TheMaartian Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 I just ordered this one. Coming Wednesday. Going to restring it with the La Bella flats (760F-MUS) designed for the MIA Fender Mustang. I can live with the headstock, or, more precisely, I'm going to live with the headstock. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrumpymike Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 11 minutes ago, TheMaartian said: I just ordered this one. Coming Wednesday. Going to restring it with the La Bella flats (760F-MUS) designed for the MIA Fender Mustang. I can live with the headstock, or, more precisely, I'm going to live with the headstock. Let us know what you think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baloney Balderdash Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 (edited) I always welcome more options for short scale bass choices on the market. Though I am not personally really in the market for a vintage specked short scale P bass, even if I converted to playing almost exclusively short scales long ago and I like the tones P pickups are capable of, but when that is said I think that headstock looks awesome, would far prefer it over a traditional Fender one, which to me has always come off as a bit bulgy and clumsy looking, regardless of the fact that I really prefer 2+2 kind of headstocks in the first place. I think that headstock looks absolutely great though, but I realize that is not to much use for you since you clearly have a completely different taste in aesthetics, at least when it comes to bass headstocks, than me. To me though that there is a vast improvement over Fender's headtstock design, and as far as I am concerned it fits the rest of the bass perfectly fine as well. To each their own I guess. Edited July 11, 2020 by Baloney Balderdash 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMaartian Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 17 minutes ago, Baloney Balderdash said: I always welcome more options for short scale bass choices on the market. Though I am not personally really in the market for a vintage specked short scale P bass, even if I converted to playing almost exclusively short scales long ago and I like the tones P pickups are capable of, but when that is said I think that headstock looks awesome, would far prefer it over a traditional Fender one, which to me has always come off as a bit bulgy and clumsy looking, regardless of the fact that I really prefer 2+2 kind of headstock in the first place. I think that headstock looks absolutely great though, but I realize that is not to much use for you since you clearly have a completely different different taste in aesthetics, at least when it comes to bass headstocks, than me. To me though that there is a vast improvement over Fender's headtstock design, and as far as I am concerned it fits the rest of the bass perfectly fine as well. To each their own I guess. I didn't mean to infer that I dislike/hate the headstock. Like you, I prefer a 2x2 or 3x2 setup. That's the part I personally was referring to. I like the Banshee headstock WAY better than the one on the Mustang. That headstock looks fine on my 34" Jazz, but it overwhelms the Mustang. A bunch of peeps hate that bit of maple showing. I'll see what its really like when I finally lay hands on it. It does show off the "Banshee Bass" text nicely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 they’re bloody clever 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miles'tone Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 I like the headstock. If only it was medium scale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassApprentice Posted July 12, 2020 Author Share Posted July 12, 2020 7 hours ago, AndyTravis said: they’re bloody clever Now if that was short or medium scale I'd be in. Does look good though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 1 hour ago, BassApprentice said: Now if that was short or medium scale I'd be in. Does look good though If it was short or medium scale, I’d be out...I wish they’d gone for your option 😂😉 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassApprentice Posted July 12, 2020 Author Share Posted July 12, 2020 Putting the EMGs in it make it super versatile for replacements which is good too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 (edited) 5 minutes ago, BassApprentice said: Putting the EMGs in it make it super versatile for replacements which is good too Yeah. “Ooh lull t-birds” was my first thought. then I saw the black one and thought “ooh just like hooky!” Edited July 12, 2020 by AndyTravis 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrumpymike Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 3 hours ago, BassApprentice said: Now if that was short or medium scale I'd be in. Does look good though Me too, that's bloody gorgeous! So is the black. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrumpymike Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 I'm feeling the GAS pressure going up 😋 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrumpymike Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 19 hours ago, TheMaartian said: I just ordered this one. Coming Wednesday. Going to restring it with the La Bella flats (760F-MUS) designed for the MIA Fender Mustang. I can live with the headstock, or, more precisely, I'm going to live with the headstock. That will sound great with the La Bellas - my favourite strings. Mustang length should be right for thru-body stringing too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miles'tone Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 30 minutes ago, scrumpymike said: That will sound great with the La Bellas - my favourite strings. Mustang length should be right for thru-body stringing too. I like that it has enough frets too. Most shortys only have 19 👍 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 I think that headstock is ok. I do hate fender headstocks on short scale things, it put me off the mustang. I am not normally a fan of fender headstocks anyway but on the smaller bodies they look ridiculously large. I think the only thing worse than a fender headstock on a short scale is an ibanez Talman headstock. And in grey, the whole thing looks very good. . 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMaartian Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 Update from FedEx. Coming Thursday. Those extra 24 hours are gonna kill me! 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rasher80 Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 You'll have to post a review if you wouldn't mind please! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMaartian Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 2 minutes ago, rasher80 said: You'll have to post a review if you wouldn't mind please! I plan to. But you need to be careful what you ask for. I used to be an engineer. 🤣 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkfinger Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 On 12/07/2020 at 22:28, TheMaartian said: I plan to. But you need to be careful what you ask for. I used to be an engineer. 🤣 C'mon, the suspense is killing me! I shiver with antici.... pation 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danbowskill Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 On 12/04/2020 at 21:38, AndyTravis said: Here - 3 bass headstock alternatives currently in production by the same company they could’ve picked. and an example of how one of those designs works fine on one of their own quirky pseudo-retro designs... That bass looks fantastic black on brown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 20 minutes ago, danbowskill said: That bass looks fantastic black on brown A Tempest USA - lovely looking thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMaartian Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 7 hours ago, Sharkfinger said: C'mon, the suspense is killing me! I shiver with antici.... pation Coming. Life has gotten in the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CameronJ Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 So how is it @TheMaartian? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMaartian Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 4 hours ago, CameronJ said: So how is it @TheMaartian? Thanks for bumping this thread. I knew I had one other to update. Thoughts so far... I love this bass! It's my new daily player. String spacing is a little tighter than on an SG (1 3/8" vs 1 5/8" E to G spacing at the nut), which suits me just fine. Two of my other 3 basses were more expensive, but the Banshee has absolutely the smoothest, fastest neck. The SG neck is finished the same as the body, and is a little bit sticky. The Ibanez neck is reasonably close to the Schecter. The neck on my '63 Fender J repro feels like fly paper compared to the others. Some day, it'll get a new neck and bridge. Or sold. I restrung it straightaway with La Bella's, so I can't speak to how the stock Slinkys (45-105) play. While the bridge supports top load in addition to thru body stringing, I decided to try the 760F-MUS Deep Talkers. They're a slightly lighter gage than the 760FS-S 45-105 sets I have on the SG and Ibby. At 43-60-82-104, they're not much thinner, but they have noticeably less tension than the standard set. Should be really good for bending and vibratos, but will take be a bit of time to get used to. The 760F-MUS set is made specifically for the MIA Mustang, but fit perfectly on the Schecter. The only 'surprise' was the red silk instead of black (which I'd have preferred). If black becomes a requirement, I can always top load a set of the 760FS-S strings. And a shout-out to Schecter for using a Black Tusq XL nut on a sub-$1000 guitar! And light weight vintage tuning machines! It's proving comfortable to play, with nice contouring for the right forearm and belly. Hangs easily in playing position. Mine weighs exactly 8 lbs, easily tolerable for me. Setup. In one word...superb! Low, very playable action. Properly intonated (ever so slight adjustment needed on one string). The La Bella DTFs slotted right in. The rosewood fretboard is much darker than the other rosewood fretboards I have. Looks great with the Carbon Grey body. Control knobs are large, solid and operate smoothly. They feel like they'll hold up to regular use. Construction is excellent. I've found no finish flaws. And the 5-bolt neck feels really solid. In my opinion, this is a super value. Great playing. Great looking. Very well made. Now that I've gotten my hands on one, I am SUPER, SUPER happy that I didn't spend $1250 on an MIA Mustang. The Schecter Banshee is an outstanding bass for $700. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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