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Spector Club - Part 17

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PhatBasstard said:
I think you will find (at least in my experience) that the opinion of most guys like me that have been playing Spector for 20+ years and have been through and experienced all the Czech basses, is that:
When they added the inlays and went 35" scale on the 5's in 1999, there seemed to be a marked jump in overall quality over the previous SSD NSCR's (in addition to, not because of these two particular changes). Many of us were wondering at the time "how are they going to sell anymore USA's" because the new Czech's felt and played so good. Of course, they did. :p

When they went to the "Euro's" in 2001, the quality seemed to be just as good...if not better. My Euro4 actually took my (Kramer era) USA NS2's place as my main player.

The "LX's" that took over in 2004 just don't feel as good or substantial as the previous two series. I've played a bunch and own one (a 6 not available in the previous two series) and I have to disagree with JPS that these are the best Czech's yet. I own at least one example of each and played a bunch (everytime I see one :D) and the LX's, while still very nice basses, on average are not as nice as the previous two series. Do the sandwiched body wings play a factor? Maybe, but it's just an overall quality and feel thing. I know one thing, the sandwich look really messes up the asthetic lines of the otherwise beautiful NS body shape. I'm not anti-Hippie Sandwich. I just don't think it works with the NS body.
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Very very interesting observation Phat...
And about the sandwiching of the wings...I was kind of shocked the first time I'd seen that, maybe not the cleanest look from side profile but sure sounds fantastic and Stuart knows what he likes to hear and makes a awesome instrument!
 
#482
loend68 said:
Hammering out the final details w/PJ on my new NS-2!! :hyper:

It's going to be based on Todd Cook's but with a pau ferro board. Here's a little Photoshop work JP did for me...
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Wow! That looks like I'm looking into liquid fire!!! Freakin out of my mind wild!!!! Fantastic choice! :bassist:
 
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Seeing if this click and paste from photobucket works for me.
 
#487
guy n. cognito said:
Well, I took my rebop back today to have the pre reinstalled. Honestly, I'm a bit concerned. The manager spent several minutes trying to explain to me that active pickups and active pre didn't play well together and that most basses that had active pickups used passive tone controls. I assured him this was not the case, emailed him the Euro wiring diagram and now I'm hoping for the best.
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Well, the work was finally finished, but not without a bit of drama. At first, they just slapped my Tone Pump and associated pots back in, ignoring the EMG instructions to use 25k pots. After a bit of discussion, they pulled the 100k pots and used the correct value. Oddly, they added a second battery: one for the pups and one for the pre. Completely unnecessary, but it works just fine. The work is neat an clean, so I guess I'm happy.

It sounds great. It's still got quite a hot output (thanks to the tone pump) but the tone is a bit smoother than the HZs. It's got great growl.
 
#491
Well, since I already have a few people asking about the bass here goes. For sale Custom green emerald Doug Wimbish with Drop-d tuner. Besides a very small blemish on side of 3rd fret (will show on one of the pics) I would list it as mint. Very low action, spector growl. Just going to order another Ian Hill (probably white or red) for the wider neck but thin profile like Wimbish but not same 1.5 width. $1,350 shipped....Paid over $2k

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JeffplaysBass said:
Well, since I already have a few people asking about the bass here goes. For sale Custom green emerald Doug Wimbish with Drop-d tuner. Besides a very small blemish on side of 3rd fret (will show on one of the pics) I would list it as mint. Very low action, spector growl. Just going to order another Ian Hill (probably white or red) for the wider neck but thin profile like Wimbish but not same 1.5 width. $1,350 shipped....Paid over $2k
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Gosh!!!!!!!
Wish I had the $$$
I would buy that in a heartbeat!!!!!!!
 
#495
Thanks JPS and everyone that has complimented on my Euro.....I'm stoked!! Band practice is tomorrow. I spent all afternoon putting on some fresh Slinky's, checking intonation, making a slight twist on the truss, and busting out some "Rain When I Die" and "Junkhead"...Now just gotta' find a good case for "Bruiser" and a new owner for my US Jazz so I can buy another Spector!!! Just kidding....not really ;)
 
#496
Alright guys,
For anyone that remembers my post a while back, my Euro 5LX-TW came in on Sunday (purchased from TB'er adam on bass). Would've posted pictures sooner but i've literally been playing on it every chance i've gotten. I LOVE this bass, it's incredibly versatile--i've made it sound like 5 different basses so far. I love the tonepump (my rebop doesn't have one) and the snarl that it adds to everything. My first experience with a 5'er and it's been great. I love the neckthru and the sandwich, for that matter.

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#497
Unclejackrock said:
Thanks JPS and everyone that has complimented on my Euro.....I'm stoked!! Band practice is tomorrow. I spent all afternoon putting on some fresh Slinky's, checking intonation, making a slight twist on the truss, and busting out some "Rain When I Die" and "Junkhead"...Now just gotta' find a good case for "Bruiser" and a new owner for my US Jazz so I can buy another Spector!!! Just kidding....not really ;)
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I give you a week and I am predicting you will have your MIA Jazz up for sale for another Spector.
IMHO, you can always tweak a Spector to sound like a Fender but you can never make a Fender sound like a Spector. If you really crave that J/J sound, remember there is always a NS-2JAR J/J or a Coda J/J that you can get to replace the Fender. :bassist:
 
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LimaGuy said:
I give you a week and I am predicting you will have your MIA Jazz up for sale for another Spector.
IMHO, you can always tweak a Spector to sound like a Fender but you can never make a Fender sound like a Spector. If you really crave that J/J sound, remember there is always a NS-2JAR J/J or a Coda J/J that you can get to replace the Fender. :bassist:
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Or the TW's with both pickup in tapped for single-coil mode. :D
 
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