Lately, I've been kind of re-inventing my tone and my bass lineup. For the past few years I kind of got stuck on Rickenbackers exclusively, and quite honestly, got obsessed with the things. Wonderful basses, but they make me play in a certain "groove".
I wanted to break free, so I got out my 3 Carvins. A BB70, Icon 4P, and a B4. Great, versatile basses, but all similar sounding due to the 2 Jazz pickup design. I needed something different. I have a Squier P/J black and chrome that I was just about to sink some $$$ in and modify when I took a look at the Schecter Model T.
I've always had a Pbass of some type lying around, but have never owned one that had the look of an old '51 or '55 P. This thing seemed to good to be true, Grover tuners, basslines pickups, the look of a '55, for a good price, especially over Labor day with all the discount deals going on. I took a chance and bought one in the "butterscotch" finish.
When I first pulled the bass out of the box, I was surprised at the weight. 8.8 lbs. on my digital bathroom scale. Fit and finish seem to be well beyond expected, the nut required no filing, (a first for me), I tweaked the neck just a little, and set the action to a very comfortable level in just a few minutes. Acousticly it is very ambient, with no buzzes or dead notes. The neck has a satin finish on the back and features a very nice "dark" rosewood fingerboard. I cant find any high frets, and the neck has a very nice Pbass profile, not to clubby, just right In my opinion. The finish is very well done, though more of a pale yellow than butterscotch, it is a looker.
Through my GK MB115 / Sansamp BDDI / Sansamp VT, I'm getting everything from a warm classic P tone to a very close Jazz bass tone. Sounds great slapped, and boosting the mids and playing with a pick brought out a very nice gritty rock tone. ( think Kansas with Dave Hope on Song for America). I'm pretty darn impressed. If I had to diss anything on the bass, It would probably be the "paddle" headpiece, not a big deal, but it could have beed styled a little more tasteful. and the body is a little on the "slabby" side. The last pic above details this, its sitting beside my Squier P/J and Carvin B4. As you can see, its pretty much a slab body with a tummy cut, no rounded edges.
Both very minor things that I can live with. I notice you dont seem to see many of the Model T's.
Please give them another look. Mine is very well built, with quality components. Its a keeper.
I wanted to break free, so I got out my 3 Carvins. A BB70, Icon 4P, and a B4. Great, versatile basses, but all similar sounding due to the 2 Jazz pickup design. I needed something different. I have a Squier P/J black and chrome that I was just about to sink some $$$ in and modify when I took a look at the Schecter Model T.
I've always had a Pbass of some type lying around, but have never owned one that had the look of an old '51 or '55 P. This thing seemed to good to be true, Grover tuners, basslines pickups, the look of a '55, for a good price, especially over Labor day with all the discount deals going on. I took a chance and bought one in the "butterscotch" finish.
When I first pulled the bass out of the box, I was surprised at the weight. 8.8 lbs. on my digital bathroom scale. Fit and finish seem to be well beyond expected, the nut required no filing, (a first for me), I tweaked the neck just a little, and set the action to a very comfortable level in just a few minutes. Acousticly it is very ambient, with no buzzes or dead notes. The neck has a satin finish on the back and features a very nice "dark" rosewood fingerboard. I cant find any high frets, and the neck has a very nice Pbass profile, not to clubby, just right In my opinion. The finish is very well done, though more of a pale yellow than butterscotch, it is a looker.
Through my GK MB115 / Sansamp BDDI / Sansamp VT, I'm getting everything from a warm classic P tone to a very close Jazz bass tone. Sounds great slapped, and boosting the mids and playing with a pick brought out a very nice gritty rock tone. ( think Kansas with Dave Hope on Song for America). I'm pretty darn impressed. If I had to diss anything on the bass, It would probably be the "paddle" headpiece, not a big deal, but it could have beed styled a little more tasteful. and the body is a little on the "slabby" side. The last pic above details this, its sitting beside my Squier P/J and Carvin B4. As you can see, its pretty much a slab body with a tummy cut, no rounded edges.
Both very minor things that I can live with. I notice you dont seem to see many of the Model T's.
Please give them another look. Mine is very well built, with quality components. Its a keeper.
