Schecter - Do we care?

[Sean]

8 hours ago, HeadlessBassist said:

I have a secondary pupil in Wiltshire who has a very metal looking Schecter bass. I have to say it's very nice to play, but the sound is a little generic.

 

I would however, like to try one of the Charles Berthoud Signature Schecters. Not keen on the looks particularly, but it certainly sounds good in the right hands.

 

 

I like the lower cutaway for access.

[tauzero]

18 hours ago, HeadlessBassist said:

I would however, like to try one of the Charles Berthoud Signature Schecters. Not keen on the looks particularly, but it certainly sounds good in the right hands.

 

To make the most of one of those, I'd need Charles Berthoud's hands.

[NancyJohnson]

Rambling post.

 

In my youth, I seem to remember Schecter being a cheapish go-to kit guitar brand business (like Allparts or Warmoth) before going into a fully fledged guitar brand.  Cursory interest back then, but didn't really care.

 

Just took a look at their website; honestly didn't realise they did so many bass models.  Aside from a couple of more traditional offerings that I'd never consider purchasing (the J-4 or the Model-T things), there's no appeal whatsoever.  The designs look quite meh, there's not much in the way of finish options.  Some horrific headstock designs.

 

Looking at the recent Signature model basses...the Sixx, dUg, Gallop, Michael Anthony; we all know which basses these guys are famous for but their signature lines fail miserably. 

 

[prowla]

Years ago Schecter used to do a catalogue of guitar parts you could buy - enough to build a whole instrument.

It was great.

I think now it's just the name.

 

(Oops - posted at pg. 1, then read @NancyJohnson's post; as I recall they were good quality and not so cheap.)

Edited March 4 by prowla

[LeftyJ]

When I first heard of Schecter (mid 1990s) I don't think the more affordable Far East Diamond Series was around yet. I just remember me and a classmate lusting over their sexy carved top USA Custom Shop superstrats like the Hollywood Classic and Sunset Classic on the internet. It wasn't until many years later when they finally got a distributor in the Netherlands but I still don't think I've ever seen a Schecter in a Dutch store in my life. Their popularity peaked in the Nu Metal days when bands like Alien Ant Farm and Papa Roach were endorsed by them - and then we all laughed when the infamous crabwalking clip of Attack Attack!'s "Stick Stickly" came out with the whole band sporting Schecter guitars and basses 

[Russ]

4 hours ago, LeftyJ said:

... and then we all laughed when the infamous crabwalking clip of Attack Attack!'s "Stick Stickly" came out with the whole band sporting Schecter guitars and basses 

CRABCORE!

 

[Sean]

The greatest bass player of all time (no discussion) is playing a Schecter here....

 

 

Obviously ditched Lakland?

 

 

[jd56hawk]

They make some nice basses, but these days, who doesn't.

I think they get enough recognition, and I can name several other companies that get less.

Other than that, why should anyone care?

(I have to wonder the same thing every time this subject comes up, no matter the company.)

Edited March 16 by jd56hawk

[NancyJohnson]

8 hours ago, Sean said:

The greatest bass player of all time (no discussion) is playing a Schecter here....

 

 

Obviously ditched Lakland?

 

 

 

As an aside, I detest Spinal Tap as much as Schecter. 

 

It's not amusing in the slightest (come on, it never was) and this whole breaking of the fourth wall and treating them like a proper band in the real world is about as hilarious as eating soap.

 

 

[prowla]

2 hours ago, NancyJohnson said:

 

As an aside, I detest Spinal Tap as much as Schecter. 

 

It's not amusing in the slightest (come on, it never was) and this whole breaking of the fourth wall and treating them like a proper band in the real world is about as hilarious as eating soap.

 

 

Is Mr Grumpy in the house today? 🙂

[NancyJohnson]

2 minutes ago, prowla said:

Is Mr Grumpy in the house today? 🙂

 

Nope, but Mr Curmudgeonly is 😄

[NancyJohnson]

2 minutes ago, NancyJohnson said:

 

Nope, but Mr Curmudgeonly is 😄

 

To be honest, I woke up too early and grumpy pants this morning .  Then I scanned this thread.  I'm also missing the Chelsea game this afternoon as I'm going for lunch with my brother in law.  

[Cosmo Valdemar]

19 hours ago, Sean said:

The greatest bass player of all time (no discussion) is playing a Schecter here....

 

 

Obviously ditched Lakland?

 

 

Sod Lakland, bring back BC Rich!