This must be one of the best short scale (30") bass guitars on the market. It was originally designed for Garry Tallent from Bruce Springsteen's backing band, the E street band.
This one was built by Stuart Spector in New York in November 2013.
The RRP is currently £2,799 and best street price is around £2,200 so this must be a bargain.
With a lightweight swamp ash body, a 3 piece graphite reinforced maple neck, pau ferro fingerboard, and 30 & 3/8 inch scale it is superbly easy to play.
Electronics include Aguilar J pickups along with Aguilar OBP 3 band eq with 2 selectable mid frequencies which gives the bass a large range of useable tones.
I bought this on Basschat a couple of months ago from Pestie (Mike), who bought it new from Bass Direct, and it's not been out of the house since. You can see the Basschat sale here:
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Financial reasons force me to sell, love it as I do. It has however inspired to me stick to short-scale.
As to the condition, there is not a scratch, ding, or scuff on it – just as I bought it from Pestie. It comes with original Spector hard shell case also in excellent condition.
Here are some more Spector blurbs:
It has the ORIGINAL DEEP SOCKET NECK INSERT™ design. Stuart Spector invented this neck/socket design to allow bolt-on basses to have increased sustain and stability.
Lightweight body with a top of quilted Maple.
The Neck is 3 Piece Rock-Maple graphite reinforced with 24 fret Pau Ferro (Bolivian Rosewood) fingerboard and mother of pearl SPECTOR® Crown Inlays.
30 3/8" scale, 22 frets
Deep Socket Neck Insert™ for maximum sustain and stability
Pau Ferro Fingerboard, 16" radius
Original Spector NS curved body style
Brass nut width 1.64"
Black Hardware
Custom Hipshot A style Brass Bridge
Gotoh GB70 Tuners
Aquilar OBP3 active preamp, bass, treble, mid (with push/pull frequency select), volume, volume
Weight - 3.4kg/7lb 9oz
Price:£1400.00
Will consider offers.
Pickup in person preferred but I can ship at buyers expense.
You are welcome to come to check it out at Farnham.