Schecter Blackjack PT

2004, Korean manufacture with some American made parts. 24 frets, set neck with all mahogany construction and rosewood fretboard. Arch top guitar with telecaster body style, string-thru tail and tune-o-matic style bridge. Abalone dot inlays, graphite nut, grover tuners, chrome hardware, cream binding. Seymour Duncan '59 (neck) and JB (bridge).

Nice, eh? It's the perfect hybrid: Gibson's classic style and components and Fender's awesome body styling. Finish is great, binding has no flaws, and the only dings are the ones I put in it.

It has a 5-way switch, which does a lot for having 2 hb's in the guitar. So the sounds vary depending on what you got it set for. The coil-tapped sounds on settings 2 and 4 don't remind me much of a Fender, but they are peculiar in their own right. I mostly stick to positions 1 and 5, which fully engage the bridge and neck humbuckers, respectively. How do I put it: I mean, it's a mahogany guitar with Seymours in it. What do you think it sounds like? Take any good Explorer, SG or V you've handled and that's basically this guitar's tone. Not thick enough to qualify in the Les Paul category, but fairly meaty with just the right amount of bite to cut through the mix. Distorted you're gonna get anything you want, just adjust the amp the proper levels. Modern day screamo and hardcore bands sport this guitar, but it works very well in lower gain and volume levels. Clean the 59 produces kickass jazz tones. The JB has a lot of snap, but tends to break up early. It's a semi-hot pickup made for loud rock n' roll. This thing has SD's in it, which for my money are the best pickups out there.

I haven't had issues with action, fret buzz or anything of the sort, and I just got it pulled out of a warehouse where it sat in its case exposed to temperatures for 3 months. That's damn good for an Asian-built guitar. It's a solid as the 2 Fenders and the Gibson LP I own.

I have heard some complaints from Schecter-endorsed bands on how the guitars breakdown after being abused on the road. So while I haven't had issues, I am wary about what years of use might do to the pots and switch. But it's still wait and see.

Haven't dealt with customer support for this product.

I've been playing for 12 years, and I own American made Gibsons and Fenders. This guitar holds up to them. It looks badass with the black finish, chrome hardware and binding. It's no nonsense, and has the sleekness of a sports car and the attitude of a muscle car. I like playing it because it's light and still gets some of the meat my Les Paul possesses.

Manufactured in South Korea, set up in the USA (as indicated on the little sticker on the back!) with 24 frets, 24 3/4" scale, with two most excellent REAL Seymour Duncan Pickups, the SH-4 Jeff Beck in the bridge, with the '59 in the neck. It comes with a 5-way switch which allows coil splitting, allowing a huge range of tones.

The mahogany body has a string-thru body type setup, with a TonePro's locking bridge. A rosewood fretboard complements the satin black finish, and grover tuners complete this quality lineup.

I really wanted a guitar with humbuckers, after I outgrew my first Squier Strat (a great starter guitar, but the wiring is similar to that of a toaster)and I did a lot of reading, and the Schecter seemed a great choice. I looked at Epiphones, and indeed other Schecters, but thr blackjack series has those real Seymour Duncans, and I am not kidding when I say you really can hear the difference.

Schecter claim that the Duncan Designed pickups used on their other models are '95% like real Seymour Duncans' but I don't think they are. I tried a C-1 Triple X (not a blackjack) and I really could hear the difference, a much weaker sound. This PT has a full rich rock tone coming from the two p-ups, but the 5 way mega switch provides such versatility. It truly is a great guitar, and the sound is mindblowing, I was laughing my head off whe I first tried it, it was a gerat experience to get such a great sound.

I play mostly rock music, particularly punk and classic rock, and I use a Peavey Bandit 112 solid state amp, which is great coupled with the PT.

Excellent overall finish, lovely black satin top and neck, and cream binding sets it off a treat. I noticed a couple of tiny pin-prick blemishes in the top, which are to be expected from something manufactured miles away, I suppose. They are hardly noticeable, however, and I only noticed 'cos I looked real close.

If it was a custom shop guitar, I may have been slightly disappointed with some of the binding, maybe, but Im not at all bothered by it here.

This is a solid guitar, not heavy, but solid. The quality grover tuners and the Tonepros bridge are all made to withstand abuse, and Im sure this guitar can withstand live playing - I hope it can, anyway, 'cos I plan to use it live.

I am planning to get some strap locks to hold onto the strap buttons (which are very solid, though) cos I don't wanna drop it, although Im sure it could cope.

I can't comment, as i have had no dealings with Schecter themselves, although they seem happy to help on their website.

I have been playing for about 2 years, and I had outgrown my Squier Strat and really wanted to move on. As I said, I did a lot of reasearch before making my choice, and I have no regrets at all. #399 well spent, in my opinion. Soundcontrol is the only distributor in the U.K., and they might not have the exact model you want (i wanted the C-1 BlackJack) but they could offer no assurances that they would be getting one, so I plumped for the PT.

I think #399 is a bargain for this guitar - I looked at the price of the Seymour Duncan p-ups, and these two alone total #140 if I were to buy them, so you know that you are getting your moneys worth.

As I say, I have no regrets, and certainly I would get one again!

Diamond series -made in Korea. Tele style solid Mohogny body with maple neck. 24frets with 241/2" scale with Seyore Duncan humbuckers and a 5-way switch that offers almost any combination of pick-up configeration you could want. Black finish with beautiful ivory/white color bindings on the body, neck and head. Black crome quality hardware provides a subduded look which makes this instrument quite pretty in an understated way.

The dual humbuckers (Seymour Duncan JB & 59) with the 5-way switch offers such a wide range of sounds from a very mellow jazzy sound to a very hard edge with plenty of sustain which is helped by the TonePros locking bridge and through body strings.

Built in Korea and set up by the luthiers in their Calif. shop, this guitar came ready to play. The action on this rather thin neck with little radious is extremely fast and a joy to play. I was most impressed by the overall quality of the build with plenty of attention to detail. The set-in neck provides a continous flow from the body to the neck - a thing of beauty. (no bolt-on necks here).

This guitar is quality throughout from materials used, craftmanship and quality hardware and a finish that will last a lifetime. The grover tuners keep it in tune with no problems and the volume/tone controls are as smooth as butter.

I contacted Schecter by email requesting a wiring diagram of the dual humbuckers and the 5-way switch. I received a response the next day with the information I requestion an concern if I was having a problem with the instrument. I received a lifetimie warenty when I purchased the guitar.

Ok... I'm a "hacker". I'm a 40 year old guy who plays for my own enjoyment and havn't played a gig since High School when the Beatles were making it big. I have owned and played many guitars over the years and this is by far my favorite! Actually I built a strat clone and am working on a LP and decided to go buy a Tele when I spotted this Schecter and fell in love with it- the craftmanship blew the Fender away! Guess I'll build me a Tele later... In the meantime I'm enjoying the hell out of this guitar.
I strongly recommend that if you are interested in a quality guitar with quality hardware at a very affordable price, then give this a "test drive"... You'll want to take it home.