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P
er
formance Series
4-5
P
assiv
e
P
assiv
e
V-V T
-T
A
Legend
Series
4
EMG
B30R
evS
9
v
V-V
B/T Mid
E
Legend
Series
5-6
EMG
B30R
evS
9
v
V-V
B/T Mid
E
Prof
essional Series R
ex
4-5
EMG-BTS
9
v
V-V B-
T
B
Spect
or
core
4-5
Fishman
9v
V-V T
-T
F
R
eBop DLX
4-5
Spect
or
TonePump
®
9v
V-V B-
T
B
Eur
o LX
4
Spect
or
TonePump
®
9v
V-V B-
T
B
Eur
o LX
5
Spect
or
TonePump
®
9v
V-V B-
T
B
NS-2J-EX, FM
4
Spect
or
TonePump
®
9v
V-V B-
T
B
NS-JH5-EX, FM
5
Spect
or
TonePump
®
9v
V-V B-
T
B
NS-JH6-EX, FM
6
Spect
or
TonePump
®
9v
V-V B-
T
B
NS-2
4
Spect
or
9v
V-P/U Sel B-
T
D
NS-4
4
Spect
or
1
8
v
V-P/U Sel B-
T
C
NS-5XL
5
Spect
or
1
8
v
V-P/U Sel B-
T
C
NS-6XL
6
Spect
or
1
8
v
V-P/U Sel B-
T
C
REX-4
4
Spect
or
1
8
v
V-P/U Sel B-
T
C
REX-5XL
5
Spect
or
1
8
v
V-P/U Sel B-
T
C
NS-4, 5XL, 6XL Piezo
4-5-6
Spect
or
Piezo
1
8
v
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PIEZO
PIEZO
VOICING
PIEZO
VOLUME
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If thinking about remo
ving that little
plat
e and taking out an Allen wrench
mak
es y
ou f
eel a bit faint, please see
your local guitar shop (where y
ou
bought y
our Spect
or) and ha
ve
them
help y
ou out. All Spect
or Basses hav
e
an adjustable rod locat
ed in the neck
whic
h runs the length of the neck
. The
truss rod opposes the f
or
ce ex
er
ted by
the tuning of the strings and k
eeps the
nec
k fr
om wa
rping under that pressure.
All our basses from the Professional
through the U.S.A
. Series also hav
e
graphit
e r
ods that run parallel t
o the
truss rod and act t
o e
venly distribut
e
the for
ces of the truss rod. If “sighting
do
wn” the nec
k indicat
es that there is a
w
arp or “dip” in the neck
, the adjusting
nut should be tight
ened. If there is a
re
ver
se w
arp or “hump” in the neck
, the
nut needs t
o be loosened.
A straight edge can be used t
o
de
termine w
ar
p as can this little t
ec
h
tip: Pla
y the 1st fret on an
y string with
the inde
x f
inger on y
our LEFT hand. On
that same string, with y
our RIGHT
Pinkie (y
our right hand should be
ho
vering o
ver the neck
, finger tips
do
wn), press down on the 12th fre
t
(octa
ve) and s-t-r-e-t-c-h y
our RIGHT
thumb t
ow
ard the headst
oc
k as far as
comf
or
table. While holding down the
1st and 1
2th fre
t, tap the fret where
your RIGHT thumb is located (7-9th or
so) and press down and up and do
wn on
that fret with y
our thumb. No this isn’t a
ne
w pla
ying style. How
ev
er
, if there is a
ve
ry
noticeable gap betw
een the
unpressed and pressed thumb, the
neck has a wa
rp. If there is NO space
(y
ou are pr
obably experience a lot of
buzzing) then y
ou ha
ve
a rev
er
se w
arp
or ha
ve
“no relief”.
CCCCC
AAAAA
UTIONUTIONUTIONUTIONUTION:
There are ve
ry
e
xtreme f
orces
in
volv
ed in basses and bass strings. BE
SURE T
O
L
OOSEN STRINGS bef
ore
att
empting t
o tight
en the truss rod!
IMPORTIMPORTIMPORTIMPORTIMPORT
ANTANTANTANTA
N
T: If y
ou ha
ve ANY question
about y
our comf
or
t le
vel in doing neck
adjustments on an
y instruments, w
e
highly recommend that y
ou return t
o
your Spect
or Dealer and ask them f
or
assistance. Y
our Spect
or Dealer has
vast e
xperience in guitar and bass
se
tup pr
ocedures and is there t
o help.
VERVERVERVERVER
Y IMPORTY IMPORTY IMPORTY IMPORTY IMPORT
ANTANTANTANTA
N
T: T
russ rods can be
tight
ened. Most things in life that can
be tight
ened, can be tight
ened t
oo far!
When that happens there is usually an
accompan
ying sound and ensuing pain
in the st
omach. When in doubt, seek
pr
of
essional advice. An ounce of
pre
vention and all that.
EXTREME CEXTREME CEXTREME CEXTREME CEXTREME C
AAAAA
UTION: DO NOUTION: DO NOUTION: DO NOUTION: DO NOUTION: DO NO
T FT FT FT FT F
OROROROROR
CECECECEC
E the
tight
ening of the truss rod!
IMPORTIMPORTIMPORTIMPORTIMPORT
ANTANTANTANTA
N
T: ALL bass nec
ks MUST
ha
ve
what is called “relief”. That is a
ve
ry
slight “w
ar
p”. T
oo little of no relief
and y
ou will e
xperience buzzing.
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