Schecter C-1 Elite

2001 C-1 Elite, two Duncan humbuckers. Came with gig bag. Seems like they're kind of going for an upscale look even though it's a Korean made guitar. I needed a cheap, solid backup for around $500 (I was teetering on the edge of being broke at the time) and this fit the bill that day.

Those Duncans sound killer. Very rich sounding output. I'm a versatile pro, play jazz, blues, country, fusion, etc. Played it through a Twin Reissue at the store and the thing sounded damn good for the price (a guy walked up to me and said "what are you playing?" I showed him and we both kind of shrugged quizzically.) But in the end it seems to be made out of like cheap plywood, the guitar really wasn't resonant acoustically. Bad news. I returned it within a week. I use a basic rig-guitar to TubeScreamer to Boss DD-3 Delay to Super Reverb reissue.

This guitar is pretty well-made as far as playability. Fast neck, nice action, nice paint job and everything. Has the binding which makes it look kind of upscale. Can't say anything bad really in this area.

I used this guitar as a backup on a couple of gigs and used it exclusively on a jazz gig. Worked pretty well for jazz (low volume, no distortion) but didn't cut the mustard for the horn driven R&B/funk/rock band I play with. Distorted tones were terrible. Maybe this guitar works well for low-end crunch but I really don't play that stuff. This is not the guitar for the Robgen Ford/Larry CArlton school of playing/sound. The guitar is fairly solidly built, but I didn't really keep it long enough to say how durable it is.

Been playing 15 years seriously. Also own a Parker Nitefly,Super Reverb, SansAmp GT-2 pedal, broken TS-9, functioning TS-9DX, Boss DD-3, Fender Blues Deluxe amp. See above for how I feel about this guitar.

2001 Lefty C1- Elite. Mahogany body, maple top. String thru design. Abalone binding on body, neck and headstock. 2 duncan designed humbuckers. Coil splitter push pull switch on tone contol. No position markers on freboard except for two diamonds on 12th fret.
Purchased with super plush harshell case. Smelled like a brand new guitar when I opened the case. Not a fingerprint on it. Beautiful gloss black finish

This guitar rocks right out of the box. Makes my Soldano Atomic 16 sing. The string thought body lets notes hang forever. Great tone.

Diamond series guitars are imported, but set up in the US before they are shipped. The place I bought it from, Drum city/Guitarland, sets them up to the buyers specs before thery are shipped. Mine has very low action. Some string buzz, but it dosent come thought on my amp. Extremely good neck feel. Up to par quality wise with my USA Jackson SL1.

Solid parts,grover tuners, tune - o - matic bridge. Flawless finish. Built like a tank.

Limited lifetime warranty. No owners manual came with the guitar. The dealer says they don't come with one. they should. don't expect to use the warranty. Time will tell.

Been Playing for years. Have recently started taking lessons to hone my skills. Play mostly Rock, blues, metal.
I love this guitar. Fantastic value for the money. I almost bought a BC Rich NJ Warlock instead of this. I'm glad I didn't.
If this guitar was stolen I would get erally pissed off, probably cry for awhile and then call my insurance agent. I would get it replaced quickly.
I have 12 other lefty guitra and next to my USA Jackson SL1, the C1 Elite is one of my favorites. You can't go wrong with this guitar for the money.

same as the good description below

Nice SemiHot Bridge Tone, really tightens up in single coil mode
neck pickup sound .... sucks. well, atleast compared to a les paul,
or any gibson for that matter. I'm not sure if its the Pickup,
the different harmonic postion, being 24 frets, or the lighter wood...
could be all three. don't plan on getting LP neck tone outta this.

like black glass, The finish is impeccable, as is the abalone binding.
the action was setup 3/8ths off the finger board ? what, was GC afraid
it'd buzz ? I dropped it DOWN on the deck, 3/32nds, NO dead spots, its
SWEET, fingers like a dream. I'd give it a 10, but there ARE a couple
of problems... really unforgiveable ones, considering. the ferules
for the thru body strings are TOO close to the bridge, so even with
the strings on the deck, the high E contacts the bridge.
and the other : This Guitar has 'Duncan Designed' pickups...
unfortunately, they are'nt Designed for THIS guitar. the Pole Spacing
isn't even close to matching the string spacing ? Whats UP with that !
A rather Major oversight in such an otherwise Outstanding Guitar.

I've only had it for a Day, theres no way to tell if binding gonna
shrink, or paints gonna crack at a joint or, heaven forbid,
the binding starts popping out ! It Looks and Feels solid

no clue

playing over 30 years, geez, I still suck. a rack full of toys and
a handful of guitars. I'd buy it again, in fact, there wasn't anything
within a $1000 that I really considered. I saw it, I picked it up,
an I waited for somebody to take my money. I wish it had Neck tone,
but I just picked up a les paul on ebay, so Im not gonna go searching
for pickups trying to find it, it'll do in a pinch. This guitar is
MADE for pyrotechnics, with great high register access.

PS: the floor salesman rang it up at the $629+tax 'sale' price,
the floor Manager made it a package price that included a nice
soft case, a couple of wall hangers, and a roadiewrench - thanks Allen

2001 guitar made in korea (but it seems as American as William Shatner
24 frets
1 volume, 1 tone which is also usable as a coil tap
Dual Duncan designed Humbuckers (Plated)
Passive pickups
Body is Mahogany/Maple
Neck is Maple
Gloss Black finish...the only finish available
Srat-like body, but sleeker and better looking
Tune o Matic Bridge with string thru body
Shiny Grover tuners.....not locking
thinner than a gibson, beefier than a weak little Ibanez guitar!
jumbo frets which pissed me off for a few days, but I'm better now
no humidifier included!

Great for MY styles
Metal, alt rock, blues, hard rock, classic rock
runs through a crybaby 535q Wah-mxr phase 90-Danelectro hashbrowns flanger-Line6 distortion modeler-Marshall supervibe chorus-
Ibanez delay/echo (i've got more, but those are my main ones...so why keep going and make some fat kid possibly named Rogelio jealous or something?)-and those go into a crate GFX 212(soon to be updated)
sounds good.....can achieve any sound from bells to...thumps
sounds good on all the amps I have tried except the shitty used ones that aren't set correctly.....no worries
hums mildly when distorted with the coil tap w/ full treble
still no worries

Great factory set up...intonation seems good
Pickups were even and solid
bridge is good action is good..expect nothing less from a new guitar!
no flaws
the frets are jumbo which I wasnt used to, but I am now so...piss off!

This seems physically and musically worthy of the stage and It should last a while. The gloss black finish might be a bitch later on, but it isn't right now.............wont wear off.I already told you.....stop asking stupid questions!
no strap locks ,but they are big strap buttons that wont fall off of the strap like any yamaha pawn shop crap
seems dependable...no complaints yet
only a dumb person or a less wealthy person would gig without a backup, but I doubt I will need my backup often at all.

I doubt I will ever call the company, my friend is the manager at guitar center and he takes care of all.
yeah theres a warranty...wont be used though
"limited lifetime"

16 year old guitar prodigy of 2 years I own 4 guitars and this one is the best over my lace sensor roland strat.piece of shit yamaha, and art wood Ibanez acoustic
if stolen I would seek vengeance
I am in a hurry I have to go to my next class soon
I love the looks and sound......very me
the frets pissed me off but i wont commit suicide or anything
I played 20 guitars before my purchase of this
I played gibsons,Ibanez's, other schecters, PRS
I like everything, but locking grovers would be cool......i dont know if they exist though.....probably do.
I wish it came in a black cherry finish, but it is great looking never the less...........old people shouldnt play it, plays well and the abalone binding kicks ass. If they start putting floyd rose on these, you had better fly away or something because that would be a bad thing

Incredible guitar! Mahogany body with maple top, gloss black finish with Abalone binding on the neck and body. Really fantastic! Two humbuckers with a coil tap switch. Flat radius fret board with large frets. It has a 25 1/2 inch scale length, tune-amatic bridge with the strings through the body. Guitar came with a gig bag.

I am really picky about pickups, these sound great, no squeal, no noise, I love it. Generally pickups are the first thing I change on a Korean made guitar, these have a nice chunky bottom end, balsy sound.

Guitar center had 2 of these in stock, I did notice one was a little bit, but noticably heavier. I chose the heavier one. I sounds great.

The set up was good, the action was perfect. No noticable flaws, excellant fit and finish, just what you would expect from a guitar that looks this good. I have a large collection of guitars from many different manufacturers, this is as good as anything I own and better than most.

I have 3 other Schecters, never had a problem, don't expect one. It is well built, very solid.

Who knows? I have never had to call them, I do know and trust Guitar Center to stand behind what they sell. So far so good.

Absolutely a 10. I love this guitar. If it were stolen I would definately by another one. A really great value for the money.

This is an addition to a prievious post, so I'm not going to get into every detail. I found that in the last month the tuning machines were not tightened enough, a wrench and 2 minutes took care of that problem.
The guitar also needs to be wiped down after playing because I sweat and the black color shows every grease mark, but that ain't no biggie.
They should make other colors for sure, and instead of using abalone, they could use ebony or something. Also if someone from Schecter is reading this, take the 'Diamond Series' logo off the headstock. It's too busy.

The stock pickups just didn't sound like I wanted with the band or at home, so I read a ton of reviews and did a little research. After playing a friends Fat Strat ('59 and Pearly gates) I decided that passives wouldn't do it for me. I use EMG's on my Strat and like them a whole lot. So, in went 2 EMG's. I was concerned that the sound may still suck, I thought maybe it wasn't the pickups as much as the body wood resonating frequencies that pissed me off, but the EMG's did the job.

I found one minor flaw under the bridge post, I think it is where the ground wire connects so it may not be a flaw, it was a area that if you held the guitar just right with the bridge off you could see a tiny piece of unfinshed wood. Other than that, it's a pretty good looking assembly.

I replaced the strap buttons with schaller lockers. I polished the frets and trued the neck a little, now it has it's own character.
2 hours after soldering in the EMG's that is. I just hope the abalone doesn't fall out! If it does, just remember, that's what super glue is for! It now has tone for days. As a side note I considered installing Gibson or even PRS pickups to keep it 'stock' looking...I'm glad I didn't. Actives are sooooo much better.

No idea, I hear they are good about customer satisfaction.

Here's the deal...most people could care less about the Tones etc. They just want to shred or punk out. I on the other hand, take tone seriously (why do it otherwise). Do yourself a favor, if you buy one of these install EMG's! Don't even mess with passives. The only thing is it looks REAL dark with the black EMG's. Almost too much, but this is a 3rd guitar so it's okay.

24 jumbo frets, master volume, master tone/coil splitter ( the pickups are tapped)3-way toggle switch,H/H pickup config, tune o matic bridge..

i run it thru all this shit:
535Q wah>Digitech wammy>Line6 dd4>Digitech xp-300> Ibanez Sm-7>Boss ph-2>Boss Bf-2>Boss DD-5>Boss Mt-2>Line 6 Pod>-- Mesa boogie dual recti...and i still get Beautiful sound. Great clean (when coils are split),clean as humbukers is kind of punchy blues tone. Distortion is nice and tight w/ great sustain. the stock pickup where accually much better than i expected..i was orginally planing to throw in a Duncan distortion at bridge and Duncan Jazz at neck, but after i heard theses, theres no reason to replace them. I am compleatley satisfied

Nice finsh, came flawless, beautiful abolonine (or whatever you call it) bound all around the boarder of the guitar. the Action came perfict, however the tone knob was kinda loose, but thats ok cuz i fixed it ez... oh yeah THE STOCK STRING SUCK, stretch like hell.

rock solid...

i've been playing for 5 years, i own a few ibanez/fender high-end models ($1300+)and this guitar could easily compair, sounds as good as it looks, FANTASTIC value.

This guitar is made in Korea, it has 24 frets, solid top, 3 way selector, 1 volume 1 tone, i didnt notice a coil tap, 2 duncan designe humbuckers, passive, a beutiful black finish, in kinda a strat shape, Tuno o matic to string through body, fast neck, rosewood fingerboard.

This guitar, as classy as it looks is great for thrash and punk and even (gasp) grunge. I used it on a mesa boogie single rectifier combo, god the sound is excelent, awesome sustain better then the les paul i tried, totally great.

God was it butiful (i cant spell that word) awesome black finish with pearl binding around the whole guitar, no blemishes at all, no flaws except it didnt have a thing on the selector switch (the ball thing)

I wouldnt know i didnt buy it, but it seems like it will last a while.

i didnt buy it

totally awesome better than any other guitar ive played with the exception of the tempest.

Everything has been covered.

It took a screwdriver to setup the pickup right. If it isn't set right the sound is screwed. I got the neck pickup perfect.
The 'JB' treble pickup is harder to setup. Basically all of the pole pieces are up 1/16" from the top surface of the pickup. The neck P/U is best with the 'G' screw in some. Set the rest to taste. You can put the neck pickup almost level with the mounting ring, it sounds best there. The bridge pickup needs to be closer to get a 'middy' tele on steroids sound. It's not bad for a stock setup. Out of the box it's a bargain, you really can get by with a stock setup and be versatile. Some of the reviews give a low rating to the pickups, but if you set it up right it's not bad at all. Outdoes a Ibanez, Dean, and most in the $100-$1000 range. I use it as a break from the single coil Strat with EMGS I have.

awesome.

Seems as well made as anything out there.

I may change out the pickups depending on if I get tired of them, or maybe to experiment. Some of the other non covered pickups sound brighter I think, but the chrome looks so finished. It's a good buy.

This guitar has all the features I was looking for in a guitar. I already have a Fender Strat with a Kahler Trem bar, so I did not want another guitar with a bar so that I could detune easily. All the other reviews sum up this guitar well, but I want to add that the pickups DO have a coil tap switch. Just pull up the tone knob!

I also disagree with those who changed the pickups. I think they sound great. You can get a great clean sound with the coil tap switch, and a great heavy distortion sound from the bridge humbucker.
Great sustain from this also, probably due to the string through body setup. I think this guitar will work great for anyone who plays any style of music.

The finish is awesome. The binding really makes this guitar stand out.
Nice arch top, you don't see too many strat shapes with an arch top.
Nice headstock too. No flaws on my guitar anywhere.

Only 3 weeks old, give me time to use it.

I have been playing over 16 years. I have owned a lot of guitars in my life, but this was the first one I bought in 10 years. It really attracted my attention due to its looks,playability,sound and features for the price. It's not a USA Hamer or a David Mcnaught guitar, but it cost a LOT less than any of those would cost. Great buy to those who are looking for an alternative to Ibanez,ESP junk.