SeriesSchecter C

Made in S. Korea, Schecter high rock II humbuckers, 24 fret, ebony fret board, 2 volume 1 tone pull up split for single coil sound, 3 way selector switch, 6 strings thru body, Schecters adjustable bridge, exotic star centered at 12th fret. Dots are on upper edge of fret board very distinguished none on face, neck solid thru. UTILIZATION Double cut away for ease of access to top frets, extreme cleans, awesome distortion lightweight in comparison to my Fender Stratocaster. SOUNDS I play this thru a vox tonelab le split into a fender blues junior III, and a pignose 60R studio reverb, miked into a mixing board to a PA system. When needed I loop into a Kustom Quad 100DFX. Chicken picking, chunking, phaser, compressed, country, modley, clean, great for heavy distortion all around sweet axe. OVERALL OPINION Great value for price especially with what you can get them for used today, if you can find one. I have numerous other guitars including Fender, Hagstrum, Taylor, Washburn. They each serve a purpose. Love the Schecter especially for distortion rock, playability. The ebony fret board is fast. One thing I did was put Elixer Polyweb strings .010-.046 on, the 9s did not do this guitar justice, my opinion to each their own sound. Compare this guitar to $1000 and up it is a beautiful solid guitar a wall hanger of which you don't need to pay the big dollars to get you going. Don't judge this axe by someone on you tube playing thru trashy equipment. This opinion is on a Schecter Exotic guitar bought new in 2006 it does not have C-1 on the truss rod cover it says exotic star. C1 was not on the box or paperwork.

Schecter C4 Custom Electric Bass Guitar Specifications * Construction: 6 Bolt on * Body: Mahogany * Neck: Multi Laminate Maple and Walnut * Scale: 34 inches * Fingerboard: Rosewood * Frets: 24 Jumbo * Inlays: offset dots * Binding: Aged Multi Ply * Pickups: EMG-35HZ * Electronics: Master Volume/Master Blend/EMG Active 2 band EQ * Bridge: Schecter Custom String Thru Body * Tuners: Schecter * Hardware: Black Chrome Finish: Antique Black Satin Made in Korea I originally played guitar with my gigging band back in the late 60's (long ago, in a galaxy far, far away.) I saw another band play at a club in NY and the bass player had a Gibson EB-2 hollow body bass that wowed me. I bought one the next week and switched to bass. A few years later I married and had two kids and had little time to play in a band, so I sold my prized Gibson, and gave up to keep a good marriage going. I always regretted that choice. Now, 4 decades later, wife passed away and I got the bug to play again. So here I am, and it's a whole new world of choices in instruments and how they sound, and are played on a stage, or in a studio setting. I was shopping online to compare several basses in the lower price ranges (under 400 dollars)and was thinking of getting the Peavey Millenium AC/BXP with active VFL pickups. I found the Schecter C-4 at AMS and it impressed me. At 300 dollars (list price 869.00) I thought it was a steal of a deal. Sight unseen, I took a huge leap of faith and ordered it. Three days later, I was wowed when I opened the box. <a href="https://www.americanmusical.com/Item--i-SCE-C4CUST-LIST">https://www.americanmusical.com/Item--i-SCE-C4CUST-LIST</a> Slim, fast neck,awesome satin finish, smooth frets you can even get clear notes at the 24th fret! Good factory setup. Strings are D'Addario XL regular rounds and sound good. The variable active tones are sweet and get you almost any tone you need to have for almost any style. Ease of playability is great, the tone is dark and thick, and at this price, I doubt you can find a better bass. In my opinion, it beats the 'made in China basses' by light years as far as quality goes. There is nothing to dislike about this bass. Schecter discontinued this model, hence the substantial closeout price. Finish, black chrome hardware, super smooth fingerboard, EMG HZ pickups are amazing. It isn't 'Top Heavy' like other basses I have tried. It's actually light, easy to get around the neck, and the 'string through' body has amazing sustain! Overall finish has me rating it a solid 5. If you want a bass on a budget that looks great, feels great to play, and has a kick ass tone, this could be the ONE! No bass is perfect for everyone because we all have different tastes in instruments. I took a leap of faith and am pleased with what I got. The tuners stay in tune and I play it daily, the quality is excellent for the price range, and it feels like it will last a long time. Final note, active basses eat 9 volt batteries when left plugged in. Unplug your cable when not in use and they will last months. Thanks for reading, and I hope this helps! ROCK ON! This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com

4 string Bolted neck Body: Antique Amber finish with gold volume switches. Neck: 24 frets with Vector inlays. Gold tuning pegs EMGhz pick-ups with a S Tek bridge. Currently playing with Ernie Ball custom strings. I bought this bad boy 4 years ago from Offbeat, a local shop in Lake Zurich, IL. They stocked the floor with a bunch of nice looking Schecter basses and the C-4 stood out real nicely. I managed to get it for around $500. The pick-ups are extremely responsive (EMGhz freakin' rock!). Having played Warwicks and quality Fenders, I have to say this bass is capable of keeping up. Really versatile with a variety of strings, my favorite being Blue Steel medium gauge. Great with quality effect pedals and bass amps. Slapping and popping on this guitar sound excellent, especially on the high end. Active pick-up also allows for a really smooth and dynamic low end. The nut seems like it's the only weak part on the bass. After playing on this guitar for a while, the nut has deteriorated, effecting the action. I think a simple replacement will probably fix that. The EMGhz are really sensitive and with active pick-up turned all the way up, the bass is capable of topping out lower wattage bass amps. Also, if your battery for active pick-up runs out, so does your ability to play this guitar on an amp. But besides those 3 things, this guitar was an extremely good buy! The quality of the overall bass rivals some of the higher priced guitars out there. The wood finish is really spectacular. I got the Antique Amber finish and paired with the gold tuning pegs and switches, this guitar looks sharp. The materials used for the neck and body are extremely dense and offer really robust and warm tones. The neck also came with inlay, topping off the package. Really happy to have purchased this bass. I originally started with a cheap Silvertone. When I got this guitar, I was shocked at the comfort level. I highly recommend this guitar; the price certainly makes it a worthy purchase. This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com

Bass Guitar - 16 Years Purchased from Musician's Friend to use as a backup while on stage. Ended up becoming more my primary! Excellent playability, tone and construction. Electronics are superb! Action is set up beautifully out of the box! Suprising for how little you may spend on it! Nothing. Exceptional Excellent instrument for the money. I paid about $499 for it about 3 years ago, and it has never let me down! Construction, features, and electronics are that of an instrument which is priced much higher! This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com

I got this guitar in Guitar Center, in New York. I heard great things about Schecter in general. I played it and it was amazing. I bought it for $550. Everything has made with such good quality. The neck is very fast and smooth. It has a great finish, and all the hardware is made with uncanny quality. There is no pickguard. so I have to be more careful with a pick. Everything was great. Best deal you're gonna get for $550. This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com

I recently purchased this guitar from Guitar Center in Colorado Springs for around $650.00. I needed a new, low-cost yet effective guitar for a a couple of local shows. This guitar was a decent fit. The neck-through design is wonderful, it allwos easy access to the upper frets. The mahogany back and the red flame maple top are gorgeous, its definately one of the best looking guitars that I've ever owned. The semi-hollowbody gives the guitar a very nice warm, clean sound, I recommend a 150-175 watt amp with a two-way burst. The neck is very slim, with not a lot of weight, keeping the entire guitar fairly well balanced. If you get the flame red finish, the gold hardware looks awesome! Since this guitar is the CSH-1 and not the EA/1, it doesn't include the piezo pickups on the bridge. I don't really need an acoustic sound on an electric giutar, b/c I have my acoustic-electric for that. Also, since this guitar is a hollowbody, it is a lot thicker than a solid body, and has to have the case that Schecter specially makes for it. The case costs about $60.00, and it took about two months to reach my house. Wonderful, all-around great guitar for rock and blues, please don't attempt a classical sound, it will just come out as a pippy rock sort of thing. Best guitar in its price range, a wonderful small-gig guitar, and great for just messing around with. This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com

Well I've been looking and test playing this guitar for three months and then I got a student loan (uh-oh) and went out and did something stupid like buying it at guitar center for 750 after case and acsessories. Oh man, where to start? The beautiful design catches anybodys eye and brings lots of compliments. It has a good design for easy and quick playing, carries out notes with great sustain, and screams on solos and crunches on rythym. Nothing at all. Every detail on this guitar has been payed close attention to from the designers at Schecter, it has a good solid body and is worth alot more then what i payed for it. They did an excellent job with this guitar. This guitar is definately worth the buck, but be ready because you wont ever want to play anything else after this work of art. This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com

I got this guitar at the Guitar Center in Little Rock, Arkansas, I traded in my PRS Tremonti SE and my Digitech RP300A then paid the difference. I wasn't sure what guitar I wanted, but after playing the C-1 Elite, I knew this was the axe for me. The body is what first attracted me. If a Stratocaster and Ibanez RG were to have a love child, it would look like the C-1 Elite. The entire body, neck, and headstock are bound with abalone, so it's nice and shiny. It also has a one piece neck which feels awesome. 24 jumbo frets for all the notes you'll ever need. Seymour Duncan pickups in the neck and bridge sound nice. The neck pickup gives off a nice clean sound and the bridge pickup is metal heaven. The guitar isn't all that heavy, so it's never a burden to stand for long periods of time while playing. Also, the Grover machineheads and string thru body give perfect tuning. I've had this guitar for a week and it's still perfectly tuned. I love this guitar so much, but I do have two problems with it. The body is so glossy that it picks up fingerprints very easily. I wipe it down after every session. It only has one volume and one tone knob. It's just a little annoying to have to adjust your volume when you switch pickups. Sturdy as a rock. The Grover machineheads rock, the neck is one piece so it feels like a glove to your hand and it plays ultra fast. I've been shredding on this baby without a hitch. The hardware is also excellent, the silver is still as shiny as the day I bought it, and there is ZERO crackling when I adjust the volume, tone, and pickup selector. Some people say you must play a Gibson or American Series Fender to have a great sound, this is not true. Schecter makes excellent guitars and the C-1 can hold it's own in any club or on any stage. This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com

I picked up this guitar after trying every brand and type of guitar the world has to offer i had 4000 cash in my pocket at guitar center in Burbank IL. And i took home a schecter C-1+ They don't carry one solitary brand of guitar which is esp BUT they had a KH2 esp kirk hammet sig. in stock w/ emg 81's and all... I didn't like any other guitar; Besides Thissingle guitar,so i brought it home.I Wouldnt trade it for a original black beauty, goldtop or anything i wanted this and i got it for a measly 500 bucks or so... american. The look of it would fit into a goth band,a southern rock band or a hardcore metal band beautifully with the flamed maple transparrent black cherry finish. The "duncan designed" hum pickups bring the best of many different musical worlds to the table with them. the input jack is nicely placed. the hardware is all brand name and therefore a good value for the price. i feel comfortable playing this guitar with anyone and anyone who's planning on joining a band with 8+ years solo practice of multiple variations of style needs to have a flexible unit to bring with him for pop punk, goth or hardcore metal or whatever. And it has more nice sounds on the neck where it counts. I bought the floor model cuz i tried the guitar off the floor, i liked the guitar off the floor and i didn't want another one so it has a couple scratches i wouldn't recommend that. Also, the bridge pickup volume pot is scratchy nothing irrepairable though. Set neck, I wanted neck thru but i don't see why i guess it just sounds cool. I don't miss it.The Neck is great though! It's got the extra octave fret! i love that. The whole guitar is bound. Very professional like that. the pickups wobble to the touch but don't make noise when you do or anything so i guess that's ok. I'd say try it first and check the hardware for problems like the volume knob and the pickups but you can order it if the price is right i guess. Very sweet axe, I would say it is one of the best guitars in the world but you may disagree. I mean i just think it makes me sound good so i love it but you may play differently and want a guitar that makes bad different sounds than i like. in that case well you shouldn't go with what i like anyways no matter what but i chose this guitar from every kind of guitar in the world and chose not to have emg's installed because i loved the PU's on this guitar. This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com

This surprisingly wonderful instrument is on loan to me, and actually belongs to the singer in my band. He picked it up at Guitar center for under 500$. I just recently joined his band and play mostly rock music. I came from a blues band and was using a Thinline Telecaster. Unfortunately my trusted Tele just didn't have the tone required so he tossed this guitar my way and I begrudgingly started to play around with it. Now, two months later I keep asking myself, Why didn't I discover these guitars earlier. The first thing that I noticed was it's weight and balance. It is incredibly light, which makes it very comfortable on long nights. Additionaly, it is extremely well balanced, adding to its comfort. The "Duncan Designed" pickups are awesome. Full, bright, and powerful. On my clean channel I can hit the strings softly for a nice clean tone or if I really bang them hard it gives a gritty natural overdrive. On my lead channel I can get really warm, creamy tones, just the way I like. You get a superb finish complete with binding and an inlaid rosewood neck that has 24 (yes, count them) frets. An exceptional instrument for the price of a "plain jane" Fender or Gibson. My only complaint was that the action was set too low, which gave a horrible fret buzz. But with the help of a handy, dandy screwdriver this problem was soon remedied. This instrument is extremly well built, stays in tune all the way up the neck and is very pleasing to the eye. For the price, this guitar is comparable to instruments that cost twice as much. For any musician on a budget (like there is any other kind) this is worth considering. Definetly an A+ . This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com

I aquired this bass from a local music shop that was introducing a new line of equipment and wanted to move the old stock out. I was in the market for a new sound. I own a 78 Fender Precision that I purchased new, at this time I was looking for a new sound in a not-so-traditional look with modern electronics. I live in Alaska and the price of $400 was very inviting. I stopped in the store once a week to play it on different amp/speaker combinations. Finally, the day came where I could take no more teasing and purchased the unit. First of all, it was aesthetically pleasing. The light weight was a plus, but also a concern for how it would sound. I found that sound was not a problem. The smaller size made it a joy to sling around. I liked the traditional layout of the headstock and tuning pegs. I did not like the pan control. It seems to loose volume when manipulated to the extreme forward position. I had to make a small adjustment to both the truss rod and the bridge to get a small buzz out of the G string. The problem was cured. The tuning peg posts were loose. A quick turn of the wrench cured that. Overall quality is impressive for the easy price. The finish (walnut) exposes the wood grain (basswood)without being loud. The bridge reminded me of the Badass II that I installed on my P-bass which works wonderfully. The six bolts to attach the neck is sure. The sound/sustain is good for such a light insrument. The layout of the fretboard is easy for my size of hand. The forward pickup makes a great thumb rest. I really like this instrument. The light weight along with the thick sound made it a good choice for what I was looking for. The price made it even more inviting. Good product, Schecter. This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com

I bought this guitar three months ago in a store called 'L'Isola di Wight' in Pescara (Italy). I gave back a Jackson Japan guitar, and I paid 200 $. I really like the instrument woods and the Alnico Duncan Designed humbuckers. They give a tight bottom end, and when pushed hard the guitar has a strong growl, without becoming muddy. The pickups could be splittable too (they have 4 conductors). The neck is one of the most confortables I ever tried on a 7 strings guitar. It is a bit deeper that the Ibanez and way deeper than the Jackson (I find those necks to be too thin, anyway).The body is made of ash (it resonates really well, but is a bit heavy). All in all the guitar is well balanced, either sitting or standing. What I don't like about the guitar is only a thing - the pickups could be splittable, but if you want to be able to, you should at least change the pots with some push-pull ones, or drill a pair of holes in the guitar to put a pair of selectors in it. They could think about it. The guitar has a gibson-like three way pickup selector, which limits you to three sounds. As far as the construction goes, the single parts are a decent job, but the connection between the neck and the body is a bit too large.You could easily put a credit card between the neck's lower end and the body. And the dots are not well lined with the middle string (with the middle of the neck I mean). Apart from those little flaws the instrument plays really well, and is really stable (thanks also to the fixed bridge). I think I'm going to find a set neck one soon, but I'll continue to play this one too, as I feel really confortable abot the guitar. Great value for the price, great pickups, good woods, decent workmanship. I could love this Schecter, if it only had a 5 way selector or two push-pull pots to get to the single coil sounds of the Duncan Designed pickups. This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com