SeriesSchecter Blackjack

Musician's Den in Evansville, IN. Less than $600. I purchased this guitar based on the upgrades over similiar priced guitars. Love the build quality. Duncan pickups and Grover tuners. Not to mention the string through body. Excellent workmanship. Cosmetics are bland and the ivory inlay needs to be changed. PURE. No word better describes this guitar. The build quality is Excellent. A PURE, cut no corners (besides built overseas) guitar. Would recommend anyone serious about guitars, regardless of style, to own at least one. I've played guitars costing three times as much with much less satisfaction. A SERIOUS GUITAR! This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com

Bound mahogany body Set maple neck Rosewood fretboard with black pearl dots/Blackjack cards inlay at 12th fret 26-1/2" scale Seymour Duncan JB (SH-4) and '59 (SH-1n) pickups Grover locking tuners TonePros locking bridge with through-body strings Grey pearl body binding Black Chrome hardware UTILIZATION Chug chug CHUGGGG! This guitar gets down in the depths like a champ! It is a very well made, mid-level set-neck 7 string axe with an extended scale, passive (!) pickups, locking tuners, TonePros locking bridge, and it strings through the body, so those features combine for a massive sound. The binding and inlays are a nice plus on the cosmetic side - they don't look cheesy, like I thought they could. The neck is a bit chunky on the depth, so it takes to larger hands a bit better than smaller, but it felt very comfortable to me. SOUNDS This guitar sounds ENORMOUS. The positive string contact with the strung-through body design, coupled with the locking hardware, makes for a ton of sustain and resonance. Mahogany provides the rich lows and mids, while maple gives it a good presence, and rosewood tampers high mids, so it isn't too twangy. The wood selection is excellent for this type of instrument. Seymour Duncan is a great choice in this - the guitar boasts 7-string versions of two of my favorite passive pickups of all time, so the guitar sounds fantastic plugged into an amp. OVERALL OPINION I like this guitar a great deal. It is obviously meant more for the metal market, yet it can hang in other genres with ease - the Duncan pickups see to that. It is a good way to get into playing an extended range instrument without breaking the bank, but also making sure not to get a hunk of junk. This guitar is a good instrument overall, and I'd recommend it for the curious guitarists that want to explore the extreme low end range.