Schecter-C-1-FR-S-SLS-Elite - Demo - Unboxing - Specs - Review 

I figured out the issue with the "hybrid" sustainiac mode. 1. Open up the back plate and turn all three gain knobs all the way up, or to your desired location. 2. In order to get the "hybrid" mode (middle position) on the sustainiac to work above the 12th fret, pull the tone knob out. It's push/pull, and when it's pulled, you're accessing the "Voice 2" of the Fishman Fluence pickup. After I pulled that knob out, the hybrid mode works great.

Best video on this guitar. Can’t wait to get mine this weekend!

I think all three look amazing! Such a great looking guitar

Man that smile at 19:11 made me smile just as big lol I hope to be as cool as you when I get older. Nice demo of the guitar by the way. I'm really looking into this model but in the other finish.

Great playing. Love the Zion guitars on the wall! I owned a few Zions back when Ken owned the company in the late 80’s

yes thank u been looking to see how it sounds finally rock on

Awesome video. Thank you! I can’t wait to buy this beautiful guitar

Finally a proper review ! Thank you so much !!

Sweet playing, Brett! Stumbled across this. Looking at going more stripped down for the Schecter Omen Extreme-6. My level of playing doesn't warrant such a beautiful and sophisticated guitar. Keep on rockin'!!!

Really good review and awesome play

I have been into electric guitar instruments for years.....and Shecter is hitting it out of the ball park with these new 2018 builds, Especially for the price point.

Damn Brett, you have some nice licks! I got my first Schecter at the end of last month - I have a Sun Valley SS FR-S in Birch Green. The sustainiac is loads of fun!

Just ordered a c-1 sls elite. Non sustainaiac. Still very excited for it. Nice shredding bro!

Thanks for sharing as I am currently considering purchasing a C-1-FR-S-SLS-Elite

This dude can shred!! Blew my mind at the end of the video

Amazing song/solo. That schecter sounds great. 👍

Brett Great review and playing!!!!! Nice work. I cant wait til mine is delivered. Thank you

You just convinced me to buy this guitar. I knew what this guitar could do with metal and rock, but your demonstration playing bright, warm and clean is what sold me on this being flexible guitar as well. Fantastic review and amazing playing!

I have this guitar (without sustaniac) since one year and it sound very cool !!!

Very good playing, bravo!

Nice playing man. 👍

Awesome review, it's really useful to actually hear how the Sustainiac sounds in the context of a song. Love your playing too btw, perfect balance of flashy shredding but still keeping it tasteful. I'm very tempted by this SLS Elite model. My first decent guitar was a Schecter Reaper-6 hardtail and it just feels so comfortable to play, I really like the ultra-slim neck and it everything just feels tight. When I'm ready to get another 6 string I want it to give me something unique that I don't have currently, so a guitar with a Floyd Rose and Sustainiac would be ideal. I imagine it will have everything I like about the Reaper-6 but elevated even more. I have tried a Floyd Rose before on a Jackson 7 string but I didn't really get on with it. I loved what it can do, and the tremolo was very smooth to use, could get very fine control over it. The problem was the damn thing just wouldn't stay in tune. Kinda defeats the point of the locking nut. I still don't know whether there was something wrong with it, whether I was doing something wrong myself (am still largely a beginner) or whether it just needed a good setup. But I wasn't impressed enough by how it played to want to put more money into it with a setup so just decided to return it. I'm up for trying a Floyd again, and perhaps with only 6 strings it may end up helping with that tuning stability. Would you say the Sustainiac helps make tapping easier/cleaner btw? Would think that it could help by keeping the strings vibrating as you tap the notes so you don't just need finger strength alone to keep the notes ringing out. With regard to your pinned comment, it's interesting that Voice 2 of the Fishman pickup helped with the sustain above the 12th fret. Voice 2 seems to be a lower gain, more passive sounding voice so you'd think it would actually be worse for the sustain but then there is more low end on Voice 2 so maybe that helps?! I have a Cort 7 string with the Fishman Moderns and they are incredibly impressive pickups. The coil split is nice to have but I'm sure that wouldn't be too difficult to add to this SLS Elite if desired.

Your awesome man I subbed keep it up

Awesome playing! Can’t wait to get my C7 SLS FR Elite in the mail!

Hey Brett, magic tone there plus great finger work! The Sustainiac and Fernandes sustainer predate the ebow by quite a long way. I bought a Sustainiac about 15 years ago for something like £250 from the folks that make them to put into a custom build of mine. Neal Schon has used them forever. Satch and Steve Lukather are also fans. Jack Thammarat is a master with them. Make some more ambient jams to delight us please!

Thanks for reviewing this. Might have to be my next guiar. Just this past week got the Satin Gold burst Syn Custom-S and I'm in love with the sustainiac. Haha. You ever try one??

Love the music (as well as the guitar). This is tasteful playing that lets the music breath. Not hundreds of notes at breakneck speed, so boring - although Brett is more than capable of doing so when it 'fits', as we can see and hear. Cheers!!

Look forward to ordering this one! You mentioned some instructional videos coming? I'm nowhere near this level!

Very Nice Moves!

Mr. Funk Thank you for the informative review. Thank you for the price changes history on this guitar. Are they still available thru your Sweetwater rep., Nick. Since you sold me on this guitar, you should get the credit .

Mine just arrived, and man I’m blown away with it. It’s a truly unbelievable guitar, to say it’s a game changer is an understatement. The fishman pup output and clarity are astonishing, I’ve got some really expensive pups in other guitars and have to there isn’t anything better. My copy has a few minor build issues, so the fit and finish could be improved a little, nothing worth returning it over though. Overlooking the minor flaws the thing sounds and plays as well as anything at any price and stomps most $10,000 custom shop guitars from other brand. And not by just a little, it literally destroys them... it does all types of music equally well....

Got one today ....truly amazing 😍♥️♥️♥️ it's amazing the joy a guitar can bring a person

Thanks for the video. 2nd day with this guitar in Antique Fade. Lovin it. Don't have the issue with the center position Suatainiac above the 12th fret. Wondering it you lowered the pickup magnet when you lowered the action? If not could the difference in gap b causing your problem? One would think not because it should just increase the pull, but I've seen weirder things.

I just want to say a few things. 1. You make a very thorough video and you give tons of info. 2. Holy balls you can play well!

Rockin! Thanks for the vid. I've been thinking about buying a Schecter. Broncos Will come back to Kick some ass in 23'! Rockin' The Rockies! 🤘🏻👽

Hi So first off what a great review and just a super great video Your playing is superb and so is your taste in music I followed the link to get more of what you do and Wow! I've had my Elite for at least a year and it's my favorite as for a go to guitar I'm never wishing I had another in my hands when I'm holding and playing the elite I beg of you Please tell me where I can find the backing track you are using in this video and maybe some advice where I get some more like it and stuff like the style in your link?! It's exactly on par with the style I want to play Spiked the like and of course subscribed Your advice is greatly appreciated!!!😊

Hi Mr. Funk, I love your new Schecter! I love your playing too! Man your good! I've been looking at the Schecter C-1, and C-7 sls s FR, but the apocalypse red reign. I was hoping maybe by summer I can make that happen! You said that your new guitar looked kind of green. On my laptop It looks okay, but on my tv screen it does look green. But to me it looks good either way. Maybe that's something Schecter should look at! I've had two different Schecter so far and the both were awesome, they both had the sustainiac. The ones that I had had a fine tuning adjustment on the board in the back, you might can work out that problem you were talking about! I wise I hadn't sold then! I love what there doing over at Schecter. I hate to ask you, but will you please cover up your big white legs in the next video, there blinding me!!! Ha Ha.LOL! Thank you for sharing the awesome video. Hope you have fun with your new Schecter! Thanks again See you In the next video! Todd P.

Nice licks!!! You will be responsible for my next purchase, now i know what to give to myself for my 50th birthday ; D

Yeah Brett you rock

Dude! You 'improvised' that solo? Nice, super TASTEFUL. Nice Schecter, BTW. Waiting for the single-cut ("Solo" Series) version. Thanks for an excellent demo'.

A) I want, nay, I NEED that guitar. B) I could listen to you play all day.

Dude I want to take you to Guitar Center and flim you putting every young #$%^@# to shame. Thoroughly impressed with your shredding vs taste abilities.

Isn't it great to see someone love what they do? :-) A lesson for anyone out there, in not to 'judge a book by it's cover'. This grandpa can play :-)

Umm teach me? Love the video!!! You are a beast at guitar!!! You live in Colorado?!

Best review of this guitar on RU-vid

I just ordered that guitar, then I heard you play it. Now I want to give everything away and quit playing..😂 You are an amazing player

It has trouble generating the harmonics that high up on the fretboard. It's because it's an active pickup as well as string tension. Let us know if you change strings. I had one in the store and it cut it out a tad. Remember there isn't a lot of string for the sustainer to vibrate when you fret that high so it will be a faint rotation of the string. You can also raise the sustainer. Also important is pickup selector. If you have it on the Fishman, and have the sustainer active, the Fishman has to pick up the feedback. If you switch to the sustainer, it should help more.

WOW...I have a ZION from 1988 with reverse head stock/Floyd Rose. Very nice.

Bad ass solo.

I ordered this guitar! and I'm waiting for it! This is the best review I've seen out there, I've also check your other videos where you feature this guitar, and I'm really confident I've made the right decision, which amp are you using?

Incredible playing. Love the tone. What are you playing it through?

Have a link for backing track? Or scales used? Trying to learn soloing more. And how you not have more subscribers...dang that was tastg

But does the Sustaniac work as a standard pickup? Great video, superb playing, by the way!

Damn you. Just ordered exact guitar

Great lead guitaring.

Gramps has some bad ass chops

I just got a Reaper FR-S and whoo-boy is it nice.

I’m not so sure on that sustainiac pickup just yet. I’m stuck between having both fishmans or the sustainiac because I play mostly 70s to 80s Rock in the band with some 90s to 2000s Rock/punk. Not so much metal unless I’m just messing around in between breaks.

Nice video Greetings to you sir I hope you do guitar covers for awesome songs Because your playing is amazing All love and respect to you sir

C1 schecter SUSTAINIAC is my signature brand,

How heavy is this guitar? How you like the Ultra Slim C neck? OH, GC is giving 20% also. I am ready to dive in after seeing your review. Thanks!

Nice video, very informative. How much does this guitar weigh? I see different weights online and the manufacturer has not responded yet.

What brand are those guitars up on the wall at the top? They look very nice!

Your guitar skills make up for the fact that you are a Broncos fan. You are forgiven lol. I plan on getting this beast of a guitar this spring. Does the sustainiac drain a battery faster than a regular active or have you had to replace them yet?

I had a Sustaniac guitar back in 1990 ,horrible Trem unit on it wouldnt stay in tune , I gues sthey stopped trying to make guitars & focussed on just the pickups.

Broncos baby!

Could list the amps and other devices in your play mode for a future video?

How does the sustainiac pickup work when you turn off the sustainiac? Particularly in comparison to c-1 sls elite which does not have sustainiac?

Could you please explain what about the "book matching" caused you to return the first two? This looks like a great guitar for the price... Not a fan about the "made in Singapore" thing, which is where I believe these are made. What's your opinion of it now that you've had it for a while?

surely this guy can play anything... on any guitar...

Hi Brett I just got mine too. I noticed that the fundamental and harmonic modes works almost all strings and all frets. But mix mode only works on certain strings and frets. Especially the A,G and D strings on the 7th fret. The sustain dies. Adjusted the trimport but doesn't seems to work too. Hope to hear your feedback

Sweetwater is the best. Bought and Epi SG from them. Could not be happier.

Ole boy's got some chops!!!!lol.

Hi mr. Funk. I am 71 old and In the end I also bought this identical guitar that will reach me this week. I had taken a PRS with the floyd last year, but then I returned it after few days because I couldn't keep it tuned. Maybe I had to try again. Can you tell me if can keep it tuned with this Schecter whithout problems ? Good music is yours, would like to play half like you !

Hey Brett, Just found your site. And just learning about Schecter Research guitars. Pretty much old school Gibson/Fender guy playing 70's/80's classic rock but finding that those guitars are both expensive and not giving me the sustained sound I crave. (Also, now believe both companies use nostalgia to bait ya and then reel you in. Their pricing is actually sort of ridiculous.) So I also live in Colorado and just tried out a C-1 Platinum FR-S at one of the local GCs. Sustainiac was great. Can't afford a Jackson PC-1 so the C-1 seems to be a reasonable alternative. Was previously looking at a Fender Elite Strat which has solid sound versatility and a very playable neck. But the Schecter really gives me OD and sustain I cannot get out of the Fender. And it's sound can be cleaned up when needed. Bottom line, have pretty much decided to pursue a Hellraiser now. Pricing is way better. And your video just confirms all of this! Nice job man. Might run into you somewhere in the State as some point so cheers!

Imagine the sustainiac with a whammy pedal and a wah wah!

TRC~KRAL👑

Hi, I just bought the exact same guitar but I'm having trouble with the sustainiac as it makes a grungy low frequency noise (like an oscillator sine wave sound), I've already read all the pdf and troubleshooting guides on the sustainiac website and I know the issue is mainly crosstalk and maybe a reverse polarity of the driver as I'm not getting fundamentals sustain, just harmonics, BUT, this model is as it came from the factory, no modifications, That's why I found strange to have these issues and before I move any cables I'd like to see how yours is wired in, I can't return it as it was a very good deal (maybe this is why) so I'm wondering if I could write to you and exchange photos of the circuit board on the back to compare it to yours, I haven't found a schematic for this model as it seems it's different to the stock sustainiacs as this circuit board has 8-pin and 6-pin connectors whereas the stock circuit board mentioned in all the troubleshooting guides is a 8-pin and 10-pin configuration, so the colors of the cables doesn't match on mine, that's why I'd like to compare it to yours if possible, please let me know how can I get in touch with you, Thanks!

Very nice video. Are you using a delay pedal or a reverb pedal?

Awesome playing, Brett! I just got an identical guitar (color and all). I, too, have the issue with the sustaniac loosing the notes on higher frets. Did you ever try swapping out the strings with daddario? If so, did that help?

Damn I wish I could play like you.... I'm 50 years old and wanting to start, do you think i'm too old? do you think i can get as good as you?

Hi I just purchased this guitar and I have a question about the push pull knob. I read one is the active voice and the other is the high output humbucker voice. Would you happen to know which is which when pulling/pushing the tone knob I don’t have a guitar ear so they both sound the same to me haha? Thanks!

played the evil twin with sustainiac today and it blew my Sustained Mind 😮😮😮😮 getting that baby next week omg

Did any of you notice fret buzz on your elite? If so what did you end up doing? Return? Try different strings? The nut on these seem to be set for very low action. Thanks all

I want an Apocolypse with sustaniac,but just stock hardtail,no tremelo

Hey man, at around 8:56, it could be dieing out only because you might need to relevel your fretboard or bridge

Hi Brett, I bought this exact same guitar, it has some trouble with sustain, it seemed to work but was weak. I raised the post by one turn on each side of the sustainiac seems to work fairly good in fundamental, middle setting is weak, top setting is OK. is there any advice you can give? , can it be adjusted any other way? how did you fix the above 12 fret problem. Mine does not sound like yours which is what I expected with delay and such.

Nice! I read that floyed rose goes out of tune if you bend. Is it true?

Does anyone know which Fishman pickup is in this sustainiac version

I feel like the finish near the horns looks off... "scuffed" looking. Other than that nice guitar. I'm getting the sls elite in black fade, but that antique fade looks nice too.

Sounds like maybe the gate is kicking in. Have you tried that note without the gate?

Красавчик!

WOW, cool ... where can I find these backing tracks you use ?

I have a Sustainer on my Schecter Banshee, and it's a blast.

Just bought this guitar new, no manual, what the hell is the tubular piece of metal for which you get with the Allen key and spring pack???? I have no idea. Cheers.

Does this guitar have push-pull knobs?

Did you figured out why after the 12th fret the Sustaniac wasn't working?

I just bought it from American music supply for $ 1089.

Zlease help me understand the Sustaniac. If you lay the guitar on a padded table with the Sustainiac on and a jack plugged into the output will the strings begin to oscillate on their own? No amp connected. The one I bought does that but a demo one I tried at another store did not. Guitar Center will allow me to return it for another or a refund.

HELP: I recently bought this guitar and I cannot figure out how to get the whammy bar in. I apply so much pressure and it still wont go in