SPECTOR® Club - Part 71

[davidjbass]

NS5, Mark Bass LM III and Ampeg 610. awesome sounding set up for last Saturdays
gig.

 

[farboozle]

Isn't he still running a lot of his older basses?

Yes. Those are player's basses, I have never seen a bass with as much wear as Doug's amber NS-2.

 

[anton72]

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.

That's why I now feel so easy with my Kramer era NS-2, and it's a players bass not the collection piece. Although it's in very good shape it still has some tiny dings here and there and I'm not afraid of surroundings onstage. When I had my mint Euro I was much more afraid of banging it against something because it had no dings or scratches so it was more painful to start counting ones That's one of the reasons which keep me away from buying new Woodstock NS-2 because I'll certainly be crazy about keeping it in mint condition and shape. If this prevails over my passion to play it kills the deal for me.

 

[iceboxbass]

That's why I now feel so easy with my Kramer era NS-2, and it's a players bass not the collection piece. Although it's in very good shape it still has some tiny dings here and there and I'm not afraid of surroundings onstage. When I had my mint Euro I was much more afraid of banging it against something because it had no dings or scratches so it was more painful to start counting ones That's one of the reasons which keep me away from buying new Woodstock NS-2 because I'll certainly be crazy about keeping it in mint condition and shape. If this prevails over my passion to play it kills the deal for me.

+1! As pretty as "Big Blue" is, it screams to be played out of the house, to share the Spector Tone/Love.

Yes. Those are player's basses, I have never seen a bass with as much wear as Doug's amber NS-2.

That's for sure! Bass well loved!

NS5, Mark Bass LM III and Ampeg 610. awesome sounding set up for last Saturdays
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NICE gig pic! Beautiful NS-5!

 

[iceboxbass]

For anyone looking for a nice violet/purple Spector, looks to be a Performer, and CHEAP!
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[iceboxbass]

Here's a rare Spector Bass and good price…
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[Torn Bassist]

Here's a rare Spector Bass and good price…
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WOW, makes me want to get a 5 string to add to the collection....fantastic price!

 

[5string_phunk]

Here's a rare Spector Bass and good price…
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That's a nice one!! I dig the single pickup in the sweet spot!

 

[grendle]

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

They don't so much dive as they want to be close to 90deg from the belly cut. 4" leather strap or Spector comfort strap fixes all. Ditch the skinny nylon stuff and rock on!

 

[Betrayer_Bass]

They don't so much dive as they want to be close to 90deg from the belly cut. 4" leather strap or Spector comfort strap fixes all. Ditch the skinny nylon stuff and rock on!

I have a 4.5" wide leather strap from Levy's. Those skinny nylon things are for noobs.

 

[neptoon]

Isn't he still running a lot of his older basses?

his main 5, fretless, and of course, the main amber 4 were all built in '87...i've never seen him without at least those three

 

[smperry]

You know the deal.

Closed and continued here: http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f8/spector-club-part-72-a-1033150/