Rick Savage (Def Leppard) playing schecter?

[Brian18242]

No idea what model this is but it's definitely a schecter bass. I know he was a long term user of Washburn and Jackson basses 

[SpondonBassed]

I like how he's got his lyrics written on his arm

[Rollin Thunder]

Ive had my eye on a Schecter hellraiser, but bit too much at moment specially for a brand with low resale value. 

[MacDaddy]

29 minutes ago, SpondonBassed said:

I like how he's got his lyrics written on his arm

 

He doesn't play bass on the albums so makes sense he'd also cheat with the vocals 😜

[RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE]

Schecter do have some great basses imho . It’s true about resale value though . Dont know why .

Looking at that picture , I wouldn’t have recognised Rick Savage . Perm gone . Looks great though.

[Brian18242]

The bass is not a stock model. Looks rather nice. 

[Skybone]

It's the white Hamer Scarab bass that I always associate him playing, from the "Hysteria" era.

Edited Wednesday at 15:49 by Skybone

[LowB_FTW]

4 hours ago, Brian18242 said:

No idea what model this is but it's definitely a schecter bass. I know he was a long term user of Washburn and Jackson basses 

That's new.

I saw the bass on one of the videos that was posted from the latest Vegas residency, I never twigged that it wasn't his usual Jackson though.

 

Mark

[LowB_FTW]

Just checking the Schecter website page for listed artists and he's not on there, so this must be a very new development if he's an official user of these now and not Jackson.

 

Mark

[Brian18242]

From memory, I don't think he ever had a signature model. I think Jackson just made a one off custom for him. Looks like schecter have done the same thing. 

[AndyTravis]

He looks really well and healthy in that picture.

 

nice.

[bassbora]

6 hours ago, Skybone said:

It's the white Hamer Scarab bass that I always associate him playing, from the "Hysteria" era.

I always loved the Chaparral Hamers he used. Hamers are such cool basses.

[LowB_FTW]

2 hours ago, Brian18242 said:

From memory, I don't think he ever had a signature model. I think Jackson just made a one off custom for him. Looks like schecter have done the same thing. 

Yeah, they were just customs, many many different finishes, but as you say, no actual signature model.

 

Mark

[LowB_FTW]

Found the below  just now on Instagram, seems to be a post from the official Schecter Instagram account, from August last year, so not nearly as new a development as what I thought … 

 

https://www.instagram.com/p/DNtZoLqZHaV/

 

 

Mark

Edited yesterday at 12:53 by LowB_FTW
Added image info

[cetera]

21 hours ago, Skybone said:

It's the white Hamer Scarab bass that I always associate him playing, from the "Hysteria" era.

 

I have a white Hamer Scarab bass like his. Love it, but not practical for pub gigs or posh function events! 🤣

[Brian18242]

The bass in question looks way better than the current range of 5 string schecter basses

[Sean]

On 04/02/2026 at 14:55, Rollin Thunder said:

Ive had my eye on a Schecter hellraiser, but bit too much at moment specially for a brand with low resale value. 

Resale on them is alarming if selling one bought from new. If you're buying used they're one of the best bargains out there especially the neck through Korean ones. The quality of them is as a good as anything but the only way I'd be playing a new one is if I was on the artist roster, and I don't think that's going to happen any time soon. 

[Rollin Thunder]

3 hours ago, Sean said:

Resale on them is alarming if selling one bought from new. If you're buying used they're one of the best bargains out there especially the neck through Korean ones. The quality of them is as a good as anything but the only way I'd be playing a new one is if I was on the artist roster, and I don't think that's going to happen any time soon. 

 The Hellraiser with the ENG pick ups and ore amp us £1399 at Andertons. Knock a least couple hundred if that u’d snap it up. I can get the New Ibanez ice bass for  £980 (which tempted by)