Schecter C-1 Plus

stock in these for what you pay is pritty damn nice. Grover tuners, string thru body,the duncun designed pickups could be better, i replaced the bridge with a seymore duncun detonator the neck pickup does fine for a warm sound in my opinion.

i love love love the sound of this guitar (with the SD detonator). i play a lot of hardcore type stuff also really into bloodbrothers sound, and this guitar couldn't be more perfect for it. i play through an old 1970's Earth Sound Research 100 watt tubed combo hooked up to a fender 4x12 cab.

the feel of this guitar is so awsome. the action is so easy to set how you want it. I used to have a Gibson Blues Hawk about $100 more then the C1 and it felt like a toy in comparison. as far as the finish goes atleast in the case of the one i got it looks great, but i aslo have the 2002 model and the finish may be different in newer models.

all upkeep on it ive done myself and i do it often just cuase i like to do it so ive never really had anything go out on it or had to have it worked on. the one worry i have is it has a small crack in the finish where the neck meets the body, but the neck still feels as sturdy as it always has been.

never dealt with

ive been playing for 5 year and this guitar in my opinion is the best guitar your going to get that is in it's price range. it has the look feel and sound of a guitar worth twice as much.

Purchased the guitar from ebay; it came moded with a Dimarzio Super Distortion in the bridge and the Duncan Design in the neck position. 3 way switching with seperate volume controls for each pickup. Mahogany body with a flamed maple top, set neck, rosewood fingerboard, Tune-O-Matic Bridge with string thru body. Bridge is tonepros; intonation was perfect out of the box, but I'm not sure how old the guitar is or how much it was played.

I play a blend of Metal, Hardcore and Rock and this guitar sounds great. I'm able to get a nice, solid sound during heavy parts and the guitar really shines on leads. I am playing this guitar through a below average sounding amp (in my opinion), a Crate Blue Voodoo, and an Avatar 412S w/ Vintage 30's. The amp setup has good mids and highs but lacking a little in the low end (which is why I just purchased a Marshall 1960B). I also own a Schecter Omen 6 and my C-1 puts it to shame in every category, and I paid only $75 more for the C-1.

The guitar came set up well with a nice, low action. This guitar as close to asthetically perfect as I've seen. The neck plays extremely fast and the guitar feels very comfortable.

I think this guitar will last a long time. The only thing that worries me is how light it is; if I become too violent with it it won't be good. The finish seems rich and still looks great after several practices. The strap buttons are very solid, mostly because I purchased a longer wood screw to ensure my Strap locks would stay locked. I would gig it without a backup if I had to.

The only time I dealt with the company they were friendly and responded very quickly.

I have been playing guitar for 1 year. I know it isn't long but I feel like I have progressed a lot in my knowledge of the instrument in that time. If it were lost or stolen I would purchase another one. I love the neck's speed and how comfortable it is; there really isn't anything I hate about it.

I just wanted to say to the review below about the prs dragon II pickups in the guitar, i had this combo in my guitar. Ever since i put these pickups in, my guitar shines. Tones that you can only dream about by going into guitar center or wherever and playing guitars that are 4 times the cost of this beautiful peace of work. Now im not saying that all the parts are necessarily the best and top quality as the les pauls or prs's, but when you want tone and don't have much money, definitely invest in these babies. I want to say that in due time, these will be wanted more than the prs's. But definitely ditch the duncan design and customise this guitar. There is no limit!

04 Vintage Sunburst, All the other reviews covered everything else..
Its a guitar 2 Volume 1 Tone 3 way switch....etc
Solid mahogany body, Set neck carved maple top just like higher end more expensive guitars.

I play mostly modern rock. Here is where it gets interesting. After I bought mine I replaced the Duncan designed pickups with PRS Dragon II's (brand new off e-bay for $150 for the set.) Schaller locking tuners and fender strap locks. I also replaced the volume and tone knobs with Les Paul style speed knobs. and for 1/4 the cost of a PRS custom 22 I have an awsome sounding excellent playing guitar that sounds identical to the Custom 22 our other guitarist USED to play. So since I changed everything I will not rate this catogory other than the stock pickups were muddy and kinda weak.

This Guitar came from American Musical supply set up suprisingly perfect except I put 11's on as soon as I opened the box. The jumbo frets are a dream to play and the neck is very fast. I have not been able to find any blemishes or finish mistakes on this guitar. Its an increadable value. Looks increadable.

Gig twice a week I do have backups Fender custom shop strat and a schecter c1 elite (black) that I did the same mods to except the I replaced the stock pickups with EMG Zack Wildes (e-bay $129) For heavier tones. But its a well built guitar so I dont worry to much.

Havent needed em I do my own work.

I have been playing for over 20 years I have been through all kind of gear. I currently use these 3 guitars through a Line 6 Pod XT Pro into a BBE 482i sonic maximizer into a Marshall 9100 all tube stereo power amp )12ax7 and 5881) and a 1960a 4x12 Marshall cab I play in a band with a guy who uses A dual rectifier and with my rig I can top anything he can and do more he can't. I've never had a more vesitile rig in 20 years that sounded 1/2 as good. I am not bragging but my rig cost 1/2 what my buddies did and sounds just as good. Better in some ways he tells me that all the time but he is playing a name (MESA) and he wont get rid of it. I get compliments all the time from other musicians on its versitility. Anyway back to the guitars I reccomend these guitars because they are solidly built, they look and play great and with a few inexpensive mods you can have several guitars that sound as good as one guitar costing 3 times as much. Remember I said my buddy used to play a custom 22? He sold it on ebay and now has 2 C1 pluses I modded for him and money in his pocket left over. Sound like a pro without the endorsement. People will ask you how you're $500 guitar sounds as good as theres does. Some will be upset when they find out how much varity you have for less than the cost of theirs.

Schecter C-1+ Black Cherry 03' Model US assembled with South Korean parts. 24 jumbo frets, Grover tuners.

My style is basically Metal/Alt. rock/Classic rock which the guitar is suited perfect for. The stock pickups are a bit muddy but they serve my purpose. If I absolutly HAD to change them I would replace them with PRS Dragon II or true Duncans. For the money you won't find a better deal on a guitar. Forget the PRS for right now, go with this axe.

Factory set up was great compared to other reviews i've read. I haven't changed a thing on it other than added some Dean Markleys. One minor flaw in the finish, a tiny spot next to the binding but no biggie.

Without a doubt this guitar will stand up to whatever you dish out (when I say whatever I exclude you dumbasses who like to use guitars as sledgehammers). I can this guitar lasting me for a while, im pretty rough with them. So far i've had it six months with hardly any scratches (I scratched the #$@# out of the backside of my Takamine EF-341C 3 days after buying it). I would never go without a backup doing gigs nor would anyone with any amount of sanity, but yeah it could be done.

Clueless.

I've been playing for 8 years. Other instruments i've owned/played include a 57' Gibson Byrdland (closest to the playability of the C-1+!), 99' PRS CE24, Fender Fat Strat, various Takamines, and a Peavey Wolfgang. Like I said before for the price you won't find a better guitar. I do a lot of home recording and don't ever plan on striking a record deal, it's all I need.

Parts from S. Korea, set up in the US
Body: Mahogany with Flame Maple Top (nice figuring on mine), tummy cut, creme binding
Neck: 24 jumbo frets, 24-3/4 scale, creme binding, narrow feel, perfect thickness -- not like a baseball bat (Gibson) but not like an index card (Ibanez); just right for a solid feel and fast play
Pickups: HH with stock Duncan Designed HB-103s (modeled after JB and Jazz)
Hardware: Tone Pros, Grover Tuners (hold tune pretty well and feel solid but locking tuners are always a good upgrade)

Overall this guitar has very nice features but it doesn't make 10 since it lacks locking tuners, the guitars tends to have flaws in the figuring, and the Duncan Designed pickups are not great but not bad

I play a lot of classic rock and blues: Zeppelin, Hendrix, The Who, Cream, The Yardbirds etc...
This guitar is great for the music I play. It has a slightly dark tone, but not as dark as a gibson. I switched out the stock pickups for a Gibson Burstbucker bridge and 57 neck. These pickups made the guitar. I can get a great Zeppelin tone from the bridge, Clapton in the middle position with the neck turned down and the bridge turned all the way up and a great warm tone from the neck. The guitar is also capable of a nice clean sound.

Again not a 10 due to the stock pickups.

I used to play with a very LOW action. I was listening to a lot of Vai and Satriani at the time...I also bought an Ibanez, but we all make mistakes. I've raised the action since and now it's about right. With the low action the sustain was hurt and there was fret buzz on big bends. Now there is only a slight buzz on the upper frets and the sustain is good.

8 for flaws in finish and fret buzz.

This guitar feels like it could survive a fight with Pete Townshend, though I wouldn't give mine to him to try. The stock strap buttons are nice a big, I still havn't gotten locks but I will. I've played gigs with this guitar without a backup and I felt comfortable, but everyone knows you should always have a backup. My one gripe is the input. I've had to re-solder the input jack and replace it, but now it's fine.

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I've been playing guitar for about 9 years and this is my favorite guitar (of the ones I've owned). I played this guitar note for note with a few PRSs including a CE24 and a Custom24. I can't say the Schecter felt just like the PRS, but of all the guitars I played in GC, this one was the best value and felt almost as nice as a PRS. I would buy this guitar again in a second if it were stolen.

I've given this guitar an overall rating of 9 because of its incredible bang for your buck price and its ability to compete with Gibson and PRS.

Brand-new 04 model, probably made in 2003, traded-for at Guitar Center in Phoenix this last weekend. Gave up a Y2K Jackson SL-4 Soloist (Japanese made) for this and couldn't be happier if I started crapping out gold bricks. Flamed maple top, Vintage Sunburst, plenty of gloss everywhere and no flaw anywhere on the guitar. Smooooooooooth Gotoh tuners, maple neck with rosewood fretboard and absolute perfection as far as the fretwork is concerned. As good as my last US-built Warmoth neck, which was more than 1/3 the cost of this entire guitar, and included NO GLOSS FINISH! Maybe the boys from Schecter have been doin' a little late night research on this site, but this guitar is a "good 'un"~

Think Les Paul smoothness with the nice crunch of Seymours added on. Could Genuine Seymour Duncans be any better than the Duncan-Designed models. In a word, no. As I said, I A/B'd this with a Jackson Soloist SL-4 with Seymours in it (the real ones) and the main difference in sound was the bridge (Floyd vs Tune-o-matic) and the wood in the body. At home, in my garage, I'm not certain that I'll ever want to change out the pickups! Might want a bit more note-definition in distorted chords someday (would switch to EMGs) but was tickled pink by the tones I was gettin' last night! Wicked mojo happenin' in this beastie...

Action, great... not so low as to induce buzzing, not too high or awkward. Pickup heights were great, all the controls solidly mounted, nothing loose, no static. Bookmatching is off by 1/4 inch (and yes, these are identical pieces, its easy to tell) but I could really care less about that. I haven't stopped playing the guitar long enough to really look at the top!

If you abuse 'em, expect all guitars to break. No one should gig without a backup unless you can't AFFORD a backup! That said, the finish seems nice and thick, and very flat. Anyone who's ever worked with mahogany knows how difficult this is to achieve, since all of the "holes" in the grain have to be filled first. Will the finish wear off the body? I doubt it in my care. Will the finish wear off the hardware? Yes, probably some of it will over time. Its all standard spaced stuff though, so if it does, just replace it.

Haven't dealt with them. Nice website but could use some photos of the backs of the guitars too (pay attention Schecter!).

I've played for years, owned a bunch of guitars over several decades now (damn, where did the time go?), and haven't ever seen a guitar from Korea made this well. Of course, I still remember when people used to say that about guitars from Japan in the 80's too. Someday, even the folks in India and Indochina will "get up on it" and produce some stunning instruments.

I was looking specifically for 24 3/4" scale for a "looser" feeling on the strings. Options are now quite limited. There's Gibson (ouch $$$) or Epiphone, but the fact that the refuse to "moderize" the shape of the Les Paul with even a body scallop on the rear or a better, smoother heel joint really turns me off about those guitars. Then there's ESP's LTD series EC-1000. That looks bitchin', but look is all I can do since there's no dealers in Phoenix that I can find. Sure I can pays my money and takes my chances with Musician's Fiend online, but I really like to play 'em first. Have 7 guitars currently, and all were 25.5" (Fender) scale, two locking trems, one Wilkinson, and two Steinberger R-trems. Being able to TRY one first, then TRADE one of my locking trems for this guitar made it fall within my meager budget ($0)! Had it not been for that, I wouldn't own it now. Was a complete wash between this and the sound of my Soloist, but the soloist originally cost $1185 hanging on the wall and this was $529! To even be in the same league is a major victory for anything Korean-made! Might get a second one in that Wine Red, then I can keep one stock, and install those 25th Anniversary EMGs for the pickups I've been lusting after!

nice grover tunners. i barely ever have to tune it. i think US made. 2volume knobs and one tone. beautiful sunburst finish and inlays. thru body bridge. two duncan humbuckers. mine came with a real nice case but i got it used from i a music shop in lansing michigan. i don't know if it normally comes with one.

for hard rocking music this guitar sounds great. i play alot of metal and this guitar sounds excellent. when you kick on the distortion and play palm mute you get that chucka chucka that sounds totally evil. All of that goes away when you get it clean. it sounds crystal clear and there is no muddyness whatsoever.

i bought mine used so i don't know how it was originally set up. it played great when i got it. i recently put on some extra heavey stings though(maybe .11)and i'm getting alittle fret buzz i'll probably adjust it soon. the finish is absolutly beautiful. mine is antique sunburst. there are no flaws and i get alot of complements. the inlays are pretty too. i think they are mother of pearl and abolgne. they are kind od in a v shape. you could almost buy this guitar for looks alone. that fact that is sounds as good as it looks though really makes this a good guitar

it try to be super careful with it but its got some scratches in the back from my belt. i've never dropped it so i done really know how it would hold up but everything feels real solid.

never delt with them

i've been playing for about 4 years and i have a three electrics, a nice acoustice, and a bass. the C1+ totally suits my style and i think i would for just about anyone unless there style is sucking. this is a very good looking instrument that sounds great. If you are looking to make a move up from your beginner guitar i would definatly consider this one. it will satisfy you even when you have your platnum records and can afford something four times as much. If mine was stolen or lost i'd probably poop my pants then cry for three weeks. Then i'd muster up all my change to buy a new one

this is my continued review from 4/19/04:
I exchanged the stock pickups for a DiMarzio tone zone. Now, the thing plays awesome, looks awesome, and sounds AWESOME!

Mine is a 2003, I think. I think it's made in Korea. You can go check on their website for the specs. But I don't really like the pick-ups.

My music style is mostly hard rock/heavy metal and it's okay for that. I use it with my peavey studio pro 112(AWESOME AMP!!!) and it works pretty good with it except the pick-ups are kind of "muddy" so I'm looking for a clearer tone, so I'll probably change the pick-ups and if that doesn't work I'll probably sell it. The sound is sometimes too bright for my taste. It has a GREAT clean sound, but sometimes I wonder about the distortion, but all of this is just MY opinion.

The action is AWESOME!!
It wasn't set up right at the factory, though. I had to get it fixed.

I have kind of lost my "trust" in this guitar because for a while it kept breaking down and stuff so I had to bring it to the store so I could get it fixed.

I have started to use my epiphone s.g. more. I really don't know why I didn't try any other guitars in this price range besides the ones I had used before. I wish it had better pick-ups.