Schecter Guitar Research, commonly known simply as Schecter, is an American guitar manufacturer. The company was founded in 1976 by David Schecter and originally produced only replacement parts for existing guitars from manufacturers such as Fender and Gibson.[1] Today, the company mass-produces its own line of electric guitars, bass guitars, and steel-string acoustic guitars.Contents [hide]
1 History
1.1 Custom shop days, 1976 – 1983
1.2 Texan ownership and mass production, 1983 – 1987
1.3 Hisatake Shibuya and reform, 1987 – present
2 Diamond Series
2.1 Guitars
2.2 Acoustics
2.3 Basses
3 Discontinued instruments
4 Custom Shop
5 External links
6 References
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History
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Custom shop days, 1976 – 1983 This article or section reads like a news release, or is otherwise written in an overly promotional tone. Please help rewrite this article from a neutral point of view. When appropriate, blatant advertising may be marked for speedy deletion with {{db-spam}}.
In 1976, David Schecter opened Schecter Guitar Research, a repair shop in Van Nuys, California.[1] The modest repair shop manufactured replacement guitar necks and bodies, complete pickup assemblies, bridges, pickguards, tuners, knobs, potentiometers, and miscellaneous other guitar parts. Eventually, Schecter Guitar Research offered every part needed to build a complete guitar. It supplied parts to big guitar manufacturers such as Fender and Gibson and to custom repair shops that were building complete guitars out of Schecter parts.[1] By the late 1970s Schecter offered more than 400 guitar parts, but did not offer any finished instruments.[1]
In 1979, Schecter offered, for the first time, its own fully-assembled electric guitars. These guitars were custom shop models based on Fender designs. They were considered to be very high quality and very expensive, and were sold only by twenty retailers across the United States.[1]
In September 1979, Alan Rogan, then guitar tech for Pete Townshend of The Who, picked up a custom shop Schecter guitar. It was a Fender Telecaster-style guitar with two humbucking pickups and a Gibson Les Paul-style pickup selector. Townshend immediately fell in love with it, and it became his main stage guitar. He later had several similar instruments built from Schecter parts and assembled by Schecter and U.K.-based guitar maker Roger Giffin. Townshend last used a Schecter on stage at The Who's 1988 appearance at the BPI Awards Show, although Simon Townshend, Pete's brother and part of The Who's touring band since 2002, often plays one of these guitars during Who concerts.
In 1980, Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits used Schecter Stratocaster-style guitars to record the band's third album, Making Movies. Mark Knopfler owned many Schecter guitars, including one finished in Candy Apple Red with a 21-fret maple neck/fretboard without dot markers, white pickguard, gold-plated hardware, master volume and tone controls. This instrument was his main guitar for live and studio use until 1987. In 2004 one of his Schecters, a Stratocaster-style guitar with a tobacco sunburst finish, was sold at an auction for over $50,000, the highest amount ever paid for a Schecter guitar.[1]
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Texan ownership and mass production, 1983 – 1987
By 1983, Schecter had reached its custom shop production limit and could no longer meet demand. That year, the company was purchased by a group of Texas investors who wanted to build upon Schecter's reputation for quality.[1] The investors moved the company to Dallas, Texas, where they produced sub-par quality guitars using both imported parts and Schecter parts under the Schecter name for less than five years.
At the 1984 winter NAMM show, Schecter introduced twelve new guitars and basses, all based on Fender designs. The most popular of these guitars was a Telecaster-style guitar similar to those that Pete Townshend played. Although Townshend never endorsed this model, it was known unofficially as the "Pete Townshend model." Eventually, the Telecaster-style guitar became known as the Saturn, and the company's Stratocaster-style guitar became known as the Scorcher.
During this period, Schecter managed to sign one notable endorsee, Yngwie Malmsteen. Schecter built several custom guitars for Yngwie Malmsteen that featured scalloped necks and reverse headstocks
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Hisatake Shibuya and reform, 1987 – present
In 1987, the Texas investors sold the company to Hisatake Shibuya, a Japanese entrepreneur who also owned the Musicians Institute in Hollywood and ESP Guitars (To this day, Schecter Guitar Research and ESP Guitars have remained separate entities).[1] Shibuya moved the company back to California and returned Schecter to its custom shop roots, devoting all its efforts to manufacturing high-end, expensive custom instruments.
Schecter guitars were once again only available from a few retailers, one of them being Sunset Custom Guitars located in Hollywood, which Hisatake Shibuya also owned. Sunset Custom Guitars happened to be the place where Michael Ciravolo, the future president of Schecter Guitar Research, worked.
In 1995, Schecter introduced the highly-sought-after S Series guitars and basses, which were Fender-style instruments. In 1996, Hisatake Shibuya asked Michael Ciravolo to become Schecter's president and run the company. Michael Ciravolo, an experienced musician, brought to the company many well-known musicians as endorsees. These included Robert DeLeo of Stone Temple Pilots, and Jay Noel Yuenger and Sean Yseult of White Zombie.
Michael Ciravolo never really liked Fender designs, so he sought to distance the company from its past Fender-style models.[1] Toward that end, he added the Avenger, Hellcat, and Tempest models to the Schecter catalog. He also wanted to reach out to a new generation of musicians who were ignored by most major guitar manufacturers. Yet, at this point, the company was only producing expensive, custom shop models. (Schecter's maximum output was forty guitars a month.)[1] So, to realize his vision, Ciravolo began searching for a factory that could mass-produce Schecter guitars while maintaining high quality standards.
In 1997, Michael Ciravolo met with several Asian guitar manufacturers at the Tokyo Music Festival and subsequently decided on a factory located in Incheon, South Korea. (Though not known for sure, this location could be the electric guitar factory for Cort.) Schecter's guitars would be built in the South Korea factory, after which they would be shipped to the U.S. to be set up in a Schecter shop. At the 1998 summer NAMM show, Schecter introduced the Diamond Series, which included six affordably priced non-custom guitars.
In 1999, Schecter added the seven string A-7 Avenger guitar to the Diamond Series. It also introduced the C-1, which was debuted by Jerry Horton in Papa Roach's "Last Resort" music video. Today, the company mass-produces affordable, non-custom guitars under the Diamond Series and continues to build expensive, handmade, custom models.
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Diamond Series
The Diamond Series was first introduced in 1998, and consists of all the non-custom, mass-produced Schecter models.[2] The Diamond Series is further divided into groups of guitars which share common design characteristics. Schecter has stated that it will not customize any Diamond Series guitar, thus any Diamond Series guitar is sold "as is".
Although there are a large variety of models available in the Diamond range, many are 'mixed and matched' parts from different Schecter guitars. For example, all Omen, C, Hellraiser and Damien basses have the same body shape, although some have set necks rather than bolt on necks, different finish colours, and different woods. However, on the whole, Schecter produce many different guitars from a smaller number of core parts. This mix and match culture has the benefit of allowing guitarists to find a Schecter to fit their exact requirements, but negatively gives less of a 'core product' range as shown by Gibson Guitars who only have a small range of guitars available.
Some of the best known guitars made by Schecter are the 'C Series' in various configurations such as the "Hellraiser" and "Blackjack" models. Schecter is also a leader in the seven-string guitar market. Schecters Diamond series guitars have enjoyed a growing positive reputation through the use of quality components such as TonePros locking bridge products on non-tremolo models and Original Floyd Rose double locking tremolos on many of the six and seven string models. Many models also feature USA EMG or Seymour Duncan pick-ups and Grover tuners.
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Guitars
The following list of guitars are correct as appears on the Schecter Website (Accessed 18 December 2008) [3]
C Series = C-1, C-1 Blackjack, C-1 Classic, C-1 Blackjack EX Baritone, C-1 Exotic Star, C-1 FR, C-1 Lady Luck, C-1 Plus, C-1 SheDevil, C-1 SheDevil FR, C-7, C-7 Blackjack, C-7 FR, C-1 XXX, C-8 Hellraiser
S Series = S-1, S-1 Blackjack
Tempest Series = Hellraiser Tempest, Tempest Blackjack, Tempest Classic, Tempest Custom, Tempest Extreme (Excluding USA)
00 Series = 006 Deluxe, 006 Extreme (Excludes USA), Hellraiser 006, 007, 007 Elite
S-1 Tribal = Devil Tribal Delux, S-1 Scorpion Tribal Deluxe (Excludes USA)
Devil Series =Devil Custom, Devil Spine
Hollywood Series = Hollywood Classic
Stargazer Series = Stargazer, Stargazer 12
Sunset Series = Hellraiser Sunset FR, Sunset Deluxe
Stiletto Series = Stiletto 6 FR, Stiletto Classic
PT Series = PT, PT Fastback, Pete Dee Signature
Hellcat Series = Hellcat VI
Ultra Series = Ultra III, Ultra Classic, Ultracure (Robert Smith signature model)
Artist Models = Loomis 7 and 7 FR (Jeff Loomis), Porl Thompson Model (Porl Thompson), RS-1000 and Ultracure (Robert Smith), Synyster Standard and Custom (Synyster Gates), Vengeance Custom and ZV Blade (Zacky Vengeance), Pete Dee Model (Pete Dee)
Extreme Series = 006 Extreme (Excludes USA), Omen-6 Extreme (Excludes USA), Oman-6 FR, Oman-6 FR Extreme, Oman-7 Extreme, Tempest Extreme
Demon = Demon (Excludes USA), Demon-FR (Excludes USA), Demon-7 (Excludes USA), Demon-7 FR (Excludes USA)
Hellraiser Series = Hellraiser 006, Hellraiser Avenger, Hellraiser C1, Hellraiser C1 FR, Hellraiser C-7, Hellraiser C7 FR, Sunset Hellraiser FR, Hellraiser Tempest, Hellraiser V-1, Hellraiser V-1 FR, Hellraiser C-8 LIMITED EDITION
Blackjack Series = C-1 Blackjack, S-1 Blackjack, C-1 Blackjack ATX, C-1 Blackjack ATX FR, C-1 Blackjack FR, C-1 Blackjack EX Baritone, C-7 Blackjack, C-7 Blackjack ATX, Tempest Blackjack, V-1 Blackjack ATX, V-1 Blackjack ATX FR, V-1 Blackjack
Avenger = Avenger, Avenger FR LIMITED EDITION
Omen Series = Omen-6, Omen-6 Extreme, Omen-6 FR (Excludes USA), Omen-6 FR Extreme (Excludes USA), Omen-7, Omen-7 Extreme (Excludes USA)
Damien Series = Damien-7 FR, Damien B-2, Damien B-2 FR, Damien Special, Damien Special FR, Damien-6, Damien-7, Damien-FR, Damien V-1, Damien V-1 FR
V Series = V-1 Classic, Hellraiser V-1, Hellraiser V-1 FR, Blackjack ATX V-1, Blackjack ATX V-1 FR, Blackjack V-1, Damien V-1, Damien V-1 FR, Hellraiser V-7, Hellraiser V-7 FR, Hellraiser V-8
Solo Series = Solo-6 Classic, Hellraiser Solo-6, Hellraiser Solo-6 FR LIMITED EDITION (2009)
Semi/Hollow Body = Corsair, Corsair Bigsby
7 Strings = C-7 Blackjack, Damien-7, Hellraiser C-7, Loomis-7, Loomis-7 FR, Omen-7, Omen-7 Extreme, 007, 007 Elite
Baritones = C-1 Blackjack EX Baritone
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Acoustics
The following list of acoustics are correct as appears on the Schecter Website (Accessed 18 December 2008) [3]
Royal Acoustic
Orleans Acoustic
RS-1000 (Robert Smith signature model)
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Basses
The following list of basses are correct as appears on the Schecter Website (Accessed 18th December 2008) [3]
00 Series = 004 Series
C Series = C-4, C-5
Damien Series = Damien-4, Damien-5
Diamond J = Diamond J
Extreme Basses = Stiletto Extreme-4, Stiletto Extreme-5
Hellraiser Series = Hellraiser-4, Hellraiser-5
Model-T = Model-T
Omen Bass Series = Omen-4, Omen-5, Omen-8
Stiletto Series = Custom-4, Custom-5, Custom-6, Deluxe-4, Deluxe-5, Elite-4, Elite-5, Stiletto Extreme-4, Stiletto Extreme-5, Studio-4, Studio-5, Studio-6, Studio-8
Riot series= Riot-4, Riot-5, Riot-6
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Discontinued instruments
The following instruments are no longer in production by Schecter Guitars[4]
Guitars
00 Series = 006 Elite (2008), 007 Elite (2008)
C Series = c-1 Classic, C-1 Tremolo (2006 Only), C-1 Jolly Roger (2005 Only), C-1 30th Anniversary Model (2006 only), C-1 Exotic (2005 - 2006 only), C-1 Custom XXX (2005 only), C-1 E/A (2008), C-1 Elite (2008), C-1 Special (2007), C-1 Stealth, CB-2000 Celloblaster, C-7 Plus (discontinued), C/SH-1 (2007), C/SH-12 (2007 only)
S Series = S-1 DLX, S-1 30th Anniversary Model (2006 only), S-1 Elite (2008), S-1 Hot Rod, S-1 Scorpion Tribal Doubleneck, S-1 "Bada Bling", S-1 "Black Widow" (2005 only), S-1 "The Devil's Rejects" (2007 only), S-1 "Vampira" (2003 only).
Hellraiser Series = Avenger Hellraiser FR (available exclusively at Drum City - GuitarLand, Inc.)
Avenger Series = Avenger "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning" (only made in 2007)
Banshee Series = Banshee (2007)
Damien Series = Damien-7
Gryphon Series = Gryphon Limited Edition (2008), Gryphon-7
Hellcat Series = Hellcat (2008)
Hot Rod Series = Hot Rod '39
Artist Series = Jerry Horton C-1, Jerry Horton Tempest (2007 Only), PT 30th Anniversary Model (2006 only), PT Custom, Synyster Custom (White w/ Gold Stripes, only 100 made), Vengeance Special (2008), Vengeance Standard (Zacky Vengeance signature model, 2007 only)
PT Series = PT Elite, PT Blackjack
Aviation Collection = Spitfire-6, S-1 "RAF Spitfire" (2006 only), Tempest "Midway" (2006 only), PT "Bottoms Up!" (2006 only), Tempest "A-10 Warthog" (2007 only), Ultra "F-117 Stealth" (2007 only), Ultra "P-51" (2006 only)
Tempest Series = Tempest 30th Anniversary Model (2006 only), Tempest Deluxe, Tempest "New Orleans Saints NFL Katrina Relief" (only made in 2005), Traditional 30th Anniversary (2006 only)
Unknown Series = V-7, A-5X Celloblaster, A-7, SW-3500 (2007), T-1M33
Acoustics
Acoustic Elite (2008)
Diamond ACS Acoustic (2008)
Basses
Gryphon (Limited US 'Guitar Center' run)
Ultrabass , C-4XXX (2005 only)
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Custom Shop
As well as the mass produced Diamond Series, Schecter offer a custom guitar service. On their website, Schecter say "The Custom Shop is reserved only for orders made through a Schecter Authorized Dealer. Absolutely no Diamond Series guitars or basses will be customized"[5].
Example projects[6] include:
House of 1000 Corpses
Tempest Tartan
Dawn of the Dead Tribute
CS-1 #26
PT Nashville
CET Flame Koa
Hollywood Classic
Homo Bass SE
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External links
www.schecterguitars.com
Daisy Rock (subsidiary company) website
Schecter electric guitars blog
Schecter electric guitar community
Schecter electric guitar unofficial forum
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References
^ a b c d e f g h i j Gill, Chris (September 2006). "Schecter: A Guitar History". Guitar World 27 (9): pp. 76–80.
^ Molenda, Michael (August 2006). "Schecter Turns 30". guitarplayer.com. Retrieved 2007-04-15.
^ a b c Schecter Guitars Website, http://www.schecterguitars.com/index.asp, accessed 18th December 2008, 21:00
^ Items not present on Schecter Guitars website, http://www.schecterguitars.com/index.asp, accessed 18th December 2008, 21:20
^ Schecter Guitars website, Custom, http://www.schecterguitars.com/custom.asp, accessed December 18th 2008, 21:40
^ Displayed on the Schecter Guitars Custom Shop page, http://www.schecterguitars.com/custom.asp, accessed December 18th 2008, 21:40
1 History
1.1 Custom shop days, 1976 – 1983
1.2 Texan ownership and mass production, 1983 – 1987
1.3 Hisatake Shibuya and reform, 1987 – present
2 Diamond Series
2.1 Guitars
2.2 Acoustics
2.3 Basses
3 Discontinued instruments
4 Custom Shop
5 External links
6 References
[edit]
History
[edit]
Custom shop days, 1976 – 1983 This article or section reads like a news release, or is otherwise written in an overly promotional tone. Please help rewrite this article from a neutral point of view. When appropriate, blatant advertising may be marked for speedy deletion with {{db-spam}}.
In 1976, David Schecter opened Schecter Guitar Research, a repair shop in Van Nuys, California.[1] The modest repair shop manufactured replacement guitar necks and bodies, complete pickup assemblies, bridges, pickguards, tuners, knobs, potentiometers, and miscellaneous other guitar parts. Eventually, Schecter Guitar Research offered every part needed to build a complete guitar. It supplied parts to big guitar manufacturers such as Fender and Gibson and to custom repair shops that were building complete guitars out of Schecter parts.[1] By the late 1970s Schecter offered more than 400 guitar parts, but did not offer any finished instruments.[1]
In 1979, Schecter offered, for the first time, its own fully-assembled electric guitars. These guitars were custom shop models based on Fender designs. They were considered to be very high quality and very expensive, and were sold only by twenty retailers across the United States.[1]
In September 1979, Alan Rogan, then guitar tech for Pete Townshend of The Who, picked up a custom shop Schecter guitar. It was a Fender Telecaster-style guitar with two humbucking pickups and a Gibson Les Paul-style pickup selector. Townshend immediately fell in love with it, and it became his main stage guitar. He later had several similar instruments built from Schecter parts and assembled by Schecter and U.K.-based guitar maker Roger Giffin. Townshend last used a Schecter on stage at The Who's 1988 appearance at the BPI Awards Show, although Simon Townshend, Pete's brother and part of The Who's touring band since 2002, often plays one of these guitars during Who concerts.
In 1980, Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits used Schecter Stratocaster-style guitars to record the band's third album, Making Movies. Mark Knopfler owned many Schecter guitars, including one finished in Candy Apple Red with a 21-fret maple neck/fretboard without dot markers, white pickguard, gold-plated hardware, master volume and tone controls. This instrument was his main guitar for live and studio use until 1987. In 2004 one of his Schecters, a Stratocaster-style guitar with a tobacco sunburst finish, was sold at an auction for over $50,000, the highest amount ever paid for a Schecter guitar.[1]
[edit]
Texan ownership and mass production, 1983 – 1987
By 1983, Schecter had reached its custom shop production limit and could no longer meet demand. That year, the company was purchased by a group of Texas investors who wanted to build upon Schecter's reputation for quality.[1] The investors moved the company to Dallas, Texas, where they produced sub-par quality guitars using both imported parts and Schecter parts under the Schecter name for less than five years.
At the 1984 winter NAMM show, Schecter introduced twelve new guitars and basses, all based on Fender designs. The most popular of these guitars was a Telecaster-style guitar similar to those that Pete Townshend played. Although Townshend never endorsed this model, it was known unofficially as the "Pete Townshend model." Eventually, the Telecaster-style guitar became known as the Saturn, and the company's Stratocaster-style guitar became known as the Scorcher.
During this period, Schecter managed to sign one notable endorsee, Yngwie Malmsteen. Schecter built several custom guitars for Yngwie Malmsteen that featured scalloped necks and reverse headstocks
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Hisatake Shibuya and reform, 1987 – present
In 1987, the Texas investors sold the company to Hisatake Shibuya, a Japanese entrepreneur who also owned the Musicians Institute in Hollywood and ESP Guitars (To this day, Schecter Guitar Research and ESP Guitars have remained separate entities).[1] Shibuya moved the company back to California and returned Schecter to its custom shop roots, devoting all its efforts to manufacturing high-end, expensive custom instruments.
Schecter guitars were once again only available from a few retailers, one of them being Sunset Custom Guitars located in Hollywood, which Hisatake Shibuya also owned. Sunset Custom Guitars happened to be the place where Michael Ciravolo, the future president of Schecter Guitar Research, worked.
In 1995, Schecter introduced the highly-sought-after S Series guitars and basses, which were Fender-style instruments. In 1996, Hisatake Shibuya asked Michael Ciravolo to become Schecter's president and run the company. Michael Ciravolo, an experienced musician, brought to the company many well-known musicians as endorsees. These included Robert DeLeo of Stone Temple Pilots, and Jay Noel Yuenger and Sean Yseult of White Zombie.
Michael Ciravolo never really liked Fender designs, so he sought to distance the company from its past Fender-style models.[1] Toward that end, he added the Avenger, Hellcat, and Tempest models to the Schecter catalog. He also wanted to reach out to a new generation of musicians who were ignored by most major guitar manufacturers. Yet, at this point, the company was only producing expensive, custom shop models. (Schecter's maximum output was forty guitars a month.)[1] So, to realize his vision, Ciravolo began searching for a factory that could mass-produce Schecter guitars while maintaining high quality standards.
In 1997, Michael Ciravolo met with several Asian guitar manufacturers at the Tokyo Music Festival and subsequently decided on a factory located in Incheon, South Korea. (Though not known for sure, this location could be the electric guitar factory for Cort.) Schecter's guitars would be built in the South Korea factory, after which they would be shipped to the U.S. to be set up in a Schecter shop. At the 1998 summer NAMM show, Schecter introduced the Diamond Series, which included six affordably priced non-custom guitars.
In 1999, Schecter added the seven string A-7 Avenger guitar to the Diamond Series. It also introduced the C-1, which was debuted by Jerry Horton in Papa Roach's "Last Resort" music video. Today, the company mass-produces affordable, non-custom guitars under the Diamond Series and continues to build expensive, handmade, custom models.
[edit]
Diamond Series
The Diamond Series was first introduced in 1998, and consists of all the non-custom, mass-produced Schecter models.[2] The Diamond Series is further divided into groups of guitars which share common design characteristics. Schecter has stated that it will not customize any Diamond Series guitar, thus any Diamond Series guitar is sold "as is".
Although there are a large variety of models available in the Diamond range, many are 'mixed and matched' parts from different Schecter guitars. For example, all Omen, C, Hellraiser and Damien basses have the same body shape, although some have set necks rather than bolt on necks, different finish colours, and different woods. However, on the whole, Schecter produce many different guitars from a smaller number of core parts. This mix and match culture has the benefit of allowing guitarists to find a Schecter to fit their exact requirements, but negatively gives less of a 'core product' range as shown by Gibson Guitars who only have a small range of guitars available.
Some of the best known guitars made by Schecter are the 'C Series' in various configurations such as the "Hellraiser" and "Blackjack" models. Schecter is also a leader in the seven-string guitar market. Schecters Diamond series guitars have enjoyed a growing positive reputation through the use of quality components such as TonePros locking bridge products on non-tremolo models and Original Floyd Rose double locking tremolos on many of the six and seven string models. Many models also feature USA EMG or Seymour Duncan pick-ups and Grover tuners.
[edit]
Guitars
The following list of guitars are correct as appears on the Schecter Website (Accessed 18 December 2008) [3]
C Series = C-1, C-1 Blackjack, C-1 Classic, C-1 Blackjack EX Baritone, C-1 Exotic Star, C-1 FR, C-1 Lady Luck, C-1 Plus, C-1 SheDevil, C-1 SheDevil FR, C-7, C-7 Blackjack, C-7 FR, C-1 XXX, C-8 Hellraiser
S Series = S-1, S-1 Blackjack
Tempest Series = Hellraiser Tempest, Tempest Blackjack, Tempest Classic, Tempest Custom, Tempest Extreme (Excluding USA)
00 Series = 006 Deluxe, 006 Extreme (Excludes USA), Hellraiser 006, 007, 007 Elite
S-1 Tribal = Devil Tribal Delux, S-1 Scorpion Tribal Deluxe (Excludes USA)
Devil Series =Devil Custom, Devil Spine
Hollywood Series = Hollywood Classic
Stargazer Series = Stargazer, Stargazer 12
Sunset Series = Hellraiser Sunset FR, Sunset Deluxe
Stiletto Series = Stiletto 6 FR, Stiletto Classic
PT Series = PT, PT Fastback, Pete Dee Signature
Hellcat Series = Hellcat VI
Ultra Series = Ultra III, Ultra Classic, Ultracure (Robert Smith signature model)
Artist Models = Loomis 7 and 7 FR (Jeff Loomis), Porl Thompson Model (Porl Thompson), RS-1000 and Ultracure (Robert Smith), Synyster Standard and Custom (Synyster Gates), Vengeance Custom and ZV Blade (Zacky Vengeance), Pete Dee Model (Pete Dee)
Extreme Series = 006 Extreme (Excludes USA), Omen-6 Extreme (Excludes USA), Oman-6 FR, Oman-6 FR Extreme, Oman-7 Extreme, Tempest Extreme
Demon = Demon (Excludes USA), Demon-FR (Excludes USA), Demon-7 (Excludes USA), Demon-7 FR (Excludes USA)
Hellraiser Series = Hellraiser 006, Hellraiser Avenger, Hellraiser C1, Hellraiser C1 FR, Hellraiser C-7, Hellraiser C7 FR, Sunset Hellraiser FR, Hellraiser Tempest, Hellraiser V-1, Hellraiser V-1 FR, Hellraiser C-8 LIMITED EDITION
Blackjack Series = C-1 Blackjack, S-1 Blackjack, C-1 Blackjack ATX, C-1 Blackjack ATX FR, C-1 Blackjack FR, C-1 Blackjack EX Baritone, C-7 Blackjack, C-7 Blackjack ATX, Tempest Blackjack, V-1 Blackjack ATX, V-1 Blackjack ATX FR, V-1 Blackjack
Avenger = Avenger, Avenger FR LIMITED EDITION
Omen Series = Omen-6, Omen-6 Extreme, Omen-6 FR (Excludes USA), Omen-6 FR Extreme (Excludes USA), Omen-7, Omen-7 Extreme (Excludes USA)
Damien Series = Damien-7 FR, Damien B-2, Damien B-2 FR, Damien Special, Damien Special FR, Damien-6, Damien-7, Damien-FR, Damien V-1, Damien V-1 FR
V Series = V-1 Classic, Hellraiser V-1, Hellraiser V-1 FR, Blackjack ATX V-1, Blackjack ATX V-1 FR, Blackjack V-1, Damien V-1, Damien V-1 FR, Hellraiser V-7, Hellraiser V-7 FR, Hellraiser V-8
Solo Series = Solo-6 Classic, Hellraiser Solo-6, Hellraiser Solo-6 FR LIMITED EDITION (2009)
Semi/Hollow Body = Corsair, Corsair Bigsby
7 Strings = C-7 Blackjack, Damien-7, Hellraiser C-7, Loomis-7, Loomis-7 FR, Omen-7, Omen-7 Extreme, 007, 007 Elite
Baritones = C-1 Blackjack EX Baritone
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Acoustics
The following list of acoustics are correct as appears on the Schecter Website (Accessed 18 December 2008) [3]
Royal Acoustic
Orleans Acoustic
RS-1000 (Robert Smith signature model)
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Basses
The following list of basses are correct as appears on the Schecter Website (Accessed 18th December 2008) [3]
00 Series = 004 Series
C Series = C-4, C-5
Damien Series = Damien-4, Damien-5
Diamond J = Diamond J
Extreme Basses = Stiletto Extreme-4, Stiletto Extreme-5
Hellraiser Series = Hellraiser-4, Hellraiser-5
Model-T = Model-T
Omen Bass Series = Omen-4, Omen-5, Omen-8
Stiletto Series = Custom-4, Custom-5, Custom-6, Deluxe-4, Deluxe-5, Elite-4, Elite-5, Stiletto Extreme-4, Stiletto Extreme-5, Studio-4, Studio-5, Studio-6, Studio-8
Riot series= Riot-4, Riot-5, Riot-6
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Discontinued instruments
The following instruments are no longer in production by Schecter Guitars[4]
Guitars
00 Series = 006 Elite (2008), 007 Elite (2008)
C Series = c-1 Classic, C-1 Tremolo (2006 Only), C-1 Jolly Roger (2005 Only), C-1 30th Anniversary Model (2006 only), C-1 Exotic (2005 - 2006 only), C-1 Custom XXX (2005 only), C-1 E/A (2008), C-1 Elite (2008), C-1 Special (2007), C-1 Stealth, CB-2000 Celloblaster, C-7 Plus (discontinued), C/SH-1 (2007), C/SH-12 (2007 only)
S Series = S-1 DLX, S-1 30th Anniversary Model (2006 only), S-1 Elite (2008), S-1 Hot Rod, S-1 Scorpion Tribal Doubleneck, S-1 "Bada Bling", S-1 "Black Widow" (2005 only), S-1 "The Devil's Rejects" (2007 only), S-1 "Vampira" (2003 only).
Hellraiser Series = Avenger Hellraiser FR (available exclusively at Drum City - GuitarLand, Inc.)
Avenger Series = Avenger "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning" (only made in 2007)
Banshee Series = Banshee (2007)
Damien Series = Damien-7
Gryphon Series = Gryphon Limited Edition (2008), Gryphon-7
Hellcat Series = Hellcat (2008)
Hot Rod Series = Hot Rod '39
Artist Series = Jerry Horton C-1, Jerry Horton Tempest (2007 Only), PT 30th Anniversary Model (2006 only), PT Custom, Synyster Custom (White w/ Gold Stripes, only 100 made), Vengeance Special (2008), Vengeance Standard (Zacky Vengeance signature model, 2007 only)
PT Series = PT Elite, PT Blackjack
Aviation Collection = Spitfire-6, S-1 "RAF Spitfire" (2006 only), Tempest "Midway" (2006 only), PT "Bottoms Up!" (2006 only), Tempest "A-10 Warthog" (2007 only), Ultra "F-117 Stealth" (2007 only), Ultra "P-51" (2006 only)
Tempest Series = Tempest 30th Anniversary Model (2006 only), Tempest Deluxe, Tempest "New Orleans Saints NFL Katrina Relief" (only made in 2005), Traditional 30th Anniversary (2006 only)
Unknown Series = V-7, A-5X Celloblaster, A-7, SW-3500 (2007), T-1M33
Acoustics
Acoustic Elite (2008)
Diamond ACS Acoustic (2008)
Basses
Gryphon (Limited US 'Guitar Center' run)
Ultrabass , C-4XXX (2005 only)
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Custom Shop
As well as the mass produced Diamond Series, Schecter offer a custom guitar service. On their website, Schecter say "The Custom Shop is reserved only for orders made through a Schecter Authorized Dealer. Absolutely no Diamond Series guitars or basses will be customized"[5].
Example projects[6] include:
House of 1000 Corpses
Tempest Tartan
Dawn of the Dead Tribute
CS-1 #26
PT Nashville
CET Flame Koa
Hollywood Classic
Homo Bass SE
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External links
www.schecterguitars.com
Daisy Rock (subsidiary company) website
Schecter electric guitars blog
Schecter electric guitar community
Schecter electric guitar unofficial forum
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References
^ a b c d e f g h i j Gill, Chris (September 2006). "Schecter: A Guitar History". Guitar World 27 (9): pp. 76–80.
^ Molenda, Michael (August 2006). "Schecter Turns 30". guitarplayer.com. Retrieved 2007-04-15.
^ a b c Schecter Guitars Website, http://www.schecterguitars.com/index.asp, accessed 18th December 2008, 21:00
^ Items not present on Schecter Guitars website, http://www.schecterguitars.com/index.asp, accessed 18th December 2008, 21:20
^ Schecter Guitars website, Custom, http://www.schecterguitars.com/custom.asp, accessed December 18th 2008, 21:40
^ Displayed on the Schecter Guitars Custom Shop page, http://www.schecterguitars.com/custom.asp, accessed December 18th 2008, 21:40
