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.

2006 model. Nice sunburst flamed finish. Not perfect, but hey, this only cost me $400 used. The pickups are weak/noisy. Replaced them with DiMarzios (Mo Joe on the bridge and PAF Joe on the neck, DAMN!!!! The mahogany body with set neck is a great combination. Sustains very nicely. The body is a bit thin so it's not "beefy" like a Les Paul, but very good tone nonetheless. The volume controls are fine but the tone control was horrible. It's a 350K pot. Replaced with a CTS500K last week, what a difference that made. Probably the best $5 mod I ever made. $200+ for the mods and this baby sounds as good as my PRS, no BS. It actually sustains BETTER!
The neck is thin and fast. Came perfectly set up with low action and no buzzing. Easy to get to all 24 frets.

I play classic rock and blues. With the pickup and tone control mods this is the perfect guitar. Use a CeriaTone amp, Ibanez TS-7 and CryBaby 535Q. The sound is a little brighter than a Les Paul, about like an SG or PRS.

It is light (almost too light) but fits the body nicely and is very comfortable to play night after night.

With the mods I give it a 9 for sound.

I can play the 6 set gigs in the casinos and my hands don't get tired because the action is low and the neck thin. Set up perfectly at the factory, unlike the horrible job Fender and Gibson do on their. The intonation on my Strat and Les Paul were horrible when I bought them, the Schecter is 100% perfect. Digital tuners don't lie.

The frets were a tad rough, but gave them a light going over with steel wool and they are wonderful.

Stays in great tune. Only fine tune a couple of times a night.

I use this for multiple sets a night, 6 nights a week. I use this for 3-4 sets and the PRS for 2-3 sets. The finish looks very nice and I think it'll last a good while. The strap buttons are oversized (like on the PRS's) and I love that! I totally depend on this guitar. It is my mainstay or backup, always. I'd never use any guitar at a gig w/o a backup guitar. Same as I never go to a gig without extra tubes for my amps.

Never needed support.

To the guys that say this guitar is "crap", they are primmadonnas and don't know what they are talking about. Hell, they probably posted without having ever touched one! I've been playing for over 30 years. I own a Std. Am. Strat, a Les Paul, a Rick 360/12, an ES335, a PRS Santana II, an SG, a Tele, an Ibanez double neck 6/12, an L6 and this Schecter C1+. I play the Schecter and the PRS almost exclusively now. Sure, off the shelf the C1+ needs pickups and a tone control, but for about $200 in mods you have a guitar that sounds better than ones costing 2-3 times as much. Plus it comes perfectly set up for playing, out of the box. This isn't my first Schecter either, I had a C1 Elite and a Blackjack also (sold 'em recently to buy a new amp - CeriaTone). I missed them so I bought the C1+.

I play through a CeriaTone Overtone (this is a real AMP!), an Ibanez TS-7, a CryBaby 535Q with a Mesa Boogie 2x12 cabinet.

Thoroughly recommend this guitar even if you CAN afford a PRS. This is a great backup and or complement as a main axe.

fantastic finish. Coil tap is a bonus, fun feature. Nice fixed bridge, although at times the guitar can be fussy about holding a tune.

bought the guitar used with a JB installed in the bridge. Really is a fun guitar to play. I find sometimes I have to make myself put it down. Very versitile. I am a firm believer in "looking for a sound, buy the product" as in metal=metal guitar, and so on for whatever it is you're looking for. However, this guitar covers a very broad range, and does it very well. Does strat to les paul and all in between if you spend some time with it and your amp. All in all hangs with the big boys (gibson, PRS, fender, etc.) at a fair price. If you want bang for your buck, look here. Easily compars to guitars nearly twice it's price.

was set up with 9's with previous owner. I had a local shop string up some light top/heavy bottm's. Neck is comfortable, plays relatively quick. Love the flame top look, as do others. I think schecter did a fine job with the finish, very genuine.

no problems with it, play it about every day, no out of the ordinary. Tuning can be fussy so it gets an 8 here. I'm just being picky.

never head to deal with

self taught hobby player for almost 15 years (I'm 25). Have had this guitar for about 4 months. Really is my first "quality" guitar purchase. Read such good reviews and found one at a good price, I'd thought I would try it. Can't complain. I feel it's a very good value and would recommend it, especially to intermediate and advancing players. I give it a 9 because 10 should be unachieveable. Sure it doesn't have a big name on the headstock, but it didn't have a big price tag. Really a cool guitar, buy one slightly used, and get an even better deal. You won't go wrong.

This is a beautiful guitar, looks and sound. The neck is really thin and sounds amazing especially if you put a JB in the bridge. The Grover tuners are a great addition, they keep the guitar in tune. I record with this guitar and it holds up well. The Coil tap is cool, I only use it for jazz though.

I listen to every type of music, I love anything from the Velvet Underground to Megadeth to Dr. Dre to John Coltrane, thats why I DEMAND versatility, and this guitar does a great job at that. The Duncan Designed pickups are a bit weak, but I put a JB in the bridge and I love it.

Well, I can't say much about the action from the factory because I bought it used. The Action was really high when I bought it. This guitar has a really nice, thin neck and great fret access. I like the 24 frets because as I mentioned before, I like a lot of music, and the heavy metal sweeps up in the 24 area. The Action is low now, and I love it.

I've played a couple times with this guitar. On one show, the input jack almost completely fell out right before I was playing an important jazz show, but Im not sure if that was the guitar's fault. Otherwise, I would trust it like a brother.

No comment.

I Practice ALOT, and this guitar couldn't be more perfect for me. If it were stolen, I would probably get pissed off for a while and then I'd buy it again if I found a good price like I did before.

2006 model Schecter C-1 Plus.

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
COLOR:Trans-Red

I have owned the guitar for 4 Months and have found that the Duncan Designed pickups in the guitar are versatile and tone-full and can go from a moderately heavy overdrive and a warm clean with the coil tap on. I am playing through an Orange Rockerverb 50. I will probably change them out for real Duncans at some point.

The action on the guitar was very high and i will be getting it lowered as soon as soon as i can. I found that after a few months the bridge pickup cavity rattled whenever i played chords. The finish has so far been great and looks outstanding. There were some initial fret flaws in the guitar but they are barely noticeable when playing.

I haven't played live with it but i feel confident that it would withstand a fair beating. The hardware has been OK, but it goes out of tune fairly easily. I replaced the strap buttons with Strap Locks, (as i do on every guitar). The finish has lasted so far and even fairly deep scratches don't show up until seen up very close.

I have been playing for four years and have owned a SG Special and now a Standard and wanted to look for something a little different. This Schecter is a great guitar for the money and it is clearly higher quality than most competitors in the price range. If it were stolen i would consider a more expensive guitar that came with better stock pups.
The coil tap is a great feature for a cheapish guitar to have and the finish has so far been great. I recommend anyone looking for a good-quality guitar to check this out.

THis is a very well put together Guitar. Duncan type pickups, two seperate volume controls and one tune control.

I play alot of soft rock and blues. This Axe sounds great. There is alot of control over each pickup, zero feedback when playing through my Roland Amp.

Bought it, brought it home and started playing it. Haven't had to tighten or adjust one single thing so far. Had it about 3 months now.
The finish is prefect, mine is the black cherry finish, and just love its looks.

This Axe seams to be very well put together. I double checked all the screws when I brought it home, and everything was nice and tight. The South Koreans did a nice job putting this one together. You get alot of guitar for the money spent.

Haven't had to contact anyone yet. So I have No Opinion on this issue.

Been playing about 30 years now, started on a Gibson SG-3. Owned a Fender Strat for awhile. Played alot of my buddy's stuff. This is one of the best Axes I have played, its a keeper. Only with I didn't let the Gibson go 30 years ago, would have beed worth some good $$$$ by now. I did alot of shopping around before I purchased this Axe. Looked at and tried a whole bunch of other Axes, and for the money this one was the best I found.

I love the features. Schecters come with name brand parts unlike like other brands.

I just have a 10 watt Marshall practice amp and this guitar sounds great. The duncan designed pick-ups we're just alright. i replaced tem with EMG 81/85s. This guitar is very heavy sounding now. It's got such a nice tone to it. It sounds as good clean as a hollow body.

Every thing about this guitar is perfect. The finish is what caught my attention.

I bought a pretty nice strap for it and it seems to hold great. The chrome harware will last a long time. I love these grovers! I'm not worried about this guitar havin any troubles.

havn't had to use it.

Don't go spend $3,000 dollars on a Gibson or PRS or fender that won't be as nice as this. Schecter isreally seious about making 5 star guitars. I've played the really expensive stuff. i didn't like them as much as this guitar. The only guitar i'd take over this is The c-1 Hellraiser.

2000 model, made in korea. It has duncan pickups which sound great. Fast playing guitar. the best guitar in my lot of 5. I have a hamer satf and a gibson les paul. This is much better playing guitar.

The C1 plus sounds great when I play Metal, Blues and rock. I like it so much I want to buy another one.

Like I said before it's a fast playing guitar, heck i can play it one handed. Maybe it can play by it's self. It is a well built guitar in every way.

it real realiable. never had any problems with it. Beautiful finish. Durability? I haven't tried to smash it yet.

I don't know about customer support I haven't had to use it.

I have been playing for 31 years. I goes great with my Marshall avt 275 and my peavey pro fex II. This should be a person's first guitar because it plays so easy and great for the pro doing gigs.

2005...read the other review for the specs

THis thing can sound like a tele or a strat or a lp

I have well over 20 guitars - this is the best out of the box - I've experienced

Time will tell

web site is cool

THis is a very versatile instrument,having said that , if you are the kind of musician that has only one type of music in mind, you may be more satisfied with another guitar. this guitar has a wide range you can play just about any style with it - quite remarkable -

2005 Korean made.
24 frets
Laminated bookmatched flame maple top
2 volume, 1 tone (pull coil tap), 1 3-way
H/H pickup configuration. Duncan Designed HB-102 (JB/Jazz knockoff)
Mahogany body and neck
Carved top.
Strat body style
Tonepros Tune-O-Matic bridge with string-thru body
Grover tuners
24.75" scale

Nicely appointed

The stock Duncan Designed HB-102 (JB/Jazz) pickups sound NOTHING like the real thing. I compared this guitar to a C-1 Classic that has the real pickups while playing through a PODxt. The HB-102's are VERY dark. I found that I don't like the Jazz neck pickup at all. Way too bassy to be useful. I'm going to replace these with genuine Duncans. Probably with a Duncan Distortion (SH-6) in the bridge and a '59 (SH-1) in the neck.

Action was perfect. The neck is awesome. Inlays on the fretboard were perfect. What really makes this guitar shine is the finish. It drew me in from across the showroom. Beautiful in Black Cherry. Only minor flaw is that the bookmatching is off by about 1/4". Another reviewer mentioned this also. The nut was catching one of the strings a bit, but nothing some filing wouldn't help.

Seems very durable. Nice weight and the finish should last. Solid strap buttons, but I'll replace them with StrapLoks. Would never gig without a backup.

I've emailed them questions about their products and the sales team responds quickly.

I've been playing 20 years. I own a '86 Ibanez RG-440 and play through a PODxt. This guitar is meant to be the complement to my Ibanez in the studio. I've been looking for a mahogany body H/H guitar for a while now and settled on Schecter after trying the Ibanez offerings.

I'll buy this guitar and replace the pickups. The Duncan Designed JB/Jazz just don't cut it for me. To be fair, in my search I've found that I don't like the Jazz neck pickup to start with. The '59 is more my taste in that department. Also tried the Duncan Distortion SH-6 and found that to be superior to the JB in the bridge, at least for 70's and 80's rock/metal.

I compared this guitar to the Ibanez SZ series and to the Schecter C-1 Classic. Better value for the money than the C-1 Classic, and with the pickups traded out it will be the perfect axe for the same money.

Features have been detailed in other reviews...
Most parts seem to be pretty nice, except maybe the pickups.
Light and very playable. It has 24 frets, which some people like and some don't, but I like it for certain applications, although I often prefer to have fewer since the extra frets make pinch harmonics slightly more difficult. It's a matter of taste and style of music, really.

My amp is a Peavey Classic 50 212 combo, and my pedals right now are a Fulltone Clyde wah and an Ibanez Tubescreamer TS-9, with a Line 6 DL-4 in the effects loop.
I play several different styles... I have played with a high school hard rock/metal cover band (a lot of 80s metallica) with this guitar, and it's great for that, but it also is well suited to other styles as well. I play blues, jazz (kind of), and various rock styles, and this guitar works well enough for all of them. I would not consider it to be just a metal guitar, and I am not particularly interested in metal myself. The sound is good, not great, in my opinion. The stock pickups seem somewhat lifeless to me, and I intend at some point
For the clean sound (through my classic 50), I would probably rate this guitar a 9. I get a great clean sound with it through the C50. It also sounds quite good on high gain, for fast leads and heavy rhythm guitar parts, probably a deserving 7 or 8. Its in the area in between that this guitar is somewhat weak. For lower gain distorted or overdriven tones, I would probably give this guitar a 5, maybe a 6.

This is where this guitar shines. This is among the most playable electrics I have ever used, at any price. It is an excellent guitar for fast lead playing, in my opinion. It has a very fast neck and feels very comfortable in my hands. I feel that I can play faster, cleaner, and more precise leads on the Schecter than on other guitars. I have not seen any flaws, and the sunburst finish is very nice. Everything seems to be very well set up. The action and set up were good when I bought it.

This guitar seems to be very durable and reliable. I have played with it live (with no backup guitar) with no problems. I have had it for over two years now, and the only problem I had was that the potentiometers became dirty (replaced under warranty). The finish seems like it will last. It has a few dings in it after two years, but it still looks good.

I have never dealt with the company, but I believe the guitar has a lifetime warranty, and when I had the pots replaced, it was done under warranty.

I have been playing for about 3 and a half years (more like 1.5-2 when I bought this guitar). If this guitar was stolen or lost, I would buy a new one because for the price I paid ($500), or even for much more, it is a great playing and good sounding guitar (hopefully after I change the pups it will be great sounding, too). For this kind of electric guitar, I haven't played anything better.

Same features as everyone else's:
Made in Korea, set up in the U.S.
24 frets
Mahogany body, a maple LAMINATED top that's probably no thicker than a dime, but does look great
Two Duncan "poorly" designed humbuckers
Tonepros bridge, string through body
Two volumes, one tone control.

I play mostly metal. I basically keep a pretty simple set up. I run through a Peavey 5150 head and two Marshall 1960 cabs. My only effects are a Dimebag Crybaby from Hell, a Robert Keeley TS-9, a Boss super chours and a Boss NS-2 noise supressor. Everything is connected with Monster 500 cable and 1000 speaker cable.

The stock pickups on this guitar are horrible. The lows are muddy and the highs are just too harsh and pretty nasty sounding. The internal wiring was also poorly done on my model. After about three weeks the volume knob for the neck pickup stopped working. Nevertheless, I knew when I bought this guitar that I'd be replacing the pickups with EMG's anyway (should have waited for the Hellraiser). My other guitar is an Epiphone Les Paul Custom with the Zakk Wylde EMG setup and I really like the sound I get out of it Especially with the 5150.
$200 later the EMG's definately help the guitar to sound better but it still doesn't quite cut it for me. By itself the guitar sounds pretty damn good. But I've had a hard time trying to dial in a good sound on my amp that works in the context of the whole band. When I use this guitar in practice I just get lost in the mix. The guitar just doesn't have the bite that I need in a live setting. I think this is due to the poorly constructed top on the guitar. It's not a true maple top so the guitar is essentially a slab of mohagany. This gives the guitar an exceptionally dark tone. With a thicker maple top one could expect a brighter, more defined tone but it's obvious that schecter was more concerned about offering an affordable guitar that was cosmetically pleasing. There's nothing wrong with that but it just wasn't the right choice for me. It may work well for players using Marshalls or brighter sounding amps. The 5150 is dark enough on it's own.
Now, this guitar doesn't sound bad by any means. By itself the tone is very rich and thick and you can get some very nice Santana sounding leads out of it. The neck position is very creamy sounding. It would work very well in a setting where there was only one guitar player. The clean tones are great too. Like I said. This is not a bad sounding guitar for the money. If you're just starting out or you want a great practice guitar this will work well for you. If your looking to do metal in a two guitarist band this may not be the guitar for you. I'm currently trying to sell this one and buy an ESP/LTD EC1000. Owning this guitar has helped me discover that I'm much more of a Les Paul kind of guy.

The guitar came set up rather well. I had it set up to accomodate heavier string gauges (12-56). There was a buzzing on the first and second fret of the high E string but tweaking the action a bit helped with that.
The finish is nice but far from perfect. Anyone performing a basic insepction of my guitar would notice small flaws where some of the paint got onto the binding and other areas where the frets weren't dressed as well as they should have been but for a guitar in this price range I'd say they did a pretty good job. If I would have paid $1200 I'd be f*ckin' pissed.

I'm sure this guitar would withstand live playing but I'd never know because this will always be a backup. I'm not happy enough with the sound of this guitar to ever use it as a main live guitar. However, in the studio I'm sure it will be quite useful. The stock hardware is crap. You could probably really take a crap inside this guitar and get a better sound than the stock electronics. Save you're money and buy one with real duncans or get the Hellraiser if you play metal and are set on owning a schecter.

Never had to deal with them.

I've been playing for about 16 years and have never made a whole bunch of money. Almost everything I have is used so I was really stoked about owning this Schecter as my first really "new" guitar. It sounded great in the store and great at home but like I said before in the context of a band it just gets lost. There are other models that Schecter offers that may be better than this one but over all I think the C1+ is a poor sounding guitar (for metal) that looks great. There's a reason most of the professionals in metal are using the ESP/LTD models. They f*cking sound better! I'm shooting myself in the dick for spending my money on this one. If you want to buy one that's already loaded with EMG's just contact me. We'll work something out.

Made in 2001, Korea built. 24 Fret guitar, I believe it's a solid flame maple top. 2 volume, one tone located conveniently for volume swells. H/H configuration, swapped out the awful Duncan Designed pickups for Gibson Custom Wired Burstbuckers. Mahogany Body with Maple top. Bridge came with a cheap tone-pros knockoff, replaced with the real deal. Tuners are grover. All round good features, string thru body gives great sustain.

This guitar has a huge sound....warm and full and biting all at the same time. I am currently running this amp through a 5150 Signature head and a DSL 100 through 1960B Cabs, no effects. Effects are for the smart people. How can you people do all that damn switching. Guitar is noisy only because the pickups I placed in it are seriously wired very hot...guitar is limited to humbucking sound, sounds like a Les Paul, just not as heavy.

Guitar was set up well, pickups adjusted ok when I got it, guitar had not visible flaws.

This is where the guitar gets a lower rating....I have been playing steady shows for over a year now and the first problem I had was that strings were breaking. After much berating from my band mates stating I play too hard etc etc I replaced the bridge with a Tone Pros. Best decision for this guitar. Have had 10 rehearsals, played the hell out of this thing and no string breakage. Hardware sucks!! period! The stock electronics and hardware is crap. I had this guitar re wired and new pots put in, only thing I didn't replace were the tuners. Never goes out of tune. I can literally restring this bastard and in 30 secs have it completely in tune. amazing. I replaced strap buttons with Dimarzio strap locks, once again the originals didn't hold up. I wouldn't gig without a backup because I beat the hell out of any guitar I play. This one's lucky to be alive.....poor 12 gauge strings.

Schecter's customer support is great!!! I cannot rave enough. I just sent them an email sttg I lost the string ferrels (I think that's what they are..) the little doohickeys where the strings go, they sent me 12 new ones in the mail. Awesome!!!!

I have been playing 3 years, my opinion of amp tone is terrible but I do know a good guitar when I play it. This guitar blows the Gibson Studios and SG specials out of the water as far as sound goes if you're willing to drop a couple hundred in it, if it were stolen I would castrate the poor moron who took it because I literally have blood caked around the pickup housing. Then I would get over it and then buy a flying V....or maybe a C-1 Stealth

This guitar is a flamed maple top and a marvelously resonant mahogany body and neck. The set neck that I have is first generation, before Schecter started making the Ultra-Access neck joint, but this is not nor has it ever has been a problem. The extra jumbo frets and sweet vector inlays make for an easily playable and altogether tasty fretboard. It comes equipped with two Duncan Designed humbuckers in it, which I have discovered are 95% identical to an average JB (in the bridge position) and a '59 (which is the neck pickup....duh...). This also came with a tonepros tune o matic bridge, and for your information, one of the saddles took a crap on me, but to be fair, that was after about 3 years of heavy playing. The neck is laquered, which takes some getting used to, but once you get past the sticky feeling on your thumb, you can't imagine it any other way.

I couldn't believe at first how good this guitar sounded. When I first got it, I loved how fat it sounded through even the crappiest of amps, and after a couple of years of learning about guitar gear, I also figured out that the Duncan Designed humbuckers are great sounding, and I daresay that the non-JB that comes equipped in the bridge position sounds better than the actual JB. But that's my opinion. The guitar has great sustain, and I even used it for jazz gigs for a year, which it handled like a champion (through the right amp). The quality cannot be beaten for the price.

The action on this guitar was entirely too high when I got it, but I promply lowered it, and it plays like a dream. The neck joint was a little bit of an issue for me when they came out with the Ultra Access joint, but that's only because I was being covetous. The joint is fine. There were no apparent flaws from the beginning, and though I've had to do a bit of maintenance on it, it's mostly because I've had it for upwards of three years. ANd that's to be expected

The most reliable guitar of the new millenium. I could throw this thing off a cliff, climb down, pick it up, and play a show with it. The bridge crapped out after a couple of years, and my neck position volume knob has grown loose, but it took a good long while for all that to happen.

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It rules, and anyone looking for a beautiful flame-top shredder needs look no further. It rules, basically.

This guitar hase some pretty sweet features. 2 volumes( 1 for each pick up) and a tone and a 3 way pick up switch.

I play metal and this is really a rock/blues guitar, but the pickups are very nice and the mahogany body gives it a nice tone.I really like the sound and this guitar.

I think some people are on crack when they rated this guitar, becaue it is an extremely well built guitar. I mean its mohogany and the neck is set in the guitar. It has a very nice flamed maple top and sick chrome hardwear. definitly one of the best guitars on the market.

I'v had it for a whil and i have not needed any repairs or any thing. I have no buzz and it stayed in tune quite nicely.

this is a very reliable guitar and i'v never needed it.

This is a extremely nice guitar for the price. It sound great and looks just as good. It wont break and is easy to use and shread.I highly recamend you get one if your looking for a bad ass guitar.

The features of this guitar met my particular needs. Solid body, double cutaway. I especially like the individual volume controls for each pickup. As for pickups, my intention when I purchased this guitar was to change to the pickups with genuine Seymour Duncans. I installed a SH-2 Jazz at the neck and SH-4 JB at the bridge. This really upgraded the quality of sound. I wanted this particular Schecter because of it's 24.75 inch scale. The Tone Pros and Grovers also give this guitar a nice touch of quality too. Beautiful sunburst finish and great setup from the factory. I've always played guitars with thinner frets, so the jumbo frets have taken some time to get used to, but they play great. Case not included

I play mostly blues style rock style. My other guitars include a newer American Stratocaster with Vintage Noiseless pickups and a 1968 Gibson ES335. The Schecter is a great modern guitar that hold its own against either of these other guitars. Strong sound and sustain for both rock and blues. I play it 50/50 along with my Strat. Both are two very different instruments, and each fulfills a particular playing need. If you need a guitar based on humbuckers, you won't go wrong with the Schecter.

Great factory setup. Very little needed to be done with I received it. The finish is beautiful and nearly flawless--an incredible feat for a guitar in this (or any) price range. Electronics work very well.

Very reliable guitar and very well made. I could easily use this guitar without a backup at a gig.

I contacted the company only once via email, and they responded promptly and enthusiastically.

Overall a great guitar for many players. Because of its price, you can afford to customize the pickups without much extra cost. My only concern when purchasing this guitar is that Schecter does not include a case with the purchase. Perhaps I'm a bit old school in this, but I think instrument makers should provide a good case (no bags please) with their guitars. Otherwise, I'm very pleased with the purchase. I bought this guitar one year ago, therefore, I feel I've had it long enough to have a fair opinion.