The Last Bass Outpost
Gear Discussion Forums => Other Bass Brands => Topic started by: godofthunder on December 14, 2009, 07:57:23 AM
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Any one else like this ? I think it is very cool in it's simplicity Lots of Gibson influence.http://bass-guitars.musiciansfriend.com/product?sku=621132
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I like it. It's on clearance yet I don't remember seeing it in any stores.
MIK? At that list price I would think so. The several Korean Schecters I've played were all very well made, unfortunately they had active EMGs which is not my sound.
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Looks like something Chaim Witz would play. I like it.
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Looks a little like a Punisher as well (which was also Gibson 'inspired'). With the pickup in that position, it could have some Stingray going on as well.
Edit: while I was typing I see that someone else noticed the Gene flavor. ;)
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I thought the same thing ! Looks like a Punisher without the $$$$$ signs. The see through cherry is sharp ! The build quality on the new Schecter's is pretty impressive for the $ I am tempted the MM style pup puts me off a little though.
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I'd rather have any MM type pickup any day than the Punisher's EMG P/J setup.
The DV-4 is still shown on Schecter's (http://www.schecterguitars.com/) site, I can't link directly to the product page because it's in flash. It's an EMG-HZ (passive) MM type with 2-band EMG active EQ.
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Man the thing is like a EBO on steroids :o
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I like it - just don't have $350 to spare at the moment...
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I'll ditto Al... 8)/ :sad:
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I'm just look'n :sad: Very bad form to buy myself a new bass two weeks before xmas.
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Man the thing is like a EBO on steroids :o
Bet it sounds like a mahogany MM, not an EB-0.
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I've liked that bass since I first saw a picture of it. The Punisher came to mind immediatly when I saw it, and to be honest I'm suprised Gene hasn't tried to get some $$$ out of them. But then Gene isn't just about money, now is he? :rolleyes:
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I like it, its built for modding.
I bet a mudbucker on the neck would cure its clickitty-clangetty musicmanitis.
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I like it, its built for modding.
I bet a mudbucker on the neck would cure its clickitty-clangetty musicmanitis.
Neither of my MM basses are clicky or clangy in the least. Just because certain bozos crank the treble to 11 on their basses and amps and slap them silly doesn't mean the basses were designed to be used that way.
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But don't you need to do that to play funk?
It is a cool design...
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I wouldn't know. I don't do funk, period. Never listen to it, never play it.
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I wouldn't know. I don't do funk, period. Never listen to it, never play it.
Yes, refresh my memory, what was Funk?
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(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_NsXm6tlvydA/SLw9vPWrqVI/AAAAAAAAAJ0/Qc3lxzzUCxo/s320/Grand_Funk_Railroad_-_Live_Album_(1970).jpg)
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I think Stingrays get a bad rap from all the treble freaks that played them in the 80's and beyond. John Deacon didn't sound like that, and Peter Gabriel's 'So' album has some great sounding bass lines (to me anyway). And early Cheap Trick? A vintage bird with a two band Stingray preamp. Tom Petersson's secret weapon!
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MMs are used plenty in country and rock.
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(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_NsXm6tlvydA/SLw9vPWrqVI/AAAAAAAAAJ0/Qc3lxzzUCxo/s320/Grand_Funk_Railroad_-_Live_Album_(1970).jpg)
One of my favourite albums
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I like it. It's on clearance yet I don't remember seeing it in any stores.
MIK? At that list price I would think so. The several Korean Schecters I've played were all very well made, unfortunately they had active EMGs which is not my sound.
Are you sure they were Active pups Dave? Schecter seem to have a habit of putting Passive Humbucker pups in their basses but running active tone controls. I checked in the localSchecter dealership shop recently before buying mine and I couldn't find any Active pup models there at all. They were either straight passive or Passive pup/Active tone. I really like the sound of passive EMG Humbuckers's. Especially in Maghogany.
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I have to say that does look like a bargain (and a better looking Punisher).
I am very impressed with the Schecter I picked up recently.
http://bassoutpost.com/index.php?topic=2291.0
(http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t253/Freuds_cat/Schecter%20Hellraiser%204/DSC_0436.jpg)
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I think the EMG_HZ's are passive, but thru an active circuit? Anyone know for sure?
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The EMG-HZ series is passive but Schecter runs them through a separate active preamp on this bass (and others).
The MIK Schecters I played several years ago had the internally active EMGs.
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You are right Andy, the Pups on this bass are HZ's and Passive. The 9v battery is only for the onboard pre tone settings.
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I had a Spector with EMG HZs with an active circuit. I took the preamp out and wired the EMGs passive. Sounded great to me, though I think some people don't like them. If the Spector hadn't had a superfluous extra string I'd still have it.
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And early Cheap Trick? A vintage bird with a two band Stingray preamp. Tom Petersson's secret weapon!
WHAT?!?!?! :o
Ya learn something new every day. I just saw CT last week. Petersson had an awesome Waterstone 12er with all kinds of rhinestones and stuff on the top. Nice and shiny! Sounded bad ass too.
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And early Cheap Trick? A vintage bird with a two band Stingray preamp. Tom Petersson's secret weapon!
Hmm...never heard that. I'm doubtful.
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Hmm...never heard that. I'm doubtful.
I could be remembering incorrectly but I'm pretty sure that's what Kevin Borden said a few years back when we were discussing TP at the old place. I've looked to see if anyone else has ever documented it but never found much. Maybe I'll look again.
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I've got the EMG-HZs on my Epi Goth - they sound fine there, snarly and modern, but not thin or sterile. No active electronics on the Goth.
And that Schecter not only echoes The Punisher, it has it written all over. Gene Simmons will be instructing attorneys as I write. Maybe that is why they have stopped producing them ...
Uwe