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| Industry | Luthiery |
|---|---|
| Founder | Stuart Spector |
| Products | Bass guitars |
Spector is an American based company that manufactures bass guitars, founded in 1974 by self-taught luthier Stuart Spector. Spector's first few instruments were essentially crude experiments in instrument design and craftsmanship. Over the next few years, the design and manufacturing process was refined and in 1977, with the help of furniture designer Ned Steinberger, the company developed its most popular design, the NS.
With the success of the NS, the company grew rapidly and was eventually sold to Kramer Musical Instruments. Kramer produced bass guitars for five years under the Spector name until they were forced to file bankruptcy. After Kramer's failure, Stuart Spector was still building instruments under the name "Stuart Spector Designs" (SSD). He regained the rights to the Spector trademark in court in 1998.
Spector has recently introduced the ARC6 guitar series. The ARC6 guitars come in many different designs and colors including Black Cherry, Black and Blue, Green Stain, and many more designs.
Currently, Spector produces their higher-end instruments in their Woodstock, New York shop, with less-expensive versions of the classic Spector instruments produced in Korea, China, the United States and Hořovice, in Czech Republic.
Artists who use Spector basses
- Alex Webster (Cannibal Corpse)
- Doug Williams (Origin), (Cephalic Carnage)
- Arif Mirabdolbaghi (Protest The Hero)
- B-Man (The Fifth)
- Colin Edwin (Porcupine Tree)
- Dan Briggs (Between the Buried and Me)
- David Harbour (David T. Chastain, Michael Harris, Tony MacAlpine, Leather, Chastain, King Diamond)
- Doug Wimbish (Living Colour, Tackhead)
- Eddie Jackson (Queensrÿche)
- Emma Anzai (Sick Puppies)
- Flea (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
- Garry Tallent (Bruce Springsteen)
- Gene Simmons (KISS)
- Graham Maby (Joe Jackson, Natalie Merchant, They Might Be Giants)
- Greg Lake (King Crimson, Emerson, Lake & Palmer)
- Guy Pratt (Roxy Music, Pink Floyd, David Gilmour)
- Ian Hill (Judas Priest)
- Jason Newsted (ex-Metallica, VoiVod)
- Jeph Howard (The Used)
- Johnny April (Staind)
- Matt DiRito (Pop Evil)
- Michael Todd (Coheed and Cambria)
- Mike Inez (Alice in Chains)
- Mike Kroeger (Nickelback)
- Mike Starr (ex-Alice in Chains)
- Morty Black (TNT)
- Nick Seymour (Crowded House)
- Nigel Griggs (Split Enz)
- Nikki Sixx (Mötley Crüe)
- Peter Steele (Type O Negative)
- Rachel Bolan (Skid Row)
- Rex Brown (Pantera, Down)
- Robbie Merrill (Godsmack)
- Sami Vänskä (ex-Nightwish)
- Sandy Horne (The Spoons)
- Stan Lightsey (Various Artists)
- Sting (The Police)
- Tim Sterling (The Whisky Rebellion)
- Titus (Acid Drinkers)
- Traa Daniels (P.O.D.)
- Zimon Lijoi (Theatres des Vampires)
- Bruce Hauser Touch & Stepson
See also
Warwick Streamer Bass - similarity to NS body shape from spector
References
- Roberts (2003). American Basses (First ed.). Backbeat Books. ISBN 0-87930-721-8.
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