Paulhauser
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FIFY. There is a name for it you see. 🙂
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Thanks @Misdee. It is my first Spector purchase for more than a year (ohh the restrain!) and unfortunately as of yet I have no incoming Blue Burest SpecEd CST (that might change 😉 )
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Goood god sometimes I feel that is much safer playing 5 strings as it seems the difference is a lot less but nevertheless, it is a great conversation starter 🙂
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Is the carve of the necks are so different? 😮
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Thanks @Sean I am a fan of the Euros, too and have always been. Great basses that come close to (or in my experience can match up with) US models.
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And it is worth mentioning that apart from me costing @cetera some money this below cost ME some money and heading my way next week 😉
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Agreed. I wish all my Spectors' bridges were as close to the edge of the body as possible, even if sacrificing high fret reach. Which issue I, as a cellist student turned to bass player never understood, cellos don't have cutaways still you have to reach up high if you have to play notes there. (Full disclosure: I do understand it can be an issue for some, but if I ever play around and over the 20th fret is 99% tapping which overrides the cutaway issue FOR ME)
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I would've been surprised Gary if you didn't have at least a COUPLE 🙂 🙂
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Sean, just to clarify, what do you mean by the Euro '79 JJ? There was a limited release of Euro 1979 LE back in 2019, but that has DiMarzio PJ pickups (I own one of these) Is the NS-2JA-R that you mean, the Euro bolt on limited edition (83 pcs each of the three high-gloss finishes: solid white, solid black and natural gloss) that Spector did back in 2008? "Spector's NS-2JA-R is a limited edition reissue of the company's NS-2JA from 1983 and features the original Spector NS curved body design and NS-2JA deep-inset neck pocket design. Other features include a maple body, chrome hardware (Leo Quan bridge, Schaller tuners) and EMG active J pickups with EMG BT active tone controls." On the original question: I have a Euro 5 Classic JJ and it sound different to my Atelier Z 5 string "superjazz" ('60 spacing). Both pickups on the Classic are closer to the bridge and the overall sound of it to my earsis closer to my 5 string PJ /DC Spectors than to the jazz, it still has the Specor DNA rather than the jazz.
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@Sean it is too much of a Sunday afternoon now and I can't be bothered to take out the ruler and the phone, but this intrigued me, too. I have a bunch of Euro5s and NS-5XL and they all have different distance between the bridge and the edge of the bass and they are ALL 35" And to add: I have two pre-LX Euros, both has serial number that starts with "zero" as in "NB0xxx" so basically from the same year and the neck length / bridge -edge distance is different on them, too :-) Love them all nevertheless and it's just an iteresting "Spector minutiae" as you said
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The normal (ie non-fanned) nut essentially negates the whole idea of multiscale? I'm wondering if the dark grey thing is not a nut but a string guide and the first, fanned fret is a zero fret, then it's all good....I'm confused 🙂 (if you zoom in you can see the cut slots for the strings on the "nut" )
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Following this with interest.....
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Also some new RST Zebra limited ones
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Yeah, wondering myself, too... what's that, a prototype that got away maybe?
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Monetary considerations aside it is a simple question of which is more 'unbearable' : the guilt of having it but not being used or the regret that you would definitely feel once you sell it (and unsuccessfully trying to buy back) -
Found this new dealer exclusive shell pink Euro Classic 4 and 5, seems like they have a regular classic version and one with the roasted neck (check the paint / natural finish transition at the heel) Some German and Japaneese dealers have them, though I have no idea about worldwide availability or exclusivity. Cool color and I must say it is a great time to be a Spector aficionado, even if my wallet does not think so.
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Sorry to hear about your health issues, I hope you can still play to some extent in the future. I just asked because I came upon my own thread when googling the limited editions and what is the market for them - if any (ie prices) - and browsing though I saw your response and was reminded that you, too had them. I still have them both but they are my Spectors I use the least, the '77 saw some action when I subbed for a band where a 5er would have looked out of place and its sound fit like a glove but other than that my other Spectors with a low B are getting all the attention.
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@ead just out of curiousity, do you still have them both?
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In a perfect world i'd have one of each. I really like ebony for a fingerboard and none of my current Spectors have one. I used to have a US 6er with ebony and really loved its response when tapping. @Sean thanks a lot, but I'm afraid he is right 🙂
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Thanks Gary! 🙂 I have to say that though a great looking Spector it is, yours (and the 5er) wins with the paintjob / color selection, the maple board and the matching inlays. If I were to have an ebony boarded CST (which I'm seriously contemplating) it would be a red one.
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Damn you, Gary 😄 😄 Now I have to get one, thanks a lot 🙂 (secretly hoped though that there is a 5er version 😉 ) Yes but, alas, no. But the quest begins! 🙂
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Congratulations @cetera it is a stunner! Myself is a bit relieved that it's not a 5 string and even if it was it's not available (Ishibashi site doesn't show new items, only used)
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@SteveXFR as said above dialing back on the output might help. Also try to play with the treble a bit. While technically the tonepump isn't a boost only setup, it doesn't have a center detent so the best bet is to dial back to "zero" , counterclockwise and start from there to see (hear) what you like. Eventually Spectors have their own sound and that either fits to the music you play or not.
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Come to think of it, this Dickens model has some quite advanced Bartolini preamp package in it. I did a search and it indeed is quite something 🙂
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Nice score Russ! The GTBD was on my bucket list for a few years albeit I was not succesfull in getting one. I had a GT-7 though for a few years, the regular overseas Conklin 7er and that was a great bass, heavy but balanced exceptionally well with the huge body and fat neck. I seem to remember that the neck on the Dickens model is somewhat narrower and thinner than the GT-7. I think you are up for a treat!
