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Happy FF ya’ll!
My only 2 Spectors at the moment, except for one Legend 4 that’s STILL waiting on me to stain/finish.
2012 Forte 5 #031, 2018 Timbre.
My only 2 Spectors at the moment, except for one Legend 4 that’s STILL waiting on me to stain/finish.
2012 Forte 5 #031, 2018 Timbre.
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In for the FF. My Forte-4 aka NS-1 which is currently looking for a new home and my Forte-5 which is my workhorse now.
I wish I had known you were playing Andy, I would’ve come to see you play. I bet your sea foam green NS-2 through that rig sounded massive!
That's a gorgeous bass and in amazing shape!!
Thanks Doug! We had probably the best sound man in the area working the gig that day, that always helps too!
In for First Friday here in the Great White North:
2009 Euro 4 LX Poplar Burl
2017 Helium Forte 4H Custom Ultraviolet Quilt
2003 Euro 5 Custom Natural w/ Maple Board & Abalone inlays
1987 NS2A Black - owned since 1988
2015 Forte 4 Custom w/ Ebony Board Trans Black Flame
2009 Euro 4 LX Poplar Burl
2017 Helium Forte 4H Custom Ultraviolet Quilt
2003 Euro 5 Custom Natural w/ Maple Board & Abalone inlays
1987 NS2A Black - owned since 1988
2015 Forte 4 Custom w/ Ebony Board Trans Black Flame
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In for FF!
I bought this SSD-era NS-5 from Bass Central. It was sold as a “parts bass” and was priced accordingly. I immediately wondered if it could be repaired. I initially sent it out to Sweetwater as they have a repair shop and previously fixed Dweezil Zappa’s SG that had a similar headstock break. After spending money to have it shipped out them, they determined that it couldn’t be repaired. Well, they said something about adding a splint or brace but it would have run me $800 or so which was not an option for me.
Anyway, at that point, I figured it was a lost cause, but figured I had nothing to lose and posted a thread on the Luthier's Corner forum asking if there was anyone willing to take on the job (with the confidence that they could actually complete the repair). A luthier named Bruce Johnson promptly volunteered to take on this project as a learning opportunity for his intern, Alex. They certainly came through for me and I really appreciate it. In addition to re-attaching the headstock and making it look presentable (which included a lot of work in itself) they also created and slotted a new brass nut, a new control cavity cover, installed hardware, leveled and polished the frets and setup the bass. They even fixed the Spector HSC for me as the compartment became detached during shipping! I highly recommend this shop to anyone who needs their instrument repaired. It did take a bit longer than anticipated, but in the end it was well worth it. Of course, I had never actually played the bass before this week as it was broken when I bought it. It sounds amazing! Really, really nice tone and it looks great.
Before pics:
AFTER Pics!
I bought this SSD-era NS-5 from Bass Central. It was sold as a “parts bass” and was priced accordingly. I immediately wondered if it could be repaired. I initially sent it out to Sweetwater as they have a repair shop and previously fixed Dweezil Zappa’s SG that had a similar headstock break. After spending money to have it shipped out them, they determined that it couldn’t be repaired. Well, they said something about adding a splint or brace but it would have run me $800 or so which was not an option for me.
Anyway, at that point, I figured it was a lost cause, but figured I had nothing to lose and posted a thread on the Luthier's Corner forum asking if there was anyone willing to take on the job (with the confidence that they could actually complete the repair). A luthier named Bruce Johnson promptly volunteered to take on this project as a learning opportunity for his intern, Alex. They certainly came through for me and I really appreciate it. In addition to re-attaching the headstock and making it look presentable (which included a lot of work in itself) they also created and slotted a new brass nut, a new control cavity cover, installed hardware, leveled and polished the frets and setup the bass. They even fixed the Spector HSC for me as the compartment became detached during shipping! I highly recommend this shop to anyone who needs their instrument repaired. It did take a bit longer than anticipated, but in the end it was well worth it. Of course, I had never actually played the bass before this week as it was broken when I bought it. It sounds amazing! Really, really nice tone and it looks great.
Before pics:
AFTER Pics!
It doesn't look to me like Andy's playing. That's a serious looking setup he's got there...
I had read your post a while back about getting the bass repaired by Bruce and Alex. Looks fantastic...
Damn that's impressive good call resurrecting a NS5!
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Happy FF with one of my beloved EURO5 34" scalers aka "cracker".... Yup, lefty.
