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Schecter Devil Deluxe , 32" scale , "diamond" pickups / 2 band active , Basswood , but is fairly heavy for basswood , I need to throw it on a scale but for now I guess 8 3/4 lbs. give or take :D It is well done for a "cheaper Instrument" @ $375, right out of the box it had Elixir strings and was very well set up , fret work and nut are nicely done , especially in this $ range , I really dig the looks , cool inlay , that is kinda like black pearloid and a small "SG" ish body nice balance and interesting Med/short scale kinda tone . Also has a fairly fat neck ;) so here are some pics of the Devil Dlx , I just put fresh SS Rotosound med scale 90-40 ga. What have you been doing for the last hr. fretless you ask :p craptacular sound samples for your amusement :rolleyes::D recorded direct no compression , nothing , I use the sansamp in "Off" mode , the first 30 seconds is the bridge pickup , then 30 seconds of the blend knob center for Both and then the Neck , there is a slight pause between them and then I turned the sansamp on drive @ 2:00, with a drum loop and did lots of pickup blending and a Blockfish compressor plug-in

http://www.digitalfishphones.com/main.php?item=2&subItem=5 :p so in all it's raw glory and my highly skilled smash and wankery . Schecter Devil Dlx Bass m/

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:D I finished farting around with this bass , I couldn't get those strings to stay in tune 1/2 step down and I had these Pyramids and at first I thought the silk came down to far on the A string and they are Just long enough to get passed the nut ,so I used the other strings first but after the tuning issue , I cut some silk off and crossed my fingers, here is the before pic

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these tuned right up and stay there and feel great , here is another random note sound sample :D same thing , Bridge pickup Both , and Neck , but with the drum loop I used the sansamp in Off I am getting a little hollowbody ,shortscale kinda vibe I was hoping for with this now , what do you think :D;)

 

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I like that devilish shape. My Epi Ripper is similar, double-cut and nasty in black :)

 

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The Schecter sounds like it has some real variation for tone also. I hear a woody quality, which is good. Try some RotoSound Swing 66LD strings if you want some nasty sounds.

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Thanks Benjamin , glad you hear the woody qualities too , Nice Epi ;) , yeah I had those rotosound 66 on the first clip there , I liked them but they had tuning issues tuned 1/2 step down , but seemed better in standard , but I mostly play 1/2 step down , I do have another set I may try some time and they also offer a Flat in med scale I may try sometime , but for now I'm gonna leave it with the Pyramids . .... off to work up " I want you (She's so Heavy)" ;)

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He'll need my bass for that first.. or a Kramer Axe Bass :)

 

Fretless: I am surprised you had tuning issues with 1/2 step down. I wouldn't be surprised if it were down to the shorter scale. I downtune regularly, have used standard and heavy gauge Rotos. I stick to heavy gauge now, for tone (rather than tuning) reasons.

 

The RotoSound Swing 66 are Long Scale, so I wonder if the Short Scale set would be more suited.

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