THIS is what SCHECTER FANS Have Been Asking For! 

The way that Schecter has evolved their models and designs basically makes them this era's amazing, cool, modern brand that Ibanez was in the 90's

I've always been in love with the earlier Ibanez RG Series.. and especially Brian "Head" Welchs RG7's ( and others alike ) from the late 90s - mid 2000's but never could drop that kind of money because I didn't think I had the skills or time to be worthy of it... Sooo... I have found myself with some of that same love for the Schecters.. my C-1 Plat is awesome and I love the HellRaiser Hybrids!. For some reason... I felt like they would play the same... sound the same... feel the same-ish... or but IDk because I've never held a RG or even a 7-string for that matter. 🤷‍♂ 🤷‍♂

Sounds excellent! When you do a video like this how do you get the direct guitar tone? I'm a bit old school and not familiar with how to personally put these kind of videos together. I'd greatly appreciate any feedback.

My biggest problem w/ Schecter is their quality control (on their modern gutiars). I have been playing Schecter for about 15 years and have owned nearly 20 of them. The models 2012 ish and older have amazing quality control and are flawless. Every single 'newer' schecter (2019ish and up), the quality control has been absolute dog shit. For this reason I am switching over to ESP now

I recently bought a Schecter Omen Extreme as my first guitar and I'm loving it. The action is low and fast and the sound is amazing. My only gripe is that it came from Schecter with some raised frets that I now have to hammer down. Other than that, I couldn't be happier.

I had my Dad pick up the Nick Johnston HSS when he was looking for a stratocaster around $1,000. He had it plek'd at Sweetwater and absolutely loves it. He complains about the Fender Strats now when we go to Guitar Center. It's a great guitar and plays perfectly. It even holds tune with my heavy handed riffing and bends. All that to say, Schecter is fantastic, as is this guitar. Excellent review and playing my friend!

Schecter has really stepped up their game. I owned a C1 Elite from 2006 and yes super glossy baseball bat neck and abalone everywhere! Also had the Jeff Loomis signature and that neck was fat too. Right now I own an SLS C7, Tao 7 and SLS Evil Twin Bass. Phenomenal instruments for the price. Super fast to play, great tuning stability and great tonal options. Hard to beat Schecter for the money. Looking to get a 6 string from them and this one might be it!

thats not a razor blade!!!

This is what it all leads to? Another generic spec'd out S-Type? No thanks, I'll be keeping my Avenger.

I've been an Ibanez player for years, until 2021, when I acquired my 1st Schecter, a Sun Valley Super Shredder FR S. It has an EMG Retroactive pickup in the bridge position, and a Sustainiac in the neck. I _LOOOOVE_ that guitar! It has a thick, snarling tone with a really balanced tonal spectrum. Best of all the guitar itself, as well as the hardware like tuners and pickups and wood and general construction are of high quality. The Floyd double locking whammy bar system is of far greater quality than those 'licensed by Floyd Rose' rigs you find on other guitars. This Floyd stays in tune, plus the bar assembly will stay as loose or tight as you want it without slipping. The success of the Super Shredder led to another Schecter, a C1 FR S. This one has a EMG 81 pickup in the bridge & the 'I- will-never-be- without-one-again' Sustainiac. I love this one too. It's tuned down a whole step to D, while the Super Shredder is also dropped a whole step but with the low E string dropped to low C. These guitars handle the low tunings amazingly well, & both have incredible tone. Point is, I'm a convert to Schecter and now, Max, you hadda go and whip this new Schecter^^^out and proceed to make me want one!😅 I think I'm gonna get one, that is if they offer it with a whammy bar setup (preferably a Floyd, but a nonlocking tailpiece with Locking tuners and a graphite bridge would be awesome. So now i gotta go check the new Schecter guitars out. Sigh. A guitarist's desire to have lots of guitars never really goes away, does it?

At least it’s this guitar and not the controversial MGK razor blade guitar 😮‍💨

Got a synyster gates custom S, theres a reason he chose schecter- that guitar is fantastic, it feels and sounds great while having a ton of features though consequently is a bit heavier than my jackson but its totally fine. love schecter, dont have a clue as to how anyone even looks at gibson as a 4 figure guitar any more

Giving me straight up Kiesel vibes now 😂 but in a good way.

Just purchased my first Schecter last week, the V1 Custom. Absolutely phenomenal value! Puts Gibson to shame

I’d like it to have a tone knob. My Boss Katana 100 tends to over emphasize pick attack and piercing highs. I like to roll that off a bit with a tone knob.

Schecter has done an amazing job at reinventing themselves and moving forward!! Definitely worth the money I believe they are ahead of the game in the guitar and Bass world.

I'd love for Schecter to give this model a single coil in the neck like the Triad and I hope they give the Sunset more exciting colors like trans bright blue or pink

Only Schecter I own is a Reaper-6. It is a great neck through guitar. I have been wanting to buy another Schecter, this might be the one.

Really amazing to see the value being offered here! I just recently got a Schecter c-1 Kenny Hickey of Type O Negative signature model for an absolute steal of 699 dollars! It has been a guitar I have wanted for some time now, 26.5 scale length, sustaniac, epic finish, thin c neck, jumbo frets, all of which make it super comfortable to play! And, the best part is that the Kenny Hickey model is actually decently old in comparison to the one showcased here! However, not everyone wants a signature model, and instead just wants a simple metal machine like this, so the fact that Schecter is offering this guitar now with all these specs is just amazing to see! Great Vid and Review again Max!

I have omen 6 and the schecter triad 6 that I have in rotations you can say I’m a Schecter guy

Schecter has a reputation for making extremely well made guitars with great features that are also affordable. Even the traditional styles like my PT Pro are just ridiculously cool, play great, and sound great. Less than a grand.

Hey Max great Lancaster T-shirt. Bravest of the brave along w the B17 , B24 crews.

Never heard MAX sounding so good with any guitar

1st

So it’s basically a copy of a Kiesel Aries.

Interesting, I think I might get one of these if I can get it for a good price

I love the fact that you introduce a lot of nice bargain guitars to us, but it also makes the quality level of guitars like this Schecter so much more obvious. This thing ROCKS.

Schecter is 🔥 I want them to make me signature guitar. They never made me feel ripped off. I want Spector to make me signature Bass. I Love how Schecter and Spector Sound together. Unlike some companies, Schecter makes axes for everything and they Sound good. Also, as u pointed out, the value is excellent. I'll take Schecter and Spector all day over gibson and fender.

And someone was paying attention and moved the volume farther away

Killer guitar. Still not as cool as your signature hb though, that things got it all

cool t-shirt! The lancaster was one of my favorite planes growing up!

Love that guitar Schecter is right at the top of my favorites list. My first guitar was a schecter xxx and I still have it. Might have to get on the market for this guitar though it’s awesome May have to move the Ibanez ‘s over for this one

Schecter has a pretty neat lineup of guitars and basses under 1k.

This guitar looks sweet! I have a sun valley ht and a c1 fr-s evil twin, love em both. Nice video review!

I'm really impressed with my SVSS Exotic. It was setup really well and there were no flaws in the build. And yeah, I really like the new direction they've taken their brand. I could never get on board with the over the top gaudy abalone barf aesthetics of the mid 2000's bro metal schecters (although the tempest had a much more subdued pinstripe classy look). I think the SVSS is out-Charvel'ing Charvel. Mine plays and sounds better than my MIM San Dimas and the Floyd 1500 is just a bit better than the 1000 on the Charvels as well (though neither are anywhere near as good as the Gotoh 1996T on both of the guitars at this point) I think these new Schecters are great competition to the PRS SE's and LTD's. Definitely a great time to be a budget-minded musician not just for guitars but for gear like the Katana amps, Tone X pedals, some of the Helix stuff, etc. The quality of sound was just unthinkable back in the mid/late 90's when I was a broke young guitar player.

Finally, a review of this model - thank you Guitar MAX! Amazing as usual, and the specs on this guitar are an absolute banger for the price. I've been eyeing this grey ghost finish since it was released some months ago.

Well. Looks like Schecter does spiky guitars visually better than Ibanez.

I have two Schecter Omen 6's (one tuned to drop-D, and one tuned to C-standard), an Omen 7, an Omen 5 bass, and a Revenger 7-string (modified with a single-locking Floyd Rose). Suffice to say, I love Schecters. My holy grail is to find some of the old Stratocaster copies they made in the early '80s like the ones Mark Knopfler used in Dire Straits. I do think you're just slightly off the mark about the company's focus though - yes, they've been popular with the gothic and industrial rock and metal scene, but they've also been championed by a diverse range... Abbath, Type O Negative, Filter, Papa Roach, Prince, Suicidal Tendencies, Stone Temple Pilots, Body Count, The Cure, Danzig, Avenged Sevenfold, etc. All over the place from black metal and metalcore to punk to funk, rock, rap, etc. They're a solid company because of their diversity, versatility, and great customer interaction and support. Even their lower quality guitars have been great to play and record with, and they're fairly easy to mod with minimal fuss.

No fretboard binding :( Jokes aside, amazing guitar.

My Sunset-7 Extreme is coming tomorrow! So excited!

I have a Sun Valley Super Shredder it's one of the best guitars I own it's the only guitar with a Floyd rose that I can actually get strat bluesy tones on and rock and Metal. The pickups actually surprised me they sound fantastic I normally don't like active pickups but these sounds great

I'm picking up my shecter tommorow I also have 2 Californian fenders and a Mexican

Not buying a Schecter after they put out thag MGK Razor bullshit thing. Nope. Not.

Hey Max; I know you don't do acoustics very often, but can you cover some Mitchell guitars? I'd like to see you review the solid mahogany and Torrified top models which I think are up there on the list of great sounding low budget acoustics. They hardly get any serious attention. I'm impressed with the Mitchells I've played, not all of them, but there are some cherries in their line up. Thanks - PS my solid mahogany T331 has aged very well in the few years I've had it.

That's a Beautiful Guitar 🎸🎶🎶🎶 Thanks for sharing 🎸🎶

I actually think it's a little overpriced. My neck through hellraiser was under $600. The carbon rods in the neck are nice upgrade but a bolt neck for more than my hellraiser? Hmmmm......

I don't know about their early 2000s guitars, but if they were anything like their 2004-2008 then I would argue the necks weren't thick/fat at all. I used to have a 2004 C-1 Classic, a 2005 C-1 Elite. I still have a 2008 C-1 Hellraiser FR and a 2011 J-L7 FR. They all have thin necks and it was the 2004 C-1 Classic that got me into Schecter because of their thin necks. Then again, that was the first time when I first heard and saw them at Guitar Center back then. You're not wrong about the glossy finish. Though, I still love them for that. I don't like satin finish guitars because the satin wears off. It's happened to my JL-7 shortly after I bought. Satin looks nice, but it eventually becomes shiny in the areas you rub your arms, hands and fingers. Not a fan of that. If I were to buy any modern Schecter today, it would be a Banshee Mach or GT, or a Solo II Custom. If I were to go a little back, I would pick up a Reaper.

I just bought SGR /C1 at a local pawn ... We're talking 500$ guitar... For 130 ... I love lil heavy ... But the neck it's so comfortable.. All most like a bass neck ... Iam the guy with the stubby hand s ... And say comfortable I mean getting cords to sound clear .. Iam trying to learn so I bought a Donner DMT 100 . A good guitar but the neck seems like it belongs on a bango ... But just feel link I am learning more on my Schecter I am sure once I learn the Donner will fit in ...Now for my Firefly LP GREEN BAT.

Great Review ‼️ 👍😊 If a Guitar like this, isn't a big Wake-Up Call to the 3 major Players(Fender, Gibson, PRS), then nothing will ! 🤔 Cheers ✌️🤙 🇨🇦

Hi there, It was emphasized this is a metal guitar a few times, but with no tone button could it be used for blues/blues rock? Maybe with an EQ in the FX loop and the amp gain cut back? It's almost impossible to find another left handed Schecter or PRS with SS frets at this price point. The SVSS Exotic with similar pickups is $500 more in Canada, and the Solo II Custom has nickle frets and is actually more expensive than the sunset-6.

Schecter has been trying to do this for a while. Note the Banshee and Miles Dmitri Baker and Keith Merrow influences. But I'm a Schecter Hellraiser boy all the way, though. Their Korea supplier is just rock solid. I have a V-1 and LP style and am seeking out more. On this one I like the 1 volume knob/no tone. Not a fan of the pastel colours they're offering.

I just wish I could find. replacement neck for my son's Schecter, Korean made bolt on. The trus rod stripped and is no longer adjustable.

Was that an (Airheads) joke bahahaha No don’t speak are you kidding me you’ll ruin everything 😅

I have the E-1 FR S and I love it. But I must say that I dont have a lot of use for a FR, so maybe i should look into switching with this new Sunset-6 with a hard bridge. How would you compare both?

Love schecter's well not that new MGK garbage but whaddaya gunnado

A little odd that they call this one a Sunset since it looks a lot like the KM mkii with a c-1 headstock. And they have a USA Sunset which is much more vintage/standard superstrat style guitar (amazing guitar. Very different vibe than this though).

ibanez puts volume and blade switch near the strings the ultimate cringe lords ill buy a schecter

Can this also do Ichika nito single coil cleans exceptionally well? Can it do it or?

PRS Mike Mushok baritone 6 string is to this day one of the best baritone and bargain buys for a guitar. Cost about $700 brand new when it came out. It plays just as good as guitars that cost thousands of dollars. I'm not kidding.

Favor: could you please mention the tuning and string gauge of the guitars your testing? thx

I FREAKING love mine - so comfortable and fast playing! 💥🤘 And it just looks killer...

The Schecter sunset triad is a 25.5 scale also unless it’s the 7 string then it’s extended scale but both 6 strings are the same scale length.

Waited 2.5 years for schecter to say they no longer make the model i ordered in left handed... Proally wont buy another one.

Don’t be fooled when they call it an ebony fretboard or an ebony wood fretboard; ebony and ebony wood is NOT significantly better than rosewood! In fact both materials cost about the same; ebony is not a step up from rosewood. In fact some hard maple fretboards can cost more than either rosewood or ebony. Tom Sisson

I have the schecter dj ashba signature. And I love it. Looks sounds and plays excellent. I still play it every day.

Nice work Max have an old omen with emg’s that’s pretty nasty

All your guitars sound the same no matter what you play. It’s a shame though.

I own this now, the neck dive is horrible, great guitar but I have a better idea on where they should have made and put the strap button! or at the very least put after the neck like an sg.

Add a tone knob and offer a Floyd model and I'd get one any day of the week schecter makes killer guitars those are the only 2 things I can ask they add and I prob wouldn't need any other model or brand

I went to guitar center and tried out a schecter the exclusive one to guitar center the crimson black and it sounded good cause the pickups but the action was so high and the guitar felt so lite, like it was a toy.

sound wise good... my God look at the match in middle of rando wood - no thanks - paint that thing

Just bought a shelter greT for shredding also have 4 fenders

I think schecter is a unrated guitar, fantastic guitars for the money

Cool guitar, pickup selector is a 100% no go for me though

In Germany this costs 1300 Euros

Schecter rulzs! Long live the razor blade guitar!

Between the simplicity of the controls and that great looking finish that's just a pretty fantastic guitar

People asking for play dragonforce.

The new mgk is silly as hell. Just my opinion of course

And then they make a guitar in a shape of a razor blade

For that price it should have a floyd...

Schecter evolved into Ibanez😅

Cheap version of Apocalypse C-1

Schecter is my favorite. I have 3 of them. It's really best value, you get premium instrument for not a very premium price. My favorite is my 2011 Blackjack ATX with Blackout humbuckers and Ebony fretboard. Nothing can beat it for me so far, it's still a beast and my absolute favorite after 13 years.

Great Guitar. I love my Schecters

Without a Floyd tremolo...it has no sense to me

Looks a lot like my Keith merrow model

SCHECTERS WITH THIN NECKS! 🎉🎉🎉

Another guitar without finish lol

It's missing a string but it sounds good.

This one or Reaper-6?

Is this an Ibanez RG killer? I was looking at an RG, but none of them have the specs this Schecter has. You have to buy a Prestige Ibanez to get away from plastic nuts.

Got a demon c6 I love it

Made in China or Indonesia?

Why do guitar companies make guitars with no tone control?

Got my MM100 MITCHELL CUTOUT BROO I LOVE IT!!! TOTALLY WORTH THE 108$ SHIP N HANDLING WAS FREE

In New Zealand it's 1800 but on special 1200 shecterwas a guitar repair company

can't go wrong with a schecter umless it is that new MGK razor blade one lol!

Had a 2017 solo6 hellraiser extreme which just didn't gel with but have just purchased c6 pro charcoal burst hard tail 🤞🤞🤞

I own a Schecter Sun Valley super shredder and Schecter Diamond Series with fixed bridge. I’ve never had buyers remorse buying a Schecter. These beat my PRS and fenders hands down. On par with my old Carvin bolt T.