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do schecters suck?

#21
i have to agree with the TB'ers that recommended yamaha at that price point. lets not forget that they are a HUGE company, covering many types of industries; so they have their act toghether. the lower end yamahas i have played were realy quite good for the price, and they have a nice modern look.

Still cant beat SX with a couple of mods though; for bang for your buck. :)
 
#22
I have owned a LH Schecter "Diamond Series" Scorpion bass for three years now. I love it. It's pretty light. Active EMG pick-ups, has great tone. Strung for BEAD from the factory. Even if your play a five string, you gotta think a little different. And I do have a Yamaha five-string I enjoy also, but I find it's a bit heavy and wears on me through the gig.
 

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I own and very much enjoy my Stiletto Elite 5. All the import Schecter models are very good bargains. The stiletto is very nicely built and finished, and is extremely comfortable to play. The only thing I found is that I started to want more out of the preamp and a better tone for recording than the EMG's could provide, so I swapped them out for Bartolini M45CBC pups and the three band Bartolini EQ. Now this bass sounds incredible! The stock setup worked fine live, and wasn't bad at all but I wanted something a little different. I learned that the bass itself was certainly capable of much greater tone, and was of a build quality that justifies expensive upgrades. Starting out with one is a great idea. It will serve you very well, and if you taste in tone changes there is a ton of untapped potential in those basses. Here's mine!

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L-1329 said:
I own and very much enjoy my Stiletto Elite 5. All the import Schecter models are very good bargains. The stiletto is very nicely built and finished, and is extremely comfortable to play. The only thing I found is that I started to want more out of the preamp and a better tone for recording than the EMG's could provide, so I swapped them out for Bartolini M45CBC pups and the three band Bartolini EQ. Now this bass sounds incredible! The stock setup worked fine live, and wasn't bad at all but I wanted something a little different. I learned that the bass itself was certainly capable of much greater tone, and was of a build quality that justifies expensive upgrades. Starting out with one is a great idea. It will serve you very well, and if you taste in tone changes there is a ton of untapped potential in those basses. Here's mine!

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I had a 4 stringer. It was a nice bass, I just didn't care for the gloss neck. Also stupidly I swapped the EMG's for Passive Barts and regretted it. The only other thing was that the neck was real flexy and I had a few fret problems with it, even after having a pro fret job.
 
#27
Philbiker said:
USA Shecters are amazing. Kind of like a "Sadowsky lite". Lite on the price not the quality. Korea Schectors that I've tried have been on par with similar instruments in the same price range from the usual suspects (Dean, ESP, etc.). I think their Korean stuff is all set up in the USA before it's shipped.
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Yes, Yes, Yes! I have five Schecter Custom Shop Basses (four Jazz and one Precision) and they are owesome basses. Worksmanship is perfect and sound is fabulous. Even here in Finland necks are straight and basses are adjust-free. (We have four totally different climate season and I have problems some other basses not Schecters, Modulus Quantum SPI 5 and ESP Amaze 5.) If you find one of the custom Schecters, you better check it out. It might be the bass of your dreams. :D
Korean basses - I would say that others are just fine while others are ...:bassist:
 
#28
Formula said:
specifically the c4...i was playing around with one in GC yesterday, and it sounded pretty nice to me. real bright tone, wide tone range, fun to slap around on...the only thing i noticed that i didnt like was one of the knobs was sticking, like it had been forced too far down.

anyway, would a schecter c4 be a good buy for a lower-intermediate player for right at $500?
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The schecter c4 is a pretty good bass to buy. the knobs can be fixed. just need an allen wrench to loosen the knobs and raise the knobs from the body. where ever you want the knobs to place, hold it there and use the allen wrench to tighten to the spot.
 
#32
I owned one for about four years. Its a good mid price bass and hard to beat for the money. Played ok and appearance wise it was gorgeous. However, the E string always seemed muddy and/or the G brittle. If I got the E dialed in nice and clean then the G was brittle. If I got the G dialed in the E was muddy. IMO it was great for pick style but lacked punch for finger style.
 
#35
All I know about Schecter is that they are currently the only mainstream guitar & bass manufacturer to offer not one but two answers to the largely misunderstood and unpopular 30" scale six string Fender VI: the Hellcat VI and the Ultra VI, both of which have received consistently good praise from their owners re build quality and finishing.

IMO avoid any instrument that's pointy and/or lopsided and try-before-you buy if you can to avoid the severe dead spots which can occasionally be found in any wooden instrument.

$0.02

EDIT: And they make left-handed versions of both instruments too.
 
#36
MIJ-VI said:
All I know about Schecter is that they are currently the only mainstream guitar & bass manufacturer to offer not one but two answers to the largely misunderstood and unpopular 30" scale six string Fender VI: the Hellcat VI and the Ultra VI, both of which have received consistently good praise from their owners re build quality and finishing.

IMO avoid any instrument that's pointy and/or lopsided and try-before-you buy if you can to avoid the severe dead spots which can occasionally be found in any wooden instrument.

$0.02
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with the upgraded 2012 version of the hellcat, it's a little bit closer to the fender bass VI. they dropped the vol/tone(w/coil-tap) and 5-way switch to vol/tone(w/coil-tap) and three mini on/off switches for each pickup.
 
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dedpool1052 said:
with the upgraded 2012 version of the hellcat, it's a little bit closer to the fender bass VI. they dropped the vol/tone(w/coil-tap) and 5-way switch to vol/tone(w/coil-tap) and three mini on/off switches for each pickup.
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I've read of Hellcat VI owners having fun trying to find a case which fits due to that last bit of wood at the tip of the Hellcat VI's headstock.

I like the classy looks & layout of the Ultra VI. It's 3 & 3 headstock increases the likelihood of piecing together a custom string set out of flat-wound short scale bass strings and flat-wound jazz guitar strings.

If I didn't have my MIJ Fender VI, for the $ I'd be looking at the Schecter Ultra VI.
 

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