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#97,641
geburgess2 said:
As promised, I have re-recorded the two samples I used for my original Spector tone test on my NS2 with a Haz, and uploaded them to the original DropBox link found here. Like the originals, they were recorded completely and totally raw. No effects, no cabs, sims, or IRs, just pure DI. I tried my best to equalize gain and volume as much as possible, but it could be a little off since the gain settings on my amp have changed since, and I didn't think to commit to memory what it was when I did the original test, as I didn't expect to eventually be adding to it.

To my ears, the Haz makes a huge difference, and you can really hear the classic Spector growl.

Let me know what you all think!
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KILLER!!!
 
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#97,642
_Some Dude said:
So... as I'm considering my first 5 string, I notice Spector has two different pickup spacings. Can anyone tell me why and what effect they have?

It seems most of the higher end have a narrow spacing, and the wide spacing seems mostly on the lower end imports?
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Given the same pickups and preamps, the import positions give you a natural sound with little more low end roundness and high end bite at the cost of some mids. The Euro/USA positioning gives you a more mid-forward natural sound. They can me made to sound almost identical with the onboard eq.

Don't know for sure why they do this, but my best guess is so that with the cheaper pickups that come in the lower end basses, the positioning will create a fuller tone and make them sound better than they are.
 
#97,643
Arthur U. Poon said:
I hadn't tried a set of EB Bass Slinkys in better than 20 years. And to be honest, my recollection was that they sounded similar to D'Addario XLs.

I don't know if there's been changes over all of these years at Ernie Ball and D'Addario, but IMO Slinkys are now very bright sounding, and have a much longer lifespan than I remember them having. Or, quite possibly my body chemistry has changed, I'm not sure.

Way back in the day, D'Addario XLs were my starting point with a new bass.

I now have XLs on my NS6. They don't sound as bright to my ears as the EBs did, and they feel slightly stiffer.

I'm going to put some serious miles on them, and see how they pan out.

But I still envision that I'll be putting GHS Bass Boomers on my NS6. They have a much "darker" tone, which for me works really well with my Alembics, Spectors, and my Fender-inspired basses that have EMGs.

I love active EMGs, but I do find them to be "unforgiving", and my somewhat aggressive plucking hand produces some harsh sounding "clanks" that are quite a challenge for me to eq out.

Heck, who knows. Maybe I'll try a set of GHS Pressurewounds on my NS6.
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The last few years I have been using Dunlop's on my Spector basses. When I found out a few years ago that the Spector bass strings were just rebranded Dunlop's, I gave them a try, and I really like them. I use the nickel roundwounds, they have a nice upper mid-presence that helps cut through the mix. Longevity for the nickels is pretty decent as well. Here's a clip with my NS-5XL strung with Dunlop's for a reference;
 
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Can anyone tell me what exactly the dip switches in the updated Haz do? I found this link that references the switches without actually giving any useful details about them. Oddly, details on the Haz seem very very limited, and it's hard to find any useable information about it in general. Any insight would be greatly appreciated!
 
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#97,651
dpaul said:
The last few years I have been using Dunlop's on my Spector basses. When I found out a few years ago that the Spector bass strings were just rebranded Dunlop's, I gave them a try, and I really like them. I use the nickel roundwounds, they have a nice upper mid-presence that helps cut through the mix. Longevity for the nickels is pretty decent as well. Here's a clip with my NS-5XL strung with Dunlop's for a reference;
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@dpaul Nice playing dude! Sounds awesome!
 
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I picked up this Euro LX for Christmas. A present from me to me.

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dpaul said:
The last few years I have been using Dunlop's on my Spector basses. When I found out a few years ago that the Spector bass strings were just rebranded Dunlop's, I gave them a try, and I really like them. I use the nickel roundwounds, they have a nice upper mid-presence that helps cut through the mix. Longevity for the nickels is pretty decent as well. Here's a clip with my NS-5XL strung with Dunlop's for a reference;
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Nice to hear the bass drowning out every other instrument :)
 
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