Paulhauser
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I remember this being discussed, maybe it was you? Something along the lines of the neck not tapering as expected, even considering the very tight spacing at the bridge.
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@SumOne we all have preferences and I happen to like the tighter spacing because I feel like I fall in between the strings on basses with wider spacing.
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One of the main reasons I love them (and their 6ers, too)
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- it is a custom mix, it took some tries to come up with what I liked the best. I guess it is a magenta/pink kind of color. - a local luthier - I have a somewhat limited direct comparisons between X and the original series and that does not include the 40P5 / J as the pickups were DCs in the bass before. But I did swap 40DC to 40DCX (the sound became more dynamic and reactive to playing with more mids to my ears) and the 40TW to TWX (the annoying volume drop when using the coil tap for the original TW is nonexistent with the TWX which is a huge bonus) Hope it makes sense.
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I agree 100% It is also high time to show off another beauty, my refinished pre-LX Euro 5 with P5 and J, just like the ones you have now @Sean only that mine are X series. The preamp is a John East deluxe.
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Come on, I never doubted THAT 🙂 Maybe a different shade of great 😉
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Ouuff, that’s s weighing in at 1/3 I wonder how much it affects the sound but with all the other changes you’ve made there are multiple factors in play
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Yes, it is. The DR Neon white strings didn't stay long on the bass....as much as they look great on stage especially with UV lighting, boy do they sound dull and lifeless.
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And sounds even better. We must use every opportunity to show Spector beauties (mine has a neck-through table to lay on 🙂 )
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I know what you mean, my custom euro 435 has a similar black bridge which feels different than the chrome or gold (I guess the black is powder coated or painted whereas the gold and chrome is plated)
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There goes my theory about the intonation screws as there is no visible distinction between the lightwight and the normal ones.
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@Eldon Tyrell so the "lightweight zinc brass alloy Spector bridge" that is on my LE77 is not lightweight at all 🙂 (mine has the original chrome just like the one you swapped out)
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I don't know the answer as I never weighted my older Euro bridges even though 2 of them (pre-LX Euro 5 and Euro 5LX) were taken apart when refinished, but your question got me thinking as to what bridges I have one my newer Euros. How do we tell the new, lightweight ones from the older ones w/o weighting them? Is the presence of the intonation screws the giveaway? My Classic 5 and two Euro limited editions have this newer, intonation screw bridge and the Spector.com site list these parts as "lightweight zinc brass alloy Spector bridge" Should I assume that these are lightweight? (not that it matters much as the basses in question are not heavy but I can't sleep at night if Spector related questions keep hanging unanswered 🙂 )
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Another vote for Ikebe Gakki, I have bought basses from this japanese shop (or rather, a chain of stores I believe), they have a wonderful overseas customer service manager, Mr. Noriaki Sato who went above and beyond to get what I wanted. They do carry new and used Spectors.
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Do you remember CDs? The japaneese editions mostly had a bonus song or two, only available on that release. I see a pattern here 😄
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Well played @Eldon Tyrell, fair enough and rightly deserved 🙂😉
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The usual 17mm Spector uses for 5 string Euros, like the one you have.
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No, you're spot on actually, I happened to watch a video of Mr East the other day and the same thing came to my mind.
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Getting curious as to what is brewing. Seems like I didn't get the memo? 🙂
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Speaking of the Classic, I have the 5 string version which became my main gigging bass for much of the '22 and '23 season and partly last year, too. (The pics are for reference, used them in other threads here) I hate neck dive and have a preference of thinner necks. This Classic 5 has some of the beefier neck out of all my Spectors but to my biggest surprise it never became an issue (again, I gig this bass a lot so I would have noticed even after the honeymoon period) The neck heaviness is noticable but I would not call it a neck dive ( the other picture is for how I hold the bass) and it never posed a problem. Also it sounds massive (as all Spectors do 😉 ) A little bit more precise, especially for slapping.
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As a past and present owner of nearly 30 Spectors (both US and CZ) I would like to point out that I have experienced some inconsistencies throughout the years in terms of neck profiles (and body carves / neck lenghts) for the same models / makes. My experiences are mostly with 5 string Spectors (with an equal measure of both 4 and 6 strings ) and I don't mean this in a wrong way as both the US and the Czech workshop employed a great deal of handwork so variability, especially for a 30+ years span is ineviteable. So by all means try as many as you can....
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Two "exotic" tops have been standard option on Euros since the mid-late 00's: poplar burl and zebrawood. The other (non-exotic) top options were flamed or quilted maple, coloured or natural.
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@cetera has arranged a special order of Euros a few years back through Bass Direct. I believe the Czech shop does not do individual one-offs, a shop or a country distributors has to come up with numbers enough to warrant a special run. These that I have linked were arranged by the japanese importer / distributor Kyoritsu.
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I think it was for the domestic and the European market. For how much they push the fanfret models in their Premium and lower categories it is a bit of illogical not to do at least some models as it is a missed opportunity in the Prestige range (i'd pay for a 6 string SR Presige FF) 🙂 It was an Ibanez SR bass that got me into bass playing and while Spector is the love of my life I always had a sweet spot for SRs as can be seen in the pic. As for the herd, no worries, you''ll be getting there eventually 🙂 Yes, it is this model, thanks!
