Again, these work particularly well with this bass and my set up in the studio – which, to let you know, for this review, the 4 LT was running “direct to desk,” so you really are hearing the bass, alone. Have a look at the specifications in this review to see those.
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The design is further tweaked by Spector to include alternate EQ centres. As a stock item, it offers Bass, Mid and High-Mid controls, in lieu of a treble control. Speaking of electronics, Darkglass’ Tone Capsule module makes up the pre-amplification on board. At the end of my video, I rolled back the top end and plumped up the low end for a distinctive bass voice. There’s a rounded bark available from the pickup when digging in, and it responds well to further EQ tweaking. In my video, you will hear the J-style also isolated. The pair are well balanced, tonally, when blended together. The P split-coil pickup is in reverse configuration and you can hear that isolated in my video review, but it’s the tone of both pickup volume controls full-up that “brings the smiles” for me. Euro4 LT, here, is special in that Bartolini return with a set of custom-wound P/J pickups. I’ve seen various Spector models offering us everything from active EMG to Aguilar and Fishman pickups and electronics. Sound ImpressionĪll of this makes for a beautiful bass to look at, but how does it sound? We are treated to quick string release slots and lockable saddles to improve tone. Looks are also important on a high-quality instrument, and Spector’s chunky, yet well-designed, bridge system doesn’t let us down, here, either. I think the gold hardware looks elegant against the finish, and the Spector bridge here is a 19mm spacing and is of an aluminium construction. To my mind, they seem a better option mechanically, too, though I’ve no scientific tests to prove that, here. On a personal note, I’ve always found the larger 11mm string posts more attractive than the smaller type. They are lightweight Res-O-Lite models, weighing in at a mere 40g a piece, and are accurate and so very smooth in operation. I love their tuners, and the four on the Euro4 LT are exactly the high quality I expect. Around the front, the fretboard on the LT models is ebony, and that dark wood contrasts against the Spector crown inlays, further enhancing the overall look. Again, the attractive grain is visible through the translucent finish. The slim neck of the Euro4 LT is a 3-piece laminate construction of maple. As I only have just the one bass here, I can’t compare multiple models, but online, I am finding suggestion of around 4kg each, which is more than adequate for us with bad backs! The lightweight tuners installed and the small headstock help considerably in that this instrument does not neck dive, at all! Whilst reading the current specifications from the Spector website, we are told that the LT models feature a weight-relieved construction. Well, the specifications confirm that the nut in these basses is in fact 41.6 mm (which for my US readers is 1.64”) – very deceiving, as if it feels slimmer than it actually is! In my video, I can’t help but enthuse over the neck profile and how easy it is to navigate, so much so that I thought the nut width of the neck was that of Jazz Bass dimensions.
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The body itself is two wings of European alder sandwiching the neck-through construction. The glassy finish, as you can see, really makes the grain of the North American maple top pop out, all framed attractively with a slice of walnut underneath that creates a contrasting pin-stripe around the body edge. These instruments are available in four special translucent gloss fade finishes: Blue, Red and Violet, which are stunning, along with the Tiger Eye example we have in for review here, today. In this review, we are looking at the Euro4 LT model, a range of basses made to a very high standard in the Czech Republic. That would include even the more budget-friendly examples, up to the US custom models available from their Woodstock, New York workshop. Founded in 1976, Spector has long established themselves in the world of bass as one of the very leading names of high quality instruments.