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#161
Felix1776 said:
I'm actually kind of shocked more people aren't pissed at Warwick for blatantly ripping off the design. I get the history and how it's been put to bed but seems Warwick got to keep the design through luck and loopholes. If that happened today, there would be blood in the water and people would go after Warwick in a big way. I personally don't care either way. I think streamers are equally as sexy and sometimes more so than spectors. However, some of my favorite players have used spectors so there's that. It'll probably be a long time before I could ever afford either.
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Of course, if you're still going to be angry about this as a consumer almost 30 years later, there would certainly have to be an acknowledgement that Spector is now "blatantly" ripping of Fender designs with their Coda series.....with only modest changes to the headstock.

What goes around. Both are great basses......
 
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guy n. cognito said:
Of course, if you're still going to be angry about this as a consumer almost 30 years later, there would certainly have to be an acknowledgement that Spector is now "blatantly" ripping of Fender designs with their Coda series.....with only modest changes to the headstock.

What goes around. Both are great basses......
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To me, there is a significant difference in Spector and the dozens of other manufacturers/builders who make a jazz bass copy which closely resembles a fender but is obviously different. Then compare to the original Warwick streamer which, at least to my eyes, is a spot on exact copy (ripoff) of the original spector. Obviously, the modern streamer is different enough, at least legally, to be considered a different bass. I'd be curious for someone to do a laser scan of the original streamer and compare the contours and dimensions to the original spector design to see just how close they were. I'd be willing to bet they are pretty dang close.
 
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#164
Felix1776 said:
To me, there is a significant difference in Spector and the dozens of other manufacturers/builders who make a jazz bass copy which closely resembles a fender but is obviously different. Then compare to the original Warwick streamer which, at least to my eyes, is a spot on exact copy (ripoff) of the original spector. Obviously, the modern streamer is different enough, at least legally, to be considered a different bass. I'd be curious for someone to do a laser scan of the original streamer and compare the contours and dimensions to the original spector design to see just how close they were. I'd be willing to bet they are pretty dang close.
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I disagree. Heck, some don't even bother to change the headstock until they get a cease and desist....

That's why I don't worry about it.....the double standards are too frequent.
 
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guy n. cognito said:
I disagree. Heck, some don't even bother to change the headstock until they get a cease and desist....

That's why I don't worry about it.....the double standards are too frequent.
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I really don't have a dog in this fight. I think they're both amazing basses and have both of them on my list of dream basses. I will own one or the other one of these days.
 
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#166
My European made Spector is a great bass.

It's the original Rebop, made specifically for the Canadian market in 2000, with the NS body style, prior to taking it to the global market in 2002. I paid just over $1,300 for it.


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#168
WheatPenny said:
I love my Spector , granted its one of their Korean ones but it's still my baby. It being my first bass might have something to do with that ;)
Quality on it is superb, and I imagine their Czech and USA built are even better
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I've never played the Korean models but I do not doubt they are great basses. Even though I am on all US builds now, I loved the Euros I had and if they were the only basses I ever got to own for the rest of my life, I would have been happy as a clam. I was fortunate to have a few circumstances converge which allowed me to order several custom US builds a couple years back. I actually had to get rid of my Alex Webster Euro just because I liked playing it so much I was neglecting the my 5XL's and 6XL!
 
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WheatPenny said:
I love my Spector , granted its one of their Korean ones but it's still my baby. It being my first bass might have something to do with that ;)
Quality on it is superb, and I imagine their Czech and USA built are even better
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i have a korean made spector with a curved body, nice piece of ash wings, and a 3 piece maple neck. i keep it in the same room as the rest of my basses, and its the only one i never have to adjust the neck on with the change of seasons (well, except for the smith, but that's a 7 piece neck and its huge). super stable neck, and i think its sealed really well with the paint job so maybe humidity doesnt get in and out? ive put in emg pickups and preamp and its as good as any of my other basses, and i have some expensive ones...as long as its the same spector body shape, quality wood, and the cnc machine made it, i dont see what difference it makes what country the cnc machine resides in. over the years ive had the frets dressed, so i cant really remember what kind of set up it came with, but as it sits now its a really great bass
 
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shwashwa said:
i have a korean made spector with a curved body, nice piece of ash wings, and a 3 piece maple neck. i keep it in the same room as the rest of my basses, and its the only one i never have to adjust the neck on with the change of seasons (well, except for the smith, but that's a 7 piece neck and its huge). super stable neck, and i think its sealed really well with the paint job so maybe humidity doesnt get in and out? ive put in emg pickups and preamp and its as good as any of my other basses, and i have some expensive ones...as long as its the same spector body shape, quality wood, and the cnc machine made it, i dont see what difference it makes what country the cnc machine resides in. over the years ive had the frets dressed, so i cant really remember what kind of set up it came with, but as it sits now its a really great bass
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I don't remember ever having to adjust the neck on mine either , she's been super stable for as long as I've had her. Even going to extra slinky didn't pose a problem without adjustment
I've gotten so used to now that when I think bass tone I think of my Spector tone
 
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#173
BlueAliceOasis said:
2 questions:
1. The higher end Spectors have concave bodies like Thumbs, right?
2. Is it possible to order a completely custom Spector? Like the woods, pickups and all? Because the thought of a Spector with Buzzard-style pickups is doing stuff for me.
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If by concave you mean what I embarrassingly refer to as the "belly curve" I think all of them have it. My Korean model does.

If you order a custom Spector I would imagine Stuart would be pretty accomadating for you. Not absolutely sure but I'm thinking it's probable
 
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#177
ptg said:
I own 2 Rebops and love them. (And I do not play metal.) Funny how I never cared for Warwicks...

My only issue with the Rebops is that they are too hot. If you turn the volume 1/16 of an inch too high it is just way too loud. People have told me to turn the pot on the tone pump but that really did not help. It's a pain when switching basses during a gig because getting the amp to accommodate two radically different volume settings is a chore.

But they sound great!
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Alex Webster (Cannibal Corpse) uses a Bassbone DI to adjust the levels of each bass so there isn't any fiddling while switching.
 
#178
Felix1776 said:
To me, there is a significant difference in Spector and the dozens of other manufacturers/builders who make a jazz bass copy which closely resembles a fender but is obviously different. Then compare to the original Warwick streamer which, at least to my eyes, is a spot on exact copy (ripoff) of the original spector. Obviously, the modern streamer is different enough, at least legally, to be considered a different bass. I'd be curious for someone to do a laser scan of the original streamer and compare the contours and dimensions to the original spector design to see just how close they were. I'd be willing to bet they are pretty dang close.
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Originally, they were identical.

There is an interesting summary of the history on Wikipedia.

I had not looked at the two designs side-by-side before, especially the early models:

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