Schecter Apocalypse or Ibanez SR670?

[beatdatthang]

I've looked. Spent the last week doing that. Found a Spector Legend 5-string but the person wouldn't take 500. He'd paid 900 something originally.

Right here in the TB classifieds. First search result. No, it’s not black but I’d bet it sounds better than the SR or C4...
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For Sale - Spector Legend Classic 4

 

[Ivy Mike]

Is it the one worh the p and music man style pickups? That's a different animal. It does sound nice though.

Yes. That was the main reason I bought that bass, with the second being the 35" scale. The neck feeling great is just a bonus.
I was playing in a kind of thrashy/nu metal type thing a few years ago and need a 5-string. I liked the P-bass split coil sound but it can be a little wooly if you're looking for a tighter shape. My 4-string Ibanez was two humbuckers and had nice definition.
So when I saw the Schecter had both and used a blend knob, I bought one sight unseen and hit the jackpot.
The ability to get that full metal/heavy rock tone from the split coil is great, but that big humbucker lets you fatten things up without losing definition. I was also tuning down, so maintaining definition down at F# really helped.
And the four string Ibanez went bye bye. Schecter stayed.

 

[Ivy Mike]

The basswood vs. mahogany thing baffles me though. You're playing an electric bass, not a xylophone.
You're going through an amp and cab, possibly some effects. Nobody is going to hear the non-ferrous wood through the magnetic pickups, through the preamp, through the amp and cab, over the drummer and guitar(s)
Enjoy the MM.