I Am Loving My Scheff 5'ver

[MARICOPAA]

This is one of my favorite five-string basses.

She plays like a dream and the Scheff lipsticks and their placement (farther apart than your standard J-Bass config) give this bass a rich deep quaility that makes her fun play...there is a deep/rich quaility to the tone.  This one bass I wish Lakland had not eliminated. "BIG RED" is a Skyline. I imagine one could order a USA Scheff?

Any other Scheff appreciators in our midst?

[Dave W]

I've never even seen one, but I like the concept of the lipstick pickups on a solidbody, and the neck pickup location. Of course if I were in the market for one, it would have to be a 4. 

[Barklessdog]

Nice bass they look great in gold too. I saw Scheff at th Raising the Bottom Concert in Chicago. He sounded amazing with great growl coming from his Scheff bass.

[sirbassalot]

I have two skylines but never heard a Scheff what kind of tone do you get with both pickups on? Can you use the bridge pickup solo? or is it  too thin.

[MARICOPAA]

Actually both pickups are useable alone...these Scheff four & five strings have a character and attitude that make them fun to play! i prefer both pickups. I'd like to get a series/parallel option installed to see how both pickups firing in series would sound. My guess (from other 'series' pickups...mostly on Jazz basses) is that it would bring the bass up yet another notch.

[Dave W]

Series boosts the output, and the increased volume may make it seem like there's more bass, but I doubt there really is. Usually it increases midrange a bit.

[PWV]

I own a "Big Red" US Scheff.  Its a 4-banger SN# 5, I added a pearloid pg... strung with TI Flats.  Gotta say, its probably the last bass to go if I have to liquidate.  This bass is way underrated imo....

[MarkusBass]

Series boosts the output, and the increased volume may make it seem like there's more bass, but I doubt there really is. Usually it increases midrange a bit.

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