General Your general opinion of this product. I would consider myself an Ibanez guy. I have over 12 of them. However, when I made the decision to add a 7 string to the arsenal none of the Ibanez 7s felt right. My buddy is endorsed by Schecter so I tried his 7 string hellraiser and loved it. Figured Loomis is a stud so I'll try his model and I am glad I did. The thing was "in-tune" straight out of the box. Action and setup perfect on this. I've read other reviews with issues on these but not this one. Getting used to the active emgs is alittle different and I'll have to tweak my amp settings but the tone out of them is big balls awesome. I got the red satin and while I like it, it is darker than what appears on the pics. The finish was awesome and I did not find a flaw anywhere, and believe me I looked. You can't go wrong with this guitar. I am so glad I joined the dark side and bought a Schecter. Sorry Ibanez!!!! Playability and Feel How does it feel, Heavy, Fast, Chunky? How was the neck? Are the controls easy to get to while playing? Fast, low action. Well set up straight out of the box Tone Bright and snappy? Dark and smooth? Were the pickups hot, mellow, thick, thin? I'm just gonna say I like it but getting used to active pickups. I think I'll need to tweak my amp settings Action How was the action out of the box? Better then some Ibanez Prestiges right out of the box. In all honesty I unpacked and played it. Even in-tune. Finish How did the stain or paint job look? Darker than expected but I still like it. No flaws Reliability How has it stood up over time? brand new have no idea but if it is like my buddy's schecters they'll hold up.

Quality Would you consider this product to be made well? How dependable? Very well made guitar. The stock battery it came with was junk but everything else is very nice. The hardware is resistant to tarnishing and easy to clean. It seems to be put together quite well no loose screws or nuts. The output jack is sturdy and hasn't worked loose with plugging and unplugging the cable. Reliability How has it stood up over time? Only time will tell. I've had mine about a month and it stays in tune quite well even under heavy whammy action. General Your general opinion of this product. Overall this is a great guitar. This is my first and probably last 7 string I'll ever buy. Simply amazing from the sound to the action. 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 like greased lightning. Not too wide either, its almost like playing a 6 string- Very impressed. There is no neck joint to get in my way so shredding is effortless. The floyd rose is great it seems to be routed deep for extra pull on the whammy bar. My only complaint is that the volume knob is too close and sometimes I hit it with my hand while playing. I have the same problem with my Jackson Kelly the volume knob is too close to the strings and my pinky finger slaps the volume knob when I really start shredding. Tone Bright and snappy? Dark and smooth? Were the pickups hot, mellow, thick, thin? This guitar has very high output for emgs maybe its because there are no tone controlls. The tone is very dark but not muddy and the highs are very articulate. Even under heavy high gain distortion you can hear every note. I play all kinds of augmented chords with lots of distortion and it sounds great. I also play a lot of pinch harmonics and I can get that perfect Pantera style earpiercing sound I love. I have found that it does feedback a little more than my other guitars do. So putting a little extra distance between me and the amp was needed when I play at high volumes. Finish How did the stain or paint job look? The paint job was impressive only one small flaw at the top of the headstock binding. I really like the inlays, very detailed. I got the vampire red one, never quite seen a paint job like this. Its the first guitar I've owned that didn't have a high gloss finish. I like it that fingerprints aren't that noticeable on it. I get tired of polishing away prints. Action How was the action out of the box? The action was perfect right out of the box which is surprising considering it was shipped over 3000 miles to get here in the middle of winter. I own ESP, Ibanez, and Jackson guitars and none of them compare to the action of this guitar. It could be the maple fretboard which makes it so much easier to play, all of my other guitars have ebony or rosewood.

Quality Would you consider this product to be made well? How dependable? The guitar was made well however, the finish was grainy and the relief in the neck was horrible when I got it from American Musical. I contacted Schecter and they said that it could have been the conditions during shipping wood relief and all that. I am not buying it. I have never gotten a guitar that was set up that needed so much as a quarter turn on the Truss rod to take out the neck relief. 7 FULL turns later the neck is perfect. Reliability How has it stood up over time? I am sure that it will stand the test of time, it is a good instrument. Clean electronics and very nice overall. General Your general opinion of this product. Overall this is a good product, I would recommend it to anyone that is looking for a good quality 7 string with Floyd. Playability and Feel How does it feel, Heavy, Fast, Chunky? How was the neck? Are the controls easy to get to while playing? It is heavier than my ATX C7 but the differences in the wood is the tell all there. Good tone, not excellent, I like Duncans better, but I do also love this guitar, nice Crunch and very clean sounding (note articulation). Tone Bright and snappy? Dark and smooth? Were the pickups hot, mellow, thick, thin? It is bright without being too bright. Nice Chunk pickups are not hot, but provide good overall tone. I did not have to adjust the pickups at all they were set perfectly from the factory. Finish How did the stain or paint job look? Finish was grainy, this seems to be the Achilies heel for Schecter, both instruments had blemishes in the finish. I would expect better. Action How was the action out of the box? Like I said above, the action was horrible out of the box, but I was able to make adjustments and get it exactly the way that I like it. Never had this problem with the ATX I got last year.

Quality Would you consider this product to be made well? How dependable? great well made 3 pice neck!!!! wow. Reliability How has it stood up over time? just got it so far so good. General Your general opinion of this product. kinda heavy like a les paull.. but great axe thick soundin great finish awesome neck ,, by the way,, they dont tell u its a 3 pice neck ,, cus u cant see it,, but it is a 3 piece neck.. and a beautyfull maple top. Playability and Feel How does it feel, Heavy, Fast, Chunky? How was the neck? Are the controls easy to get to while playing? heavy fast. bottom nice highs... love it Tone Bright and snappy? Dark and smooth? Were the pickups hot, mellow, thick, thin? yes bright hot EMGS fa sure,,,, thick feel this neck is big but nice for a 7 string,, got to get used to it,, but i will.. Finish How did the stain or paint job look? great stain burgandy dark sinister color... no ebony ,ivory crap here,,, this is not a les paull with all that ivory crap and tops etc,, this is a thick base wood body symple one control knob and 3 pice neck symple and killer looks. its a mettal guitar not a left back dusted drywood lespaull. Action How was the action out of the box? well for me was way to waked... but i did adjust to my playing ,,i half steped the tunning and had to adjust height on action for that reason ,, cus its less tenssion on the neck when tuned half step. and i did all that and it is marbvouloussse...lol

Quality Would you consider this product to be made well? How dependable? An extremely well made product, thats all I have to say. Reliability How has it stood up over time? Everything is put well together. Thats Schecter for ya!!! General Your general opinion of this product. The Jeff loomis 7 string is my first and last 7 string I will ever buy. Everything about it is awesome!!! The finish, the action, the pickups, the neck through setup. Just purely amazing!!!! If Jeff Loomis plays it then you know its awesome!!! Playability and Feel How does it feel, Heavy, Fast, Chunky? How was the neck? Are the controls easy to get to while playing? Thin neck, smooth neck, awesome neck!!!! Its not like other 7 strings where it feels your holding a frikin baseball bat with strings. I love the huge fret wires as well!!! Tone Bright and snappy? Dark and smooth? Were the pickups hot, mellow, thick, thin? Dark and smooth pickups. But one you start getting into the shredding stuff this things screams!!! Finish How did the stain or paint job look? Its beautiful. The Satin vampire red finish is to die for. It is literally a piece of art that you can shred. Its amazing!!! When theres not enough light in the room it looks black but then when that light comes through it has that really nice red finish. I prefer the red one because it was Loomis first signature color for his guitar, the black is awesome to but its plain. With the red you have best of both worlds. Action How was the action out of the box? The guitar is in standard tuning (BEADGBE) but the action is set perfect. I had to tune mine down 1/2 step like Jeff Loomis so i can shred "miles of machines" I wish they would tune his signature to his specific tuning of 1/2 step down. They do this for many other signature guitars which ive seen.