OMG. I had one of the best jam sessions last night. THIS THING IS A TONE MONSTER. This is the raunchy vintage sound looking for. It might not have a tone knob. But the volume knobs have plenty sounds. Great bass y'all.
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Nbd!!! Model T schecter!
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My brother in law has one, sweet basses.
I would put a Dimarzio model p and j in it if you're serious about changing the pickups.
I would put a Dimarzio model p and j in it if you're serious about changing the pickups.
I haven't tried their bass guitars... but every Schecter guitar I've picked up has felt wonderful in my hands and given me a tone I fine genuinely satisfying. If I weren't so in love with my sr500 and gassing over a BTB Terra Firma, I would definitely check out a few schecter bass guitars.
Nice Score,and it sounds like you're diggin' the pickups tone,too! If you ever were going to change pickups,Lollar's classic series sound great. I also am currenly using a Lace Sensor Man of War PJ setup in one of my basses,great passive pickups. But it sounds to me like you got what you need. Just looking at the bass for mods,the first 2 things i would do would be a bridge upgrade,and adding a tone pot.
What's a good bridge? My dream is the badass. But those are a little hard to find.
I actually think the Badass is a bit overkill,but of course still a great replacement. I would probably get a hipshot or Babicz myself.
I would jsut get a set of your favorite strings and a set up for now. See where the strings get you. Then you can decide what tone you need from the pickups and if they need to be replaced. See how thte bridge works for you. Just because you can, doesnt always mean you should. You might end up throwing away a few hundred dollars on a tone you dont like.
Think so, yeah. That was a while back. The Model T always reminded me of a passive Fender Cowpoke/Tele bass.
I have to agree, EMG's take the Model T to a whole 'nuther level.
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I just happened to pop onto Schecter's website, I was under the impression that they stopped making the Model-T but they still have them. $600 direct. The only option with a maple board is the black one, however. Certainly interested in picking one up in the near future.
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I've always liked the style of these a lot, but never got to play one. I wouldn't touch it except to put on my favorite strings and set it up to my liking.
I've heard they can be heavy. Is yours heavy?
I've heard they can be heavy. Is yours heavy?
They can be heavy. Had two before that tipped the scale at 10+ lbs, had to sell them. Found this gold one that weighs 9lb, 1oz.
You should take Jay Bentley's(Bad Religion) advice:Remove all knobs,controls,pots,and unneeded pickups and put a DiMarzio pickup.
