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Great little bass this, just I've moved on to 4 strings again & It's time to cull the herd... Currently strung with Rotosound Black Nylon strings and thanks to the 35" scale the B is nice and tight. In fact the hardware and woods used to make this instrument are of excellent quality, although the natural satin finish is easily dented and scraped (see pic of the back for worst of it) but you can see the plastic covering is still (partially) on; this bass has gigged only lightly. The neck is flat, fast and the narrow string spacing is accessible. The pickups are EMG-HZs and also of excellently high quality, they're well rounded, punchy, clear and really complement the nylons and the vol/3eq set up lets you dial in a myriad of tones. The bag is a fender branded one that is simple but effective. So [b]£275 posted[/b] seems a good price for a bass which is worth at least twice as much just for the sheer quality Schecter squeeze into their instruments. Alternatively feel free to come & collect it from Medway, Kent. As far as trades go I'm only interested in practise combos of lower value, ideally an Orange Crush! I wrote a review for this bass a while ago in a Harmony Central styley: [i]Features: 9/10 Active EMG-HZ pickups, 35" scale to facilitate low B, sexy hardware CONSTRUCTION: 6 Bolt-On Neck BODY: Mahogany w/ Figured Maple NECK: Multi-Laminate Maple/Walnut FINGERBOARD: Rosewood FRETS: 24 Jumbo SCALE: 35" INLAYS: Offset Dots BRIDGE: S-Tek (similar but updated design to Ibanez Monorail) TUNERS: Grover HARDWARE: Satin Gold PICKUPS: 2 EMG Hz humbucking ELECTRONICS: 2-Vol w/ EMG Active 2-Band EQ FINISH: Natural Satin Flame Maple top with light brown Mahogany stained body Sound: 8/10 Perfect for what I need, which is a versatile modern tone with vintage character. I can imagine it not being 'growly' enough for a lot of folks. Action, Fit & Finish: 10/10 For an essentially 'used' bass I can see that this is where Schecter really shine. They know how to build an instrument that looks as good as it plays and sounds. It's quite svelte and the rounded edges sit nicely. That maple top... Reliability/Durability: 8/10 No issues electronically or stability wise - and this is currently my only gigging bass. I trust it. The Natural finish will 'naturally' be easily tarnished, but I plan on using this bass so that doesn't bother me one bit. It's just a bonus the thing looks so purdy. Customer Support: N/A I've never had to deal with Schecter but I hear they're a solidly reliable company. Value for money: 10/10 Easily. Overall rating (basically an average): 9/10[/i]

In light of how quick this sold I'm considering moving mine on as I'm also back with four strings. If anyone's interested please let me know and make me an offer via PM. Would be interested in trades/part-ex for a small practise amp.

Oh man... I've not seen a sunburst one before and it. is. awesome. I really can't justify the expenditure but is there anything in my sig you would be interested in trading/part exchanging with? I also have an akai headrush 2, ebs octabass (grey) and boss ce-2b all in a kinsman pedalboard case with soundlab power supply I'd happily move on...

Holy sh*t.

I can vouch that these are awesome basses for the money. Lightweight despite their mahogany body, B string is great (I have black nylons on mine and it's still nice and tight), pickups and EQ are great, hardware is great (as you would expect from schecter) and playability is great. String spacing is fairly narrow on the 5ers and the natural finish is prone to denting and scratches but overall these are [i]great[/i] and should be far more popular than they are!

To be fair the patterning does kinda look like a splat! In the nicest possible way of course

I love 'splated' maple Gorgeous grain!

That's ridiculous. In a good way, mind!!

On hold...

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I can vouch for these basses - probably the best bang for your buck going.

I'll give ya £70 and come get it next payday - I mean next Monday - if there's no further interest?

I f***ing love that. Do they do a brown/orange version??

[quote name='Kev' post='956393' date='Sep 14 2010, 07:09 PM']madness, god know how much my civil war models would be worth now if i had kept them!![/quote] But they're not made out of real tank metal! They're a piece of history in two ways

[quote name='ase_one23' post='955121' date='Sep 13 2010, 05:59 PM']goddamn, i hope this doesnt go anywhere till i get paid in 2 weeks! [/quote] You had to say it! Sorry but [b]SOLD[/b]!

This is still available! Someone's gotta want vintage supercharged whacked-out fuzz!?

[quote name='smurfitt' post='946357' date='Sep 5 2010, 04:56 PM']price drop?[/quote] No sorry this is what I paid, I'm not mega keen to offload it and it's only gonna increase in value. I'll include P&P in the £130 though if that stirs up some interested? And no thanks on the pickle pie

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