Topic: I GOT A NEW BASS!!!!!!!!! (Read 3386 times)

stix_clgi · « **on:** August 27, 2009, 03:56:53 PM »

Okay, so it's nothing custom made, but I'm excited that I have it, and I figured I'd share. It's a Schecter Stiletto Studio-5, with the EMG-HZ pups. I got it in a trade from a fellow believer on talkbass.com. I traded my upgraded Squier Deluxe Active Jazz V for it. The two basses do very different things, and we were both looking for what each other had lol! Anyways, here's a few pics of it, it is really pretty (hopefully this works, the last time I tried to do something special in my post it didn't work, and I got a really big FAIL post from another member LOL!!):

Anybody own/ever played one?

6stringapprentice · « **Reply #1 on:** August 27, 2009, 04:14:57 PM »

One of my friends has one. I ended up playing it for a couple of songs at our state meeting because when we tried to switch out basses from the DI we almost blew the house up. (forgot to turn off the amp)

Anyways I actually liked it which was a surprise to me because most basses I've played with HZ's in them sounded kind of bland. Check out the tracks on this page http://erakasasser.com/sw.html all the bass was on a studio-5.

dhagler · « **Reply #2 on:** August 27, 2009, 08:31:57 PM »

Quote from: stix_clgi on August 27, 2009, 03:56:53 PM

Okay, so it's nothing custom made, but I'm excited that I have it, and I figured I'd share. It's a Schecter Stiletto Studio-5, with the EMG-HZ pups. I got it in a trade from a fellow believer on talkbass.com. I traded my upgraded Squier Deluxe Active Jazz V for it. The two basses do very different things, and we were both looking for what each other had lol! Anyways, here's a few pics of it, it is really pretty (hopefully this works, the last time I tried to do something special in my post it didn't work, and I got a really big FAIL post from another member LOL!!):

Anybody own/ever played one?

I have one and I absolutely love it. I agree with you that it is a decidedly different sound from the Fender/Squier line, which is why I kept my Jazz V even though I bought the Schecter.

malthumb · « **Reply #3 on:** August 27, 2009, 09:08:17 PM »

Seeing as how this has apparently become the National Bass of LGM, I had to go to Guitar Center and play one. Me like! Not enough to replace anything I already own (the sound you just heard was my wife exhaling), but it was a really nice playing and sounding bass at a VERY reasonable price. Looks darn good, too.

If I hadn't already had more 5-string basses than I really need, I might have left with one.

floaded27 · « **Reply #4 on:** August 27, 2009, 09:44:53 PM »

they're pretty decent. i have the custom 5 with an upgraded pre-amp. the biggest gripe from people are that the EMG pickups can be a bit thin sounding and the string spacing is tight (a real adjustment from a bass with similar string spacing as a fender). i put mine to the side for a while, but i decided to change the strings, and i got new life out of it.

stix_clgi · « **Reply #5 on:** August 27, 2009, 11:34:32 PM »

Quote from: malthumb on August 27, 2009, 09:08:17 PM

Seeing as how this has apparently become the National Bass of LGM, I had to go to Guitar Center and play one. Me like! Not enough to replace anything I already own (the sound you just heard was my wife exhaling), but it was a really nice playing and sounding bass at a VERY reasonable price. Looks darn good, too.

If I hadn't already had more 5-string basses than I really need, I might have left with one.

Lol, I didn't know that a lot of people on LGM had one!! I actually don't mind the string spacing, even for slapping (coming from the guy whose last two main axes were Ibby's). My Squier was/is killer, especially with the Aggie preamp, but the overall tone was something I could get with my BTB 6 string, with an upgraded Bart preamp. The Schecter provides a good counterpoint to my BTB, and I am a fan of the hi-fi type modern bass sound it provides...

Malthumb...are you the same malthumb on TalkBass.com?? If you are, this is weird. I think you traded/sold a bass to heb9_29 recently on TB, and he's the same person I traded my Squier with for the Schecter...small world!!

P.S. Can anyone teach me how to insert pictures in my posts??

God Bless

malthumb · « **Reply #6 on:** August 28, 2009, 04:51:49 AM »

Quote from: stix_clgi on August 27, 2009, 11:34:32 PM

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Malthumb...are you the same malthumb on TalkBass.com?? If you are, this is weird. I think you traded/sold a bass to heb9_29 recently on TB, and he's the same person I traded my Squier with for the Schecter...small world!!

Guilty as charged!

Quote from: stix_clgi on August 27, 2009, 11:34:32 PM

P.S. Can anyone teach me how to insert pictures in my posts??

God Bless

[ img ]URL for the picture you're trying to post [ /img ]
I put spaces in the brackets with img and /img to keep the system from thinking I was posting a picture.

The picture has to exist somewhere on the internet and have an url in order to be used. You can save pictures to the internet by subscribing to a picture hosting site (I use photobucket.com)

stix_clgi · « **Reply #7 on:** August 28, 2009, 03:19:14 PM »

Quote from: malthumb on August 28, 2009, 04:51:49 AM

Guilty as charged!

[ img ]URL for the picture you're trying to post [ /img ]
I put spaces in the brackets with img and /img to keep the system from thinking I was posting a picture.

The picture has to exist somewhere on the internet and have an url in order to be used. You can save pictures to the internet by subscribing to a picture hosting site (I use photobucket.com)

Oh, makes sense now lol! Thanks a bunch bro! So I'm going to put some pics of my bass and other random things...just cuz I know how to do it now lol!! Thanks again!

ddwilkins · « **Reply #8 on:** August 28, 2009, 03:31:34 PM »

I'm sure you're gonna love that bass. I have the Schecter Elite 5. I've modded it by adding bart pickups and the obp-3 preamp to the bass. It's night and day compared to the EMG electronics. I'm about to add series/parrellel switching just to add more tonal capabilities to the bass.

stix_clgi · « **Reply #9 on:** August 29, 2009, 01:01:29 AM »

Quote from: ddwilkins on August 28, 2009, 03:31:34 PM

I'm sure you're gonna love that bass. I have the Schecter Elite 5. I've modded it by adding bart pickups and the obp-3 preamp to the bass. It's night and day compared to the EMG electronics. I'm about to add series/parrellel switching just to add more tonal capabilities to the bass.

You know, I actually like the EMG's a lot; this is my first bass with an EMG setup. It's probably because my Squier had the exact setup you have in your Elite 5, and while I loved how it sounded, I kinda wanted something brighter while still giving me the low end. Plus, my BTB will have the exact same setup by early next week (upgrading the pre wth the OPB-3 as well). Coming through my Peavey Tour 700 and two Harkte 410's, the Studio sounds monstrous. I don't want to ramble, but even the non=-usicians at church tonight were telling me that they liked how my new bass sounds. I am completely in love right now.

Whoa, it's late, I will post pics tomorrow. Good Night!!!

Asahel · « **Reply #10 on:** August 29, 2009, 07:34:17 AM »

Congrats on your purchase! Enjoy your new instrument and may God be glorified through your playing.

DWBass · « **Reply #11 on:** August 29, 2009, 10:37:27 AM »

I've never played a Schecter but it seems lots of Gospel players love them. I've never heard anything bad about them. Congrats! And make a joyful noise (with minimal runs of course)! Sorry! I had to throw that in there!

dhagler · « **Reply #12 on:** August 29, 2009, 12:38:02 PM »

Quote from: DWBass on August 29, 2009, 10:37:27 AM

I've never played a Schecter but it seems lots of Gospel players love them. I've never heard anything bad about them. Congrats! And make a joyful noise (with minimal runs of course)! Sorry! I had to throw that in there!

I am sure I don't play my Schecter with the same "run fluency" as my LGM brothers and sisters, but I love it nonetheless.

webster808 · « **Reply #13 on:** August 29, 2009, 03:09:40 PM »

Happy for you stix...I play schecter too. its a custom diamond 5 series...That has been my first bass..I really like it. A lot of people ignore the schecters man lol...Also, I just added an MTD Kingston Z 6 string to my "collection".

stix_clgi · « **Reply #14 on:** August 30, 2009, 08:55:33 PM »

Quote from: webster808 on August 29, 2009, 03:09:40 PM

Happy for you stix...I play schecter too. its a custom diamond 5 series...That has been my first bass..I really like it. A lot of people ignore the schecters man lol...Also, I just added an MTD Kingston Z 6 string to my "collection".

Thanks webster808! How's that MTD? I've really been G.A.Sing for one lol!!

webster808 · « **Reply #15 on:** August 31, 2009, 04:24:18 PM »

Quote from: stix_clgi on August 30, 2009, 08:55:33 PM

Thanks webster808! How's that MTD? I've really been G.A.Sing for one lol!!

lol "G.A.Sing"? whats that? Unfortunately, I havent played it yet, when I bought it, I shipped it to my home address in MD, im in Indy at school...I didnt want any1 pulling a G move on my instrument lol.

dhagler · « **Reply #16 on:** August 31, 2009, 06:02:58 PM »

Quote from: webster808 on August 31, 2009, 04:24:18 PM

lol "G.A.Sing"? whats that? Unfortunately, I havent played it yet, when I bought it, I shipped it to my home address in MD, im in Indy at school...I didnt want any1 pulling a G move on my instrument lol.

G.A.S.: Gear Acquisition Syndrome, a term applied to the uncontrollable desire to purchase new basses, amps, cabs, etc., despite having more than enough of said items already.

webster808 · « **Reply #17 on:** August 31, 2009, 07:37:35 PM »

Ahhhh...wow I had it and I didnt know, thanks for the diagnosis doc.

dhagler · « **Reply #18 on:** August 31, 2009, 08:30:09 PM »

Quote from: webster808 on August 31, 2009, 07:37:35 PM

Ahhhh...wow I had it and I didnt know, thanks for the diagnosis doc.

No problem. I suffer greatly from it.

superjaay · « **Reply #19 on:** September 01, 2009, 08:30:56 AM »

Is there anything I can take for that "GAS"?

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