SOLD Schecter Hellraiser 5

Price Modification, $350 to your door, CONUS.

Schecter Hellraiser 5 in very good (close to new) condition. One of the coolest looking mass market basses. This is a neck through bass with EMG HZ soapbar pickups and actual EMG BTS preamp with the dual mini dip switches to change the mid range frequency. (The EMG HZs along with BTS preamps is a great match, IMHO.) 35" scale with 17mm spacing at the bridge. The Bass has some surface scratches from someone playing with it with a pick, but these are only seen if one get s within a few inches of the body. Black Cherry color. All original. Sorry, I do not have a case for it. $375 gets this baby to your door.

My only reason for selling this bass, as I really like it a lot, is the 17mm string spacing. I have just gotten to used to 19mm spaced 5 string basses.

 

Made in South Korea, but as stated on back, "Set Up To Play in USA"

 

Yes, it is.

 

That's cool....I have made similar mistakes

 

Since I have been asked, and I wasn't sure, I just looked up the difference between this bass and the current "Hellraiser 5 Extreme". This bass, the original Hellraiser 5 has EMG Hz (passive) pickups with (what is know known as) an EMG BTS System HZ preamp, while the Extreme has EMG TW (Active with coil tap) pickups and either a B30EQ or B64EQ System preamp. What does this mean? It has a lot to do with what you like... The EMG TW's are the classic EMG soapbar sound, while the Hz's are frowned upon by some. On the other hand, the BTS is the classic EMG preamp, while the B30EQ and B64EQ were originally OEM preamps only available on budget conscious imports and frowned upon by some. Figure out which you like...

 

Bumb for a nice bass in near new condition

 

In response to another thread asking about the difference between the Schecter Hellraiser and newer Schecter Hellraiser Extreme basses...

From Schecter info, the biggest difference is pickups and preamps. The older "Hellraiser" has EMG-HZ's which are passive but has the top of the line (at the time) EMG BTS preamp. The later "Hellraiser Extreme" has EMG TW's (active EMG's with coil tap, as used in many Spectors), but a lower model EMG preamp. Many don't like the EMG-HZ pickups, but IMHO, when used in conjunction with an EMG BTS they sound awfully good. In fact I was using a Spector Euro5 in a band I was in. The guitarist, who "ran the show" and had set lines he wanted played, had a Schector "Custom" 5 bass with EMG-HZ's and EMG BTS, that we would "demo" his lines on, and his bass sounded as good if not better, and had a broader tonal range then my Euro 5 with EMG DC's and Spector Tone Pump. I love the sound of that Spector, but he could do more with his Schecter's pickup/preamp combo than my bass could, with pretty close to identical tone with everything set flat as the starting point.

 

10 lbs even in my bathroom scale

 

Yes, it is still for sale. Fingerboard is rosewood.

 

Here is a good review of this model... User reviews: Schecter Hellraiser-5 - Audiofanzine