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  On 18/12/2024 at 13:39, Misdee said:

 If the Haz pre is so integral to the sound, I don't know why Spector don't just fit it to the Euro basses and charge another hundred quid or whatever extra it would cost for the genuine article.

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Because then noone would spend stupid money on a US custom shop one ;)

 

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I would be very interested to know if it's  easy to get a low action with these Euro CST NS2's, and  similar Spector basses.

 

It's a long time since I had a neck-thru bass, and obviously shimming isn't an option. Is the bridge sufficiently countersunk into the body and will the bridge saddles go down far enough? I like the strings to be low enough to buzz a bit without choking. A bass that won't adjust low enough isn't much use to me.

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Neither my Euro or my Euro RST had a problem getting the strings flat on the neck if you wanted it, but then tbh, none of my neck through basses have ever had a problem with that, maybe people don't put so much effort into it on bolt on necks because they figure you can always shim it!

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  On 18/07/2024 at 10:02, woolf said:

Oh dear - these require refinishing IMO

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  On 18/07/2024 at 09:32, cetera said:

Agreed. Disappointing....

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Come on, guys. It was my first attempt at sunburst and we'd had a few ciders in the spray shop before getting the sprayguns out....

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  On 18/12/2024 at 12:05, cetera said:

A Spector has a wealth of tones available, depending on your preference.... as with all (active) basses. The Haz has a particular tone quality where, when pushed hard, you get a level of saturation and dynamics which add growl and grind. This authoritative punch and ability to cut through a mix has become known as the Spector tone..... think Eddie Jackson (Queensryche) etc...

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Always loved the Eddie Jackson tone ..🤟

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Nice! Very Geddy tone. What settings are you using on the bass/what preamp or processing are you using?

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I used a bit of added high end on the bass itself, 1 o'clock on the bass just past the mid notch, rolled back slightly to the bridge pickup,  straight into my TC electronic BH550 I used one of their double tone downloads for the amp.

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  On 18/12/2024 at 16:16, Misdee said:

I would be very interested to know if it's  easy to get a low action with these Euro CST NS2's, and  similar Spector basses.

 

It's a long time since I had a neck-thru bass, and obviously shimming isn't an option. Is the bridge sufficiently countersunk into the body and will the bridge saddles go down far enough? I like the strings to be low enough to buzz a bit without choking. A bass that won't adjust low enough isn't much use to me.

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I've just, this morning, set up a 2018 Euro LX 4. It arrived with me as it left the factory, with the factory-fitted strings (D'Addario unsilked rounds, probably stainless?), untouched. It's essentially NOS (new old stock). The action as it came was what I'd call medium-high, or kinda where I set it for players that like higher action, no rattles etc. Way too high for me.

 

It has been a while since I've had a Spector on the bench and it was an absolute joy.

 

You can take the action as low as you like, no limits. It's the lowest of all my basses now and it's not rattling. It could go a bit lower but that would be beyond where I like it. The build quality and design of these is absolutely top tier and the ease of set up is reflected in that.

 

 

 

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I play low action on all my basses and the CST was easy to get really low, could go lower if I wanted to, right now it plays perfect just the right amount of fret grind.

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