• TalkBass has been independent since 1998. Add your voice.
    Create a free account to reply to discussions, view embedded media, and browse with fewer display ads.
    Join free Log in
    Want zero display ads or expanded classifieds tools? Compare plans.

Spector Club - Part 7

Status
Not open for further replies.
#921
JPSBassist said:
This design was simply a reference. Not, here it is do this.
Click to expand...
I'm thinking that they were thinking "make a stencil" of this for consistancy in reproduction's sake.

JPSBassist said:
...sometimes simple things are made complex by distance and the language barrier.
Click to expand...
And/or this.

Now...
..how about a matching, continuation stencil for continuing the blood spatter pattern over the pickups?
This would be relatively easy to produce and make a hugely cool visual difference in that bass model.
 
#922
As an eBay Associate, TalkBass may earn a commission from qualifying purchases.
#923
PhatBasstard said:
I'm thinking that they were thinking "make a stencil" of this for consistancy in reproduction's sake.
Click to expand...

Probably. Who knows? It's sort of cool it worked out this way. Now I can add it to my portfolio of stuff I've designed over the years. :-)

PhatBasstard said:
Now...
..how about a matching, continuation stencil for continuing the blood spatter pattern over the pickups?
This would be relatively easy to produce and make a hugely cool visual difference in that bass model.
Click to expand...

It's a cool idea. I think the issue becomes the type of paint needed to bond with the plastic on the EMGs is totally different than that used on the body. So you run into potential production issues with consistancy and color saturation, especially when the clear coat is applied... it reacts to the paint below it.
Not to mention many bassists will pound their strings, over time wearing the plastic on the top of the pups down (many of us have seen this with older SPECTORS) and thus it becomes one more thing to have to be concerned with regarding people getting upset that the "finish" of their bass is getting damaged with regular play.

Man. Did I just say all of that? I'm starting to think like a guitar maker. Sweet.

And there are other issues not worth going into. But things like this are thought about when designing a bass like this and ultimately some decisions have to be made (like this one) which are those sort of... "in a perfect world I'd do this" but in reality the best possible combination of elements have been decided on to provide the best look for the long-term.

Whew. Back to being a marketing guy again. :-)
 
#925
As an eBay Associate, TalkBass may earn a commission from qualifying purchases.
#927
JPSBassist said:
It's a cool idea. I think the issue becomes the type of paint needed to bond with the plastic on the EMGs is totally different than that used on the body. So you run into potential production issues with consistancy and color saturation, especially when the clear coat is applied... it reacts to the paint below it.
Not to mention many bassists will pound their strings, over time wearing the plastic on the top of the pups down (many of us have seen this with older SPECTORS) and thus it becomes one more thing to have to be concerned with regarding people getting upset that the "finish" of their bass is getting damaged with regular play.
Click to expand...
Except that too many other manufacturers have done/do this on a regular basis with artistically designed paint schemes. Ones that are much more (i.e. multi colored) complicated than this would be. Are we men or are we Spector!?! ;)

I think most players understand that fingerwear on pickup covers is unavoidable over time (Especially those of us that have rubbed the "EMG" off many a Spector bass pickup :D). There are many a clear coat product available that would adhere to the pickup covers quite well that would certainly delay the wear factor of the paint (and could be reapplied if needed down the line). None of this would be brain surgery.
 
#931
JPSBassist said:
Keflex 500mg BID
Medrol Dose Pack
Tylenol Cold & Flu

Your body is a temple... thus you should fill it with only the best prescription antibiotics and steroids and over-the-counter flu medicines that money can buy.

:eyebrow:
Click to expand...
Yeah, I never use the cheap stuff......:eyebrow:
:D

I feel your pain. I'm just getting over the creeping crud myself after nearly 4 weeks. It sucks to be the high harmony guy (Boston, Styx, etc.) when your voice is toast.
My Wife brought me a nice dose of Pink Eye to go along with it in week 2 (Thanks Honey, Love You Too...:eyebrow:). Oh well, she couldn't help it. :p
 
#938
Joenok said:
So, those of you who tried the maple fingerboard Spectors, what do you think?
Click to expand...

I'll be completely honest.

I had the first three here in my studio before and after Bass Player Live in October and I have Todd Cooke's stunningly beautiful NS-2 in my studio right now...

My impression of the first group was that the NS-5XL with the 18v USA SPECTOR circuit sounded AMAZING. Really one of the best sounding USA models I'd ever heard.

The NS-5H2 was really nice. Aguilar Tone Circuit which is crisp and clean to begin with.

And I DID NOT like the way the NS-2 sounded. I'm a big fan of the classic SPECTOR NS-2 growl. And this bass seemed to be missing something. And I still can't put my finger on it.

So I'd sort of written the Maple fingerboards off, at least in terms of me wanting one.

Then I get my hands on Todd Cooke's new NS-2. The one in the photo below (sorry, haven't had time to clean the image yet, shot it last night in my studio against a green screen).

HOLY COW! I talked with Todd yesterday for about an hour and I told him that it must have been a bug... perhaps the tone circuit in that first NS-2 wasn't right. Because his NS-2 SOUNDS AMAZING.

The growl is there. But there's a new tone... that brighter... sharpness that gloss finished maple gives.

I like it so much that I've pretty much decided that the NS-2 I was going to order a little later this year... that it'll have the Birdseye Maple fingerboard.

I can't tell you how GOOD this bass sounds. It's really, really amazing. And Jimmy Eppard set the action on this one PERFECTLY. It's a blast to play. A seriously great sounding evolution of the classic NS-2.

[Invalid or Expired Link Removed]

[Invalid or Expired Link Removed]

HOW'S THAT FOR YOUR GAS PAINS???
:bassist:
 
#939
JPSBassist said:
I'll be completely honest.

I had the first three here in my studio before and after Bass Player Live in October and I have Todd Cooke's stunningly beautiful NS-2 in my studio right now...

My impression of the first group was that the NS-5XL with the 18v USA SPECTOR circuit sounded AMAZING. Really one of the best sounding USA models I'd ever heard.

The NS-5H2 was really nice. Aguilar Tone Circuit which is crisp and clean to begin with.

And I DID NOT like the way the NS-2 sounded. I'm a big fan of the classic SPECTOR NS-2 growl. And this bass seemed to be missing something. And I still can't put my finger on it.

So I'd sort of written the Maple fingerboards off, at least in terms of me wanting one.

Then I get my hands on Todd Cooke's new NS-2. The one in the photo below (sorry, haven't had time to clean the image yet, shot it last night in my studio against a green screen).

HOLY COW! I talked with Todd yesterday for about an hour and I told him that it must have been a bug... perhaps the tone circuit in that first NS-2 wasn't right. Because his NS-2 SOUNDS AMAZING.

The growl is there. But there's a new tone... that brighter... sharpness that gloss finished maple gives.

I like it so much that I've pretty much decided that the NS-2 I was going to order a little later this year... that it'll have the Birdseye Maple fingerboard.

I can't tell you how GOOD this bass sounds. It's really, really amazing. And Jimmy Eppard set the action on this one PERFECTLY. It's a blast to play. A seriously great sounding evolution of the classic NS-2.

[Invalid or Expired Link Removed]

[Invalid or Expired Link Removed]

HOW'S THAT FOR YOUR GAS PAINS???
:bassist:
Click to expand...

Great Odin's Raven....where's the Gas-X?
 
Status
Not open for further replies.

Latest posts

Top Bottom
Back