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Hold Down the Low End with This Loaded Spector 5-string Bass!





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The Spector Euro5 LX has everything a discerning bass player could want. A comfortable, carved European alder body is capped with an eye-catching European poplar burl top ? a balanced-sounding combination that dishes out equal doses of lows, mids, and highs. An easy-playing 24-fret rosewood fingerboard rests upon a super-stable 3-piece maple neck. Experience maximum sonic impact by virtue of Spector’s acclaimed TonePump active preamp and premium EMG dual-coil pickups. Complete with slick-looking crown fingerboard inlays, the Euro5 LX is a well-equipped 5-string electric bass.





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Spector TonePump Active Preamp with internal boost control





The Euro5 LX includes a TonePump active preamp with an internal boost trimpot. This preamp employs JFET-based circuitry rather than op-amps, which yields many tube-like characteristics. When you overdrive an op-amp (something that happens at the peak of nearly every note you play), it clips and needs a moment to recover. This results in a perceptible tone loss. Like tubes, the TonePump’s JFET-based circuitry doesn’t do this. Rather, it softly distorts, producing a second harmonic that fuses seamlessly into your note. Beyond that, the first signal after the peak comes through loud and clear ? no recovery time required. The bassists here at Sweetwater are impressed with the clarity of this preamp ? it makes a world of difference!





Premium pickups made by EMG





The Spector Euro5 LX comes loaded with EMG pickups. These premium hum-canceling pickups deliver an open, resonant sound and unmatched note articulation. This classic P/J pairing features single-conductor shielded cable that minimizes unwanted interference. The wide range of tones that these pickups exhibit is well-suited for any playing style.





Spector’s Euro Series continues a decades-long tradition of innovation





If you’ve always craved a Spector NS bass but found them to be out of your budget, you’ll dig the Euro Series. These basses are essentially production versions of those coveted instruments, with the same sleek carved bodies as their US-made cousins. Euro Series basses were handcrafted in the Czech Republic using top-shelf tonewoods from the United States and Europe ? you’ll love the natural resonance and tone of these instruments. What’s more, you get graphite-reinforced truss rods, premium pickups, and Spector’s acclaimed TonePump active preamp. The Euro Series continues Stuart Spector’s decades-long tradition of innovation.





Spector Euro5 LX 5-string Electric Bass Features:


Production version of the legendary Spector NS bass


European alder body is capped with an eye-catching European poplar burl top


Easy-playing 24-fret rosewood fingerboard rests upon a super-stable 3-piece maple neck


TonePump active preamp with an internal boost trimpot delivers maximum clarity


EMG humbucking pickups deliver unmatched note articulation and balance


Slick-looking mother-of-pearl crown fingerboard inlays