SPECTOR® Club - Part 72

[johnsonabq]

I was going to say that when you first posted. If the HSC says Kramer then I'll bet it's early Kramer.

Also what Carey said. Contact PJ.

I asked a few of our Spector friends and Todd has said that the last Brooklyn in the record books is serial number 1187...hope this helps!

So cool! It's a Brooklyn, and fretless to boot. Excellent.

 

[D.A.R.K.]

So made in Brooklyn but under Kramer ownership. This bass is killer! Sounds nothing like the euros I've owned. Maybe because it's a fretless? I have round wounds on her now and it has tons of growl and mwah.
The fretboard has no signs of damage from rounds. The previous owner said he only had flats on her but put the rounds on to keep tension on as he was selling it due to financial difficulties.
I want to preserve the board as it is but the rounds sound so great!

Is this the one from craigslist in northern Va?
Sounds like it- white, fretless…
I tried to contact that person multiple times, never got a response…

 

[husky123]

Is this the one from craigslist in northern Va?
Sounds like it- white, fretless…
I tried to contact that person multiple times, never got a response…

I think it is. I contacted the dude about 457 times with no response. That'll teach him to hopefully pull his ad next time.

 

[JonKim]

Lol yea I got hell of a deal!!

I kept in contact with him as soon as he posted and paid him before I even saw the bass. That's probably why he didn't contact anyone else back!

 

[JonKim]

I even did a gift payment to someone on craigslist.
I don't know it's just something about bass players I trust and I knew it was a risk but I still have faith in humanity

 

[djaxup]

A cold solder joint is always a possibility, especially if it's a through-hole joint. Definitely worth re-inspection. Make sure your soldering iron is getting hot enough, and use leaded wire, if possible. It has a much lower liquidus temp than lead-free.

Thanks man, if I may ask, how would you re-inspect? I guess using a multimeter?

I once had a Euro LX ordered from a dealer that had the trim TP installed, and it sounded pretty much like my Euro does now. Still good, still very Spectorish, but without the gritty teeth that my Euro had before the TP swap. Well maybe it is the trim TP after all.

Mind you we are talking about a complete luxury problem here. It still sounds very good, but also kind of different than before.

 

[D.A.R.K.]

I even did a gift payment to someone on craigslist.
I don't know it's just something about bass players I trust and I knew it was a risk but I still have faith in humanity

That's awesome- on TB i'd do it- CL? That's pretty nuts…
congrats on beating us all to it!

 

[Torn Bassist]

Lol yea I got hell of a deal!!

I kept in contact with him as soon as he posted and paid him before I even saw the bass. That's probably why he didn't contact anyone else back!

Sounds like you have a bass that some of the guys in this club would like to have.....!

 

[grendle]

Thanks man, if I may ask, how would you re-inspect? I guess using a multimeter?

I once had a Euro LX ordered from a dealer that had the trim TP installed, and it sounded pretty much like my Euro does now. Still good, still very Spectorish, but without the gritty teeth that my Euro had before the TP swap. Well maybe it is the trim TP after all.

Mind you we are talking about a complete luxury problem here. It still sounds very good, but also kind of different than before.

It might be from the signal level ( try cranking the trim pot). Pickup height ( if you moved it, closer will get more bite) or the value of the pots. Emg's generally like 25k pots, non actives usually use 500k's. Emg's will work with 500k 's but are usually overly bright ( they'll make dead strings sound almost new cranked). I'm willing to bet there were 500k pots in there some where. If you like it keep em. No harm to the pups and its what you like.

 

[iceboxbass]

OUCH....hope you get to feeling better! Might have to get your wife to sing for you today buddy.

Thanks...she was singing with us as well. But just as we were packing our band equipment the benefit ended up rescheduled due to Winter Storms dumping 14" of snow last night and still falling. A bit of relief and rest for me.

A cold solder joint is always a possibility, especially if it's a through-hole joint. Definitely worth re-inspection. Make sure your soldering iron is getting hot enough, and use leaded wire, if possible. It has a much lower liquidus temp than lead-free.

+1!

Airborne chewables, rest and plenty of water... stay hydrated.

Dude... take care of yourself.

Thanks Patrick! I'll have to get some of those. Right now I've been using an ancient Native American remedy, boiling fresh tender cedar tree branches into a tea. MEGA vitamin C. It usually kicks the cold within 2 days. I've used this remedy before for myself & my wife as well as friends. Works great. It's been atleast 4 years since I've had a cold. I will buy some AirBorne chews though.

So cool! It's a Brooklyn, and fretless to boot. Excellent.

I wonder how many fretless were made back then? Bet not many.

Lol yea I got hell of a deal!!

I kept in contact with him as soon as he posted and paid him before I even saw the bass. That's probably why he didn't contact anyone else back!

Good move! Risky but good!

 

[iceboxbass]

Thanks man, if I may ask, how would you re-inspect? I guess using a multimeter?

I once had a Euro LX ordered from a dealer that had the trim TP installed, and it sounded pretty much like my Euro does now. Still good, still very Spectorish, but without the gritty teeth that my Euro had before the TP swap. Well maybe it is the trim TP after all.

Mind you we are talking about a complete luxury problem here. It still sounds very good, but also kind of different than before.

I noticed the old TP did give a different tone than the new trim TP.

 

[johnsonabq]

Thanks Patrick! I'll have to get some of those. Right now I've been using an ancient Native American remedy, boiling fresh tender cedar tree branches into a tea. MEGA vitamin C. It usually kicks the cold within 2 days.

We have an old Mexican treatment down here that always works for me. It's a special formula invented a long time ago. It's called... MEZCAL (watch out for the worm!)

LOL Take care Amigo!

 

[Holdsg]

New Strap Day

A friend of mine makes these great custom leather bass straps.
He's on here with the handle of Gecko5.
If anyone is interested, he can do almost anything you have in mind.

 

[D.A.R.K.]

Got some tuners in the mail today…
apparently though, gotoh gb7's do not fit on a spector euro (grommet is too big). I even double checked with the sales rep…. (guess I should've asked more here) and the wait will continue I guess. However, i'd really like that hipshot de-tuner…any thoughts/ info to share?

 

[yeldarb69 (Brad)]

Got some tuners in the mail today…
apparently though, gotoh gb7's do not fit on a spector euro (grommet is too big). I even double checked with the sales rep…. (guess I should've asked more here) and the wait will continue I guess. However, i'd really like that hipshot de-tuner…any thoughts/ info to share?

You can still use the gotoh tuners.All you need to do is ream the hole out with a reamer or drill the holes out with a 9/16th drill bit.If you use the drill bit method,i would highly recommend doing it with a drill press so you can be sure your holes will be straight.Also,put a piece of wood under the back of your headstock and drill from the front to the back.By doing this and putting the wood there you will be preventing the edge of the holes from chipping.Someone on here has a hole reamer that said they would ship it out to someone if they wanted to use it for this specific reason,i cannot remember who it was though.

 

[johnsonabq]

Got some tuners in the mail today…
apparently though, gotoh gb7's do not fit on a spector euro (grommet is too big). I even double checked with the sales rep…. (guess I should've asked more here) and the wait will continue I guess. However, i'd really like that hipshot de-tuner…any thoughts/ info to share?

You can still use the gotoh tuners.All you need to do is ream the hole out with a reamer or drill the holes out with a 9/16th drill bit.If you use the drill bit method,i would highly recommend doing it with a drill press so you can be sure your holes will be straight.Also,put a piece of wood under the back of your headstock and drill from the front to the back.By doing this and putting the wood there you will be preventing the edge of the holes from chipping.Someone on here has a hole reamer that said they would ship it out to someone if they wanted to use it for this specific reason,i cannot remember who it was though.

I think the reamer would be much safer.

 

[D.A.R.K.]

You can still use the gotoh tuners.All you need to do is ream the hole out with a reamer or drill the holes out with a 9/16th drill bit.If you use the drill bit method,i would highly recommend doing it with a drill press so you can be sure your holes will be straight.Also,put a piece of wood under the back of your headstock and drill from the front to the back.By doing this and putting the wood there you will be preventing the edge of the holes from chipping.Someone on here has a hole reamer that said they would ship it out to someone if they wanted to use it for this specific reason,i cannot remember who it was though.

Thanks, I considered that for a second but i'd rather get schallers and an appropriate sized hipshot to keep it as close to original as possible…
anyone get a hipshot that will work with the schaller sized holes?

 

[tomydacat]

New Strap Day

A friend of mine makes these great custom leather bass straps.
He's on here with the handle of Gecko5.
If anyone is interested, he can do almost anything you have in mind.

VERY nice strap to go with that great bass

 

[e.rich]

I think the reamer would be much safer.

Agreed! An already-finished peghead is not where you want to be messing around with power tools.

I have a really good old-school hand reamer from stewmac if you want/need to borrow it. The GB7s are superb tuners, and are /way/ easier to source than the Schaller M4s. PM me if you're interested. Always happy to help out another Spector brother.

 

[D.A.R.K.]

Agreed! An already-finished peghead is not where you want to be messing around with power tools.

I have a really good old-school hand reamer from stewmac if you want/need to borrow it. The GB7s are superb tuners, and are /way/ easier to source than the Schaller M4s. PM me if you're interested. Always happy to help out another Spector brother.

Thanks! Last resort but if it comes to it...