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SPECTOR® Owners Club

Who am I to tell anyone not to buy a US Spector? They are amazing.

But, before I dropped that much coin on a bass like that, I would ask myself what it is that i want from a US Spector that I can't get from a CR-made Spector. Even if it is something seemingly superficial, like more/better figuring in the body wood, that's ok if that has a value to you that is worth the premium price. I wouldn't get a US Spector just to get a US Spector, I would need a reason that went beyond what is offered in the Czech basses. Assuming you know exactly what you're looking for, I would say do it if you aren't overly attached to any of the basses you are planning to move.

Yeah the 75 P sounds reallllyy good in fact best p bass ive played. Im really having a hard time putting the euro down it is so good feel and tone wise . I seriously want to a and b it to a US spector for sure.. Thanks for the advise guys
 
Sunday morning practice session with the judgmental :meh: (as always) cat perched atop my SWR combo - it's her fave lounging spot while I practice with the headphones so as to not wake the rest of the clan. Great morning though, good coffee, Spectors and no distractions. :bassist:

Every time I see a cat near or on a bass/rig I always think of Mr. stern and his Super Ninja Protecting Cats......
 
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Took the Spector NS4 out for its first performance today, the bass sounds really nice with the 35DC pickups and D'Addario Chrome flat wound strings running into the PA and the only problem I had was an operator error!! I landed on F when I needed to play F#, it has a pretty active bass line in the Lincoln Brewster song titled Reaching for You and I messed up! lol

I still remember we changed the order of two songs just prior to youth services and and I run straight into a Chris Tomlin and and everyone else is on Building 429. Yeah, that was 8 bars I'll never get over, or not be reminded of on a monthly basis. I was just going along with my headset on and I was like why is everyone looking at me. So yours is nothing compared to mine.
 
Yeah the 75 P sounds reallllyy good in fact best p bass ive played. Im really having a hard time putting the euro down it is so good feel and tone wise . I seriously want to a and b it to a US spector for sure.. Thanks for the advise guys
This is what the Spector Hang was designed for....to allow each of us to check out ALL options available in the Spector line of basses, wish you could have been there!
 
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I'd like to say that the Spector hang seems to have been really cool, I actually would have gone it if it were not for the simple fact that being lefty, I guessed that there would not be a single lefty for me to play. In a room surrounding by insanely awesome basses, can't play a single one. I tried to learn the normal way as a kid, I could fret chords (acoustic guitar) well but had zero right hand control. Eventually I flipped it over and it instantly felt right. My grandma forced me to be lefty and now my 2 kids are Lefty's! At least they'll have a lot of guitars and sweet basses if they end up P playing. I would love to actually play a USA bass, if ever one is made.
Very limited but there was one there, the only thing any of us could have reasonably done for you was play the ones you would have been interested in for a possible lefty build of your own...sorry if this sounds direct but I think it would be the only option in this type of situation unless maybe PJ, Todd, or someone at the hang knew of some lefty basses that could have been delivered to the event!
 
Here is a picture of Eric with PJ at the Spector Hang, they took the SSD NS4 out for a test drive together and Eric wound up taking this one home....nice bass Eric!
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Went to a b-day party for an old guitarist of mine last night, and sat in on a few songs with his new band. I brought my white Euro to play, and it did not disappoint.
His bass player's Brian Moore sounded good, but my Spector sounded absolutely killer, especially on "Man in the Box".
I got quite a few compliments afterwards, & now I'm itching to get my band out for our first gig...

I didn't realize you had a new band; what happened to the band you were in?
I love being able to go between the NS-4 and the NS-4CR; it's great to have those options to choose from!
 
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Took the Spector NS4 out for its first performance today, the bass sounds really nice with the 35DC pickups and D'Addario Chrome flat wound strings running into the PA and the only problem I had was an operator error!! I landed on F when I needed to play F#, it has a pretty active bass line in the Lincoln Brewster song titled Reaching for You and I messed up! lol

What's that blue thing on the short mic stand?
 

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