SPECTOR® Club - Part 72

[johnsonabq]

Anyone have a 'top view' pic of the Spector 18V USA circuit that they would be willing to post here?

I am considering picking up one to install in my Euro 4LX.

I would just like to see how it compares to the 9v USA circuit with regards to the components used and the circuit design before dropping $250-300 on one.

Thanks,
Duff2

It's a more compact unit and will fit in a Euro just fine. I had one in a Euro4 with DC pups and it ROCKED!

Here's the 18v...
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Here's the 9v...
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The 18v is a more modern circuit design.

 

[awilkie84]

I keep finding places where people in these Spector threads mention that Spector will upgrade the rod to a double action. Is that right? This may not even be worth messing with, as the only time this happens is when the strings are played really hard open or playing harmonics, usually even then it's only when your hand isn't putting a lot of pressure on the back of the neck, and you can't hear it through an amp. It's at its worst when the bass is laid flat and the strings are struck (but who does that unless they're doing a setup?) it just drives my perfectionism tendencies crazy!

I'm going to be putting in a dual-action rod, but only because mine might be messed up. IMO, you don't really need a dual action rod.

A rod through Spector is about $90 +S/H, to do it yourself...or $90 +S/H of your bass +shop fees +S/H of your bass back to you after they do the work. :S

An Allparts rod is $13 +S/H & you can do it yourself with about $3-5 in sticky-sided felt from Michael's craft store to wrap around the rod as a shim.

 

[ynot12]

Happy Thanksgiving, guys!

I'm thankful for a lot of things. One thing in particular is my Spalted Wimbish Euro. I can honestly say I'm SAS free since getting to know this bass. It's perfect!

 

[Torn Bassist]

Question guys, any of you guys have any issues with truss rod rattle on your spector? My TR is vibrating on certain notes and harmonics. It's a single action rod. Any ideas on how to fix it? The rod itself seems to be working fine. I have checked everything else and it's definitely in the rod.

Take off the truss nut, remove your string nut & pull the rod out using a pair of needle nose pliers (Careful not to hurt the threads).

Add a piece of felt with a sticky back to either the top or bottom of the rod. This will work as a shim. Slide the rod back in & replace the 2 nuts.

So your telling me the rods can be removed from spectors? That's awesome! When you say remove the string nut, how does it come out?

Very NICE...enjoy! How'd you manage getting 36 days off from work?



After removing the strings of course...just tap the string nut from the end with a blunt tool. They're not glued in very much. I've replace a few...I myself usually use a common/flat tip screw driver, place against one end of the nut and use a light weight hammer and just give it a very light tap...it'll pop right off. Be careful not to ding the headstock or neck. Shouldn't be a problem. I was very nervous the first time, I asked a buddy of mine how he does it and this is what he told me... It works very well. Then to install the nut, just use a couple drops of super glue or Gorilla glue. Have fun!

What he said. lol

I usually but a piece of scrap wood up against the fingerboard side of mine and tap it with my rubber mallet.

I keep finding places where people in these Spector threads mention that Spector will upgrade the rod to a double action. Is that right? This may not even be worth messing with, as the only time this happens is when the strings are played really hard open or playing harmonics, usually even then it's only when your hand isn't putting a lot of pressure on the back of the neck, and you can't hear it through an amp. It's at its worst when the bass is laid flat and the strings are struck (but who does that unless they're doing a setup?) it just drives my perfectionism tendencies crazy!

I'm going to be putting in a dual-action rod, but only because mine might be messed up. IMO, you don't really need a dual action rod.

A rod through Spector is about $90 +S/H, to do it yourself...or $90 +S/H of your bass +shop fees +S/H of your bass back to you after they do the work. :S

An Allparts rod is $13 +S/H & you can do it yourself with about $3-5 in sticky-sided felt from Michael's craft store to wrap around the rod as a shim.

What is the relief set at on the neck?
If the truss rod works fine then I would keep it, after checking the relief we will see if it can be adjusted which might lessen the noise your getting. Are you an aggressive player? If everything checks out good then you can always advance to the felt suggestion....

 

[puremetal33]

Happy Turkey Day all! Grateful for the gift of tone today!

 

[awilkie84]

Happy Turkey Day all! Grateful for the gift of tone today!

You Americans are late to the party. Turkey day was last month.

 

[Aragorn35016]

What is the relief set at on the neck?
If the truss rod works fine then I would keep it, after checking the relief we will see if it can be adjusted which might lessen the noise your getting. Are you an aggressive player? If everything checks out good then you can always advance to the felt suggestion....

Relief is near straight. I took the nut off again and noticed a brass washer behind the nut which I'm not sure is stock or not, but I left it on. I tried to remove the nut with the flat surface/hammer method mentioned and that thing ain't budging, so I stopped and put it back together. Strangely after I put it back together most all of the vibration went away! I'm not a heavy handed player, but really if I was I doubt I'd still notice it. The way I discovered it was when it was laying flat while I was setting it up. I'm gonna give it a couple of days to let it settle then go from there I guess. The bass plays phenomenally well and my wife say I'm just being over analytical as usual!

 

[PhatBasstard]

You Americans are late to the party. Turkey day was last month.

Naw....
You Canucks are just 11 months late.

 

[Worldeeeter]

Happy Thanksgiving, guys!



I'm thankful for a lot of things. One thing in particular is my Spalted Wimbish Euro. I can honestly say I'm SAS free since getting to know this bass. It's perfect!

Beautiful, and worth being thankful for!
I'm picturing it with a trans midnight blue finish...

 

[awilkie84]

Naw....
You Canucks are just 11 months late.

 

[johnsonabq]

Thanksgiving Day, is a holiday celebrated in the United States on the fourth Thursday in November. It became an official Federal holiday in 1863.

On Thursday, January 31, 1957, the Parliament of Canada proclaimed: A Day of General Thanksgiving to Almighty God for the bountiful harvest with which Canada has been blessed – to be observed on the 2nd Monday in October.

Can't count how many hours that is. Just saying... and just kidding.

 

[Torn Bassist]

Relief is near straight. I took the nut off again and noticed a brass washer behind the nut which I'm not sure is stock or not, but I left it on. I tried to remove the nut with the flat surface/hammer method mentioned and that thing ain't budging, so I stopped and put it back together. Strangely after I put it back together most all of the vibration went away! I'm not a heavy handed player, but really if I was I doubt I'd still notice it. The way I discovered it was when it was laying flat while I was setting it up. I'm gonna give it a couple of days to let it settle then go from there I guess. The bass plays phenomenally well and my wife say I'm just being over analytical as usual!

I hope this helps...All checking should be in playing position, hold the second fret and the last fret on the E string (with an assistant) use a feeler gauge at the ninth fret to check the clearance. I have one of my basses set to .010" but it has the DR Lo-Rider strings on it that have higher tension so they don't flop as much, my other basses are set to .012" so I will not get string/neck buzz from the string vibration. This relief is always set to the player and how they pluck or pick the strings but a standard relief is .012"...but...it sounds like your rattle is now gone and I would think it could be from having ALL of the strings removed from the bass at the same time which normally affects the truss rod as its main job it to work as the strings are in tension.

 

[Worldeeeter]

Thanksgiving Day, is a holiday celebrated in the United States on the fourth Thursday in November. It became an official Federal holiday in 1863.



On Thursday, January 31, 1957, the Parliament of Canada proclaimed: A Day of General Thanksgiving to Almighty God for the bountiful harvest with which Canada has been blessed – to be observed on the 2nd Monday in October.



Can't count how many hours that is. Just saying... and just kidding.

823,440 hours

 

[johnsonabq]

823,440 hours

I just knew somebody would count.

 

[awilkie84]

Thanksgiving Day, is a holiday celebrated in the United States on the fourth Thursday in November. It became an official Federal holiday in 1863.

On Thursday, January 31, 1957, the Parliament of Canada proclaimed: A Day of General Thanksgiving to Almighty God for the bountiful harvest with which Canada has been blessed – to be observed on the 2nd Monday in October.

Can't count how many hours that is. Just saying... and just kidding.

This just means we had more time to perfect it.

 

[louthedog]

Happy T Day all...

 

[tomydacat]

HAve a SPECTORTACULAR Thanksgiving...

 

[Fat240]

Wow! Look at all that great stuff!
Gonna do some recording?
That Mesa PH412 is the first thing that caught my eye

Trying to finish up a few songs with the band over my vacation.

Very NICE...enjoy! How'd you manage getting 36 days off from work?:eyebrow

I get 5 weeks and 5 personal days a year and always save 19 so I can get from Thanksgiving on off to work on projects around the house and music.


Every thread the basses get better looking. The figuring on Lee's new NS2 is f11cking awesome!! Ho's walnut refin has to be my favorite right now.

 

[PhatBasstard]

Thanksgiving Day, is a holiday celebrated in the United States on the fourth Thursday in November. It became an official Federal holiday in 1863.

On Thursday, January 31, 1957, the Parliament of Canada proclaimed: A Day of General Thanksgiving to Almighty God for the bountiful harvest with which Canada has been blessed – to be observed on the 2nd Monday in October.

Can't count how many hours that is. Just saying... and just kidding.

Oh...
So really they're about 94 years late.

 

[Aragorn35016]

I hope this helps...All checking should be in playing position, hold the second fret and the last fret on the E string (with an assistant) use a feeler gauge at the ninth fret to check the clearance. I have one of my basses set to .010" but it has the DR Lo-Rider strings on it that have higher tension so they don't flop as much, my other basses are set to .012" so I will not get string/neck buzz from the string vibration. This relief is always set to the player and how they pluck or pick the strings but a standard relief is .012"...but...it sounds like your rattle is now gone and I would think it could be from having ALL of the strings removed from the bass at the same time which normally affects the truss rod as its main job it to work as the strings are in tension.

We'll I thought it was gone but it's not, i also discovered that I can tap on the neck and hear it slap against the channel. Bummer I was really stoked to get this bass back, it's minor I know and I'm sure it did this the 1st time I owned it but I somehow just never noticed it. I do all kinds of crazy electronics board rework/repair at my job, but for some reason trying pulling this rod out is terrifying to me, so I guess I'm gonna have to find a luthier. I am curious, why does the nut have to come off to pull the rod out? I couldn't see it anchored to anything in the channel??