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STC-Shaped Guitar from Schecter belonging to the Hellraiser series

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  • philtoxphiltox

    Schecter Hellraiser C-1Published on 02/20/06 at 05:04
    (This content has been automatically translated from French)
    Guitar "made in korea" RULES of the United States trs good finish.
    The strings through the body with a good sustain trs reinforced by micro EMG 81 and 85
    Two volumes, a Tomali slecteur three positions.
    Note that my Schecter n'tait not come with a house!

    UTILIZATION

    Channel enjoyable (this is only my opinion) flat end for my hands.
    CHAC in acute is facilitated by the handle al enjoyable eye and your left hand.
    The guitar is lgre, small and well balance. Its shape recalls some Ibanez with a trs beautiful finish, mine is one of the photo in black, you lose the bending, damage ...

    SOUNDS

    To play rock, hard rock, it is excellent aid for the microphones, for me it'…
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    Guitar "made in korea" RULES of the United States trs good finish.
    The strings through the body with a good sustain trs reinforced by micro EMG 81 and 85
    Two volumes, a Tomali slecteur three positions.
    Note that my Schecter n'tait not come with a house!

    UTILIZATION

    Channel enjoyable (this is only my opinion) flat end for my hands.
    CHAC in acute is facilitated by the handle al enjoyable eye and your left hand.
    The guitar is lgre, small and well balance. Its shape recalls some Ibanez with a trs beautiful finish, mine is one of the photo in black, you lose the bending, damage ...

    SOUNDS

    To play rock, hard rock, it is excellent aid for the microphones, for me it's fine.
    I play Fender amp and champion110 behringher GMX212. As beginners, I will not speculate too much on the sound, I would say this guitar is less versatile than my Fender, even if I was prfre for comfort.

    OVERALL OPINION

    I use it for four months, I love its finish, ergonomics, and sound.
    Ct ngatif, trs is messy, nothing rhibitoire.
    Bought 825 new music Arpge Nogent sur Marne, I do not regret my purchase, the price is a good qualitprix. If c'tait again, YES with great pleasure, indeed I seek Schecter and other hard to find a dealer in France for a reasonable price. 1000 Pass this guitar is not valid, do not forget that this is a MADE IN KOREA. Note that a new MODEL just made its appearance, see the version with Floyd at: https://www.schecterguitars.com/spec.asp?id=140
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  • OlipunkOlipunk

    Schecter Hellraiser C-1Published on 12/04/06 at 10:52
    (This content has been automatically translated from French)
    Korean guitar.
    24 frets, EMG 81/85 (therefore active electronics), Tune-O-Matic Home Tone Gotoh, Grover, fittings "Black Chrome", 2 volumes, 1 tone, 3-position selector, mahogany neck glued mahogany body the table in maple.

    -> Www.schecterguitars.com (http://www.schecterguitars.com)

    UTILIZATION

    Level, the handle, there's no denying it, it's nice, it is neither too big nor too small, it is really comfortable from the start, even people with small hands will be in ease.
    Access to acute could not be easier, the notches and set neck give a really comfortable playing in the treble.
    In weight, it is clear that there is more light but it is not very heavy (less than a les paul …
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    Korean guitar.
    24 frets, EMG 81/85 (therefore active electronics), Tune-O-Matic Home Tone Gotoh, Grover, fittings "Black Chrome", 2 volumes, 1 tone, 3-position selector, mahogany neck glued mahogany body the table in maple.

    -> Www.schecterguitars.com (http://www.schecterguitars.com)

    UTILIZATION

    Level, the handle, there's no denying it, it's nice, it is neither too big nor too small, it is really comfortable from the start, even people with small hands will be in ease.
    Access to acute could not be easier, the notches and set neck give a really comfortable playing in the treble.
    In weight, it is clear that there is more light but it is not very heavy (less than a les paul style guitar) and is very well balanced.

    SOUNDS

    From the first notes, it's knock!
    A good big sound, very powerful (you tell me with a emg 81 in bridge, it's normal ;-)). It is clear and precise. A guitar cut for big sound, it is very typical metal from its electronics, it will delight fans of metal of all kinds. For its clear, easy to crunch emg 81.
    As for the emg 85, he released (in my opinion) a very good clear sound, very warm and round sound quite "massive". It gives very good sound.
    I play a Laney head VH100R and I'm really happy with the sound that I get to go out with this guitar.

    OVERALL OPINION

    I use it for a small month now and I'm very happy, active emg's give real power while remaining very accurate.
    Price / quality ratio, it's very very good stuff at a price affordable enough, the emg worth and finish is superb (see diament binding on the body in the red version).
    I would do this choice with his eyes closed, no complaints. It's not a very versatile guitar, certainly, but for the big sound is a very good guitar, affordable.
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  • tjon901tjon901

    My kind of shred guitar

    Schecter Hellraiser C-1Published on 09/25/11 at 11:10
    This guitar is meant to take on the mid to high end ESP shred guitars. This guitar has a lot of the same features that you would find on an ESP with some extra touches. This guitar has the more modern design of making a shred guitar that can handle the modern music with low tunings. This guitar has a mahogany body and with a set mahogany neck. The neck has a rosewood fretboard with 24 jumbo frets. The pickups in this guitar are a fully active set of EMG's. You get an 81tw in the bridge and an a 89 in the neck. These are special EMG's because they are both splittable. Up top you have locking schecter tuners with a tonepros string through tune-o-matic bridge. The controls are two volume knobs…
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    This guitar is meant to take on the mid to high end ESP shred guitars. This guitar has a lot of the same features that you would find on an ESP with some extra touches. This guitar has the more modern design of making a shred guitar that can handle the modern music with low tunings. This guitar has a mahogany body and with a set mahogany neck. The neck has a rosewood fretboard with 24 jumbo frets. The pickups in this guitar are a fully active set of EMG's. You get an 81tw in the bridge and an a 89 in the neck. These are special EMG's because they are both splittable. Up top you have locking schecter tuners with a tonepros string through tune-o-matic bridge. The controls are two volume knobs with a master tone. Both the volume knobs have push pull pots so you can split either pickup into single coil mode. There is a 3 way toggle to switch between the pickups.

    UTILIZATION

    The arch top design is very comfortable and pretty different than what you would get on most shred guitars. The cutaways are pretty deep and give you good access to the upper frets. The necks on Schecter guitars are pretty big compared to a lot of other shred guitars so that will take some getting use to. I love the tonepros locking tune-o-matic. They lock down in place reducing wiggle and this increases sustain. They also do not fall off when you are changing strings. The locking tuners up top are nice as well. Schecter is really stepping up their game.

    SOUNDS

    Unlike a lot of guitars with EMG's this guitar has a pretty versatile sound thanks to the switching functions. The 81 is a classic EMG design and the 81tw just adds more functionality to the pickup. In full humbucker mode the 81 is a beast. It has a searing high gain metal sound. When I play music with a lot of palm muting I can get an awesome tone. The 81 really shines when you are playing tight chugging riffs. With the tune-o-matic bridge you dont have to worry about a tremolo going out of tune when you are trying to do heavy palm mutes. Tight chugging riffs and single note lines are what this pickup is best at. When you downtune all these traits just help to keep the sound nice and tight. It is very hard to get a muddy sound from this pickup. The TW came out in 2008 and has the dual mode function like the 89. It is like 2 pickups built into one. You get an 81 with a single coil in the case. It provides a good true single coil sound. You arent really splitting the pickup you are just turning on another pickup inside the case. The 89 is the original "splitting" EMG pickups. It is like an 85 but with the single coil pickup built in as well. In the neck the 85 is a great pickup. It has a smoother sound that works better for leads in the neck position. So with this guitar you essentially get 4 pickups, two EMG S models and an 81 and 85.

    OVERALL OPINION

    This guitar is meant to do battle with the likes of ESP. This guitar has much of the same features as its ESP counterparts but with slight tweaks that give it a slight advantage overall. You do not see many companies using the dual mode EMG's. This really shows that they want to add an air of versatility to the guitar. This is not just a metal machine it can get your good clean tones too but overall this guitar is pretty beastly.
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  • Panzer GuardianPanzer Guardian

    Schecter Hellraiser C-1Published on 10/31/07 at 08:02
    (This content has been automatically translated from French)
    This guitar is made in Korea and finished in the USA. Extra jumbo frets 24, emg 81/85 pickups, Tune-o-matic tonepro, 2 volume knobs and one tone, mahogany body with set neck with a touch of rosewood, interspersed with references cross-shaped Gothic.

    I put 9 because it is possible to do better, but this is great.

    UTILIZATION

    The handle is pretty average size, and allows to be as comfortable as the rhythmic solos. The neck is glued, so access to treble is excellent (it is also easy to play the last boxes in the bottom of the handle, except the size of the boxes). The form allows a stratocaster type playability optimuum both sitting and standing. In addition, the guitar is pretty…
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    This guitar is made in Korea and finished in the USA. Extra jumbo frets 24, emg 81/85 pickups, Tune-o-matic tonepro, 2 volume knobs and one tone, mahogany body with set neck with a touch of rosewood, interspersed with references cross-shaped Gothic.

    I put 9 because it is possible to do better, but this is great.

    UTILIZATION

    The handle is pretty average size, and allows to be as comfortable as the rhythmic solos. The neck is glued, so access to treble is excellent (it is also easy to play the last boxes in the bottom of the handle, except the size of the boxes). The form allows a stratocaster type playability optimuum both sitting and standing. In addition, the guitar is pretty light, so playing up is not a problem.

    I put 9 because I would have preferred a flatter neck, even if the handle is very comfortable.

    SOUNDS

    We enter the heart of the matter: the sound. Like the Gothic cross, the name and EMG show, this guitar is for the metal, which is my favorite style of music. For others, go your way, this guitar you are not destiny.
    Coupled with a good amp (for me it is a ValveKing Royal 8), this guitar can indulge in the kind of music the most violent. The riffs and solos peracute pests spend so perfectly with the emg 81. The 85 allows the minimum versatility. A clear, precise enough, and bluesy sound that seems good (I'm not an expert in blues).

    Sounds worth a 10 for the metal / shredder base, and much less for others.

    OVERALL OPINION

    I use this guitar for about 9 months, and it's always a treat to play. Being left handed I did not have many choices, so I chose this guitar for sound, although I would have preferred a more flat and round a floyd rose. The value for money is good I think. For € 850 there is not much left on the shelf.
    If I had to redo this choice, I would save a little for a jackson soloist, which would correspond more to what I play. But this guitar is excellent, and I advise all left wanting to play metal / shred and other types affiliates.
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