarily a bad thing.

Another thing is, the low B doesn't see to have the same kind of sustain that I'm used to. Not that it just thuds, but it's a different tone when I let it ring than I'm used to. That probably has something to do with the lower tension. The low-mid grunt Sam talked about is there and it's very cool. Not getting a lot of higher mids from these though, at least not with the pick.

They are rougher than the steels I got used to (Fat Beams, ProSteels), but the feel is good and I get a lot of nice vibrato out of the strings.

I played along with a lot of tunes, from my own stuff to Divinity Compromised to a lot of Jammit stuff. Some tunes they worked really well. Others I felt they weren't cutting like I'm used to with the CK's.

I'm really torn on these. My gut is telling me they aren't for me, but my head wants to make them work. I think the big thing for against them is I'm not crazy about the B, and that's a very important string for me. I think the strings might be best suited for fingerstyle on a 4-string which makes sense if you think about how they came about.

I'm going to string up the Coda and the other two US models tomorrow and do some comparisons. It may come down to liking them more on bass than the other. But if my experience is similar, I may have a few of the 5-string sets to unload.

I, for one, really appreciate the honest review... I'm too stuck on the d'addario balanced tension strings to even try anything else, lol

 

[Wolf Tower 5]

Thanks brother its actually a guitar skin from skin your skunk. Cost me 55 dollarss
.came out awesome

You've got to be kidding........... That looks like a $600 paint job. That is phenomenal. I might try that with my legend. It has some battle beauty marks.

 

[Worldeeeter]

Some thoughts on 603 strings....

Finally got some time to string up one of the basses with the 603 strings. I did record clips with the CK's and the 603's doing the same lick. Hope to get that posted tomorrow.

First thing I noticed after I put them on was they aren't "zingy" like some steels, especially the B and E. Not necessarily a bad thing.

Another thing is, the low B doesn't see to have the same kind of sustain that I'm used to. Not that it just thuds, but it's a different tone when I let it ring than I'm used to. That probably has something to do with the lower tension. The low-mid grunt Sam talked about is there and it's very cool. Not getting a lot of higher mids from these though, at least not with the pick.

They are rougher than the steels I got used to (Fat Beams, ProSteels), but the feel is good and I get a lot of nice vibrato out of the strings.

I played along with a lot of tunes, from my own stuff to Divinity Compromised to a lot of Jammit stuff. Some tunes they worked really well. Others I felt they weren't cutting like I'm used to with the CK's.

I'm really torn on these. My gut is telling me they aren't for me, but my head wants to make them work. I think the big thing for against them is I'm not crazy about the B, and that's a very important string for me. I think the strings might be best suited for fingerstyle on a 4-string which makes sense if you think about how they came about.

I'm going to string up the Coda and the other two US models tomorrow and do some comparisons. It may come down to liking them more on bass than the other. But if my experience is similar, I may have a few of the 5-string sets to unload.

Good info. They're stringing my new NS-4 with Formula 603s in NY, so that I don't have to restring it right when I get it. I'm really curious about them, especially cuz I play fast. They'll either be a good alternative to my LaBellas or not/

 

[Zitch]

Shameless Plug

http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f126/spector-euro-4-lx-amber-1004523/

 

[Torn Bassist]

Are we talking trim pot setting or eq knobs settings? My understanding is that the EQ knobs are boost/cut with no center, and the trim pot cuts output to keep from blasting your amp

I'm talking about the trim pot adjustment Patrick has in his video he was saying that there is a + or - to the gain in that adjustment....so, I was understanding it as meaning if you put it at 50% it would be level with no boost???

 

[Torn Bassist]

I am! Here's a cheesy iPhone pic while we set up. Gonna take an actual camera along, so if I can find someone to take pics, maybe Ill have some to post

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I should have taken pictures last night but got to busy with the set up and talking with everyone, hope you had some fun!!!!

 

[Torn Bassist]

So I'm an idiot.

My recording room is a mess right now. I left my blue 5XL (not the new one thank God) on the guitar stand, and I knocked over a mic stand trying to get behind my computer. The mic stand has this big frame on the top to hold some vocal shields.

In slow motion I saw the thing head right for the bass. It looked like it missed. But then I started playing and realized it must have hit and bent the volume put. Came that close to putting a nasty gouge in the bass I'm sure. I think I would have shot myself if it was one of the new basses, especially the UV 5XL with the 9v.

I'd say the pot is bent about 5-7 degrees from being directly upright. I can still turn it up and down, but it's tight at times. I took the knob off and it doesn't looks like a severe bend. I have to admit I tried a little to bend it back which I know is probably stupid. Can't really budge it.

I'm leaving it as is for now since it seems to be working.

So my thought here is I need to preemptively fix this before it fails. Am I looking at a whole new preamp, or can the pot be replaced itself? This is the US 18v.

Invalid Link Removed

Based on this pic, it seems like the pot could be re-soldered on its own, but I don't want something that could eventually fault out on me.

Ugh - I feel like punching myself in the face. Repeatedly.

WOW....BUNK, Todd can probably get the part that you need for this fix, you can call the store directly if your in a hurry (918) 835-6959

 

[Torn Bassist]

Iris is my Favorite bass in the club right now

That bass sounds killer and is a big reason im addicted to that Scale The Summit Album.

Great NS2A!

Oh yeah in...with my Drummer!

Thank You Zitch....Iris rocked last nights show, had some fun with that bass and it sounded great! We used a fill in drummer last night and maybe your little guy could have helped! lol