Schecter C-1 Stealth

You've read all the specs on this one, the stand out thing about this guitar is the top quaility hardware. USA Duncan's that sound great, Tonepro bridge(that locks in place), coil tapping and Grover tuners.

Sounds great. My USA Jackson RR-1T has the same pickups and bridge as the Stealth. They sound very similar and I couldn't be more pleased. My Les Paul custom has a darker tone but the Stealth has more bite to it. Sounds like a quaility USA guitar, really.

Guitar came set up pretty good. I tune down and had to set it up but the quality hardware made it a breeze. Finish is very nice and the access to the 24th fret is killer. Binding is a nice touch and it gives the guitar a custom look.

Set neck and top of the line hardware will surely last and take a beating.

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I've been playing 20 years, I'm in a band and I do this professionally. The Stealth will give you 90% of a USA made guitar for 25% of the price. Best guitar I've ever bought at this price and more.

Neck set-in not bolted
Lightweight mahogany body with creme binding
REAL Seymour Duncan p'ups. '59 at the neck, Distortion on the bridge.
Black Satin finish
Grover tuners and big strapholders

The sound is a beautiful palette of tones. The '59 at the bridge is so pristine and with the coil tap engaged it satisfies the most devoted strat lover. The Duncan distortion is so powerful it made my TB25R scream! Contrary to previous posts I think engaging both p'ups sound midrangy and solid, good for palm muting. i can't stress the pleasure of hearing real USA Seymour Duncans and not some Korean knockoff!

Factory set-up was superb. The paint finish is silky black. I only wish it came with an ebony fretboard instead of the unoriginal rosewood.

Seem very strudy although I don't plan to slam it anywhere.

Haven't dealt with them hope I never do.

I have owned a Peavey Strat and an LP MM-1 Ernie Ball licensed copy. I sold the strat and will sell the OLP just to buy myself another C-1!

Made in Korea in '02. This guitar has a lot of cool features: 24 frets on a rosewood fretboard, the only inlay is at the 12th fret; Mahogany "Strat" style body with a curved top and creme binding around the body, neck, and headstock; Grover tuners and Tonepro's hardtail bridge(awesome)with string-through-body feature; 2 GENUINE Seymour Duncan Pickups(extremely awesome): a distortion in the bridge and a '59 at the neck;electronics:2 volume knobs and a tone knob that is also a coil tap switch for the bridge pickup when pulled out. Came with allen wrenches and cable. Black Finish.

I am in a band that plays a variety of cover songs, mostly Classic Rock, Rock, Metal and Punk. My setup is as follows:Schecter C-1 Stealth to Crybaby wah, BOSS Super Overdrive, MXR Phase 90, BOSS Super Chorus,and BOSS Noise Suppressor. This then goes to a Reissue Marshall JCM-800 head and 4x12 cab or Fender Stage 160. This guitar is the cover-band special: It has great tone ranging from powerfull lead tone to crystal clean thanks to the coil tap. The Distortion bridge pickup has very high output, good for distortion but bad for clean(unless it is tapped);The '59 is smooth all around and works awesome for a good rythm sound. Ive had this guitar for about 2 weeks and used it at about 12 shows. Ive found that I can get a variety of good sounds out of it. The only thing I didn't like about it was that if you have both pickups at full volume and switch b/t the bridge and neck, there is a difference in volume because the bridge has such high output. Overall it has a great sound.

When I first got this guitar, the action was a just a little high for my feel, but I fixed that the first day. I messed around with the pickup height until I got the sound I liked. No flaws at all in this guitar. It comes ready to play out of the box

I haven't had this guitar long enough to say how it will handle during a bunch of live shows, but im not worried that it won't be able to handle it. Every thing seems solid. I'm replacing the strap buttons with Straplocks, because I have bad luck with my straps slipping off of the buttons. I'll let you know after a few months of gigging how this guitar held up.

Came with a lifetime waranty. Have never dealt w/ the company yet so I can't give you an oppinion.

I have been playing guitar for about 6 years and own 3 other guitars: a B.C. Rich Warlock w/ a Duncan Distortion in the bridge; Squier Strat with Fender Pickups; Ibanez 7 string. In my opinion, I think that the Schecter has all the features of these guitars, except the 7 strings, and has great tone. My favorite features are the pickups and the coil tap switch. If it were stolen, I would kick the person's ass who stole it and get it back, otherwise I would definitely get a new one.

Made in Korea, 2002. Six string, 24 fret, set-neck solidbody guitar. 2 humbuckers, three-way selector, separate volume for each and a master tone. Bridge pickup is a Seymour Duncan Distortion, neck is a Seymour Duncan '59 (these are real Duncans, NOT Duncan Design). Body is mahogany, neck is maple, fingerboard is rosewood. Body and neck are finished in gloss black, with white/black/white binding on the body, neck, and headstock. Body style is double cutaway with a back scoop, like a strat, but with an arched top; sort of a PRS kind of style. The neck is 24 3/4 scale and rounded, very much like a Les Paul. No inlays except for the twelfth fret. Tonepros locking tune-o-matic bridge with strings going through the body (no stop tailpiece). Grover tuning machines. All hardware is finished in black chrome (very cool!). Came with an allen wrench for the truss rod, a wrench for the bridge, and a really crappy cable. For the price, the features are excellent - the Tonepros bridge and Seymour Duncans themselves are worth almost $200.00

With an all-mahogany body and a Duncan Distortion in the bridge, this guitar is very well-suited to hard rock and metal tones. Tons of low end with a really pleasing "mushiness" in chords. I play through a Line 6 Pod Pro, usually through the Dual Rectifier setting, and it sounds killer. Very fat sounds for chording and lead. Surprisingly, harmonics don't sustain as well as i would have thought; I think this is mainly because of the pickups, as I have a C-1 Plus with a Duncan JB that has much better harmonics (but I like the Distortion better overall for rhythm playing). As its name implies, the Distortion pickup is at its best when played dirty; through clean settings, it really fuzzes things up and isn't too versatile. The '59 in the neck is pretty bright for a neck pickup. It works very well, as it doesn't get too muddy either when distorted or clean and retains an almost glassy sound. Overall, the sounds are comparable to a Gibson Les Paul, but with more low-end chunk. I wish the bridge pickup had a more versatile clean sound, but then it wouldn't be as good as it is for distortion.

For a Korean-made, mid-priced guitar, the workmanship is excellent. The setup was pretty good. I lowered the action a little, raised the pickups a little, changed the intonation a bit, and it plays great. No dead spots on the neck, no finish flaws, no other problems that I've found.

Seems solid. I haven't had it long enough to judge its durability, but I've had a C-1 Plus that has been my main guitar for a year and a half now. The only problem I've had with that guitar is that I've had to replace like three volume pots because they are cheap as hell. However, since they only cost 2.50 apiece and take like ten minutes to change, it's not that big a deal.

I lost a string ferrule from my C-1 Plus once while changing strings last year. I called Schecter customer support to ask where I could order another one from, and they shipped one out to me right away for no charge. Can't complain about that.

I've been playing guitar for about ten years, and while this isn't the best or most expensive guitar I own, I think it's a great sounding, great playing, and great looking guitar that I wouldn't cry over if it got broken - because at this price, I could just go out and buy another. I bought this guitar mainly because I have a C-1 Plus that I customized with a Tonepros bridge and Duncan pickups. Total price of that guitar with the modifications: $700.00. This guitar has the EXACT same features as my modded guitar, but for only $499. I think I actually like this one better than the Plus - it has a fatter tone, and it looks really, really cool. Killer guitar for the price - maybe the best guitar you'll find for under $500.