Spector Icon NS5 Black Cherry

Spector Icon NS5 Black Cherry Finish

Since the mid 1970's, Spector Bass has set the standard for exceptional craftsmanship, timeless design, and unmatched playability. The NS Icon Bolt-On continues this legacy, bringing the legendary NS design to a new generation of players.

Designed by the Spector Custom Shop, the NS Icon Bolt-On features a fully curved Alder body with a bolt-on 3-piece rock maple neck, rosewood fingerboard adorned with Spector’s signature Crown inlays, a brass string nut, and professional-grade gold hardware including a fully intonating locking bridge and high-precision tuners.

For electronics, NS Icon Bolt-On models feature custom-voiced Aguilar DCB pickups and an Aguilar OBP-2 preamp. 

With its refined, fully curved body, premium electronics, and time-honored craftsmanship, the NS Icon Bolt-On continues Spector’s tradition of crafting basses that inspire. Whether on stage or in the studio, this instrument embodies the bold spirit, powerful tone, and performance-driven design that have defined Spector Basses since 1976.

• Curved Alder Body with Quilted Maple Veneer
• 3-Piece Maple Neck
• Rosewood Fretboard
• 24 Jumbo Frets, 34" Scale
• 15,75" Radius
• 4,11 cm Width at Nut
• 2,13 cm Thickness at 1st Fret
• 2,39 cm Thickness at 12th Fret
• Brass Nut
• Locking Diecast Bridge
• Sealed Diecast Tuners
• Aguilar OPB-2 Active Preamp
• Aguilar DCB Soapbar Pickups, Custom Voiced
• Volume-, Blend-, Treble Cut/Boost- and Bass Cut/Boost Controls

History of Spector Basses

Spector Guitars was founded in Brooklyn, New York in 1976 by Stuart Spector and Alan Charney, both of whom were members of the Brooklyn Woodworkers Co-op that shared space in an old factory building. It was there that Stuart learned machine woodworking from Billy Thomas, a friend and founder of the co-op. Business started in 1976 with sales to Gracin Music on 48th St in NYC.  Both G-1 electric guitars and SB-1 basses, designed by Stuart, were in the original product line.

Among the other members of the co-op was Ned Steinberger, who had recently completed training in furniture design at Cooper Hewitt museum. He became interested in the work Spector was doing and offered to design a bass. Ned had learned that “form follows function,” and used that philosophy in designing the NS bass guitar, with an elegant, ergonomically-curved design and the neck-thru body construction that Spector was already utilizing. The first NS-1 bass was built in March, 1977, and was later followed by the two-pickup model, the NS-2, in 1979. Today, the design, craftsmanship and history of Spector Basses have made them one of the top choices of the world’s top bass players.