Gear Review: Schecter SC-6 6-String Bass

Damn this thing has got some punch!

When I was testing out a few 6-strings in the middle price range area, I came across the Schecter SC-6. I plugged it into a Fender Rumble 200 and immediately I felt how thick and full the tone was, from the very first note.

I will admit at the writing of this post, I've only played a handful of different basses. I've played from some of the most expensive to literally the cheapest 6-string you can get (a Temu bass of the infamous brand Glarry - which was my main gigging bass for the past 2 years).

Playing it for about 20 minutes had me sold. I went home to explore some of the reviews and found out this bass model is only about 6ish months old, and did not find any real reviews or customer experiences on it. So I figured I would help anyone out who is looking into this bass.

First, the weight. The SC-6 is HEAVY. In all the right ways. It feels incredibly sturdy, and that weight adds to the sense of power you feel plucking the strings. I am 100% pluck, never pick, so take that into consideration. But I did do a few test picks at the strings and my statement holds firm. I really enjoy how much it feels like you can command this instrument.

I won't go into much detail here about the specs of the bass because you can find those way better listed and described on Guitar Center, TalkBass, etc. But I will describe how they feel. The 3-band EQ is really nice, and the tone carving is gradual and smooth. I don't feel like I have to be careful of micro adjustments because each turn of the EQ knobs has nice resistance to it. The mid EQ knob is nice and bitey without being too abrasive, and the bass knob adds nice width on the upswing, and doesn't kill tone on the down. The high EQ is a little hissy, I am finding myself not boosting that one at all. But overall I am enjoying playing with the tone knobs.

The pickup switch knob is even more fun. These pickups have great tone to them and allows for really quick adjustments between deep rolling lines and fast attack funk.

What I love most, however, is the neck. The first thing I noticed was despite the weight, it's really thin. That makes wrapping my hand around it incredibly easy, and reaching strings 2-3 frets away is a breeze. I didn't realize until after the fact that this is somewhat modeled after the Charles Berthoud signature model, but you can definitely tell why - moving up and down the fretboard is FAST. The finish is quite smooth too so I can slide my hand back and forth with ease.

My main outlet for playing bass is in a jam rock trio called Tryptic, where guitar and bass do a lot of interweaving, and I'll often play above guitar before descending back down. This C-string is stellar. It shines brightly with the color of a bass string in a way I haven't experienced yet on other 6-string basses. If you like adding melodic lines to your playing or do upper-neck chordal work, you'll love the shimmer of the higher notes.

I try not to pay attention to the noise of comment wars or keyboard warriors who instantly denounce gear or musical ideas based on a brand or other things of that nature, and I aim to just experience everything from my perspective and see if it fits and feels right for me.

The Schecter SC-6 without a doubt fits that mold. I am extremely happy with it and look forward to many upcoming years with it.

I will update this post in the next month or two with some recordings of playing with bands. In the meantime...

Good luck out there. I believe in you.