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(More customer reviews)The Schecter Stiletto Custom-4 is a very playable Korean-made bass with a very fast neck, decent components, reasonably good wood, and adequate workmanship. Frankly, I bought it because of its neck...it "just felt better" than the Fender Jazz Bass I was comparing it to. This, of course, supports the point that one should demo an instrument before purchasing it because the subtle nuances of tone and feel cannot be gleaned from a Web site. Nevertheless, I'll give it a try.
The Custom-4's body is primarily mahogany. Ecological concerns about rain forest depletion notwithstanding, this is excellent tone wood. The body material works well with the EMG-HZ pickups...providing a sound that is both full and articulate. I use very thin Roto-Sound Funkmaster strings and this wood/pickup combination allows the delicate overtones to shine through the fundamentals the way they're supposed to. The laminated neck is primarily maple with a few layers of walnut. Although this neck is thin, sleek and easily fingered, it is also very stable. The proof of this is that I didn't have to tweak the truss rod much when upgrading from standard gauge strings to the premium ultralights.
I only have one gripe...instead of using a more expensive set of countersunk bolts and nuts to secure the battery compartment cover, Schecter specified plain old wood screws (albeit gold plated). Wood screws do the job, but I'm fairly certain they'll require some guitar tech attention somewhere down the line. Not a show stopper.
Bottom line: the Custom-4 is a very nice, mid-priced bass that looks as good as it sounds. Five stars.
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