hamfist Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 (edited) SORRY WITHDRAWN. OK, I'll admit it, to start with. I'm addicted to buying basses, pimping them and then selling them on. I can't for the life of me understand why I'm selling this, but I just want to move on to new basses to tweak/alter/pimp etc etc. It's a Schecter 004, about 10 years old. It was the pre-cursor model to the Stargazer, except with slight tweaks to the build quality. Things like a different bridge and a brass nut. Pretty minimal differences really. The 004 has .... 5-bolt-on construction 34" scale Ash body Maple neck maple fingerboard Brass nut 24 Jumbo frets Block Inlays Creme binding Schecter tuners Chrome hardware w/ brass nut I have removed the Schecter electronics and replaced with An EMG 35P4 (neck) and an EMG 35DC (bridge). It will also come with a spare EMG 35P4 which gives a different flavour in the bridge position. Connections are all EMG quick connect so no soldering to do. Other additions are the rather snazzy Union Jack pickguard. The bass will also come with an identical white pickuguard, to give you a different look. The Schecter bridge has been replaced with a Matsumoku high mass cast bridge, which gave a significant increase in "punch" and attack compared to the (rather average) Schecter bridge. The neck is Jazz style , slim with a 38mm nut, and plays beautifully. Straight and with no issues. The brass nut has been set up, with the slots filed to perfection. The tuners are Schecter's own, but are decent. Also comes with a set of four hand-made ebony knobs. The controls are simply Vol,Vol,Tone at the moment. The 4th knob and pot are just a dummy lot to fill the hole. The control cavity is a good size though and one could easily fit even quite a large pre-amp in there if you fancy. I had an EMG BQC control preamp in there with plenty of room to spare at one point. My impression of the bass was that Schecter used high quality woods and general construction but saved some money on a lot of the hardware (which has of course been mainly replaced on this one). I have played a Stargazer and was severely underwhelmed. This 004, however, is a MONSTER. Great even tone, all over the neck. Clean, modern, punchy. It's a pleasure to play. I can't imagine anyone being disappointed with this one. The gloss black finish is still in really good nick. There are some light scratches around (as it is a 10 year old bass which has been played) but these are mostly on the rear and cannot be seen unless you look closely. Please be aware that it was spitting very gently during the photoshoot and any spots you see on the paintwork will actually be raindrops. Fretwork is very good, with minimal wear. Price is £235 if you collect from me in the Southampton area. Or £255 couriered within mainland UK including a good padded case. Right, pics ..... [url="http://www.ephotobay.com/share/004-front-body-a.html"][/url] [url="http://www.ephotobay.com/share/004-main.html"][/url] [url="http://www.ephotobay.com/share/004-front-body-b.html"][/url] [url="http://www.ephotobay.com/share/004-hstock-front.html"][/url] [url="http://www.ephotobay.com/share/004-hstock-rear.html"][/url] [url="http://www.ephotobay.com/share/004-neck-front.html"][/url] [url="http://www.ephotobay.com/share/004-neck-rear.html"][/url] [url="http://www.ephotobay.com/share/004-rear.html"][/url] Edited February 9, 2014 by hamfist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madshadows Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 That is a lovely looking bass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverfoxnik Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 +1 Very cool... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silentbob Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 I've always loved the look of these, sort of look like a Precisionbacker to my eyes. Are you after any trades or just a straight sale? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoiho Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 Do you have a picture with the white pickguard on? And I presume the dark/light shanve on the back of the neck is a scarf joint, not scraped back to bare wood neck, like on a double bass? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreeneKing Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 I'm liking that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamfist Posted January 30, 2014 Author Share Posted January 30, 2014 [quote name='hoiho' timestamp='1391101699' post='2353302'] Do you have a picture with the white pickguard on? And I presume the dark/light shanve on the back of the neck is a scarf joint, not scraped back to bare wood neck, like on a double bass? [/quote] Pic with white pickguard below. And, yes that bit on the back of the neck is how it came out of the factory. Is that called a scarf joint ? [url=http://www.ephotobay.com/share/004-white-pg.html][/url] [quote name='silentbob' timestamp='1391091485' post='2353141'] Are you after any trades or just a straight sale? [/quote] Not looking for trades really, but might possibly be interested in a cheap interesting bass I could do up, in part exchange. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoiho Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 Another question! Is the new bridge still through-the-body strung, or it is end-loaded? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamfist Posted January 30, 2014 Author Share Posted January 30, 2014 [quote name='hoiho' timestamp='1391109957' post='2353449'] Another question! Is the new bridge still through-the-body strung, or it is end-loaded? [/quote] Yes, you can still string-through with the replacement bridge if you want. I have to say that, with this bass, I think it feels much nicer not strung-through though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damonjames Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 That looks flippin sweet dude!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
essexbasscat Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 That's luvverly ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamfist Posted February 3, 2014 Author Share Posted February 3, 2014 THanks for all your kind comments. This beaut is still available ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jahfish Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 is this an active pre amp or not please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamfist Posted February 4, 2014 Author Share Posted February 4, 2014 [quote name='jahfish' timestamp='1391466909' post='2357591'] is this an active pre amp or not please? [/quote] The pickups are EMG active pickups, but the volume pots and tone control are all standard EMG passive ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamfist Posted February 6, 2014 Author Share Posted February 6, 2014 Hello good people. This fine bass is still available. I keep getting it out and playing it and trying to find a reason to justify keeping it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merello Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 Brilliant bass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamfist Posted February 8, 2014 Author Share Posted February 8, 2014 and up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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