Schecter owners club

I thought i'd start one off , seein as there aint one , some pics of my omen extreme black cherry

C1+...great guitar.

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k182/turbodango/Guitar%20Gear/DSC_0072.jpg

C1+...great guitar.

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k182/turbodango/Guitar%20Gear/DSC_0072.jpg


nice guitar

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C1+...great guitar.

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k182/turbodango/Guitar%20Gear/DSC_0072.jpg

Had one of these a few years ago. It was not the guitar for me, but the build quality was unbelievable considering the price point. Probably the best guitar I have owned from that point of view.

I have 7 Gibson's, 6 Fenders, 1 PRS, a Ricky, and 5 or 6 other very nice guitars and this little sob hangs in with the best of them. I've always loved Schecters build quality but was put off by their Demon, Tempest names, and their whole metal persona. Then I saw this a month ago and bought it after playing it for 5 minutes. What a great guitar. I'm a Big Schecter fan now.
Solo Vintage

My first Tele was a '96 Schecter California Custom with Duncan Quarter Pounders. I've discussed it elsewhere on TDPRI. Here's the only pic I have handy that shows it:

http://www.scottmcknight.com/gfcs/scottmain.jpg

I have a Schecter Ultra Cure (Robert Smith - The Cure model) I picked up a few years ago when Musicians Friend in Kansas City had a clearance store. The guitar had a broken pot but I replaced it and have enjoyed the guitar since....really nice guitar but a bit on the heavy side.

My beloved Schecter 006 Elite (right after I swapped the stock neck pickup for a DiMarzio D-Activator X)

http://img694.imageshack.us/img694/724/p1000055i.jpg
http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/2310/p1000056k.jpg

My newly acquired Schecter Hellraiser C-7

http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/376405_10151035935955096_784505095_22477385_650677 732_n.jpg
http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/381052_10151035936920096_784505095_22477391_187333 7695_n.jpg
http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/390884_10151035938330096_784505095_22477403_575180 340_n.jpg

I have 7 Gibson's, 6 Fenders, 1 PRS, a Ricky, and 5 or 6 other very nice guitars and this little sob hangs in with the best of them. I've always loved Schecters build quality but was put off by their Demon, Tempest names, and their whole metal persona. Then I saw this a month ago and bought it after playing it for 5 minutes. What a great guitar. I'm a Big Schecter fan now.
Solo Vintage

My first time to venture into this Schecter thread. Sorry for coming so late to the party. I gotta say, I relate to being put off by the perception of these being shredder guitars. But yours has really caught my eye as well. The Bigsby, the FilterTron pups, the classic look...This has given me a new perspective.

I own a Schecter Solo 6 Classic. Came stock with SD '59 and Custom Custom pups, Tonepros locking bridge/tailpiece, and locking tuners. A local store was rotating stock, and I got it, brand new, for $500 with a nice Levy's gigbag! It normally sold for $849 online. Has pretty much all the features of a Les Paul Custom, except the price (hehe).

I have the same Vintage Solo posted above. Outstanding guitar. Looks beautiful, and will do anything.

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5047/5236705524_e0a7a1e700.jpg

My first Schecter was a 006 Deluxe, and even though it was a sub $300 guitar, it played great. So, when the time came to upgrade a few years later, this beauty caught my eye...

Here's my Stargazer. Picked this up about 4 years ago, and swapped out the Duncan Designed's for these Q-Tuner's. They're hand wound neodymium pick ups handwound in the Netherlands. I love this guitar, and it plays like a dream.

http://i1105.photobucket.com/albums/h348/ehallski/68678e60.jpg

http://i1105.photobucket.com/albums/h348/ehallski/d95a5114.jpg

Hey tdu, that Vintage Solo looks AWESOME. When I was in the market for a Les Paul style guitar, I ALMOST went with something from the Schecter Solo collection. But, since I had one, I wanted to get something a bit different, and I went with a Hagstrom Super Swede. But, glad to hear you dig the Vintage Solo, because I would like to pick one up one of these days!

Here's my Stargazer. Picked this up about 4 years ago, and swapped out the Duncan Designed's for these Q-Tuner's.

Damn man, I want some Q-Tuners too... I'm checking their website from time to time to see when they'll be back in business. I want one formy next Warmoth build (the single-coil one)

Edit: Oh, and the guitar is awesome, the 00 shape is my favorite from Schecter, I like the classic vide they've put on the Stargazer while keeping the shape of the 006

My first Schecter was a 006 Deluxe, and even though it was a sub $300 guitar, it played great. So, when the time came to upgrade a few years later, this beauty caught my eye...

Here's my Stargazer. Picked this up about 4 years ago, and swapped out the Duncan Designed's for these Q-Tuner's. They're hand wound neodymium pick ups handwound in the Netherlands. I love this guitar, and it plays like a dream.

http://i1105.photobucket.com/albums/h348/ehallski/68678e60.jpg

http://i1105.photobucket.com/albums/h348/ehallski/d95a5114.jpg

Hey tdu, that Vintage Solo looks AWESOME. When I was in the market for a Les Paul style guitar, I ALMOST went with something from the Schecter Solo collection. But, since I had one, I wanted to get something a bit different, and I went with a Hagstrom Super Swede. But, glad to hear you dig the Vintage Solo, because I would like to pick one up one of these days!



Thanks, the model of yours is beautiful as well.

I got a crazy deal on my Solo Vintage because it's marked a a Blem. But you'd need a microscope to see the blew. Very good quality control on these.

The other guitar player in my band has an Ultra III, which is a beast.

http://www.pulseonline.com/Schecter/bigUltra3VWR.jpg

A million tone combinations, and as light as a feather.

My Schecter neck on a Double Eagle body pickups are unknown but sound great,
A recent purchase purely bought on the feel of the neck and what a neck it is love it.

There are some pretty guitars here. And I didn't know that Schecter made Tele copies. But the one that really grabs me for some reason is the Solo Vintage model gitold and tdu have posted about. And I just checked, and in addition to the cherry red color it's available in black or 2-tone sunburst, as in the pic below.

http://www.schecterguitars.com/Telerik.Web.UI.WebResource.axd?imgid=b470f34c82c54 39f80fdb0b15fafbf93&type=rbi

Damn man, I want some Q-Tuners too... I'm checking their website from time to time to see when they'll be back in business. I want one formy next Warmoth build (the single-coil one)

Edit: Oh, and the guitar is awesome, the 00 shape is my favorite from Schecter, I like the classic vide they've put on the Stargazer while keeping the shape of the 006

They are amazing pick ups, totally worth the cost. I forget how clean they are until I play my Schecter after playing my others. Thats best way I can describe, just CLEAN, which is awesome because you can actually hear what your guitar sounds like, if that makes sense!

I am looking to mod a Peavey Generation EXP Triple Single, and I keep checking back as well, because they have single coils that I am SURE are amazing as well.

The 006 body was great, and I still have my 006 Deluxe that I want to put some work into.

There are some pretty guitars here. And I didn't know that Schecter made Tele copies.

That's interesting, given that Schecter started out making replacement parts for Fenders, then went to making custom shop Fender copies. The first I remember being aware of their guitars is when Pete Townsend started playing Schecter Teles with humbuckers in them. I always thought those were nice looking guitars.

http://www.thewho.net/whotabs/images/equipment/guitar/197909_nyc_schecter.jpg

That's interesting, given that Schecter started out making replacement parts for Fenders, then went to making custom shop Fender copies. The first I remember being aware of their guitars is when Pete Townsend started playing Schecter Teles with humbuckers in them. I always thought those were nice looking guitars.

http://www.thewho.net/whotabs/images/equipment/guitar/197909_nyc_schecter.jpg

They're Tele copies are even still essentially named after him; The PT and PT Fastback.

Phoenixash: nice guitar! Where did you find that Schecter neck? I'd really like to find one of those myself.
Here's my Late 90s Schecter PT:

http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/yy145/gearshift_photos/SchecterPT4.jpg

http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/yy145/gearshift_photos/SchecterPT5.jpg
This guitar is a blast to play and is one of the guitars I have that should be worth way more than what it brings.

A local guy of some reknown uses a black PT Tele configured like a regular Tele, with pickguard and Tele SC pups. That's a nice looking, and sounding, guitar.

There are some pretty guitars here. And I didn't know that Schecter made Tele copies.


That's interesting, given that Schecter started out making replacement parts for Fenders, then went to making custom shop Fender copies. The first I remember being aware of their guitars is when Pete Townsend started playing Schecter Teles with humbuckers in them. I always thought those were nice looking guitars.

http://www.thewho.net/whotabs/images/equipment/guitar/197909_nyc_schecter.jpg

Well, like I said, I didn't know that. I have not been a lifelong devotee of the Telecaster. I played acoustic for 40 years without ever owning an electric of any kind. Bought my first Tele style four years ago this July. Sorry to be an ignorant latecomer to the Schecter party, but I just didn't know that Schecter made copies or that they started out making replacement parts and such. It's good to know.

Well, like I said, I didn't know that. I have not been a lifelong devotee of the Telecaster. I played acoustic for 40 years without ever owning an electric of any kind. Bought my first Tele style four years ago this July. Sorry to be an ignorant latecomer to the Schecter party, but I just didn't know that Schecter made copies or that they started out making replacement parts and such. It's good to know.

Sorry, didn't mean for my post to come off as giving you a hard time. I just found it interesting. One's perspective on a guitar company can depend so much on when they first became aware. I could see where people who only recently became aware of the company would think they only made pointy heavy metal guitars, since that describes most of the Schecters I see these days on Musician's Friend catalogs.

Another bit of trivia is that (I'm pretty sure I have this right) the wife of the guy who currently runs Schecter is the woman who created Daisy Rock Guitars.

http://www.daisyrock.com/

-Scott

Sorry, didn't mean for my post to come off as giving you a hard time. I just found it interesting...
-Scott

No problem, Scott.


... One's perspective on a guitar company can depend so much on when they first became aware. I could see where people who only recently became aware of the company would think they only made pointy heavy metal guitars, since that describes most of the Schecters I see these days on Musician's Friend catalogs.
-Scott

You're absolutely right; it's fair to say that this was my perspective of Schecter before checking out this thread. Like I said in my previous post about what I'm learning here..."It's good to know."

I have a Stagazer in the "Crimson Ghost" finish like Hallski's. It's the best playing guitar I've ever owned. I swear I'm like 15% better when I play this thing. I'm still evaluating the "Duncan Designed" pickups; they're OK but I'll probably spring for better ones eventually.

BTW, I read an interview in which Mark Knopfler was raving about his Schecter Strats.

Can you elaborate some on your assessment thus far of those Duncan Designed pups?

I've played some nice Schecters,,, but,,,, the worst Tele I've ever had was a Schecter single-bound body like Pete's. Had a great old Fender Maple neck on it, which is now on The Billy Goat. That body is upstairs in a pile of junk. Totally dead, lifeless-sounding. I tried everything to make that guitar sing. Waste of time!

Can you elaborate some on your assessment thus far of those Duncan Designed pups?

I believe they're 001s, which are essentially supposed to be vintage PAF-types, but I have little frame of reference (I have a lot more experience with single coils), so I can't speak to how PAF-like they are. TO me, they sound a little... plinky(?) and weak. Not wound hot enough to make good use of the split coil tones. I'm thinking about an unevenly wound set for better split tones, hotter than vintage but nowhere near metal territory. Or maybe something like those P90/HBs GFS does.

I believe they're 001s, which are essentially supposed to be vintage PAF-types, but I have little frame of reference (I have a lot more experience with single coils), so I can't speak to how PAF-like they are. TO me, they sound a little... plinky(?) and weak. Not wound hot enough to make good use of the split coil tones. I'm thinking about an unevenly wound set for better split tones, hotter than vintage but nowhere near metal territory. Or maybe something like those P90/HBs GFS does.

I know a couple guys who are using those GFS Mean 90s (P90s in an HB format). They like them a lot.

-Scott

Got an Artist C-1 Classic! Lot of power.... Seymour Duncans: JB and a '59. Love it. Rings out for like 12 seconds, with no sustainer with that Tune a matic bridge.

The other guitar player in my band has an Ultra III, which is a beast.

http://www.pulseonline.com/Schecter/bigUltra3VWR.jpg

A million tone combinations, and as light as a feather.

I have one of those (in vintage white) and I agree that it's a great guit with tons of tones but it's heavy as hell.

Hmmm...yeah, it kinda looks like it would be heavy. Great look, though.

My first Schecter was a 006 Deluxe, and even though it was a sub $300 guitar, it played great. So, when the time came to upgrade a few years later, this beauty caught my eye...

Here's my Stargazer. Picked this up about 4 years ago, and swapped out the Duncan Designed's for these Q-Tuner's. They're hand wound neodymium pick ups handwound in the Netherlands. I love this guitar, and it plays like a dream.

http://i1105.photobucket.com/albums/h348/ehallski/68678e60.jpg

http://i1105.photobucket.com/albums/h348/ehallski/d95a5114.jpg

Hey tdu, that Vintage Solo looks AWESOME. When I was in the market for a Les Paul style guitar, I ALMOST went with something from the Schecter Solo collection. But, since I had one, I wanted to get something a bit different, and I went with a Hagstrom Super Swede. But, glad to hear you dig the Vintage Solo, because I would like to pick one up one of these days!

I am actually selling this Stargazer. Absolutely nothing wrong with it, I just need to move it to pick up something more inclined to handle what I need as a backup to my Hagstrom Swede. If interested, the ad is in the classifieds here!

I brought my Solo vintage to my girl friends house the other day. She had never seen it, picked it up and started to play it and fell in love with the Bigsby. She had never played a guitar with a wang bar and she thought it was the coolest thing. Then she asked me to leave the guitar at her place.I brought it home thank you very much.

Phoenixash: nice guitar! Where did you find that Schecter neck? I'd really like to find one of those myself.
Here's my Late 90s Schecter PT:

http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/yy145/gearshift_photos/SchecterPT4.jpg

http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/yy145/gearshift_photos/SchecterPT5.jpg
This guitar is a blast to play and is one of the guitars I have that should be worth way more than what it brings.
I bought this in a pawn shop so not sure how it came to be.