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Best Bang for Buck Imaginable
By: Jerzy
Submitted: 4/24/2023
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Absolutely gorgeous guitar made from equally gorgeous materials and sold at, what seems to me, the best price you could ask for. $1100 and this thing has it all. Abalone, through neck, push pull humbucker/single coils EMGs, quilt maple top, Grover Tuners, and last but certainly not least A FLOYD ROSE LOCKING TREM SYSTEM.
What a loaded list for this price.
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Serious Metal Machine!!!
By: Dave Reid
Submitted: 12/1/2022
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Fit,finish,and function come together to make this Screamer a joy to play as well as to look at! I Love the action and upper fret access is remarkable! Couldn't be happier with this guitar and the bang for the buck makes it a slam dunk!
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Wouldn't stay in tune...
By: SLay
Submitted: 3/9/2022
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The guitar was set up fine out of the box, just a little out of tune. I adjusted the fine tuners, but could never get it to hold tune. For every FTuner I turned, another string would go flat or sharp. I unlocked everything and started over (including stretching the strings), but nothing helped. After an hour I gave up. I've had several FR bridge guitars in the past, but never had this issue. This guitar is beautiful & the bridge was parallel & properly balanced. Very frustrating. Thankfully AMS the return hassle-free.
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This guitar is awesome
By: Daniel Hawley
Submitted: 12/9/2021
4 people found this review helpful.
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I’ve bought this guitar I’m going this beast and see how it sounds
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Schecter Hellraiser C1 FR Electric Guitar - Great Guitar!!
By: Lucky
Submitted: 5/27/2021
4 people found this review helpful.
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What an amazing guitar. Great workmanship. Very hot pickups make it a screamer. Very happy I got it.
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Very good product for the money
By: Jerry
Submitted: 4/2/2021
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Of the numerous affordable Asian guitar brands the Schecters stand out with their choice of tonewoods, electronics, build quality and playability. The C1 "Hellraiser" in black cherry figured top is a beautiful instrument. Intonation is good and articulation is much better than any Ibanez or other Asian guitar I've played. The EMGs roar through a wound up Marshall and even the clean tones are decent. My only complaint (and thus not 5 stars) is that the tone is considerably darker than a Les Paul which is clearly the competition Schecter had in mind. Tonewise I prefer the Gibson. Costwise there's no contest.
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Best guitar I've ever owned
By: Hunter
Submitted: 3/4/2021
3 people found this review helpful.
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Purchased this guitar and it showed up to my door in 2 days! Best purchase I've ever made and the payment plans are a big plus! Thankyou to American Musical and the great people that hand crafted this amazing guitar, if I could give it more than 5 stars I definatly would!
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Quality and Clarity.
By: Nemicio Matthew
Submitted: 1/28/2021
5 people found this review helpful.
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This guitar is a BEAST. From the moment you open this baby up, it’s perfectly tuned, polished, and ready to plug up with a wonderful clarity from the active EMG’s. The Floyd Rose floating bridge is perfectly balanced out of the box, and from my personal experience, has maintained the tuning of the strings for 1-2 months without even a cent drop into the negative.
The solid piece construction allows for a very strong balance between maneuverability, and displacement of weight whether standing, or sitting.
The strings feel wonderful out of the box, and your fingers glide across them, allowing your muscle memory to act as it should, with nothing hindering your finger placement, or movements when transitioning.
The floating bridge alone, maintains sound and quality whether dipping or straining, and when returning to the neutral position, the sound continues to carry at the original tuning.
And finally, one cannot forget that the intonation tuning is SPOT ON, out of the box. The only possible way to ruin this beautiful piece of equipment is to NOT take care of it, or to try messing with bridge while lacking the proper equipment. Good luck to you if you mess that up, LOL.
Beautiful guitar, amazing sound, and fantastic feel and quality in your hands. Would recommend this to ANYONE with a passion for honestly anything musical.
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Great playing instrument!!
By: Brian Hintz
Submitted: 7/13/2020
4 people found this review helpful.
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This guitar plays as good as it looks. Great build, great sound, even with a thicker neck it's fantastic. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend this guitar to anyone. Thanks AMS!!
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The service from AMS
By: Jesus R lebron
Submitted: 7/4/2020
6 people found this review helpful.
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This guitar was my dream came true. i love it the sound the look and the style are wonderful i love it. my next one going to be the white one.
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A must have guitar for any style of music.
By: Very Satisfied Customer
Submitted: 5/22/2020
4 people found this review helpful.
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This guitar can do it all for me. Sweet cleans with the fattest tone. Nice crunch due to the EMGs. I can pretty much abuse the Floyd any way I want and it's right back in perfect tune. The neck through construction gives plenty of sustain. I love the way this guitar sounds and plays, very hard to stop playing. Try one. Top notch quality for a affordable price.
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I love this guitar
By: Guitar Heretic
Submitted: 1/5/2019
4 people found this review helpful.
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Received my Black Cherry HellRaiser yesterday and I am blown away. Exceptional quality and the best hardware. Original Floyd Rose is awesome, emg's sound incredible. Easily worth double the price.
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Great guitar
By: Justin H Harrington
Submitted: 1/2/2019
4 people found this review helpful.
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I really like the quality construction of the instrument
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Absolutely worth it
By: Shonuffholy
Submitted: 9/27/2018
4 people found this review helpful.
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Th is guitar is a beautiful piece of work.....plays and sounds great ...I love playing this guitar
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Great Guitar
By: Eric
Submitted: 6/3/2015
9 people found this review helpful.
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As just a "hobbyist" guitar player this has been buy far the best guitar I've owned. I've owned Epiphones, Peaveys, Fenders and a Les Paul Studio. This one takes the cake hands down. It's worth more than it cost!
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Worth every penny
By: Dylan
Submitted: 1/16/2015
4 people found this review helpful.
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This guitar plays like a dream!! It has killer clean tones and when you crank up the gain... You'll know this guitar was built for metal!!
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FEELS AND PLAYS LIKE A $2000 GUITAR!!!
By: NickeL from CARTHAGE, IL
Submitted: 2/13/2014
1 person found this review helpful.
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NICE SMOOTH PLAYING GUITAR WITH FLOYD.
THIS GUITAR HAS OUTSTANDING QUALITY FOR BEING MADE IN KOREA. DONT LET THAT BOTHER YOU THOUGH, THESE THINGS ARE THE BEST GUITARS BEING MADE THESE DAYS. IT HAS COIL TAPS ON BOTH PICKUPS SO YOU CAN GET A GOOD STRAT SOUND AND THE EMG METAL SOUND IS AMAZING.
NECK IS VERY FAST AND SMOOTH
YOU CAN GET ALOT OF GOOD TONES OUT OF THIS GUITAR.
MINE IS FINISHED WHITE AND THE ABALONE BINDING AND INLAY MAKE IT LOOK REALLY CLASSY.
WELL WORTH THE PRICE TAG, I SAVED $180 ON MINE BY GETTING A BLEM AND THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH IT!
I HAD TO SET IT UP BUT EVERYONE HAS THEIR OWN PREFERNCE.
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More than I was expecting.
By: lead guitarist of Caged Insanity from kingsport Tennessee
Submitted: 11/8/2013
2 people found this review helpful.
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this guitar is a must have if you play any lead at all.
the wood and finish look great. I've played many korean built guitars and this has become my favorite.
weight is perfect and its very fasy on the neck.
tone is perfect. barely have to pluck the strings for sound. in the split neck position, you geta lead tone that would make Iron Maiden pround and the bridge is full and very distinguished
love it
best 800 dollar guitar I've ever bought
I play in d standard so bout 15 minutes to reset. the easy access of the spring tension adjustments make this guitar even more awesome
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Solid, flashy, coil tap with emg's. what more do you need
By: Mike from West valley, Utah, United States
Submitted: 4/9/2013
2 people found this review helpful.
This product is made pretty well, few very minor flaws in paint but I didn't notice them for about a week or so. I don't do shows or anything like that so I can't say how dependable it is. I try to play at least an hour a day and have no problems with it staying in tune.
Have only had for about two months but so far so good.
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Very nice guitar at a decent price. This is my first guitar with an actual real Floyd rose (not a pat) and I can definitely notice the difference. The emg pickups with the coil tap are also a nice addition. I have the white one and love the looks, weight and feel of it. Very solid guitar.
Th guitar feels very nice, I went from a bc rich zombie to this and would not go back. It is lighter and the controls are I guess in an average spot so I guess they are easy to get to. It makes my bc rich feel cheap when switching from the two.
Pickups are hot, emg's... Very dirty distortion yet very nice clean, Best of both worlds.
Paint job is very nice, couple small flaws but nothing anyone else but me would notice.
Action was just right for me but I think I got lucky cause I am pretty picky when It comes to the action.
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Metal Monster
By: metallicrab from Bethany, Mo, US
Submitted: 3/12/2013
2 people found this review helpful.
Excellent finish, good attention-to-detail.
I'm not hard on guitars, but it seems like it could take on gigs great.
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Overall, this guitar plays wonderfully.
It plays really fast. Controls are in the right place for easy adjustment.
Very metal-ish, but I was able to get great blues tones from it as well. Was very pleased with the clean tones it put out...but this guitar shines the brightest when you play some metal through it.
Paint job is amazing. Very high, durable gloss finish.
Was in-tune perfectly. Action was set at the perfect height for me, which is a bit low without string hum.
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Great Guitar with Minor Disappointments
By: Michael Dawson
Submitted: 2/22/2012
1 person found this review helpful.
During major weather changes, the guitar setup needs to be tweaked. Sometimes, the action can vary about 1/8".
Your general opinion of this product.
I needed a second guitar as a backup during live performances. I chose the Hellraiser because of the coil tapping and sound quality. I purchased the white HR with the Floyd Rose treml
I wish the neck was not glossy, but satin. My hands tend to grip the finish and slow me down a bit.
The guitar is a perfect match to my Digitech GSP1101 processor. The guitar has plenty of crunch and cuts through without much processing required.
The finish was great. However, now I notice cracking between the two screws that hold the pickup selector switch. It's minor, but it's there.
After all the touting of the custom shop in CA, I expected a perfect setup. I was disappointed when I first opened the guitar and the trem was not level and the action was too high.
I took it to a local dealer to work on the action and he got it pretty low. Finally, I took the time to adjust the neck, trem and action myself. It is now in what I would call a very playable condition.
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excellent decision
By: Michael from Goldsboro, NC, US
Submitted: 6/14/2011
Definately well made. Perfect finish.
only have had it for a month
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This is an outstanding guitar. This guitar was setup perfect for me right out of the box. I've been an Ibanez fan most of my 20+ guitar playing years, and now have found Schecter to be right up there on quality and playability.
The neck is great. Great action and playabilty all the way up to the 24th fret. I've been used to lighter basswood bodys (ibanez) but the playabilty of this guitar has me ignoring the weight of this axe.
Tone is great for leads, and has the heavier edge when playing the low chords
Beautiful. I got the gloss white.
absolutely perfect. I didn't need to make any adjustments.
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Way better than expected
By: MaidenFan from Altoona, PA U.S.
Submitted: 4/13/2011
2 people found this review helpful.
Very well made. I can't see anything wrong with it. The types and brands of materials used for this are top notch.
I've had it for about a year and I have put a ding or two but no major problems.
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Very pleased with the craftsmanship with it being from Asia. There's guitars out there that are no here near as nice for the price. Nobody believed how cheap it was but built so well!
To me it really has a close feel to a Les Paul with a Floyd on it. I would prefer the shorter scale length though. The only other thing is the extra jumbo frets. There a little too much for me anymore. I'll have my tech file them down eventually.
I touched on that above. The DiMarzios just give you so much more options and bring more warmth to your tone.
Awesome. No orangepeel or anything shoddy.
For todays player it would have been perfect. I personally like .004-.006 relief and around 1\8" space at the 12th fret.
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Great guitar
By: Isaac from Centralia, Mo, USA
Submitted: 4/5/2011
Yes so far I haven't had any trouble with it.
This guitar hasn't had any problems. It feels solid and the knobs and selector are both still solid.
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I really love the feel of this guitar. It is very comfortable. I've owned a parker, bc rich, dean, and washburn. All good guitars but the neck were either to thin or the finish on the back of the neck wasn't smooth. I'm sure everyone prefers differently but this is a great feeling neck and very playable. I was so impressed that I sold my dean and parker p44, which were back ups, to get a Hellraiser avenger. Now I have two guitars that play similar and both feel great.
This model is pretty comfortable weight-wise. I have an Avenger and it is pretty heavy. This one is a bit smaller plus it has less mass because of the FR. Like I said, I just love schecter hellraiser necks and frets. I know there are other great guitars out there, $900 guitar isn't going to pone all others. But it feel very comfortable, frets are easy to access, neck is smooth. I really felt I got my money's worth.
The finish is great. I have the blackcherry version. The finish is just beautiful. The binding and inlays are also very beautiful. The only down side is that the gunmetal finish is slowly fading revealing chrome. I guess it gives it character but I'd like it to stay gunmetal gray.
It was ok. You should probably set it up or at least check it yourself as any guitar good or bad can need a bit of adjustment. I don't this matters much to the quality of the guitar.
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PIMP
By: ME from Japan
Submitted: 2/15/2011
it seems to be made very well but like others have said there is a giant made in korea stamp on the back of the head. but so far it is holding up well i dont see any problems in the near future.
had it for almost a year now and have not had a single issue with it.
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great guitar for experienced players. if you are just starting stay away from FR.
plays great compared to my legend, and damien. to me the FR is its achillies but i am a noob to guitars and my skill level to adapt to it is not very good. PM is a PITA with this for me.
i can not really give an accurate opinion due to the quality of amp that i was playing it through. it sounds better than my damien though.
Black cherry finish is simply amazing. the trim however left a little to be desired on mine unfortunately it looks like the ran out of ribbon so there is a little gap.
alot of fret buzz, this was not set up in california. my friend set it up for me and it was a night and day difference
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The Perfect Shred Machine
By: Josh Spooner from Pahrump, Nevada, U.S.A.
Submitted: 4/13/2010
1 person found this review helpful.
This is the highest quality of guitar I've ever played, even more so than my Schecter Hellraiser Synyster Custom.
Almost unchanged
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This is the perfect guitar for anyone who wants speed and dexterity. Perfect for blazing solos and speedy riffs.
It's got a little weight to it, but i like it that way. It's got speed for sure, you can go from top to bottom of the neck across all six strings in lightning speed. Only downside of controls is that the voulume is too close to the strings and may be bumped while playing.
Crisp and clear. However, i did replace the pickups with Seymour Duncan Invaders. Perfection.
beautiful and striking
Slightly too high for me, but after a quick adjustment it was right where i wanted it.
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The Hellraiser!
By: Jonathan from
Submitted: 1/21/2010
Dependable enough for me to buy it. I'm a no body but I don't go throwing cash around on guitars often.
I have had mine for a week or so, but I got mine because a friend of mine who passed away was nicknamed Hellraiser due to how much he played his. It always sounded perfect.
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It stomps my higher priced guitars into the dirt and ridicules them while doing so.
The perfect weight for an axe. It howls like a demon, looks sexy, and is the most comfortable guitar I have personally played, beating out my friends Gibson Les Paul.
They can be what you want them to be, if you got a rig that can handle the instrument.
Sexy.
I was surprised on how accurate the bridge tension was on the floating tremelo system. A little out of tune but it was as close to perfect as you can get.
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Just arrived today
By: Brett R. from Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Submitted: 11/24/2009
Well, Schecter likes to say (Made in Korea (unless otherwise specified)). Mine has a "Crafted in China" decal bigger than XXXX on the back of the headstock. Yeah, that just screams quality...pfffft. Not something i want to advertise or have people to see. Now I'm a little dismayed at the price.
Just got it today and have been on it for hours.
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Overall its great.
Fret board feels fantastic. Guitar itself feels good.
Active EMG's. They are a little hotter than passives for sure, but not super-hot. These are the first active pickups I've played through and with the tapped coils/individ. volume knobs one doesn't have to worry about being too bright on clean sounds. Excellent for overdriven!
The finish/inlays/frets have zero visible flaws.
Bad. And fret buzz over all 6 strings!!! This is my major let down. Schecter touts that its set up in California. But there is no way mine was set up at all. Even the product info/warranty card had no signatures or names on the "set up & inspected by".
Buyers beware of the "set up in Burbank" claim.
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No excuses axe!
By: Marshall from Shelby, OH, USA
Submitted: 11/16/2009
Two thumbs up.
Not sure about reliability, just purchased.
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I've spent years looking at catalogs and drooling in guitar stores and in the end, for the money, I don't think that I could have made a better decision. The C1 FR Hellraiser is a lot of guitar, period.
The neck feels like my Gibson Explorer. It is not a thin neck. The overall feel is a bit cramped but I think that I'll get used to it. I've been playing Explorers for 20 years.
The tone is anything you want it to be...lots of options.
The finish is stunning. Almost too nice to touch. I scratched it in the first 30 minutes with my right hand pinky nail.
The guitar was set up correctly for 10's, unfortunatley I play 9's.
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Up Goes The Neighberhood!
By: Randy Smith
Submitted: 1/23/2009
1 person found this review helpful.
I've had this beast only a couple of days & have played it almost nonstop.It seems to be very well made I mybe unfairly giving it a 4 but it's kind of early in the game-how'bout 4 & a half stars?
Time will tell but I'll bet it'll hold it's own to my Carvins[which says alot],SG,esp's fenders!
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I'm very glad I finally ordered this guitar! I read the reviews for about a year, maybe read one out of 400 or so from different music stores.Heck you see more bad reviews with say a $5ooo Les Paul! Dist,cleans shine.I'm still living on peanut butter sanwhiches & ramen cause I bought it but guess what- WORTH IT! My neighbors would probably hate me if they lived any closer with my paint-peeling shredding.All the good reviews are right-this axe is a great deal for the $ & will bring your skill to another level no doubt.It's also visual candy which don't hurt.
This axe is very light which is great for live stuff obviously.The neck has an amzing feel-not like a yardstick on I banez necks [my rg 570 cracked up near the headstock] controls easily accesible.I don't know why Schecter put 10's instead of 9's on it-makes bending a bit harder to bend but not like I can't change strings sometime.
Awsome! I still like passive pickups but with this bad boy plugged into a Metal zone-you'll be king of the mountain! [or queen]cool versitility w coil taps.Sparkling cleans.
Gorgeous finish & withstood the subzero temps when I ordered it.Hats off to modern durable materials!Had to get the black cherry for sure.
Great action! I just had to give a minor tune up.It was packaged very well I must say-almost better the in the case
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A Jewel Encrusted Flame Thrower
By: Larry Breiden from Lansdale, PA
Submitted: 1/5/2009
Extremely well made, as are all Schecters. Top notch hardware.
Keep a backup handy just 'cause if a string breaks on a Floyd Rose you'll be hors de combat for at least five minutes changing the string. Hope your drummer likes to solo!
Your general opinion of this product.
Great guitar for all styles of music, but one of the best for metal.
Very playable. Floyd Rose is solid and stays in tune. For those who have issues because of lack of experience with floating trems go here:http://www.floydrose.com/instructions.html. The neck should feel very comfortable for those used to a Gibson/Epiphone
More than just a beautiful metal machine. The tapable EMG's give a great pallet of tonal options. Very high output on the EMG's, but very controllable with the volume pots (remember those?). From Slayer to Metallica to Ratt, ACDC and even blues (yikes!).
The maple top with Black Cherry finish are gorgeous and the Abalone binding and Gothic Cross inlays make it look like it should cost about 3 g's.
Action was a little high for me on arrival, but I set up all of my guitars anyway, so no big deal here.
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Not that thrilled with the guitar
By: senseix from Machesney Park, IL, Winn
Submitted: 8/14/2008
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I had them send me a total of 4 guitars, all had problems, and once they sent me a used one all beat up even tho i am purchasing a new one.
Until i get this into a shop and have a professional redo the frets and actions, its not playable. I can do basic setups, actions, intonation, cleaning, and basic repairs, this guitar needs massive fret work and all the others had issues. Also i do own other Schecters i just wont' be ordering a guitar from American Musical Supply ever, i'll stick to ordering electronics or other things.
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For the price, which went up from last year, its not worth it. Unless u don't mind having your guitar in the shop spending another 200.00 to get it to play like it should.
Terrible
Great tone love the emg's
Great finish too
Terrible the worse, plays like a cheap guitar.
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Move over Gibson, ESP, Jackson.....SCHECTER MEANS
By: AMS Customer from USA
Submitted: 2/5/2008
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QUALITY:
An absolutely excellent, well made guitar. Came out of the box from shipping in tune. The EMGS's give it KILLER power for the utmost distortion. The Floyd is an excellent touch as are the grovers and locking system. An EXCELLENT guitar for the money. I wanted a Jackson Soloist or a Gibson Les Paul Classic and I comprimised both and bought this. I am NOT sorry one bit.
FEATURES:
The best features of this guitar are: Set Neck, Mahogony Body/Neck. Abolone, a REAL Floyd Rose tre and locking nut, the REAL EMG 81 & 85. Look out Gibson, Jackson, Ibanez, Fender. There's a new SERIOUS guitar maker in town.
EASE OF USE:
When I can play something that sounds as good and feels like a Les Paul for $800, how much easier can it get?
VALUE:
AWESOME VALUE for the money. Floyd Rose, EMG 81/85 pickup set, Grover Tuners, full mahogany and abolone. You tell me???
SOUND:
Absolutely brutal distortion, yet the abil
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this thing truly raises hell.
By: AMS Customer from USA
Submitted: 2/5/2008
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QUALITY:
This thing is awesome. quality is superb. i love the abalone inlays and bindings. the set neck is a dream. this is a must for 800 dollars
FEATURES:
EMG's are top of the line. you get sparkling cleans. I mean the type of cleans that make you think of clear, sparkling spring water. Plug this thing through distortion and you get amazing crunch and response. perfect rhythm and lead tones, you just have to know how to set up your EQ's. Original Floyd Rose is a must for any self-respecting lead guitar player. The cutaway set neck is a dream to play on.
EASE OF USE:
no that hard, just plug in play, the only that's hard about this is having to put it down. I think i might have to sue schecter for the sore fingers i've been experiencing since i've bought this guitar.
VALUE:
worth way more than the selling price. this could pass for a $2000 Gibson.
SOUND:
Sparkling cleans, heavy rhythms, se
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For screaming, ripping and shredding
By: AMS Customer from USA
Submitted: 2/5/2008
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QUALITY:
You don't buy American cars anymore because of the quality. You know what? It looks that way with American Guitars too! This guitar is worth double the price. Any name brand guitar of this quality would cost double. The set neck is outstanding. The Korean's really know how to do a paint job, just like they do on my woman's nails.
FEATURES:
The Floyd Rose is great although it will have to be professionally set once I wear through the first set of strings. This is common with most Floyds. The active EMGS are screaming. This is my first time playing on EMGS. I love them now.
EASE OF USE:
I plugged it in and just started ripping into it. How easy can that be. It was tuned and ready to go right out of the box.
VALUE:
Worth the double the price. You will not get a guitar with all of these quality features for this price. It is a no brainer. Schecter is the best guitar for the money hands down. This
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New Main Axe
By: AMS Customer from USA
Submitted: 2/5/2008
Your general opinion of this product.
QUALITY:
This guitar has quickly become my main axe for gigs. The quality is top-notch. The binding is classy. The pickup- EMG- How can you go wrong? It has great intonation and stays in tune well.
FEATURES:
All the features on this guitar are great. The neck feels perfect. The pickups sound great. The finish is amazing.
EASE OF USE:
I have only one minore issue- I've had other guitars where the bridge fine-tuners turn a little easier. Not a big deal at all. Other than that, no complaints. and even that's not a complaint, just an observation.
VALUE:
I think this is probably the best guitar you can possible find in that price range. I've tried others, owned others, and researched others. This is at the top of the list.
SOUND:
The guitar switched between ballsy heavier stuff to perfectly sounding clean settings with ease. I have a Les Paul Classic that sounds great on the heavier stuff,
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Amazing Schecter!
By: AMS Customer from USA
Submitted: 2/5/2008
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QUALITY:
This guitar looks so glamorous as its sounds. The quilted maple top look very good although I would had it painted on a lighter cherry to highlight more the quilted wood.
FEATURES:
You can read it by yourself. EMG's original Floys Rose, Grover tuners, premium wood.
I rated as a 4 because it didn't came with a case. And you would like to have this one in a very good case with lock. I would paid 50-100 US$ more anyways if the case was included.
EASE OF USE:
Playability is very good, neck is very fast. Guitars is very light.
VALUE:
If you are reading this review then, you have foud the best guitar fot this price. Forget about any other brand. This guitar could be priced 3X if it was Gibson, in fact it is. And without Floyd Rose. If you have US$ 800 to spend. Buy this one. Doubts. Just figure outhow much will take you to bild this guitar if you were going to buy the components separately.
SOUND:
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Esp/Ltd eat this
By: AMS Customer from USA
Submitted: 2/5/2008
Your general opinion of this product.
QUALITY:
This is one of the best guitars that you'll find for the price. Set neck w/ultra-acess and active EMG 81,85, floyd rose original and the nicest black-cherry quilt imaginable(inlays are sick) .
FEATURES:
The EMGs and the floyd rose are great, but the black-cherry is amazing. The reason I gave it a 4 was because I would of wanted a toggle switch.
EASE OF USE:
If your used to playin a fixed bridge it takes a little getting used to, but after a day or two you get used to the trem. The neck is perfect (not to thick but not to thin) and the fret-board is nice. A trem is a trem and it takes some getting used to in the way of tuning; but mine came perfectly in tune and the action was perfect.
VALUE:
I would have paid more for this guitar. It's the best purchase I've made in the last 5 yrs. I wanted a jackson soloist and I hade a LTD MH but the Schecter blows the competition away.
SOUND:
The EMG 81
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Serious guitar maker-Schecter
By: AMS Customer from USA
Submitted: 2/5/2008
Your general opinion of this product.
QUALITY:
Although a korean made guitar, its outstanding.
FEATURES:
The EMGs and the floyd rose are the main features.
EASE OF USE:
With the ultra access neck your fingers fly to do many things a non-schecter guitar can.
VALUE:
This is a gibson les paul for $800. In other words BUY IT, you wont be disapointed. If this guitar was not made in Korea you could easily pay double the price.
SOUND:
The active EMGs give the guitar an intense heavy metal or even rock. It doesnt only do that it also provide excellent clean and blues tones.
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Easy to play and great sound quality
By: AMS Customer from USA
Submitted: 2/5/2008
Your general opinion of this product.
QUALITY:
this is the best guitar in the world
FEATURES:
everything about it is impressive. i feel like i barely have to even touch the strings to play it. it is amazing
EASE OF USE:
my fingers dont hurt from having to press on strings like they did with previous guitar
VALUE:
absolutely. it would be worth more .
SOUND:
sound quality is ironic it is so smooth. i use a line 6 spider 3 amp
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Reviewing the Schecter Hellraiser FR guitar
By: Maddesthatter58
Submitted: 2/5/2008
Your general opinion of this product.
QUALITY:
Well made product. Only small thing was slight paint missing around the top of the tremolo cavity and on Floyd Rose pivots. Otherwise outstanding for the price. I believe this guitar will last a very ling time. No bad qualities of this sweet guitar. Quality rates a 4.
FEATURES:
Best features are the original Floyd Rose, the EMG 81 & 85 pickups, xtra jumbo frets, the super fast neck and overall guitar design. If I could add anything I would make the guitar body with a slight contour where you rest your right arm while playing. Tuning tools are included. Features rate a 5.
EASE OF USE:
Very easy to play with no problems. No manual came with the guitar. Would have been better if one came. Playabilty is a 4.
VALUE:
Value is outstanding. Hope Schecter does not catch on to this. Valuse is a 5.
SOUND:
Sound is again outstanding for what this guitar is made for. Metal.
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Rating the Hellraiser FR from Schecter
By: Maddesthatter58
Submitted: 2/5/2008
Your general opinion of this product.
QUALITY:
Quality is excellent for a Korean made guitar. Not quite as good as American but for $800 it's very good.
FEATURES:
Outstanding features with the original Floyd Rose and the real EMG's being the highlights.
EASE OF USE:
Very easly to play and has a great vibe while playing.
VALUE:
Again, outstanding value for the money. Very satisfied.
SOUND:
Great sound featuring the EMG 81 & 85 pickups which is very good for heavy metal.
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great guitar for advanced
By: mike d from folsom cali
Submitted: 2/5/2008
Your general opinion of this product.
QUALITY:
this is insain crazy made...it is awsome!!! realy dependable factory made just fine! it has no loose parts...i expect it to last for 5-10 years of play!!
FEATURES:
i am an emg 81/85 guy and this is a great guitar for that the floyed rose is great even tho i would perfer a kaler but since it is an original its just as good
EASE OF USE:
very fast frets and is great action...i have been playin for years and this is on the top of my list
VALUE:
for 800 its not all that bad since on the show floors it is 1200
SOUND:
emgs own
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C1 FR Hellraiser rivals custom made guitars
By: PrimitiveLyric from Knoxville, TN USA
Submitted: 2/5/2008
Your general opinion of this product.
QUALITY:
I gave the quality a 4 because there were some minor blemishes in the finish plus the floyd bar doesn't stay "tight" for very long, which is easily replaceable. Also, the tone knob will easily turn past the end marks. The floyd is a bit on the tight side, plus the fine tuners are not oiled.
FEATURES:
It is a mahagony body, set neck has a full locking floyd PLUS EMG pickups. Then there's the quilted maple top.... you just can't go wrong with it. I gave it a 5.
EASE OF USE:
There was no manual, however if you're used to Floyd's you don't need one. It does need to be set up as it wasn't shipped in a case (ugh), but I'm used to the setups. Strings were not stretched, but no biggie. Plug n' play for most people. Again, I gave it a 5.
VALUE:
I have two custom made guitars, one with an original floyd on it. This Schecter holds its own against those in terms of both sound and playability. If I knew Schecter had thi
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Soundrooms have no ears, but your fans do.........
By: rcker5150 from USA
Submitted: 2/5/2008
Your general opinion of this product.
QUALITY:
This is definetly top-of-the-line, with a price tag sure to agree with even the most sceptical (buyers) guitarists. Have only had it for 2 days, but can't seem to put the damn thing down. I have owned many brands of guitars (Musicman EVH, Jackson Soloists, Gibson Les Paul Standard and several others) But I have to say, the craftmanship in this guitar is superb, the Black Cherry finish and the binding, purely gorgeous, not one flaw anywhere. Built like boulder (Chevy can keep thier rock). Cheers to the Koreans for the high standards they are achieving, who new! Now to the Schecter Research Company; way to go everyone, I now plan on saving up for a Synyster Gates Custom and the C1 Exotic to add to my arsonal. Now, I just have one tiny sad note, the only thing that I can find on this beautiful music maker, is the stiffness of the fine tuners, man my fingers are sore, but, there is probably an easy fix to it, something like a drop of 3 in 1 oil and it should go a