Quality Would you consider this product to be made well? How dependable? 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. Reliability How has it stood up over time? Have only had for about two months but so far so good. General Your general opinion of this product. 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. Playability and Feel How does it feel, Heavy, Fast, Chunky? How was the neck? Are the controls easy to get to while playing? 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. Tone Bright and snappy? Dark and smooth? Were the pickups hot, mellow, thick, thin? Pickups are hot, emg's... Very dirty distortion yet very nice clean, Best of both worlds. Finish How did the stain or paint job look? Paint job is very nice, couple small flaws but nothing anyone else but me would notice. Action How was the action out of the box? Action was just right for me but I think I got lucky cause I am pretty picky when It comes to the action.

Quality Would you consider this product to be made well? How dependable? Excellent finish, good attention-to-detail. Reliability How has it stood up over time? I'm not hard on guitars, but it seems like it could take on gigs great. General Your general opinion of this product. Overall, this guitar plays wonderfully. Playability and Feel How does it feel, Heavy, Fast, Chunky? How was the neck? Are the controls easy to get to while playing? It plays really fast. Controls are in the right place for easy adjustment. Tone Bright and snappy? Dark and smooth? Were the pickups hot, mellow, thick, thin? 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. Finish How did the stain or paint job look? Paint job is amazing. Very high, durable gloss finish. Action How was the action out of the box? Was in-tune perfectly. Action was set at the perfect height for me, which is a bit low without string hum.

Quality Would you consider this product to be made well? How dependable? Reliability How has it stood up over time? During major weather changes, the guitar setup needs to be tweaked. Sometimes, the action can vary about 1/8". General 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 Playability and Feel How does it feel, Heavy, Fast, Chunky? How was the neck? Are the controls easy to get to while playing? I wish the neck was not glossy, but satin. My hands tend to grip the finish and slow me down a bit. Tone Bright and snappy? Dark and smooth? Were the pickups hot, mellow, thick, thin? The guitar is a perfect match to my Digitech GSP1101 processor. The guitar has plenty of crunch and cuts through without much processing required. Finish How did the stain or paint job look? 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. Action How was the action out of the box? 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.

Quality Would you consider this product to be made well? How dependable? Definately well made. Perfect finish. Reliability How has it stood up over time? only have had it for a month General Your general opinion of this product. 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. Playability and Feel How does it feel, Heavy, Fast, Chunky? How was the neck? Are the controls easy to get to while playing? 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 Bright and snappy? Dark and smooth? Were the pickups hot, mellow, thick, thin? Tone is great for leads, and has the heavier edge when playing the low chords Finish How did the stain or paint job look? Beautiful. I got the gloss white. Action How was the action out of the box? absolutely perfect. I didn't need to make any adjustments.

Quality Would you consider this product to be made well? How dependable? Very well made. I can't see anything wrong with it. The types and brands of materials used for this are top notch. Reliability How has it stood up over time? I've had it for about a year and I have put a ding or two but no major problems. General Your general opinion of this product. 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! Playability and Feel How does it feel, Heavy, Fast, Chunky? How was the neck? Are the controls easy to get to while playing? 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. Tone Bright and snappy? Dark and smooth? Were the pickups hot, mellow, thick, thin? I touched on that above. The DiMarzios just give you so much more options and bring more warmth to your tone. Finish How did the stain or paint job look? Awesome. No orangepeel or anything shoddy. Action How was the action out of the box? For todays player it would have been perfect. I personally like .004-.006 relief and around 1\8" space at the 12th fret.

Quality Would you consider this product to be made well? How dependable? Yes so far I haven't had any trouble with it. Reliability How has it stood up over time? This guitar hasn't had any problems. It feels solid and the knobs and selector are both still solid. General Your general opinion of this product. 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. Playability and Feel How does it feel, Heavy, Fast, Chunky? How was the neck? Are the controls easy to get to while playing? 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. Tone Bright and snappy? Dark and smooth? Were the pickups hot, mellow, thick, thin? Finish How did the stain or paint job look? 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. Action How was the action out of the box? 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.

Quality Would you consider this product to be made well? How dependable? 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. Reliability How has it stood up over time? had it for almost a year now and have not had a single issue with it. General Your general opinion of this product. great guitar for experienced players. if you are just starting stay away from FR. Playability and Feel How does it feel, Heavy, Fast, Chunky? How was the neck? Are the controls easy to get to while playing? 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. Tone Bright and snappy? Dark and smooth? Were the pickups hot, mellow, thick, thin? 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. Finish How did the stain or paint job look? 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. Action How was the action out of the box? 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