I really dig Schecter stuff. I own a first year Robert DeLeo sig (Model T now) in the mary kaye finish. Absolutely amazing bass. Have it set up in C# tunning and it is a monster.
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What's wrong with schecter basses??
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- Sep 14, 2012
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In my honest opinion you won't find a better price to quality ration than Schecter with the mass produced stuff. I have a Schecter Ultra 3 guitar too and it is absolutely mind blowing that it doesn't cost 3x more. Schecter USA made stuff is up their with the best. Suhr, Pensa and Tom Anderson all worked for Schecter at one time so with a history like that you know they strive to respect that legacy and continue putting out great products. Even their guitar amps are pretty good. Never had any problems with anything from them. I have owned close to 20 of their instruments and loved them all.
Nothing wrong except that I don't have a few more of them.
2003 C-4 antique amber.
Love my Diamond P Custom and my Model T Robert DeLeo...
I've always been interested in the Diamond P Custom. Just wish they made it in 34" scale.
I am torn between these two exact basses! Are they similar in tone? If you could have only one, which would you go for?Love my Diamond P Custom and my Model T Robert DeLeo...
I've had four: a 004, a Diamond P, a Diamond P 5, and a Model T. I really, really wanted to like them and kept giving Schecter chance after chance to grow on me, but they just never did. I didn't hate them, but I didn't love them. I will say this, they were a pain to work on.
In the early 90's I bought a Shechter jazz bass. I found it in the used guitar section at one of my local music stores. I compared it to about 10 new Fender jazz basses hanging on the wall and the Shechter crushed them. Granted, I'm not big on my jazz bass history so I don't know how the early 90's jazz basses stack up to other years, but I was surprised how much better the Shechter was (for me). I sold it down the road for a 5 stringer though.
If I could find a Jazz that played and sounded as good as my old 80's Schecter, I'd be playing a jazz now. Another huge mistake getting rid of that one...
Not your typical modern Schecter though...
I had it about three days and put it on eBay. It didn't suck, but it didn't float my boat either. Kind of bland sounding. It wasn't as much fun to play as I thought it would be.
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This Damien Elite 5 arrived the other day. I love it so much. I'm thinking about getting another one to replace this one, a Raiden Deluxe 5:
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I love the way the Deluxe sounds w/ the P pickup but the Damien is so much more comfortable hanging from a strap, probably because of the neck-dive-resistant 12th-fret upper bout. This despite the fact that the Raiden is a pound and a half lighter. Plus, it's a looker. But for variety's sake, I'm considering an Omen Extreme 5, or maybe a white set neck ATX C-5.
The Damien sounds great with the stock EMG HZ passive pickups. I did a little soldering to enable passive bypass and wired the two MM pickups in parallel. It was the right call. Passive bypass not only gives me a solid option for when the battery runs out, it's a different tone. The MM5HZ pickups sound AMAZING in parallel mode. I didn't like them very much in series, which is stock for some reason. For MM pickups, parallel gives the classic MM sound.
I suggest anyone who isn't in love with their EMG HZ pickups to try wiring them in parallel to add a little more character and sparkle. HZ pickups usually are splittable. All you have to do is go in, find where the black and white wires are soldered and taped together. Then, white goes where red currently is (hot pickup output), and black goes where green currently is (ground). Two minute mod that might just save you hundreds of dollars in replacement pickups.
This Damien Elite 5 arrived the other day. I love it so much. I'm thinking about getting another one to replace this one, a Raiden Deluxe 5:
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I love the way the Deluxe sounds w/ the P pickup but the Damien is so much more comfortable hanging from a strap, probably because of the neck-dive-resistant 12th-fret upper bout. This despite the fact that the Raiden is a pound and a half lighter. Plus, it's a looker. But for variety's sake, I'm considering an Omen Extreme 5, or maybe a white set neck ATX C-5.
The Damien sounds great with the stock EMG HZ passive pickups. I did a little soldering to enable passive bypass and wired the two MM pickups in parallel. It was the right call. Passive bypass not only gives me a solid option for when the battery runs out, it's a different tone. The MM5HZ pickups sound AMAZING in parallel mode. I didn't like them very much in series, which is stock for some reason. For MM pickups, parallel gives the classic MM sound.
I suggest anyone who isn't in love with their EMG HZ pickups to try wiring them in parallel to add a little more character and sparkle. HZ pickups usually are splittable. All you have to do is go in, find where the black and white wires are soldered and taped together. Then, white goes where red currently is (hot pickup output), and black goes where green currently is (ground). Two minute mod that might just save you hundreds of dollars in replacement pickups.
I tried out a Stiletto Custom, and liked it other than it only had a 2-band EQ - so I went with Ibby SR ... again.
Nothin is wrong with 'em...... IF it's an old-school Schecter. The early models smoke.
I played an Omen a few years ago and it played VERY fast. I can see why they're popular metal basses. It also had an upper-midrange snarl to it that was truly badass. I could use it on about 1/3 of our songs and it would kill.
The Model-T bass comes loaded with Seymour Duncan Basslines pickups, which are fat, deep and clear. Almost sound active. Good choice for P/J bass lovers and since you can dial out the bridge PU, it's also a good P-Bass.
As for the American/offshore thing, by a Carvin if you want an affordable, quality American made bass. Fender's Satin P-Bass is nice American made for around 900 bucks. It's a good deal. Other than that, be ready to pay for American. The low-end for a good American bass is around 900 bucks.
The Model-T bass comes loaded with Seymour Duncan Basslines pickups, which are fat, deep and clear. Almost sound active. Good choice for P/J bass lovers and since you can dial out the bridge PU, it's also a good P-Bass.
As for the American/offshore thing, by a Carvin if you want an affordable, quality American made bass. Fender's Satin P-Bass is nice American made for around 900 bucks. It's a good deal. Other than that, be ready to pay for American. The low-end for a good American bass is around 900 bucks.
