Dread Bass

I have decided to do this review as i think schecters are very underestimated basses. Features: 8 It was made around 1997 and i am the second owner. Its a neck through bass with a five piece maple and walnut neck. The body is mahogany with a very thin bubinga top. electronics wise it has 2 EMG HZ humbuckers and a three band eq with cut and boost and EMG preamp. It is finished in a honey stain. It has a 35 inch scale and the string spacing at the bridge is 16mm. I think this is a great spec for the money but i gaveit an 8 because of the HZs and the finish but more on that in a bit. Sound 8 I play mostly metal and i drop tune to ACGCFA# low to high. The sound you get is really good it would suit jazz or maybe some rock better it dosnt work great for metal as the HZs dont cut through as much as id like. Its great for slap though. Im about to upgrade to EMG DCs. The eq is really good and you can dial in lots of different and useful tones the HZs are good but lack someting. The upper register on this bass sounds great really good for chords also sounds quite good for tapping. Action, fit and Finish 7 The action is great you can dial in what ever your like i have mine pretty low and it is still buzz free. The bass is slightly neck heavy not to bad but it does take some adjusting too. Its pretty heavy but it is a 6 string. What i think really lets the bass down is the finish i dont like it and it has not been well applied makes the bass look cheap. It is a 97 tho so maybe they have fixed this. Reliability 10 I have no worry with this thing i have had it for almost 2 years and i have used it in anger a few times with no problems. The components are all pretty high quality its a solid bass and i dont see anything going wrong I have never contacted Schecter so i have no idea what there custumer support is like. Overall 8 I love this bass its really hard to find 6 string leftys i got this on ebay for £500 second hand and i use it all the time. I will be upgrading the pickups but the HZs are ok for most things. This bass is let down by the finish the bubinga top cant even be a mm thick and the finish is badly applied. Most of the other schecter models have a better finish so maybe this was a bad day. I would def recommend this bass its really very good for the price. I added a pic from schecter so you can see what im talking about. Any questions feel free to ask

"I'm never going to buy another bass" Yeah right the gas will get you in time im sure but seriously that is a great collection and its cool after so much work you have found something that works for you.

oh well thats good news. I had no idea he had a heart attack glad he is recovering tho. I will bear that in mind cool thanks

oh that sucks I love that shop. he made my friend afretless six string and it was great. that has just ruined my day

I used a dowel and its been in there for about 3 years of playing with a straps so not bad. It was quite a light bass tho.

oh no here we go again. stacedabass you might have missed them but recently there have been some very heated disscussions on number of strings so id advice you to stay away from that topic as you will open a can of worms. Nice videos tho some good playing

I have a vintage stingray copy my G/F bought it for my birthday blessher. Its not bad i like the neck and it looks cool but the truss rod is too far to one side in the neck so you cant adjust it

hello from notts. i used to live in leicester

oh p.s mine was made in 97 i think so they may have addressed the finish prob

i have a 6 string studio which i think is or was top of the line korean and i love it. I am going to upgrade the pickups, the hzs arnt bad but i play n a death metal band with the b drop tuned to a and it dosnt cut as well as i would like. Construction is great no problems and i have had it for almost 2 years. It is slightly neck heavy. on a strap it neck dives to a certain point but nothing too bad. i dont like the finish on mine (a honey stain) and it really isnt that well done the other schecters like the custom have a much better finish. overall i would def recomend. Im going to do a proper review tomorrow i think schecters are under rated here is a pic from schecter

Yeah i have names for a few. Who said if you love something enough u will name it. i think it was Steve Bailey. All of mine are ladies. My first bass is called Morag cause its a scottish name and it just suited it. My Alembic is called Jazzmine(said like the spice). my six string is called synomine (said like the spice) but that was to do with the colour. I havnt named the others yet cause they havnt whispered there name to me yet.

I like it its porn to me. how does the emgs sound? I am upgrading my hzs in my 6 string to dcs.

Just remember that wood with a finish on looks a lot different i bet that top will look amazing.

I wudnt mind if its no trouble pmd

I like it its looking cool. i loved this bass when i saw it cause t has such a cool story. but you can think of it as evolution rather than a complete change. you have stayed true to the basses origin but updated it into 2007. a very good turn out well done. keep us posted on how that preamp works.

p.s stick a message under the intro thread and tell us a bit about yourself. music tastes etc

firstly welcome to basschat it is a lot of work for what you get. . I tried this i spent over £200 getting all the tools and stuff and had an absolute blast doing it. but the bottom line is i could have got a good bass for that money. So if you are doing it simply for plesure then go for it but if you are trying to save money i wouldnt recommend it.

im so sorry to hear this. i will keep an eye at my end good luck and sorry again.

is the fingerboard profiled flat like on some double basses im a lefty and wondering if i can convert it.

thanks for explanation. I love Garrison but havnt heard much from Willis i will check him out. Its amazing how narrow minded people can get when it comes to playing bass. It always shocks me. a bass is an instrument and i want to play it to the best of my ability. so i want to make it as comfortable to play as possible, so i can get on with doing what is important and get on with playing. LIVE AND LET LIVE. I sent you a PM

i live nowhere near you but welcome welcome

Hi dood this is going to be some bass. I wanted to ask you about your ramp. i am thinking of getting one made wen i go with my upgrade to emgs on my six string. I am guessing you think its worth having but can i ask why? I find that the sweet spot for my tone is just infront of the bridge pickup and i like to play over something to help me with my speed so it makes sense for that. Also does it help with three finger tech in general i think i read you said something along those lines. any other reasons im missing for you?

welcome phil good to have you

+10 for OBBM

an update after talking to jon shuker i am thinking with going with emgs. Jon reckons they wil give me the sound im after also it means they will be easier to fit. On the refinish he says cause its a neck throu it entails a lot of work which is what i expected so i may leave it for now. But i am going to get a ramp fitted Dood do you think its worth having one?