I got the 4 string version, and it was set up amazing, no problems. I didn't have to adjust the truss rod at all, and it sounds amazing. You just got a bad version of it. Mine was perfect.
I'm in love with my X guitars. I have several. I get the fast feel and playability of the expensive USA Jackson (multi-thousands) without going broke. I'm not going to pretend that it's a perfect top notch guitar, but ... at some point, with how great they play, it doesn't even matter to me, I'm proud of my Xs.
Neck pocket looks way too big for the neck. Gap all around. I have seen many examples of frets like that from Mexican and Indonesian instruments. Probably because of wood not being stored and dried long enough before being used. A shame
I've had mine since it was released, absolutely love it, no regrets. I removed the D-tuna, copper shielded the electronics cavities and added green Titanium saddle blocks and screws, and the brass big block from Fu-tone. Rock solid rock machine!
Whats scary is that ibanez gsr205 and sr305 both are cheaper and wipe the floor with that spector. Warwick rock bass streamers are heads and shoulders above that thing too. I really like spectors in looks and the old ones made when Stuart was hand crafting them are total gems but holy shit they went downhill with these.
Compare this to a CORT bass at the similar price point....the fit and finish is excellent. You get Hipshot tuners, Barts pups and MB pre. It's a shame that people don't love CORT enough
@bbsoni4814 People oftentimes don't realize that "name brand" guitar they're playing was actually manufactured by cort or samick, yet if the headstock said cort or samick they wouldn't take it seriously
If you are going to do some mods and want white to get some airbrush work done, the performer would be perfect. The legend series did not come in white and 5 sting in my area.
I bought a Spector NS Ethos last year. Out of the box it made a lot of noise. It was not playable. Probably a ground loop problem. Returned the bass. Received the replacement. Same problem. I took it to a local guitar tech. They isolated the issue to the pre-amp. When they called for support, Spector said the guitar would have to be taken to a authorized repair center, 300 miles away. I paid the guitar tech $50 for the diagnosis, and returned the guitar. I will never buy another Spector. For $2k you would expect the electronics to work.
I got a used X soloist. It had some wiring issues, but I worked them out myself. It worked great... until I broke the middle pickup trying to set it lower into the body. Derp. Decided to just swap them all for a trio of Hot rails.
Hot rails usually sound great through tube amps. I did not swap out the stock Jackson pickups. they turned out to sound pretty good through the Marshalls I have.
I purchased a spector performer 4 second hand, it came in fantastic condition albeit the action is set a bit higher than I would've liked. Overall it's a beautiful bass and fun to play.
I had only one Seymour Duncan Invader laying around and I was going to install that on my Ibanez Xiphos but a friend of mine gave me an EMG 81-85 set for half of the market price and we installed those on my Ibanez, still want to install that Invader into another guitar so I started looking for a guitar for my budget of $500 and found a Jackson Kelly KEX with a little body damage and an LTD Alexi-200, which one I should go with? I really can't decide, If I get the Jackson I'm also open to neck pickup suggestions to go with my Seymour Duncan Invader... Thanks
I also wonder, most Kellys like KEXMG models have the beveled edges but this model doesn't, does that make it feel big? The Jackson Kelly looks smaller than a Gibson Explorer to me but I can compare exactly
I am 6'3" and the guitar feels ok to me. I have the KEX hung up in my office right next to an Explorer and the KEX body is slightly smaller but not by very much. I like them both for different reasons. The KEX looks a little more aggressive than the Explorer does. I hope that helps.
@@noisetoys1210 Thanks, '58 style Explorer is few cms shorter than my Ibanez Xiphos so I think Kelly is not that big (Which is what I want) I'm still going to try both guitars will try to find a store that sells one of them but still thanks thats good to know, Kelly being a neck-thru makes it kinda better than the Alexi-200 to me, I like to use 12 to 24th fret a lot
My dad said this is why you're his purchasing director 🔥💯🔥 Killer review. Is this you playing in the background? Edit: btw I have a cracked neck fender acoustic let me know if you can help me with this?
Nice work! Thanks for the honest review. I was close to buy it but I will back to my first option (Yamaha RBX 375.) The Yamaha looks more honest comparing to this Spector for the same budget.
I have one of these guitars. I did have to make a serious adjustment. The Nut on the Bass E string was too high. the cut was wrong. I had to sand it down to get the correct string height at the first fret. If it was sold to someone who doesn't work on guitars it would have been a disaster to play or a pricey fix if taken to a luthier. Once i got the locknut height adjusted right the guitar is awesome. Right now the stock pickups are fine. I do have a set of white SD JB/Jazz I might try later. But over all a great guitar. I would agree with your rating
I’ve got one of these showing up tomorrow and I plan to throw in a white JB/Jazz as well. I’ve always pondered the process of fixing a locking nut though, you actually sanded down the metal that the string lays on right? Not the wood underneath the nut? Asking because I realized I might have to do this to one of my guitars and apparently maybe the Kelly as well
You will find sanding or grinding the lock nut metal very labor intensive and maybe produce some undesired results such as the plating peeling off afterward. Adjusting the wood underneath would be a better bet.
@@noisetoys1210 ahh okay true true. I’m happy I asked because now that you said that I don’t even know why I’d consider going for the nut first. I was worried about taking too much material under the nut somehow but forgot that’s what shims are for
@@noisetoys1210 Yeah i did the wood. I have had to do it before on another guitar. Trying to sand down the lock nut would be a nightmare. I could tell it was the way they cut the neck for the nut. It was a pretty easy fix. Just little at a time and keep checking.
