Schecter C-7 Hellraiser

24 fret
maple/mahoghany
emg 707 (active p/u's)(fr and back)
2 volume 1 tone
black cherry
string through

This is the best guitar I have ever bought.Comparable to my les paul studio (with 81/85)but with much clearer tone. The clean tone is insanely clear and almost single coilish on the bridge pickup if played aggresively. Very nice indeed. Sounds great under distortion, very versatile for a "metal guitar". Can even get a nice david gilmour tone with tweaking. The fret access is great for technical lead playing. Neck is perfect, find it hard to go back to a regular 6 string after playing this monster.

Great finish, good book matching, nice binding. REALLY light compared to the one my friend owns, which is neither good nor bad, just strange considering the same body woods. The pickups were set up perfectly. However, the guitar could use a thicker set of strings that sound lively instead of dead!(no problem once changed of course)
To conclude great fit and finish overall, but a strange lack of consistency weight wise between two idendical instruments.

This guitar has survived plenty of gigs already, worst thing to happen so far is the neck volume knob fell off because i forgot to tighten it (had it off the night before cleaning the body). Built like a tank and will definetly outlive myself.

Have used without a backup, however, i hate broken strings so i usually have one anyway.

Great customer support, lost a volume pot. Had a new one shipped to my door for free no questions asked. Lifetime waranty, very friendly staff.

Excellent overall

Have been playing for 10 years. Have built several custom guitars using cnc routers and such.If this guitar were stolen i'd have to buy another, then beat the piss out of the dude who stole the first one then reclaim, thus having two hellraisers!. Only thing i hate about this guitar is the fact that the other guitar player in my band has the same guitar, even the same color!.So maybe a black one next?

The stats have been mentioned in numerous reviews. Beautiful finish, great look, 24 frets, active electronics etc etc.

I play in D tuning. The guitar sounds a little muddy on the 7th string when played on the lower frets but I imagine I could correct that by switching to a heavier gauge. Otherwise the sound is just magic. I play progressive hard rock and it has been able to handle everything I've thrown at it. It even sounds great through a crappy little practice amp I used when I didn't have access to my Marshal Vs102

The guitar came set up close to perfection. Intonation correct, action nice and low, flawless finish. Happy days.

I've only had it for about six months so its hard to say whether it will stand the test of time. It feels solid though and I'd be surprised if anything goes wrong with it.

I always gig with a backup.

Well, there was an absolute mess in obtaining this guitar. I bought it through ebay and it took about 9 months for it to get delivered! The seller assured me the fault was with the company but .. you never know. I wouldn't want to have to deal with the company.

I've been playing for 11 years. I've got a strat, les paul copy, washburn and an ibanez. I play through a marshal vs102 and a couple pedals (big muff, ts9, gt3). The guitar sounds fantastic with the rig and I'm pretty confident it would shine on anything.

Schecter are making quality guitars at a very affordable price. You are getting a top class instrument at a mid range price. If you are considering buying one, I'd recommend going for it. I own 5 guitars and this one has quickly become my favourite. I had my heart set on a clapton strat for ages but this guitar changed my mind. If i do get another guitar it will in all likelihood be another schecter (either this model again or something similar).

Extremely high-gloss black finish, Tune-O-Matic bridge, Grover tuners, and for a 7-string, it's got a pretty flat neck. The fretboard is rosewood and the body and neck (one lovely piece) are mahogany. It has two EMG 707s and a three-way switch.

It has a volume knob for each of the two emg pickups and a master tone control.

Neck scale 26 1/2"

This guitar can be very brutal sounding but can be use playing every kind of style.

I play from pop to metal & jazz & i can do everything with this guitar. I use this guitar in different rigs.. a 6506 top rig, a jpm-1 rig, or just my pod xt at home.. on every combination i got a good sound !!

This guitar is not noisy, electronics are wel wired.. the sound is RiCH & full.

I would like to test this guitar with an EMG81-7, not that i dislike the 707 combi but i belive i will just test this in the future.

Fot those who doesnt know EMG707 is the 7 string version of EMG85

PERFECT. The guitar was perfectly in tune at the guitar store (this doesnt happen a lot in Holland). In the begining was harder to bend strings, but once i got my self new set of dadario 7 strings (10) the problem was solved.

This guitar is wel made, i got it for 2 weeks, i dont think this will broke very soon.

No idea, but i hear they are not so good. I wrote them once a mail.. never got an answer, this was before i got my self this guitar. I do not deal with manufacture in the USA.. this can take ages !

Schecter is making good instruments for a good price, i think is stupid to pay more than 3000 Euros for a guitar.. even if i had the money i will never buy overprice intruments.

I belive this is where schecter do it better than the rest ! they are making nice axes for a good price. Everybody have the right to play wel made guitars.

as far as features go its fine, it has a volume knob for each of the two emg pickups and a master tone control. no problems there.

it sounds BRUTAL! this really is a heavy metal guitar. im using a roland cube although i think it would sound good through any amp.

factory set up was grand, no problems. it has high quality everything (grover tuners, tonepros bridge, emg pickups) the only thing i wish it had was a graphite or bone bridge instead of plastic. the maple cap is BEAUTIFUL but i got to choose between 5, and i think i picked the right one.

dont be put off by the increased scale length, i have small hands and i find it quite easy to play, especially at the higher frets, although on the lower frets i have to stretch a little extra but nothing major.

despite the extra inch on the cale length, its still a guitar and a very playable one at that.

its built really well, and its actually very light. the hardare is all named brand and its pretty much top shelf everything so no worries. i wouldnt ever gig without a backup, but if i had to this'd be the guitar id use. its very well built.

i sent schecter an e mail and they put me onto their guy in northern ireland, and he has been nothing but helpful. he even offered to adjust the bridge and nut if i wanted to go lower than dropped A. all e mails have been answered promply and they really stand behind their product which to me is the best advertisement. theyre great.

ive bene playing for about 12 years and i gotta say i love it. if there was something i could change it would be the scale length, simply because sometimes i gotta really stretch to play those low notes, but boy, when ya do its soooo worth it. its a snarling dog. if anyone ever stole it i'd set their pubic hair on fire. i like this guitar and i dont think i'll ever need another seven string for a long time.

Extremely high-gloss black finish, Tune-O-Matic bridge, Grover tuners, and for a 7-string, it's got a pretty flat neck. The fretboard is rosewood and the body and neck (one lovely piece) are mahogany. It has two EMG 707s and a three-way switch. I'm giving it a 10 because well.. what more could you ask for really? A U.S. currency printer hanging off of it?

Going for a grllrglllrgrrrroar death metal sound, this guitar does its job. It's nothing at all to cut through everyone else to play a lead. I'm playing through a 5150II and a Marshall 1960a, so the mixture is a quite fine one (albeit I'd rather have a triple recto). I like everything about this guitar's sound except the way the EMGs are a bit mid-range crunchy. Basically the sound that makes it great for lead is its flaw for the sound of rhythm.

PERFECT PERFECT PERFECT. I was there when it arrived in the mail and the box was opened. The guitar was almost perfectly in tune and set up perfectly. The only thing I've noticed (I've also discussed it with other owners and they've noticed it) is that it's a great deal harder to bend strings than on any other guitar I own. I've decided that it's due to the longer neck scale, which can't really be a flaw I don't suppose. It's like giving it a low score because you can't do a divebomb.

As all Schecters, the strap buttons are ridiculously large, which is awesome. I never even got strap locks on it after MY PREVIOUS ONES WORE DOWN AND FELL OFF. *coughschallercough* Yeah, anyways, I'm scared to touch this guitar sometimes because it's so clean, but I depend on it like nobody's business. I think I might've broken a string on it once (due to me trying to bend way too far anyways), but that's it.

It took forever to ship (two months), supposedly Schecter needed to make some more or something. Either way, the authorized Schecter dealer knocked the price down to $577 because of the wait. It was a confusing situation either way, so I'll just leave the rating blank.

I have another Schecter (PT Blackjack) and I absolutely love these guitars. I've had the PT for almost 3 years and there hasn't been a thing wrong. I've had this C7 for almost a year and I love it more and more all the time. If it was stolen (if I lost it I'd just off myself for being a moron) I would definitely buy another. I would say I'd get the new Jeff Loomis sig but it has a naughty floyd rose. For $577 (or the regular price of $699), this is an EFFING GREAT GUITAR

Cuerpo y mastil de caoba
mastil encolado
acabado: negro con reborde en el cuerpo
Puente fijo con cuerdas a trav??s del cuerpo
2 pastillas EMG 707 activas
2 controles de volumen y 1 de tono
24 trastes
escala: 26.5 pulgadas
diapasaon de palorrosa
calibre de cuerdas: 0.10 - 0.46 (0.56 para la 7??)

tiene todas las caracteristicas para sonar brutal.

Sonido increible. la 7?? cuerda suena con mucha claridad, a diferencia de otras guitarras de 6 cuerdas afinadas en Si, que tienden al sonido fangoso y nada definido. En comparaci??n con las seymour duncan JB, las EMG's 707 suenan menos organicas, pero con un sonido m??s "metalero" y con m??s salida, por lo que tienden m??s a distorsionar con un sonido ligeramente saturado. Bajando la 7?? cuerda a La, sigue sonando con gran claridad y definici??n. Con mi equipo (peavey 5150, zoom 505 y boss metal zone) saco un sonido brutal, tipo Meshuggah, pasando en metal zone y la zoom por el canal limpio del 5150 con una ligera saturaci??n.

La guitarra vino perfectamente ajustada, la acci??n de las cuerdas es perfecta, muy baja pero sin llegar a estar demasiado pegadas al mastil, y sin ningun tipo de trasteo por ningun lado. El quintaje estaba bien, aunque necesit?? un ligero retoque. La altura de las pastillas tambien vino bien ajustada, no hay cambio de volumen entre las 2 pastillas. Los potenciometros son los mas solidos y precisos que he probado (mejores que los de mi ESP Horizon que cuesta el triple). Las cuerdas tienen una tensi??n perfecta para hacer las r??tmicas, un poco m??s dura de lo normal, pero la 1?? y 2?? cuerdas estan algo duras por lo que cuesta bastante m??s hacer un bending a partir del traste 12. Esto se debe a la mayor longitud de escala de la guitara y al calibre 0.10, que por otro lado resultan definitivos para obtener ese sonido definido y lleno. El acabado general de la guitarra es muy bueno, a destacar las marcas del mastil con forma de cruz y el reborde del cuerpo. Si la guitarra tuviera un diapason de ??bano ya ser??a perfecta.

La guitarra tiene una construcci??n muy solida, el puente y las clavijas parecen de gran calidad, las pastillas estan firmemente sujetas al cuerpo de la guitarra, al igual que los potenci??metros, que son totalmetne silenciosos. Hasta ahora solo la he tocado en casa, pero es una guitarra que podria aguantar lo que sea, parece muy fiable y gran parte de la culpa la tiene el puente fijo y las cuerdas a trav??s del cuerpo, que hacen que la afinaci??n sea muy estable, solo necesitando peque??os retoques.

Esta es la mejor guitarra que he tenido. En esta gama de precios es la mejor que puedes comprarte, y dentro de las guitarras de 7 cuerdas, esta es mucho mejor que las Ibanez de la misma gama (y posiblemente suene mejor que la Ibanez Universe y la K7). En cuanto a acabados, est?? a la altura de mi ESP Horizon, y el sonido es perfecto para tocar con un buen ampli de valvulas. La guitarra es muy c??moda, en 1 hora ya estaba perfectamente habituado a su mastil mas ancho y a pesar de ser baritono, no creo que plantee problemas para tocar, aunque quiz?? si que hay que estirar un poco m??s los dedos para tocar del traste 9 para abajo. Pero una vez acostumbrado es una guitarra comodisima. Lo unico que no me gusta es que tiene demasiados potenci??metros (2 de volumen y 1 de tono). Yo le pondr??a s??lo 1 de volumen y ninguno de tono, y con un diapason de ??bano ser??a la guitarra perfecta.

* Finish: gloss black
* Bridge style: Tune-O-Matic, string-thru body
* Tuners: Grover
* Neck/Scale Fat, a bit thinner than the Blackjack though. 26,5" scale
* Make and model of pickups? EMG 707
* Body and neck woods? Mahogany and mahogany/rosewood

I was very surpriced on how different this guitar sounds compared to the C7 Blacjack. (Which is essentially the same guitar with Duncans). The Hellraiser has a lot more fuller and aggressive low-mid tone, whereas the Blackjack has a upper-mid grind to it. The Hellraiser sounds a lot more modern too, and the pinch harmonics are easier to pick. It does have a little annoying high end, a lot more fizzy than the Blackjack.

I was surpriced how good the EMGs sound clean. Overall, this guitar has a very thick tone, great for rhythm. The EMGs have more gain than the JB in the Blackjack too.

Not as good as the Blackjack I got, everything was perfect off the box with it. The Hellraiser had a little too high action for my tastes, but that was easy to fix. Everything else works perfectly.

Very solidly built guitar, I would gig with it without a backup. (Although I ALWAYS take a backup).

Never dealt with them.

I've been playing about 11 years, 6 of them in a band. My rig consists of a Framus Cobra head + cab and a C7 Blackjack and C7 Hellraiser. I guess if it was stolen I propably would buy a new one. (That or save enough money for a custom from Ran, Blackmachine or Mayones).

I love it how thick this guitar sounds without being muddy. This is the first guitar I've been able to play with our ridiculously low tuning (F#) with extreme clarity. The high end sounds pretty harsh when compared to the Blackjack (which is more organic sounding overall) but I run the treble and presence pretty low already so that won't matter much.

Relatively a new model guitar. I assume it was made in 05-06.

Stats:

CONSTRUCTION/SCALE: Set-Neck w/ Ultra Access /26.5?
BODY: Mahogany
NECK/FINGERBOARD: 3-pc. Mahogany/ Rosewood
FRETS: 24 X-Jumbo
INLAYS: Abalone ?Gothic Cross?
PICKUPS: EMG 707?s
ELECTRONICS: Vol/Vol/Tone/3-way
BRIDGE: TonePros TOM w/ thru-body
BINDING: Black Pearl
TUNERS: Grover
HARDWARE: Black
COLOR: Gloss Black (BLK) & Transparent Cherry

US RETAIL PRICE: $999

(I wish it had the single-coil tap like the 007)

Seeing as how I mainly play melodic metal/progressive metal (ie, Evergrey, Inflames, Nocturnal Rites, Children of bodom, Dream Theater, Nevermore) this guitar is perfect for me, which is why I bought it.

I play this guitar through the Peavey 5150 block letter head and 5150 straight cabinet. My effects include the Dimebag Darrel (RIP) wah, the korg stage tuner, boss NS-2, morely volume, Ibanez Delay, BF-3 Flanger, and small clone chorus. The 707 EMGs on this guitar are amazing. Very VERY full sound. Half the time I play it using the bridge and neck pickups at the same time since almost no high end is lost when not using only the bride PUP.

I play a wide variety of sounds, ranging from pummeling speed metal and breakdowns, to finger picking clean runs as well as using effects. The guitar (and especially the pickups) handle it all. Insane pinch harmonics on the bridge pup, and VERY clean (almost acoustic guitar) sounds on the neck pup. One warning is that the pickups are extremely high output, so I personally turn the volume down on the neck pickup so as not to overdrive the horrible clean channel of my 5150.

The guitar arrived as a special order straight to me. The only people to play the guitar were people at schecter's shop, my friend working at guitar center, and me. The guitar came in amazing condition. The action was great, but that's a personal taste. I preffer an action which is not very high, but not too low, and that's how the guitar came. The frets are extra jumbo, so if you're used to playing 22 fret 6 string guitars with a 25'' scale length, you may be horrified when picking this monster up at first.

The guitar honestly feels amazing, but it DOES feel like a weapon, and it handles and sounds as such. It is VERY heavy, so if you don't want a heavy guitar, get the 007 series. The neck is larger than some 7 string necks, but if you have trouble with that, I think you need to get to some more practicing.

Seriously though, this guitar is AMAZIng but it's a weapon. Keep in mind its weight, Xtra large frets, and its 26.5'' scale. This guitar might feel uncomfortable if you still need to build up finger strength or if you don't have fingers adequately long enough to handle this thing. It comes with 10 guage strings on it, and the 26.5'' length adds to the high tension of the strings. This takes about a week of playing for your fingers to build up the strength, but I wouldn't have it any other way. On a 7 string you want a high string tension and larger strings, it makes the notes VERY VERY clean, clear, and tight. This guitar has THE TIGHTEST low B tone I have ever heard. No "flop flop flop", it actual has tone. Thank the 10 guage string, long neck, and 707 EMG pickups for that.

Oh and yea, almost forgot.......The guitar looks amazing too. Just don't be too frightened when you see minute scratches on the finish right away. You're either going to have a great looking guitar that you hang on your wall, or a guitar with some dings and scratches that you are actually going to play. If you are careful with the guitar, the finish should hold up just fine. Black nail polish does a good job of fixing the thing up if you do happen to injure it however.

Will this guitar withstand live playing? I'm actually afraid that the thing's going to get up on it's own and start harming people. I would use thing without a backup definitely, but it's always wise to have a backup of everything. The stap buttons are ultra solid, but if you want to protect your axe, do yourself a favor and go buy a Dimarzio locking strap, those are the only straps I use. The finish is great, but it's very high gloss, therefore if you DO play this thing, you will see scratches. First spot you might see is where a pick guard usually is, due to ring and pinky finger nails hitting there, but hey it's helped my technique. I try to keep my fingers off the guitar at all times now because I don't want to mess up the finish. Where you loop your cable through the strap you will definitely see wear........but that's with any guitar. All in all, the guitar is built like "and feels like" a tank.

I've never had to deal with schecter, and as far as the warranty, Guitar center gave me a one year warranty I believe. If I have any run ins with schecter or support issues with my axe I will write another review.

I've been playing for over 6 years and I'm currently in two bands and I play live. Like I said, I like everything from Inflames, to Alice in chains and STP and TOOL, so this guitar really does cover all the music I'm trying to play. If there's anything at fault sound quality wise, it's the clean channel of my 5150. The only complaint about this guitar is that I wish it had the coil tap like the 007 series.

My final words are this, I love this guitar, it's a great weapon to have in your arsenal if you play heavy music and wish to have a 7 string. My cautions are that the neck is NOT small, and the strings do NOT feel loose. If you want to delve into the 7-string realm, but you're puny girly man fingers and back aren't ready to handle the fury of this guitar, I highly suggest tryin out the schecter 007 guitars. They are MUCH lighter, have a shorter scale length neck, and have a coil tap for clean guitar parts. But I MOST highly recommend that you try out a number of 7 string guitars before you buy one. You really have to pick one that is very comfortable to your own hands and ears.

24-frets, rosewood neck, mahogany body, VVT controls, three way select. EMG 707's. gloss black finish with smoked mother of pearl type binding around body only. string thru. i got a free t-shirt, strap, cable, some tools and a bunch of catologues.

Just go to schecters site!

Metal - nevermore, dream theater, symphony X, etc. etc. it is the same guitar jeff uses in nevermore now. It rock hard core.

the pickup swithc is somewhat noisy, no biggie though.

Very heavy crunchy sound. you could get a good amount of tones out of this with a processor of course, but its a hellraiser, its for metal.

i personall dislike nothing about this guitar.

no major dislikes at all

great action, the guys set it up for me.
pickups adjusted well.. no flaws really.somewhat of a noisy pickup selector, but not a big issue.

never gig without a back-up is a safe peice of advice. everything on this guitar is pretty solid. no tremolo crap to hassle with!! lol

Seems very dependable, good finish, etc. Very simple guitar, wood , strings, and pick up set up.

seems quite durable, it survived FedEx

havnt dealt directly with schecter.

i own a classical guitar, jackson solosit, ibanez universe, and this baby. i play out of a 100 watt marshall combo for practice. nothing i really wish i had asked before buying it. if it were lost id buy another probably, unless something better magically popped up.

its a very simple bare bones seven string that looks great.

the neck compared to a universe is a bit thicker and rounder but still most shreddible. if your worried about the neck being too big i would worry if i was you.

I guess it's a 2005 Hellraiser 7 string. Made in Korea.Really high quality rosewood fingerboard with 24 frets. baritone 26.5 inch scale neck with abalone gothic cross inlays. Two volume and one tone control. Two EMG 707 active humbuckers. Mahagony body with body binding. Black finish. Grover tuners with a tone pros tune-o-matic string through. neck through construction. The works. A ten for me because I prefer string through as opposed to a floyd.

Insanely sweet distortion for the heaviest metal. Not only is it heavy but it retains incredible clarity and articulation. I really like the EMG 707's for this reason. The extended neck also helps give the guitar super clear distortion and the picking dynamics are also top notch. Makes my other 7 String (schecter A-7 diamond series with Blaze7 in the bridge and an air norton 7 in the neck) sound wimpy. Nice thick and full sound. I couldn't ask for more. Makes my digitech gsp2101 preamp sound better than I ever thought it would, and I already loved the sound of it to begin with. Extremely high quality sound.

Factory set up was perfect. The fingerboard is awesome and I love the inlays. Extended scale felt tight to me but its worth having more clarity. The action is really low and there is not even an ounce of buzzing anywhere. Not a single physical flaw and really beautiful fretwork. No need to touch the pickups they sounded incredible- no adjustment necessary.

Seems to be built like a tank. I like the fact that the harware is painted this way it wont rust or anything. Finish is gorgeous and the body binding is a nice touch this; won't chip easily. Strap buttons are nothing special: standard button spots. I don't see this guitar letting me down anytime soon.

Sent them emails on how i can get my hands on this guitar as it is kinda hard to track down and all they did was send me junk mail. Not to thrilled about that. Maybe I screwed up the email form though I highly doubt it.

I've been playing guitar for six years now and recently got into 7 strings. This guitar is perfect for me. Super heavy and clear sound with a unique tone. Awesome looks. The extended scale is killer. Everything about this guitar is perfect and at a third of the price of ibanez's high 7 string models, this thing will easily blow any of them out of the water. Ibanez is a rip off and Schecter rules- no contest necessary. It has killer playability, action, and the best damn 7 string sound I've ever heard. Buy one and be as happy as I am.