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If you do the Dean, make a step-by-step thread so I can judge if it's something I can do or not. Oh, and help others and what-not.
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If you do the Dean, make a step-by-step thread so I can judge if it's something I can do or not. Oh, and help others and what-not.
Buying this Spector was one of the best choices I have ever made. I'm so glad I switched from Warwick. Never regretted it. I feel guilty for having such a nice bass.
easy place to start with the pups is i think any of the emg 45's will fit. you will probably have to solder the quick connects to the pots. but if you go with their "standard" models, once you get the quick connects soldered, you can try the 45p, 45j, 45dc, & 45cs without having to do anymore soldering.
as far as preamps... you should be able to fit any of the standards in there. you will need to know how to solder though.
are you just wanting to explore for explorations sake... or is there a tone you're hoping to achieve?
will do. i'm not going to jump right on it... but i like the idea. i've been in discussion with pj trying to track down the tone i'm hoping for. he said that emg makes a 40tw that has a DC humbucker (emg is written in silver on this model). i have the one that is described on the site with a CS humbucker and emg written in copper. if i can track down one of the elusive 40tw-dc's i'll figure out which one i really want. then i'll look into putting that voltage divider in there. i'll take photos and make a post after i'm done. i didn't worry about it with the tonedump because there was already such a good thread on that.
thanks for the link.
Thanks, Dean. I'm wanting to explore for both reasons.
Are EMG's the only pickups that will fit? According to the website, it has EMG-SSD installed now.
i honestly don't know what will fit in there. i'm assuming emg's because of the emg-ssd's. the 45 emg's are 4.5 inches wide. if yours fit the measurements then the emgs will fit. outside of that, i don't really know. i'm sure there are some people on here that do and will be able to help you out though.
I feel like I have been pumping these recently, but I have been very pleased with the pickups David makes at Link Removed.
Direct replacement, and uses the same quick-connect as EMG. I changed out the stock EMG-HZ pickup in less time than it takes me to change strings. They are very nicely made, and I like the resultant sound.
Drop him an e-mail and he will be happy to answer any questions. He was very helpful and forthcoming in our correspondence.
Re pickup foam, what you want is "high density automotive and marine foam rubber weatherstripping." It's what most instrument manufacturers use.
It's available at any decent hardware store for about $3.50 for ten feet. I just got some this past weekend at OSH. It's exactly the stuff.
No need for $$$tewart-MacDonald.
It's available at any decent hardware store for about $3.50 for ten feet. I just got some this past weekend at OSH. It's exactly the stuff.
No need for $$$tewart-MacDonald.
Correct - same connector. Loosen strings, unscrew HZ, slide off connector, slide on new pickup, screw down new pickup, tighten strings, done in 10 minutes. It does have four wires, so single coil and parallel switching is possible, but I did not want to set that up at this time.
I do not have any sound clips; sorry. There are several available through the website that David made.
Well, within reason. On my first defret I spent about $75-$100 there to get the correct tools for the job, in part because the bass I was doing was a decent midrange Yamaha that were discounted and clearanced to a fraction of its original price, so much so that I got two basses - one fretted and a "sister" to defret - for less than one would have cost pre-clearance. The items I *did* purchase were of wonderful help in the project, I have no doubt that it wouldn't have turned out nearly as nice without them, and that I wouldn't have learned nearly as much from playing my "moving up" fretless.
On the other hand, now that I've purchased my ReBop 5 DLX FM Lined Fretless, a far nicer fretless that's also took a trip to HG Thor for his Epoxy Coating and will be a "Lifer" fretless (I'd also like a J-Bass fretless at some point) I plan on bundling my Stewart-MacDonald-purchased tools and selling them here as a "Defretting Kit", so that someone else that has plans on doing the task themselves will be able to gain the tools to do it properly that have only been used once, and I'll be able to pass them along while making back some of my financial outlay from 5 years ago.
- Jan 23, 2008
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Me too, and apearently they don't even carry pick-up foam, which I find baffling.
And since we're linking: My defret. I'm contemplating epoxying the whole board, but now I've read Ian's post, I'm going to look into putting some teak oil on it when the weather warms up.
Capt, great thread and a nicely-done defret. It looks as if we did most of the major steps the same (i.e. correctly 
) such as taping off and heating the frets, cleaning/squaring out the empty spaces, using a radiused sanding block to avoid any humps, etc. Although you were smarter and wore a mask while sanding, while I didn't and was sneezing out Rosewood-infested snot for a week. 
I can't recommend Teak Oil enough, however. It's great for strengthening a non-epoxied board while keeping a more woody-sounding tone than a coated board, and one container costs around $5 and will last for at least a decade - I had that bass for 4 years, gave it a solid original number of coats when first applying, and a "touch-up" 4 times a year and *still* have a huge amount left.
) such as taping off and heating the frets, cleaning/squaring out the empty spaces, using a radiused sanding block to avoid any humps, etc. Although you were smarter and wore a mask while sanding, while I didn't and was sneezing out Rosewood-infested snot for a week. I can't recommend Teak Oil enough, however. It's great for strengthening a non-epoxied board while keeping a more woody-sounding tone than a coated board, and one container costs around $5 and will last for at least a decade - I had that bass for 4 years, gave it a solid original number of coats when first applying, and a "touch-up" 4 times a year and *still* have a huge amount left.
is this a legit rebop???? the body looks extremely similar to their cheap performers http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250375110156
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i would say yes. he says it's made in the czech republic. you could get him to take a pic of the headstock.
i see what you mean about the body... you can't really see the curve... but you also don't really see the back body "contour" cutout that would be there with a flat/non-curved spector body.
i could be wrong, but i'd say it's a rebop.
edit: i was on craigshelper earlier today. someone on the left coast has that same model (from the pics it looks to be at least) for quite cheap. [Invalid or Expired Link Removed].
[Invalid or Expired Link Removed] also looks like a good deal. it's a korean... but it sure is a nice looking bass.
i see what you mean about the body... you can't really see the curve... but you also don't really see the back body "contour" cutout that would be there with a flat/non-curved spector body.
i could be wrong, but i'd say it's a rebop.
edit: i was on craigshelper earlier today. someone on the left coast has that same model (from the pics it looks to be at least) for quite cheap. [Invalid or Expired Link Removed].
[Invalid or Expired Link Removed] also looks like a good deal. it's a korean... but it sure is a nice looking bass.
Most Spectors have the same NS body shape.
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arite good support there because im already bidding on it haha. either way its a good price. but yes most spectors have that body, but they are also carved/curved...the performers were flat i believe and had an identical paint scheme.
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