Schecter Riot Deluxe Comparison

[KvX]

Just bought a Riot Deluxe and am putting up a little blurb on here because there is precious little information out there about this bass and I was not able to actually get my hands on one in any store in the metro area I live in. I purchased a Stiletto Deluxe in 09 which has had and still has some issues. For the same price as the Stiletto Delxue, the Riot Deluxe is a major improvement.

The body is mahogany with a string thru design rather than basswood and I'd say it's a tonal improvement except for too much high end. I have to trim the treble on this one. Body weight is light and well balanced.

The neck is a 3 piece combo of walnut and maple. The woods are so similar in color that you have to look closely to see the sections. This is major improvement since the walnut middle section has a much better grain structure with nice long parallel grains. The neck feels much stronger and is more resistant to intonation variations due to hand pressure than the Stilleto Deluxe's maple only neck which has a lot of swirly and discontinous grain structure. The neck feels ever so slightly thinner than the Stiletto Deluxe neck. Don't be thinking Ibanez. It's not that thin and playable but does seem a little easier to play than its predecessor.

The action is set lower from the factory than previous, especially the B string. I've chosen to leave it alone and heed the advice of my instructor, playing more lightly and taking more of an economy of motion approach to my playing. Depending on your style, you may need to raise the action on this.

This bass comes in black and dark metallic blue which I chose. Go with the black. The blue looks great in pictures but can be downright unattractive in some lighting conditions. I've never once looked at it and been happy with the color.

One thing I love about the Riot Deluxe is that the electronics cavity is properly shielded. I can play with it a foot from my laptop without interference. With the Stilletto Deluxe, I couldn't get within 3 feet of the laptop before massively annoying interference occurred. Yes, I know I could have added foil to the cavity but just never got around to it.

If you like cheap basses, this is not a bad one. Schecter has definitely closed the gap a little between their low end and high end basses.

[madbassplaya]

very cool.

is this bass made in korea or china?

[darkstorm]

Saw those when MF started haveing them on their website then a local store got one in. The mahogany body and 3 peice neck is very good combo. Good inexpensive bass thats allmost offering same bang for buck as comp price esp ltds imo.

[mrc0x]

I have a Schecter Riot-4 from 2009. really curious to hear how the new ones sound with all the changes since then (new bridge, bolt-on neck, different body wood, different pickups). My riot sounds, looks, and plays like a dream but it seems like each year they're making the riot a cheaper and cheaper bass. They used to be so beautiful

[mati052]

Im in the 300$ - $400 price range looking for a bass, i was thinking about a rockbass corvette or fleabass street, but this could be an option for that price. Thx for the review

[KvX]

Mine was made in South Korea and came from Amazon.com. Was $399. They sent me an '09 manufactured guitar in 2011. When I wrote to complain about this, they knocked $80 off the price. Love Amazon. 3 months out, I'm still very happy with it. There seems to be a greater difference between high end and low end output. The low end is awesome and powerful but playing on the G and D strings doesn't always come through as loud as I would like it too. Will continue to experiment with this. Raised the B action a little. Still trying to hold off there. B string shares one issue with the Stiletto Deluxe. You have crank the bridge saddle all the way back to the limit to get it to tune at the 12th. Will try to post a picture sometime soon.