Spector Club - Part 16

[Tracebassplayer]

since it was asked, here are my 'before' pictures of the ns2000/4 as I received it from ebay. It's got lots of sticker gunk on the finish, no strap buttons, no pickup mounting screws, no electronics, an extra hole for a random switch, no cavity cover screws, and a wrecked G-string tuner.

I'm gonna have to take the Haz copy out of my main gigging bass and put it in this thing, it is begging for it. By far the most comfortable bass I have ever played. Waiting on knobs still, everything else I have already.

Anyone know where to get screws to fit the control cavity cover? It is nicely counter-sunk and has metal inserts for machine screws, which is great, but unfortunately all I have are wood screws so I have nothing that fits!

edit: almost forgot, can I get a number? Or perhaps I need to wait til I post hi-res pics of the finished bass this weekend!

Why soitenly... gnuk gnuk gnuk...


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[Christian Waiau]

Wow, I completely forgot about this video. Rex's tone here is ridiculous, and this isn't the only instance.
Do you think that's from the tubes, though?
As in, have you gotten anything similar to that through your DB751? And on that note, do you think you could've reproduced his tone through your various Ampeg heads?
Just curious.

I've come close with my V4... However I don't use a pick.. Which I think has a lot to do with it also.

The DB751 doesn't go there.. I think what I like about it.. Is that it has the "weight" in tone that tube heads have but really defined as to where tube heads seem to get boomy. I don't think I've had an amp that made my Spector cut thru with such a big sound.

For insane growl... I'd go all tube.. The break up just adds to it!

 

[loend68]

Here's another question for you guys: What amplifier/cabinet combination or amplifier alone sounds the best with your Spector? I'm curious to hear you guys' opinions cuz these basses are growly as is, so I can't picture em going too well with Tube amps. I could be mistaken, though!

And Trace, in your case, how does the sound of a Spector coming out of a Trace Elliot compare to that of a Spector coming out of an Ampeg?

As much as I love my TC RH450/RS210's setup, hands down I would go with SVT-2pro/810.......but only if I had a roadie!

Spector and Ampeg is a match made in heaven for me...

 

[grendle]

I've come close with my V4... However I don't use a pick.. Which I think has a lot to do with it also.

The DB751 doesn't go there.. I think what I like about it.. Is that it has the "weight" in tone that tube heads have but really defined as to where tube heads seem to get boomy. I don't think I've had an amp that made my Spector cut thru with such a big sound.

For insane growl... I'd go all tube.. The break up just adds to it!

I can pretty much get that tone with either my hartke or svt2.

 

[Christian Waiau]

I can pretty much get that tone with either my hartke or svt2.

talking about Rex's tone... or DB751?

 

[peledog]

As much as I love my TC RH450/RS210's setup, hands down I would go with SVT-2pro/810.......but only if I had a roadie!

Spector and Ampeg is a match made in heaven for me...

I played through an Ampeg 450 and 8x10 and it sounded thunderous! I like the focused tones I can get from the RH450 though - I guess that's closer to my 'ideal tone'.

 

[stjohn1299]

Here's another question for you guys: What amplifier/cabinet combination or amplifier alone sounds the best with your Spector? I'm curious to hear you guys' opinions cuz these basses are growly as is, so I can't picture em going too well with Tube amps. I could be mistaken, though!

And Trace, in your case, how does the sound of a Spector coming out of a Trace Elliot compare to that of a Spector coming out of an Ampeg?

I get a great tone out of a mesa bass 400+ and mesa powerhouse 1000 cab...sounds great and tubes for days

 

[CarlosRoberto5]

Well my rig usually consists of the following Trace Elliot gear..
AH1200SM -1200 watt RMS 2400 pep @ 2ohms, 2 preset EQs & a 7 band blendable EQ.
2 ea. 1048H (10x4 w/horn)
2 ea 1518T (15x1)
or
2 1528 (15x2) cabs.

I have played via other amps over the years but - and this is MY opinion - because I can't get the sound I like via anything else - I wouldn't buy anything but Trace Elliot gear.
That said, I don't think you can go wrong with the Ampeg, either. It's all personal preference and it goes to the comparison between - what it is that you hear in your head vs. what you hear from your amp. If it's a match then you're miles ahead of the crowd and the game
I have said this before - You can make a SPECTOR bass sound like almost any other bass out there but, you can't make any other bass sound like a SPECTOR.

Right now, at home, I'm using the AH1200SM, one 1518T, and an SWR Goliath SR. (10x6 w/horn) and I still prefer the 1048H over the Goliath SR.
I can get everything from nice and clean to growl like KUJO to phat heavy from my Ian HIll, and almost those to clean like a crystal piano via my NS-2J... both have the EMG Preamps a BQC and a BTS respectively. the BQC is at 18vdc the BTS @ 9vdc.

on a side note...
I kick myself in the azz every time I think about when I sold my 1088 cabs , too! But, divorce makes one do the unthinkable sometimes, no?

Whoa, that's one beast of a rig. I didn't know that amp went down to 2 ohms? Or was that the pep (assuming that's short for pre amp) you were talking about?

I'd have to agree; I feel like I can get a really fat, mid-y tone and a really awesome slap tone from the same bass simply by turning a few knobs.

You don't happen to have sound bites of you playing your Spector through your AH1200SM, do you? With your cab of choice, of course. I've been considering Trace Elliot gear for a while now.

 

[CarlosRoberto5]

As much as I love my TC RH450/RS210's setup, hands down I would go with SVT-2pro/810.......but only if I had a roadie!

Spector and Ampeg is a match made in heaven for me...

I played through an Ampeg 450 and 8x10 and it sounded thunderous! I like the focused tones I can get from the RH450 though - I guess that's closer to my 'ideal tone'.

I've also heard a lot of good things from the TC Electronics stuff. In you guys' ears, what are some of the more noticeable tonal differences between the RH450 and the signature ampeg "sound"?

I get a great tone out of a mesa bass 400+ and mesa powerhouse 1000 cab...sounds great and tubes for days

Mesa's are supposed to kick butt, I didn't know they were tube, too. That must be an awesome rig!

 

[grendle]

talking about Rex's tone... or DB751?

Rex

 

[loend68]

I've also heard a lot of good things from the TC Electronics stuff. In you guys' ears, what are some of the more noticeable tonal differences between the RH450 and the signature ampeg "sound"?



Mesa's are supposed to kick butt, I didn't know they were tube, too. That must be an awesome rig!

It's really hard to say. I started with my TC rig next to my SVT stack and just kept eq'ing til they were similar. Hard to beat an SVT stack. Unless you're moving it......

 

[Tracebassplayer]

Whoa, that's one beast of a rig. I didn't know that amp went down to 2 ohms? Or was that the pep (assuming that's short for pre amp) you were talking about?

I'd have to agree; I feel like I can get a really fat, mid-y tone and a really awesome slap tone from the same bass simply by turning a few knobs.

You don't happen to have sound bites of you playing your Spector through your AH1200SM, do you? With your cab of choice, of course. I've been considering Trace Elliot gear for a while now.

PEP = Peak Envelope Power.
Yeah, the AH1200SM is 1200 watts RMS @ 2 Ohm minimum load. It's 2 channels of 600 watts @ 2 ohms each , basically two AH600SM amps in one head. Peak power is 2400 watts

 

[grendle]

Can we get some discussion going about proper Spector bridge adjustment? Which screw for what effect and how you like yours set up and why? Or what you've found during trial and error? Lol

 

[grendle]

PEP = Peak Envelope Power.
Yeah, the AH1200SM is 1200 watts RMS @ 2 Ohm minimum load. It's 2 channels of 600 watts @ 2 ohms each , basically two AH600SM amps in one head. Peak power is 2400 watts

BEAST!

 

[Tracebassplayer]

Oh and BTW...

A SPECTOR via a Trace Elliot V8 stacked on a 1048H & 1518T ....
You want growl? we GOT growl that would scare a werewolf away!

See all them tubes behind the grill??? SAAAWEEEEEEEEET!

 

[dukeisdog]

Here's another question for you guys: What amplifier/cabinet combination or amplifier alone sounds the best with your Spector? I'm curious to hear you guys' opinions cuz these basses are growly as is, so I can't picture em going too well with Tube amps. I could be mistaken, though!

I use my Spector exclusively with my Peavey Tour 700 amp right now. It's a really clean sounding SS amp and I really love the tone. I really like the tone of my Euro LX5 through my Avatar 212, but it just sounds killer through my Ampeg 810e. The aggressive tone of the Spector really blends well with the clean tone of my amp.

 

[tommixx]

Damn 8 pages already....lots of love in here!

Peace,

T

 

[CarlosRoberto5]

It's really hard to say. I started with my TC rig next to my SVT stack and just kept eq'ing til they were similar. Hard to beat an SVT stack. Unless you're moving it......

That's pretty cool, man. I was considering Ampeg once before..and maybe i'll get myself an svt7 eventually..but for this rig I went as hi-fi/transparent as I could, which lead me to the shuttlemax 12/ epifani 212/410 stack. I'm always GASing for amps, though, and that's saying a lot cuz I'm a huge Spector fan.

 

[CarlosRoberto5]

PEP = Peak Envelope Power.
Yeah, the AH1200SM is 1200 watts RMS @ 2 Ohm minimum load. It's 2 channels of 600 watts @ 2 ohms each , basically two AH600SM amps in one head. Peak power is 2400 watts

That's some crazy power. I'd never even heard of something that could handle that many cabs. I guess i'm still new at this, huh? Your shows must be crazy loud.

Oh and BTW...

A SPECTOR via a Trace Elliot V8 stacked on a 1048H & 1518T ....
You want growl? we GOT growl that would scare a werewolf away!

See all them tubes behind the grill??? SAAAWEEEEEEEEET!

Wow, that's something I would love to hear! I didn't see any mention of this amp on the TE website, maybe I wasn't looking hard enough. This is definitely something worth GASing for along with the AH1200SM. Dang it, Trace, I JUST got a new one!

 

[CarlosRoberto5]

I use my Spector exclusively with my Peavey Tour 700 amp right now. It's a really clean sounding SS amp and I really love the tone. I really like the tone of my Euro LX5 through my Avatar 212, but it just sounds killer through my Ampeg 810e. The aggressive tone of the Spector really blends well with the clean tone of my amp.

Yeah, that's pretty much what I went for with the rig I have now. I feel like I might be missing out on some of the Spector growl because of the pre in my Rebop, but it still sounds amazing when slapping.