Eldon Tyrell Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 13 minutes ago, DrDrill said: Buy it! Buy it NOW! You'll need to hurry. I saw someone else looking at it Great, hope the person you saw looking at it buys it so I don't have to 😉 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDrill Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 4 minutes ago, Eldon Tyrell said: Great, hope the person you saw looking at it buys it so I don't have to 😉 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZQxgGcrGbI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldon Tyrell Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 3 minutes ago, DrDrill said: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZQxgGcrGbI Well, what can I say? Nope, nope, nope 😉 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldon Tyrell Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 I also came across this one. Another killer looking finish. It is a signature Euro LX for a bassist and lead singer in a Japanese all-girl band. Wish Spector would offer it here too. 😍 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danny-79 Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 Good morning Spector fans. Recent NBD here. In short im looking for upgrade suggestions regarding the stock pickups and tonepump jr. Looking for something smoother with no distortion 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldon Tyrell Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 Just watched this video on YT. Came across a mysterious Spector. Is it a new model, a custom model or a heavily modded regular model? Check out the video (3:32-3:50). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horrorshowbass Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 9 minutes ago, Eldon Tyrell said: Just watched this video on YT. Came across a mysterious Spector. Is it a new model, a custom model or a heavily modded regular model? Check out the video (3:32-3:50). Very interesting Mr. Bond.... Maybe a gold bantam with custom pickguard? More interested in the HB amp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cetera Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 13 hours ago, Eldon Tyrell said: Just watched this video on YT. Came across a mysterious Spector. Is it a new model, a custom model or a heavily modded regular model? Check out the video (3:32-3:50). This was the cheapest entry level Spector approx 10 years ago. The bassist here has added the pickguard. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noisyjon Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 So, I joined the Spector club the weekend just gone! This one is a beauty and a great addition to the fold. Cannot wait to rev it up with a band! 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cetera Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 16 hours ago, Noisyjon said: So, I joined the Spector club the weekend just gone! This one is a beauty and a great addition to the fold. Cannot wait to rev it up with a band! Stunner! Congrats and welcome to the club 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldon Tyrell Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 22 hours ago, Noisyjon said: So, I joined the Spector club the weekend just gone! This one is a beauty and a great addition to the fold. Cannot wait to rev it up with a band! Say hello to your new addiction 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldon Tyrell Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 Speaking of addiction, in case you haven't seen my NBD threat, here is my new Forte 4 (EMG PJx, Haz 9V, alder wings, gloss black finish (still quite unusual for the Forte model) and super light). This beast has some serious oomph and infinite sustain. You hit a string and it literally rings forever. Cool stuff. What's best? Early AIC and Queensryche vibes come for free 😎 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulhauser Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 23 hours ago, Noisyjon said: So, I joined the Spector club the weekend just gone! This one is a beauty and a great addition to the fold. Cannot wait to rev it up with a band! Congratulations, welcome to the club! Wonderful new bass you have and I can't recall many Euros that I've seen in this satin blue finish. Looks really nice! Have lots of fun with it! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulhauser Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 50 minutes ago, Eldon Tyrell said: Speaking of addiction, in case you haven't seen my NBD threat, here is my new Forte 4 (EMG PJx, Haz 9V, alder wings, gloss black finish (still quite unusual for the Forte model) and super light). This beast has some serious oomph and infinite sustain. You hit a string and it literally rings forever. Cool stuff. What's best? Early AIC and Queensryche vibes come for free 😎 Congrats here, too 🙂 I took pleasure of your NSD thread and it looks like a fabulous instrument, quite a lot for a 'Forte' (seems like most of the Fortes are really NS-2/5/6 minus the crown pearl inlays) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldon Tyrell Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 1 minute ago, Paulhauser said: Congrats here, too 🙂 I took pleasure of your NSD thread and it looks like a fabulous instrument, quite a lot for a 'Forte' (seems like most of the Fortes are really NS-2/5/6 minus the crown pearl inlays) Cheers, mate. "Normal" Fortes come with matte finishes and the Aguilar OBP-2 or Darkglass TC preamp. However, upgrades such as the Haz 9V or 18V and nowadays gloss finishes are possible (BD recently had a Forte 5 in gloss plum crazy). I think even crown inlays are doable but I quite like the "naked" no-frills look. However, fancy wood tops are still a no-no for the Forte. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulhauser Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 44 minutes ago, Eldon Tyrell said: Cheers, mate. "Normal" Fortes come with matte finishes and the Aguilar OBP-2 or Darkglass TC preamp. However, upgrades such as the Haz 9V or 18V and nowadays gloss finishes are possible (BD recently had a Forte 5 in gloss plum crazy). I think even crown inlays are doable but I quite like the "naked" no-frills look. However, fancy wood tops are still a no-no for the Forte. This is my Forte 6. I think it has quite a fancy top (but opinions may vary) , so yes, nothing is really impossible with these. And I love the plain ebony board on this one. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldon Tyrell Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 1 minute ago, Paulhauser said: This is my Forte 6. I think it has quite a fancy top (but opinions may vary) , so yes, nothing is really impossible with these. And I love the plain ebony board on this one. Wow. That looks great and yes, this is the proof that nothing is impossible. Congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulhauser Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 2 minutes ago, Eldon Tyrell said: Wow. That looks great and yes, this is the proof that nothing is impossible. Congrats! Thank you. It has an ash back btw and since the pic was taken I have put in X series 45TWs. There is a NBD thread about this bass that I done back when I got it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bunion Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 Suppose I’d better post a pic of mine up here 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigwan Posted April 22, 2021 Share Posted April 22, 2021 16 hours ago, Bunion said: Suppose I’d better post a pic of mine up here Lush! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bunion Posted April 22, 2021 Share Posted April 22, 2021 It’s got more punch than Tyson through this rig too. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldon Tyrell Posted April 22, 2021 Share Posted April 22, 2021 10 minutes ago, Bunion said: It’s got more punch than Tyson through this rig too. I can imagine. That's what I like about my Spectors too. The "mega oomph" they have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
three Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 I noticed the other day that my Spector Shortys have differently shaped headstocks. One was built in 2011, the other in 2015. The end of the headstock on the 2011 is entirely flat and that on the 2015 is bevelled/angled from front to back (please see the images). I've no idea why this is the case or whether it's something that is more common on the later Shortys. I think it's quite a nice aesthetic touch. Anybody have any idea why the change might have been made? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bunion Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 5 hours ago, three said: Anybody have any idea why the change might have been made? CNC machine needs resetting.... 🤣😂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulhauser Posted April 29, 2021 Share Posted April 29, 2021 15 hours ago, three said: I noticed the other day that my Spector Shortys have differently shaped headstocks. One was built in 2011, the other in 2015. The end of the headstock on the 2011 is entirely flat and that on the 2015 is bevelled/angled from front to back (please see the images). I've no idea why this is the case or whether it's something that is more common on the later Shortys. I think it's quite a nice aesthetic touch. Anybody have any idea why the change might have been made? While I don't know the specific reason for the change I can say that US Spectors seem to have some differences even within the same modell lineage. My current two NS-5XLs have differently carved neck heels, different headstock depth, peghead angle and body top carve. Also the neck profile is slightly different. The basses are three years and 97 serial numbers away from each other..... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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