Paulhauser

39 minutes ago, Doctor J said:

Wow, what are the pickups?

These are splitable dual coils made by a Hungarian pickup maker called Woodhead. 

1 hour ago, Doctor J said:

Ah cool! I'm glad you enjoyed it! 🙂

Yes I did and still do (though it is on a loan to a dear friend of mine now)

It was pre basschat days and found your ad somewhere I don't know where but we did the transaction nevertheless.

It was July of 2008. 

Looks like this nowadays:

And with my Spector and another great Ibanez Prestige 5006 (still have them all three)

2 hours ago, Doctor J said:

I sold it to a guy in Hungary, IIRC. It was a really nice bass but I just wasn't digging the six string thing at the time.

That is me:-)

On 16/08/2020 at 20:13, Doctor J said:

The exes... SR3006, SR1500, RS924

I don' remember if I bought it from you or somebody else but I have this SR3006 for 12 years now. Changed the bassculture pickup and the original preamp since plus put up a ramp. It is a very comfortable bass, one of my all time fav's. 

7 hours ago, BritBass 2 said:

The photos  were  taken during lockdown.

Thanks, I thought at first glance they were the original pics from the ad. 

3 minutes ago, BritBass 2 said:

Yes , it’s the one in the ad . Over the years the company have featured it on various promotional literature  . 

 

Beautiful! I wonder how it looks now. 

On 29/10/2020 at 13:03, Dov65 said:

Received on Monday past...a lovely pair 🙂..

Congratulations! Awesome pair, how much of a sonic difference is there between the two? The pu positions seem to be the same even with traditional P / reversed P config. 

1 minute ago, ead said:

Got to love an NT table.

Yeah! You know that sustain that these neck through tables have is another level. It really makes your dinner last a lot longer... 😂

16 minutes ago, ead said:

Is that the replacement for the "77" table @Paulhauser ?

😄 😄 

Actually no. I have this neck through table in our living room, the '77 table was outside on the porch and now in my cousin's garden. 

Speaking of white Spectors, I just had a great and fun rehearsal with my band for our gig on Friday using my Spector Euro 435  (35" Euro 4 LX with solid maple wings)

This is my main live bass since last spring and although I prefer the NS-5XL for recording this is really kicking donkey for playing live. 

Since the G string is not a necessity for the gig it is tuned B(A)EAD and I can have the iconic white Spector PJ look onstage 🙂

This is such a great bass, I got rid of the Aguilar P/J that it came with in favor of a X series EMG PJ but kept the Aguilar OBP it came with. 

And in action! 🙂

42 minutes ago, AndyTravis said:

It’s me hahah (it’s not..) bu I have bookmarked this bass. It’s driving me mad.

if I were a rich man etc...

I'm quite safe as I don't play 4 string basses much but still have two 4 string Spectors. So it is quite easy to convince myself 😄

Someone was looking for a blue 40th, if I get around remembering who and where I'll direct him to here. 

2 hours ago, ped said:

That’s a beauty. I love the transparent plates on them. They are quite unusual in the UK I think, although I think Bass Direct is a distributor now. The team seem nice too, I asked them about mine from the serial and got a nice detailed reply. Apparently Chris Celinder doesn’t do that! 

Where did you find yours? 

I got mine directly from Japan. The shop I got it from is Ikebe Gakki and I had wondeful time working out this with them, the second time I dealt with them. 

22 hours ago, ped said:

Hi mines a DAL-4 which is basically the same but with chambered body and ebony fingerboard. It’s a great bass, beautifully made and has 70s spacing which I love. The preamp is probably different too - V/V with bypass/treble cut and boost/bass boost. Does yours have a different one? 
 

 

 

Lovely! I have a ash body / one piece maple neck/ board  M265 with 3 band Bartolini eq. '60 spacing... (see pic below)

Congrats to the safe arrival of the Celinder! Have fun with it and I'm looking forward how it will be performing after the initial impressions. I always wanted to have a Celinder 5 string jazz...

@ped don't mean to deraile the htread, but which / what Atelier Z have you bought? I have a M265 and really like it. 

9 minutes ago, Dov65 said:

Ian Hill's new model has landed at BassDirect, slimmer/tapered neck, EMG pup & black...man o fekin man...sporrans screaming...wish I'd never seen it now😫

Ohhh. The white one is stellar, as is the black. 

Wondering about the pu placement, it seems like the same spot as on the 1977. So it is not like a regulare Ian Hill w/o the bridge pu, but seems to me that with getting rid of the J they moved the P closer to the bridge, too. Any thoughts?

34 minutes ago, ead said:

You won't regret it.  Not sure how many they made of the 79LEs but it was only 50 of the 77LEs so don't wait too long 

I know. Thing is I don't use traditonal tuned 4 string basses much other than playing along with some music. I play the 1977 mostly at home playing along songs from the '70-80s

My NS-5XL is the main recording bass I have been using for years and custom Euro435 that I use for live (tuned AEAD) plus a pre LX Euro5 as a backup. 

Exchange rate is bad, covid is here so it's getting hard to justify a "new toy" even if funding it is not a problem. 

Still hankering for a 1979. This is the prettiest I've found so far. Can't justify having it though.

11 minutes ago, ead said:

But actually I AM from 1977 (no joke)

Plot twist: I don't have that table anymore! (still have the '77)

 I too concur with @Eldon Tyrell and @ead love my 1977  too.

Wow! I used to own #109 which was completed a month after yours. That had full maple wings just like this. I have a couple of NS-5XL's and for me basses don't get any better than these. Good luck with the sale!

Ever since I got this Spector NS-5XL in early 2017 this is the bass that I use the most for practice, write and record with. I do have and enjoy a selection of other basses  but this is the alpha and the omega. Sounds cristal clear and full of richness and plays exquisite. I never take it to gigs as most of what I do is quite intense and would not want to put a dent on it or risking loosing it.   

This is the 2nd most played as I take it to every rehearsals and gigs. I can't semm to find a pic of the bass only so an actions shot for the time being.

A Spector Euro435 (35" 4 string)

13 minutes ago, ead said:

Not floating my boat tbh, sorry.

Naah, no surprise, with that 77 and 79 or yours hardly anything else 4 string would.....

Just now, DanTM said:

I offered 3.000 , received a counter offer of 3.400 and then we met at 3.200

Now that is quite reasonable! Have fun with it, certainly a great instrument!