Since its introduction in 1979 during Spector's Brooklyn era, the NS-2 bass has become one of Spector's most recognised and popular designs. Made in the USA with a neck-through body and P/J pickups the NS-2 has a body designed by Ned Steinberger. Today's NS-2s are very similar to these early models:  they now employ active EMG pickups and with Spector's own tone circuits made in the USA.

The NS-2 has AAAA Maple wings (exotic wood topped models have walnut backs), optional X original body style,  3 Piece maple carbon-fiber reinforced neck with 24 fret Pau Ferro (Bolivian Rosewood) fingerboard and abalone crown inlays. Hardware is a solid brass Spector USA Locking-Bridge, gold Gotoh® GB7 Tuner and Dunlop Dual-Design Straplocks.