I've been playing Schecter basses for years. The pickups have always been that way. I guess that's their thing. I've never had an issue with the wiring. Some are concerned about it being a dust trap. I've never had that problem either. However if you are concerned you can always keep your bass in a case when it's not being used. I prefer U.S. Schecter basses but they are hard to find. Anyway nice vid & enjoy. As usual, Thank You for your time!
Funky groove to begin the video! Im so happy to see this review. Ive been considering picking up the j5 to go with my Stingray. First review that ive seen on RUclips. Perfect guy for the job! Truly appreciate the information. Wider string spacing is definitely something that im looking for, but this bass might still be the one! Much obliged brother man!
Just picked up the J4. I love it. Its the perfect companion to the Sting Ray. Extremely versatile! Great review and amazing playing! Still the only review of this bass on RUclips. I like your style my man!
Ill say it since no one has done the research. As one of the pioneers in ceramic pickup design which these are. These are modeled after thier 70s pickup design. Very hot , and punchy with great mid bump. Sweet tone knob as well.
Great sounding J bass but I love my Fender 5 J bass. I’m a fan of having the option of having a bass be active or passive. If they did that for this bass, it will definitely be my back up
I experienced a few Schecter's in the past, especially those made in Korea Raiden and Hellraiser. Well... stringthrubridge... alright: possibly a PITA to change action on a fly, due to the string angle, but a way more accentuated sustain for sure! My question is: how about the scale? Usually Schecter's perform 35" scale on 5ers while stickin' to 34" on 4ers... is that right man? Thank you in advance for your kind reply
Love your videos. Just can't get into the ads RUclips has done every minute or two. It isn't driving me to subscribe to Google's RUclips. In fact, it's turning me off of just watching any video on RUclips. You make bass seem so simple and effortless. Great teaching and explanations.
Nice 5 string, i would have liked an extra couple of mm on the nut and a parallel/series push/pull instead of the coil tap, to wirey a tone..nice pickups,the larger slugs make the sound cut through a bit clearer ,just like my Jazz Epic Custom Shop bridge pick-up...best Jazz bridge pick-up I've ever heard, Jaco would have luvved it....well made bass, Shecter make great quality guitars & bass's...would be nice in a semi metallic siver/grey with cream binding, i would cover those pickups, bare wires never mix with sweat to well....good demo bud..
What's the difficulty with disclosing your signal path from Bass to DAW? ala, what is the Cabinet/Mic/Amp or is it a direct interface into the DAW? And if it is DI then what is the set up?
Thanks for the review. That bass sounds great. But I find the exposed wires to be a concern, especially after I spilled a cup of coffee and it splashed on my Carvin. (Talk about panic) And do you know the measurement of the string spacing? (I have discovered 18mm is ideal for me.
I had ordered the 4 string version and I sent it back after 24h. The general outpout was very low, the pulled tone knob almost led to silence. I missed the pickup covers. The built quality was very good and the neck felt very comfortable. Overall, I didn't like the sound, especially not when directly compared to a cheap Squier VM 70 Jazz Bass.
@@el_principe3611 that's right and I had to turn it all the way up and what I heard then was not convincing at all. It is a beautiful, well built bass in a greenish colour but the pickups and the electronics did not make up for me.
Maybe it was set up incorrectly. Sometimes it helps if you (or a certified technician) change the height of the pickups. Changed the pickup height of my bass once and it was significantly louder
Hello Marcelo! Awesome review! To someone who's considering buying a 5string bass for some freelancer gigs, within several styles, would this bass be an option? I always see/listen other bass players talking about the active basses. I do own one active 5strig bass, but I'm not so attracted to add more items to my bag. As for items I mean batteries... I don´t know, just a bit "lost" within this search... Best regards!
I both like and don't like the sound of Schecter's passive bass pickups. They sound very punchy and clear but the top end is a bit over exaggerated. If they would have been $200 cheaper, they would probably have been the best J-bass for the price, but I rather buy a Fender Player Plus, Sadowsky Metro Express or Sandberg Electra for about the same price, or even cheaper than this is.
Hi, thx for the video, really interesting and about a very interesting instrument! Re. the open pickups, my 51 Precision Bass with the "tele" single coil has a similar naked design. Problematic when playing? Not really, unless you anchor your thumb on the coil (which I don't do)... Potentially problematic when swapping pickups or working with the screwdriver? Let's not talk about that... at least I learnt the hard way how to gently unwrap a turn of wire from the coil and solder it back in the eyelid, lol! Anyway, the length of naked wire is notably shorter here. Does it have "quarter pound" sized poles? They look wider. Anyway, that's a nice instrument and I'm about to get some more info thx to the video. Never played a Schecter but I guess Rob Deleo can't be too wrong! And I wish my Fender reissues had the spoke wheel at the neck every time I have to work with the truss rod.
So are these pickups considered to be humbuckers then? I’m in the market for a bass. I’m not a bassist, but I need one for recording. Any info would help!
Hey what’s up Mr. Marcello? I am a very big fan of your work and all your videos I love when you do the finger style chord stuff, simply amazing. I was wondering if you could help me. I am still on the fence as to whether I want to primarily play with finger or to use a pic. Actually in a perfect world I would love to use a pic but sound like I’m playing with my fingers. I know there are a lot of different styles of pics, like metal ones or wooden ones or felt ones, hybrids of felt/plastic type pics. I’ve tried several different ones but I Haven’t really found one that I like or better yet one that doesn’t have that plasticky clicky sound to it. the only one that I’ve found so far is a brown colored 3 point one that’s made by Dunlop. I was wondering if you could help me. I was hoping maybe you can make a video trying to find that pic that sounds as close as possible to finger style playing. Or maybe you have already found this pic that sounds like Fingerstyle playing maybe you can give me a little bit of advice or insight as to which way I should go.
This bass looks amazing, and sounds good, but truthfully, for $900.00, I was expecting it to sound better. I agree with other commentators that the pickups will probably collect dust and dirt in them. I'd swap the pickups out for a Dimarzio 5 string J set.
You can have it in any colour you like, as long as it's black. The J4 is only available in green with a maple neck. Both are made in Indonesia. I guess these are the budget models similar to Fender's Squire range (?). The J5 certainly looks and sounds good. Just needs pickup covers lol.
Just because it's made in Indonesia doesn't mean it's cheap. I think it goes for 750-800 dollars. I don't get why people keep thinking instruments made in the east can't be quality and are always marketed towards people on a budget. This bass has stainless steel frets and and neck heel spokewheel adjustment rod. Both are high end specs but because it's made in Indonesia, think of it as a high end instrument on a budget. The pickups are USA made so this thing isn't cheaply made. Even some squiers are considered to be on par with the cheaper American made instruments
Tangalang22 Did my post say anything about the quality of these models ? I merely said they appeared to be budget models because they are made in Indonesia.... where lower labour costs result in lower retail prices. They may well be good quality instruments, as indeed are the Squire models.
I would have expected pickup covers, too and I have kept thinkingabout since I saw it first. I mean, they put covers on most their other models. I am pretty sure the exposure to dust/liquids etc is gonna be a big problem. Also unpleasing in an optical way, on a bass like this, closed pickup covers would be a no-brainer for me.
@@jumpingman8160 I'm with you a 100 percent. Put a c string for solos. We bass players need 2 get out of the box of restricting our talent to a lifeless b string.
Am I the only one who cringes a little at over 4 string basses or over 6 string guitars? I guess I’m just a traditionalist in that sense. Nice bass though and great review!👍
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That opening bass line is probably the sexiest, funkiest bass line I ever heard in recent memory. Hat's off to you sir.
Thank you!
This is how you demo the bass! Well done sir!
I like how you always throw in an awesome little arrangement of a song you wouldn't think would sound great on a bass.
I've been playing Schecter basses for years. The pickups have always been that way. I guess that's their thing. I've never had an issue with the wiring. Some are concerned about it being a dust trap. I've never had that problem either. However if you are concerned you can always keep your bass in a case when it's not being used. I prefer U.S. Schecter basses but they are hard to find. Anyway nice vid & enjoy. As usual, Thank You for your time!
Funky groove to begin the video! Im so happy to see this review. Ive been considering picking up the j5 to go with my Stingray. First review that ive seen on RUclips. Perfect guy for the job! Truly appreciate the information. Wider string spacing is definitely something that im looking for, but this bass might still be the one! Much obliged brother man!
Its always so hard to shy away from schecter. Every time I try to branch out and look at some other brands, they release something like this!
I have a schecter diamond P I bought in 2007 I will never part with it.
I like the deep tone way more than a Fender jazz. Sounds great.
Just bought the J5. taking it on tour this summer. It plays and sounds incredible
Good work. i've always felt like schecters were very well made and easy to play and reasonably priced.
Just picked up the J4. I love it. Its the perfect companion to the Sting Ray. Extremely versatile! Great review and amazing playing! Still the only review of this bass on RUclips. I like your style my man!
T.J. Meechan I was wondering what your thoughts were for using this bass for rock?
What is the weight?
I have a StingRay as my main axe and I've been looking for a J Bass platform for my secondary, you'd recommend this one?
@@Liam-rn1qb i would.
@@t.j.meechan682 cool. There's one on sale at my local guitar center for 600, looks like I'm gonna go drop more money than I should
I feel like those pickups will be a dust trap!
Compressed air, no problem
I bought some covers off of amazon and had to drill the holes a little bigger. But worked fine!
I would wire the push-pull backwards, to use it kinda like solo boost. Great review !
Ill say it since no one has done the research. As one of the pioneers in ceramic pickup design which these are. These are modeled after thier 70s pickup design. Very hot , and punchy with great mid bump. Sweet tone knob as well.
I don't get why it's missing pickup covers
It's the look of their 70s pickups..
My only questions are how does the B string sound, and why would you choose this over a fender? How does it compare with price and sound?
Hella sleek bass. I'd like to see an updated model T from them
I want the diamond p to come back
Great sounding J bass but I love my Fender 5 J bass. I’m a fan of having the option of having a bass be active or passive. If they did that for this bass, it will definitely be my back up
That bass sounds great! I still prefer that Stingray special, but for a J bass, I'd definitely check one out.
Good review, but I had liked to hear more of the B-string and how it lines up with the upper strings.
Sound waves vibrating through Wood will alter the tones and waveforms, so yes through the body improves the tone.
Somehow it's looking more gorgeous than the Fender ones
I experienced a few Schecter's in the past, especially those made in Korea Raiden and Hellraiser. Well... stringthrubridge... alright: possibly a PITA to change action on a fly, due to the string angle, but a way more accentuated sustain for sure! My question is: how about the scale? Usually Schecter's perform 35" scale on 5ers while stickin' to 34" on 4ers... is that right man? Thank you in advance for your kind reply
that's PB50 style pickups , that's why there are no cover and we can see the wiring. No issue on a PB50 so i don't see it being a problem here ...
Love your videos. Just can't get into the ads RUclips has done every minute or two. It isn't driving me to subscribe to Google's RUclips. In fact, it's turning me off of just watching any video on RUclips. You make bass seem so simple and effortless. Great teaching and explanations.
My 2002 Fender Jazz Roscoe Beck V kills 'em all.
HOW WOULD YOU COMPARE THE SCHECTER J4 OR J5 WITH A FENDER AERODYNE BASS?
The bass looks mean, sounds slick & you do great work!! 👍
Nice 5 string, i would have liked an extra couple of mm on the nut and a parallel/series push/pull instead of the coil tap, to wirey a tone..nice pickups,the larger slugs make the sound cut through a bit clearer ,just like my Jazz Epic Custom Shop bridge pick-up...best Jazz bridge pick-up I've ever heard, Jaco would have luvved it....well made bass, Shecter make great quality guitars & bass's...would be nice in a semi metallic siver/grey with cream binding, i would cover those pickups, bare wires never mix with sweat to well....good demo bud..
Would you rather choose this base or the Ibanez SRMS805 multiscale fanned frets 5 st? Hope you answer Thank you
What's the difficulty with disclosing your signal path from Bass to DAW? ala, what is the Cabinet/Mic/Amp or is it a direct interface into the DAW? And if it is DI then what is the set up?
Thanks for the review. That bass sounds great. But I find the exposed wires to be a concern, especially after I spilled a cup of coffee and it splashed on my Carvin. (Talk about panic) And do you know the measurement of the string spacing? (I have discovered 18mm is ideal for me.
I had ordered the 4 string version and I sent it back after 24h. The general outpout was very low, the pulled tone knob almost led to silence. I missed the pickup covers. The built quality was very good and the neck felt very comfortable. Overall, I didn't like the sound, especially not when directly compared to a cheap Squier VM 70 Jazz Bass.
I just got an old classic vibe Jazz bass, put nickel strings on it, this is such a great sounding bass!
Your amp has a volume knob
@@el_principe3611 that's right and I had to turn it all the way up and what I heard then was not convincing at all. It is a beautiful, well built bass in a greenish colour but the pickups and the electronics did not make up for me.
@@martingesser3846 the pickups may have been lemons
Maybe it was set up incorrectly. Sometimes it helps if you (or a certified technician) change the height of the pickups. Changed the pickup height of my bass once and it was significantly louder
You've got great style and chops
Hello Marcelo! Awesome review! To someone who's considering buying a 5string bass for some freelancer gigs, within several styles, would this bass be an option? I always see/listen other bass players talking about the active basses. I do own one active 5strig bass, but I'm not so attracted to add more items to my bag. As for items I mean batteries... I don´t know, just a bit "lost" within this search... Best regards!
Used to have a shecter 7 string guitar that guitar got traded never could get low enough action. I did get the cheapest one
Awesome review!! I also liked the part where you covered tears in heaven! Good job
I both like and don't like the sound of Schecter's passive bass pickups. They sound very punchy and clear but the top end is a bit over exaggerated. If they would have been $200 cheaper, they would probably have been the best J-bass for the price, but I rather buy a Fender Player Plus, Sadowsky Metro Express or Sandberg Electra for about the same price, or even cheaper than this is.
How do you feel about this vs the Schecter diamond J5 (I saw your video on it)
6:16 push pull pot in
7:17 push pull pot out
great review, but what is the weight of the bass ?
Great review bro! 🤘
It sounds great because of your hands! There's no way that bass would sound that good in mine! T.T
Trevor Lee he's badass..most of us bass players wish we could play like that...what's his secret? Work work work.
Marcelo, how do you compare this with Fender Jazz bass? Which is suitable for small hands and which is lighter?
Hi, thx for the video, really interesting and about a very interesting instrument! Re. the open pickups, my 51 Precision Bass with the "tele" single coil has a similar naked design. Problematic when playing? Not really, unless you anchor your thumb on the coil (which I don't do)... Potentially problematic when swapping pickups or working with the screwdriver? Let's not talk about that... at least I learnt the hard way how to gently unwrap a turn of wire from the coil and solder it back in the eyelid, lol! Anyway, the length of naked wire is notably shorter here. Does it have "quarter pound" sized poles? They look wider.
Anyway, that's a nice instrument and I'm about to get some more info thx to the video. Never played a Schecter but I guess Rob Deleo can't be too wrong! And I wish my Fender reissues had the spoke wheel at the neck every time I have to work with the truss rod.
Great review, thank you. Can u possibly review Kiesel-Carvin guitars? They have classic JB and more. Thank u.
This review might have me buying the J4 Sixx…
Can you please review the new 2020 P-4 & P-5??
Now. That is a bass player.
Thank you Marcelo, you do very good reviens and a good player too. Schecter de have some j bass are they all similar or very close
Great review....Have u ever tried sire basses? Would love to see your opinion on there jazz basses and what not.
Never tried one...
Not a review but I have a Sire V7 ash and it's fantastic.
04:311 a booster pedal........ to compensate or boost your signal......
Nice playing my man
Awesome video bro, keep it up 😍👌🤘
I wonder why there's no pickup covers. I cant find that answer anywhere.
Amazing video!
Great review
So are these pickups considered to be humbuckers then? I’m in the market for a bass. I’m not a bassist, but I need one for recording. Any info would help!
Isaiah Thomas they’re single coil. when it’s not tapped they’re in series, and when it’s tapped they’re in parallel.
So how is parallel different than single? Really the thing I’m concerned about is any hum with the single coil.
There is some schecter j bass are they all the same
what amp did you play this demo through?
Hey what’s up Mr. Marcello? I am a very big fan of your work and all your videos I love when you do the finger style chord stuff, simply amazing. I was wondering if you could help me. I am still on the fence as to whether I want to primarily play with finger or to use a pic. Actually in a perfect world I would love to use a pic but sound like I’m playing with my fingers. I know there are a lot of different styles of pics, like metal ones or wooden ones or felt ones, hybrids of felt/plastic type pics. I’ve tried several different ones but I Haven’t really found one that I like or better yet one that doesn’t have that plasticky clicky sound to it. the only one that I’ve found so far is a brown colored 3 point one that’s made by Dunlop. I was wondering if you could help me. I was hoping maybe you can make a video trying to find that pic that sounds as close as possible to finger style playing. Or maybe you have already found this pic that sounds like Fingerstyle playing maybe you can give me a little bit of advice or insight as to which way I should go.
There is no pick that sounds like fingers, wanna play with a pick use a pick, wanna play with fingers use your fingers, not much harder than that...
Awesome Sir! 👍🙏🙏🙏
How much is the J4 and the J5?
How about comparing it with fender jazz bass!?
welp, after 6 months of trying basses, this is the one, 4 string though, for me
This bass looks amazing, and sounds good, but truthfully, for $900.00, I was expecting it to sound better. I agree with other commentators that the pickups will probably collect dust and dirt in them. I'd swap the pickups out for a Dimarzio 5 string J set.
Can the 5 string be tuned Low E to high B?
You can have it in any colour you like, as long as it's black. The J4 is only available in green with a maple neck. Both are made in Indonesia. I guess these are the budget models similar to Fender's Squire range (?).
The J5 certainly looks and sounds good. Just needs pickup covers lol.
Just because it's made in Indonesia doesn't mean it's cheap. I think it goes for 750-800 dollars. I don't get why people keep thinking instruments made in the east can't be quality and are always marketed towards people on a budget. This bass has stainless steel frets and and neck heel spokewheel adjustment rod. Both are high end specs but because it's made in Indonesia, think of it as a high end instrument on a budget. The pickups are USA made so this thing isn't cheaply made. Even some squiers are considered to be on par with the cheaper American made instruments
Tangalang22 Did my post say anything about the quality of these models ? I merely said they appeared to be budget models because they are made in Indonesia.... where lower labour costs result in lower retail prices. They may well be good quality instruments, as indeed are the Squire models.
@@MrWhitey222 I wouldn't consider them budget models. But I'm tired of people who always underrate imported instruments. Sorry for assuming
cool bass Marc
The pickups being exposed seems like a throwback to the original P basses.
Sound awesome
The bass looks very big?
makes the guy look small
what is the string spacing? tnx.
Você tem algum curso em portuguê?
Why no pickup cover ?
this bass is soooo awesome!! too bad I can't afford it! *cries*
Meu irmão..até um tonante na sua mão ficaria top..
- Cool bass) cool sound)
I would have expected pickup covers, too and I have kept thinkingabout since I saw it first. I mean, they put covers on most their other models. I am pretty sure the exposure to dust/liquids etc is gonna be a big problem. Also unpleasing in an optical way, on a bass like this, closed pickup covers would be a no-brainer for me.
I have their P5 same, covers are the same way, not even remotely a problem.
Lol that clap back is hilarious
Uuuhhhhh....... tabs for that intro tune please?😁😎
what the heck is it with the pickup instal? lol!!
Who would dislike this video?
es exelente me gustaría 😊
Love it when you play Tears in Heaven
Tone seems really thin to me.
It's not the basssss...it's the soulllllll...😁
Dayum. Will be frustrating to clean those extra open spaces of the pickups
A can of compressed air
Subdivide, baby!
Aren’t you bizarro Jerrys neighbour?
Top !!
This must be ment to be a metal bass. Let's hear some metal.( edit: I spoke too soon, there is pick bass towards the end)
I hope they didn’t ruin the Cure again
Bit too dark sounding
It's a bass
Looks bad and sounds bad to me, but I can see a metal head enjoying this
Get Rid of the low B string and put on a high C string. Make it EADGC. Great for Chords. Screw the muddy B string.
No
@@jumpingman8160 I'm with you a 100 percent. Put a c string for solos. We bass players need 2 get out of the box of restricting our talent to a lifeless b string.
Yeah that B string sounds terrible.. no one but you seemed to mention it
At 35' i can testify that this b string is anything but muddy
@@Trey-jl9ruhow is the b string on this bass?
minute 14:20 made me suscriptor... /,,/ /,,/ /,,/
Pickups need housings. Dumb move there. My
Schecter California Jazz is superior
In my opinion.
"an incredible bass for the price!" £899. I think they say this stuff about cheaper basses....
899 is not bad
ba-zou-KA considering it’s original price, but a poor boi like me cant afford that.
Am I the only one who cringes a little at over 4 string basses or over 6 string guitars? I guess I’m just a traditionalist in that sense. Nice bass though and great review!👍