Members Cliff Fiscal Posted April 10, 2009 Author Members Share Posted April 10, 2009 350 a decent price for a Legend 5? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RSBro Posted April 10, 2009 Members Share Posted April 10, 2009 350 a decent price for a Legend 5? I forget what I sold mine for. I say haggle over that ReBop. It's a significant jump. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cliff Fiscal Posted April 10, 2009 Author Members Share Posted April 10, 2009 I forget what I sold mine for.I say haggle over that ReBop.It's a significant jump. $350 seems okay...... ...if I could talk them down to $500 on the ReBop.....is it really worth the extra $150? How much better could it really be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RSBro Posted April 10, 2009 Members Share Posted April 10, 2009 $350 seems okay...... ...if I could talk them down to $500 on the ReBop.....is it really worth the extra $150? How much better could it really be? Once you play both, you'll understand. The Legend is one of their only models I don't consider a "real" Spector. I did use mine for a while but that's b/c it's all I could afford. But I was able to get it new and the ReBop was out of the price range. However considering I paid almost $600 new for my Legend 5, I would've eaten that ReBop up.It's ok, but the ReBop like I said is just a lower model of the Euro line. The feel, outlay, everything is very comparable for a lot less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cliff Fiscal Posted April 10, 2009 Author Members Share Posted April 10, 2009 What make the ReBop different? Neck profile? parts? electronics? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RSBro Posted April 10, 2009 Members Share Posted April 10, 2009 What make the ReBop different? Neck profile? parts? electronics? Everything you just listed.http://www.spectorbass.com/bass_perf_leg5class1.htmlhttp://www.spectorbass.com/bass_euro_ReBop5DLXFM_1.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cliff Fiscal Posted April 10, 2009 Author Members Share Posted April 10, 2009 dot inlays? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RSBro Posted April 10, 2009 Members Share Posted April 10, 2009 dot inlays? Yes. And? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cliff Fiscal Posted April 10, 2009 Author Members Share Posted April 10, 2009 Where are the cool deluxe inlays? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RSBro Posted April 10, 2009 Members Share Posted April 10, 2009 Where are the cool deluxe inlays? On the cooler, more expensive Euro and USA models. Duh. http://www.spectorbass.com/ Have a field day. Spector's are great axes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitargod0dmw Posted April 10, 2009 Members Share Posted April 10, 2009 Wait...can you go over your tuning one more time...you mentioned tuning the low B up to C, so are you going to go CF#BEA? If it's already someplace else in this thread...sorry... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cliff Fiscal Posted April 10, 2009 Author Members Share Posted April 10, 2009 Wait...can you go over your tuning one more time...you mentioned tuning the low B up to C, so are you going to go CF#BEA? If it's already someplace else in this thread...sorry... Yep. I keep a thicker low B string, and use a lighter 4 string set tuned to C-F-A#-D#-G or C-F-B?-E?-G. (I think ) Even then my Jazz is floppy and loose on the low C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RSBro Posted April 10, 2009 Members Share Posted April 10, 2009 Identifying a Spector is a pain in the ass. I do not see a dotted inlay ReBop on their site......trust me, I've spent more time looking then just about anyone. Yep. I keep a thicker low B string, and use a lighter 4 string set tuned to C-F-A#-D#-G or C-F-B?-E?-G. (I think ) Even then my Jazz is floppy and loose on the low C. That's b/c on the website ones are the DLX (Deluxe) versions.The only diff is the inlays and the wood top on the body. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jugghaid Posted April 10, 2009 Members Share Posted April 10, 2009 Why'd you ditch it?Gear whore syndrome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitargod0dmw Posted April 10, 2009 Members Share Posted April 10, 2009 Yep. I keep a thicker low B string, and use a lighter 4 string set tuned to C-F-A#-D#-G or C-F-B?-E?-G. (I think ) Even then my Jazz is floppy and loose on the low C. Wait...now I'm really confused.You're using a thicker low B, and a thinner set on the rest of the strings?What gauge low B are you using? The rest? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RSBro Posted April 10, 2009 Members Share Posted April 10, 2009 Wait...now I'm really confused.You're using a thicker low B, and a thinner set on the rest of the strings?What gauge low B are you using? The rest? Same here.This is tiring...so many similar threads!! Feeling...weak...from...so...many...poasts!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cliff Fiscal Posted April 10, 2009 Author Members Share Posted April 10, 2009 Wait...now I'm really confused.You're using a thicker low B, and a thinner set on the rest of the strings?What gauge low B are you using? The rest? I think it's a .130. My thought was thicker gauge.....tighter low C.The rest of the strings are thicker, but not as thick as a .130 5 string set. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cliff Fiscal Posted April 10, 2009 Author Members Share Posted April 10, 2009 That's b/c on the website ones are the DLX (Deluxe) versions.The only diff is the inlays and the wood top on the body. You were trying to mislead me. how dare you.:poke: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RSBro Posted April 10, 2009 Members Share Posted April 10, 2009 You were trying to mislead me. how dare you.:poke:No.BassNW correctly identified their model, as did I. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitargod0dmw Posted April 10, 2009 Members Share Posted April 10, 2009 I think it's a .130.My thought was thicker gauge.....tighter low C.The rest of the strings are thicker, but not as thick as a .130 5 string set. Keep in mind the scale length and string thickness aren't the only things that attribute to whether something feels "tight" or not. My SR5 had a very tight low B...and it was a 34" scale. It was just as good as my other 5ers...which are 35" I'm confused because it's kinda weird to tune a 5er up a whole step...so I'm trying to come up with the best solution. Something tells me the string choice so far isn't going to be the best option. I'm not sure the tuning is the best option either. If it were me, and I had to play in C standard I'd do one of three things: 1. Play a 4 string tuned to C standard. 2. Play a 5er tuned to G# (dropping the low B two whole steps just like the rest of the strings) 3. Play a 5er tuned standard (BEADG) and learn the songs differently than the guitards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jugghaid Posted April 10, 2009 Members Share Posted April 10, 2009 I do something similar to what he is doing C# - .125 G# - .085 C# - .065 F# - .045 B - .030 I buy a 6 string set and toss the E string. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RSBro Posted April 10, 2009 Members Share Posted April 10, 2009 And people bitch at me for freaking going half a step down to Eb... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitargod0dmw Posted April 10, 2009 Members Share Posted April 10, 2009 And people bitch at me for freaking going half a step down to Eb... I do that too...at least when I was playing in the band. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RSBro Posted April 10, 2009 Members Share Posted April 10, 2009 I do that too...at least when I was playing in the band. We went through the 31 songs we have solid last night and now are deciding what needs to be in E or Eb. Standard drop D and C# will take care of themselves from that. I keep a separate bass for full drop C, as that's too severe to go from standard in between sets/songs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cliff Fiscal Posted April 10, 2009 Author Members Share Posted April 10, 2009 Keep in mind the scale length and string thickness aren't the only things that attribute to whether something feels "tight" or not. My SR5 had a very tight low B...and it was a 34" scale. It was just as good as my other 5ers...which are 35" I'm confused because it's kinda weird to tune a 5er up a whole step...so I'm trying to come up with the best solution. Something tells me the string choice so far isn't going to be the best option. I'm not sure the tuning is the best option either. If it were me, and I had to play in C standard I'd do one of three things: 1. Play a 4 string tuned to C standard. 2. Play a 5er tuned to G# (dropping the low B two whole steps just like the rest of the strings) 3. Play a 5er tuned standard (BEADG) and learn the songs differently than the guitards I understand that strings and scale length won't always be the solution....but for my Jazz.....that's the best I could get. I considered tuning my Spector down to C....but liked the extra higher string to play melodic things. Although, I'm playing in a stoner rock band.....I don't need more then 2 strings anyway. I tried tuning down to G#....but the low sting was massively sloppy and loose. Thought about learning them differently too, but some songs require a different tuning to play efficiently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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