The history of
SPECTOR®
as a company has taken many
interesting turns through the past
three decades. One vital element
has remained constant; Stuart Spector's love of creating musical
instruments which are as beautiful
to look as as they are to play.
The
history of the
SPECTOR®
Basses and Guitars can be broken
down into four distinct time
periods: |
The
1st SPECTOR® 5-String Bass
One of two made during the Brooklyn
Era. Fine neck inlay scroll
work done by Vinny Fodera.
Vinny, like Ned Steinberger, got his
start as a luthier and instrument
designer working with Stuart.
Vinny was the first Full-Time
SPECTOR®
employee and is a good friend of
Stuart's to this day.
Photo courtesy PJ Rubal |
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Scott Smith of
Loverboy
Shown playing an NS-1™ |
1976-1985 SPECTOR GUITARS
BROOKLYN SPECTORS
During this period Stuart made many
experimental models. He honed
his skills as a luthier and made
several important connections with
individuals who would help shape his
small company.
In 1977
cabinet & furniture maker
Ned Steinberger designs the
NS-Bass™ and
SPECTOR®
starts to see rapid growth due to
demand for the NS-Bass™
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Nikki Six of
Mötley Crüe
Shown playing a
custom painted Spector Bass |
1985-1990 SPECTOR BY KRAMER
KRAMER SPECTORS
Kramer Guitars of New Jersey
purchases
SPECTOR®.
Stuart has the foresight to make
keeping the
SPECTOR®
name
unchanged as a condition of the purchase.
This would make
SPECTOR®
well known in the artist community.
Ironically this move also would
cause Stuart to have to fight to
regain the use of his own name when
overnight Kramer Guitars went
bankrupt and their assets became
entangled in the Bankruptcy Courts.
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Jason Newsted
of Metallica
Shown playing his
Signature Spector Model |
1990 -
1998 STUART SPECTOR DESIGNS
SSD SPECTORS
PJ Rubal joins
Stuart to resurrect
SPECTOR®
from the ashes of what had been
Kramer Guitars. Unable to use
his former "Double S" headstock or
previous model names such as the
NS-2™ Stuart
started making new designs such as
the B.O.B bass and
the JASON NEWSTED
Signature Model™ bass.
He
continued his legal battle to regain
control of his past trademarks and copyrights.
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"Dirty" Ray
Sheuring of The Brett Michaels Band
Shown playing a
USA
Series
Forte-X™ |
1998 - STUART SPECTOR DESIGNS
WOODSTOCK SPECTORS
With the
successful reacquisition of the
SPECTOR®
Trademark, Stuart and PJ focus on
expanding their company to
include several new bass models and
the introduction of the
ARC6™ line of high-quality,
NS-Body™ electric
guitars.
Demand for
SPECTOR®
Basses soars and the brand once
again becomes high-profile thanks to
a large number of professional
musicians embracing
SPECTOR®
designs and innovations.
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