Anthony DavidMay 26

I am ready to expand my bass playing. I will be keeping my Artist PB2 LH. It keeps in tune really well during practice and I have made a number of adjustments (and soldering) to keep it working.

I spent an hour with this left-handed PJ beauty.

https://www.schecterguitars.com/Stiletto-Stealth-5-LH?quantity=1&custitem_color_master_list=618

I have been waiting all year to it to come in. I spent an hour exploring the tones and trying different styles. 5 string does means more muting work. The B string makes some serious bass notes I have never made before. When I get back from OS, I will try it with my own amp for a proper comparison. The setup out-of-the-box was playable. I did point out the intonation needs work, and they will be fixing that.

I have one large fault with my Artist bass. Slapping is next to impossible. I thought it was me. The Schecter slaps hard :D

#bass #LeftHanded

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@adavid Very nice. I've got a Schecter Stiletto Elite 5 (I think? It's a hard one to nail down exactly what model it is) neckthru in a see thru cherry finish. I managed to get it with a SKB flight case for a really good deal from a music store, not sure they really realized what it was (case is worth like almost half of what I paid alone).

I've played a few other Schecter basses for short periods but only owned this one and my health issues lately have made playing a 5 string 35" scale bass more difficult, so I usually grab a much shorter & lighter 4 string Ibanez Mikro (28.6" scale).

My long time 5 string is a Vantage made in Korea by Samick from the early 90s (I got it as second owner not all that longer after it came out) and while it's definitely a bass that exceeds expectations, picking up the Schecter was a whole different level of feel and comfort.
May 26 at 3:02pmWeb