Schecter Stiletto Dilema

Sounds like a good trading bass

 

I've got one that I've put an aguilar and nordstrand big singles in... It's a tone monster now

 

My Studio5 has custom Kent Armstrong SoapBars in it and Aguilar OBP-3 wired Series Parallel and Active/Passive. It can sound vintage'ish, or it can sound VERY warwick like.

Thread here:
http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=439074&highlight=schecter+studio5+armstrong

However, those upgrades will likely cost you more than what you're realistically going to get out of the bass. If it's not selling... it's priced to high for the market. Plain and simple.

 

I had a 5 string Stilletto and hated it. Looked great but just sounded and felt weird. Sold it after 3 months and got an Ibanez SR505 which is a much better sounding and playing bass.

 

My feelings on most schecters I have played is very much like most others. Good build quality, nice neck, comfortable, sounded very....ok. Good trade fodder or start the modding. My couple of Lincolns.

 

If I was in the market, I'd take it off your hands. I love the Schecters. The tone of my Stiletto Elite 5 is great. I love the sound of my Elite 004 also.. The EMGhz pick-ups really pound through well. I tweak the active eq all the time during a show depending on what I need.
I'd say try to trade it or sell it on here and see what interest you get. Just keep the price reasonable.

 

The Stiletto Elite 4 is a pretty different sounding bass from a P-bass. If you're playing your custom P-Basses for the most part now, I'd say, stick it in a closet, because someday you might want a different sound for something, and whoomp, there it is.

I, also, have an Elite 4 that usually takes a back seat to my Precisions, so I know exactly where you are coming from.

For reasons I cannot fathom, Schecters seem to have pretty horrible resale value, so you are unlikely to get anywhere near what it is worth from a utility perspective. So unless you NEED the money, I'd say don't sell it. On the other hand, if you can trade it for something interesting, that's always an option.

 

Have you tried playing with the two mini switches located on the printed circuit board in the cavity of the bass? They're designed to easily switch up the tone of the bass. If you need a list of what the settings for each switch are PM me and i'll send them to you.

TD

 

I put an EMG pre-amp and active EMG P's and J's in my Custom-5, and this bass has tone to kill with.

 

Love my 5 string Elite.

I suggest that you try adjusting the tone settings on the circuit board.

Keep it, at some point you might need/want the kind of tonality it is capable of.

I tend to play my Jazz basses more than anything else. But when i play jazz or original music I tend to bring the Schecter.

 

I've had several Schecters: Diamond Jazz, 004, Ultra....always noodle with the studios in the shops. I think that Schecters are one of the better values for the dollar. I'm currently looking for a 5er and Schecter is on the list. Agree though that the resale on them is very poor. I've had problems moving them when I've moved on.

 

I'm doing the exact same for my Elite. I talked to Todd Rockfield, and he said bass pickups will be out beggining of next year. I'm going to throw some in my Elite-5.

 

if your still trying to unload it i will trade you my peavey 450 max bass head for it.