Spector: Rudy Sarzo Signature Bass

Few bassists have covered more ground over the years than Rudy Sarzo. When it came time for Rudy to update his signature instrument, Rudy worked very closely with Spector to ensure that the Euro4 LT RS would supply him with the feel and tone that his craft commands. Rudy’s reimagined signature model was designed to be lightweight and comfortable for long gigs and sessions. As such, the fully carved body is crafted from chambered Empresswood and adorned with a unique Figured Maple top. The three-piece maple neck is complemented with a 24 fret Ebony fingerboard, adorned with Spector’s signature Crown inlays. Additionally, the Euro4 LT Rudy Sarzo is outfitted with Spector’s lightweight locking bridge and nut and Gotoh GB-350 tuners to keep the weight to a minimum. To make the most of this instrument, the Euro4 LT RS is equipped with the impressive Fishman Fluence electronics system, which offers an incredible array of tones for any situation. To top it off, Rudy’s new bass features a high gloss Scarlett Red finish, which is exclusive to this model.
Specs:
• Figured Maple Top
• Ultra-lightweight Empresswood Body
• 24 Fret Ebony fingerboard
• 3-pc Maple Neck
• Crown inlays
• Lightweight locking bridge and nut
• Gotoh GB-350 tuners
• Fishman Fluence electronics system
• High Gloss Scarlett Red finish
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[@tramer76]

I've never experienced a delay in sound with any of the hundreds of basses I've played in my lifetime.

[@olivierjacquet]

Selling the speed of pickups is quite weird indeed 🤷🏻‍♂️ I focus way more on the temperature of the bridge, or the smell of the output jack.

[@jaxonvictoria4345]

Exactly. While the Fluence line of pickups (I owned 3 sets) is indeed an innovation in pickup design, I see it mostly as a gimmick. Too hifi for my tastes too.

[@rattmann3170]

His hearing is faster than ours.

[@theophany1770]

@@olivierjacquet 🤣

[@creamydistortion]

I don't doubt that someone with Rudy's ear can detect the delay that normal people can't hear... Donald Fagen says he can hear a snare drum to within 1/10th of a millisecond behind or ahead of the beat. At first I was like "Yeah, right!" but on further reflection, I think maybe he actually does have a hyper-sensitive sense of time. After all, these guys are the best, top level musicians...

[@frederickdoyon]

Damn my pickups are so bad. I started playing bass 18 years ago and I just heard my notes today. Fishman are the quickest in the business!

[@eric3921]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@steveheissner]

Rudy has really mastered the Ramones look.

[@NikkieRoxxx]

Hes almost 72, he looks great!!!

[@saigawesnovember]

The Ramones mastered Rudy’s look, don’t get it twisted.

[@jackdempsey9644]

@@saigawesnovemberLol The Ramones came before Rudy hit the scene. I love them both Rudy and The Ramones

[@trikkke11]

Spector is my all time favourite bass ! The output is galactic. Wherever I play, the soundman can't believe the power he has to harness. Happy, joy, joy !!!

[@Every-picture-tells-a-story]

I want to become a Bass Guitar 🎸 Player now. Thanks to Rudy 🎸

[@DanielMorin-lx3xb]

Rudy Sarzo knows very well his Spector signature bass guitar. And he knows very well also how to play his Spector signature bass guitar. A true legendary bassist. A wizard and a virtuoso on the bass guitar. I just want to play bass guitar and perform like Rudy Sarzo.

[@moeb4348]

Rudy is one of the best musicians we have. I don't think he meant an actual audible delay like a latency problem when recording direct into a computer. I think he was referring to attack. The signal doesn't noticibly ramp up to peak. When the string is struck the sonic and magnetic permutations producing the electric sine wave are extremely responsive, almost like there is a compressive element to the design. I know this sounds like word salad, but, play a real cheap low end bass and you will hear a sluggishness. Rudy don't lie.

[@STEVENGOSNEY]

That is a beautiful bass.

[@dcx05]

Spector is a very good Bass company

[@michaelb.42112]

You jumped ship from Peavey, Rudy. You'll ALWAYS be the Peavey guy, to me.

[@elliottstrong6650]

Don't forget Washburn

[@ruiplas]

Don’t forget Aria

[@pjfields2382]

Shit while doing this he plays a Yamaha live. Hahhaa

[@luisfont6468]

Otro pinguo mas. Rudy is one of the best ever to play the heavy bass. Tks. 🇺🇸 ❤️ 🇨🇺 🦩 305

[@tigerscott2966]

Wow! Beautiful bass... Rudy can really play the bass well too..

[@KaijuAlert]

I'm surprised Spector would actually put this on their channel. "Delay" in the sound? Come on, we're not idiots.

[@theophany1770]

🤣

[@creamydistortion]

Donald Fagen says he can hear a snare drum to within 1/10th of a millisecond... These guys are on a different level - maybe they're exaggerating, but maybe not.

[@steveheissner]

Is this the only Spector with an active/passive option? They should all have it. It's brilliant.

[@cd0u50c9]

By they I agree it's all basses of all manufacturers.

[@hmk8996]

Electromagnetic fields pick up string vibration and converts it into electric currents. Basically, on any pickup the signal moves close to the speed if light. No way Rudy can hear a delay.

[@bassplayer807]

What about Donald Fagen or whatever someone mentioned on here can hear a snare 1/10 millisecond behind or ahead of the beat, same type of physics play into that too, so in other words it’s impossible to detect?

[@xxlocobassistxx]

The signal going from the strings to an amp is moving much faster than 1/10th a second. That's an eternity in electronics. Fishman isn't breaking the speed of light in their pickup wiring, and even if they were, nobody, not even the great Donald Fagan, or Walter Becker's ghost, could perceive it.

[@mjolnircarlssen4211]

Every time that I hear my childhood heavy metal favorites, I appreciate James Jamerson and Ron Brown that much more. We lost sight of the greats while admiring a generation of shredder bassists.

[@AugustThor438]

Didn’t he say the exact same thing about the sims pickups? Money talks bullshit walks?

[@michaelb.42112]

Totally. I LOVE Rudy, but he says that about every bass with his name on it. I like the SIMS pickups model way better.

[@pjfields2382]

They called Rudy in the still of the night to ask if he wanted a signature Bass

[@waylong25]

In the cool moonlight?

[@icarias9602]

¡Grande Rudyyyyyyy! Saludos desde Chile.🇨🇱

[@SteveBlancoMusicianWarrior]

Very nice as usual🥂

[@theopoiesis]

Beautiful

[@buddytickle6858]

Rudy and I love you Man your the best was my man when I first started I had his instructional tapes and books any thing Rudy I could get my hands on, Long story short as well as many others I could pull off of, playing heavy Metal cover tunes in a band, done gigs FUN!!!, and I used Spector one that was custom painted By wayne jarrrett and was gave to me from a wonderfull person, the first dipped crackel sunrise finish I had ever seen neck and pickups the whole bass And it was bad ass! Spector is the only bass I would even think of starting back with hands down and I mean it.. Spector!! for now Im having spent some time locked doors practice and im trying to go guitar.. sure is fun BUT Covid shut me down for a while .. Any bass player to be or pro go fo the Spector man youll never need another unless owning a rack full of basses is in your finanace, Rock on and Rock Hard!!! Signed the real Buddy Tickle...

[@PARAMONARIOS]

What a great video!

[@elliottstrong6650]

When you keep coming out with signature basses from different companies and they all have different features, you lose credibility in my opinion. Rudy has had more signature basses than I can remember.

[@lawrencecuccurullo3527]

Nice to see you Rudy but that wasn't much of a review of sounds/tones from this bass...

[@calvin2516]

Awesome.

[@elliottstrong6650]

First there was Washburn, then Aria Pro II, then Peavey, then Peavey Cirrus then that Spector with the jazz body with Simms pickups now just a regular Spector with Fishman pickups when he's really best known for playing Musicman with Ozzy. Money grab anyone?

[@carlkermode899]

Totally. Most sigs are these days. How many has Trujillo got? Rex Brown played Spectors for years, now all of a sudden there's a super expensive Rex Brown Gibson TBird. I don't bother with them. Wayyy overpriced for having someone elses name on them.

[@randallbryant9456]

🤙☆"RUDY"☆🤙

[@zeusapollo8688]

This advert is not going to get me to buy another Spector sorry.

[@bobt5778]

Guys like him can wring a good tone out of any bass. It's in the fingers.

[@OfficialSpector]

Legend!

[@demonboy619]

Legend

[@OfficialSpector]

🤘

[@markanthony5897]

Play it

[@MagMusic]

How is this *his* signature bass if he found it hanging on a wall and picked it up? From his telling of the story, everything about this bass was in tact when he stumbled upon it. I'd still try it, but because I like the way it looks, not because of anything having to do with this piss poor marketing job. (And I have nothing against Sarzo, except he uses the word "signature" too much; I have *no* idea who he is.)

[@ionehkontehdiabo7627]

He was in Quiet Riot, actually rejoined "them" a while ago, was in Whitesnake and Ozzy, and a few other bands

[@NikkieRoxxx]

@@ionehkontehdiabo7627 also: blue oyster cult, Dio, Yngwie, anymetal usa, the guess who, manic eden, devil city angels,......

[@ionehkontehdiabo7627]

@@NikkieRoxxx exactly my good sir

[@ionehkontehdiabo7627]

Or not sir, as i should have noticed

[@ricardodiaz80]

be good at your instrument an any thing is gonna sound good . music is simple.

[@rattmann3170]

Rudy is a Dee Dee Ramone impersonator.

[@jonathanmayes1603]

So is the Spector Bass worth the cost?

[@xxlocobassistxx]

I was considering buying this bass, until I heard his explanation of the pickups... Maybe I'll just stick with my Music Man. I don't care how slow the pickups are 🤣

[@hellvulcanoh]

Fishman ? EMG? Bartolini.All spector bass growl same. I hate and love same time .Spector has 1 sound but the one sound beast hehe

[@markrobinson8410]

Great bass but expensive

[@Michael-no6jw]

I'll stick with my old school Fender Percisision Bass.

[@suspicionofdeceit]

It would take 1 nanosecond for the signal so no he can’t hear it as the brain can only detect 1/2 millisecond.

[@OfficialSpector]

non-technically speaking he's just referring to the immediacy of the transients. It's a super reactive circuit.

[@alexanderhelms56]

Habby Birthday to you and have a nice Day here write Jimi the Rat from Germany Stuttgart

[@pilummurialis6490]

Guy is the Jimmy Page of Bass Players

[@pilummurialis6490]

@kha Z Jimmy stamps his autographs like Rudy releases signature basses

[@pilummurialis6490]

@kha Z Whenever Jimmy page signs stuff for fans, he never signs it, he stamps his autograph on, and people pay for it, Rudy gets his name stamped onto a bass and says it's his signature series, despite the fact he would hardly use the new released models, and he says the exact same thing about every bass

[@jairotena8281]

@@pilummurialis6490 He's already on stage with Yamahas again for the Quiet Riot stuff 🤣

[@therealpalo001]

To me it sounds muddy and distant.

[@michtarragon4665]

That passive/active switch is ugly.

[@logandixonsproles2852]

Why are you all shitting on Rudy Sarzo? This bass captures is signature tone, and afterall he is one of the best metal bass players of all time, especially for the hair metal era.

[@mowmanable]

Wtf is this advertisement?

[@Bassman1969]

Rudy deserves really attention. But hearing the fishman as fastest picks…. hmmmm. I like him, but never liked his midboost sound when he is playing.

[@nanu771]

Blaming bad timing on slow Pickups is next level of cope lol That's something my Guitar mate would say

[@selfhelp69]

Rudy Sarzo: "Pick ups need to act like pick ups." Thanks Rudy.

[@eddies6669]

This guy looks like he knows how to play , as in some experience