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Spector Club - Part 10

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There's something about the tone of a bass that's so therapeutic. Last month when my father was in the Transitional home for his last few days here on earth, dying from brain & lung cancer, I brought my NS-2A into his room and played for him. It soothed him so much. Had a standing audience in the hallway too. :D
The nursing staff asked for me to come back to play in the common meeting area. Lol
 
#602
JPSBassist said:
Just me talking a lunch break, sitting on the floor, playing my favorite bass, my SPECTOR® USA NS-4 Water Cured Redwood.

I played my typical warmup piece, Stu Hamm's version of "Love Thing"... that solo always gets me in the mood.

Again, nothing fancy... clean capturing the signal through a USB interface into GuitarRig4 Pro.

YouTube - ‪Love Thing - SPECTOR Bass Solo‬‏
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Great playing Patrick! I really liked that tune! Very soothing.
 
#604
About the Graham Maby auction

Someone has already asked if it's "really Graham Maby." Yes, categorically, it's me! If you want further proof I suppose could provide it: Ask me anything you want that might satisfactorily verify my identity (within the bounds of good taste and the law, of course!). Cheers.

LOL!
 
#605
jarrod cunningham said:
Is there any specific reason why Kramer used j pickups on the USA ns5 basses back in the Kramer Spector days ? What I mean is were the j pick ups the best option they had for a 5 string bass back then ???
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I can ask Stuart... but my guess would be the tone. In that day the USA 18v circuit hadn't been made yet... so these basses had the 9v USA Circuit. I imagine Stuart chose the dual J's to add enough punch to the B string so it didn't sound too flabby... remember these were all 34" neck models.

Would be my guess that he experimented with different pups and decided he liked the Dual J's the best.

Another theory might have more to do with EMG. When did EMG introduce their DC humbucker line? The first DC powered SPECTORs came in the SSD (1993-1998) Era.

So another thought might be that perhaps EMG hadn't started making them yet. I totally don't know about this one... like I said, this would be an EMG question.
 
#606
iceboxbass said:
There's something about the tone of a bass that's so therapeutic. Last month when my father was in the Transitional home for his last few days here on earth, dying from brain & lung cancer, I brought my NS-2A into his room and played for him. It soothed him so much. Had a standing audience in the hallway too. :D
The nursing staff asked for me to come back to play in the common meeting area. Lol
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That's a great... but really sad story. I'm very sorry for your loss. As a cancer survivor that hits really close to home.

Which is why I guess I'm sort of into your more soothing, relaxing bass music. It's a calming thing for me.
 
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peledog said:
About the Graham Maby auction

Someone has already asked if it's "really Graham Maby." Yes, categorically, it's me! If you want further proof I suppose could provide it: Ask me anything you want that might satisfactorily verify my identity (within the bounds of good taste and the law, of course!). Cheers.

LOL!
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I don't know Graham personally. I know he and Stuart are good friends.

I've heard that he has a really funny sense of humor. So I was willing to think it was him just from the title of the auction... That falls into line with what I've heard about his sense of humor.
 
#609
Thaos627 said:
@Tracebassplayer i was able to contact spector and gave them my serial. it is a pro (although i did want a performer my parents got it for me a long time ago as a xmas present). still u said the output jack is an easy fix? what would that be? i was playing this weekend and even with the cable looped and taped to the bass it came out during a song.
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You can try bending the center contact inside to make it tighter but,
really it needs to be replace with a better one.;)
It's easy to replace, takes about 10.
You can DIY it or pay a shop to do it.
If you live around Portland, I can do it for you, free labor + u buy the jack.:cool:
 
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JPSBassist said:
I can ask Stuart... but my guess would be the tone. In that day the USA 18v circuit hadn't been made yet... so these basses had the 9v USA Circuit. I imagine Stuart chose the dual J's to add enough punch to the B string so it didn't sound too flabby... remember these were all 34" neck models.

Would be my guess that he experimented with different pups and decided he liked the Dual J's the best.

Another theory might have more to do with EMG. When did EMG introduce their DC humbucker line? The first DC powered SPECTORs came in the SSD (1993-1998) Era.

So another thought might be that perhaps EMG hadn't started making them yet. I totally don't know about this one... like I said, this would be an EMG question.
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Yep! My NS-95 have EMG HZs.
JPSBassist said:
That's a great... but really sad story. I'm very sorry for your loss. As a cancer survivor that hits really close to home.

Which is why I guess I'm sort of into your more soothing, relaxing bass music. It's a calming thing for me.
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Thank you JPS.
 
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JPSBassist said:
I don't know Graham personally. I know he and Stuart are good friends.

I've heard that he has a really funny sense of humor. So I was willing to think it was him just from the title of the auction... That falls into line with what I've heard about his sense of humor.
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Does anyone know what the scale length on that bass is? I think it's from right around the time when the Euro's changed from 34" to 35". It's got the crown inlays which makes me think 35", but 2000 seems a little early for that. Could it be a 34" scale with the crown inlays? :hyper:
Unfortunately Graham isn't fielding questions for the auction so I can't just ask him myself.
 
#613
iceboxbass said:
There's something about the tone of a bass that's so therapeutic. Last month when my father was in the Transitional home for his last few days here on earth, dying from brain & lung cancer, I brought my NS-2A into his room and played for him. It soothed him so much. Had a standing audience in the hallway too. :D
The nursing staff asked for me to come back to play in the common meeting area. Lol
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Beautiful and touching.
May I ask what you played for him, or was it something original?

I see a Holistic Psychiatrist to help cope with my illness; (yes, he is a medical doctor who also uses holistic forms of treatment)
I was discussing my bass playing with him and he said that the range of “vibrations” produced by a bass is very relaxing.
And of course we know that the “vibrations” produced by a Spector Bass are even better. :cool:
 
#614
Hey guys. I deleted the previous version of this (I wish YouTube had an update feature) and replaced it with this version:

YouTube - ‪All Things SPECTOR - SpectorCare EP-1 - The TonePump‬‏

Per Stuart, EMG active pickups have built-in grounds... so there's no chance of electrocuting yourself unless you decide to take a shower with your bass plugged in as you are working on it... LOL.

So I removed the comment about "A chance for electrocution". It's not the case.

Learn something new every day.

The above video is identical except for those 5 seconds.

Thanks!
 
#615
fretless_guy said:
Does anyone know what the scale length on that bass is? I think it's from right around the time when the Euro's changed from 34" to 35". It's got the crown inlays which makes me think 35", but 2000 seems a little early for that. Could it be a 34" scale with the crown inlays? :hyper:
Unfortunately Graham isn't fielding questions for the auction so I can't just ask him myself.
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Nope. Inlays and 35" scale (5 strings) started in 1999. Definitely not too early. :D
 
#617
Tracebassplayer said:
You can try bending the center contact inside to make it tighter but,
really it needs to be replace with a better one.;)
It's easy to replace, takes about 10.
You can DIY it or pay a shop to do it.
If you live around Portland, I can do it for you, free labor + u buy the jack.:cool:
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cool thanks. i know a guy who'll do it for me me here as long as he doesnt have to use his stuff he'll do it for free (solder, and jack). i still think the jack plate has something to do with it as well cus it wiggles out so i think its not always gettin in all the way should i replace the plate as well? he did tighten it up for me once and it only worked for about a week or so when i hit F# on my E u can hear the plug trying to run away.

also i was playin a volunteer gig at a church with a buddy of mine and the cord comes out in the middle of a song. i now have to tape the cord to my bass
 
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