![]() The neck has a rosewood fretboard with pearl dot inlays, and 23 years later it shows very little fret wear. The finish is in very good condition, with only some light dings. It is finished in a gorgeous semi-transparent cherry burst fade. This is a neck through bass with the same body shape as the NS, with a carved top and a concave back. So, this bass is a 1988 NS-2A, which is one of approximately 7000 that were built between 19. ![]() All of these basses were sold under the Spector name until Kramer went bankrupt in 1991. Kramer continued production of the NS, and introduced an imported line of basses that include the NS-2A we are talking about today. NS basses sold well, leading Kramer Guitars to buy the company in 1985. Yes, that is the same Ned Steinberger that started Steinberger guitars. “NS” stands for Ned Steinberger, who helped design the bass. Stuart Spector is a luthier that started his own company in 1974, and he introduced his most famous bass, the NS, in 1977. But before I start yammering on about this bass, I had better explain the relationship between Spector and Kramer Guitars. Today we are going to look at a sweet 1988 Spector NS-2A bass.
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