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What do you think about spectors???

#4
I used to own a Rebop 5 and it was OK. The frets hung over the side badly and were rough on your hand. And, it had a bad case of neck dive, prob the worst Ive seen.

This can be fixed with a wide suede strap and a fret job. Other than those two issues, its a nice bass. If you can swing a used Euro, do it. Those are a class apart. Perfect instrument if you like Spectors.
 
#10
Nightsblood said:
I used to own a Rebop 5 and it was OK. The frets hung over the side badly and were rough on your hand. And, it had a bad case of neck dive, prob the worst Ive seen.
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It's not really fair to judge Spector on fret-sprout that's caused by humidity/poor shop QC and can be leveled off by a competent tech in under 1/2 hour - I've played 3K+ Pedullas and pre-Gibson Tobias' that have had the same problem simply because the shops had the air too dry. As for the neck dive, it's simply 1/2 the classic small NS body design and 1/2 the lightweight woods used (an Alder body/Maple top) - you're right in that a decent strap will take care of that.

As for ReBops, I love mine to death (Avatar ;) ) and ysand and I should have a ReBop GTG :D : I've got a 4-string pre-DLX, a five-string fretted DLX FM, a five-string custom fretless DLX FM... and hopefully a five-string DLX FM strung EADGC to replace my six-string after I've paid off these latest purchases. I'm actually one of the few Spector fans that's not a fan of the Euro/ LXs, mainly due to the neck-through construction: for my needs the ReBops with their bolt-on construction and body woods sound like "a Spector and a Jazz made sweet love down my the fire". Enough of the classic Spector "punch" without the high-end of the Euro mixed with the sound of a good Jazz bass (and even moreso when I finish my pickup mods, Nordstrand Big Singles and Aggy OBP-3s). Even the off-put TonePump isn't a bad pre, (same for the HZs - I think people read "EMG" and are ready for its classic active sound, which the passive HZ doesn't do) simply too hot - they they dialed it back a quarter I have a feeling most people here who don't like it would and it would be the equal of an Aguilar OBP-1.

I've spoken to PJ and the guys @ Spector and the "Spector meets Jazz" tone was their idea with the ReBop from the start, so a direct comparison to the neck-through line isn't exactly a fair one - that's one area I think the company would do better marketing/informing players the differences between the models. To my ears the ReBops have the tone I spoke of above, as well as one "less compressed" compared to the Euro/LXs typical of a bolt-on compared to a neck-through that I've played... and my main bass for 5 years was a multi-laminate neck-through, very "Spector-esque" high-end Ibanez for sessions and live gigs. Other than that they're built in the same factory as the LXs, set-up next to the LXs in Woodstock, and one h-e-double hockey sticks deal price-wise both new and especially on the used market. Whether 4-string or 5, I'd highly suggest you give it some serious consideration.
 
#15
I have a Euro 4 LX (Czech) and a Legend Custom 5 (Korean), the one i play the most is the Legend because it has Mid-Freq boost-cut and its Bolt On construction gives me the punchiness i crave, the Euro gets the bench time because of its poor sounding preamp (i friggin´hate it, no cut, just boost on two frequencies, no mid control ) and the chunky neck (not a major issue), this is very ironic because the Euro costs twice the price of the Legend and it has been kind of a disapointment, in fact i´m selling the sucker because my GAS for Spectors has ended with the Legend.

For the record...i want to bash the TONEPUMP again! (i´m sayin this because i think that Rebop´s have the same Preamp)
 
#16
I've been playing ReBop 5's on stage for a few years now. I like mine, although they are older models (one of them shipped with the OBP-1 preamp). I would love to hear the newer models with the maple tops - I'm sure they're a bit closer to the 'Spector' sound that you get with the Euro NT models.

Great basses for the money IME, even better if you don't pay retail. ;)
 
#18
Nightsblood said:
I used to own a Rebop 5 and it was OK. The frets hung over the side badly and were rough on your hand. And, it had a bad case of neck dive, prob the worst Ive seen.

This can be fixed with a wide suede strap and a fret job. Other than those two issues, its a nice bass. If you can swing a used Euro, do it. Those are a class apart. Perfect instrument if you like Spectors.
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I'm going to try to hijack and resurect this thread here:

What did you do to fix your fret problems? I just got my Rebop 5DLX yesterday and was amazed how terrible it was set up out of the box. I had to adjust the truss rod, saddles and pick ups. Also every single fret was hanging over and cutting into my hands. I spent most of the evening trying to file the frets down. None of my other Spectors had this problem, and when I played a Performer in Musicians Friend the other day, it didn't have the fret problem!
 

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