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Spector Club Part 6

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Basstovsky said:
So have you figured out what all those teeny switches on those weird pickups do? :D
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I believe those are an active pickup that SD used to make. The switches are kind of an eq switch to tailor the sound. I had a Squire P that had those aftermarket pickups with the switches. Didn't do much for me though. Probably because I didn't know what I was doing... :D
 
#283
newwavefrank said:
So how do I officially join?
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I think you already have with those sweet basses. Awesome!!! :bassist::bassist::bassist:

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I just got my SSD NS-95 bass back after having it's neck repaired. as i play with it more, i noticed that the higher strings (D and G) are lower in volume, especially when i boost the bass controls up. However they seem to be at the same level with the bass tone control to a minimum.

Is this normal? or i have some problems in the pickups or electronics?
 
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baconmpanada said:
I just got my SSD NS-95 bass back after having it's neck repaired. as i play with it more, i noticed that the higher strings (D and G) are lower in volume, especially when i boost the bass controls up. However they seem to be at the same level with the bass tone control to a minimum.

Is this normal? or i have some problems in the pickups or electronics?
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You just had what sort of neck repair? The NS-95 is a neck-thru... so more than likely something inside your bass got knocked around and possibly damaged... meaning a solder joint. Check the height of your pickups. Not that this should affect what you are talking about, but if they've been moved, then perhaps something happened during the repair.

Who did the repair? Are they a certified luthier (a member of the national Luthier's association).

I'd open the back up and with a light and magnifying glass carefully inspect all of your wiring, especially where the pots are soldered. If nothing there, then take the strings off and carefully take your pickups out and inspect them. Make sure the wires aren't damaged.

If after you do this you don't see any bad solder joints, damaged wiring, etc... (and make sure your pots are clean... that's another problem, dirty pots), then you may be dealing with a circuit issue or perhaps issues with your pups (coils can become demagnitized, etc...).

I think it's sort of an unlikely coicidence that you had someone work on your bass and upon getting back this new issue has cropped up. Not that that person would have intentionally done anything to harm your bass. But sometimes when handling older basses in a repair situation, things shake loose.

And you can always contact Customer Support at Spector (EMAIL) to see who in your area might be a repairshop you can take your bass to. For instance my local luthier has done a lot of Spector repair work (like the 1977 NS-1 I shot photos of recently). And now PJ refers people to him. He's also been a full-time luthier for nearly 30 years and is a member of the national association of luthiers.

Try the stuff above first. Let us know how it goes.
 
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JPSBassist said:
You just had what sort of neck repair? The NS-95 is a neck-thru... so more than likely something inside your bass got knocked around and possibly damaged... meaning a solder joint. Check the height of your pickups. Not that this should affect what you are talking about, but if they've been moved, then perhaps something happened during the repair.

Who did the repair? Are they a certified luthier (a member of the national Luthier's association).

I'd open the back up and with a light and magnifying glass carefully inspect all of your wiring, especially where the pots are soldered. If nothing there, then take the strings off and carefully take your pickups out and inspect them. Make sure the wires aren't damaged.

If after you do this you don't see any bad solder joints, damaged wiring, etc... (and make sure your pots are clean... that's another problem, dirty pots), then you may be dealing with a circuit issue or perhaps issues with your pups (coils can become demagnitized, etc...).

I think it's sort of an unlikely coicidence that you had someone work on your bass and upon getting back this new issue has cropped up. Not that that person would have intentionally done anything to harm your bass. But sometimes when handling older basses in a repair situation, things shake loose.
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The neck had a bad crack on it and the local luthier did a fine job on it. i tried checking on the electronics and the pickup wirings and they just seem fine.

I'm mostly used using MIJ copy of precision basses, so using a 5 string might have impacted my hearing and expectations.

So far what i've done is to adjust the pickup height (closer to the strings on the higher strings and lower in the lower strings) seems to have done the trick for now, but i'll keep tabs on it.
 
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baconmpanada said:
So far what i've done is to adjust the pickup height (closer to the strings on the higher strings and lower in the lower strings) seems to have done the trick for now, but i'll keep tabs on it.
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I love EMG's, but the one bad thing about them is they're not compensated for various string distances from the fingerboard radius.

I have to do exactly what you are doing with every single EMG soapbar. The big issue is the middle strings being relatively quieter than the outer strings due to increased distance. If EMG ever fixes this I'll be a happy camper.
 
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Adding to the above question, is it possible that Spector might start generally adding mroe neck options in the future? Such as different nuts, different neck sizes, or even something like the option for graphite necks?

Another mistake found btw: [Invalid or Expired Link Removed]

Legend 6 headstock labelled as a Legend 5.
 
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Hi, I've recently bought Spector 4LX. I like it really very much, it is PJ model.

I've started to play with a new band, we're playing blues, southern rock, Muddy Waters/Clapton/Stones/Berry etc. stuff.

For some reason, I find Spector quite sterile sounding for this kind of music it had great lows and highs, too, but I missed those honey mids I was used to hear from my old Lakland 4-94. I don't want to mimic it, those are absolutely different instruments, of course, but is there any way how to bring it to mellower notes? Does it have something to do with pickup height? May I change preamp to something with mid control?

Next fact is, I've just strung it with new set of Elixirs.

I'm patient and know, that new strings just need to sit and loose their "harsh" soon, but- Is there anyone who's using Spector for this kind of oldschool music? Thanks.

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