Spector NS-4 with Solid Quilted Maple Wings £2999 Leicestershire

[Eldon Tyrell]

I am selling this beautiful late 2006 Spector NS-4 with stunning looking solid quilted maple body wings, powerful active EMG pickups, the US Haz 18V preamp and gorgeous abalone crowns. I bought it in summer last year as my DOB (date of birth) bass. However, due to some higher than expected house renovation bills, I have to already sell it, which is a real shame. The bass is in showroom condition as the previous owner, who bought it from Sound Control in Glasgow, kept it in storage for all those years (he joined a band as their drummer instead). New, a US Spector NS-4 with the exact same specs costs $6,249.99 (according to a Spector bass configurator on a US retailer website). There are also two used NS-4s on Reverb for £4089 (no solid wings, only maple top) and £3699, so I think I am asking for a very fair price.

During its short time with me, the bass has never left the house (very limited home use only). The bass is also not too heavy (for a bass with solid maple wings), weighing 9.5lb/4.3kg. I put EMG 35P4 and 35J pickups on the bass, but the original DCs will come with the bass of course. Finally, both the battery box as well as the cavity cover are recessed, which gives it a nice look. The bass is currently stored safely in its original case in a pet and smoke free house.

 

Collection would be recommended but I can also ship it (UK only, sorry!) using a decent courier. Shipping would of course add some costs.

 

Spector NS-4 Specifications

Number of Strings: 4

Left-/Right-handed: Right-handed

Body Shape: USA NS Curved and Carved Body Shape

Body Material: Solid Quilted Maple Body Wings

Body Finish: Natural Oil

Colour: Natural

Neck Material: 3-Piece Maple

Radius: 16"

Fingerboard Material: Pau Ferro

Fingerboard Inlay: Abalone Crowns

Number of Frets: 24, Jumbo

Scale Length: 34"

Nut Width: 1.64"

Nut Material: Brass

Bridge/Tailpiece: Spector Custom Brass with Individual Saddles

Tuners: Gotoh

Neck Pickup: Active EMG 35DC Humbucker

Bridge Pickup: Active EMG 35DC Humbucker

Controls: 1 x Master Volume, 1 x Blend, 2-Band EQ (Bass/Treble, Boost and Cut), Spector HAZ 18V Preamp

String Spacing at Bridge: 19mm

Strings: D’Addario EXL165, .045-.105 (June 2023)

Case Included: OHSC

 

 

 

 

 

Edited Wednesday at 17:30 by Eldon Tyrell

[snorkie635]

I've come over all faint. "Nurse! Nurse!"

[bakerster135]

Wow! Did not need to see this with my current financial situation 😆😩

Interesting with those pickups, do they make it sound like an NS-2 then?

[Eldon Tyrell]

2 minutes ago, bakerster135 said:

Wow! Did not need to see this with my current financial situation 😆😩

Interesting with those pickups, do they make it sound like an NS-2 then?

The 35P4 is a reverse P, so it should sound very close to the P pickup on the NS-2. The preamp is a Haz 18V instead of the 9V on the NS-2. Not sure how much different the two preamps sound, to be honest. I do not have a NS-2 to compare it with, but I am pretty confident they will be in the same ballpark. 

[MM Stingray 62]

What a great looking Spector.

[lee650]

Something you don't see everyday! A very beautiful thing. 😍😍

[mattbass6]

Beautiful mate, GLWTS ☺️✨

[bagsieblue]

Crikey…want!! 😂😂

[cetera]

Stunner right there!

[Rich]

On 21/04/2024 at 14:05, Eldon Tyrell said:

The 35P4 is a reverse P, so it should sound very close to the P pickup on the NS-2. The preamp is a Haz 18V instead of the 9V on the NS-2. Not sure how much different the two preamps sound, to be honest. I do not have a NS-2 to compare it with, but I am pretty confident they will be in the same ballpark. 

The 35P4 is a properly great pickup, it bellows like a horny moose. I put one in my Q4 and it transformed it beyond all ken. Absolutely superb. 

This bass is beautiful. 

[Eldon Tyrell]

Throwing in a set of strap locks that I bought for the bass but never used.