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Wait, that song used a Spector?

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As far as I know, ‘Get The Funk Out’ was not recorded using a Spector. Even though he played a Spector in the video, Pat supposedly used a Steinberger L2 to track the bass for the Pornograffiti sessions. Pat has mentioned in interviews that he used a Steinberger in the studio for that album. For what it’s worth, both basses (NS-2, L2) were designed by Ned Steinberger, so they are essentially ‘half-siblings’. 😄
 
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Thumpin6string said:
Spectors have signature sound? I know Warwicks do but didn't know Spectors did.
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Being in the "Spector Community"...I feel Spector fans are largely comprised of people who found out a certain sound they like, then found that in some/many cases that "bass genre sound" was made by somebody who used a Spector, and then they get a Spector, and the cycle continues.

The sound is active bass and treble pots maxed out, and then sometimes the HAZ preamp will add a little peachfuzz on top. I saw sometimes because the 18v HAZ's do not do this as much to my knowledge, and also pickup height feeds into how much the pre clips.

Then take that into a GK800 "riding the rails", and you have the prototypical Queensryche Eddie Jackson Empire bass sound that many people love.

Not that anybody asked, but I just like the ergos and looks of the first Spectors...and I use them like any other PJ bass. Sometimes I roll off bass 5% and treble 20% to get as close as I can to a middle of the road P sound, which they can get close to. They're pretty versatile, which stands to reason, because no component in the classic Spector setup is very extreme. The sound is the base elements and being extreme on the knobs, both on the bass and on the amp.

In my opinion, which is worth exactly $ 0.000001

[p.s. finding out one of my fav modern Depeche songs had Wimbush playing on it (and my fav bass no less) is blowing my mind. English guys hiring an east coast American bass player for a bass line that any of them could have played, in a style he’s not known for just makes me love Martin Gore more]
 
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c3powil said:
It was an awesome video. I didn't expect to see basslines from bands like Coheed and Cambria or Between the Buried and Me in this context.
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Mike Todd (Coheed's bassist 1996- 2011) and Dan Briggs (BTBAM's bassist 2005-present) were total Spector guys.

Dream Theater in that video surprised me since John Myung used Tung basses during the Images and Words era, eventually got that endorsement deal with Yamaha (and had a sig model with them) before moving to MusicMan. I never would have associated him with Spector.
 
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Is it possible to talk to a human at Spector?
So far I am not impressed by the customer service from them, I guess Korg now.
I might be spoiled since I am used to working with Sadowsky in New York.
 
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Thumpin6string said:
Spectors have signature sound? I know Warwicks do but didn't know Spectors did.
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Yes, Spector’s DO have a signature sound.

I’ve owned a bunch of both, and I can only think of a few examples where Warwick’s were used for live recordings (Incubus, Jamiroquai, etc.) vs Spector which has a ton of great examples.

The Spector sound is well known and well documented as you can see from the video.
 
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Barticus said:
Yes, Spector’s DO have a signature sound.

I’ve owned a bunch of both, and I can only think of a few examples where Warwick’s were used for live recordings (Incubus, Jamiroquai, etc.) vs Spector which has a ton of great examples.

The Spector sound is well known and well documented as you can see from the video.
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Not questioning you, but the video to me just sounded like a bass with whatever preamp or effect he turned on, which he obviously was doing.
 
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Thumpin6string said:
Not questioning you, but the video to me just sounded like a bass with whatever preamp or effect he turned on, which he obviously was doing.
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Sure, that’s okay…
I’m not asking you to like it, agree with it or endorse it. It’s just a reference point that I thought was a cool video to show so many songs that were associated with this particular type of bass.

I own Spector, Warwick, Music Man and many other instruments. Many have their own unique sound attributes in my opinion. I’m certainly not trying to convince you of this. If you can’t hear it for yourself that’s just fine… you do you.
 
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Dincrest said:
Dream Theater in that video surprised me since John Myung used Tung basses during the Images and Words era, eventually got that endorsement deal with Yamaha (and had a sig model with them) before moving to MusicMan. I never would have associated him with Spector.
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Proof here: JM with Spector in Studio
 
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Matt275 said:
Is it possible to talk to a human at Spector?
So far I am not impressed by the customer service from them, I guess Korg now.
I might be spoiled since I am used to working with Sadowsky in New York.
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At the shop…no. You can talk to a dealer like Jason at Fret Nation and get answers faster!
 
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