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Calvan said:
ACTUALLY, about 10 pages back i posted a picture of myself and my spector. a few posts later i realized no one had commented much or given out a number, so i post, "so i guess i need to ask for a number...?" no one responded in any way shape or form. didn't find it that big of a deal, didn't care much. then when browsing i see a post by you, then a response, and i respond sarcastically. now you're here watching the thread like a hawk in order to cut down a fellow spector owner in front of all his spector guru friends.

forget the number man. i didn't realize that grown men were so up tight about silly little internet forum clubs.

bring on the drama.
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No number and no drama. Done! ;)
 
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I had the misfortune of posting this just before the recent "number" flare up. Thought I share it again for those who fled the carnage.

Spector Rebop modded with the latest ACG "filter" preamp. Looks the same, but dramatic expansion in tonal pallette

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richnota said:
Spector Rebop modded with the latest ACG "filter" preamp. Looks the same, but dramatic expansion in tonal pallette.
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Could you explain for those who don't know (like me), exactly what that is? I would guess that instead of completely overriding the flat tone, it will sort of blend the tone change change in with the original... But I'm probably wrong.
 
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I'm having a real love/hate relationship with the Tonepump right now. During my regular band's gigs, it cuts through three guitars and a loud drummer just fine. It's a blues based hard rock band and the Spector seems to be made just for this situation.

I had to play a country gig last week and just couldn't get a deep, fat tone out of the Tonepump without eq'ing the hell out of the Mesa. I wanted a bit of mid in the tone for definition, but there was just too much. I ended up having to use a really light touch which was pretty hard for me since I usually dig in or play with a pick. I'm ready to perform the Tonedump as soon as I get my hands on a BQC system.
 
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Captain_Arrrg said:
Could you explain for those who don't know (like me), exactly what that is? I would guess that instead of completely overriding the flat tone, it will sort of blend the tone change change in with the original... But I'm probably wrong.
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i've pasted in the explanation from the ACG manual. The system combines selective filters and resonant peak controls vs. the more common semi-parametric. In practice its a pretty easy....twiddle here, twist there....play. Im really impressed by the sound.

Bass Filter Stack
First, a filter lets some parts of the frequency spectrum through and not others. The type of filter determines which part it lets through. Also, the amount of cut-off is important. If it has asharp or steep cut-off, it is more dramatic. There is a LOW PASS FILTER where the frequency is variable over quite a broad range; from just allowing the very deepest sounds through, to allowing upper midrange frequencies of 3kHz. As the frequency control is adjusted, sound ranges from very deep to a much more open sound, taking in more midrange as the control is increased. As it's a low pass filter, the very low bass is always there, but the high frequencies can be progressively opened up.

This aspect of the pre-amp is controlled by the lower ring on the filter stack. Fully ACW giving you a very full deep bass sound. As the knob is turned CW, more of the higher frequencies are let through the filter.
The upper knob of the filter stack controls the overshoot peak. This means that some resonance can be added at the frequency of cut-off to which the filter is tuned. This has the effect of making the sound much richer at the point of the filter frequency. So if the filter is set to a low frequency on the neck pickup, and the overshoot peak is increased, you get a massive reggae style of sound as you're giving resonation to the more fundamental frequencies. If the filter is set higher, it accentuates the harmonics. To give you an idea, if you rotate the filter control up and down when the peak is turned up, it sounds very much like a wah control.

The treble stack is there to address the top end of the spectrum as the filters cut off below the very highest frequencies you can get from roundwound strings. Here we're talking about the high end 'sizzle'. The frequency control also goes well down into the upper midrange around 1kHz. This is another filter type, a HIGH PASS FILTER in the treble signal path. This sets the frequency above which the treble spectrum is allowed to pass through. The upper knob controls the gain (boost) applied to the treble frequency while the lower ring controls the frequencies which are allowed through. Turning the frequency ACW allows more of the lower treble spectrum. Setting more CW allows only the higher frequencies of the treble spectrum to pass.
 
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Spector_Ray said:
I'm having a real love/hate relationship with the Tonepump right now. During my regular band's gigs, it cuts through three guitars and a loud drummer just fine. It's a blues based hard rock band and the Spector seems to be made just for this situation.

I had to play a country gig last week and just couldn't get a deep, fat tone out of the Tonepump without eq'ing the hell out of the Mesa. I wanted a bit of mid in the tone for definition, but there was just too much. I ended up having to use a really light touch which was pretty hard for me since I usually dig in or play with a pick. I'm ready to perform the Tonedump as soon as I get my hands on a BQC system.
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I replaced the tone pump with a bqc system on my ns jh 5 ex, and couldn't be happier. It sounds A LOT better to my ears. I can't imagine why Spector equips these wonderful basses with the preamp which more seem to hate than love.
 
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cheezewiz said:
I replaced the tone pump with a bqc system on my ns jh 5 ex, and couldn't be happier. It sounds A LOT better to my ears. I can't imagine why Spector equips these wonderful basses with the preamp which more seem to hate than love.
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It's about the money. If people can get a Euro with an Aggie or EMG preamp from the factory, there would be no reason to buy a US Spector.
 
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Spector_Ray said:
It's about the money. If people can get a Euro with an Aggie or EMG preamp from the factory, there would be no reason to buy a US Spector.
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It is a US, I think it may have come with a tone pump because it's an HJ. :confused:

Hey Cheeze, did you get it used? It may have been a custom... That top definitely makes it look special!
 
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