Spector NBD - Euro 4 RST EX-LTD NAM

[Sean]

Due to arrive tomorrow and continuing a trend for Japan Exclusives (my third), here it is.

 

I've had an eye on it for months. 

 

It's one of 5 made in that spec. EX = Exotic, LTD = Limited, NAM (Spector Colour Code) = Natural Maple. Nothing to do with NAMM but one of the 5 of these was at NAMM last year to show dealers what is possible with special orders.

 

It's a 3-piece roasted maple neck with a 4A North American flame maple top, walnut sandwich layer, empresswood wing-backs and the headstock matches the top but seems to be gloss vs the matt finish of the body. The wood build is as per the standard RST but in a limited edition finish. It has EMG P (reverse) + J pickups with ivory coloured covers and the DG Legacy Tone Capsule where the standard RSTs have Aguilar humbuckers and an Aguilar preamp. 

 

There's an LHZ-04 preamp on standby ready but after playing Gary's CST the other day, I think I'm going to leave the DG in there for a while. 

 

 

 

Edited 1 hour ago by Sean

[jonno1981]

Looks lovely. Does Gary have the other 4? 🙂

[cocco]

Wow, that looks great. 

[cetera]

22 hours ago, jonno1981 said:

Looks lovely. Does Gary have the other 4? 🙂

Give me a chance! I'm still paying off my last two! 🤣

[cetera]

A stunning example! Looking forward to hearing your thoughts when it arrives 👍😎

[Bass Direct]

Lovely look! We have our own Limited Run of Euro Spector's being finalised as we speak

[Dood]

19 minutes ago, Bass Direct said:

Lovely look! We have our own Limited Run of Euro Spector's being finalised as we speak

 

Oooh! 

[Paulhauser]

Congratulations! Curious about your thoughts on it after the arrival and initial play.

I was looking at the 5 string version of it, I think I have posted pics in the other thread but the additional cost of importing put me off in the end. In general I really like these new special editions, great to see the brand bringing out such gems

[Sean]

It arrived today. It’s the lightest bass I’ve ever played, it's like a toy. It’s got the same Gotoh Resolite tuners as Gary's CST that I played recently and it’s got no neck dive. It's really well-balanced, which I wasn't expecting at all. On the lap, it stays put and on a strap with a shiny textured inernal surface it sits well, so that's all good.

Neck carve is standard Euro LX shape. The finish is ultra thin matt, it feels like my oiled Euro5LX to the touch. I know a couple of folk have found this finish to be a bit fragile, so we'll see. This will be gigged.

I've been playing it through the HX Stomp with GK800/Ampeg810 rig settings with the DarkGlass Legacy pre-amp dimed and it's exactly what you'd expect. 

My ebony board peacock one is just 22 lower on the serial numbers indicating that the two were made during the same short period. Another comparison is that the RST resonates differently acoustically to the gloss finished ebony board one and they've both got new EXL170s on. I'm not going into tonewoods and all that wizardry, I'll just bring a few along to the next Bash and let people see/hear for themselves 😉 

 

The build quality of it is as we've come to expect from the Czech factory, it's absolute top notch all round.

 

 

Edited 1 hour ago by Sean