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Review by
a visitor on 29.4.2008
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new at a friends store....550.00
always wanted the music man stingray .....this was next to it on the rack and caught my eye.....
the flamed tobacco finish it what sealed the deal
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the workmanship is good, the finish is great and i can really find every tone id ever need with it...... |
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quick fretboard, good action....pickup placement could be a little further back though for those of us that keep it busy |
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good quality...no noises deep tone |
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dead reliable-just keep a spare 9 volt in your case....
ive played over 30 gigs with this bass......
neck adjustment with every set of strings.. |
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if this thing was made in the states itnulld cost a lot more..but i cant say that it would have better workmanship.
this bass was built to pretty high standards for what it is.
all in all a faithful companion and a true bargain
after 3 years of constant use i really dont see the need for a musicman....highly recommended! |
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Review by
a visitor on 9.5.2004
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I got a great deal on this Schecter Fretless 4 string at $585, it lists @ $899.
I got the good price because I had just bought a Behringer BX1200 amp for my Spector NS-2 (what an incredible combination that turns out to be). The other reason for the great price was the fact that it was special ordered for a military guy that had to change his mind to a Rickenbacher because he was being sent over-seas before the Schecter was to arrive.
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Enough of the story of saving money by buying in quantity and zeroing in on someone elsenulls deal. Let me tell you that I love it as a fretless bass. It thumps with a punch that sounds like horns going off under water. Its sliding is as smooth as could be expected (which eliminates all of my difficulty in bends for the E and A strings). It does not have the low range that my Spector has, but that in itself fills out my part in the band with every range I desire. I could easily write another review for the Spector, but for the money this was a very nice addition to the range of playing that I get involved in: Metal, Classic Rock, and Slap bass-Jazz. If you like harmonics and depth of range without distortion, then this bass is the pick. Adding one final plus for this bass, I have to say that I like the inset ivory frets, it takes away from the guess work of playing throughout the intire double octave neck. |
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Like I said, it completes the sound that I am looking for across the board. But, I only compared it to my beloved Spector. My other bass that filled this high-end sound was my Rickenbacher 4100. As compared to this bass...my Schecter is fretless...the end. The range for both are very comparable, because the Rick does not have active pick-ups and the Scecter does. So my guess is that the Rick is a masterpiece that lacks technology in pickups. And it has frets....
The classic Fender fretless basses that I have picked up all felt fat. That aside, Fenders are generally for lower end sound (deeper) and that possition is solid with my Spector. |
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Yes, yes, yes. |
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As with any new instrument it needed adjusting. The strings went out of tune constantly for the first several hours, but I have played it hard for 2 weeks now and they are staying in tune just fine now. The main adjustment that I made was to raise the E string bridge. The bridges are all independent, so this was the only one that I found neccessary to adjust. I could have torqued the neck to achieve the raised E string, but I didnnullt think that the other strings were a problem. I did this to avoid hearing a lot of clicking when I am riding the E or buzzing when I palm slap the E. I also lowered the top part of the treble pick-up. I would rather hear a tap off the fretboard when slapping than a magnetic knock off the pick-up. |
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I kept tampering with Warwick fretless basses and just didnnullt feel as comfortable with the cost/playability ratio. I am expecting Schecter to follow Spector in regard to their starting out with incredibly nice equipment at reasonable prices and moving the high end right up there with the top names in the business, with prices to follow the trend. My spector was near $1000 when I bought it, the same one goes for around $1600 to $2000 now. I think that this bass will sell for near $1200 within 10 years, after the public comes to appreciate its qualities. |
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