Spector Question

[bste9]

Hey Spector freaks,
Can you tell me the difference between the Euro LX and just the Czech Euro? And for that matter the rebop. I bought a rebop a while back and its ok. When i bought it i was also looking at the Euro neck thru and they played like butter. But i didnt like the rebop as much, but i got a real good deal on it so i bought it. So yeah whats the differences?

 

[trog]

The ReBop is alder and bolt on, and has passive pickups (but an active preamp). It costs quite a bit less.

The only difference - I think - between a Euro and a Euro LX is that the Euro is solid maple, while the LX is half alder, half maple.

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- Looking at that page, the plain Euro doesn't seem to be listed anymore. has it been discontinued?

 

[bste9]

yeah thats what i was wondering? Is the plain old Euro discontinued? I really liked those, far superior to the to the rebop, although the rebop isnt bad, i just cant quit using my warwick corvette over it.

 

[kyttkat]

My guess is that the old Euro was too close for comfort to the US models and sold at a 1/3 of the price. I would guess this may have been hurting US sales so they changed the Euro into the slightly cheaper LX model. A close-up comparison in Sound Control showed little difference between the Euro and the LX other than the obvious stuff mentioned by Geeth. The only stuff I could see was the fingerboard edge binding (the Euro had a really subtle black binding between the fingerboard and the neck; the LX none) and the MoP inlays seemed of a lower grade on the LX. The available finishes are different too. FWIW I see they're now doing an LXM with a maple back half instead of the alder.

The Rebop is a completely different animal and not to my taste. If you can get old "new" stock on a Euro that's where my money would go, otherwise settle for an LX/M.

 

[bste9]

thanks for the info. im not looking to buy either of these two, im just curious. i already have the rebop and i am really not all that impressed with it, but i was very impressed with the euro.