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Spector® SB-1™
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The first commercially successful bass
design by The Spector Guitar Company,
the SB-1™ was made between 1975 and 1979.
It was from the SB-1™ that Ned
Steinberger developed the NS-Bass™.
The horn shape and the overall
curvy-nature of the SB-1™ greatly
influenced Ned's direction and the
resulting product was something so
radically different that shortly after
its introduction orders for the SB-1™
dramatically dropped off.
It is notable that one of the first
Spector Artists to play a Spector Bass
before large audiences was Gene Simmons
of the legendary rock band Kiss.
Gene played Spectors for nearly a decade
and his primary axe of choice was a
specially modified SB-1™ Stuart had made
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"Spector® is your everyday average global mom and pops business." |
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~ Stuart Spector |
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| Spector® offers two electric guitar lines and four bass guitar lines with product penetration in both the non-professional and professional musician demographics. |
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With manufacturing operations on three continents
and distributors in over 60 countries, you'd expect
that Stuart Spector Design, LTD. would be structured
like your typical multinational corporation; but it
is not. The core management organization which
handles the day-to-day operations consists of a
small handful of proven music industry
and business professionals.
Since its humble beginnings as
a one-man operation in Brooklyn, NY in 1975 to the
present; the company which bears the name of its
founder Stuart Spector has taken many shapes.
It was briefly owned as a division of Kramer Guitars
in the late 1980's and then reestablished as a
Limited Partnership in the early 1990's; which it remains
to this day.
Over nearly four decades the electric guitars and
electric bass guitars built by Stuart Spector,
commonly referred to as "Spectors", have continually
set the standard for high-quality, hand-made,
professional-level musical instruments.
With model lines designed for all level of
players, from students and beginners to consummate
professionals; Spector® has an electric
guitar/electric bass solution available to meet
every musicians needs.
Spector® builds
both electric guitars and electric bass guitars.
And although Spector® is most famous for its bass
guitars, in particular the NS-2™ bass; Spector® has
always made electric guitars as well.
Spector® is home to over 700 endorsed professional
artists representing just about every genre of music
imaginable. This is a testament to the wide
tonal range and versatility of Spector® instruments.
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