Spector Club - Part 11

[Tracebassplayer]

Here is the current SPECTOR Club Roster...
Spector Club roster
Updated 6-13-2011, 00:00 GMT

1. Spector Ray
2. Double Agent
3. NOLA Bass
4. mophead
5. benthughes
6. vates
7. bstringrandy
8. topper
9. Quadzilla
10. WalWarrior
11. Bassgiant15
12. Slain
13. Buskman
14. basstones
15. God of Rapture
16. Bassplayer92
17. Mr-Bassman
18. Jasonger
19. KPG
20. SpectorBass308
21. vegaas
22. Nappa
23. the thriller
24. codyallen191
25. RandomEvent
26. p0k
27. DGbass70
28. pjmuck
29. Lordcliff
30. RevengeIseek
31. Nightsblood
32. yellofury
33. Winterpegbass
34. PaulMacCnj
35. prattguy
36. tom_vass
37. maxgrant
38. satchelbsamia
39. Phezwick
40. jmac
41. eddybomb
42. FroggyOne2
43. ysand
44. bassaficionado6
45. loend68
46. davidmpires
47. ab91175
48. Ron Plichta
49. Chris2112
50. Ian Perge
51. superflybass
52. iScott
53. fishtx
54. halvey
55. aikakone
56. twobit
57. NS2A
58. GarDAN State
59. cosmic
60. Grateful
61. Geothermal
62. SS_korn89
63. Dbassboarder
64. Captain Arrrg
65. SpectorDetector
66. Rickett Customs
67. The Tyler
68. Cryhavok
69. prizefighter
70. cetera
71. MTMTEX
72. davidjbass
73. EagleMoon
74. JB Lars
75. Thundar
76. cheezewiz
77. Spectordave
78. booch
79. {(b)A$spLaY(R)}
80. Lazylion
81. TheDarkReaver
82. Gubna
83. MX21
84. NKUSigEp
85. Kano2864212
86. milo
87. Honk’n down-low
88. bassrockstar
89. Fathand
90. of4strings
91. Steveaux
92. Kwesi
93. Joe Murray
94. crimson_basser
95. thedonutman
96. aspdevboy
97. bobunit
98. schooldays
99. paocomscience
100. eekmeg
101. fuzzurin
102. quale213
103. mark beem
104. tomd03
105. Alebasser
106. Time Consumer
107. Delta T
108. Largedon
109. bass’n it
110. marnold
111. landry.bass
112. 60s Guy
113. slackinatthebas
114. rovito
115. Tojin
116. JRBrown
117. Burning_Sphere
118. dean owens
119. XtraLongScale
120. jisawyer
121. stanger503
122. looneybob123
123. marshmallow83
124. j.kernodle
125. PRUNEFACE
126. unbridled
127. toddnaud
128. golden_orchids
129. Cyber Soda
130. 240kat
131. atoni
132. bassmanc
133. Resko One
134. bassdudepat
135. Johnny810
136. lizardking837
137. Xechs
138. rockstarbassist
139. Vakmere
140. seracis
141. slinginsix
142. Sound Chaser
143. marchone
144. Josh Pelican
145. JSPBassist
146. Your41Plague12
147. dnarock
148. xjeremiahx
149. Basehead
150. serein2j
151. lupien
152. jbrew73
153. I-play-bass
154. grooveguru
155. neatobassman
156. RichardCranium
157. Shawn80
158. Fawkes007
159. Murphys Law
160. Aspidites
161. Callum_Carcass
162. jonnymac101881
163. mixx80
164. Kylethedudeman3
165. westone genesis
166. M@ddest_H@tter
167. RkdJehova
168. diechris
169. Johnny BoomBoom
170. iceboxbass
171. bunkaroo
172. J Hud
173. Fianso
174. jfspencer
175. jarrhead
176. RandomRaab
177. Murph_Orpeus
178. rangerboy068
179. peledog
180. number11
181. petersenbass
182. Jeff 66
183. newwavefrank
184. Davey bass :O
185. funkybassplayer
186. April Ethereal
187. Adlerburg
188. mcapote
189. xhawk5
190. gravesbass
191. degrade
192. CharlieC
193. .:Aidan:.
194. Karnival
195. K-Fra
196. grunge666
197. Denny Coon
198. SeanSaliSE
199. Nino Valenti
200. jay440
201. jtarmino's
202. GDCX
203. TC2112
204. BassMan4Him
205. Tvvelve
206. JimiLL
207. SpartacusAudion
208. mjcantor
209. Jazz Cat
210. Tracebassplayer
211. OneMoreRobot
212. ddhm
213. Lowest End
214. Vain1
215. seventhframe
216. Mr.Bassie720
217. shwashwa
218. Aragorn35016
219. ez-rhino
220. Bailey182
221. DirtyB!
222. StereoPlayer
223. Rick Blanc
224. mmbongo
225. LimaGuy
226. delucajohn2000
227. chrisloe
228. fyrbass
229. nervous
230. 5 String Rich
231. mattsk42

 

[AwkwardLoudness]

Oh what the heck. Give me a #. Among the basses I own or previously owned, the Spector is my favorite. Glorious tone especially with a good amp. I have Circle K strings on it at the moment, BGBDG tunes. I'm gonna try flatwounds on it next just to see how they sound.

 

[coyoteboy]

I really will give it a chance. I've never seen/heard anyone slapping a Spector, so their preconception (to me) as a "rocker's bass, not a slapper's bass' may be undeserved. Personally, whenever I look at it there across the room (calling to me, whispering to me, telling me to stop working and come play me...), I see Eddie Jackson...

Whom, btw, I LOVE... But I don't emulate...

Hm, Alexis Sklarevski anyone? The Slap Bass Program was a rather popular video back in the day. He used a Spector if memory serves.

 

[nervous]

Hm, Alexis Sklarevski anyone? The Slap Bass Program was a rather popular video back in the day. He used a Spector if memory serves.

Wow! Blast for the past. I had that video.

A sample:

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[KPJ]

Here is the current SPECTOR Club Roster...
Spector Club roster
Updated 6-13-2011, 00:00 GMT


19. KPG

Minor typo, it's KPJ!

 

[Tracebassplayer]

Hm, Alexis Sklarevski anyone? The Slap Bass Program was a rather popular video back in the day. He used a Spector if memory serves.

You are correct, sir! I have that program.
Lima, That's when I first saw a Spector bass and had to have one.

 

[LimaGuy]

You are correct, sir! I have that program.
Lima, That's when I first saw a Spector bass and had to have one.

So that means you started writing your "My Spector Story"

 

[bobunit]

Jo Sallins.

 

[TimWilson]

Jo Sallins.

Dig, I do!

If I've confirmed anything about this lovely beast over the past two days, it's that these basses are really (for me) better for tapping & rocking than slapping. I still find the slap tone too spongy and broad for my personal taste (for funk, it's always gonna be the StingRay for me). But again, it's just my personal opinion. Also, I've noticed the same issue (not really a 'problem') that the fella above has: If I roll this volume up more than 75%, I overdrive everything I've plugged it into. These basses (at least, these US 9v preamps) are hotter'n a black vinyl seat on a ride home from the beach! Pickups are low (lower than EMGs normally have to be, anyway) and the battery is new. It's just HOT!

I will confess though, that now that I've given her a proper setup, this old girl plays like a dream and weighs about HALF of what the StingRays do. I can see playing this for three long sets twice a week with no residual shoulder stiffness.

I'm not sold on her yet (thanks for the PMs of interest. I'll keep you guys updated), but I'm not hatin' her either...

She's like that quiet girl at the bar who keeps catching your eye, even though she's really not your type. My "wife" is a busty blonde, and this girl is a skinny brunette. I an't leaving Pamela Anderson, but Natalie Portman keeps flirting with me...

 

[loend68]

I'm all about Natalie Portman!

 

[nervous]

when I first saw a Spector bass and had to have one.

Likewise. I still remember the event and place. I've now had four over the years.

 

[KsPiNeSh]

I an't leaving Pamela Anderson, but Natalie Portman keeps flirting with me...

I'd make that trade in a heartbeat, but maybe that's just me

 

[sumgruuvz]

looks nice. what model is it? i play the legend classic live and i enjoy telling people how inexpensive it is.

thanx! its the legend 4. the first ones to come out in ??? cant remember what year. but its got the bubinga top on it. emg-hz's, the 3 band eq. plays real good.

 

[sumgruuvz]

may i join in the wonderful spector club? it would be an honor!

 

[TimWilson]

I'd make that trade in a heartbeat, but maybe that's just me

But Pam is such a dirty girl, and she knows just what I like. Yeah, she's bitchy sometimes, and lots of people think she's a one-trick pony, but that one trick she does REALLY well, and she looks SO good when she wraps around me. She doesn't even mind when I spend a little time with her sisters & cousins... And her voice is so...

...Am I taking this metaphor a little too far? It's Friday, and I'm in pre-JagerBomb mode...

 

[bobunit]

But Pam is such a dirty girl, and she knows just what I like. Yeah, she's bitchy sometimes, and lots of people think she's a one-trick pony, but that one trick she does REALLY well, and she looks SO good when she wraps around me. She doesn't even mind when I spend a little time with her sisters & cousins... And her voice is so...

...Am I taking this metaphor a little too far? It's Friday, and I'm in pre-JagerBomb mode...

Jagerbomz!

 

[jay440]

...Am I taking this metaphor a little too far? It's Friday, and I'm in pre-JagerBomb mode...

Watch out for that Hepatitis!

 

[TimWilson]

Watch out for that Hepatitis!

Ahhh, what's a little blood poisoning in the grand scheme o' things. It's PAMELA! Well worth the transfusions.

 

[JPSBassist]

I was reading the description of that kids video and said that Spector was his fathers. Imagine that? You have that monster bass in the house available to use? When my 12 year old daughter starts getting near my Spector, I start glaring at her and give her the "no horse play" look

Funny, sometimes my wife will walk into my office, walk over to my NS-4 and just pluck a string and look at me with a challenging expression. She tells me that if I ever really make her mad that bass is firewood. LOL. She's kidding of course.

But I know what you mean.

I think deep down, I hoped that was a Spector I figured other bass players use different gear but since the Streamers and Spectors look very similar, I was hoping he was banging that tune out on the Spector

The two piece bridge is the best indicator. It's really hard to tell otherwise.

 

[JPSBassist]

Likewise. I still remember the event and place. I've now had four over the years.

So you are going to help me out and do one of these right?

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These are for SPECTOR and Stuart... I want him to see and hear his legacy. He works so hard building the world's best guitars that he sometimes has no idea how much his work is really loved and appreciated. This is why I started this project.

I'd love to include your story to the growing list... Abe Millett of Third Eye Blind is going to be added to this today.