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What's wrong with schecter basses??

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I played hundreds of gigs with this Damien 4- never an issue, and it's still gigging with another dude. good stuff
 
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I play a Stiletto Studio 8 as a secondary bass. The build quality is superb, especially for an instrument in its price range.

One thing I've noticed about their marketing strategy is that they have a lot of "Nu Metal" guys as endorsers, but actually make very attractive basses that would work, visually, much better in just about any style but metal. I just don't get that. The hardshell case for my instrument also has this ridiculous "Schecter font logo" that looks like an 80s metal band logo. Why?

So, in short, I think they get dumped on because they're not marketed to the people that would enjoy them, and the people that would enjoy them sometimes assume things about them that aren't true. I wouldn't have even considered a Schecter until I was in the market for an 8-string. Then it became clear that for my tastes and desires, they had the best product on the market. Until then, I dismissed them unfairly as "metal basses".
 
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I have two Schecters and plan on getting more at some point. Fretless, perhaps. Or a fiver. Or maybe a fretless fiver.

They are generally thought of as "best for metal" due to their marketing. (Lots of Nu-Metal endorsers, as the previous poster mentioned. But they do have Robert Smith to help balance that out...) However there's really no reason they can't be used in any other style of music... Jazz, blues, R&B, etc. Contrary to popular belief, most of them are not pointy.
 
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dalahorse said:
I have two Schecters and plan on getting more at some point. Fretless, perhaps. Or a fiver. Or maybe a fretless fiver.

They are generally thought of as "best for metal" due to their marketing. (Lots of Nu-Metal endorsers, as the previous poster mentioned. But they do have Robert Smith to help balance that out...) However there's really no reason they can't be used in any other style of music... Jazz, blues, R&B, etc. Contrary to popular belief, most of them are not pointy.
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The 004 and the stargazer are actually marketed as metal basses but I agree they could be played for any style.
 
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SanDiegoHarry said:
Yeah, if you gotta go "off shore", Ibby is the winner to me too. Even their cheapest basses feel *decent* and their mid-range instruments are a great bang for the buck. Schecter just seems like you pay for "pretty" - and the faux American name.
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I have two ibanez basses as well and IMO I think the schecters are better just for the fact of what they come with like string thru body, unfinished neck etc.
 
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SanDiegoHarry said:
They are one in a long line of once proud American builders who sold their name cheaply off-shore. That's what's wrong with them, nothing more.
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Yep, right alongside Lakland, Sadowsky, Fender and MTD. A regular rogues gallery of offshore capitalism.

Schecter offers great value for the money, but I liked them when they were doing aftermarket and making Fenders better than Fender in the 80's. My biggest regret is selling a Van Nuys era Tom Anderson (lawsuit) Jazz from that period. Never found one better.
 
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They should've changed their name to Ciravolo.

There have been a few that I've wanted to buy based on their spec sheets, but I haven't played a post-'95 one that wasn't bested by an Ibanez in the same pricepoint. They do look cool though.
 
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dalahorse said:
Definitely!

Also the Stiletto bodies and necks are unbelievably comfortable (to me, at least).
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I noticed that too. My Stiletto Studio 8 has a ridiculously slim neck. It may not be everyone's cup of tea, but to me it feels almost effortless to play (and remember, I'm playing an octave-courses bass, pushing down two strings at once).

MattZilla said:
They should've changed their name to Ciravolo.

There have been a few that I've wanted to buy based on their spec sheets, but I haven't played a post-'95 one that wasn't bested by an Ibanez in the same pricepoint. They do look cool though.
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I'm not sure what the Ciravolo thing means.

I don't think Ibanez makes an 8-string, but I'd love to check one out if they do. :)

What I really want is a Carvin multi-course bass.
 
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