Ibanez SR900 or Schecter Stiletto Studio 4

Id go with the RD900 for the Duncans...Schecter uses EMG HZ's which im not a big fan of, too sterile sounding. Try to test out both of them if you can.

 

Sorry, I incorrectly thought it said RD900 in your original post.
Not sure if its 2 or 3 band eq, but yea they are Seymour Duncan Basslines, jazz in the neck/middle position and MM style humbucker in the bridge. Its a pretty safe bet that you would be able to get almost any tone youd ever need from that setup. I havent really had experiance with an SR900 so I cant comment on those...but they do have Bartolini's so id imagine it sounds nice.

Ive played a bunch of schecters with EMG's, I was pretty close to buying one awhile back. They played and looked great but I just couldnt dig the tone. I dunno if it was the pickups, or the preamp, or whatever but there wasnt much 'warmth' to the tone, in my opinion. Which would work well for stuff like metal or heavy rock I suppose, but not other styles if you asked me. Ill admit they did have a very crisp, modern slap tone however.

 

Honestly, I say save up a little more cash and spring for the Ibby SR1000. The Schecter is just trash in comparison, IMO.

-ryan-

 

SR900 definately gets my vote, hands down.

 

Yeah, I'm with you when you say the Ibby SR1000 is outta your range, but it's an amazing bass, better than a Corvette IMHO.

Okay, still, I would take the SR900 over anything Schecter could whip out anyday. The way the bass sounds, feels, and balances just blows me away compared to a Schecter. However, I don't think I could ever justify buying the SR900, I mean, it's what, just a neck-through and a maple top above an SR500, which is like $300(usd) less? Correct me if I'm wrong, I'm just too lazy to look up spec sheets right now, should be doing school work, but bass is so much more interesting than my class right now, lol.

-ryan-

 

The Ibanez SRX700 is a lot of bass for the money. Lots of bass for the money with great tones. The huge Alnico pickups are very good and the neck is sweet. Always stays in tune. I opted for one instead of the 1000, which I didn't think was worth the money. The only "downside" is maybe the color, which I like, but a lot of people don't.

 

If I were you I'd go with the Ibanez SR 900. I have the Ibanez SR 500 which is pretty much the same thing with a bolt-on neck and different woods. It has a really nice sound. Pretty modern. From what I've heard Schecters aren't that great in quality. I especially like the bridge on the Ibanez. It makes it hella easy to switch strings. Very nice.

P.S.: Get the antique violin flat finish. The black finishes look kinda pale .

 

SR 900 would be your best bet. I've owned both Ibanez and Schecters and Ibanez are just better, all-around basses. Construction is better and they take one heck of a beating.

 

I own a '99 Jazz deluxe and a Schekter Stilleto custom-5

two bass, two world... The stilleto is fat, in fact, it's a little bit too much for me. I'm looking to trade it, I'm more of a jazz+funk player. But I can appreciate the quality of this bass. A good neck and a reliable instrument. It's a pretty bass, as i choose the natural finish.

I've always hate humbucker, and I'd buy it anyway. My fault Can't wait to come back to j-bass pickups on a 5-strings. I don't have find one that fill my need, I had bad comment about the fender jazz V

Ibanez is not even on my "good bass" list, but that is personnal

 

Two months ago, I would have said the Studio 4 hands down. I love that bass. But since then, I've put my hands on the SR900 (it was actually the 905, but same thing....except with the B). The thing plays incredible. The neck is fast as hell, and those barts.....ohhh those barts

SR900 hands down.

 

I never thought that i'd ever be saying this being a good old vintage boy, but I bought a new SR905 recently and i'm blown away by it.

I checked out many makes of 5-string basses. After 9 mths of checking most of them out, the Ibanez SR905 was clearly the winner in every dept. Seeing that I don't live in the US, I paid more than $750.00 bucks for my bass.

You can't go wrong with the SR.

TD

 

Thanks Sako. I've been meaning to update my profile for a while, but kept on forgetting to do it. Done.

TD

 

I may be speaking to the choir at this point-but I personally much prefer the Ibanez SR900...it is worth the difference over the SR700 or SR500 IMHO because of the Bartolini pups and the on board EQ just deliver fantastic tonal possibilities. This is a beautiful and extremly nice playing bass and you may be able to find one for less than $775 if you keep looking on the internet stores-I got mine for 150$ less which included case(and don't be afraid to barter with your local music store-he'd rather get your business than let it go out of town-tell him to make you an offer that you can't refuse )...of course you should really play lots of basses and through your own(or very similar) equipment, then you'll know eventually which bass to get without asking...but I think you are considering a really fine bass...