Schecter Stiletto Custom 5

[craigory]

I have the studio 6 string and feel Schecter has come up with a "sleeper", meaning an underground bass that not too many people know about. I hear people talk about a "thin" sound and at first I thought the same thing but... after making some adjustments to my pre-amp and amplifier and just listening, the bass is awesome!!! I am playing through a SWR 750X with a BMAX Bass pre-amp through SWR Goliath II. I highly recommend the bass. Just study frequencies a little bit and you will LOVE IT!! Good Luck

[dfwkeys]

Very good choice...

Pros: has a natural smooth neck which makes it easy to gluide on the neck...fretting is nice and you can set it with low action without buzz...emg pickups has a nice crisp sound especially when soloing now on the 12th frett....  the natural finish is awesome...Im holding one in my pic too...I got several compliments on stage...

The bass can easily cut through the mix..oh and its really light on your shoulders

Cons: sounds a little thins too my taste...that's just my opinion and its really because of the pickups, not the bass..string spacing is a little small, but this can be a plus for smaller hands

Other then that, this bass has the same quality has an american made bass in the 1k to 2k range..I played a zon around 2k and I preferred this one over it...the sound is clean

[baggettcindy]

I just purchased a 4-string Schecter on Ebay...I am now playing it church. I turned off the amp, but the left the amp cord plugged the bass. I was told that even though there is no power, leaving the plug in can run out the battery. Is this true? If so, how?

[berbie]

It is true, Cindy, but  I don't recall why.

[phbrown]

if it is an active bass, the plug completes the circuit allowing your battery a connection to the ground

[baggettcindy]

Thank you....I will be extra careful and make sure I unplug it from the bass

[SavnBass]

That always works best.. unless you have a bass with an active/passive switch... just remember to mute your amp before you pull the cord out..

Whats happening everybody.  I currently play an Ibanez SR505 bass, but I'm thinking about getting rid of it and getting a Schecter Stiletto Custom 5.  I fooled around with one at Guitar Center and liked it, but I wanted to see if any of you own one and would recommend it.  Any pros and cons would be helpful.  Thanks.

That was my first 5 and a Schecter SS5 was my second 5er.. Since thren I have moved away from the tighter string spacing but Schecter makes great basses.. IMO.