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.

Same as everyone else. 24 frets, 24.75" scale, Grover tuners, etc.

Only comment is that while the action is easy as cake to adjust (you don't even need a screwdriver if you're lowering it, or if you loosen the strings to raise it), but intonation was a pain. You have to loosen the string all the way, flop it over, adjust a nearly un-reachable little screw, tune up again, and then re-check. Took me more than 5 minutes per string when I did it before our last show.

I play mostly death/heavy metal, but also a lot of blues/blues-rock/classic rock type stuff.

My biggest beef about this guitar would be the pickups. At high-gain settings, they show that they're a little weak, and they don't have the bite needed for AC/DC-style crunch. Trying to add more high mids/treble just turns to fuzz instead of bite. Other than that, the sound is great - the cleans would also benefit from better pickups, but if you like slightly "dim" (warm, if you want to put it that way, although they aren't bass-heavy) cleans, you'll love this guitar. I would have put better pickups in a long time ago, except the stock ones aren't so bad that I'm willing to dive into anything without doing the research. Overall this guitar has a warm sound that can get muddy if you aren't careful, but that will almost definitely be fixed when I put in better pickups. Great humbucker cleans (I freaking love the mixed pickup position, and the bridge cleans are surprisingly useable), great bridge distortion that you can control quite well with the tone knob.

Overall, 8, but I suspect it could go up to 9.5 with better pickups.

-It was pretty well set-up at the factory, but the action was a little high for my liking. I lowered it to the point where they're barely above the fretboard, and yet when I tuned to D-standard at band practise there was absolutely no fret buzz. I also later switched the .009's to .010's, and it didn't need a new set-up.
-Finish was bloody beautiful.
-Small black scuff mark at the 3rd fret on the cream outline of the neck, and another red one on the same cream part right in front of the neck pickup, but I think that was the guitar store's fault. Both marks have partially rubbed off over time.
-One thing I didn't like was that there was some sawdust in the pots/jack compartment. Shows a bit of laziness on the part of Schecter. It only takes 5 seconds to take a blow dryer or something to quickly clean it off.
-The finish is freaking beautiful, but there are some small flaws in it at the seams (for example, there's a slight dimple where the cream binding meets the set neck). It's all stuff you have to pore over the guitar with a fine-toothed comb for to notice, but I guess that's the difference between this guitar and a 5000$ Gibson.

Most of this guitar is very well-built. I've only ever bashed it once, and I'm shocked at how little damage the pointy piece of metal did to the top surface of the guitar (there's a scratch, but you can only see it from certain angles and under certain lighting). The neck is solid, and you can't bend notes just by shaking the headstock the way you can on some cheap guitars.

I partially stripped the neck strap peg putting straplocks in. While that was obviously partially my fault, I still didn't overdo it on the tightening. Makes me wonder if the wood was a little soft there. Anyway, no biggie, I stuffed the hole with a matchstick and haven't had any problems since. When I take it to the shop for problem number 2 I'll have them do something more permanent.

The other thing that pissed me off is the input jack. I've had the guitar less than a year, and I usually just leave the same cable plugged into it (I unplugged it twice a week up until now - to go to band practise, and to come home from band practise). Still, it got fried. I opened up the compartment at the back, and lo and behold - there was a scrawny little metal wire floating loose. Pretty cheap welding, if you ask me. I'll have to have that redone, which is too bad. How much could it possibly cost Schecter to splurge on a little more soldering metal?

There was also a small problem with the bridge volume knob that seems to have gone away. It was pretty minor, and only lasted a week or so, so I'm wondering if it was just a rust-related thing that got rubbed off. Still, I've gigged with it twice, and it hasn't failed me yet. Once I get the strap peg and input jack fixed, it should be a rock.

I've dealt with them twice, and the contrast in treatment was sickening. The first time - before I bought it - I got a quick response that did a decent job of answering my questions (about the difference between Duncan Designed and real Duncan pickups, and another one about the bridge). Then a day later, the supervisor of the woman who had answered me sent me another e-mail that went much further into detail, and the guy made some specific recommendations that gave me a real sense that he had taken the time to personally answer a few questions because the person before him had only done a mediocre job.

So I figured, great, right? I liked the guitar, the guy had answered my questions honestly ("Duncan Designed pickups aren't the real thing, but are adequate enough to suit your needs until you really need that extra juice - most amateurs don't see the need to make the switch, but a lot of semi-pros and pros do"), etc. Then I brought the little baby home, and the bridge looked funny. I thought that the intonation screws were on backwards, because they seemed too awkward to have been designed that way - 2 e-mails, 3 days apart, and not a single answer from either the guy or the original woman. As it turns out, the bridge really was designed that way, and even if it hadn't it would have taken 15 seconds for one of them to tell me to loosen the strings, lift the bridge off (the metal piece that actually supports the strings is kept in place by tension, and actually isn't attached in any way to the guitar - if you hold it upside down with no strings on, it will fall off), flip it, and then re-tighten the strings. This attitude pissed me off, because customer support is about making people happy after the purchase, not before it.

This is the best guitar in its price range for my needs. Period. The other one I was looking at was a 400-level ESP LTD Viper, but I didn't like the cleans as much (the EMGs would have roared for metal, mind you). If you only play metal, you'll either need to sub the pickups or go for a more metal-oriented guitar, but both times I've played this guitar onstage (with my death metal band), it's gotten compliments about tone and style. It has great chunk, it's great for rhythm playing (leaves a lot to be desired in terms of upper-fret access if you compare it to shred guitars like Ibanez RG's), it has nice feel and balance, stays in tune for weeks and has beautiful inlays/finish. The only major flaw is the stock pickups, but let's face it - for another hundred bucks or so, this guitar would rival the big guys that cost 3 times as much. If it was stolen I'd either get another one or go for the Classic, which already comes with real Duncans. I would have done that originally if I had any way of magically making another 200$ appear in my pocket. This is the best guitar under 1500$ CDN that I've ever tried, and it only cost half that.

Korean made
24 frets
Mahogany Body, maple cap
Passive Pickups
Tune-o-matic bridge
Rosewood fretboard

The best guitar in it's price range. Use it through an all tube 60 watt Peavey Ultra, which drives it nicely. It's a warm sounding guitar due to it's mahogany body but also the pickups play a role in the sound too. Guitar can do rock to metal, some blues. The pickups make the guitar sound muddy especially in the neck position. The bridge is a good "rocker". It can struggle in downtowning because it can get muddy. They're stock pickups and just like all stock pickups there not the best quality because they're copies of the good pickups. The Duncan Designed in this guitar are copies of the JB/Jazz combo. Don't get me wrong this guitar sounds decent but not something a professional would leave stock that's all.

I got the guitar used and got it setup when i got it. I heard that schecter sets up the guitars in the states so i'm sure its good when it comes. The guitar looks beautiful. I have the charcoal finish which is discontinued. The inlays are sweet and the maple cap looks sweet. My only gripe is that the saddles on the bridge where crappy. I always had a problem with my D string breaking and I'm not a hard strummer. I got a setup done wanting to correct the problem but it didn't help. I then took it back and found out that the saddles in the schecter start to burr and make a jagged surface, which in turn causes friction with the string, thus making it break. I got a small file and it smoothed the burr, however it happened again and then i replaced the saddles with Graphtech ones. They rock. Anyway the tech said that Schecters have a rep for crappy saddles. In conclusion, the guitar is beatiful but if your strings start breaking like a mother, the replace them with Graphtech.

It a very solid guitar that I gig with regularly. I never gig without a backup.

never dealt with them

I been playing for over 5 years and I researched all the guitars in the Schecter's price range. This one, hands down, is the best for the money. If your super picky about sound, swap out the pickups for real Seymours and if your bridge gives you trouble put in some Graphtech saddles. Besides that a sweet looking guitar, with great features for a not so bank-killing price.

look below for its features... i dont feel like writing them.

i play metal and jazz... for jazz.. i think this is a great guitar. It seems to have a nice, rich, full sound after i play around with the settings on my amp for a while. in fact im very impressed with the clean sound. now for playing metal... with a lot of distortion, this thing feeds back like crazy! even with a gate!.. i am not really impressed with the duncan designed pickups when it comes to distortion. the neck also seems rather slow to be doing solo's on.

i think this guitar was tossed around a bit too much at the factory. the most annoying thing about the guitar is the the strings buzz like crazy!.. ive even taken it to the guitar store and they cant fix it!.. it dRIVES ME INSSSAANNNEEE!!!
BUT! the looks of the finish and the pearl inlay are absolutely stunning. looks like a prs somewhat

ive played it live a few times... it didnt break in half or anything like that... strap button are loose and my strap always falls off(this is the cause of my dings on my guitar) Be WARY!
the only reason i would use a back up is if a string broke.. I HATE THAT

never dealt with them

ive been playing for about 8 years. i fell in love with the looks in a musicians friend catalog. i love the looks .. the sound is good for jazz.... if you play metal i would definately upgrade the pickups.. maybe that would help

Black Cherry finish 24 frets with 2 humbuckers, solid mahogany body and set thru neck, tune-o-matic bridge, Korean made pile of crap! I bought it brand new from Musicians Friend this year in 05 and sent it back after a month.

I played the Schecter thru my Line 6 pod XT live into my Fender twin reverb and the pickups in this thing don't sound terrible on a clean setup but they create a lot of feedback on higer gain amp settings

the action setup sucked from the factory but i adjusted it and put different strings on it but it still played like crap. the finish is the only decent thing about this guitar but only at a distance because as you get close up to it you can definately see the flaws. this thing just feels like a piece of junk as your holding it. It does NOT stay in tune which is suprising considering it is a string thru design.

I would never use this guitar live, I had it for about a month and really wanted to like this guitar, but it is such a marvelous pile of something that comes out of the north end of a south bound dog, that i had to send it back to M.F.

never delt with them

Im 35 and I've been playing on and off since i was about 15 and finally started getting serious about it in the last 5 years, and have been in a couple of bands. I've played or owned about every guitar you could imagine and I'd like to think I know a well built guitar shortly after playing one, and maybe i just got a lemon from M.F. but this guitar is the worst thing I've ever had in my hands, I can't believe some of the good reviews that people are giving this guitar but like i said, i may have gotten a lemon, it does happen.

I purchased the guitar (2003 model) in second hand. It came moded with Duncan designed pickups (the same as usual).
It got 3 way switching with seperate tone controls for each pickup, mahogany body with a flamed maple top, set neck, rosewood fingerboard, Tune-O-Matic Bridge with string thru body. Intonation was not so good in the beginning but after some fixes and a several houers of plying the guitar became more reliable.
The original Duncan-disigned pickups sounded a little bit to weak so I replacded them with real "Lundgren Pickups" (www.lundgren.se).

I play a lot of diferent music (pop, rock, clasics, metal etc.).
After I switched out the stock pickups for some real special ordered Lundgren Pickups, the guitar just came to life.
Now I can get a great sound from all of the positions of the pick-shifter.
With the stock pickups the sound rating would be 4/10...

After some adjustments the guitar is super (compared to cheaper models of Gibson and PRS)...

I would never do a gig whitout a backup guitar but this one is good enough as a single guitar. It's totally reliable.

I've been playing about 16 years and am extremely happy with this guitar especially at this price. It has the fit and finish, quality construction and components found on much more expensive guitars (Gibson/PRS) after the switch to "Lundgren Pickups" (www.lundgren.se).
I usually play Fender's and common guitars and this guitar was the right choice for a new sound and feeling like (Gibson, PRS etc.).

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.

This is a newer model of the schecter c-1+. Tonepro locking bridge, sculpted neck joint(not boxy like the older models). Everything is the same except for the flame maple top/color. See other areas for my gripes.

Ok for stock pickups. I always throw in real seymour duncans.

Ok, The old models of the Schecter c-1+ guitars are BAD ASS. Mine however is a new line of them where they SKIMPED OUT! The finish/flame maple on their vintage sunburst is nothing compared to the older models. They completely raped the damn thing for what has made it popular! This guitar no longer looks like a killer high quality flame top! Now it is thin barely 3-d AKA CHEAP CHEAP CHEAP! Epiphone has better flame tops than this now! I was severly sickened. Honestly! I've owned the past models and ended up selling them for profit. I should kick myself in the ass for that. Anyhow, they throw a nice bridge on the guitar(locking), but really cut their costs on the overall visual cosmetics on this. FU schecter! You were great at one time.

The pickup mounting rings are weak and crappy and chip away easy.

I'm so depressed about the flametop cop-out of schecter. You once had a beautiful detailed flamptop!

Features, made in korea,unk. year of manufacture but mine is the older model without the tonepros bridge,24frets,mahogany body maple neck with rosewood fretboard and drop dead gorgeous flamed maple top! H/H duncan design pickups, set neck and grover tuners, no case disapointingly came with this gorgeous guitar. It basically is strat shaped/les paul hybrid 24/3quarter scale guitar that I've seen other reviewers refer to as (poor mans PRS) fair enough! But I have'nt found a prs yet that I would part with two thousand bones for and I have done that before with a LP and a martin so... And this schecter will definately put a prs off even further but I,m still looking.

I play classic rock and have two LP standards and a couple of Mex strats one of which is loaded with EMG/DG20 assembly(nice) and US tele, This guitar is now my favorite! and is the first one I grab, it,s very versitile sitting somewhere between strat and LP on the sound spectrum with a quality of tone that has cut down my changing guitars duing the set! the LP is the backup now and I only use the strat on (you guessed it) strat stuff needing that out of phase sound and tremolo stuff. As far as the stock pickups go I'm going to leave them in for now because this guitar just flat out works as is, I mean coil tapping the stockers is a option and changing out for REAL DUNCANS is interesting ideal but for now all I had to do was adjust pickup hight to balance out the volumes (the neck pickup was sassy) and restring with elevens(GHS) and like Ron Popeel always says (SET IT AND FORGET IT). This is a mid priced axe that loves to mix it up with the big boys! Oh and I forgot to mention the tone nob really has a big effect on the sound I find myself rolling it around 7 to 10 to blend in on different songs again this is why I used to change guitars sometimes five times a set! well no more, our other guitar player was mentioning that we finally culled through five years worth of what works for the set and what does'nt that we've arrived at a one five space stand for both of our guitars! this saves time and stage space!

This particular guitar sat in the local music go round for ever and the owner could'nt get over why it had'nt sold? I remember him showing it to me when it first came in and we were in awe of how gorgeous it was and the quality and finish for the money, I was'nt interested at the time because I was saving up for something vulgar like a doubleneck Gibson or one of those PRS's they hang twenty feet above the floor at your local GC. Then one day I got a urge and went down and traded in my old bass rig that had been gathering dust for this axe and now it just disses all over my other axe's quality fit finish, everything!

I did trade the strap buttons out for gold schaller lockers so I can use my SRV stap (my faverite) the hardware seems top notch and my LP standard sunburst is the backup to this guitar, the LP sounds great to but is so friggin heavy! My other LP is a showboat gold top that sounds terrible, LP's are for the younger crowd that still have vertebra in there backs and I would'nt want to sit on a stool like Robert Fripp because that looks lame, The schecter adds reliability and durability where it really counts (ON ME)! light,balanced,tone rugged!!

never delt with them but I love their web site, Has all the schematics and stuff, if they put out a quality product like this, I'm sure they'll stand behind their guitars! I give it a nine because I like the web site.

I've been playing since 1979 been in some bands since highschool and currently in a classic rock cover band doing the wedding/small club scene, on stage I use a Vox valvetronix amp for my guitars and a Roland JC120 for my keyboards and a Carvin AG100 for PA at small acustic gig/practices I also have a theremin that I put through a memoryman into the boards to make a we're the seventies statement! This guitar is my favorite and I plan on gettin rid of my spare strat to get semihollow piezo version of this guitar, C1/EA as far as anything else I wish the C1+ had is maybe a coil tap but most coil taps I've delt with before have been disapointing. I want to demo their model that has this feature first before I decide, Also They make a trem model but has floyd style which I don't need I use light vibato and a flush old fender design or wilkenson would be more to my taste. But this stringthrough body C1+ is going to be my bread and butter for a long time.

Great looking vintage sunburst finish. Stock Duncan-designed humbuckers, passive. Thick as a paul, but shaped like a strat. Pretty darn heavy, but not as heavy as a paul. Extra jumbo frets. Tone Pros standard bridge. Fast, narrow neck.

Sounds of the stock humbuckers is pretty good; though I may upgrade them in the future. A lot of bass in the sound, though the bridge pickup does cut. I use it with a 50 Watt Class A/B Tube Combo and
Maxon effects. Very good for '70s, '90s hard rock; does AC/DC like nobody'd business. Not quite the guitar for Dokken or Icon or '80s sounds, but that's why I have an Ibanez. Tons of sustain, and a real sweet sound when you bend notes.

OKAY...HERE'S THE DEAL...I bought one of these and there was a terrible buzzing on the A string, no matter how high I put the action. I had it professionally setup, and it still didn't fix it. But I exchanged it for another one, and the new one sounds fine. I think the jumbo frets buzz a little by nature if you play hard and
dig down into the strings.

Also, the first one I bought had splotches of gray paint in the finish! The new one only has a slight paint underrun at the binding. These almost all have slight cosmetic issues, pick the one that you can live with!

IF YOU BUY ONE OF THESE...try out several of them. I tried four. One of them was great, two were okay, and one had the major buzz issue mentioned above.

Seems very solid. Just beware of manufacturing quality issues.

Tech support got back to me via email within a week. Ennh.

This guitar is a great value for the money. They call it the "Poor Man's Paul Reed Smith", and yeah, for about $500 you won't find anything nicer looking. The neck feels great, I'm still getting used to the extra-jumbo frets (I usually play medium.) BUT IF YOU ARE GOING TO BUY ONE then try several out. Check for finish blemishes--you WILL find them...and check for the fret buzz...here's the trick: Play "Tie Your Mother Down" by Queen, or another song where you have to bend low notes. Listen WITHOUT and amp. Happy hunting, because if you find a good one, it's worth twice what you'll pay for it.

see above(already described prety good)

i replaced the duncan designed pickups with real duncans..(distortion at the bridge and a '59 at the neck)...the stock pickups just plain suck...when i replaced the pickups i also changed out the pots...but the old ones where fine...no hum or anything...with that said the sound of this guitar smokes...great tone...i play mostley metal and hard rock...but with the '59 it is versital(if it came with real duncans id give it a ten)

from the factory the set up has to be played with a little(just to taste)...but if your a beginner its fine...the finish of this guitar is beautiful(black cherry with cream binding)

i play the crap out of this guitar...it is played live and ive never had any issues with it...it is reliable

never needed it!!

ive owned and played several guitars and this one jumped up to the number one spot in my rotation...my main guitar used to be a '82 ibanez rocket roll 2 flying v...i still play the v but my schecter cries for attention...if it where stolen i would hunt the person down and...well lets just say id find it...if not, i would replace it with another

Mahogany body with REAL flame maple top. binding on body, neck, and headstock. Grover 18:1 tuners(easy to replace with locking grover tuners). Set neck, 24 frets, 24.75", rosewood fingerboard/schecter inlays(not too thrilled with them due to personal taste). I'd rather have dots. Graphite nut!

If you are a newbie guitar player it will suit just fine. For those who have experience with pickups and tone will agree that they have to be tossed and put real ones in.

I wanted to clear some things up here about the guitar. They are 100% REAL flame maple tops, but vary in quality(flame depth and 3Dness). I've owned one of each color of the C-1 plus models. The Vintage sunburst is awesome looking! I bought the other colors of this model and they just don't compare to the vintage sunburst.
Now.. for the bridge. I have to agree that it is notorious for breaking strings prematurely. This goes for any model before the revised version of this guitar. They now come with Tone Pro locking bridges. They should not break them as easy. Also, if you don't want to upgrade your old one with the tone pros($60) you should at least get a more reliable TOM bridge($30 Gotoh Japanese@ www.stew-mac.com).

The only thing I hate are the pickup rings. They crack away eventually.

I've always had email inquiries replied to within 24 hours.

- h/h configuration
- 2 volume knobs, one tone
- Pickups are duncan designed (supposedly blueprint from the duncan USA distortion humbuckers)
- Strat style body
- Grover Tuners (Awesome!)
- String Thru body
- Jumbo frets
- 3 way selector
- 24 frets

My other choice was the c-1 stealth but i didn't wanna go through the ordering process. (call me lazy) The stealth had two features that i'd like to have on this guitar (the coil taps and the real duncans) but otherwise, its the same guitar

This guitar fits my style perfectly. I play metal. Period. There is hardly any buzz except on the extreme overdrive channel on my amp (fender 90 DSP 112)

The first c-1 plus i got was a black cherry color or whatever. It was messed up. There was some extreme buzzing, even after i raised the bridge and the neck humbucker didnt work. But i loved the sound and look of the guitar so much, i took it back and exchanged it for another one in brown sunburst or whatever. This one is awesome and hasn't failed me at all. This guitar has the most wicked finish on a mid-priced guitar you can get.

This guitar can definently withstand live playing without a backup.
Finish seems good. Strap buttons are solid and keep the strap on really well.

havn't delt w/ them yet

I've been playing about three years and i used to own a Johnson strat copy. I threw it off the sears tower. Just kidding but the guitar really sucked. I would definently get another shecter c-1 plus if it was lost or stolen.

The features of this guitar have been fully described in previous reviews. This is a stock setup C1 Plus in black cherry finish.

The Duncan designed pickups are adequate for my needs. The bridge pickup is somewhat bright, the neck pickup is full, rich and warm.
I am playing this through a Fender Champ and a Kustom 30 watt w/chorus sometimes using a Digitech RP-50 multi-effects. The tone pot has a little scratchiness down around the 1..0 range, but I rarely go that low. The two volume pots don't have any noise at all.
This guitar can cover all of the tonal ranges I need and has exceptional sustain and warmth

I bought this guitar used. It was either setup by the factory or the previous owner/seller I'm not sure, but it's action is low and fast without any buzz and the pickups are setup perfectly. The finish is a beautiful black cherry with flamed maple top (which shows very subtly through the finish). The only flaw in the finish is a slight overrun in the binding directly below the neck p/u volume pot. This is one beautiful guitar (IMHO).

This guitar is super solid with good quality hardware. The finish seems durable and only time will tell how well it wears. I baby this thing (it's always in a hard-shell case when not in use) so I expect it to last forever. It seems very dependable and I would probably use it without a backup.

No opinion (yet).

I've been playing about 12 years and am extremely happy with this guitar especially at this price. It has the fit and finish, quality construction and components found on much more expensive guitars (Gibson/PRS). If this were stolen or lost I would be very depressed (until I replaced it the next day with another Schecter!).

all the features have been listed by everyone else.

great variety to choose from with rhythm and lead, clean with rhythm sounds like bells, lead with tone up makes the duncan desgined hummers scream. very rich full sound in the middle slot. I love it.

i got the guitar used, and had it set up to my likings, i suggest you do the same, pickups were set right on, i suggest you flip the bridge around to keep it form snapping strings. the finish on these guitars is second to none. I prefer the look of these guitars over many gibsons and PRS's

so i play pretty hard on this guitar, and its taken my carelessness really well, nothing has broken, the wood quality holds the strap screws firm, even after thrwoing the guitar around, which is a noteable accomplishment. The only way youd need a backup axe is if a string broke.

never talked with them

hands down this is the last guitar i will ever have to buy, it sounds good, looks AMAZING, and when playing metalcore it makes you look like sweet. i chose this over a gibson SG, for a good reason. BETTER TONE. This guitar is my baby.

Okay, first of all please excuse me for any misspelling. I'm danish. Okay... I don't know when this guitar was made, and I don't think it matters anyway. It's a mahogny body, with two Duncan Design pickups. The bridge pickup is a HB-103B model, which is made after the Seymour Duncan Distortion model. Haven't compared the two pickups yet, but that's no big deal. They sound okay. It haves one volume control, and two tone controls. Can't complain about that eiter. I actually don't remember what sort of tree the neck is made of, but I'm sure someone else stated that in a previous review. The body shape is a little hard for me to descripe, cause it has styles from alot of guitar such as PRS (the headstock, but not completely knock-off) and the rest which I think looks like a strat, but slightly longer and not that wide. The best way for you to judge is to look at it. Grover tuners, string thru body, 24 3/4 neck scale with jumbo frets I guess.

It has what I need... since it could have more features I won't give it a 10.

I'm not the type who setles with one musical style all my life. Sometimes I get influenced by jazz, classic and lots of other styles. I mainly play heavy rock, most Tool and System of a down at the moment. It's perfect for that music. Even jazz tones are easy to achieve, and classic too because of the great sustain this guitar posesses. It's not very noisy, a little noise may be heard, but that's no big issue, cause you can't possible hear it when playing. I think it's very good sounding. Maybe a little too dark. Nothing you can't cure with the EQ section of your amp. One little dislike I had before it got modded, was that when I rolled down on the volume control, the sound would become dull, not present. I got muddy. What I did was to put a condensator in it. I can highly recommend it. Now it sounds great. Although the stock pickups sounds okay, I'm planning to get some new ones in it. Perhaps some PAF's.

the neck feels absolutely great, nice action. The bridge is beginning to wear off (the guitar is bought a couple of years ago brand new.) and I believe the problem is me. I have exce?tionally sweaty hands when playing. It also affects my strings, as they looses every tone within a weeks playing. Fortunately it doesn't affect the sound at all. The frets are beautiful, the finish is gourgess. There is some glue between the nut and the first fret, but it doens't bother me. My volume control is stuck and wont come off. Haven't got the slightest idea why, but I can still control the volume with it. Besides that, everything else is perfect.

Will definitely withstand live playing. The hardware is strong specially the tuners. They withstand standard tuning with 0.11 to 0.58 string gauges. The finish is very hard to knock a hole in. Not that I've tried that believe me, but occasionally I'm a bit clumsy. Ironically it wasn't me bumping it into a wall that made the first little nick in the finish. It came one day I was chaning the strings. You have to pull the strings thru the body, and where the strings are wounded around the tuners it sometimes can scratch the finish when pulled through. Guess I was just unlucky. But don't fear, the finish IS very durable. And thick as well, the little nick in the finish hasn't gone through the finish. It takes alot of beating I must say. Don't know about strap buttons, I replaced them with strap locks since I'm a very energic player on stage. Don't worry, you can depend on this guitar to last. I would use this on a gig without a backup, and I have done that as a matter of fact. But always be sure to have extra strings with you.

I don't know. If there's something wrong with it, I take it to the store where I bought it and they'll deal with it.

Been playing for 10 years now. I play through a Mesa Boogie Single Rectifier Solo 50 watter, with a Behringer Compressor and noise gate in front. If it got stolen, I would be very mad. And by a new one of course. I love the feel of it, the look of it, the sound of it. Don't know what the deal is with Gibson and Fenders. I'm not saying they are bad guitars, but they are not worth the price. I actually hope Schecter wont get more famous about their guitars, since the price would increase then. You get alot of guitar for the money spend.

2003
24 Frets
Flamed Maple Top
2 Vol and 1 Tone
H/H design. Duncan Designed
Passive Electronics.
Its all mohogany except for the top
Antique Amber finish
Strat style, only less contoured
tone pros bridge with a string thru design
Nice grover tuners
Neck is pretty thin and has jumbo frets. Rosewood
came with a cheapass cable and an allen wrench

For rock of any sort this thing rules. The mohogany body gives it great rock tone. It stays in tune better than any guitar i've played. I play it for hard rock and metal. The duncans on it are muddy though. I reccomend some EMG 81's. Its NOT noisy considering its got stock pups in it. I had it on 10 with a 90w amp and i only got slight noise. It sounds SUPER heavy to me, not a country guitar.

The electronics on it are a bit scrathcy, so replace them.

Its a 10 with new pickups, but a 9 with the stocks.

It was 100% set up for me when it arrived, still in tune even! The pickups were perfectly adjusted. All of the construction was perfect, the finish wasn't the best i've seen though. It had no errors on it though, perfect perfect.

If this falls into this catagory, the vol pots were a little scratchy.

I think it will last me for the rest of my life if i take good care of it. The hardware on it looks good. The finish is a little feeble, shouldnt be hit against things a lot (i.e. knocking over a mic stand live). All finishes will wear over time i think. I will most certainly replace the strap buttons with straplocks. The strap hasn't came off yet, but i wont take any chances.

I wouldn't use it without a backup, thats suicide. Nomatter what.

Schecter replies to my emails, though not very quickly. I think they dont have enough people working for them, but they sure as hell get the job done down there. I havn't had any problems with it yet, and probobaly wont.

Its a great guitar and I love it. I would only trade it for one guitar in the entire world ('76 explorer). It would sell for 1200 easily if they put better pickups on it. Schecter isnt as popular as gibson or fender yet so their prices havent been inflated, their guitars would sell for x2 as much if they were.