Damonjames

Rebops are great, but they are not a Euro. They are a very different beast. They are significantly lighter, have a much thinner (front to back) neck, and can be a little unbalanced, but I don’t find it an issue. Due to having passive HZ’s along with being bolt on, they are much tamer than a Euro, and I have TI flats on mine which gives it an amazingly mellow sound. I have used it to play blues and country and is a much better fit than either of my euro’s are. My only gripe is that they don’t put genuine Schaller tuners on the rebop, and it also has a plastic nut in lieu of brass which can make them a feel a little bit cheap. I fixed this by putting a set of USA hipshot ultralites. If you aren’t a Spector junky like me, I’m sure you could argue your way out of a rebop, they may look like a Euro, but they are quite different. There would be a multitude of other basses out that might be suitable for your needs. For me though, I love the NS shape, so to have a bass in that shape with a slightly different tonal pallette than a Euro, I’ll never get rid of mine and absolutely love it!

I have just completed a purchase of a Spector Chris Kael signature bass with Dave. It’s always a little unnerving dealing with people who don’t have a lot a feedback, but I shouldn’t have worried! communications were excellent all the way through, he told me when it would be shipped by and stuck to it. Bass is exactly as described (faultless!!) and very well packaged ready for postage. Buy with confidence!!! Cheers mate!

Not string related, but there is a reason that so many 5 string basses are 35” scale. It specifically related to the string tension on the low B. I have owned stingray 5’s and I have a pretty heavy attack. Personally I found the B pretty decent, certainly compared to other 34” scale 5 strings I have played. 35” scale does make the low B much better!

Agree!!! They have shot up signifficantly over the last 2 years.

I’ve never had an issue getting a good sound out of a Spector....each to their own though!!!