Open Box Schecter Guitar Research Omen Elite-5 5-String Electric Bass Level 2 See-Thru Blue Burst 197881294083

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Wanna give it a 5 Star but.....

First of all, I really, really want to give this 5 Stars but......I'll get to that. I want to make a suggestion to anyone ordering a Bass, Guitar...Electric or Acoustic Online or over the phone. This can be the reason some players complain about Fret Buzz and Sharp Edges. Like everyone receiving our new "Musical Toys," we wanna tear them right open and start blowing the Roof off. Do yourself a BIG FAVOR. Let your new Axe ACCLIMATE in it's new home, at least overnight before pulling her out. You have to remember, or maybe this is a "Teachable Moment," for those who may not realize, you're dealing with a BIG PIECE OF WOOD, which regardless what preparation Manufacturers do before building and Shipping, it's gone through a TON of TEMPERATURE CHANGES before it gets to you. Yep...the Wood on the Axe, just like Wooden Floors, are STILL ALIVE!!!! It needs time to expand and contract before it reaches the Humidity and Temperatures of it's new home. Taking it from your house to Practice, Gig or down the street to your friends house is no big deal. However traveling across the country, in the back of a Truck and going in and out of the Shippers buildings AIN'T NO FUN for an Axe!! Just think, have you ever taken 1 of your Guitars outside to play and by the time....all 30 seconds it took for you to sit down, the Tuning is all out of wack and you're constantly Tuning for a while? The same applies here. Ok, now that I've completely bored yo6u to death and put you to sleep, now you can read my opinion on this beauty!!! You have to remember that Although I'm primarily a Guitarist, I am a Multi-Instrumentalist who does a lot of Composing and was doing SOME Fill-In Gigs.....for some reason, I'm really getting a few more calls for me to fill in on Bass lately, so another reason I've needed a 5 lately. I have my own Studio and write 99% of the parts, so I play Drums...but really don't consider myself a REAL DRUMMER, play Keys, Bass, among other stuff. Only reasons I don't give it 5 Stars are the PUP'S could be a good bit hotter. I definitely expected it to be more of a BEAST than my Jazz with Seymore Jazz Pickups, and the Machine Heads/Tuners, aren't the best in the world. Don't get me wrong, it stays in tune but I think the Ratio could be better because it takes some effort sometimes just to make some slight Tuning adjustments. I currently own a 4 String Fender Jazz with a Hipshot installed and until now, never really needed a 5 String. Again, for some reason, I've been doing a lot of "Fill-In Gigs and recently, I've had times that I just could've used a 5. With that said, here comes the real reason for reading this, it came out of the box virtually PERFECT....all it needed was Tuned!! I ordered this, never playing this model but very familiar with Schecters quality within the price ranges they offer. The Intonation was DEAD ON with the exception of the Low B, which is a given with most 5 String Basses, but only took an extremely small adjustment to get it as close as it will ever get, regardless of the Manufacturer, above the 12th Fret. The Frets were done EXTREMELY WELL, ZERO sharp edges along the Neck, which....and have no clue how this happened.... also was PERFECTLY ADJUSTED to my taste. Other than needing better Tuners and slightly hotter Pickups, this Bass is absolutely beautiful and plays incredibly smooth. The Satin Finish and Thin Taper "C" shaped Neck makes this a breeze to play...at least for me to play. With, I'm sure, too much written, there's a good chance that I'm going to return this beauty for an ACTIVE Bass. I really don't want to spend more money, which is well worth the price GC sells her for, me personally, just need something with a touch more GROWL with Active Output and EQ. It's going to be a Schecter.....the Radius, Long Scale, as well as the PERFECT Width at the Nut, has definitely made me a Schecter Bass Guy!! This Bass is PERFECT, depending on YOUR NEEDS, for almost any player. If you're a "Beginner" Bass Player and want to start your experience on a 5 String, I highly recommend you go into the store, put it in your hands to make sure your hands and Fingers can go completely around the Neck from, at least, the 1st through the 5th Frets. Now, that's just my opinion on beginning, if you're a Teacher and feel otherwise, please correct ANYTHING I have recommended.