Schecter C-7 Blackjack ATX

Construction: Set-neck w/ 26.5' scale
Body: Mahogany
Neck: 3-pc Maple
Fingerboard: Ebony
Frets: 24 jumbo
Inlays: "Active" symbol at 12th fret
Pickups: Seymour Duncan Blackouts neck/bridge
Electronics: Vol/Vol/Tone/3-way switch
Bridge: TonePros w/ strings thru-body
Binding: Aged multiply body/headstock, simple cream/aged white binding on the neck
Tuners: Grover Rotomatics (not sure if they are the mini or mid-size ones)
Hardware: Black Chrome
Color: Aged White / Aged Black Satin -> mine is aged white
2008, Made in Korea, set-up in the USA

I use this as my main axe. Basically I play thrash metal, but I like to chill and turn off the distortion eventually. The guitar sounds absolutely amazing distorted or clean. Worth mentioning that I am addicted to active pickups.

My signal path: Landscape PS-12 power supply/connection panel -> Hobbertt Simulamp (Sansamp GT-2 Clone) -> Behringer Hellbabe Wah -> Behringer EQ700 Equalizer -> Rocktron Tsunami Chorus -> Amp (Staner GS120 w/ 15" speaker / Warm Music 208GT / Orange Rockerverb 100 w/ Orange 4x12 speaker)

Be it distorted or clean, the guitar produces no noise (props to the Landscape power supply/connection panel too, it removed all noise I had before).

The sound if awesomely full, props to the pickups which sound way better than EMG's imo (more bass and mids). It is very versatile (sounds very good for clean stuff or mid-distorted/overdriven stuff too) and I like all the 3 pickups combinations (bridge, bridge+neck, neck). The bridge+neck position is great to play clean, sounds very rich. The harmonic sustain is just retarded.

I bought the equalizer pedal to have more equalization options for my rhythm sound, but it sounds so great as it is that I am using the eq pedal just to add more volume to solos.

As with any other guitar that I've bought, I did not like the factory set-up cause well, the dude that set it up at the factory wasn't me hehe, so obviously I wouldn't like it. I had to lower the strings a bit (using 0.10's btw), lower the pickups a bit, and fine-tune the intonation. The neck was perfect.

I am a very picky guy, so yea I managed to find a couple minor finishing flaws (binding & fret placement), but they are so minor that you can only see if you look REAL close. Other than that it is perfectly built.

The guitar feels sturdy, very solid. I would easily use it on a gig w/o backup (except for strings breaking, I don't see anything that makes me want to have a backup while playing this axe, and it's got a fixed bridge anyways so string changes are a breeze).

Not sure about the black chrome hardware. I've seen people saying that it doesn't last long, but I keep everything oiled and clean so yea, mine will last.

Worth mentioning here that I like to take care of my equipment, everytime I change strings I clean and lubricate everything, so this axe (as with any other equipment that I have) will last forever.

Never dealt with the company, but I will give them a 10 cause this is my 2nd Schecter and I absolutely love them both. Schecter FTW. The store where I bought it (Rexsom, authorized Schecter dealer here in Brazil) is awesome, they got very nice people, to the point that the store owner recorded a video of my guitar and posted it on youtube for me to see it.

PS: actually, I remember I sent Schecter an e-mail asking about my other guitar specifications, and when was it produced. A day after I sent the e-mail a guy named Colin answered it in a very nice way.

I have been playing for 12-13 years now. Also got a 2001 Schecter C-1 FR Silver Top w/ EMGs 81/85 (love it too).

I feel very happy with the C-7 Blackjack ATX, and I probably won't be selling it if I ever decide to buy another 7 string guitar, this one already found it's home!

If it gets stolen, lost, hit by a bus or w/e I will definately buy another one.

I love the guitar color. The aged white rocks. I don't like the black satin finish, doesn't match the binding imo. Love the pickups too, won't be buying any other EMGs from now on hehe. Also like the neck a lot (I have sorta small fingers compared to other guitar players that I know personally, and it fits my hands perfectly).

Before buying it I compared it to the C-7 Hellraiser and the Loomis 7. I chose this one cause it sounds better, plain and simple.

I wish it had a floyd-rose, but I can always buy a C-7 FR or a Loomis FR and get some Blackouts for it (that's probably what I am going to do when I have the money). I hope Schecter has plans to produce the C-7 Blackjack ATX FR, I would insta-buy it lol.

If you want a very decent 7 string guitar w/o spending ridiculous amounts of money, go and try it!