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Some quick snaps of the preamp.

IMO the 2 band in teh USA is adequate. The bass and treble controls seem to boost a wide frequency curve. When I boost the highs I get more sizzle and an evident boost in the high mids. Same with the lows, pretty wide frequency range so when I boost I get quite a bit more than just boom.

I'm getting away from sweepable midrange controls as a preference and, in fact, find myself not even missing a mid control in most cases. I can dial in some great sounds with my EMG BQC sweepable mids but 1) There are only a couple good sounding positions across the entire sweep and 2) Once I dial them in the planets have to be aligned for me to find that position again. Same with all sweepable mid controls, the BQC is one of the more musical ones IMO.

I like switchable mids... between 400Hz and 800Hz is delicious. 250Hz if you can squeeze it in gives a great fingerstyle growl. Even a well voiced midrange control.....well..... I'm too dumb to use tastefully. If I want a bit of a mid bump I can cut bass and treble. Always have my volume knob down a bit to make up for volume loss.

Anyhoo...the Pre. Sorry about the pics, I took them frm a spy satellite.

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#702
#705
Not a Hazlabs pre, at least not the ones traditionally used in Spectors.

benthughes said:
Some quick snaps of the preamp.

IMO the 2 band in teh USA is adequate. The bass and treble controls seem to boost a wide frequency curve. When I boost the highs I get more sizzle and an evident boost in the high mids. Same with the lows, pretty wide frequency range so when I boost I get quite a bit more than just boom.

I'm getting away from sweepable midrange controls as a preference and, in fact, find myself not even missing a mid control in most cases. I can dial in some great sounds with my EMG BQC sweepable mids but 1) There are only a couple good sounding positions across the entire sweep and 2) Once I dial them in the planets have to be aligned for me to find that position again. Same with all sweepable mid controls, the BQC is one of the more musical ones IMO.

I like switchable mids... between 400Hz and 800Hz is delicious. 250Hz if you can squeeze it in gives a great fingerstyle growl. Even a well voiced midrange control.....well..... I'm too dumb to use tastefully. If I want a bit of a mid bump I can cut bass and treble. Always have my volume knob down a bit to make up for volume loss.

Anyhoo...the Pre. Sorry about the pics, I took them frm a spy satellite.

IMG_0244.gif


IMG_0246.gif
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#706
cheezewiz said:
My US bolt on has a two band and that's what it comes with stock (That is, until I get around to changing the tone pump for a EMG BQC system I just bought)
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Their price list ([Invalid or Expired Link Removed]) Says the BO comes with a Aguilar OBP-3 (as in mine) and the NT have what described as Spector 18V. It may be different now. :hmm:

benthughes said:
IMO the 2 band in teh USA is adequate. The bass and treble controls seem to boost a wide frequency curve. When I boost the highs I get more sizzle and an evident boost in the high mids. Same with the lows, pretty wide frequency range so when I boost I get quite a bit more than just boom.

I'm getting away from sweepable midrange controls as a preference and, in fact, find myself not even missing a mid control in most cases. I can dial in some great sounds with my EMG BQC sweepable mids but 1) There are only a couple good sounding positions across the entire sweep and 2) Once I dial them in the planets have to be aligned for me to find that position again. Same with all sweepable mid controls, the BQC is one of the more musical ones IMO.

I like switchable mids... between 400Hz and 800Hz is delicious. 250Hz if you can squeeze it in gives a great fingerstyle growl. Even a well voiced midrange control.....well..... I'm too dumb to use tastefully. If I want a bit of a mid bump I can cut bass and treble. Always have my volume knob down a bit to make up for volume loss.
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I have no doubt that the electronics are adequate, in fact, I think that may be downplaying it a bit. Mid controls are new to me, so it's still a bit mystical to me. As for finding the same settings, you're right, switchable does sound like a better setup.

This leads me back to my original thinking- Maybe the mids in the NT are optimal already. No adjustment needed.
 
#709
lsu921 said:
Still digging the Spector Pat? I'm thinking of buying my old Euro 5 back..
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Yep, I really like the bass, EXCEPT for the Tone Pump. It's constructed really well, beautiful, light, and comfortable. It sounds a LOT different from my former NS5CRFM. In fact, had I known they were going to vary so much, I would have kept both. The CRFM sounds a lot more "active". The US Bolt on has a lot more "Jazz bass" in it. Both great sounds, but very different. With the US, I find the best position for the tone pump is completely flat.

I have an EMG BQC system ready to go, whenever my friendly neighbor/electronics guy gets around to installing it. It should be a really sweet bass then.
I'm sure once I get the BQC installed, I'll have a lot more versatility.
 
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I am now a member of the Spector Club :hyper:, as I have two Euro 4s (gloss black and natural oil), with another one on the way. I'll photograph them alone this weekend but have included some pictures of them with some jackass in the picture as well!
 

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