Spector Legend 5

[iplaybasstexas]

Any comments on this bass? The particular one i'm looking at has one humbucker, and one jazz pickup.

Are they good basses? Good sustain? Active? Neck-through?
Light?

Tell me about your experience. approximate prices on what i should pay on one would be good.

Also, what genre do you play it in?

oh, and for my GAS, post your pics too


and lastly, what is the top made of ? it kinda looks like flamed maple, but is more wavy...


thanks!

 

[iplaybasstexas]

actually, its like super quilt..

like such:

what is that called?

 

[KsPiNeSh]

I had one for a couple of days. To my ear it was a weak tone without any character and the dang thing had some serious neck dive issues - I took it back and picked up an Ibanez SR505. That Legend had EMG pickups, which I don't really care for, and while it sounded alright by itself it was absolutely buried in a band setting. I dig Warwicks and Stingrays, so maybe I just prefer thicker-sounding basses, but if that one speaks to you then go for it.

 

[tom once dead]

I played one in a store a while ago, had a good neck, nice tone. But I recently bought an LTD JM 500, which has a better pre and pups, and body woods. It also cost about $800 more.

and the wood is Quilted maple top, with a basswood body, and I think maple neck

 

[Honk'n_down-low]

I have a Legend 6 - sounds and plays great - playing Contemporary Pop and Classic Rock and R&B.

 

[Captain_Arrrg]

I also have a Legend 6 and I love it. It has passive EMG-SSD pups (which I like) and a Tone Pump Jr. that's ok, just don't expect more than "pumping" up your lows and/or highs. As for the neck, some are bolt-on some are set, that one looks like a BO though. As for weight, my 6 is around 13 lbs so it's heavy, but I don't know about the 5s. I primarily use it for jazz and funk, that's more because it's a 6. Legends will work for just about anything.

And if you can't get a thick tone out of one, you're doing it wrong.