[quote name='OutToPlayJazz' post='301087' date='Oct 7 2008, 10:15 AM']Good wide string spacing, a thin neck (thumb to fingers) & a three band preamp. Nice woods too![/quote]
Surely for a thin neck you need thin/tight string spacing?
I have a "Brice" bass that I got from rondo music on ebay about 6/7 years ago. I wanted a low B to add to my band's sound, and I figured I might as well get the high C just in case. I had played one Schecter 6 string in a shop before and liked it, and being young and stupid I figured all 6 strings must be the same. Anyway, the Brice I have is a nice bass, very nice to play, good tone. I have flat on it at the moment just to try it and it feels very good. I suppose it has "wide string spacing" but I wouldn't know the exact details.
I saw another Schecter on Ebay about 2 years ago, I think they have RRP of £700ish and this one was £350 because it's a factory second. I couldn't resist! So these are my only two basses now, and I really like them both. To be honest, they both feel just as nice to play, but the schecter looks, and sounds a lot better. I'm sure the "build quality" is far better etc, but those kinds of details don't bother me.
The only other 6 string i've ever seen in stoke was a tobias, which I really didn't like. The neck was too thin and the action too low and it sounded too "barky".