Schecter
C-5 GT
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A mahogany-body 5-string bass with a 3-piece maple neck, ebony fingerboard, and active EMG pickups suited to heavy, low-tuned styles.
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MetalHard RockProgressive Metal
Score
estimated from specs & owner reviews71
Overall / 100
Playability
81
Sound
68
Build
65
Value
71
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Specifications
Suggest an edit| Brand | Schecter |
|---|---|
| Type | Bass |
| Body wood | Mahogany |
| Neck wood | Maple 3-pc |
| Fretboard | Ebony |
| Strings | 5 |
| Frets | 24 |
| Scale length | 35" |
| Pickups | EMG 40P5 / EMG 40DC |
| Battery Compartment | 9-volt Clip-in Battery Compartment |
| Binding | Black 1-ply |
| Bridge | Schecter Custom Bass Bridge String Thru |
| Bridge pickup | EMG 40DC |
| Case | 1670 SGR-6B C-Shape Bass Hardcase |
| Construction | Set-Neck w/Ultra Access |
| Controls | Volume/Blend/2-Band EMG EQ |
| Dexterity | Right Handed |
| Fretboard inlay | Offset/Reverse Roman Numerals |
| Fretboard radius | 16" |
| Guitar Colors | Satin Trans Red with Black Racing Stripe Decal |
| Hardware | Black |
| Knobs | Metal Knurled w/ Set Screw |
| Neck pickup | EMG 40P5 |
| Neck profile | Thin "C" |
| Nut | Graph Tech XL Black Tusq |
| Nut width | 1.771 |
| Thickness | 1st Fret 0.787" - 12th Fret 0.866" |
| Top Contour | Full Radius Arch Top |
| Top Material | Flamed Maple |
| Truss rod | 2-Way Adjustable Rod w/ Heel Access Spoke Wheel |
| Tuners | Schecter |
