Paulhauser

I have one of these and it is a killer bass! Sounds like and angry P bass with more mid-growl and it's surprisingly versatile bass. 

Also I have tho say that the Czech workshop really outdid themselves, fit, finish and overall quality is right there with the US Spectors I had / have. 

If they did a 5 string version of this exact bass I would be a first day buyer. 

9 hours ago, cetera said:

Stunner, right there!! 😍

 

My days of spending north of £2k on any instrument are over but this is worth every penny. GLWTS!

It's easy say so with a collection like yours 🙂

Normally I don't comment on sales threads except for nice Spectors 🙂

Good luck, whoever gets this will be delighted for sure!

19 hours ago, Eldon Tyrell said:

Only fancy wood tops were officially off limits and still separating Fortes from NS-2s. However, I remember reading over at TB that someone got a Forte with a fancy top too. 

My Forte 6 that I had have quite a fancy top. Ebony board too, Spector branded tuners.... In fact the only things separating from an NS-6XL were the inlays and the HAZ.

So this whole Forte thing got quite blurred out in the end.

3 hours ago, cetera said:

Congrats! Love the double J pickups on these.... !

Thanks! Have you tried any of these 5rs? (I think you got a red classic 4 but not sure) I never had a JJ Spector, the coil tapped TW's come close but the positions are different. I quite love how this JJ sounds, still has the Spector vibe but a bit different than my other Spectors. And the low B is massive!

59 minutes ago, lee650 said:

Thanks Paul

I may consider replacing them,I've been tempted to do the same with my 4lx as well.

I hold the X series EMGs in very high esteem, I have 4 Spectors that I swapped X series in. Truth be told some of those swaps weren't only for non-X to X but for other reasons, too like having a PJ setup in 40's housing. In case of my 40TW to TWX the change was very nocieable (and not only when using the coil tap)  just as when I swapped the 40DC to DCX in my NS-5XL. The X series seem to have more dynamics and the sound is more open for the lack of a better word. 

6 hours ago, lee650 said:

 

They can be coil tapped to single coil with pull switches, although I've found they have a large drop in volume in single coil mode. 

Congratulations for  the NSD!

 I really like the TW pickups and the volume drop issue is almost nonexistent with the X series TW which I have replaced the original TW with in my Euro 5lx. So the potential combinations are much more usable Sounds better for my ears, too.

Well then, finally I got this. Proper NSD thread will follow but for now this would do. Spector Euro 5 Classic, ridiculously  good craftsmanship and sounds great, too 😀

Again. If Brexit hadn't have happened we would be in serious negotiations. 

For a few weeks I have been thinking of maybe getting a NS-6XL as an addition to my other Spectors and now this comes up. 

I really miss the days when I could do business with all the nice chaps in GB. 

Good luck with the sale!

Really the  one word that prevents me from buying it: Brexit

I really loved the times when I could make great deals with fellow players in GB.  Bought and sold quite some through this very forum. 

Sadly that is over....

3 hours ago, Eldon Tyrell said:

Time to revive this thread. Look what arrived today 🙂

 

Nice! Does it have the right color this time? 😄

What a pity about the sizing as it narrowly misses the EMG40 sizing (101.6 x 38.1 ) and that has plenty of options as to what's inside the housing. 

2 hours ago, Eldon Tyrell said:

Finally in the rock and roll hall of fame 😎

 

To be honest taking it so long it just shows how incompetent bunch is that RNRHOF is. Same goes for so many not even inducted and for some that were inducted and got nothing to do with "rock'n'roll" Morons. 

Sorry for being a bit edgy, I have other problems like trying to talk myself out of buying a Classic 5 and a Euro 5 LT.  First world problems I know but we are on a bass forum, right? 🙂

36 minutes ago, BigRedX said:

Yes.

 

I play at home to practice or writing songs for playing with the band. Therefore I use the same bass that I'm going to be using with the band. I also play at home standing up as that's how I play when I'm playing with the band.

Exactly this. I practice on the same bass that I'm going to gig with and also I do it standing up.

My gigging basses (I have a couple that I use for different bands) see the most practice time.

I have a recording bass which I don't gig with. This is a Spector NS-5XL which is a favorite with engineers. Of all the sessions I've done since I have it this was  to be used. We tried others but this one won all the time (except for fretless cuts) I use this quite a lot at home, too because I love it but when I'm preparing for a gig I'll use the same bass I'll gig with. 

These are some of the best Euros the Czech workshop ever made, the quality is outstanding and the sound is immense, clean, powerful yet very dinamic as well. Those DiMarzios are outstanding.

I have this and the '77LE as well and love them both. (my only two 4 string basses)

13 minutes ago, cetera said:

Just arrived! This new NS Pulse II looks, feels and sounds awesome... the roasted maple neck & ebony board are lush! They've really nailed it with this model...👍🎸😎
Here are before & after inlay sticker application photos....
Looking forward to giving it a full run out through the GK800RB tonight!😀

Looks so much better with the crown inlays.....

3 minutes ago, Bunion said:

In my LSD days I could have been sucked into that for days on end and never tired of it. 
thats a great piece of wood and a great bass 

Yes it is. The great thing about it is that while it looks great it sounds even better. And this is not coming from me but from live sound engineers and record producers as well.

It is the one that is actually asked back for next sessions.

It is my Spector NS-5XL. I bought it 5 years ago and while I use my other Spectors for gigs and practice this is the one which is the ONE.

Hard to explain but this is which feels like home. For example whenever I'm working on something this is the one I reach for. Also this is the one that I recorded the most since I got it (all the other were fretless sessions)  Had other US Spectors but this one is special. 

11 hours ago, ead said:

 

 

Much prefer a satin finish myself

Easy if you don't actually playing the thing..... 😄

2 hours ago, cetera said:

Love that purple.....

 

Me too, they got it really right, my only issue is the matte finish, would have loved it high gloss.... (all my satin finishes glosses up where my hand rubs against the finish )

3 hours ago, Mongo said:

I have now ordered a pair of EMG35TWX from Thomann.

I can see they will be delivered with both the push/pull volume pots and also active tone pots.

Does this mean that i can use only those 4 pots and connect them to the BQC?

I understand that i will lose the mid controls but if they are set to middle position it will be like a Tonepump?

It depends how the controls on the bass you are getting are set up. By definition it should be either vol, balance, stacked mid/sweep and stacked bass/treble, or vol, vol, stacked mid/sweep and stacked bass/treble. You're most probably leave the stacked ones as they are and replace the vol, vol or vol, balance with the two push-pull vol pots that the EMG sets have. You are not going to use the rest (ie active tone)

The BQC have center detents, therefore a no boost no cut position and comparing to the Tonepump is tricky because the TP operate in a different way. But I'm sure you'll be getting the tone you want from this setup. 

@Mongo here's what I think:

- get the X series over the normal 35TW because with the X series one the volume (output) does not drop much when using the coil tap - unlike the original 35TW where it drops significantly. 

- the push-pull volume pots will come included with the EMG pickups if you buy the new, they are part of the package

- I would wait with the preamp, the BQC is a great system and has the mid control which many find very useful. So I'd intall the 35TWX and see (hear) If the preamp really needs to be changed

Yes. If I like something I have more than once ended up getting more of the same. 

- have an addiction to Spector NS models, both US and Euro, have 7 of them while 2 or 3 would do fine (recording and gigging with backup)

- love the Ibanez Prestige Soundgear six strings, currently have two of them  (SR3006 and 5006) but there's gonna be more I think, a 1SR006 calls my name 🙂

- have a fretted / fretless pair of WW Thumb 6NT Both of them are quite recent so I may end up another one but from the '89-'91 period.... 

If I were you I'd first put on a new set of strings to see (hear) if there is anything to fix. 

Yes, they do like this on the Czech models. 

I used that tuning for a few years and lately as well for a recording project. I used a .130-.045 set for practice and a .135-.050 set for the recordings. Bass were Spector Euro5 (practice) and Spector NS-5XL (recording).

The .135 was fine enough for me so never needed thicker strings... 

My current gig requires low A so I use a drop A tuning (AEADG) for those songs and ADADG for one song which is a lot easier to play because of a open D riff