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5-string Electric Bass with Basswood Body, Maple Neck, Rosewood Fingerboard, and 2 Humbucking Pickups - Satin Black
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Hold Down the Low End with Schecter!

Schecter's ultra-playable Stiletto Stealth solidbody bass guitar gives you an amazing playing experience. From its smooth curves to its lightweight basswood body to its super-fast maple neck, the Stiletto Stealth oozes attitude and tone. You'll love the pair of Schecter Diamond Bass pickups and the active electronics; this setup lets you conjure practically any kind of bass tone you want - and plenty of it. And the satin black finish is understated, yet elegant. Rock out with the Schecter Stiletto Stealth bass today!

Killer tonewood combo balances rich sound with serious sustain

As with any bass guitar, the choice of tonewoods Schecter used has a huge impact on both the sound and feel of the Stiletto Stealth. To keep this not-insubstantial instrument light enough to play for hours yet resonant enough for metal, Schecter selected basswood for the body and maple for the neck. This combination gives the Stiletto Stealth plenty of punch, without limiting the low-end impact you can expect from this bass. Add to that a naturally conditioned rosewood fingerboard, and you've got killer sound and feel. Take it from the Sweetwater crew: the Stiletto Stealth will give you years of great performance.

Custom Schecter hardware lets this 5-string axe perform like a champ

One of the great things in general about Schecter's more affordable basses is the hardware. Unable to source an affordable 5-string bridge that still delivers the performance and stability serious guitarists demand, Schecter simply decided to create one. This Schecter S-Tek bridge gives you the stability you need plus a massive range of intonation. Also a nice surprise, the sealed and permanently lubricated 17:1 ratio tuning machines on the Schecter Stiletto Stealth let you stay in tune like a pro.

Powerful 2-band EQ lets you dial in the perfect tone

When you need a specific tone for a session, there's nothing like an active EQ. The Schecter Stiletto Stealth bass sports a powerful 2-band EQ that gives you a fat low end and snappy highs. From funk to jazz to nu-metal, the Stiletto Stealth's EQ has the tone-sculpting power you need in a bass.

Schecter Stiletto Stealth-5 Features:

  • Comfortable contoured basswood body for big tone without heavy weight
  • Maple neck and rosewood fretboard are optimized for fast bass playing
  • Satin black finish with black hardware for a cool stealth look
  • Schecter Diamond MM humbucking and Diamond P single-coil pickups deliver deep bass tones
  • Bolt-on neck uses six bolts for increased stability
  • 2-band active EQ lets you dial in your perfect tone

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Tech Specs

  • Number of Strings: 5
  • Left-/Right-handed: Right-handed
  • Body Shape: Stiletto
  • Body Material: Basswood
  • Color: Satin Black
  • Body Finish: Urethane
  • Neck Material: Maple
  • Neck Shape: Thin C
  • Radius: 16"
  • Fingerboard Material: Rosewood
  • Fingerboard Inlay: Grey Pearloid Dots
  • Number of Frets: 24 Extra Jumbo
  • Scale Length: 35"
  • Nut Width: 1.771"
  • Nut Material: Graph Tech XL Black Tusq
  • Bridge/Tailpiece: S-Tek Bridge
  • Tuners: Schecter Closed Gear
  • Neck Pickup: Schecter Diamond P style Split Single-coil
  • Bridge Pickup: Schecter Diamond SuperRock MM Humbucker
  • Controls: 1 x master volume, 1 x blend, 2-band Active EQ
  • Strings: Ernie Ball Super Long, .045-.130
  • Case/Gig Bag: Sold Separately
  • Manufacturer Part Number: 2523

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An amazing instrument for its price-point
I play mainly metal with bass patched through at least a mild overdrive, but most of the time I stack an additional distortion after the overdrive, and this bass works gorgeously in such settings! Soundwise it's very articulated and transparent, more on the modern hi-fi side. It might sound cold to someone, but it fits great with a chorus (I use TC Electronic Corona chorus) which adds a nice mellow touch to it. In general, its in-house stock P- & MM-shaped Diamond series pickups are more on the EMG side I'd say. On certain forums, I've ever read that some people prefer the sound of those pickups over that of EMG Hz or EMG40-equipped Stilettos.


Its neck is very pleasant to hold in hands - the surface of its back is super-fast and there are no sharp fret edges. Also, the fretboard is nice, very open and accessible across its whole length. Construction-wise it's made flawlessly, which surprised me a lot on the positive side - there is not a single defect in the paint job, fretwork (no dead notes, either), etc. It came in a very playable setup from the factory, all I had to do was to straighten the neck a bit and o slightly lower the string action because that's how I set up all of my basses in general.

There was one negative side (to me, at least), which I've managed to solve successfully - it had a certain neck dive when playing seated, probably due to its relatively small body, shorter lower horn, and fairly light basswood body. I've resolved that by installing the super-light Gotoh 350 Res-O-Lite tuners, and since then it became my favorite bass with perfect ergonomics. However, this might not be an issue for everyone, because I've heard the experiences of others who haven't found it top-heavy - I'm super-sensitive to that so maybe it's just my taste.

NOTICE: its bridge pieces (one per string) are made up of three separate parts: the basis which is attached to its body, the fore-and-aft-moving piece to set up the intonation, and the up-and-down-moving piece to set up the string action. Each of them has its proprietary locking screw, manipulated via the small allen key. When setting up action you need to unlock the one that controls that bridge piece, while it should be locked prior to changing strings - otherwise, it might drop and get lost somewhere hard to be found!
Music background: Self-taught bass enthusiast
A great bass
My friend bough it and sent it to me to test it, im a guitar player so not sure if my review is valid for bass players, but it came tuned half step down, well setup and sound amazing, feels fast and smooth.
Music background: Bedroom guitar player
Beat this for under a grand, I challenge anyone.
This bass really can't be beaten, especially for the price. Everything about it is exactly what I was looking for. Great sustain, great tone. Sexy black. The knobs swept low keeps them away from my hand when I'm using a pick and the neck plays like a dream. Very responsive pickups with a wide variety of tonal adjustment. I find the stock strings leaving a bit to be desired, and plan on changing them soon, simply for the sound I'm looking for, but everyone has different preferences.
Big shout out to Mike, Jeff, Zach and Wyatt for making sure I got a high quality instrument that will undoubtedly give me years of pleasure!
This came out of the box ready to play, in tune, perfect action, the works.
I've never bought a guitar online, but Sweetwater is the real deal.
Wyatt, if you're reading this, high five brother! You picked me a winner!
Music background: 25 year hobbyist amateur musician/metalhead
Wow!
I don't use a 5 much so I didn't want to spend a lot of cash.. If someone told me they spent $1200 on this bass I would say..Nice.. Wouldn't have thought twice about it.
Bass is great..sounds great..plays great looks FANTASTIC!
And as usual... The Sweetwater experience was a 10!
Looking for a 5.. This is it!
Music background: 30 yrs club bands
Nice Intro To 5-tring
I'm new to playing bass, just started about eight months ago with the Stealth 4. I wanted to make the jump to a 5 string to play some songs by some of my favorite bands. Paid for the plek setup, and it is definitely worth it. After the 24 hour climatization time, plugged it in and started playing.

As others have stated, it is head heavy. While standing the guitar will naturally rest in a position parallel to the floor. Might look into changing the machines to lighter one as one other person did or try adding some weight to my strap to offset.

Neck feels really nice, not as wide or thick as I thought it would be. After a two hour practise session my hand felt better than the same amount of time on the 4 string.

Sweetwater offered to ship the guitar to me in a GATOR case that I bought with it, it was well secured during transit. Beautiful instrument, great price point, excellent service. Ben and the setup team did a great job, kept me informed with any issues from time of my order to delivery.
Music background: Musician for 43 years