Members jpnyc Posted December 20, 2012 Members Share Posted December 20, 2012 Why is Schecter the weird bastard child of good guitar companies? They make great stuff at prices that run from cheap to reasonable. Sure they make a lot of guitars in tasteless color schemes, but so do ESP and PRS. It seems like most of the Schecter lineup never turns up in a store. But this company is owned by the same guy who owns ESP. Is Schecter just a way for Hisatake Shibuya to screw around in weird market niches that his other businesses don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Meowy Posted December 20, 2012 Members Share Posted December 20, 2012 FWIW my friend plays bass for a living and his #1 is a SchecterJust enjoy the Corsair and screw ignorant perception. It is such a great guitar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members theManfromAlabam Posted December 20, 2012 Members Share Posted December 20, 2012 Great guitars, the build quality is just about bullet proof. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AVisme Posted December 20, 2012 Members Share Posted December 20, 2012 I think it's the ugly inlays, binding, and things such as that on some models that reflect poorly on the whole brand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cobalt Blue Posted December 20, 2012 Members Share Posted December 20, 2012 Originally Posted by AVisme I think it's the ugly inlays, binding, and things such as that on some models that reflect poorly on the whole brand. I think their marketing failings are the result, quite ironically, of their marketing success. They have marketed their guitars so expertly to a particular music niche that they now have problems marketing perfectly fine guitars to players outside of that niche. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sleewell Posted December 20, 2012 Members Share Posted December 20, 2012 the avenged sevenfold connection is a bit iffy, makes me lump them in with all those bc riches you see on CL that are by no means the same as the good ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members AVisme Posted December 20, 2012 Members Share Posted December 20, 2012 Originally Posted by Cobalt Blue I think their marketing failings are the result, quite ironically, of their marketing success. They have marketed their guitars so expertly to a particular music niche that they now have problems marketing perfectly fine guitars to players outside of that niche. I don't know. What kind of metal player wants to be seen with this god-awful monstrosity? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members backtoblue Posted December 20, 2012 Members Share Posted December 20, 2012 I've always dug the Solo 6 Customs. I only ever see the active pickup versions in GC though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members nicholai Posted December 20, 2012 Members Share Posted December 20, 2012 I dunno, people play those ugly metal pirate guitars.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AVisme Posted December 20, 2012 Members Share Posted December 20, 2012 This thing is uglier than a mud fence: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GAS Man Posted December 20, 2012 Members Share Posted December 20, 2012 I bought a used Schecter C-1 Classic for somewhere under $400 and cleaned it up and liked it enough to where when the C-1 Classics went on a blow-out sale, I picked up a second one. Well, I must have been at the peak of my GAS craze to do that, but instead of a SD '59 the second one had a SD Jazz in the neck and was trans blue instead of antique amber (also the wiring for split coil options was a hair different - but both have JBs in the bridge). (Turned out, however, that with neck-thru construction, I ended up liking the first one with the '59 better)Point of my post is, AMS was blowing them out for $499.98 and it took quite a while for them to sell out at that price. I recall I even promoted the sale here, but there seemed to be little interest. But I thought that with great looking finishes (the FB vine inlay was a bit too much for some - that I understand), neck through construction, quality hardware and Seymour Duncan USA p'ups, why weren't they moving Of course, 5 bills doesn't sound uber-fantastic now (cost of guitars is now perceived lower with all the recent MIA guitar blow-out deals) but at the time it sure did. I can't exactly remember the MAP for sure, but IIRC, they were somewhere around $850 or so - back in there day.My only complaint was that they aren't quite as resonant as my Gibsons, but that's not a fair comparison since none of my Gibsons are neck through. But they have very good finish work, action, sustain, versatility, and are very durable and have a wide range of very good tones; however, it did seem like demand for the Schecter brand was very soft.My first one is same as dis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 3volved Posted December 20, 2012 Members Share Posted December 20, 2012 If it weren't for the ugly-ass bindings, I'd probably own one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NoRomoFan Posted December 20, 2012 Members Share Posted December 20, 2012 I have a C-1 Plus. Great playing and sounding guitar once I changed out the neck pickup for a SD Jazz SH-2 pickup. Fastest neck I've played on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Meowy Posted December 20, 2012 Members Share Posted December 20, 2012 Not all Schecters are ugly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members brandass Posted December 20, 2012 Members Share Posted December 20, 2012 I had a C1+ that I really liked, especially after swapping the pups for 57/57+. If it hadn't been for the jumbo frets and bit-too-skinny neck I'd still have it for sure, everything else was great. Some of their entry level offerings are pretty shoddy, but more than that I think it's just hard for them to shake the metal image they've cultivated. That association is so strong that it carries over to guitars that are totally non-metal (as stereotyped anyway). So the non-metal guitars don't appeal to the metal crowd, and they don't appeal to the non-metal crowd. And I'd argue that at least half of their line-up is non-metal guitars! Again, only talking stereotypes here, but I think that's what's at play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Flatspotter Posted December 20, 2012 Members Share Posted December 20, 2012 Originally Posted by Meowy Not all Schecters are ugly Amen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members billybilly Posted December 20, 2012 Members Share Posted December 20, 2012 I had one with the duncan passives, it was a great, great guitar. If it had a longer scale, I never would of sold it. The guy I sold it to left laughing, should have charged him more. Originally Posted by backtoblue I've always dug the Solo 6 Customs. I only ever see the active pickup versions in GC though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bjcarl Posted December 20, 2012 Members Share Posted December 20, 2012 I've owned a couple of the mid-level Schecters(MIK)...I don't think I can be 100% honest in this love-fest thread without coming off as a troll, so I'll just say... I'm not crazy about the inlays and binding, IMO the Duncan-designed pups are seriously lacking and while Schecters look sweet, I find them to be generally uninspiring...so I guess I like the idea of Schecter better than the actual guitars they're producing. On the other hand, I'd probably give a Corsair a shot... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sleewell Posted December 20, 2012 Members Share Posted December 20, 2012 i just dont think PRS dove so deep into the tacky emo nu metal/crabcore type of look that i see with schecter. they could be real nice guitars but the lower end models just look hideous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members honeyiscool Posted December 20, 2012 Members Share Posted December 20, 2012 {censored}, I wanted a Schecter that didn't look mallcore, weighed 9 pounds, or had a beefy neck. That's why I went with a Daisy Rock. I mean, sure, a lot of DRs are ugly but I could get the Schecter quality without the Schecter looks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sleewell Posted December 20, 2012 Members Share Posted December 20, 2012 mallcore, lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Grantus Posted December 20, 2012 Members Share Posted December 20, 2012 Somebody's gotta make tacky emo nu metal/crabcore guitars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members honeyiscool Posted December 20, 2012 Members Share Posted December 20, 2012 Honestly, you wanna know what's wrong with Schecter? When someone asks "Who plays a Fender?" You answer, Clapton, Hendrix... if you're younger, maybe people like Mayer and bands like Radiohead. When someone asks "Who plays a Gibson?" You know, Jimmy Page, Angus Young, etc. I'm not trolling. When I think of people associated with Schecter, I think Robert Smith has a model with them? And that's it... the only other artist I can think of is: That's no way to build a reputation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members honeyiscool Posted December 20, 2012 Members Share Posted December 20, 2012 Originally Posted by Grantus Somebody's gotta make tacky emo nu metal/crabcore guitars. Hehe. Just had to post this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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