Schecter Unveils The Apocalypse Bass Series
Schecter will be rolling out a new line of basses at the Winter NAMM Show called the Apocalypse Bass Series. Designed with “high-end specs and aggressive style,” the company says that the C-4 and C-5 Apocalypse basses pack a punch thanks to their pickups.
“[They are] powered by Schecter US Custom Shop Apocalypse Bass Humbucker Pickups,” Schecter explains. “These earth-shaking, high-transparency passive pickups deliver massive slabs of warm, defined low-end tone with a strong upper-midrange presence and the punch of a meteor-impact.”
The series includes the C-4, the 35-inch scale C-4 EX, and the C-5 five-string. Each is built with a swamp ash body, a carbon fiber reinforced maple/padauk neck, and an ebony fingerboard. Mother of Pearl triangles mark the 12th and 24th frets while glow-in-the-dark side dot markers help on dimly lit stages. Other features include black 1-ply binding, a Schecter custom hardtail bridge, and Grover 144 tuners. It comes in a Rusty Grey finish.
The Schecter Apocalypse Series will be debuting at the Winter NAMM Show. The C-4 Apocalypse and C-4 Apocalypse EX will have street prices of $1,149, while the C-5 Apocalypse will have a street price of $1,229.
Schecter Apocalypse Bass Series Features:
| Scale: | 34″ (863mm), EX & 5 string 35″ (889mm) |
| Construction: | Set-Neck w/Ultra Access |
| Body: | Swamp Ash |
| Binding: | Black 1-ply |
| Neck: | Maple/Padauk Multi-ply w/Carbon Fiber Reinforcement Rods |
| Fingerboard: | Ebony |
| Inlay: | Mother of Pearl Triangle at 12th & 24th Fret |
| Side Dot Markers: | Glow in the Dark |
| Frets: | 24 X-Jumbo Stainless Steel |
| Fretboard Radius: | 16″ (406mm) |
| Nut: | Graph Tech XL Black Tusq |
| Pickups: | Schecter USA Apocalypse J-Bucker |
| Controls: | Volume/Tone/3-Way Switch/3-Way Series-Split- Parallel Pickup Switches |
| Nut: | Graph Tech BlackTusq XL 42mm |
| Bridge: | Schecter Custom Hardtail w/ String Thru Body |
| Tuners: | Grover |
| Hardware: | Satin Black |
| Left-handed: | No |
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