Why doesn't Spector improve their body design?

[alembicguy]

Never had a issue with neck dive with mine but that’s just my 2 cents.

 

[TonyP-]

I moved the strap button on my Spectors to put it closer the bridge but with a 4” wide strap I don’t notice any issues...

 

[steelbed45]

I thought the two Spectors I owned were amazing sound-wise, but they are also the only two basses I've ever owned to make my left wrist hurt after a short while of playing. The reach and angle just didn't agree with me.

Plenty of Spector users out there to keep them floating, I'm sure.

 

[5StringBlues]

People who claim to know jackrabbits will tell you they are primarily motivated by Fear, Stupidity and Craziness. But I have spent enough time in jackrabbit country to know that most of them lead pretty dull lives; they are bored with their daily routines: eat, shag, sleep, hop around a bush now & then . . .No wonder some of them drift over the line into cheap thrills once in a while; there has to be a powerful adrenaline rush in crouching by the side of a road, waiting for the next set of headlights to come along, then streaking out of the bushes with split-second timing and making it across to the other side just inches in front of the speeding front wheels.Why not? Anything that gets the adrenaline moving like a 440 volt blast in a copper bathtub is good for the reflexes and keeps the veins free of cholesterol.

 

[P. Aaron]

People who claim to know jackrabbits will tell you they are primarily motivated by Fear, Stupidity and Craziness. But I have spent enough time in jackrabbit country to know that most of them lead pretty dull lives; they are bored with their daily routines: eat, shag, sleep, hop around a bush now & then . . .No wonder some of them drift over the line into cheap thrills once in a while; there has to be a powerful adrenaline rush in crouching by the side of a road, waiting for the next set of headlights to come along, then streaking out of the bushes with split-second timing and making it across to the other side just inches in front of the speeding front wheels.Why not? Anything that gets the adrenaline moving like a 440 volt blast in a copper bathtub is good for the reflexes and keeps the veins free of cholesterol.

I call ‘em bunnies.

 

[FRoss6788]

Actually... Warwick has made those changes with their Streamer line. Inspired ,just a bit, by Spector
The bridge saddles are closer to the strap pin, and the upper horn is a bit longer, though still not at the twelfth fret.

 

[osv]

How are the Schecters?

Better balanced, and more of a jazz type neck which I prefer. I do miss the radiused body of the Spector. The tone is different, but I still like it. For less than 1/3 of the cost, it’s a great alternative.

 

[AdamR]

...and T-Birds don't dive either. Or Thumbs...

I've owned both those also. Wish they didn't.

 

[FRoss6788]

I've owned both those also. Wish they didn't.

Don't get me wrong, while I'm criticizing aspects of these instruments, I loved the tone, necks, build quality...except the ergo's.
I've owned all of them, except the Streamer. Hmmm

 

[Deleted member 165050]

I know Spector's body shape is based on Ned Steinberger's design

So about the 1982 Warwick Streamer...

[Edit] Guess I should have read up on dates before posting that

 

[21DaHoagie12]

No neck dive on my euro, but I did have a buddy with a Rebop he sold because there was some neck dive.

So about the 1982 Warwick Streamer...

Lol your post implies Spector took their shape from the Warwick streamer. Sorry, that’s not the case, Warwick took that from Spector, who had the original body designed by Ned Steinberger in 1977.

 

[Altitude]

Neck dive is a thing for bassists who wear their instruments low and pitch their necks at a sharper angle. Not all bass players do.

I'm not saying that wearing your bass that way is incorrect, only saying that neck dive is not a universal issue.

 

[Gare Boo]

People who claim to know jackrabbits will tell you they are primarily motivated by Fear, Stupidity and Craziness. But I have spent enough time in jackrabbit country to know that most of them lead pretty dull lives; they are bored with their daily routines: eat, shag, sleep, hop around a bush now & then . . .No wonder some of them drift over the line into cheap thrills once in a while; there has to be a powerful adrenaline rush in crouching by the side of a road, waiting for the next set of headlights to come along, then streaking out of the bushes with split-second timing and making it across to the other side just inches in front of the speeding front wheels.Why not? Anything that gets the adrenaline moving like a 440 volt blast in a copper bathtub is good for the reflexes and keeps the veins free of cholesterol.

What are u talking Abt

 

[Gare Boo]

Actually... Warwick has made those changes with their Streamer line. Inspired ,just a bit, by Spector
The bridge saddles are closer to the strap pin, and the upper horn is a bit longer, though still not at the twelfth fret.

They feel better than the Spectors to me tho

 

[Gare Boo]

Neck dive is a thing for bassists who wear their instruments low and pitch their necks at a sharper angle. Not all bass players do.

I'm not saying that wearing your bass that way is incorrect, only saying that neck dive is not a universal issue.

It does make my wrist more fatigue cuz of the longer reach

 

[Gare Boo]

I call ‘em bunnies.

What's he talking Abt?

 

[Gare Boo]

I moved the strap button on my Spectors to put it closer the bridge but with a 4” wide strap I don’t notice any issues...

How did u do that?

 

[Gare Boo]

I thought the two Spectors I owned were amazing sound-wise, but they are also the only two basses I've ever owned to make my left wrist hurt after a short while of playing. The reach and angle just didn't agree with me.

Plenty of Spector users out there to keep them floating, I'm sure.

This is exactly what I'm talking about, the longer reach

 

[P. Aaron]

What's he talking Abt?

I, was talking about what he was talking about. Which didn’t have much to do with Spector…though those seem very nice.

 

[Bill Murray]

Spector has a very comfortable body design, the all rounded edges, belly scoop, etc. However, why don't they make the upper horn longer to prevent neck-dive? As well as the distance from the edge to the bridge, the bass will be more balanced if there's not a lot of space between the bridge and the strap peg(even tho the peg was already moved up a bit but it doesn't help a lot.)

I know Spector's body shape is based on Ned Steinberger's design but even Ned himself extended the upper horn for a whole lot on his NS-Design basses, why doesn't Spector do so?
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that’s funny because I like all those things but don’t get along with bass body, I found it difficult to play sitting and standing