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SPECTOR® Club - Part 68

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awilkie84 said:
Exactly.



ReBop 5DLX style body, built out of quilted maple, finished in Bahama blue gloss
EMG Reverse P5 (not the humbucker housing 40P5) in the neck position & an EMG Jazz in the bridge position
NS-5 bridge, instead of the typical BO bridge
Birdseye maple neck with Black MoP inlays & Legend style headstock
Chrome hardware

I get the feeling something like this would be super pricey, though. It will be a few years before I could afford it, IF it's even doable.
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I think the biggest obstacle here might be the bridge. I'm not sure I've ever seen a US bolt-on routed for the NS-style bridge. That doesn't mean it's not possible though. I've already seen a bolt-on with split P on a 5-string recently. Keep in mind the P pickups wind up below where the neck meets the body, so it wouldn't be in the typical P position you would see on a neck-thru. The P and J are closer together on the bolt-on.
 
#182
bunkaroo said:
I think the biggest obstacle here might be the bridge. I'm not sure I've ever seen a US bolt-on routed for the NS-style bridge. That doesn't mean it's not possible though. I've already seen a bolt-on with split P on a 5-string recently. keep in mind the place winds up below where the neck meets the body, so it wouldn't be in the typical P position you would see on a neck-thru. The P and J are closer together on the bolt-on.
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Yeah. That was my thought, too. BUT, if it's doable on a ReBop, why not on a USA-made ReBop? It's going to have the same dimensions & specs, right?

As for the pickup, that doesn't bother me. It's only out by a little bit. :)
 
#183
awilkie84 said:
Yeah. That was my thought, too. BUT, if it's doable on a ReBop, why not on a USA-made ReBop? It's going to have the same dimensions & specs, right?

As for the pickup, that doesn't bother me. It's only out by a little bit. :)
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When you say "doable on a ReBop", do you mean the US bridge? I wasn't aware they've done that.
 
#185
bunkaroo said:
When you say "doable on a ReBop", do you mean the US bridge? I wasn't aware they've done that.
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They haven't, but the dimensions aren't far off from each other. It's more the outside shape of the bridge being a little more square.

tomydacat said:
I think mine and Donnies Ns2A's could be brothers as they have active emgs in them but mine has 2 9 v batteries in it giving it 18 volts of thunder..
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What pre-amp are you running?
 
#187
awilkie84 said:
They haven't, but the dimensions aren't far off from each other. It's more the outside shape of the bridge being a little more square.
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I'm not sure how the routing is done (maybe Patrick can chime in), but I assume they have templates even though they do it by hand. I think what you're describing would require a new template unless they've done it before. Again this is just guessing on my part.

Also, regarding Euro vs. NS bridge, besides the corners being squared on the NS, the NS bridge looks bigger in general to me in person. I think a fair amount of extra routing would have to be done to fit an NS bridge in a Euro.
 
#188
awilkie84 said:
Exactly.



ReBop 5DLX style body, built out of quilted maple, finished in Bahama blue gloss
EMG Reverse P5 (not the humbucker housing 40P5) in the neck position & an EMG Jazz in the bridge position
NS-5 bridge, instead of the typical BO bridge
Birdseye maple neck with Black MoP inlays & Legend style headstock
Chrome hardware

I get the feeling something like this would be super pricey, though. It will be a few years before I could afford it, IF it's even doable.
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I would email PJ ([email protected]) with your list to see if it's possible or you can talk with Todd from the Guitar House.
 
#190
tomydacat said:
the korean HAZ copy
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And it's not too harsh at 18v?

bunkaroo said:
I'm not sure how the routing is done (maybe Patrick can chime in), but I assume they have templates even though they do it by hand. I think what you're describing would require a new template unless they've done it before. Again this is just guessing on my part.

Also, regarding Euro vs. NS bridge, besides the corners being squared on the NS, the NS bridge looks bigger in general to me in person. I think a fair amount of extra routing would have to be done to fit an NS bridge in a Euro.
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They probably use a bridge template that's placed on the body in position using either an adhesive or double-sided tape. At least that's how I've seen other builders do it. Only a guess, though.

Yeah, the bridge is bigger, but it's only a couple mm all the way around, by my estimates. Should still be room to play. Especially if I use a Jazz in the bridge. :)

Torn Bassist said:
I would email PJ ([email protected]) with your list to see if it's possible or you can talk with Todd from the Guitar House.
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When I get closer to being able to pull the trigger, I'll definitely do this. :P
 
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