Schecter Basses...

[zacharybass76]

Schecter Hellraiser Extreme or Schecter Blackjack ATX...opinions? Seems the main difference, besides looks, is the pickups. Hellraiser has the EMG35TW and the Blackjack has Seymour Duncan Blackouts. Any experience on either of these basses would be helpful. Thanks!

 

[BrianToska]

The only Schecter I've owned was a Stiletto Elite four string. It had the EMGs in it and they sounded sick. Nice active punchiness.

 

[redhed]

I have Studio 6 string and it is well made and a killer bass for the money!!

 

[Brian Crawford]

I've got a hellraiser extreme 4 and just sold my blackjack 4. I'm a EMG man and didn't want to do all the mods on the blackjack to make it have EMG,s so why I sold it.

 

[Crystalman85]

The only Schecter I've owned was a Stiletto Elite four string. It had the EMGs in it and they sounded sick. Nice active punchiness.

I too own a schecter stiletto bass. it's a schecter stiletto extreme 5-string bass. it's a totally awesome bass.

 

[DistortedBass]

I've had both and much prefer the Hellraiser. Both are great basses. I chose the Hellraiser over the ATX mainly as I prefer a maple neck over mahogany, and the ATX was really light.

Some people prefer that. I like my basses to feel a bit dense.

 

[Lazarevicmass]

I too own a schecter stiletto bass. it's a schecter stiletto extreme 5-string bass. it's a totally awesome bass.

+1! I do too, and i love it!

 

[Thornton Davis]

Schecter Hellraiser Extreme or Schecter Blackjack ATX...opinions? Seems the main difference, besides looks, is the pickups. Hellraiser has the EMG35TW and the Blackjack has Seymour Duncan Blackouts. Any experience on either of these basses would be helpful. Thanks!

The Hellraiser Extreme is a neck through design where the Blackjack has a set neck design. Also the Hellraiser Extreme has 18 volt output with a 3 band EQ where the Blackjack has a 9 volt output and a 2 band EQ. I like that the Hellraiser Extreme comes with the EMG TW pickups giving you the push/pull option on both pickup to run them as single coil or humbuckers.

There are some other minor differences like neck inlays, binding material and such, but I think those are the main ones. I personally own an Hellraiser Extreme-5. It's such a killer bass!!!

TD

 

[Sav'nBass]

I had a Stiletto Studio 5 ... It was a great bass. I just preder a wider string spacing.

 

[Sid Fang]

I had a Stiletto Studio 5 ... It was a great bass. I just preder a wider string spacing.

+1 on all points. But that's not what the OP was asking about.

 

[Lazarevicmass]

I had a Stiletto Extreme 5 bass, sounded and looked amazing, just loved it! Since i have a super low action on all my basses, i try to do the same on this one. The truss rod nut is at the head stock, opposed to a Jazz which is at the bottom of the neck; they sent me the wrench for the truss rod, but neither one of them would fit in the nut, 5/32 and 4 mm sizes. Needless to say i couldnt get the action the way i'm used to have, shipped right back!

 

[zacharybass76]

Thanks for all of your responses. I did go with the Hellraiser and I love it.

 

[Steelsack]

i have a blackjack ATX and i love it to death,imo the SD blackouts are better than my omen with EMG's,bottom line is everyone has their own sweet spot for sound.