It's my understanding that the writing is something special reserved for the USA models, esp. given that Stuart himself is the one who writes it.
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It's my understanding that the writing is something special reserved for the USA models, esp. given that Stuart himself is the one who writes it.
Actually, yours should be an NS-5H2MM-EX
But you know as well as I do that your bass was a custom order, and to my knowledge I think it's the only single MM model out there at the moment. I think he may have just recently done another.
Typically when there's an MM pup at the bridge, the name has "MM" added to it.
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So.....
Using the naming specifics explained a couple pages back, this should be an NS-5H1MM-EXW.
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So.....
Using the naming specifics explained a couple pages back, this should be an NS-5H1MM-EXW.
(Stir the pot, stir the pot
You are right... except that Stuart doesn't like to make new model names for models that are not going to be put into production on a regular basis.
Which is where some of the strange model names that don't fit come from. He'll shoe-horn a one-off trial model... in other words it's a test to see how it does and if it's widely accepted and thus in demand... like this single MM at the bridge NS-5H... whatever model.
If he's not going to make a bunch of them, especially if they are a single special order such as this bass was, he'll just call it what it started out as.
This started out as an NS-5H2-EX-W (you forgot the dash between EX and W. The wide string spacing isn't related to the EXotic wood top). LOL.
Nope. Intentional as mmBongo has it labeled "NS-5H2W", which I assume he took "verbatim" from the back of the headstock.
All in fun anyway.
PS. I'm pretty sure this is the second single MM Spector 5 I've seen. There was another one on eBay about a year or less ago that I'm pretty sure wasn't this one.
As always, I could be wrong.
PhatBasstard said:Nope. Intentional as mmBongo has it labeled "NS-5H2W", which I assume he took "verbatim" from the back of the headstock.
All in fun anyway.
PS. I'm pretty sure this is the second single MM Spector 5 I've seen. There was another one on eBay about a year or less ago that I'm pretty sure wasn't this one.
As always, I could be wrong.
But not usually for you Phat!
PhatBasstard said:Nope. Intentional as mmBongo has it labeled "NS-5H2W", which I assume he took "verbatim" from the back of the headstock.
All in fun anyway.
PS. I'm pretty sure this is the second single MM Spector 5 I've seen. There was another one on eBay about a year or less ago that I'm pretty sure wasn't this one.
As always, I could be wrong.
Not usually with you Phat!
An Ian Hill Spector bass just arrived on GC $899.99! ah man!
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my weekend was awesome. i played my normal church gig (boring like normal) and someone came up to me after the show and wanted to know what my bass was and where he could get one. ive converted a keyboard player to bass... another win for the Spector team.
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Hey man , I love my boss me50b !!! Use it every show , chorus on a few , wah on a couple , and overdrive on some audioslave tunes
Looks awsome in black. 
I will keep my eyes open. Just incase you were interested in other colors.
JPSBassist is selling one in white. And Basscentral has a light wood color. I actually just ordered the darker NS-2JA-R from Basscentral this afternoon.
I will keep my eyes open. Just incase you were interested in other colors. JPSBassist is selling one in white. And Basscentral has a light wood color. I actually just ordered the darker NS-2JA-R from Basscentral this afternoon.
Hey Dad... When is it arriving???Looks awsome in black.
JPSBassist is selling one in white. And Basscentral has a light wood color. I actually just ordered the darker NS-2JA-R from Basscentral this afternoon.
Hey Dad... When is it arriving???
Scheduled for Thursday delivery. The Warwick I had sold on Thursday, so as soon as the Paypal money cleared to my bank I had to grab it. This will probably be the last of them for a while...I have nothing else worth any decent money to sell.
I'm selling my Kramer NS-2A W/Spector HC, $350.00 & SSD NS-95 W/TDK HC $650.00. Need to sell, GASing bad for an Ian Hill or Coda 5!!!! I posted on TB classified tonight. PM me if interested! They are both great basses! Clean!
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