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Spector Club (Part 2)

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bassrockstar said:
i need to take some better pics , but these will have to do for now .......



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OOF!:eek:
 
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Honk'n_down-low said:
Man that is nice - I want one of those so bad!!!!

Congrats and post some more pictures - how do you like the neck width and string spacing? What did you play before this one?
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Thanks everyone for the compliments! I'll try and get some pics together this weekend. Regarding the neck and string spacing - all I can really say is WOW! I was playing a Peavey Grind 6 (yea, different class bass, but it served it's purpose) and I also had Alembic Epic 4 and 5 string instruments (sold them a while a go). The Euro plays far easier then the Peavey and the Alembic 5 string. I was a bit concerned that the neck on the Euro would be chunky. Turned out not to be the case. Really smooth action. I was also a bit concerned about the Tone Pump circuitry as I had never used a bass with boost only bass and treble controls. However, the bass sounds really good and tone control are just right for it.

Last Monday my group was supposed to get together to pratice (which is rare anymore) and I was hoping to show off the bass...but the guitarist called practice due to illness... So, it get's its first showing at our gig on Friday.... Ah well....

Dave
 
#93
i got to play a couple spectors for the first time over the weekend at a shop here in sacramento.

the holoflash looks so cool

i like this one better cause it doesnt have gold hardware. i dont know how to post pictures, but here is the link

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i only played the holoflash next time im gonna try the euro 5. the one i saw had a poplar birds eye top.:eek:
 
#96
I have a GK2b on my Peavey Grind 6 string and use it with a Roland V-bass and occasionally with a GI-20 midi interface. Works great with the V-bass and sort-of ok with the midi interface as can be expected.

Now with the new Spector Euro 6 I would like to be able to use the V-bass - but I will not screw anything into the body of the instrument. I have thought about making a special brass bracket to mount to the front of the bridge and attach the GK to it. The GK control can be velcro attached behind the bridge (not thrilled with that idea but it ain't getting screwed on!) I was even thinking of something that could slip over the top of the bridge that held the controller and pickup - and could easily be removed when not needed.

Do any members have GK pickups installed on their basses and if so, how are you doing it? I thought I saw (somewhere) that you could get US Spectors with piezo pickups which makes me wonder if these are Ghost pickups which happen to have a midi driver board available for them.

Dave
 
#97
Delta T said:
I have a GK2b on my Peavey Grind 6 string and use it with a Roland V-bass and occasionally with a GI-20 midi interface. Works great with the V-bass and sort-of ok with the midi interface as can be expected.

Now with the new Spector Euro 6 I would like to be able to use the V-bass - but I will not screw anything into the body of the instrument. I have thought about making a special brass bracket to mount to the front of the bridge and attach the GK to it. The GK control can be velcro attached behind the bridge (not thrilled with that idea but it ain't getting screwed on!) I was even thinking of something that could slip over the top of the bridge that held the controller and pickup - and could easily be removed when not needed.

Do any members have GK pickups installed on their basses and if so, how are you doing it? I thought I saw (somewhere) that you could get US Spectors with piezo pickups which makes me wonder if these are Ghost pickups which happen to have a midi driver board available for them.

Dave
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For a time, I used a Roland Vbass with the GK pickup on my NS5. I used double sided foam tape, in several layers, to attach to the body. I then mounted the controller to my strap using velcro. Worked pretty well.
 
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