Best schecter 7?

[fickfack09]

just thought id see what you all thought for dat fun....GO

[Evergrey]

Originally Posted by fickfack09

just thought id see what you all thought for dat fun....GO

Depends. FR or not?? Blackjack series is 1 of best but not available with FR.

[MaxOfMetal]

Anything out of the CS, makes the production stuff look like toys.

[Zado]

Originally Posted by Evergrey

Depends. FR or not?? Blackjack series is 1 of best but not available with FR.

yup!

Blackjack ATX C-7 FR 2012 - Schecter Guitar Research

[Jason_Clement]

I just ordered from the new 2012 Blackjack "SLS" series. You can get 7 strings, as I did. Ebony fretboards, mahogany bodies, all the goodies. You choose between Floyd Rose or TOM bridge, you choose between Blackouts or Fullshred/jazz. There's even an option for a Sustainiac pick up.

This line is definitely worth checking out, and when it came out I knew it was my time to get a Schecter 7 string. I've been eying up a Schecter Blackjack ATX C-7 for a long time...but a FR option, pick up control, thinner neck? HELL YES!

PS: it seems the consensus is the Blackjack series, regardless.

[Jason_Clement]

They start shipping mid-march.


Blackjack SLS C-7 - Schecter Guitar Research

[BabUShka]

Haha!! Sooo random.. I just saw your comment on Facebook, where Schecter uploaded some photos from NAMM. Like 1 min ago

They should make some new BJ's in valnut satin finish, so I can buy one in a year or two, in additional to my black ATX :p
I haven't played many Schecters, but if the SLS is nearly as good as my ATX, then you wont regret.. Cause those are some really good instruments, considering the price.

[Jason_Clement]

Yeah, the reason I was going to buy a Blackjack ATX C-7 is because my friend has the 6 string version in white and it ROCKS. It's so good, the ebony fretboard is soo nice. For the price they're just...mind blowingly good. and I'm not the type to want to spend $3000 on a custom...not yet anyway

When I heard they were releasing the SLS series I was like YES! I'm used to playing Ibanez, so the SLS neck will be more akin to a 3pc wizard neck...super pumped to get it!

They don't start shipping till march though...

Still, I ordered the 7 string version with the Blackout AHB1s, in satin black. Got the TOM bridge (didn't want a FR on my first 7 string).

super pumped! Pain of Salvation here I come!

[BabUShka]

Sounds nice man.. Dont forget to upload some photoes and a little review when you get it
Im waiting for my second Schecter now, hellraiser C7. Im excited as hell, but It has rosewood finger board. Its ok, but I prefer ebony over rosewood + some nice satined neck. This one, and atx are TOM bridges, as I prefer them over FR.
I'd really like to try the SLS too. I've heard that heavy necks gives a more resonant sound. But I guess with the SLS commin out, people on this forum will have to stop complaining about the round Schecter necks :p

[Jason_Clement]

I am not sure what different the actual necks make in tone, but I'm sure there is a slight difference. Also the ATX/Hellraisers have mahogany necks vs the SLS with maple necks. I think Hellraisers also have...rosewood fretboards? or maple. Which have a less attack oriented sound. So I don't know

But I'm used to the Ibanez necks so I'm sure I won't notice a tonal difference there. Just...a huge upgrade from shitty basswood (not a fan). Lol, goodbye $300 RG321.

PS: yeah, people will stop complaining about Schecters Les Paul styled necks. I didn't mind them, personally. But I do prefer thinner.
PSS: you totally said the hellraisers had rosewood fretboards, derp.
PSSS: I also prefer TOMs. Not a fan of FRs at all.

[oneblackened]

I didn't like Schecter's higher end imports much. They felt really plastic-y to me. If you prefer a thinner neck than a schecter then I'm gonna say get an LTD H-1007. $800, MIK, and equivalent specwise to a hellraiser (maybe a bit better, I think, since it has a maple neck which adds some top end), but with a thinner neck.

[BabUShka]

When did MIK become a good thing, and when did maple become better than mahogany?

Maple vs mahogany is a choise of preferance..

I like LTD/ESP too, they are great guitars. But they doesnt feel any less plastic than those Schecters I've played. The ATX is one of the most organic sounding guitars for less than $1000 I've played.. Even with active pickups.
I've played the M-1000, to be honest i dont know how it compare to the 7 string version. It sounded GREAT.. Really heavy sounding, but I can not remember the neck being thinner than Schecters at all.. And it had a huuuge wight..

[Zado]

Actually i don't think there are any difference in therms of quality between schecs and deluxe LTDs...different specs,but nothing more

[Floppystrings]

The best?

[Floppystrings]

Originally Posted by Zado

Actually i don't think there are any difference in therms of quality between schecs and deluxe LTDs...different specs,but nothing more

Aren't all Korean guitars made by Sammick in a huge factory?

I thought they had some monopoly going on over there. Epiphone, LTD, Ibanez, Jackson, Fender all being made next to each other...

When it comes to quality, Korean made guitars have improved in a huge way in the past 7-10 years.

In this same time frame Gibson is becoming sloppy, and Japan is probably the best place to get a good stock guitar, ESP, Ibanez...they have coolest guitars IMO. Gibson and Fender are not evolving very well, we should be able to get a 7 string Gibson Les Paul, and a 7 String USA Fender strat AND tele by now...

[feilong29]

I thoroughly loved my hellraiser and only got rid of it to go back to 6 string guitars. The guys from Threat Signal use hellraisers and they make full use of them! I would get another one with a floyd.

[HeHasTheJazzHands]

Originally Posted by Floppystrings

Aren't all Korean guitars made by Sammick in a huge factory?

I thought they had some monopoly going on over there. Epiphone, LTD, Ibanez, Jackson, Fender all being made next to each other...

I honestly don't think Schecter and ESP work with Cort or Sammick. Somone wanna clarify if I'm wrong or not? But I can confirm that Epiphone is all MiC in their own factory.

[Zado]

Originally Posted by Floppystrings

Aren't all Korean guitars made by Sammick in a huge factory?

I thought they had some monopoly going on over there. Epiphone, LTD, Ibanez, Jackson, Fender all being made next to each other...

When it comes to quality, Korean made guitars have improved in a huge way in the past 7-10 years.

In this same time frame Gibson is becoming sloppy, and Japan is probably the best place to get a good stock guitar, ESP, Ibanez...they have coolest guitars IMO. Gibson and Fender are not evolving very well, we should be able to get a 7 string Gibson Les Paul, and a 7 String USA Fender strat AND tele by now...

Yeah that's what I knew...It's very interesting,back in the day japan was used to build cheap instrments,and now they are popular for making masterpieces,so the thing went to korea...now korea is becoming like japan (well,almost) and it's china time...what will be next?

Originally Posted by Floppystrings

The best?

Argh!!it costed me a tone of time to forget about that beaty,don't do this!!!

[drawnacrol]

Originally Posted by MaxOfMetal

Anything out of the CS, makes the production stuff look like toys.

My mate works for Schecter and has a ton of CS 7s. My fav 3:





Amazing guitars, I could never buy another production Schecter after playing these. I now own the one in the first pic.

[hanachanmaru]

hey guys i am planning to getta C7 custom any idea if its is good and comfortable to play?.... well the specs is pretty attractive.. Mahogany body set neck maple + ebony frets... with non active pickups ...

[kirbyy]

Originally Posted by hanachanmaru

hey guys i am planning to getta C7 custom any idea if its is good and comfortable to play?.... well the specs is pretty attractive.. Mahogany body set neck maple + ebony frets... with non active pickups ...

I just got my c7 custom a week ago, it's a great guitar!! It has the schecter neck which took a bit to get used too but it's fine (though I prefer ibby necks they are smoother). other than that the mahogany body was what sold it to me in combination with passives. Really nice all around guitar, especially because it is probably more versatile than many of schecter's other more metal orientated models.

[Zado]

Originally Posted by drawnacrol

My mate works for Schecter and has a ton of CS 7s. My fav 3:


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Amazing guitars, I could never buy another production Schecter after playing these. I now own the one in the first pic.

Wasn't porn supposed to be banned from this site?

[hanachanmaru]

Originally Posted by kirbyy

I just got my c7 custom a week ago, it's a great guitar!! It has the schecter neck which took a bit to get used too but it's fine (though I prefer ibby necks they are smoother). other than that the mahogany body was what sold it to me in combination with passives. Really nice all around guitar, especially because it is probably more versatile than many of schecter's other more metal orientated models.

Thanks ! i need to work one on as for the price it is very worthy any idea where your C7 custom is made from?

[MaxOfMetal]

Originally Posted by Floppystrings

Aren't all Korean guitars made by Sammick in a huge factory?

I thought they had some monopoly going on over there. Epiphone, LTD, Ibanez, Jackson, Fender all being made next to each other...

As I've corrected before, Samick isn't nearly as big as they once were, and has been on the decline for close to a decade now. Furthermore, Cortek has been on top as the world's single largest guitar manufacturer for many years now, and it doesn't look to be slowing down, even with World and other large Chinese OEMs coming into their own.

Maybe some years ago those particular brands were all made under the same roof, but not anymore.

Gibson actual owns the facilities making Epiphones now, namely the Qingdao facility which opened up a decade ago. I believe some of the Limited/Special edition models are contracted out to Cortek Indonesia and World Korea.

Fender and Jackson (Jackson is owned after FMIC after all) have an OEM facility in India who makes their lower end guitars (JS, X, etc.). They also use a nameless (though likely Sung El) Chinese OEM for certain models.

Ibanez, Schecter, and LTD still have contracts with Cortek, but with Ibanez opening their own facility, the number of OEM models is dwindling every year. They do have Cort Indonesia making some models for the time being and a few GIO models are coming out of China, as well as some higher end models coming out of a Custom Shop they contract out in China. Schecter and LTD is slowly making the transition to being all make in Indonesia and China at a couple different OEMs.

Cort Korea has had to downsize of the years. South Korea is slowly becoming "more Western" economically, thus cheap labor is beginning to become scarce (just like the transition made between the 70's and 90's in Japan), so we'll probably see Cortek Korea shrink and be absorbed by Cortek Indonesia within the next decade or so.

[theicon2125]

Originally Posted by Zado

Wasn't porn supposed to be banned from this site?

I thought that was the point of this site.