I'm really curious to play the Legend as is. Then, when I get the neck installed, I have some serious woodshedding to do.
I understand, when I first got mine I found that I had to learn the fretless songs all over again! lol
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I understand, when I first got mine I found that I had to learn the fretless songs all over again! lol
ok, you guys with the two UV Spectors need not to converse with each other, because I get confused who'se talking....carry on.....
johnsonabq
Watch out where the huskies go...
Yup! Well... First one I'm going to play. I've owned two others in the last 25 years but I just picked them up, played a few notes and sold them. I'm now ready to really give it a try.
That's why I'm taking this route. This will cost less than buying a new fretless Legend. If it works out, maybe I'll move up to a fretless Euro. Who knows, maybe I'll just upgrade the pups and pre on this and call it good. We'll just wait and see.
That's kind of a problem because we don't play any fretless songs.
Have to talk to the guys and see what we want to learn, and maybe pick a song or two we do already know and just play the fretless on it anyway.
Yup! Well... First one I'm going to play. I've owned two others in the last 25 years but I just picked them up, played a few notes and sold them. I'm now ready to really give it a try.
That's why I'm taking this route. This will cost less than buying a new fretless Legend. If it works out, maybe I'll move up to a fretless Euro. Who knows, maybe I'll just upgrade the pups and pre on this and call it good. We'll just wait and see.
That's kind of a problem because we don't play any fretless songs.
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Yup! Well... First one I'm going to play. I've owned two others in the last 25 years but I just picked them up, played a few notes and sold them. I'm now ready to really give it a try.
That's why I'm taking this route. This will cost less than buying a new fretless Legend. If it works out, maybe I'll move up to a fretless Euro. Who knows, maybe I'll just upgrade the pups and pre on this and call it good. We'll just wait and see.
That's kind of a problem because we don't play any fretless songs.
Thinking....hummmm, maybe Jeff wont like his fretless conversion and will want to sell it!!! lol
johnsonabq
Watch out where the huskies go...
johnsonabq
Watch out where the huskies go...
worshiprocker
Tonepump Junkie
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johnsonabq
Watch out where the huskies go...
johnsonabq
Watch out where the huskies go...
I have a question for the technically savvy folks:
I replaced the Tonepump vs. a trim Tonepump on my Euro LX. After the swap the bass distorts a bit, the lows seem to fart out. Not much, but enough to be noticeable, and it is quite prominent if i turn up the bass control. The Bass seems overall weaker, not so punchy and growly like it was before. Volume is not the problem. I tried this with a preamp set very low in volume before going into the Interface, its the same problem.
I guess i soldered something not right. Has anyone an idea what to do?
I replaced the Tonepump vs. a trim Tonepump on my Euro LX. After the swap the bass distorts a bit, the lows seem to fart out. Not much, but enough to be noticeable, and it is quite prominent if i turn up the bass control. The Bass seems overall weaker, not so punchy and growly like it was before. Volume is not the problem. I tried this with a preamp set very low in volume before going into the Interface, its the same problem.
I guess i soldered something not right. Has anyone an idea what to do?
Just me but, I like the Ebony fretboard with the violet and black scheme of the body.Behold! Purple bass #2!
I'll have one of these one day
Oh, and I just stole your pic and made it my desktop....
Post a LARGE pic of the cavity so we can see what, where, and how you soldered.
The TrimPump (I coined that) is pretty hot and you may have to turn it down. IIRC, most that have it are set around 30% or turned down to about 1/4 to 1/3 throttle.
Safe to say that in my opinion; Not the least... but perhaps the lesser...
There are the basses that Stuart built his name and reputation on which are made here in the USA since 1975; and there's everything else.
There's the very nice "modern vintage" models made in the Czech Republic. I call them "modern vintage" because in so many ways the Euro models are more like the Kramer Era and late Brooklyn Era basses than the ones made over the past 20 years in Woodstock.
Then there's the Korean models which are great basses. But they are NOT made by hand. They're produced on an assembly line and they lack the fit and little details that make the USA models the dream basses they are. Not that there's anything wrong with them, but they are something different... from a different mold completely than the basses made the first 20 years of Stuart's career... the ones that Spector's name has been built on.
Then there's the Chinese and Indonesian basses (and guitars). If the basses made by hand in NY define the heart and soul of Spector; these instruments are about as far from that concept as any that carry the Spector name.
Again, don't get me wrong. They are perfectly fine basses and guitars. But they are not the masterfully built, amazingly luxurious hand-made instruments that I think any true fan of the brand will tell you is what the brand is about.
I currently own two Korean-made Spectors. And I don't ever plan on selling either. One is a Kramer-Era NS-2A and the other is a Legend-4 Classic. They have their place.
If I'm traveling and want to take a bass that I don't want to obsess and constantly worry about while I'm on the road, or on a plane, or in a hotel room... that's what the Legend is for.
The plan is a good one. Build affordable models and feed the desire for the high-end ones. Create pricing that allows for short jumps from one series to the next up the chain... and most people buy 1 or 2 of each series before working their way to a USA. The goal is to drive everyone to the "ultimate" purchase. Many companies use this same pipeline sales design.
The fact is that with Spector, you really are getting the ultimate machine when you get that USA... There's nothing quite like them. I own 5 USA Spectors and have two more in the build process... both should be finished in the next month.
I love Stuart and what he does. And I feel his basses are the best for what I like to play. That's it. There's nothing really better out there for me. There's some sexy stuff that's different and interesting... loving the USA Redwood Zon with the graphite composite neck... and I'm even having some fun with the Jackson I have now. But when I want to really feel what I am playing. When I want to pick up a bass that feels like a finely tailored suit... I reach for my NS-4 or one of my NS-2s.
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