Schecter C-1 Plus

The features are great for the money, Jumbo Frets, Beatiful Laquer Finishes, Flamed Maple Top on Mahogany Body and neck, Duncan Designed HB102 Humbuckers, Coil splitting, Pearl and Abalone neck inlays, Grover tuners, Neck Thru Set Neck, what more could you ask for?

Very quiet. Very versatile in sound. Has GREAT tone! Not too dirty lets the Amp provide the distortion. These Duncan HB-102's are AWESOME I can't figure out for the life of me why so many people say they aren't that great and want to switch them out for other pickups because I find they are super! They are like really HOT!! HOT!! HOT!! Very sensitive almost like Active Pickups in Passive clothing but I find them to be very clear and distinct with awesome tone. Not too Bright, not too bassy, but just right. Maybe the folks complaining about the pickups need to check their amp instead of the pickups. I can get anywhere from pristine clean by adjusting the volume slightly to plenty of Chunka, Chunka Metal tone but I am playing through a Marshall JVM 410 Head and 1960A Cab which can make a Tinker Toy sound good. But seriously this guitar has awesome sound. I like it better than my Les Paul Custom with Burstbucker Pro's.

The action is outstanding and the finish is superb. Mine is the Dark Brown Sunburst which I like to call a Root Beer looking color with the Gorgeous Flamed Maple Top, the binding is super and the neck and frets are smooth and excellent quality. The Craftsmanship is excellent and I put it right up there or above Epiphone Quality which I also believe is very good for your money. Shecter has some GREAT Finishes and the inlay work on the neck is awesome. This is a thing of beauty not just a musical instrument.

I believe the pickups are awesome and will last for a long time however, the only weak thing I find on this guitar is the quality of the pot's. They're using these flimsy little pot's that may not last all that long and the tone switch (push/pull) is delicate as I had to repair mine the day I bought it. Ashamed to put such cheap electronics into such a nice guitar. But they may last a long time if they are not abused. I would have put in higher quality pot's though.

Don't know about this as I just got mine today but have been thinking about getting it for about 8 months.

Overall I will give this guitar an OUTSTANDING Rating. The sound is awesome, the quality of construction is second to none and matches guitars costing 2 to 3 times as much. Schecter has some really beautiful finishes to choose from but it would be nice to have more choices of finish in different models too. Like I said they do use el cheapo electronics other than their pickups which I think are great, so if they would just put a little extra money in the POT's and use some decent Quality Heavy Duty ones it would be nearly perfect but I will still give it a 10 because it is still a spectacular value and I would put it up against guitars costing 3 times as much.

Newer model, but not sure what year, made in Korea. It has the "Diamond Series" in small letters under the Shecter logo on the headstock, while the older models have "Diamond Series" in large letters running the length of the headstock.

It is mahogany with a dark cherry flame top, but no sunburst like the newer ones. Creme binding. Rosewood board with pearl and abalone inlays. Beautiful guitar.

Duncan Designed humbuckers, 3 way switch with Vol\Vol\Tone knobs. Tonepros TOM bridge and string through body. Pretty basic features. Mine does not have the push\pull coil tap on the tone control like the current models.

Very versatile. The set neck and strings through body give this guitar tons of sustain. The Duncan Designed pickups are hot and sound great. I have read reviews that say they are muddy, but I find them to be pretty bright myself. Tone is very subjective though. This guitar is a rock machine, and also sounds very good for blues. Surprisingly good clean tones too, especially in the middle position.

I have played the newer model C1+ with coil tap ability at GC and it is OK, not that great. A humbucker with one coil disabled does not sound as good as a normal single coil. You cannot tap the coils on one of these and make it sound like a Strat. It is close but no cigar. If you want a Strat sound, play a Strat. So it is really not worth the hassle for me to want to add a coil tap in my particular C1+.

In the middle position, with both pickups on, it can sound pretty close to a Tele if you fiddle with the volumes for each pickup. Dual volume knobs is the way to go. Apparently PRS is just now figuring this out!

This is a beautiful guitar. The only flaws I could find on it were some sanding scratches on the fretboard. The inlays, binding and finish are near flawless. You could hang this on the wall just to stare at as a piece of art. Quality work coming out of Korea these days.

I bought it used and the previous owner had the action a little too low for my taste. I raised it some, but it is still an insanely low and fast action.

This guitar feels very solid. The electronics and switches may go after a while but not a big deal to replace.

Dont know. Schecter's website is kind of silly, the way they cater to the "scary" metalheads. They seem to be doing well, so more power to 'em. They are sure putting out quality guitars for low prices.

I have been playing over 30 years and play all types of music. I have several Strats, a Tele and Les Paul Special with P90s. I wanted a mahogany, set neck, humbucking guitar for those serious heavy rock\blues rock tones. I am really a single coil guy, and love P90s but lets face it, there's a certain sound that only humbuckers can give you.

I did not want to spend much because I play Strats most of the time, so this ruled out Gibson (overpriced anyway). I compared the Schecters to Ibanez and preferred Schecter, despite their somewhat goofy "scary metalhead" marketing scheme. I really liked the C1 Classic, but the vine inlay on the neck was just way over the top and distracting. So I went with the C1+, and I dont regret it. Found one on Ebay in perfect shape for a great price. It delivers the rock tone and looks amazing to boot. Great job, Schecter! These guitars easily compare to guitars by the big guitar makers that cost twice as much. Great value. And if you dont like the stock pickups, its easy to upgrade them. They are fine for my needs.

I have a 2005 Schecter c-1plus made in "korea" according to the headstock but it's really south korea. This guitar has two duncan design humbuckers that sound pretty good. they can be "tapped" into single coils by pulling out the tone knob. It has a beautiful flammed maple top and a mahgony back and neck with a rosewood fingerboard.

I usually play a lot of zeppelin and other 60's and 70's stuff and this guitar is well suited for that and many other styles. i also use it for blues, heavy metal, and a pretty good clean sound too.

i bought this guitar on ebay from a store in new york that hadn't sold it in 3 years. the guitar was ready to play right out of the box. no complaint's about the setup.

I can and have taken just this guitar to gigs. it is very realiable and work great live. it has grover tuners and will stay in tune except my g string will be the first one to be out of tune, but that takes a few days to happen.

The C-1 plus I bought was purchased from ebay. The person who owned before me told me that he owner the guitar for about 2 years. The model of this schecter is one of the original diamond series models where the diamond series logo is in between the tuning knobs rather than right below the word "schecter" like most of the new ones are. To start off, this guitar came equipped with a dimarzio fred pickup as the neck and a seymour duncan Sh-14 custom 5 as the bridge pickup. the volume knobs were push pull knobs where I could isolate each coil from each humbucker meaning I had a total of 8 different configurations pickup wise. This is just a disclaimer about the guitar I received off eBay, but I made several modifications to turn it into the guitar of my dreams.

Considering I had completely different pickups than what the guitar normally comes with I can't really make an informed description of what the stock pickups sound like. I play jazz/funk/rock/fusion stuff (think john scofield, derek trucks, eric krasno, AND greg howe) so I threw out my neck pickup(formerly a DImarzio Fred) and replaced it with a seymour duncan SH-55 seth lover pickup. I ended up liking the SH-14 custom in the bridge so I kept it. With my guitar's new setup it sounds AWESOME. It now has just the sound I've been looking for. Nice and smooth cleans with the neck pickup and a wailing CRAZY HOT bridge. I'm going to keep this rating as a no opinion because I have no experience with the stock pickups, but honestly I'de give it a ten with the pickups I have in it now.

The action? The fit? The finish? AWESOME!!!! I love every single bit about this guitar. It feels so nice in my hands and it plays soooo well. And since I got the Black Cherry finish on the guitar......SEXY AS HELL. PLus I got my local shop to put a bone nut on the guitar and get my action really low, so its playability has increased tenfold. Even before I got it fixed up by my shop it still played nice as hell. Also I play with 11s so those jumbo frets come in handy.

Its nice and light so I don't expect to drop it or mess it up any time soon. Its built really well so I think I can rely on it

Never had to contact Schecter.

Overall this guitar is just plain awesome. If you get it for a cheap price, try installing some nice pickups in it. Replace the pots. Get a new nut and you are set. Well worth all of the work I put into it, I give it an A++++

Previous reviews cover the specs
quilted maple tobacco burst finish
My guitar was never wired for push pull pots.

My main playing style would be blues rock with a little bit of jazz and funk thrown in.Guitar is pretty verstaile but the overall sound really depends on the pickups.I use a peavey classic 50 4/10. The sounds with the stock pickups is pretty bad.T he pickups give an unbalnced and overall disappointing tone.The bridge pickup sounds hollow and way to chimey and nasaly with terrible overall treble sounds. The stock neck pickup sounded to dark, with not much tonal definition. Though changing the pickups is key with this guitar. I replaced the neck pickup with a Duncan 59 and its like I got a compltely new guitar. The sound is blanced with a good overall warmth and a good midrange tone with plenty trebles. Have yet to change the bridge pickup but Just for a comparsion, my neck pickup has a has better definition on treble sounds than the stock bridge pickup. Without changing the stock pickups its a 6, with the change i would give it about an 8.5 to a possible 9 depending on what your looking for sound wise . As a note the stock pickups may have gotten better since 2005 or maybe I just got a bad set.

The action on the guitar was perfect.No buzzing, prety low, and great fretwork by the factory. Great playing guitar and with good blanced neck on it. Not going to find a much faster guitar without buying a compound radius neck(Ibanez Rg,saber).Not going to find a better playing guitar at this price.The bookmatching on the top is good, but not perfect. Intonation is right on. Great setup from the factory.

Never gigged with this one but im sure it would be fine. Dependable guitar. Loses points because the chrome bridge finish didnt hold-up, Both plastic pickup holders broke in time, and the frets have worn down quite a bit in some places. To be fair it is 3 years old and I play quite a bit so this kinda of wear and tear is expected

never dealt with

I've been playing 4 + years now and own 4 other guitars. I dont own any fender or gibsons because you pay way too much for the logo on the headstock. Its a great overall deal and with a pickup change the guitar really comes alive. The guitar tech who did changed my pickups couldnt believe how much the sound changed for the better. In my opinion one of the best values for your money out there.

From Schecter website:

CONSTRUCTION/SCALE: Set-Neck w/ Ultra Access / 24.75???
BODY: Mahogany w/ Flame Maple
NECK/FINGERBOARD: 3-pc. Mahogany / Rosewood
FRETS: 24 Jumbo
INLAYS: Abalone & Pearl ???Vector???
PICKUPS: Duncan Designed HB-102
ELECTRONICS: Vol/Vol/Tone (tap)/3-Way
BRIDGE: TonePros TOM w/ thru-body
BINDING: Creme
TUNERS: Grover
HARDWARE: Chrome

Aside from that, I know it was made in Korea, probably within the last five years. It also has passive electronics. The one I bought came with an amazing hard shell custom fitted case with velvet interior.

I play a few different styles of music and I need a guitar that is versatile. I cover a pretty broad spectrum, playing metal and rock one day, to reggae and bluegrass the next. I mainly play through a Sunn Model T head with a Fender 2x12 cab. I've had no problem achieving the sounds I need. I find the neck setting is superb for cleaner tones while the brige pickup is smoking hot when playing with higher gain. I use a Maxon OD808 though, so I can get my distortion sounding pretty good with any guitar I own. The middle toggle position is also very rich/full sounding as well and can handle almost any amount of gain or reverb. I find the middle position on most guitars I've played to be kind of messy but the Schecter does a great job of blending the two pickups. The guitar also handles all of my effects well.

Likes: Amazing tonal range.
Dislikes: The ability to switch from humbucker to single coil is a nice feature but I find it loses a bit of punch when you go single That could be due to the fact that you're only using half of the pickup(s). I don't really care though, as I'm always on the humbucker setting.

This guitar was set up so well when it got to my door that I haven't even bothered to tweak anything yet. This guitar plays smooth and lightning fast right out of the box. The action is near perfect, although I'm going to try lowering it just a touch next time I change strings. The pickups are set up great. The finish is immaculate and the inlays are stunning and unique. Nothing is loose or flawed in any way. Everything is as it should be.

I play live gigs on a regular basis but I've only had this guitar for a couple of months. So far, it passes the test hands down. The toggle switch and knobs are solid. The strap buttons seem tight. It's still far too early to tell just how reliable this guitar is though. I haven't needed to use my backup yet, so you can't argue with that. I'll give this a 9 based on the fact that it's exactly the same after several shows as it was when I got it. But it has yet to stand the test of time.

Thankfully, not an issue.

I've been playing guitar for about 12 years. I own an Epiphone SG and a Fender Toronado. This guitar is light, similar to the SG, and plays faster than either. The tonal range of the Schecter pretty much eliminates the need of either of my other two guitars (although I'll probably never sell them). I did my homework before I bought this guitar and it payed off immensely. This has to be one of the best guitars you can buy for under $1000. It looks stunning, plays as fast and effortless as your fingers will allow, and it sounds good in practically any style. I have absolutely no regrets whatsoever.

I bought this guitar Blind over the internet from the states in 2007, I opened the box and just went WOW!!!, I could not believe what I had got for the price.

All the features are well listed in the other reviews

I play in an Indy rock band and find it suits most styles I want to play, having said that if I felt I needed a more twangy sound I would pick up my Tele anyway, My rig is 1980's Roost head and a Laney cab, on the floor I am using a Tubescreamer with the 808 mod, a boutique fuzzface clone, a Snarilng Dogs black ball Wah, and vintage Frontline Delay, Chorus and Flanger.
I find rth e Duncan designed PUP's give very rich, powerful and full sound with a minimum of hum and background noise

Action was good when I got the guitar but I did drop it a fraction to suit me, neck is very fast and comfortable, and the finish on both neck and body puts my US Tele and my Gibson 335 to shame, quality control is out of this world

Everything about the way this guitar screams well made and durable, I took the cover off to check all the wiring joints looked ok and could not believe how neat the wiring was, It has yet to let me down but I never gig without a backup these days

I've been playing on and off for 40+ years and currently have 2 Jap Strats, A 52Ri Tele, A Gibson 335 and a couple of Yamaha CPX acoustics, When I pick up a guitar it is usually the Schecter or my favorite Strat, these two being the best players, the Tele and Gibson and second Strat come out when I feel guilty about not using them.
I will probably buy another at sometime, and would definitely replace it if it were stolen, even If I had to sell one of the others to do so.
This guitar just feels RIGHT!!

My C-1 Plus is a 2008 model made in Korea. It has 24 frets on a rosewood fretboard. Is carved top body with black cherry flamed finish. Body and fretboard have antique white binding. Pickup configuration is dual humbucker (duncan-designed) burstbucker style. Bridge is a tone-pro with string-thru design. Grover tuners are standard. 1 tone knob with two volumes for each humbucker, the first humbucker can be coil tapped with the push/pull tone knob. Is also available with floyd-rose for you Van-halen or Neal Schon fans. Chock-full of features for a guitar in this price range.

My style of music is fairly wide. I play anything from country, christian, to metal. Most of my playing is lead-oriented in which I strive for a singing, almost vocal sound to my leads. I try to shape my tone in a way that it comes out of the amplifier with a thick, fluid, sustain with my mids and treble at about 6 and my lows at 7-8. I try to acheive this warm sound with any amount of gain that I use which usually ranges from clean-blues-ozzy-disturbed, if that makes any sense. I play this guitar thru a Peavey Joe Satriani signature JSX tube Head with matching signature 4x12 cabinet. The only effects I used are a bit of digital delay to make the notes sing and rarely a Steve Vai Bad Horsie wah pedal. To describe what this guitar sounds like, I feel I have to tell about my search for this guitar. I initially had 2 guitars that I was seriously looking at buying. Price was not a concern as I had in my mind that I was going to buy what I wanted in order to suit my style. The 3 guitars I had my search narrowed down to were an Ibanez JS1000 Joe Satriani signature, a Steve Vai Jem, and a Gibson Les Paul Classic, all of which are very versatile guitars. Then I picked up the Schecter. The bridge humbucker gave me much of the mids and highs with the crunchy bite of the aforementioned guitars while the neck pickup gave me the smooth, warm sustain of the Les Paul. The tonal capabilites range from strat (from the coil tapping) to warm jazz and blues, classic rock, to metal. I was very suprised at the varations in tone this guitar can produce while staying in this price range. The pick-ups are great for a stock guitar of this price. All around, I rate the sound quality at 9. With some custom-added humbuckers, this guitar would get a 10. The sustain is endless on this guitar. I love it. The sound beat out all of the other guitars I mentioned. Not that it necessarily sounds better, but I can get close to each of the 3 guitars with this one guitar.

Guitar was set up perfect for an assembly line product. Parts are made in Korea while the guitar is assembled and undergoes quality control in the U.S. I would suggest looking at Schecters website for the video of how the diamond series guitars are assembled in the U.S. There were absolutely no flaws in the finish, the frets were smooth, the neck was fast as the action was close, much more comforatable than even the 60's style neck on the les paul and the wide-thin neck of PRS (is somewhere between the Gibson Fast 60's neck and a low-radius fender), the bridge was securely mounted correctly, the tuners are great and do not go out of tune even with heavy bending, and the finish on the guitar is beautiful.

Will withstand live playing from anyone who takes care of their guitars as they should. Most guitars that are worth anything will withstand live playing. The hardware is very solid and are not budget materials. The finish is very solid and is evenly applied with no flaws. The strap buttons are great and well placed. I feel that this guitar is solid. I would use it with a back-up only for alternate tunings. This guitar is built as well as any PRS or Gibson.

Never had to deal with them. However, their website is great with plenty of FAQ and information on the company.

I have been playing the guitar consistently for 12 years and love playing every minute I can. I own a 97 Fender USA Lonestar Stratocaster, a 1977 Gretsch SuperAxe, a 2006 Taylor 414ce acoustic, and an old 70's model Fender concert-series acoustic. As mentioned before, I play through a Peavey JSX Joe Satriani Signature Head (EL-34 tubes) with matching 4x12 cabinet. Effects are Yamaha MagicStomp for delay and reverb and a Morley Steve Vai Bad Horsie wah pedal. Bad Horsie is ran into the front of the head with the MagicStomp in the effects loop. I asked the dealer tons of questions about this guitar and he was very informative and knew a lot about the Schecter company as well as other manufacturers. If it were stolen I would feel very disheartened as I have fell in love with this guitar. I would buy another C-1 plus as it is the exact guitar I was searching for. Like I said before, I was looking at the more expensive range of guitars as far as cost and found this guitar at 1/3 of the cost without compromising tone, playability, cosmetic appeal, and construction quality. This is absolutely one of the best guitars I have ever played without going custom shop. The only guitar that I can think of that might be more comfortable to play is the Fender Eric Johnson sig strat, but it is 1899 and you are limited to clean or slightly dirty jazzy/blues type music. If your are looking at buying a solid body mahogany guitar that is very versatile this should be up on your list of plays. If I were to compare this to any guitars I have played, it would be the PRS custom 24. However, I like this guitar much better. Schecter builds a great quality guitar for an outstanding price. If your in the marked for a new guitar, give this one a go

I own a used, 2004 Vintage Sunburst model that was made in Korea. It has 24 frets, two volume knobs, and one master tone control. The pickups are the stock dual humbucker Duncan-Designed passive pickups, and it's a string-thru body.

It sports a beautiful flamed maple top (which is what drew me to this guitar at the store in the first place) and a mahogany body. The tuners are not locking, but they feel stable and don't slip at all. Every part of this guitar is layered in a lovely gloss finish.

This particular model doesn't have a Floyd Rose, or a tremolo system at all, but I can't hold that against it because there are FR choices available by Schecter.

The fret markers are very nice looking and are more typical of expensive guitars.

For the price, this guitar sounds really good stock. The clean tones are surprising clear and bell-like, and once distortion kicks in, the versatility really shines. It can literally pull off anything from blues, rock, to metal. Nothing is noisy at all, whether I'm playing it through my Blues Junior with Boss pedals or with my headphones on through my Line 6 pocket POD.

That being said, I will most likely change the tone pot and the stock pickups out. They're fine for the price (impressive, really), but I still want a little more of a rich, stronger sound. I'll probably end up with real Seymour Duncans in there, which might make this guitar pretty much a perfect 10.

I can't say how it was set up at the factory because I bought it used. The action is low and even, and I haven't detected any trace of fret buzz. As far as I can tell, I can't spot any flaws on this guitar. Honestly.

Everything looks silky smooth, and it plays the same way. It is a joy to play solo lines or fast riffs on this thing because it just feels good in your hands. I used to have a Gibson Les Paul Studio, and it just never felt like "home." This one does.

If you take one look at this guitar and feel it in person, you will not believe the price. I feel like anyone who buys this guitar is ripping off Schecter!

Rock solid construction, everything is straight and stable. The guitar is a 2004 model and I don't see a single nick or scratch on it, minus some surface swirls in the light. Everything about this guitar feels like a much more expensive PRS (and it is definitely better quality than the PRS SE line, which I used to own). Bends feel really smooth on this thing, and I haven't broken a string yet (knock on wood). Probably doesn't need a backup, but you never know with strings, so...

Haven't dealt with them, and probably won't because I bought it used.

While Schecter may be known for metal, this guitar is most similar to a PRS guitar. I'd say the quality is somewhere between the SE line and the real, ridiculously expensive models. It is probably the most versatile guitar I have ever tried, and I am still in shock about the price.

Quality all around. It almost seems like they didn't cut any corners at all, which makes me wonder how they can sell it for less than $600. If it were stolen or lost, I would definitely buy it again, or possibly pay a little extra for the C-1 Classic (since it already comes with SD pickups and some fancier fretboard inlays...which may or may not be a good thing).

I was originally going for a metal guitar, and tried out various Ibanez and Jackson models in this price range. Nothing compared, not even close. If you're going for pure metal, I'd recommend a Hellraiser since it comes with active EMGs already, but if you're like me and want to play a lot of different styles, this is the PERFECT guitar.

Schecter C-1 Plus. Made in Korea, set up in the USA. Antique Sunburst finish looks like a tobacco burst with flame top (beautiful). Great neck, slim, with virtually no neck heel (easy access to upper frets). 24 Jumbo frets. 3-way toggle pick-ups, vol/vol/tone (push-pull coil tap). Duncan designed HB-102 Humbuckers. Tone pros bridge. Neck and Body are Mahogany, Flame Maple top (or veneer not sure, but it is lovely), rosewood fret board. I'm giving it a 10, because it blows away anything in its price category and even the $1,000.00 category.

I always assumed (yes I know) that Scheters were metal guitars. Well this one handles that plus great clean neck pickup sounds (think Jazz or blues) and great classic Rock and heavier sounds. I'm so in love with the clean sound that I find myself gravitating to that when I'm playing just for fun (blissful moments).

The guitar was hanging on the wall at a Guitar Center, so I'm not sure if they did any tweaking to the setup (doubtful in my experience with them), but this thing was set up perfectly. Low action, no buzz anywhere, proper pickup height. I've had American Strats, PRS Custom 22 and 24 and I wish they had bet set up so well.

I'm 42, wife, kid, mortgage etc, so I play weekly at my church in a modern, rock worship setting. I've had it for a few weeks now, but don't anticipate any problems. I've read reviews that said the tone and volume pots were cheap, so I expected such. I was really surprised at how solid and smooth the pots feel. I don't anticipate any problems. The strap buttons were large and probably adequate, but I always replace them with strap locks (Peavys this time). I gig without a back-up (because I had to sell all my other guitars at one point/ foreign adoption cost big bucks). I also love the fact that this thing was set-up with 10's. Save me changing them out and resetting.

I haven't' had to deal with them other than checking out their fabulous web page and receiving their FREE catalog.

I've been playing for about 12 years. I also own a Spector Euro 5 string bass. I play through a Line 6 POD XT Live into a powered PA cabinet (JBL EON G-2 10 325 watts) which I use for practice and monitoring on stage. I run straight to the board for the house sound. I have owned numerous pedals, Fender amps and even a MESA Lonestar. This rig gives me the best sound and options I have ever had. It is light weight too. Having sold a ton of gear and being cash starved (again, foreign adoption), I thought it would take forever for me to get another guitar as I was thinking I'd need at least 1,500.00. I was looking at maybe a PRS Mira or an SG. I went to GC looking for an SG faded (around 500.00) but hated it. It was so rough and I didn't like the neck at all. Then I picked up the C-1 Plus. I couldn't believe how great it sounded, looked and felt. I wish I had another one, just in case this one is stolen or lost somehow.