Schecter 5 strings

[Brocko777]

[font:Fixedsys]Hey people,

I wanted to add another string to my arsenal and found this guy. Click on me I DARE ya! I have about $500 to play with, not alot I know but its a start. I figure if I liek it that much I will part with one of my fours to help the fundage.

I haven't found much info on the Schecter line and what I have seems descent(sp) so if anyone has any horror stories or opinions please don't keep them to yourselves!

 

Peace n Paint,

Brocko

 

p.s. I am not planning on paying the $400 for this instrument on the link [/font]

[absolutpepper]

From what I have heard Schecter offer a good quality to value for money ratio. I tried one of the 52' replica p-basses one time and I would have put it in line with a Jap Fender.

 

I have only heard good things about Schecter, however if the pickups are stock I may look to change those in the future.

 

I say, if you like it and it plays well/sounds good. Go for it!!!

[Bass-a-roni]

I pickup up a cheap Schecter 5-String Telecaster Bass (Robert DiLeo T-Bass). The stock pickups (EMG DESIGN) pickup weren't that great. I dropped Bartolini 5 String P/J pickups and routed in a Bart Preamp. Now it sings.

[JonathanD]

I have the Elite version of that bass. I have had it for about 4 years I think. I played it hard and often and the only problem I have ever had was that the pots got a little scratchy. Great bass, good fit and finish, nice sound especially for the money. thats a good buy with hard case etc. Although look on Ebay, you can probably find one for cheaper. Yep, I just looked. $249 for bass and case(current price)... but you cant play it on Ebay. I would offer him $400 and let him know about the auctions. If it plays well grab that honey suckle and make a groove baby.

Best of luck.

Jonathan

[SteveC]

I put Bartolini electronics in my Yamaha BB605. It was nice the stock, but the Bartolini made a big difference.

[Brocko777]

thanks for the input! I saw the stuff on ebay watching it like a hawk. Thats my blue book pricing guide for something like this. I am gonna try to meet him tonight try it out and see if he'll drop a little.. if not I'll tell him I am bidding on some stuff and I'll get back to 'em. Its been up for the past 2 weeks and no buyers yet so I hope he'll quiver!

 

Brocko

[yourlord]

Definitely find a schecter 5 and play it. I like schecter 4's but the 5's I've played seem to be spaced too narrowly for my liking.

[theTragicRich]

I've got two Schecter 5-stringers, an Elite 5 fretted, and a Studio 5 fretless. I love them both, to be honest. A friend of a friend had the model you're looking at, and I played it for a few mins and it seemed a pretty solid instrument.

 

EMG HZ pickups, the S-Tek bridge (the Elite's have that as well) is very nice, but you might even be able to bargain a Guitar Center down to about $450 new. I know they gave me $100 off my fretted Elite, but that could be because I had dropped $650 on the fretless the year before, and was dropping $1600 on an amp that day LOL.

 

But for $400 ($550 new), it's a decent buy.

[RhoadBlock]

I really enjoyed the Stiletto Elite-5 that I played while searching for my new bass. The Schecter was the only other one I had narrowed it down to. It sounded good, played well, and looked good too. But had I purchased it I think I would have upgraded pickups to a pair of Barts as well. It was not quite what i was looking for. My new bass (Ibanez SR905) has a pair of them and they sound incredible. But for the price of the Elite-5 ($599) you really cannot ask for much more. BTW guitar center was willing to work with that price for me. I encourage you to get to your local music store (Guitar Center carries Schecters) and play a few for yourself. As so many told me while I was on the hunt, our opinions are simply OUR own opinions. You will be able to answer your questions far better than we ever could.