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Spector Club - Part 17

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#583
grendle said:
Yeah you can't get into that as a guarantee. You get a chance to pass the physical in basic. It's tough with 50 guys going for it at once. They jump In with the rangers and are aircraft controllers in air fields set up in hot zones. Training will kill ya. Most guys in it have been in already 4-8 yrs. He should have a guaranteed job though.

Tell him not to be a cop or fireman please. The selection process for them goes like this.....who has a job, raise your hand (half the room does and walks out). Who wants to be a cop? (Half the room raises their hand they go on one side). Who wants to be a fireman? (A few raise their hand and go to their spot). Ok, All the rest of you are cops or you go home...

Imo go for the longest school you can get. It's free and is usually the better job.
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Or you end up a cook. Lol :eek:
Make sure he gets everything guaranteed in writing contract.
 
#584
PhatBasstard said:
He actually dropped it, with the pots and jack, to $35 shipped. I told him I'd take it. :D

We'll boys.....
The Poplar Burl Euro 6 LX is gone. Headed to Texas. I've got a souped up (DC's and New trim potted Tone Pump already installed) Bubinga Legend 6 coming (ironically from Texas).

Yes, I sold a similar souped up (TW's and OBP-1) Bubinga Legend 6 back not long ago. I just realized I liked the smaller body and lighter weight more. This will also be an upgrade for me over the last Legend for several reasons:
1. I've come to realize I like the Tone Pump more than the OBP-1.
2. I don't care for the TW's and like the DC's much more.
3. This Bubinga model has the Gold hardware rather than the more common Black. I think the Gold looks much better on this particular model.

Probably will contact Dickhead Designs about a brass nut eventually. May even get the router out and eventually add a US or Euro bridge. Who knows........:p
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That's cool Phat! Sounds like fun!
 
#585
LimaGuy said:
Have not lost track of it since Friday ;) :bassist:

It has departed Secaucus, NJ last night at 10:50, should be arriving at the local depot which is around the corner form my house any moment now, then it takes a 8-10 hour ride around my area as my street is one of the last on the route :crying: (they do business first before residential)
I may be driving the area looking for the UPS truck starting at 8AM :eek: :hiding:
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Lol! Can you have it held at the depot and pick it up? I do that sometimes.
 
#587
smadder said:
I recently inherited a 1989 NS-2A that was pretty poorly taken care of. All of the hardware, including pickups, pre-amp, bridge, knobs, tuners, were either damaged or rusted out beyond salvage.

As of now, it's in the hands of Sims Custom Shop for a refinish to the original bright white.

In the meantime, I need to get the parts together to get this bass back in the game.

I know what pickups, pre-amp, tuners, etc. that I need, but my big question is about the bridge:

What can I use besides the current Professional Series replacement from Spector without doing any routing? The reason I ask is that while the Pro Series replacements are perfect drop-in's according to PJ Rubal at Spector, they do not come with an intonation screw option, and I'd really like to have a bridge I can control all aspects of. Does anyone know of any makes/models whether it's 3rd party or otherwise that can serve as a drop-in replacement on an NS-2A body?

Thanks in advance for any help you can give me.
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Isn't sims custom shop the one that all the people on here have had such poor dealings with? IIRC there was something like 20 complaints with the BBB on them and only like half of them got resolved?

Hopefully that's not the case and your restoration goes smoothly. Cant wait to see how it turns out!!
 
#588
anton72 said:
Hi guys, is $1500 a good price for a new Forte4? One guy sells it in Moscow. I spoke to him so he got it new from Basscentral with some discount a few months ago but the bass is still available.
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iceboxbass said:
That's a steal!!! :eek: your lucky to find a used Forte 4 for sale even! Grab it!!!!
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+100000
anton72, Don't even 2nd guess, great price. BUY IT :bassist:
 
#589
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SOLD!!!....to Grendle!
 
#593
iceboxbass said:
Or you end up a cook. Lol :eek:
Make sure he gets everything guaranteed in writing contract.
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USAF cooks are actually more like hotel and restutant management (5star) All the normal chow hall staff is all contracted (all phillipino military spouses usually, man can they cook!) The only actual cooks are for specialty chef positions for top ranking generals and such I believe. That's actually a great job.

+1
Get it all in writing before you go in.
 
#600
iceboxbass said:
That's a steal!!! :eek: your lucky to find a used Forte 4 for sale even! Grab it!!!!
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It is a good price if legit, although not unheard of.
About 4-6 months ago both a Forte and Forte X went by on eBay in the $1500 range.

I've warmed to the Forte's a lot in the last couple of months (wasn't crazy about them at first) otherwise I would have jumped on one or both of them.
 
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