other uses see spector disambiguation . this article has multiple issues . please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . learn how and when to remove these template messages this article needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . december 2009 learn how and when to remove this template message this article contains content that is written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . april 2013 learn how and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message stuart spector design ltd. industry luthiery founded 1974 ; 42 years ago 1974 founder stuart spector headquarters saugerties new york united states area served worldwide key people stuart spector products bass guitars website www.spectorguitar.com spector stuart spector design ltd. is an american based company that manufactures bass guitars founded in 1974 by american luthier stuart spector . spector s first few instruments were experiments in instrument design and craftsmanship facilitated by his desire to build an instrument for his own personal use . over the next few years the design and construction process was refined and in 1976 with the help of furniture designer ned steinberger the company developed its most popular design the ns bass production started in 1977 . guitar series edit currently spector produces several bass guitar and electric guitar lines . the models produced by spector signature artist series basses basses that are used by musicians who play spector instruments . they are produced in the usa czech republic and korea . usa series basses basses that are handcrafted to order by stuart spector and his four employees at their famous new york workshop . europe series basses production version of the hand made usa series basses manufactured in czech republic since 1993 . korean professional series basses factory line basses manufactured in korea . same smaller quality oriented korean factory for spector since 1986 . usa series electric guitars made by hand in the same new york workshop as the usa bass models there are several models including bolt on neck and set neck designs . korean professional series electric guitars a production version of the usa series arc6 electric guitar model made in the same factory as the korean professional bass models . references edit jim roberts may 2003 . american basses first ed . . backbeat books . isbn 0 87930 721 8 . tony bacon barry moorhouse june 1995 . the bass book . backbeat books . isbn 0 87930 368 9 . external links edit official stuart spector design ltd. site retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title spector & oldid 670869977 categories guitar manufacturing companieselectric bass guitars by manufacturercompanies established in 1974hidden categories articles needing additional references from december 2009all articles needing additional referencesarticles with a promotional tone from april 2013all articles with a promotional tone navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages espa olitaliano edit links this page was last modified on 10 july 2015 at 19 13 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view