bris Posted January 27, 2020 Posted January 27, 2020 (edited) For Sale £1850 Here we have my Spector Forte 4 Helium. Quite a rare beast and an unbelievably loud one. Fantastic tones has been used for recording only and there are a few marks on the black bridge but nothing on the body. Has lived most of its life in its Spector case. Weight 8.1 lbs At the winter NAMM 2014 Spector © debuted the first of its Helium™ Series, NS™ and Forte™ basses. These instruments utilise a unique combination of woods to achieve a great sounding bass with low weight. The top of this neck thru body instruments wings are carved from quarter sawn sycamore obtained from salvaged logs of trees which have blown down in our local forests near Woodstock NY. The back of the body wings is reclaimed redwood that was originally harvested in California between 75 and 100 years ago and used for the construction of water tanks which are sited on top of office buildings in NYC. They have been filled with the purest NYC drinking water for all those years which continuously permeates the redwood. This soaking with the water helps to wash out all of the sugar in the cells of the wood so that it dries more completely and in a similar way to the method used traditionally for curing violin wood in Europe. The final Helium™ element is a Spector © locking bridge made of aluminium with brass saddles. The instruments possess a full warm bottom end with a unique bloom to the attack of the notes. This construction is available in our USA NS Neck-Thru Series™ in our GrayBurst color in either matte or gloss finish, and also in our USA Forte Series™ basses in our trans black stain matte finish. Love this bass but fancy a change. Would consider a Rickenbacker 4004c or L as a swap. Edited April 6, 2020 by Billy Apple 7
TheGreek Posted January 27, 2020 Posted January 27, 2020 Never seen or heard of these....very interesting. Personally, I'd have real problems exchanging this for a Rick...
Damonjames Posted January 27, 2020 Posted January 27, 2020 Oh man.... I did not need to see this 😞 I LOVE the helium models... well above my price range though! Good luck with the sale!!
bris Posted February 14, 2020 Author Posted February 14, 2020 Heres the engine room. Time for a bump and to see if anyone would like to make an offer for this baby. Bris
Frank Blank Posted February 14, 2020 Posted February 14, 2020 On 29/01/2020 at 13:38, cetera said: Stunner.... glwts! I’ve got a relative in Stockport, just sayin’. 1
cetera Posted February 14, 2020 Posted February 14, 2020 Just now, Frank Blank said: I’ve got a relative in Stockport, just sayin’. Lol! Love you Frank..... Sadly funds say no.... :(
Frank Blank Posted February 14, 2020 Posted February 14, 2020 Just now, cetera said: Lol! Love you Frank..... Sadly funds say no.... Actually I’m quite glad, it’s not a relative I like, it would be like duty. 1
bris Posted March 1, 2020 Author Posted March 1, 2020 (edited) Back off hold and back on sale CVD 19 strikes, needs to go soon any reasonable offer for this wonderful bass. Bris Edited March 15, 2020 by bris
bris Posted March 19, 2020 Author Posted March 19, 2020 Off again, some one really wants her, but is in the same situation as all of us. PENDING SALE.
Eldon Tyrell Posted April 5, 2020 Posted April 5, 2020 Wow. I love this one. Huge fan of the Forte. I have one myself (and one on order). I think they are as close as you can get to a NS-2 (minus the bling 😉 GLWTS 👍
DaveNorman Posted April 5, 2020 Posted April 5, 2020 These are superb instruments, literally a bass for life; I have the walnut stain version, I chose the Forte as I didn't see the need to pay for the bling and spray job; its virtually the same as the NS-2 and way more than a Ric IMO, I sold my Ric, ; massive tonal array and yes - very loud if you want it to be ... this bass will make someone very happy indeed GLWTS
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