New Spector Euro Series Bass Models for 2019!

[@j.dietrich]

You know that the gear is good when the presenters are having that much fun.

[@Fektthis]

or they're high? XD

[@dezsodebreceni4829]

You know that the gear is good when the headstock has Spector on it

[@andrewpappas9311]

I’ve always thought that Spector basses looked really cool and sounded awesome, and this video continues to prove my point. Also that jam at the beginning sounded incredible, I loved the tones you guys got

[@danoeb-g418]

I just realized why Nathan looks so familiar. I've spent dozens of hours watching and transcribing his older brother play slap bass solos. The family resemblance is rather strong. Went back and watched a few level 42 videos online and sure enough there's Nathan playing some wicked guitar. Super cool to see him here

[@michaelb.42112]

Nathan is a better bass player than I am and he plays guitar ! The King family is SO talented !!

[@littleblackcloud86]

The NS2 body was designed by Ned Steinberger for Spector. On an aside, I had a Spector Euro 4 SE5. Hands down the best bass I've owned.

[@RC32Smiths01]

I swear you guys get more melodic and the tone gets more engaged with me and all of us with each new Bass video! Tone reminds me of John Myung I'd say! Awesome showcase!

[@andrewpappas9311]

I can kinda hear it as well, yeah, it is kinda Dream Theater-ish

[@RC32Smiths01]

@@andrewpappas9311 ahh definitely my man. Made me want to pick up the bass myself haha

[@andrewpappas9311]

RC32 Nice, he is definitely a madman on the thing. The first time I heard his playing on Metropolis Part 1 my mind was literally blown, that bass solo is freaking insane

[@RC32Smiths01]

@@andrewpappas9311 Ahh true. And he has some many engaging basslines like Panic Attack

[@andrewpappas9311]

@@RC32Smiths01 Yeah, the intro riff was the first DT bassline I ever learned

[@Belman5]

Thanks for that comparison. I didn't expect this but I like the one with the EMGs the best.......when the gain is adjusted properly.

[@vikingraider1]

Spector basses are easily the best basses out there. I've played a hell of a lot of basses in my time including Fender, Warwick, Musicman and Status and nothing comes close to Spector - both in terms of build quality and sound.

[@stevemccambridge5947]

I have a Spector LX and a stingray. Stingrays shit all over Spector very day of the week

[@xanderdaniels8284]

This is one of my favorite intro jams you guys have done, the basses sound great, the vibe and style is cool, you both played very well

[@seppoinnanen5577]

Actually, I think you are wrong when you say that these Spectors are meant primarily for rock playing. Especially the Emg - equipped bass sounds terrific under a more funky situation. Thanks for the versatile test/presentation

[@rosspfeffer1398]

Seppo Innanen I agree. They are very versatile. The range of tones is wide. Had to tame the mids for me. I found the Analysis Plus Bass Oval cable to work well. It tames the high mids a bit and brings out the lower mids. It is a very musical cable. I like the balance string to string of volume and tone of my Euro 5. The high notes still sound full.

[@rosspfeffer1398]

My comment should have read: “had to tame the high mids.” Thanks.

[@purplekat7445]

I bought a Violet Fade LT...awesome bass!

[@Jihadbearzwithgunz]

Thats what i want how do you like the pre amp? And sound? Is it a 4 or a 5 string?

[@purplekat7445]

@@Jihadbearzwithgunz it's a 4 string. I like the preamp so much i'll be geting another for one of my other Spectors

[@Jihadbearzwithgunz]

@@purplekat7445 its a two band tone capsule i got a three band in my legend 4.

[@purplekat7445]

@@Jihadbearzwithgunz it's the proprietary 3 band made just for Spector

[@Jihadbearzwithgunz]

@@purplekat7445 is it is there a another pot inaide the control cavity?

[@paulmullen2620]

Congratulations on making these basses sound pleasing. Every other demo is incredibly bright and clanky where you can hardly hear the bass tone from all the noise.

[@mr.shickadance2877]

SUGGESTION: When you gentlemen are twisting each other's knobs, could you please do it more SLOWLY? The thing is, when one of you is down there fiddling with the other fellow's knob, you're changing the sound so quickly that we, the viewers, can't really get a decent read on what sounds are being produced. By the time we're wondering if we hear something we really like, it's gone, and we're left not knowing whether it was ever really there. It's frustrating. Bearing that in mind, might each of you please consider taking a more controlled approach to manipulating the the other gentleman's knob? I can see the eagerness is a strong compulsion, but I'm just requesting a bit of restraint. I think you'll find that, if you're just a bit less eager, you'll be able to bend down there, take hold, and achieve a better, more pleasing result -- and that's what we're all looking for, right? So, summing up: Relax, go slow, get in there there, place your hand on the knob, and don't be in such a hurry!

[@seantighe3077]

Spector make great bass guitars. They will rock as hard as you want them too, Ian Hill of Judas Priest uses them. They did the rear carve before Warwick, no doubting that.

[@matteocristini6221]

Rex Brown from pantera uses them too🤘

[@crazeyjoe]

@@matteocristini6221 He is endorsed by W now and will be selling 2 of his Spectors in a month or 2 on Reverb dot com.

[@Jihadbearzwithgunz]

They did warwick did the streamer in 87 while spector and ned did it in the NS2 in 1984 i remember correctly. Orignally there was a disbute about it and warwick was paying spector to use the design but that fell off after stuart spector sold the company to Kramer and warwick changed the headstocks and bridge (to what it is today which looks like a copy of the alembic bridge imo)

[@CorvetteCoonass]

The NS design dates back to 1977. That includes the curved body and offset strap button. NS-2 bass dates back to 1979. Spector did it first, end of story.

[@truckerron]

LOVE that blue burst!

[@newage5d831]

What's the difference between Warwick and Spector... They look and sound exactly the same to me...

[@helmzmen]

Spector>all

[@ChipsA17]

Wow im impressed. They sound great and look really good.

[@crazeyjoe]

All sound great and look beautiful!

[@SpeedometerfunkbandUK]

What head is Lee using? The above comments suggest its a Aguilar but I'm not certain/. Love it's tone.

[@serazac25]

I need both in the tiger eye finish.

[@craigdines7604]

Hell of an intro solo on this one Lee

[@xx2]

Can u tell me someone, if that 5 string version is neck diving and how its balanced? and how heavy is , its from alder so i suppose not that much

[@scottlapier4797]

10:43 channeling his inner Doug Wimbish!

[@clefdefa]

I think I'll have to have one of those instead of my Thumb Bo6. Those sounds very nice. To me the Warwick sounds work better with fretless

[@walt1a]

Love the blue one!

[@vangsgutane9225]

Can the LT be ass aggressive as a LX with EMG pickups? For metall and heavy rock stuff.

[@scottlapier4797]

The blue on the Euro LT is gorgeous. When I showed it to my fiancée, she said "start saving up. You're buying one for yourself after we get back from our honeymoon"

[@scottlapier4797]

@@Ryzanu turns out she wasn't...still saving up for the LT though

[@jacekmalota5571]

IS buying one of that costly beauties for bedroom playing is a whim and madness?

[@joshuamcmichael4121]

I just did. Spector euro classic 4

[@longdongbongchong]

Such great tone and awesome instruments - but I don't know why Spector insists on using so much gold hardware! Looks gaudy IMO and seems to corrode faster than other colors. I think these basses would be much better served with black hardware.

[@purplekat7445]

agreed! I bought a violet fade and changed the hardware to black...much better!

[@crazeyjoe]

Really, only the bridge corrodes. Aldo, it is not difficult to restore the gold plated bridge from corrosion. Also, imo, the gold hardware works great pairing with some finishes and black pairs best with others.

[@rpennon6912]

Great review guys! You guys need a sitcom!!!

[@bass4pro]

Barts all the way!!!

[@crazeyjoe]

I dig the Barts as well as the EMG pickups. Aguilar pickups are good, however, I prefer the other two brand of pickups.

[@michaelb.42112]

I think I prefer the Spector tone over the Warwick tone. There must be many disappointed customers from Andertons' ; They get their bass and it doesn't sound nearly as good as Nathan and Lee make them sound !

[@DAVIDGREGORYKERR]

Sounds like a track from Weather Report.

[@poopydoodoo6313]

Spector did the belly curve first and that design first warwick copied the shit out of them with the streamer warwick is a great company but nothing like spector pre korg take over

[@crazeyjoe]

Warwick was a failing company until they introduced the Spector Clone (aka Streamer). Their other models were failures. Then, they got lots of endorsers to get on board once the Streamer sales provided the revenue to get them in "the game" and now their former failed bass models are selling well due to big name players endorsing them. Spector made a name for themselves by being unique and innovative!!!

[@inevitablecraftslab]

he didnt rip it off, he bought the design

[@misanthroposy]

@@inevitablecraftslab their was a lawsuit at one point. SO i believe the ripoff ended up with a purchase

[@inevitablecraftslab]

Joe Dazey it wasnt failing. the warwick founder is the son of the guy that owned framus guitars. so he decided to build basses and didnt have a design and licensed the spector design. when that ran out he changed the headstock and kept producing them. that was the point where the lawsuite came in. anyway we all know who was first :) i have bought a warwick streamer stage 1 in the late 90ies for 800 bucks and later found out its the 127th bass they ever produced. completely handmade, and i LOVE it, no matter who came up with the design first :)

[@Infectedbyevil]

You are great players. But please when you demoing 5 string bass , play the fifth string.

[@Jihadbearzwithgunz]

Most 4 string players just use the B as a finger rest. Did the same thing alot when i moved from 4 to 5 same when i got my first 6 string. I play metal and contemporary style music. But agreed we need to hear the B itll demo if its a nice tight sounding B or a floppy mess.. Like my old mim fender jazz 5 lol

[@LetzBeaFranque]

I hear a lot of fret grind. Doesn't anyone set their basses up for minimal fret grind? Seems to be all the rage to have low action at the expense a clean note. I don't get it. Beautiful basses though.

[@crazeyjoe]

I own 3 Czech made Spector basses and does not have a fret buzz issue.

[@facedowngaming]

Mine had a fret buzz but a good setup will take care of it.

[@relch13]

Very smart not showing Lee in the thumbnail. (a little click baitey though).

[@aligueri3563]

Can someone say this basses really worth it? i don't like too much beacause is a sub-brand of Gibson, and i hate gibson.

[@crazeyjoe]

I own 3 Spector basses made in the Czech Republic and I can attest that they are a bargain as that many basses cost much, much more that may be at best, equal in the build and sound quality of these Czech made Spectors!!!

[@lf170]

Spector was an independent company until two years ago when their long-time distributor, KORG USA , bought them. They have nothing to do with Gibson.

[@mark6302]

I should haver dumped my money into a Spector Euro instead of a computer xD

[@phlobleg]

Wow, I didn't know you played grates. Thanks to infectedbyevil. Keep the home fires burning.

[@Dani-ry7hj]

Alejandra villarreal ^^

[@adhamfranco]

Can you do a Flea Active Jazz Bass review please

[@nathanking1970]

We did! You can see it here.... kzbin.info/www/bejne/o2bXg3yXhMyAn7c

[@TheBigMrJGC]

@@nathanking1970 that's his 60's jazz bass reproduction model. he's talking about the 2018 fender active flea basses.

[@juliandavies1974]

Who needs Chappers and The Captain eh... lol

[@SlapNSniff]

seem much like my warwick bass. that one guy got a William Shatner kind of resemblance going on

[@purplekat7445]

Spector Bass did it in 1977 with the NS-1. Warwick copied it after Kramer/Spector went bankrupt. Stuart sued them once he got the rights to the design back. The Streamer was the design that got Warwick noticed Before that...they were just a copycat company...still are in many ways.

[@crazeyjoe]

@@purplekat7445 The thumb and corvette models were failures prior to the Streamers making W successful.

[@bigholesinears420]

Joe Dazey that is the most inaccurate thing I’ve ever heard in my life lol

[@Empyrean55]

Search for TJH3113 for some of the best spector playing you'll ever see

[@CheckDaClaws]

The LT models sound great. I was worried the Alder body would hurt the tone.

[@crazeyjoe]

The maple top is thick enough that the pickups will resonate from the maple to get the distinctive brighter tone. If it were a paper thin veneer top, the maple would not make a difference.

[@Jihadbearzwithgunz]

Bass high mid on the eq . as the tone capsule (bass low mid high mid set up) and if you open the back there is a pot for low mid of sorts not 100% havent gotten to get me one yet. Also comes in a violet fade though ive only seen it at sweet water which is the one im after just got to save up a little so my othr half doesnt beat the spit out of me. Lxs came with agular obp2 pre amp all boost (for the agular pick ups) for the 5lx it came with emgs and the spector tone pump boost cut 12db treble or bass.(the tone pumps have a trim pot inside the control cavity to dial it back a little..)

[@Konoshiyo]

You can tell when they truly enjoy something because they aren't rationalizing the positives and why they like it

[@Jackal_Blitz]

If only they made a 6 LT :(

[@Ping727]

Someone cant get enough harmonics

[@walt1a]

Hey! Don't put scratches on those! Gotta sell those axes!

[@daveydoodle1916]

They sound like guitars

[@christocr]

Thus the name, "bass guitar."

[@joekao192]

The sounds of those bass just.....unsale them, the right guy make the bass sounds flat and boring...

[@natfingerboard]

You are telling me those aren't Warwick basses?

[@purplekat7445]

Spector Bass did it in 1977 with the NS-1. Warwick copied it after Kramer went bankrupt. Stuart sued them once he got the rights to the design back.

[@crazeyjoe]

@@purplekat7445 I am pretty sure he was joking, lol!

[@paulcochrane1028]

Two men playing with their lumps of wood and fiddling with their knobs....

[@theprogguitarist]

First

[@lapendosnaz]

U invite Moheni Dey to play...Indian bassist.

[@jalan6473]

Fantastic playing!!! New Spectors look exactly like the old Spectors.....yawn.....

[@crazeyjoe]

They have other body styles besides the NS. They were just not featured in this video.

[@lf170]

New Fenders look exactly like old Fenders. New Rickenbackers look exactly like old Rickenbackers. What's your point?

[@jalan6473]

@@lf170 We're talking about Spectors here...not Fenders. Whats YOUR point? Don't like my opinion? Too bad.

[@howardcobb4354]

Please spare me the "humour" and just review the instruments.

[@cstephens333]

Ugly AF!!

[@Jihadbearzwithgunz]

Lol euro lt not lx. As well thats another configuration