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SPECTOR® Club - Part 71

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#923
Just a reminder that for ALL your Spector needs; Todd Cooke at Guitar House is your man.

If not for him, I'd never have this primo NS-2...

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#928
Rickenbass said:
So the transition from Rickenbacker to Spector was easy for you? The only active pup bass I've ever owned was a Modulus Q5. It was nice but it did not know my socks off. Btw, nice assortment of Rickenbackers!

Joe
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I had a Q-5 as well, in killer-looking pink over blue (it looked very much like Spector's Ultraviolet color) with Lane Poor pickups. That particular bass sounded great, but I sold it when I transitioned from playing 5-string bass back to 4-string.
Yes, the transition from Rickenbacker to Spector was very easy for me, with one exception - the neck.
The Spector neck profile is very different than that of the Ric. Rics tend to have thinner (front to back) necks & tighter spacing at the bridge, and that took some time to adjust to, but the killer Spector tone made the transition enjoyable.
 
#933
awilkie84 said:
A ReBop with center balancing will neck dive. There's not enough weight in the body to support a mid-point strap button.
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This would be assumption without application.
Sorry, but you're wrong there. I own a 4 and have owned a 5. It worked same as my neck thru's.
The 5, in fact, had neck dive issues before the strap button was ever moved. The neck dive is actually somewhat alleviated by the fact that the dead center position makes the body hug you a little more, thus providing more support against movement caused by the neck.
This may be less effective for the "lowriders" out there.
It was even effective on my Legend 6 that is even more susceptible than the ReBop 5.

Science! (She blinded me..with....). :p
 
#935
iceboxbass said:
yes…First secure the bass from moving, use a good center punch, set the center punch on the center of the screw and hit it a good one with a hammer to put a devit in the screw, next use a good sharp metal drill bit and drill a hole into the center of the broken screw atleast 1/4-1/2", next put an easy out into that drilled hole in the center of the screw and once the easy out is sunk into the broken screw, turn it out counter clockwise and the screw should come out easily. If you don't have access to these tools then consider drilling another small hole just a little away from the old hole and install another strap screw. Good luck!:)
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Rickenbass said:
Yikes! The way she sheared I'm afraid the screw looks to be hardened. The hardness of the screw will determine how difficult it is to drill. As already mentioned, try hitting it with a center punch. If you have an automatic center punch, all the better. If it fails to make a dimple in the screw, it is pretty damn hard. If the screw chips, then you have a real hard screw. I seriously doubt you'll get the screw out by any other means, other than a screw extractor. You will need a very thin extractor! Work slowly! Best of luck!

For the short term if you can not remove it, you can add another close to the original location. Stew Mac sells a kit that allows you to dill out broken screws by coring out a small amount of wood around the screw. You then cut a matching wood plug and glue it in place. Once dry, you can re-drill the plug and put the strap lock in the exact same place. I realize that does not help you right now. Sorry!

Joe
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awilkie84 said:
If you don't want to drill it out, just move the strap button location either left or right. Personally, I think the Rebop can stand to have it come even a little more to the left (looking from the front), but it all depends on how you like your bass to hang.
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PhatBasstard said:
As I've talked about in the past, I move the bottom strap peg to dead center on all my Spectors anyway. Been doing this since nearly day one (almost 25 years) since, IMHO, the balance is better this way.

Give it a shot and chock the other up to "mojo". :smug:
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awilkie84 said:
A ReBop with center balancing will neck dive. There's not enough weight in the body to support a mid-point strap button.
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PhatBasstard said:
This would be assumption without application.
Sorry, but you're wrong there. I own a 4 and have owned a 5. It worked same as my neck thru's.
The 5, in fact, had neck dive issues before the strap button was ever moved. The neck dive is actually somewhat alleviated by the fact that the dead center position makes the body hug you a little more, thus providing more support against movement caused by the neck.
This may be less effective for the "lowriders" out there.
It was even effective on my Legend 6 that is even more susceptible than the ReBop 5.

Science! (She blinded me..with....). :p
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Well I don't have access to any of those tools aside from a drill and some hardened steel drill bits, one or two are pretty thin so I'll try to drill a tiny hole and.. see where I go from there.

I have noticed the neck dive on this bass, and from a "scientific" point of view, I can imagine that having the center point location would not help, aside from the body hugging variable. I will give it a go with extracting this first, if it doesn't work out I'll just move it a bit towards the center. Thanks everyone for the advice and list of tools I do not have :D
 
#936
Great picture, Omer!!! There's some certain vibe in these old Spectors. It seems that you use Brooklyn more often than your Woodstock NS-2 and Forte4, correct me if I'm wrong.

seventhframe said:
Thanks again everyone for the kind words here, on FB and those who emailed me.

I'm super busy working on the live show / Album release party which is coming up this Wednesday. We've only had 2 rehearsals and we have 2 more to go. Things are sounding pretty nice I must say. Derek (guitarist) and Ash (drummer) are fantastic.
I've been working on visuals for the show as well. Something pretty cool for the entire setlist.

Photo of our 2nd rehearsal. Rocking the Brooklyn NS-2 throughout the entire set:

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I'll post some more photos and videos soon!

:bassist: :bassist:
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#938
seventhframe said:
Thanks again everyone for the kind words here, on FB and those who emailed me.

I'm super busy working on the live show / Album release party which is coming up this Wednesday. We've only had 2 rehearsals and we have 2 more to go. Things are sounding pretty nice I must say. Derek (guitarist) and Ash (drummer) are fantastic.
I've been working on visuals for the show as well. Something pretty cool for the entire setlist.

Photo of our 2nd rehearsal. Rocking the Brooklyn NS-2 throughout the entire set:

IMG_20131121_215011_zpsd2327893.jpg



I'll post some more photos and videos soon!

:bassist: :bassist:
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Great shot! I sure would like to see you guys perform your music live.

That Brooklyn is sweet! :bassist:
 
#939
Commentary:

There was a lot of talk at one time that arose from the question: "Why would any professional musician play a Legend or a Performer when they could afford a Euro or US Spector?"
Most folks mentioned that even the "lower-end" Spectors have a great sound and feel, and it is much less heartburn if it gets banged around on the road, playing shows, etc.
I totally see what they were talking about now. Being onstage with a US Spector, I was very aware of my surroundings. The stage was tiny, and I had to be extremely careful of where I moved or turned: our drummer's main crash cymbal was right behind my right elbow, there were mic stands on either side in front of me, and our lead guitarist was two feet to my left. He is a big boy and he plays Gibson Explorers (huge guitars). There were 800 opportunities for me to bang my headstock into something or someone.
Of course, pros usually play on bigger stages, but between transport and running around onstage, I definitely see why they don't sport a new $5000 bass at every show.
 
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