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Spector Club - Part 13

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#181
Tracebassplayer said:
To be honest.. When I assigned 244 to FeedMeFear ... I thought something was odd and that someone else was 244 and was missing (which I admitted to already ) but was actually just sitting down at my desktop to check when I read the post from MadBassPlaya.
If I hadn't stopped to get cat food on the way home (Lima, Help me here!) I would have fixed it before anyone caught me! :D

Now, I am going to take my Ian Hill down off the wall and jam out.. Buh Byyyyyyeeeee
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Gotta rag on ya or else you wouldn't feel loved. :laughing: :O
 
#183
madbassplaya said:
Are we being THAT serious?!?! :eyebrow: :p

Seriously though, looking down the neck of my Spector there is a slight bow in it. I've been told its good for the neck not to have it arrow straight. Any truth to that or when I get the new strings do I need to flatten it out?
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Seriously, we are not serious on here...:ninja:
The neck thing is a preference.
 
#184
Long time lurker, first time poster. :) Anyway, my Spector Legend 5 strung up in tenor tuning next to my Ampeg Portaflex. It makes me smile in my pants.
 

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#191
Tracebassplayer said:
To be honest.. When I assigned 244 to FeedMeFear ... I thought something was odd and that someone else was 244 and was missing (which I admitted to already
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) but was actually just sitting down at my desktop to check when I read the post from MadBassPlaya.
If I hadn't stopped to get cat food on the way home (Lima, Help me here!) I would have fixed it before anyone caught me! :D

Now, I am going to take my Ian Hill down off the wall and jam out.. Buh Byyyyyyeeeee
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iceboxbass said:
Gotta rag on ya or else you wouldn't feel loved. :laughing: :O
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In denfense of Trace since he asked for help from me.
He has been doing a super job with the numbers :hyper: but he has his hands full now with the extra cat that he stole from me. :p :crying: :hiding: :D
 
#194
stjohn1299 said:
Hey Mad, I do all my own setups and would be glad to help you setup yours sometime if you want.
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That would be awesome man. Like I said, trying to start doing my own stuff but I'm learning and this is a neck thru bass so that makes me nervous! :eek:

When I get my new strings in (it'll be a couple of weeks because the guy I order from is just stocking what I ordered) lets get together!

Thanks again!


LimaGuy said:
Mad,

I apologize for not giving congrats sooner.
Welcome to the Spector world.
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Thanks Lima! You had a hand in me acquiring a Spector. I appreciate your help!
 
#195
Cool, sounds good...in the meantime, these are what I use:

a capo

a tuner

this from stewmac:
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of course, your truss rod wrench, and bridge height adjustment/lock wrench

and a set of automotive feeler gauges, like these:
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#198
stjohn1299 said:
Cool, sounds good...in the meantime, these are what I use:

a capo

a tuner

this from stewmac:
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of course, your truss rod wrench, and bridge height adjustment/lock wrench

and a set of automotive feeler gauges, like these:
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stjohn1299 said:
And if you want to condition your fretboard, some fretboard conditioner. If you have some small bottle with nothing in it, I can give you some of mine from Stew Mac. It's a huge bottle, and I'm not sure if I'll ever use it all up, lol.
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stjohn1299 said:
as a matter of fact, I have two sets of feeler gauges, so you can have one of them.
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Thanks stjohn!

I will for sure hit you up when I get these new strings. These D'Addario's have got to go!!!
 
#199
I use my ears , feel and experience more than anything else. Tools are good though, and measure things before your replace your strings !!! That way you know where you started. If your changing to the same gauge and tuning, you really shouldn't need to tweek things much if at all. DONT OVER TIGHTEN SCREWS!!!!!! make them snug, dont strip the heads.

Remember: ITS ALL PERSONAL PREFERENCE!!!!! Most videos I have seen give you a good starting point, its not a be all end all. I like my necks a little straighter than what I have seen as std., and I like my action a little lower . Most say 5/64'' on the low E is Low action. My rebop is 3/64" and my other strings are lower , with the minimal level of buzz I like. I also personally prefer my E string a little higher than the other strings, I tend to play it a little harder and like to dig in without it buzzing all over the place. Take things slow. don't over adjust anything and you'll be fine.

Just my .02
 
#200
Grendle, I'm the same way. Sometimes a bass' factory setup is perfect. Sometimes I need to tweak things here and there. After I find a setup on a bass I like, I will record everything down for that bass so I can give it a consistent setup everytime I change strings. So I feel it out first, then write it down so I don't have to feel it out every time.
 
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