Hunting for a decent 5 string bass!?

Mmm just checked it out; pretty sexy!

I currently have a fender squire bronco haha so it's a little bit of a step up. Just need something that has a bit more umph!
 
i don't have the stilleto, but i've got an '01 schecter model T that's still running damn strong these 10 years later..things a beast, but it's a 4. idk if schecter quality is still the same today, but i love it. it's made in korea i believe; it's the diamond series
 
I have a Stilleto 5 string .... that exact bass in fact.

It's decent ...... sounds good ..... neck is largish ........ electronics do the job. A little hiss IF you turn the highs on the bass all the way up but otherwise fairly quiet.

If I did more bass gigs I'd want something higher end but probably would get another Schecter because of the price. They make a neck-thru I wouldn't mind having.
But 9 out of 10 gigs I do is on sax or guitar so it's sufficient for the gigs I do.
 
Brohnis said:
Bass players I need your help.

I'm a guitartist looking for a reasonably priced 5 string bass for home recording with.
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I've been in the same market for a long time now, so I'm watching this thread with interest. I'm a fan of the more retro-sounding passive single-coil pickups like in a J-bass. I have a Rondo SX 5-string J-bass knockoff. It was about $175 and beats anything else in its price range, but that's not saying much since that low-end price range is so filled with junky thrown-together imports.

Those Schecter basses have really caught my attention over the years, but I'm a little afraid that the style of pickups they use is going to sound too modern for my tastes.
 
Tadpui, i'm pretty sure you can get some sort of 5-string in a PJ set...for example, they used to make the Model-T in a 5 string..same thing as mine, just the extra string, and it was a PJ set of pickups. they sound pretty nice


edit.....seems as if they don't make the model T in 5 string anymore like htey did in the early 2000's....they do make this killer looking 5 string P though, it's got P pickups and a soapbar:

http://schecterguitars.com/Products/Bass/Diamond-P-Custom-5.aspx

i'm a fan of schecters ripoff looking basses/guitars, i.e., the pbass, jazz bass, telecaster looking ones..not their crazy wacky designs.
 
ZoSo, I do like the looks of those Schecter basses. I especially like their j-bass style ones, although I don't see a 5-stringer in that lineup.

With those Diamond series, I have to wonder what the pickup really close to the bridge sounds like. Seems like it would be really bright.

Agreed, their "look how metal I am!" designs bug me, but their more traditional ones are very nice.
 
Tadpui said:
ZoSo, I do like the looks of those Schecter basses. I especially like their j-bass style ones, although I don't see a 5-stringer in that lineup.

With those Diamond series, I have to wonder what the pickup really close to the bridge sounds like. Seems like it would be really bright.

Agreed, their "look how metal I am!" designs bug me, but their more traditional ones are very nice.
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ummm ...... not THAT bright. I pretty much tend to keep the balance control in the middle with a slight bit more bridge than neck but occassionally I go to just the bridge. It does have more highs but they seem more concentrated in the mids and upper mids.
 
on my model T, the i've got the J pickup at the bridge, and it's not that bad....but i never ever use it by itself. i only like the sound of humbuckers down there really...i believe that's a hum in that 5-string P bass i showed you, or atleast a soapbar..i love the sound of soapbars/hums down at the bridge, give a nice funky musicman vibe for slap, a nice dirty tone.

oh and i completely agree about that "metal" look the schecters have.....i'm really only a fan of the P and Jazz basses they make. i'd love to get an american one made out in cali, but they're around 2 grand! next on my list is definitely a schecter J bass though.
 
ZoSo58LP said:
Tadpui, i'm pretty sure you can get some sort of 5-string in a PJ set...for example, they used to make the Model-T in a 5 string..same thing as mine, just the extra string, and it was a PJ set of pickups. they sound pretty nice


edit.....seems as if they don't make the model T in 5 string anymore like htey did in the early 2000's....they do make this killer looking 5 string P though, it's got P pickups and a soapbar:

Diamond P-Custom 5 - Schecter Guitar Research

i'm a fan of schecters ripoff looking basses/guitars, i.e., the pbass, jazz bass, telecaster looking ones..not their crazy wacky designs.
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Damnn that's nice.

I suppose I'm after a relatively modern tone; most of my stuff is pretty epic sounding and I like a very tight, clean, huge sound.

I guess the Schecter might be the way to go!
 
The Stilleto is hardly a wacky metal looking bass.


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I sure wouldn't mind a real 5 string P-Bass though.
 
Nah, I don't think that the Stiletto is headbangy. But some of Schecter's line is pretty silly looking.

My ideal bass would be an American Standard J-Bass 5-string, but they're up to like $1700 or more now! I can't belive how their prices have jumped up in recent years.
 
Tadpui said:
Nah, I don't think that the Stiletto is headbangy. But some of Schecter's line is pretty silly looking.

My ideal bass would be an American Standard J-Bass 5-string, but they're up to like $1700 or more now! I can't belive how their prices have jumped up in recent years.
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Save up for it, my Dolphin SN5 was 1900, Buzzard was 2800, if you want it enough, you'll get it in the end. And you'll think it's a bargain.
 
that's so much money though......the only reason i got my G&L L2000 was because i'm pretty sure the idiots at guitar center thought it was a tribute series. it's an '87 american made L2000, 3 bolt neck, leo fender signature model and it was only $650. what a damn steal. i would've never bought a brand new L2000 because they're upwards of $1300 and i simply don't have that kinda cash.....but you cut a 23 year old bass's price in half when it's immaculate and there's not a damn thing wrong with it, then hell yeah i'll buy it haha
 
I was going to say try a Wesley 5 string. I got one on ebay back in 2005 and I think it's good. It was like £119 which is cheap. Wesley has an ebay shop........but I couldn't find any 5 strings on it right now ! Maybe they're going down the pans.
 
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