BillyBass Posted June 12, 2023 Posted June 12, 2023 Earlier this year, at the S.E. Bass Bash I tried several of @cetera's Spectors. I was particularly impressed by his NS Pulse 2. One came up on Ebay last week and I bid higher than the others and 'won'. I played around with it a bit last night and had a look at the wiring and pre amp. The seller told me the top pot was a 'mids' pot and I couldn't really get my head around it. The Spector website says this would be a volume volume bass treble set up. It isn't, but it isn't 'mids' either. Anyway, on further inspection I have a 'Tonepump Jr' pre amp and the 4 knobs are: Volume, blend, bass, treble. The blend knob is the only knob where you can feel a middle indent. And I'm very impressed by the tones I can get out of these pups and the Tonepump Jr pre amp. I'm a fan. It isn't as versatile as the John East pre amps in my Charvels but it isn't too hot and not having an indent on the bass or treble is, to a degree, liberating. I will admit my default for bass and treble is usually the middle indent and I add a bit of mid. With the Tonepump Jr I've been leaving the treble at: bright enough to make the G string sing but not hiss badly. The bass knob I've been fiddling with along with the blend to get a good mix of growl and low end. It's a light bass and there is a bit of neck dive without a strap but none with my strap on. I prefer the feel and the necks of my Charvels but I will admit, this Spector sounds better. It's a keeper, I believe. 11 Quote
cetera Posted June 12, 2023 Posted June 12, 2023 Saw that on eBay and that someone had got it for a complete bargain price.... didn't realise it was you. Congrats! I love mine.... only upgrade I've done is to a full Tonepump pre (from the Tonepump Jr). IMHO it gives the whole sound a bit of a heft/definition kick but the TP Jr sounds great in it's own right, as you've discovered. I also add some crown inlay stickers, but that was just for my visual taste... Enjoy!! 1 Quote
BillyBass Posted June 12, 2023 Author Posted June 12, 2023 (edited) 9 minutes ago, cetera said: Saw that on eBay and that someone had got it for a complete bargain price.... didn't realise it was you. Congrats! I love mine.... only upgrade I've done is to a full Tonepump pre (from the Tonepump Jr). IMHO it gives the whole sound a bit of a heft/definition kick but the TP Jr sounds great in it's own right, as you've discovered. I also add some crown inlay stickers, but that was just for my visual taste... Enjoy!! Not many people put serious bids in. Times are tough and the advert wasn't very well written. I put my max bid in at £720 with about 20 seconds to go and got it for £585, so I was very pleased and surprised about that. I might consider the full Tonepump in time but at the moment I'm more than happy with the tones from this...and Spector and Gallien-Krueger seem to be a match made in heaven! Thanks for letting me have a go with all you Spectors at the Bass bash! Edited June 12, 2023 by BillyBass 6 Quote
cetera Posted June 12, 2023 Posted June 12, 2023 4 minutes ago, BillyBass said: Not many people put serious bids in. Times are tough and the advert wasn't very well written. I put my max bid in at £720 with about 20 seconds to go and got it for £585, so I was very pleased and surprised about that. I might consider the full Tonepump in time but at the moment I'm more than happy with the tones from this...and Spector and Gallien-Krueger seem to be a match made in heaven! Thanks for letting me have a go with all you Spectors at the Bass bash! Yep, that was crazy cheap! You're welcome re: the bash..... that's what it's all about You've also discovered the secret elixir..... Spector & GK.... I bang on about that combination to all who'll listen... lol! 💜 1 Quote
Mudpup Posted June 12, 2023 Posted June 12, 2023 Lovely bass and a steal at that price! Nice..... 1 Quote
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