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Generously lent for assessment by Jennifer and Corey from the Korg and Spector firms!

Overview and Closing Rating: 7.5

The Spector Performer 4 combines the businesses the corporate’s clever design plans and extremely playability with a extra conventional PJ tonal palette to create a light-weight, gig worthy bass. That includes a 3-piece maple neck paired with an Amara fingerboard, this 34″ scale size bass options stellar intonation. The nato wooden physique helps retains it light-weight, whereas the Spector designed J- and P-bass pickups give it acquainted tonal choices managed by devoted quantity and tone knobs for every pickup. Coming in as their least expensive possibility, Spector’s Performer is a dependable possibility for gamers who want playability however don’t need to personal simply one other Squier P bass.

Sound: 7

When performed facet by facet with its Legend sequence large brother, the Performer stands up for itself within the tone division, however lacks in output and readability. The excellent news right here is that this bass is punchy, and has a ton of tonal choices. With quantity and tone knobs for every pickup, you will get quite a lot of acquainted bass sounds because of the Spector J-and P-style pickups. The unfold on the tone knobs wasn’t good, and it typically muddied up the neck pickup effectively earlier than the bridge.

The perfect sounds got here with each pickups activated and with simply the bridge activated. The bridge pickup was vibrant and had a whole lot of slap and spank to it, one thing that basically got here out when the bass was performed with fingerstyle and slap strategies. Mixing and matching the output of each pickups collectively allowed for unbelievable management over the tone and the pickups responded effectively above their price ticket.

Playability: 8.5

The neck on this guitar was simply phenomenal, it was quick, snug, and the 24 medium-jumbo frets have been all straightforward to succeed in. The three-piece maple neck was very conscious of completely different strategies, contact, and appeared to return out of the field virtually completely in tune regardless of my humid local weather. The motion was additionally nice out of the field, really higher than the Legend’s was, though that neck was additionally very good. The bass held tune the entire time me and my roommate performed it and actually impressed on this division when in comparison with its tonal rating.

End & Development: 7.5

The white end that got here on this bass was sturdy and had no noticeable dings or scratches, however could be too bland of a end possibility for some. Particularly contemplating the end choices on Spector’s greater priced choices, some gamers could also be uninspired by the straightforward, white-blue-red-black choices. The development was nice general, with the 5 bolt neck actually catching my eye and offering an additional layer of stability and safety. The bridge and tuners really feel low cost, one thing furthered by the low high quality unfold of the tone knobs, however all the pieces did work with none points. With the standard of the pickups and neck on this bass, I might extremely contemplate swapping out the {hardware} to essentially improve it. My principal concern was that I really feel you may get higher {hardware} on different equally priced basses like MIM-Fender’s, excessive priced Squier’s, or Yamaha’s.

Worth: 7

The Performer 4 is a wonderful bass able to producing a variety of acquainted tones whereas sporting ultra-playability. Nevertheless, I’m not settled on it being the very best $400 bass on the market. Particularly as a result of it sports activities J- and P-bass replicating pickups, this bass actually simply appeals to gamers who need these tones in an unfamiliar package deal. Its saving grace is the snug and secure neck, which makes this an amazing possibility for gamers who’re on the lookout for a gigging bass within the worth vary. I might haven’t any problem trusting this bass to carry out evening after evening on stage. When you want a cushty, dependable gigging bass in a barely extra distinctive package deal, go together with the Spector Performer 4!