Schecter Diamond P 5 string added for 2011

[invalidprotocol]

Hey all, looks like Schecter is adding a 5 string Diamond P for 2011. And it is 35" scale.

http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazin...11_Models.aspx

[sonic assassin]

want.

if it had a maple FB my heart would stop.

[nukes_da_bass]

I need Rolaids- I'm getting G.A.S.!

[5string5fingers]

Not what i needed to see..

[sonic assassin]

does it look to anyone else like the string spacing is huge?

[Ian Perge]

I played the 4-string when it hit the stores and was very impressed with the build & sound quality... especially at its pricepoint. I *just* put an EMG 40P5 (a 5-string Precision pickup in their "40" 5-string soapbar housing) and 40DC 5-string Dual Coil combination into one of my Spector ReBop 5 DLX FMs to mimic the pre-2010 Fender American Deluxe Precision V 5-string, which with its P/DC pickup setup and Active Preamp is the only P-Bass I've liked in any way, which is sounding quite close to the original Fender setup (given the very nature of the clean EMG Tone, which is why since this "Testbed" experiment will be followed up by a Nordstrand NP5/DC5 setup, which they've also said they could replicate in EMG-sized housings ) But if it hadn't, the Schecter would have been a quite reasonable work-around.

[hrodbert696]

This is great news. I've been saving for a five-string P at an affordable price point (still saving at the moment), and with the Yamaha BB415 going out of production, this is going to fill a gap.

[ciubz]

Wow, this is great news!!!
(it would look much cooler with a 4+1 or 3+2 headstock IMHO)

[sonic assassin]

Originally Posted by ciubz

Wow, this is great news!!!
(it would look much cooler with a 4+1 or 3+2 headstock IMHO)

agreed. and a maple FB

[Bread Knife]

Has anyone seen/played one of these yet? Are they out? I want a white one real bad.

[Mastermold]

I'd like to see a pic of one without the pickup poles so far out of wack. I have to assume they corrected this for their production basses, but the basses in these stock photos all have that same defect.

[darkstorm]

Saw some in local store this afternoon after work. Ok for fender style body bass I geauss. But shecters done enough original body shapes that they could have avoided the "make a fender looking P neck pup bass" and instead gone with omen, stillito, avenger, or other more original shape imo.

[Immigrant]

After seeing an ad for one of these on eBay with the same stock picture (seen above) with the pickup pole pieces all out of whack, I did more research which lead me to this and other threads about this bass in particular.

I picked one up today at a local music store for $549. I've only played one nicer feeling bass, a Music Man with a roasted neck- for a GRAND MORE. I've had a Fender Jazz (Geddy Lee Japan) and a Rick 4003 before switching to a five, and this bass feels as good or better than those.

Yeah, I'm probably biased because it's here, but check one out sometime. Classic P Bass shape and great sound too.

[Immigrant]

Oops. The string spacing measures 19 mm at the bridge, but I played a Squier Jazz 5-string a couple of weeks ago and it seemed huge. The Schecter doesn't. I'm used to an Ibanez that measures 16 mm, and this is a pleasant change for some reason.

[dannoman]

So its a keeper then? Hows the b? Ive been really curious about these. Ive heard conflicting stories about the low B strings on Schecters... Played the 4 string and it was a great playing/sounding bass...

[Jamie_Funk]

Originally Posted by Immigrant

Oops. The string spacing measures 19 mm at the bridge, but I played a Squier Jazz 5-string a couple of weeks ago and it seemed huge. The Schecter doesn't. I'm used to an Ibanez that measures 16 mm, and this is a pleasant change for some reason.

Probably has a much narrower nut than the Squier - thise tend to be WIDE all the way down the neck. I have a Yamaha BB 5 string I modified to have 19mm at the BRIDGE, but the neck narrows nicely down towards the nut so it doesn't feel as much of a strain on the left hand as the Squiers/fenders can.

J

[HFDBLAZE]

Originally Posted by invalidprotocol

Hey all, looks like Schecter is adding a 5 string Diamond P for 2011. And it is 35" scale.

Schecter Announces New 2011 Models - Premier Guitar

I just picked up a white one for 456 bucks in Houston at parker music. The pups are supper hot. I love this bass.

[RichardCranium]

Quick question what finish is on the back of the neck gloss or satin?

[Immigrant]

The neck is satin.

I've had it for over a month now and I'm more in love with it than any bass I've had (so far.) So much so that I've decided to unload my Ibanez, Peavey, and a Carvin acoustic that sits behind my couch like a dustball. My next bass will be a Model T. I have a perfect (to me) 5 string, and I figure the Model T, black with maple FB would be nice.

The Ibby and Peavey have narrower string spacing, which I thought was good for my child-size hands. 19mm suits me just fine.

This bass is fantastic.

[cheezewiz]

That hideous headstock ruins an otherwise promising looking bass. A 4-1 or 3-2 with a less pointy 80's buttrock shape would be much better.