PRODUCT REVIEW
you like a full sound but want a
soloist voice, wide tonal range, and
lighter weight for stage or studio.
Buy If...
SPECTOR Euro5LX EX and NS-5H2 FM Basses
Skip If...
you want a smooth, low sound
and can’t be bothered with complicated preamps.
Rating...
4. 5
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The Final Mojo
The Euro5LX has an even, dark quality
(emphasizing the fundamentals) that is
consistent through all registers regardless
of how hard you pluck, while the NS-5H2 is
also tonally even, but has a brighter initial
sound, and develops a nice percussiveness
when you dig in. Though the Euro’s preamp,
the Spector TonePump, is simple, between
it and the single/dual coil selection capability you can get a wide range of sounds and
colors. With the NS-5H2 and the Aguilar
OBP- 3 preamp, you also get control of the
midrange which gives you a ridiculously
wide tonal palette.
Stuart Spector Design Ltd.
MSRP $3399 (w/case)
spectorbass.com
A quality I look for in an instrument is
whether it challenges me to play something new, and both of these instruments
did—but if I had to choose only one, it
would be the NS–5H2 for its extra dimension of soloist quality.
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