mrbassman_de Posted July 22, 2011 Posted July 22, 2011 (edited) Selling my Spector NS-5XL USA, very nice bass with thundering lows and explosive attack, string spacing <17mm at the bridge, which is too narrow for me unfortunately, so it has to go. Spec: 35', Neckthrough, Water-Cured Redwood Top, Walnut Body, Pau Ferro Board, Oil Finish, Gold HW, Originl Spector Hardcase Weight 4,4 kg The oil finish is not really reliable, so it has some dings and dongs on the body even if it has been played not very much, considering the very good condition of the frets, neck and board is perfect, low action, deep and crystal clear sound. Bass is located in Duesseldorf / Germany Withdrawn - sorry ! Edited August 4, 2011 by mrbassman_de
mrbassman_de Posted July 23, 2011 Author Posted July 23, 2011 Price at Basscentral for this model: Retail $6799 Sale $4499
mrbassman_de Posted July 24, 2011 Author Posted July 24, 2011 (edited) Extract from the Spector site: "The Spector Limited Edition Redwood Burl NS-5XL is crafted with 75-to-100 year-old, water-cured redwood burl. The redwood burl rests on a platform of Spector's legendary hand-selected, premium exotic woods: maple for the neck and black walnut for the body wings. Water-cured redwood is harvested from the stumps of redwood trees cut down 75-100 years ago that fell into streams. These trunks were submerged in water the entire time, which washed all the resins out of the wood and replaced them with dissolved minerals. This natural mineral enrichment process is what gives the wood its unique color and density. This natural water curing is very similar to the method that has been used for curing violin woods in Europe for hundreds of years. The Spector NS-5XL 5 string bass guitar is constructed with 3-ply maple neck-thru construction with graphite stiffening rods and a heavy-duty truss rod." Edited July 24, 2011 by mrbassman_de
lee650 Posted July 25, 2011 Posted July 25, 2011 Absolutely stunning, if i had the cash i'd have it in a second, the top is to die for, Stuart spector uses the most incredible woods- a bargain for an instrument of this quality
mrbassman_de Posted July 28, 2011 Author Posted July 28, 2011 Thanks lee650 ! Yes it is amazing and I would never sell this one if it would have a slightly wider string spacing.
Golchen Posted July 28, 2011 Posted July 28, 2011 Possibly my favourite bass. I tried one a few years ago and absolutely loved it. Couldn't afford it then either ....
safate76 Posted August 1, 2011 Posted August 1, 2011 hello...sorry for my english...i am french.... the year ?......is it possible others pictures ?......my adress: [email protected] Thierry
mrbassman_de Posted August 4, 2011 Author Posted August 4, 2011 I came to my senses and decided to keep this beauty - sorry and thanks for all PMs and comments.
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