Schecter Guitar Research

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Schecter's Hellraiser Extreme-5 electric bass guitar is a premium instrument made with top notch woods and electronics. This bass is truly a work of artistic craftsmanship.

The Hellraiser Extreme-5 has a multi-laminate maple and walnut neck. It's made from 3 pieces of maple and 2 center strips of walnut. This well balanced combination of select wood takes the bright tones of maple and adds a dark tone from the walnut strips. It's often used for Thru neck construction, giving the acoustic tone of the instrument a perfect string vibration transfer to the body. The ebony fingerboard has a snappy, crisp attack with the density of Maple, but with more brittle grains, oilier pores, and a stronger fundamental tone than Maple. It has a tremendous amount of percussive overtones in the pick attack, that mute out shortly thereafter to foster great, long sustain.

Inside the Hellraiser Extreme-5 are both single and dual-coil EMG 40TW pickups, each with its own output. The single-coil mode is a new version of the J pickup built in the CS (ceramic and steel). The dual-coil mode is the popular CS dual-coil consisting of two coils opposite one another creating a pickup similar to model 40CS. A push/pull volume pot allows you to change from the clarity of a single-coil to the fatness of a dual-coil.

Grover Bass tuners top off this bad boy. The Grover ˜MINI" is lightweight, compact and durable for modern electric basses. Gear ratio is 20:1. Housing is specially machined to achieve the precise tolerance that prevents slippage and allows fine tuning. Sealed gear box has permanent lubrication that makes the MINI friction-free for life.

Case sold separately.
Open Box Schecter Guitar Research Hellraiser Extreme-5 Electric Bass Guitar Level 2 Satin See-Thru Black 197881268169
Open Box Schecter Guitar Research Hellraiser Extreme-5 Electric Bass Guitar Level 2 Satin See-Thru Black 197881268169
Open Box Schecter Guitar Research Hellraiser Extreme-5 Electric Bass Guitar Level 2 Satin See-Thru Black 197881268169

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  • Neck-thru construction w/ultra access
  • Mahogany body w/Quilted Maple top
  • Multi-laminate maple & walnut neck
  • Ebony finger board w/ 24X jumbo frets
  • Mother of Pearl gothic cross inlays
  • Mother of Pearl multi-ply bindings
  • Grover bass tuners
  • EMG 40TW pickups
  • Vol (tap)/Vol (tap)/EMG active 18v B64 3-band EQ
  • Schecter custom string-thru body or top load bridge
  • 35" Scale
  • Black chrome hardware
  • Case sold separately

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Best Uses

  1. Jamming6
  2. Recording5
  3. Practicing4
  4. Rock Concerts4
  5. Small Venues3

Cons

  1. Fret Buzz1
  2. No Cons so Far1

Describe Yourself

  1. Experienced6
  2. Professional Musician1

Pros

  1. Good Feel7
  2. Fun To Play6
  3. Good Tone6
  4. Good Pick Up5
  5. Solid Electronics5
  • Incredible Instrument

    5

    submitteda year ago

    byDain

    fromCrown Point In

    Incredible instrument and my go-to bass. The extended range, both down and up, combined with the amazing preamp and single/double coil switch, allows this bass to cover nearly all genres, styles, and sounds despite its metal-influenced name. I cannot speak highly enough of the electronics in this bass, the best I've ever seen at this price range, and I adore the sound of the EMG 40TW pickups. On top of all this, other than some simple truss rod/saddle adjustment, this bass required 0 additional setup: nearly perfect out of the box.

  • Definitely would buy again

    5

    submitted3 years ago

    byJeramie

    fromKansas

    I bought this as I started playing a 5 string so I added to my collection with my 35 year old 4 string st blues the neck and frett board are super smooth great feel

  • Twelve Years and Still My Favorite

    5

    submitted3 years ago

    byChristopher

    fromAlexandria VA

    I bought mine in 2009. It's been thrashed in practice, played on stage, recorded, and generally thumped around on for fun. I have not felt the need to buy another bass in over 12 years. This one does everything I could ever hope for, and has been a solid investment in my music.

  • Most former ....all day long

    5

    submitted5 years ago

    byH.B Snarls

    fromfrozen north

    Sorry I cannot find ANY thing wrong -w- this bass....clearly over the years ( 40 + yrs )performing and writting this is the top bass I have owned to date. I have played just about every top bass out there...I really have. So I know the $$$ don't always dictate my choice in bass guitars, they have to be perfect or not at all.

  • Super smooth neck

    5

    submitted5 years ago

    byDusty

    fromSeattle

    Picking up this bass and putting my hands on it instantly fills me with joy. That's really all I have to say. Only con is I've only used it in single coil mode. It's too hot to go directly into my interface with dual humbucker mode.

  • Amazing sound

    5

    Verified BuyerVerified Buyer

    submitted7 years ago

    bySteve

    fromOklahoma City

    Love it. Sounds incredible.

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Have a question about this product? Our expert Gear Advisers have the answers.

  • asked byJohn

    fromMassechusets

    What are the knob configuration? Tone volume and what else

    What are the knob configuration? Tone volume and what else

    Open Reply - Gear-Support
    3 EQ pots, volume and balance.
  • asked byAlex

    fromBoston, MA

    Dear Guitar Center team!
I'm interested in Schecter Hellraiser Extreme-5 Electric Bass Guitar , so my questions are:
1.	Since the Satin crimson red burst model is backordered, what is expected time (aprox) for delivery in USA after ordering?
2.	Is there a hard case in Your store fitted to this model?

Best redards!

    Dear Guitar Center team! I'm interested in Schecter Hellraiser Extreme-5 Electric Bass Guitar , so my questions are: 1. Since the Satin crimson red burst model is backordered, what is expected time (aprox) for delivery in USA after ordering? 2. Is there a hard case in Your store fitted to this model? Best redards!

    Open Reply - Thomas
    Please give us a call for product availability 855-770-3373. A case would be available.
  • asked byKat

    fromSeattle, Wa

    How much does this bass weigh?

    How much does this bass weigh?

    Open Reply - Ronald
    11.18 lbs.