C-1 Hellraiser FR Review

This new model features 25" scale mahogany neck is set into the arched mahogany body via Schecter's sleek Ultra Access neck joint, which allows for unobstructed upper fret access.

Features:	9.5
Sound:	9.3
Action:	9.4
Reliability:	9.3
Impression:	9.8
Overall rating:	9.5
Users rating:	9.4
Comments:	188

overall: 9.8

Featured review by: Member, on june 13, 2006

Price paid: $ 799

Purchased from: Brickhouse Music

Features: Made in 2006 in Schecters South Korean Factory, set up in their California Custom Shop. 24 frets, 25.5" scale, rosewood fretboard, solid mahogany body and neck. Glossy black type finish, Strat style body, Gibson style neck (thick and finished), original floyd rose tremolo, all active electronics, EMG 81 - bridge, EMG 85 - neck, controls are vol/vol/tone, non-locking Grover tuners, original floyd rose locking nut. Includes hardshell case, allen wrenches, and lifetime Schecter warranty. I would prefer a Strat neck, but I'm actually growing onto the Schecter's neck style. // 9

Sound: My music style is fairly all around, from Chris Isaak, to Eric Clapton, to Metallica, although my band is fond of Metallica. People don't think you can get good cleans out of EMG's, but if you turn down the volume a little bit they sound great, listen to a live version of nothing else matter by Metallica, that is a great example of EMG Cleans. I use a Vox AD50VT with a Target brand Wah and a Boss DS-1 Distortion and the sound I get is beautiful! If you have the volume way up on the guitar then you get a little noise but who cares when your playing. It has a very warn rich tone due to the mahogany body. This guitar no matter how metal-esque it may look, can be used as a guitar in any band. I would recommend it to anyone except emos cause I don't want em' playing something this nice. // 10

Action, Fit & Finish: The guitar was setup perfect at the custom shop, the action was right in the middle which was great. The pickups were in the expected positions. Everything was done properly. No flaws! I never thought of buying a Schecter until I ordered my Jackson DKMG and they said it would be 12 weeks before I got it so I started to look aaround and I found this. // 10

Reliability & Durability: This guitar is a brick house, but I would play with a backup just because it has a floyd rose and breaking a string is a biotch. The strap buttons are top notch, but for a guitar thats so beautiful, I will probably buy strap locks soon. The finish is tough as the guitar, just perfection thats all I have to say. But I will give it a 10 even thought string breaks are a hassle, cause I knew when I bought this what I was expecting for the floyd rose. // 10

Impression: Perfect match for me! I play blues, all forms of rock, wee bit of puckish stuff, metal, grunge, you name it. I have been playing for almost a year and I decided to ge this with my won money and keep it forever. I also own an Ibanez GRX20 which is a piece of crap. I would buy more of them if I had the money! My favorite feature is the original floyd rose so I can divebomb so far you can move the strings with no tension. I compared it to some Epi Les Pauls, Jackson Dinkys, and another Schecter (Hellraiser plain). // 10

overall: 8.4

Reviewed by: s-o-u-l-f-l-y, on november 17, 2008

Price paid: $ 800

Purchased from: Guitar Center

Features: Yo. This is the new Schecter C-1 Hellraiser FR 2007/8 models I belive. It was made in Korea and has been set-up in the USA. As someone from Great Britain I came to the USA and decided to purchace the guitar I had been saving up for so long for, over there. I compared this to some mid-end jacksons and this killed them all. It was abour $200 more but worth it. It has a set neck and an ORIGINAL Floyd Rose (a key reason why I bought it). It has a beautiful finish too. it's a kind of Strat shape but more similar to a PRS. The new EMGs 81TW and 89 were very different to the old 81 and 85 set up. I found that the older version was more metal and gritty whereas the newer model was more smooth. It's two volume, one tone and a 3-way Switch. Grover tuners. // 9

Sound: I love the sound. The Pups, EMGs, are not like regular EMGs. They are not the typical 81/85 config. These are more smooth and defined, and clean. They do lack the classic EMG edge, but it depends on what you are looking for. It is not strictly metal, but I would say that the sound is meant for smooth distortion. // 8

Action, Fit & Finish: Action was extreamly low and without fret buzz. I was very pleased with the action. I had to change the strings to regular Ernie Balls. Everything seemed in place except for a slight defect that seems to be on most hellraisers at the point of the locking nut near the headstock. // 9

Reliability & Durability: The hardware will last. Some screws allready rusted. I have dented it twice allready and am very annoyed about that. Aside from that It seems OK. I reckon it will do good for some time. It all seems reliable and durable. It will withstand Live playing I am sure, allthough I should metion that it is quite heavy. // 7

Impression: I play a wide variety of melodic music requiring distortion. I am a rock/metal guitarist in terms of technique. I have been playing for 1 year and a half self tought and practicing everyday. I do like this guitar but I should have spent more time comparing it. If it were stolen or lost (how? ) I would not buy this guitar again. I would see what else I could get for the money. I love the Floyd Rose. I wish the pups were more adaptable. As I said I compared it to Jacksons and other guitars, but this guitar really is a high end guitar with a mid end price tag, so it was impossible to compare it properly it was just simply... better. // 9

overall: 9.2

Reviewed by: Malarkatron, on april 30, 2008

Price paid: $ 850

Purchased from: zZounds.com

Features: Brand New 2008 model. These are made in Korea and set up in USA. 24 frets, 25.5" scale length. Mahogany body, with quilted maple top, mahogany neck with rosewood fretboard. Very nice abalone binding and abalone cross inlays. A Strat style body shape. Original Floyd Rose bridge, EMG 81TW and EMG 85TW. It has two volume controls, one for each pickup, and one tone control which controls both. The volume knobs are push/pull allowing for coil splitting the EMGs. A three way Switch, similar to a Strat style Switch, as opposed to Les Paul. Grover tuners. Included are the tools for the setup of the guitar and floyd. I have the black cherry finish, which is transparent. An 8, would have been a 10 if they included a case. // 8

Sound: I bought this guitar for one purpose, metal. It sounds very good for that, I am playing through a Hughes & Kettner Switchblade. It has a darker sound to it due to the mahogany, but it is very clear. The cleans aren't the greatest, but actives aren't really known to be great for cleans, but you can get a very nice clean with the neck pickup coil tapped, and the volume rolled back a touch. It has a very amazing metal tone. // 9

Action, Fit & Finish: The guitar was set up very nicely. I could not find any flaws in it. I got mine in black cherry finish. Transparent over a quilted maple top, The neck is not a really super thin neck, but I like my neck a bit thicker so this was perfect. It plays like a dream, very smooth. The floyd was set up perfectly. The neck heel is shaped into a very nice contour, it makes getting to those upper frets an absolute breeze. // 10

Reliability & Durability: This guitar is built extremely well. They really didn't skimp on anything with this guitar. I wouldn't bring it without a backup only due to the fact that it is a floyd and if you break a string on it it'll take a little bit to change. Finish seems pretty flawless. The abalone bindings really make the finish pop. My friends were awestruck when they saw it for the first time. // 9

Impression: For metal, this is an amazing guitar. I've been playing for 8 years or so now, and this has rounded out my guitar collection even further. I am completely satisfied with this guitar. I would replace this guitar in a heartbeat. I was looking at ESPs, Jackons, Ibanezs, all the typical metal guitars, but this one had the specs I was looking for at a price you can't beat. I still can't believe how much they charge for it, it looks and plays like it should cost twice as much. Only thing I wish it came with was a case. After this I am a lifelong Schecter guy, they seem to really care about quality and affordable prices. // 10

Reviewed by: unregistered, on may 20, 2008

Price paid: $ 799.99

Purchased from: Online merchant

Features: My Schecter C-1 Hellraiser FR was made in Korea and set up in Schecter's Cali workshop. With a Set-Neck, that's 25 1/2 inches with Ultra-access cut away you can hit some serious highs. With a body that's mahogany, and a neck that's a 3 peice mahogany, rosewood fretboard combo it practically bleeds tone. The finish is a beautiful black cherry quilted maple top with abalone binding. Bodystyle is a Schecter cutaway, not a Strat, period. The bridge is a Original Floyd Rose tremlo that does stay in tune, so dive-bomb away fellow shredders. It has active EMG 81/85 pickups, that dish out huge tone. As far as controls it's a 3-way vol/vol/tone which is fitting of the pickups. As I have said before EMG active 81/85's that are in a soap-bar style, also fitting I think. The quality of the tuners is just that quality, as in grover locking tuners, add the fact that it has a Floyd Rose LOCKING tremlo and you have one Schecter that refuses to go out of tune. Lastly I picked up the Shecter hardshell case to go along with the guitar, and the case has slots for tools a strap and a spare compartment. // 10

Sound: I play death metal, and I plug this guitar in and tone rages through my ears. The distortion this thing can unleash is crushing. Not only that, but it puts out one of the fullest cleans I've heard in a guitar before. One of the best guitars money buys. It can put out warm cleans, and full distortions. A champion of music through and through. I've played it on everything from Line 6 to Mesa triple rec's and have yet to be disapointed. If your wondering if it's noisy because of the active pickups you can rest easy. The only excess noise you will ever hear will be tube hum. As far as variety of sounds it's set. Devestating distortion are clearly there is there more you ask, so you want to put out warm, full cleans this guitar does them. What about blues and rock, does that too. The EMG's are set up so that any sound is attainable with the right pickup selection. // 10

Action, Fit & Finish: The action was set up well from the get go. The fact that if you don't like the action, or just want to change string gauges, and tunings all it takes is some Floyd Rose adjustments and you have your own custom fit and feel what more do you need. I have had no need to adjust the pickups they were expertly set up at the shop. This guitar was ready out of the box. // 10

Reliability & Durability: Had this guitar for well over a year, and it is still thumping. This thing is as prestine as the day I got it. Fortress of tone period. Good solid hard ware that will last. // 10

Impression: Overall impression is this. If you have thought of buying this guitar then stop thinking and buy it. Killer looks, killer sounds, killer features, triple homicide. No matter the style of play, so you don't play death metal Who cares, I can find any tone with this guitar. I have been playing several years and can honestly say that this is the best guitar I have ever played, and I have a 35 year old les paul. I love that guitar, but the sounds I can make with this one have made it retire. Cleans, heavies, lows, highs it's got it all in spades. If I had to think of one word for this guitar it would be quality. // 10

overall: 8.2

Reviewed by: angora, on july 01, 2008

Price paid: $ 690

Purchased from: eBay

Features: // 10

Sound: Metal-If you're a metal-head, this guitar is right for you.The active pickups give it a crushing sounds worthy of the highest levels of distortion. Whether you are a lad metal guitarist, or a soloist, this guitar can take you to all levels of metal. The neck pickup gives you a warm almost muffled sound perfect for sweep picking and fast tremelo-picking methods without sacrificing tone and attack. The bridge pickup provides a more full sound with higher distortion to punch out melodic riffs and leads. Classic Rock-This guitar has a decent sound if you're playing classic rock, but if you want that genuine sound it depends upon the amp you are using and whethr you have pedals or not. While the Boss Metalzone is excellent for metal, pedals like the Boss Bluesdriver, Super Overdrive, or Overdrive/Distortion Pedal will work well. Pretty good guitar for most genres, but it is mainly a metal guitar. Clean-Don't get discouraged at first when you plug in and seem unable to get a good clean sound without any gain. Simply turn the volume knob of whichever pickup you are using down a little until the gain is gone. That's the EMG's working right there, they are a powerful beast, but sing sweetly when tamed. I get an amazing sound using this method combined with the Boss AC-3 Acoustic Simulator. This is a near perfect clean. I normally play with the tone knob all the way up for it adds color to the sounds, but turning it down doesn't make too much of a difference. // 7

Action, Fit & Finish: Action-Good action from the factory, but could stand to be lowered depending on taste except if you lower it too much you won't be able to pull back on your tremelo bar without your strings touching the 24th fret. This guitar takes some getting used to: It is heavier than most, but the best similarity I can think of is the Zakk Wylde Custom Les Paul. If you like the feel of this and othe Les Pauls, you will feel right at home with this guitar. I went from a really lightweight Ibanez to this Schecter, but after a few days I was in love with it and wouldn't feel comfortable with any other guitar. Floyd Rose: Most Floyd Rose owners know they are a pain to tune. Although you can have fun with the sounds you can make with this, I would suggest getting the Hellraiser without the Floyd Rose unless you know what you are doing. To make my life easier I invented my own type of alteration and improvement on this system which I will submit an article about. // 6

Reliability & Durability: Completely durable: This thing is a tank and it can sustain plenty of thrashing without changing its sound. The locking nut near the tuners keeps the strings in tune almost always, but if they stretch due to certain instances or climate conditions simply and easily adjust the tune with the fine-tuning pegs located on the guitar's bridge. // 10

Impression: Great guitar for metal and for it's price. Most guitars like this will run nar $1,000. he only thing I wish it had was another pickup of my choice (Seymour Duncan) in the middle for a more customizable sound. Overall great guitar and a great buy. I have no regrets. // 8

Reviewed by: unregistered, on june 24, 2009

Price paid: C$ 550

Purchased from: Craigslist

Features: The guitar has amazing features. It's made in South Korea in 2007. Sadly, it has no coil-taps on the pick-ups. The guitar is xtra-jumbo 24 frets of pure shredding glory, very easy access to the upper fret board. The guitar is shreddible, but the neck is not very thin - just the right thickness for comfy playing. Mahogany body and rosewood fretboard. The finish is a hot looking quilted top, in black cherry. Floyd Rose which work great, active EMG 81 & 85's. Two volume knobs and one master tone. Locking grover tuners. I bought it privately so, just the guitar and maintenance tools. // 9

Sound: This guitar is perfect in every way with my playing style, rock & metal. I've using this through a Boss Mega Distortion and a Traynor Reverb Mate 30. With the volume knobs all the way up the pickups pick up unwanted noises, but it's a great clean sound, very crisp and clear. Distortion tone is crazy! The bass is completely transformed compared to my Telecaster through the same equipment. Distortion sounds are perfect...Very rich and full tone. It has no coil-taps but for 550 it's a great deal. No coil-taps limits the variety but combined with the pedal you can get alot of great tones. // 9

Action, Fit & Finish: I bought it used but the action is easy adjustable because of the Floyd Rose. The pickups are in the perfect position. Everything is in working order. The actual guitar is medium weight, lighter than a Telecaster but heavier than certain Ibanez. The finish is incredibly amazing, I can barely believe that I actually have such a beautiful guitar. // 9

Reliability & Durability: This guitar is studio ready and stage-ready. I would just buy a noise gate because of the very high output of the pickups. The hardware is bolted on. Definately buitl to last. I would not use this at a gig without a backup because of the Floyd Rose. The strap buttons are secure. The finish is great. The original owner bought it from the factory, and barely played it, the second owner kept it for 2 months, it plays like new, looks like new. If this guitar was at the store you could sell it as Brand New. The finish has only a couple of scratches. // 9

Impression: I play rock and metal like most that own this guitar, great match, but you could easily play bluesy and jazzy stuff, EMG's are insane clean for pickups design for high-gain. I've been playing 6 months, but I practice alot, I'm a student and I figured that I might as well buy a guitar I like to build up my skills over the summer, this guitar makes me want not play all of the other guitars. An Ibanez Acoustic and a Fender Telecaster American Deluxe. If it were stolen I'd buy another if I had the money. All the features are excellent, I don't particularly want the the coiltaps because they take away from the original EMG sound. I believe in Schecter and I'll be looking forward to buying more of their guitars. I wish the Floyd Rose didn't take so much time but the guitar is great. I really recommend it. // 10

overall: 9.4

Reviewed by: beetroot10, on may 07, 2008

Price paid: $ 1140

Purchased from: Billy Hyde

Features: I've noticed that this Axe is a very popular one for metal guitarists. This guitar was made in South Korea in 07. It has 24 frets extra jumbo set neck, I would say medium thin neck as it’s neither an Ibanez nor a les paul neck it would be just a bit thinner then a Strat. She (yes mine is a girl) has maple top, with black cherry in colour and Abalone bindings with "gothic cross" inlays (so very metal he he). It has a very nice Strat body but is a bit thicker then your average Strat shape guitar. The hellraiser has a Original Floyd Rose which is a big bonus in guitars around this price as they usually have licensed which if I may say are a waste of time and money as they will start going out of tune if you use them often which hey you wouldn't get a tremolo if you were going to use it, because of the hard work they can use. It's set with a 81 in bridge and 85 on neck at the start I wasn't to fond of these as of the diversity of them but you can if you change the amp settings can a nice tone for even blues or surf guitar, I didn’t really like the sound of the 85 at the start either but I find when I’m playing clean that’s the one to go with as the 81 sounds a bit tinny which is a downside to this guitar, for example you can't get a heavy sounding clean like a Pantera type of clean so to speak, but when it's got some overdrive it makes up for it. The controls on this guitar are 2 volume (1 per pickup) and 1 tone knob (both pickups) and a 3 way Switch (down = bridge, middle both and up neck). It's equipped with Grover locking tuners. I got mine just as the guitar as it was on sale but they did take $50 (Australian) off the case, but the thing that pissed me off most, they gave me wrong size Allen key!! And I didn't have the right size as is 25mm-30mm it's one of the two. // 10

Sound: My main style is metal all shapes and sizes and this guitar fits the picture perfectly for it. (Unless you play lots of different tunings, but you can get one without the FR so no big deal). I do play some surf guitar but not enough of it to effect me and as surf guitar is a bit of a tinny sound as it used old guitars the 81 does a good job of doing that (even its fault has an upside). I'm currently plugged into a Peavey bandit 112 which gets the job done for what I need at this point of time I would like to upgrade to a tube amp but I still love the Peavey as it is a long lasting amp and sounds good for a SS amp. It’s a loud guitar because of it's hot pickups but it doesn’t buzz or hums that you don’t want unless you put on 2 distortions (a pedal and amp) but it does it with my other guitar as well Epi SG-310. She can make some good sounds due to the Floyd that’s a plus for the sound but the emgs can limit it to some styles ask it's peaks for metal (but hey that’s why I bought it). // 9

Action, Fit & Finish: When I bought it the action was a little 2 low it would buzz a tiny little bit on first fret on the low E string. the rest of it was fine and there where no dramas except there were old strings on it when I first bought it but they can be changed for what $10? // 9

Reliability & Durability: I have played 3 times with this live and they were for my exams and tryout for a competition (which I got into and am performing in 4 weeks at) but back to the guitar. So yes it does withstand Live playing but if a broken sting occurs there could be some drama so I'd you think you might have one breaking change a day or 2 before you play so that it sets in and is stretched etc. this guitar looks like it will last and feels that it will I accidentally hit it on a door while walking around the house playing and it did more damage to the door, it got 1 little bit about 3mm big that just lightens in the paintwork. The strap buttons are coming a bit loose but I’m not going to do any guitar flips even if it was very sturdy because there is still a 1% chance of it coming off and I don’t want my baby getting hurt. // 9

Impression: I play metal so yes it is very good match. I’ve been playing for 2 and a half years with a SG 310 which is now my drop guitar, and I use my Peavey bandit 112. No I asked about every question possible on it but just try up the warranty just incase you do get a dud (these things happen). She wouldn’t get stolen, because I literally either have her with me, locked in a room where 3 people have one the world (school). but if it was I would probably get me and my whole football team onto that person and beat the absolute shit out of him and then kill him and then get one if I can't get mine back. I compared it to Jackson’s, Dean, ESP and Ibanez and this one came out on top by far because I was on a budget and in all seriousness this would have to be the best under $2000 (Australian) out there. // 10

overall: 10

Reviewed by: RabbitGuitarist, on january 11, 2008

Price paid: $ 600

Purchased from: guitar center

Features: I believe the guitar was made in 2006 over in Korea, I heard that it was manafactured in the same buliding as ESP parts. It has 24 extra jumbo frets, which makes it easier for people who have bigger fingers like me. The neck is a little bigger then an Edge 3 from Ibanez but still it's a shredder guitar. I got the red, because black personally is int my color. But either way both the colors are amazing design. They were shinny when in store, and there shining bright today. it's a beautiful guitar. It pretty much looks exactly like every other Schecter, except for the fact it is the best Schecter made. It has a Floyd Rose original, not that fake crap. I was honestly worried about buyin this, afraid of tunning problems, string breakage ya know the general omg fr feeling. But I was wrong I can make these strings tie knots around the fret board and it'll stay in tune, and you can tug till the cows come home, a string wont break. It came with EMG active 81/85 combo, personally all my guitars have this, EMGS are insaneeee, there super clean and super thick, best pickups ever. It has 2 volume 1 tone and a 3 way selector, black hardware, pretty easy to use, and it has grover tunners. I bout it at guitar center in which I know people so I got a case for free. Guitar and case for 600 it was a steal. // 10

Sound: I play, heavy music posthardcore, metalcore, screamo. As well as light rock and easy listening, this guitar can do both. I have had suicide silence, I have had audio slave, I have had Metallica, and Killswitch Engage, all on this one guitar, the thing is now it's tuned to c so it's staying metal. I use it with a Crate flexwave solid state amp 120 watts and the matching cab as far as effects I use Electro-Harmonix and Boss, with the right settings all around I can get killer tone and awesome sound. This is seriously the best sounding guitar I have ever played. Even better then a few high end PRS guitars or Gibsons. // 10

Action, Fit & Finish: Taking it home, the action was low. Very good for guitar center. Then I got it setup for c and it was even lower. The pickup height was awesome, best I've seen. And everything else was in it's place. I had a buddy Who only plays Schecter and he ordered a Damien a few weeks back he got it and the trem slot was all carved and broken. He ordered another one same thing. It looks like this guitar is worthy of no harm? // 10

Reliability & Durability: This guitar is more reliable then the guard dog sitting on your front porch. I have played a gig with this. I will keep playing gigs with this. Without worry with ease. The only thing that I did was pop strap locks on it due to the weight at the end my strap would always pop off and luckly my hand was around the neck. The guitar is a beautiful work of art and is truly worthy of main stage. // 10

Impression: This deff would fit anyone style of music, especially metal. And I would recommend it to anyone. It works great with my setup, and for the time I've been playing 3 years it opens new doors and windows to future writing. I would deff buy another one of these if it ever got stolen or lost. Heck I might buy another for a different tunning. This guitar is 100% love 0000% hate. I bet you can't find a flaw with it. When buying this guitar I was either going to buy this guitar, or a high end Ibanez. I'm glad I got this, sometimes I wish it had a coil tap like my old Schecter and I also wish it had a killswitch but I just ask for too much in my guitar. // 10

overall: 9.8

Reviewed by: High_Speed_Dirt, on october 12, 2006

Price paid: $ 789.21

Purchased from: Steve's Music

Features: // 10

Sound: I'm playing mostly heavy metal, trash metal, progressive rock, with that guitar.It suit my style perfecly! I'm using a Mesa Boogie F-50, you can't imagine how it sound until you hear it. I've got MXR-151 doubleshot distortion and MXR Zack Wylde Overdrive. Honestly I'm not using them, I don't need it. Sometime I use my doubleshot for the focus. This guitar isn't noisy at all. You can play any metal or rock you want with that guitar, even blues. // 10

Action, Fit & Finish: The set-up was perfect when I received it, the action and the pickups were perfect. The floyd roses original was perfecly adjusted. It's really a biotch when it's not. There is no flaws on that guitar. The finish is beautiful, the gloss black is so nice! I'm glad that those guitar are set in the US. // 10

Reliability & Durability: This guitar is made for live playing, really easy to play. Everything on that guitar is quality, the hardware will last for sure. I've change the strap buttons for lock strap buttons, but the original look solid. When your playing with a floyd rose you should always have a backup, but if there were no floyd rose, no need. The finish is great, not even a tiny scratch on mine. // 9

Impression: I'm playing Megadeth, A7X, Metallica, GN'R, and a lot more. This guitar is a really good match. I'm playing for 2 years. I own a Gibson ES-137 and a Godin Freeway Classic. If that guitar were stolen, I would first seek and destroy the one Who did that. And then I would run buy a another one. I love the set-neck, the original floyd rose and the emg active pickup. I compare it to the LTD JH-600 or the ESP M-II EMG. // 10

overall: 9.8

Reviewed by: guitarmenace12, on february 10, 2007

Features: Manufactured in South Korea set up in Burbank, California. 24 Extra Jumbo Frets 25 1/2" Scale. Solid Mahogany body, 3-piece mahogany/rosewood set neck. Strat-type body with a nice thick neck perfect for my big hands. Armed with EMG 81 in the bridge and EMG 85 in the neck. All black hardware, including grover tuners, original Floyd Rose tremolo, Floyd Rose locking nut, 3 way pickup selector, and volume/volume/tone knobs. The gothic cross inlays are a beautiful addition to this already amazing guitar. Came with a few allen wrenches and a cable. // 10

Sound: It suits my music style flawlessy (All kinds of rock, mostly Hard Rock, Metal and Thrash). Right now I am using a Line 6 Spider II 30 watt and a Boss MT-2 Metal-Zone pedal. I get a nice metal tone out of this combination. I wish I had a better amp because I don't feel I'm am getting the full potential out of my Hellraiser with the Spider II amp. When you turn the volume all the way you do get a little bit of excess noise. I don't know why people say that EMG's have bad cleans because I think they give you a nice warm and rich tone. Great harmonics from the EMG's. This guitar is a soloing machine, but great for any kind of rock. // 9

Action, Fit & Finish: This guitar arrived in perfect condition no scrapes or knicks of any kind. It came in tune and setup perfectly. The black glossy finish is more amazing in person, the pictures on the internet do not do it justice. This guitar is flawless. // 10

Reliability & Durability: I have not played live so I'm not positive, but I'm sure it will hold up fine. The strap buttons are very solid and sturdy I have no worries about them. If I did play Live I would not need a backup for this guitar I can depend on it, I have never had a string break or anything during intense playing. I have had this guitar for 5 months and the finish looks as beatiful as it did when I first got it. // 10

Impression: This guitar is a perfect fit for my style of playing. I have been playing guitar for about 2 years and I have never played such a wonderful guitar. If it were stolen I would buy it again without a doubt I can not be without this guitar. I love everything about it, the thick neck, the active EMG's, but my favorite feature is the all black finish, it looks like it was made for metal. Before buying this guitar I was comparing it do the Jackson DKMG, but I bought this one because it seemed like it was more suitable for me. I highly recommend you get this flawless piece of equipment, you will never regret buying it. // 10

overall: 9.8

Reviewed by: chimairapwns, on september 24, 2007

Price paid: $ 799

Purchased from: Guitar Center

Features: I have just purchased a Schecter C-1 Hellraiser, and I must say, it is simply amazing. It has 24 frets, which I'm extremely happy about since I usually solo above the 12. I believe it to be made out of mahogony, but I don't really mind what type of wood it's out of, as long as it feels nice (it does) and isn't rediculously heavy (it isn't). It has a great appearance, kind of an off SG body shape, cool fret inlays, and an excellent black cherry glossy paint job. it's effects are quite nice as well, it has an excellent Floyd Rose locking tremelo system, a 3 way pickup selector, 2 volume nobs (one for each EMG) and a tone nob. The only downside is that it did't come with a case, and I spent $80 on a really nice hard case, although I'm sure you could find a case for cheaper. // 9

Sound: The sound on this guitar is wonderful. It has a really good clean tone, and it knocked me off my feet with its distortion. In my opinion, it's the best metal guitar ever. It has a lot of power behind the notes, and with high gain you can still make out the tone of each note clearly. If you're looking to play metal, contemporary or classic, I would strongly recomend this guitar. I think it's better than most Jacksons in its price range. // 10

Action, Fit & Finish: When I got the guitar, it was completely ready to go. The action was nice and low, which allows faster playing, its pickups responded beautifully, it was in perfect tune, and the tremelo reacted to the slightest touch. It was in mint condition, no scratches or chipped paint, perfect, like it was straight from the factory. Even the strings felt nice from the first time I played it. // 10

Reliability & Durability: I haven't had it for too long, so I can't say how durable it is in the long run, but from what I've seen so far, I expect to have this guitar my whole life. I was practicing with the tremelo all week, and I didn't tune it once, and when I went to tune it before my guitar lesson, it was perfect, which impressed me quite a bit. I would never gig without a backup, because it would take forever to re string with the tremelo, but I would rely on it if I didn't have a backup. I would be extremely suprised if even the pain lessend up over the years because it looks like it was done really well. // 10

Impression: I play metal music, and this is the best guitar I've ever played for metal, even better than my friends ESP's, Jackson King V's, and Jackson Randy Rhoads model. If you play metal, you should definately look at this guitar for playing. I've been playing for 4 years, and I can make some really beautiful, heavy sounds through my Marshall amp, although I would love to try it through a Krank, because I heard those were better for heavier music. If it were stolen, I would buy another one the next day, because I couldn't play anything less than this. I love everything about it, the sound, the look, the way the tremelo stays in tune, and I haven't found anything that made it less enjoyable to play. I compared it to just about every Jackson on the wall, and this was noticeably better than any of them in its price range. if your looking for a good metal guitar, go out right now and look at this guitar. It really is that good. // 10

overall: 9.8

Reviewed by: ManInAClownSuit, on november 15, 2007

Price paid: $ 720

Purchased from: Guitar Center

Features: // 10

Sound: It suits my musical style very well (I play everything I can get my hands on). The only problem is the cleans using the 85 (neck pickup) buzz annoyingly at high volumes, but I'm sure that's my crappy amp. The only amp I've ever heard it through is my Line 6 Spider III 15; that's what I played it on in the store, that's what I bought, that's what my friend has. It gives a nice sound; gets quite dark on the 85 which is good for blues and heavy metal. The 81 is much brighter and is perfect for solos. Also, harmonics are very easy. // 10

Action, Fit & Finish: The guitar was setup very well. The only flaw I noticed is a knick in the neck (probably from use at Guitar Center, it was a show model). Also, the intonation may be slightly off, but it could be my tuner. The tuning keys hold the tune perfectly, even when I abuse the Floyd Rose. The tone/volume controls feel just perfect to turn, with just the right amount of resistance and grip. // 10

Reliability & Durability: As far as I can tell the guitar is very sturdy. I've bumped it a few times and nothing has chipped or scratched. The strap buttons hold remarkably well and I wouldn't be afraid to use them without support. The finish is good and the controls seem like they will last. The only fault is that the connector on the side of the guitar sometimes loosens, but all you have to do is tighten it with a wrench to keep it from moving again. // 9

Impression: Overall I've really enjoyed this guitar. It's perfect for any type of music. I've only been playing a year and a half but I've played a few good guitars and this is one of them. I don't have any one favorite feature. The EMGs force out wonderful tone for any type of music, and the quilted maple top and abalone binding give it a nice classic feel while the black and dark cherry give it more of a modern gothic feel. // 10

Comments

[Agent_00Funk]

I want one of those so bad, they look sick as hell.

[a_fallenzero]

I have played one without the flood rose it was by far the best in its price range .

[SynGates7X]

awesome guitar. i have the avenger hellraiser and its amazing. i would not trade it for anything else. too bad they don't have it on the site so i cant do a review

[Bumzor]

Where do you think i can order one online?

[Ju5tg0tw1ck3d]

www.musiciansfriend.com might have it by now

[sockboy]

I have a Schecter c1 plus with EMG's which is exactly the same and i dont like it at all. The tone isnt great and it doesnt feel meaty enough compared to a les paul or ESP.

[fcuk]

my cousin zacky vengeance has one

[The Demiurge]

how much is it any1 please?

[Leo_Watkins]

i wouldnt say it was ugly

wot shop can i buy it from!

[cleft11]

how much is one? they look sweet!

[backtothe70s]

fcuk :
my cousin zacky vengeance has one

LOL!

[Member]

I posted the price but for some reason it didn't come up...the price was $799.99 USD

[Schecter-06]

sockboy wrote:

I have a Schecter c1 plus with EMG's which is exactly the same and i dont like it at all. The tone isnt great and it doesnt feel meaty enough compared to a les paul or ESP.

maybe to you becuz you can't play guitar, Also, the C1 Plus isn't anything like the Hellraiser's From Schecter

i have owned seven Schecter's All at the same time, including this and the original C1 FR, I absolutely love this guitar to death, and no its not Zachy Vengeance from Avenged Sevenfold, Its Synyster Gates from The same band... Schecter is such an underdog company but by far puts Gibson out of the line up! They make such a better product than Gibson, and Gibson even knows it, ever wonder why the Gibson prices recently started to drop, If you want a great guitar before prices go higher, I recomend Schecter, I love all mine to death, and anyone who trash talks them will burn.....

[ihavnofingrprnt]

fcuk wrote:

my cousin zacky vengeance has one

lmao youre pretty stupid arent you..synyster is the one that plays with a hellraiser
this guitar looks pretrty awesome and ive heard some realy good reviews about it, how much could i get one for, im lookin for a new guitar

[InfamousGuZ]

I was thinking about buying this guitar, either this or an Epi Les Paul

Heres the Musicians friend link http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Schecter-C1-Hellraiser-El
ectric-Guitar?sku=513105
$649

[No Seatbelt]

That's the best looking guitar , In my opinion.

[acdcrockz]

:grrude watevear ur name iz fcuk or whatever ur cousi iz not Zacky Vengeance because he is in AVENGED SEVENFOLD, my freakin favorite band and he does not have a cousin that iz u. And the guitar is freakin crazy man i want one soo bad!

[YYZ]

Please don't buy this guitar just because the guys from Avenged Sevenfold play one. I've been saving up for this and should have it within a month or so. There is nothing else this good in that price range. Even ESP's that cost about $1000 more than this still don't have these features.

Also, the link that InfamousGuz posted is NOT the same guitar, that sit he Hellraiser without the Floyd Rose.
You can buy it at these sites:
http://www.instrumentpro.com/P-SCHHELLC1FR
http://www.americanmusical.com/item--i-SCE-C1FRHR-BCH--m
-02--brand-239.html

[Slayer23222]

My De Armond is crap compared to that.

[SynGates7X]

As i stated earlier i have the Avenger Hellraiser which is the same thing as this just with a different body and no floyd rose. and if you try to tell me it doesnt sound good i would have to smack you. schecter guitars are just as good if not better than gibson and they cost so much less. the emg's have an amazing distorted tone and the clean tone is still extremely good. if you are lookin for a metal guitar, actually no, a guitar for any style, get any of the guitars out of schecters hellraiser series, you won't find anything better, whether its in the price range or not.

[Tremonti_Rocks!]

I own the hardtail version of the hellraiser and its the best guitar i've ever played. It beats all the gibsons, PRS's and ESP's i've played. It kicks ass!

[Tremonti_Rocks!]

I was absolutely devestated because i ordered my hardtail and then a month later Schecter released the FR version.

[OneLastSaluteFW]

schecter is no doubt a very competitive company with impressive guitars but i wouldnt say it beats gibson
and im not saying that just because gibson's one of, if not the biggest brand name in guitars

[Dyaxe666]

lol i love the part how he syas he doenst want emos to be playing somethign this nice. to stay on topic: magnificent guitar

[hepzibahbaptist]

man that is just beautiful

[Bass90]

i had installed the same pickup combination as this guitar in a Schecter S1 and it sounds AMAZING. Only difference is a load of feedback but defentley worth buying this one.

[g0th1c_5tar]

never before have i ever gazed my eyes to such a great looking guitar.....im sure it sounds good just by looking at it....sure wish i bust out a wicked solo with dat equisite instrument...along with the wah wah efx.....f*ck WHEREZ THE MONEY WHEN I NEED IT!!!

[emo_sucks87]

I have the Jerry Horton Diamond series which is a great guitar for what I play, is this one a good investment because or should I get a 7 string because I like to play alot of LP and some Korn. How low can I go with this guitar?

[SynGates7X]

ive gone as low as C standard with my hardtail.. it should be the same as the floyd as long as you get it set up for it

[Member]

Yeah the Lowest I've tried to go was C flat and It got there fine, I wrote this review so I can prove that I've done it. (I use power slinkys though)

[sandman321]

where did you get a C-1 hellraiser FR with a hardshell case included???

[nopoleon779467]

fcuk wrote:

my cousin zacky vengeance has one

my cousin synyster gates has on of these

[asman1243]

i have been following this guitar and i dont know which one to get for a mix between the music of a7x and lamb of god
should i get this guitar, a hellrasier avenger or a framus diablo custom

[GNR'n'A7X]

God-damnit. I don't mean to burst anyones bubble but I'm a huge fan of A7X's work and Synyster Gates doesn't play EMGs (If you can find him ever using them I'd be rather surprised)... He uses Seymour Duncan Invaders. Yeah, you know, the cool thing about the Avenger / C-1 FR is that they are similar to something Synyster Gates would play, but your not ripping him off by doing so because there are indeed quite a few differences. Other than the EMGs I've also never seen him play anything with abolone or a quilt top this beautiful. But yeah, fu*kin' awesome guitar. I can't make up my mind if i wanna get this one or the Avenger (and probably throw a FR on myself).

[ias05]

yes he does use this guitar as a backup, search on youtube for live performances and he in a couple live performances he uses the the black hellraiser C1 FR WITH EMGS IN IT

[ias05]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=LKgxjNr-D8k heres the vid where he is using it

[Hammetisgod47]

I want to get the hellraiser avenger so bad it looks so effing sweet does anyone know how much it costs

[De-De-Dee]

^ $799

[The New Threat]

Dude that guitar is amazing! I want it so bad. If only I had the cash, ha! I was debating on whether to get a Hellraiser FR or the S1 Elite and I believe we have the winner right here because with the S1 Elite I had intentions of putting a Dimebucker in the bridge and a '59 in the neck. (Just like my guitar idol "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott. R.I.P.) With this guitar I wouldn't have to have that done because it's already set up and ready to go. Looking at the picture makes me want it more and more. It sucks being broke! :p

[High_Speed_Dirt]

this guitar is metal monster ! it kills cows !!

[Nocomment]

indeed it does kill cows.

[darkfall_13]

fcuk wrote:

my cousin zacky vengeance has one

And I'm pretty sure the other guy (not Zacky) doesn't play a hellraiser, but rather an Avenger body styled Schecter from before the Hellraiser line even came out.

[Anthony Meyer]

I love this guitar and have planning on getting one for a while now!!

[Anthony Meyer]

and btw the way synyster gates has never played this guitar on stage because i read an interview and he said he has never used emgz. he only used c-1 fr, pt blackjack, c-1 avenger and his custom

[diesect20022000]

well, this guitar is decent as long as you double check it. The first one i had was factory made defective.....neck had gouges taken out, string holes were missing the metal peices etc but, the secong\d one i had was nice. Not anything exceptonal tonaly but, i would love to have it back. It played decently and sounded good and looked fantastic but, i have no money. I would say Schecter is a hit or miss becaus i have gone through TONS of their guitars all makes and modles but, when you find one that isn't broken or that has a warped neck etc they can be great and very reliable instruments.

[Shinozoku]

I played one of these the other day and it kicked ass! I intend to get one, and maybe switch the pickups to Bill Lawrence. But that depends on how much I can get a Bernie Rico Jr. Vixen for...

[Mahoru]

Damn... it looks so good!!!! I'm even thinking about forgetting to buy a LTD and get this one! O_o

[metallifan1]

GNR'n'A7X wrote:

God-damnit. I don't mean to burst anyones bubble but I'm a huge fan of A7X's work and Synyster Gates doesn't play EMGs (If you can find him ever using them I'd be rather surprised)... He uses Seymour Duncan Invaders. Yeah, you know, the cool thing about the Avenger / C-1 FR is that they are similar to something Synyster Gates would play, but your not ripping him off by doing so because there are indeed quite a few differences. Other than the EMGs I've also never seen him play anything with abolone or a quilt top this beautiful. But yeah, fu*kin' awesome guitar. I can't make up my mind if i wanna get this one or the Avenger (and probably throw a FR on myself).

waking the fallen was recorded on a Les Paul with EMG's

[\m/(--_--)\m/]

"I'd recommend it to anyone except emo's cause I don't want em' playing something this nice"

Couldn't have said it better myself.

[Metalology]

Slayer23222 wrote:

My De Armond is crap compared to that.

lol, I have one too.

[ducky!!]

looks awesome, i would love to have 1, but its a lil too expensive for me, im a cheap mother fracker, anything over $500 is way too expensive

[dukedude18]

I would just like to say that i recently purchased one of these guitars and it is the best purchase i have ever made. Great quality, sick distortion and awsome cleans. All for a great price. Schecter did a great job of putting this guitar together.

[De Amazing Blob]

This will be without a doubt be my next guitar. Schecter completely owns all brands in any price range!

[Syn666Gates]

DATS IT!
IM SELLING MY GIBSON TO GET ONE OF THESE!

[hokiecmo]

I HAVE TO HAVE ONE OF THESE NOW!!

CHecked.

[ConfusedBirdman]

They need to release an FR version of the c1 that isn't in the hellraiser line. Maybe with some Seymour Duncans and a 5 way or push pull?

[falafel]

I've ordered a black Hellraiser FR but the delivery is so sloooow >.

[Andy0235]

they have released an FR version of the C-1 with Duncan Designed pickups

[Nocomment]

Lol I finally got mine and it's great. The 85 has surprisingly good cleans but the 81's cleans blow. But that's not what you're buying it for is it? And falafel I've heard it takes so long (mine took two and a half months) because the factory was low on Floyd parts, but who knows.

[falafel]

got it yesterday

and Nocomment yes the cleans where better than I expected, i can even play some non-metal on it (even to most ppl say you can't do that with emgs)
they told me too that floyd rose had screwd up the schedule...

[Atomic_gerbil]

Without a doubt Schecter's Flagship C-1. I've played it and it sounds and feels great.

I just wish i could afford one, damnit.

[rockergurl09]

definitely the best schecter has to offer! I happened to find this beauty at my local Guitar Center, and it's the best guitar I have ever played! Though it's directed to metal players, it can play pretty much anything. However, I'm a bit disappointed with the clean tones. Maybe that's because I'm used to the beautiful clean tones of my strat. Anyway...

I LOVE it! Ever since I've played it, I've been longing for it every day. It's first on my list for things to buy over the summer.

[the_lil_rocker]

i LOVE this axe...and i agree rockergurl the best schecter has to offer! i was about to pass off schecter before i saw that they made this with EMG's and a Floyd Rose...IM GETTING ONE FOR SURE!!! and its colour will get my mums approvel

[joe124]

where u can i order this guitar in the uk?

[sk8z]

please tell me how i order this in the UK

[dbzheir]

Mine's coming on June 21st. Can't ****ing wait.

[TheCarl88]

I played one of these through a Mesa double rectifier and I will admit it's an awesome guitar and as far as gibson's concerned they can't justify the price when this guitar is a whole lot cheaper, and so what gibsons are made in the US, I'd rather a Korean made Schechter than a Gibson made in the US by mexicans. Only thing was the neck was a bit thick for my liking, and no offense dude in the first review but with EMG's because their active it doesn't use the bodies tone, so whether it were mahogany or alder it'd sound practically the same, that's cos active pickups have their own preamps. That's why this guitar won't sound like Syns because his has passive invaders if I recall correctly.

[rammsteinrob]

I love Schecter, I own the Schecter RAF spifire which is discontinued now. It's amazing. This one looks really good as well. Suprised they're not well known compared to other makes

[rammsteinrob]

I love Schecter, I own the Schecter RAF spifire which is discontinued now. It's amazing. This one looks really good as well. Suprised they're not well known compared to other makes

[Triviutallica]

That axe is a F***ing Beast. i think i know what i want for christmas now! lol

[stew91]

i personaly think that any one that buys syns guitar just cos they think hes cool is just lame and should really rethink there options and to keep on topic i want one really bad i may have to leave santa more then mince pies to get one tho

[mark69]

omg, this guitar is sooo sick, i bought one like 2 weeks ago, it makes my pants wet everytime i loook at it.
but seriously, if you want a good ****ing guitar, with a kick ass sound and mad tone, this guitar all the way!!!

[padwaxk88]

Member wrote:

Yeah the Lowest I've tried to go was C flat and It got there fine, I wrote this review so I can prove that I've done it. (I use power slinkys though)

C flat/B sharp...lol..prove you found an unfindable note? im pretty sure there is no c flat or f flat

[prunejuiceman74]

Actually there is, look at either the Major 7th or Dominant 7th chords. It's technical, but still a note.

[butthouse337]

to the dood who said schecter makes a better guitar then gibson. your an idiot. and obviously no nothing about guitars. any1 in their right mind would agree. 1st of all gibson is an american made guitar. schecter is korean or japenese or something. which means schecter sends them to be made in different countries becuz they are made cheaper. cheaper defines crap. the materials and specs don't hold any water to a gibson. gibson uses maghoany and maple in their guitars. your precsious schecter is more than likely a couple of pieces of plywood slapped together. now don't get me wrong what type of guitar u like is up to the player. and if this is the 1 for u. awesome. get it. but do some damn research 1st. just remember this guitar has active emg 81/85 pickups. this combination was made famous by zakk wylde in a les paul not a schecter. oh and 1 more thing. when u buy a guitar remember it's like buying a car. if u want a kia by a schecter. if u want a cadillac by a gibson. it's a no brainer,

butthouse

p.s.
before a7x was endorsed by schecter they were playing gibson les pauls. most of u are lame and wouldn't know that cuz u don't know anything about a band until mtv tells u their the new thing. also a7x and synster are the the biggest ripoffs of guns and roses since guns and roses. fyi - slash plays a les paul.

[b0ggy]

^ lol @ poster above
I"LL RATHER HAVE A QUALITY SCHECTER MADE BY KOREANS FOR UNDER $1000 THAN A PIECE OF CRAP GIBSON MADE BY MEXICANS FOR $100000!

I"LL RATHER HAVE A QUALITY SCHECTER MADE BY KOREANS FOR UNDER $1000 THAN A PIECE OF CRAP GIBSON MADE BY MEXICANS FOR $100000

I"LL RATHER HAVE A QUALITY SCHECTER MADE BY KOREANS FOR UNDER $1000 THAN A PIECE OF CRAP GIBSON MADE BY MEXICANS FOR $100000

I"LL RATHER HAVE A QUALITY SCHECTER MADE BY KOREANS FOR UNDER $1000 THAN A PIECE OF CRAP GIBSON MADE BY MEXICANS FOR $100000

I"LL RATHER HAVE A QUALITY SCHECTER MADE BY KOREANS FOR UNDER $1000 THAN A PIECE OF CRAP GIBSON MADE BY MEXICANS FOR $100000

I"LL RATHER HAVE A QUALITY SCHECTER MADE BY KOREANS FOR UNDER $1000 THAN A PIECE OF CRAP GIBSON MADE BY MEXICANS FOR $100000

I"LL RATHER HAVE A QUALITY SCHECTER MADE BY KOREANS FOR UNDER $1000 THAN A PIECE OF CRAP GIBSON MADE BY MEXICANS FOR $100000

[ManInAClownSuit]

to butthouse 337:
the parts are built in korea but they're assembled in america, by americans.
this guitar is made of mahogany and maple (kinda like ur precious les paul).
zakk wylde did not make the pickup combo famous as it was played by metallica and kerry king from slayer first.
but ill agree about a7x, they suck :P. i love schecters because they sound good and they have good features for a good price.

[Dithindious]

Its a nice guitar, shame the necks a wee bit to thick for me or id have one in a second!! Sounds good but not quite as full a tone as some other tars.
Off topic but ManInAClownSuit Zakks been around for years I'd be surprised if Metalica were playin them first, more likely they jus got recognition first but thats jus me being pedantic I spose

[Shredy_Mc_shred]

this or ESP M-400??

[LD_Luke D]

schecter needs a couple new body styles (but keep the old ones) someone like me who likes extreme looking guitars and schecter quality there should be a middle ground.

[th365thli]

butthouse. You have got to be the biggest dumbass i have ever seen/read. If YOU have done any research, as you clearly have not, you would've noticed that they are made out of mahogany and maple as maninaclownsuit has so kindly pointed it. Just cuz something's not made in America doesn't mean it sucks, so your assumption there is stupid, but not unpredictable. I understand that the "schecter is better than gibson" quotes must be aggravating and i understand, i mean, who likes fanboys, but keep your dim, uninformed quotes to yourself. Play the guitar, before you judge it. Also as i said before, you're implied claim that all american guitars are better than foreign guitars is typical of western superior thinking (i'm chinese, here come the child labor jabs..)but while we're on the subject of cars, we can both agree that european cars in fact kick both cadillac and kias ass. Your analogy of cars does not hold any water, as you simply picked the shittiest foreign brand and the best american brand. Please, keep your bigoted mannerisms to yourself.
As you can see, i have clearly destroyed your argument but before you start talking shit about me, i'll let you know that i do in fact own a hellraiser fr, and have played high quality gibsons, and my personal PREFERENCE is that schecter guitars are better, but really, its up in the air.

Sorry, i just hate idiots.

[pigmuff]

Hey! I drive a Kia... Although it has a transmission like a russian tank and I bought it because it was the only car I could afford...
Anyway, I'm getting this guitar. I've never heard a single AX7 song, so I don't know what they sound like, and I don't fancy guitars just because some tool also has it. In fact, I've never heard of a single person on the schecter website, I just really like this guitar. If I wanted a guitar that was endorsed by a musician I'd actually heard of I'd get a jackson, or something along those lines (also if I had the money =|)

[tabber666]

I own this guitar AND a Gibson Les Paul and I can honestly say, I like them both equally in different ways. I like the Gibson's heavy tone, but the Gibson is also really heavy, unlike the Schecter. I like the fact that the Schecter has a floyd which the Gibson doesn't. Both awesome guitars

[slashNpage77]

[quote] It has a great appearance, kind of an off SG body shape/quote] What the hell are you talking about? Remember crack is bad for you, and it obviously impairs your vision as well.

[slashNpage77]

^ why didn't the quote work?? NOOOOO!!!!!

[the_lil_rocker]

im just guna jump in nd diss butthouse 2...ur an idiot! i think schecters have been defended enof on this page so im guna defend a7x nd synyster...1st of all they played parkers and fenders before they ever played a les paul in public so ur wrong there. 2nd synyster's dad teachers Jazz guitar and hence syn was brought up a jazz guitarist...ne way i cant understand how you think they sound the same...they both have totally different signiture sounds...iv been a huge fan of a7x even b4 sounding the 7th trumpet came out so i kno wat im talkin bwt

[Lslashed]

BUTTHOUSE is definitely the right name for dikhead. I have a schecter guitar and its AMERICAN made and has a MAHOGANY body. How do you like them apples dikface.
your probly some poncy rich asswipe who cant even play the guitar so just cause your rich daddy bought you a gibson lespaul it does not mean you can slag off other AMERICAN made guitars. And while we're on the topic of you being a dumbass you should probly get your facts right before you slag off good bands aswell.

[Lslashed]

Woops i was meant to say:
butthouse is definitely the right name for YOU dikhead
: grr:: grr:: grr:: grr:: grr:: grr:

[the_lil_rocker]

nyc 1 Lslashed

[-<HELLRAISER>-]

i own both a gibson les paul and a c-1 hellraiser FR, nd to be honest i dispise my les paul, it wos 1 of my first guitars, but its sooo heavy and the neck is really thick, i know that is really well built and will last forever, but its just nower near my schecter, alot of south korean guitars are really bad quality, and usually they come nower near american made guitars, but schecter is the exception, it looks beter, sounds beter, plays beter, basically everything about it is beter, and judging by the quality id say it will last forever

[TheCarl88]

What's with all the guitar bashing? If your prefernce is a $5000 Gibson over a cheaper schecter than so be it, it's your money, but this guitar is actually well constructed and solid, I just don't like the neck. When a guitar reaches a certain price and quality it's only preference that sets them apart and the guitarist playing it. Sure the Les Paul is a good american made guitar, but think of the money, you could buy 2 good quality schecters. So all of you wannabe guitar elitists should really shut up. FYI I play Jackson and Fender, they're my preference over anything.

[Zypher77]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbp9rFtbrF8

[ibikinz]

Zypher77 wrote:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbp9rFtbrF8

Agreed, i have never played this guitar ever, or any other type of Schecter but it looks nice i'm sure it rocks.

[puny69]

I got this guitar as a present and it really rocked. I got it for $1799au

[ibanez-bitch]

Why in gods name is this guitar $2,149 over here in Australia!!!!!
I'm going to have to sell some body parts to pay for this beast...

and by the way, one last thing.....can you get this thing in white?????

[mp3stalin]

topic summery:

"lolz my cousin zacky vengegance has one"
"lolz syn uses one not zacky"
"lolz syn uses a les paul to record"
"GIBSON IS THE SUCKZORZ!"
"SCHECTER IS THE SUCKZORZ!"
"lolz screw you guys im gonna actually comment on the guitar"

[ChemyVamp]

^ lol @ poster above
I"LL RATHER HAVE A QUALITY SCHECTER MADE BY KOREANS FOR UNDER $1000 THAN A PIECE OF CRAP GIBSON MADE BY MEXICANS FOR $100000!

I"LL RATHER HAVE A QUALITY SCHECTER MADE BY KOREANS FOR UNDER $1000 THAN A PIECE OF CRAP GIBSON MADE BY MEXICANS FOR $100000

I"LL RATHER HAVE A QUALITY SCHECTER MADE BY KOREANS FOR UNDER $1000 THAN A PIECE OF CRAP GIBSON MADE BY MEXICANS FOR $100000

I"LL RATHER HAVE A QUALITY SCHECTER MADE BY KOREANS FOR UNDER $1000 THAN A PIECE OF CRAP GIBSON MADE BY MEXICANS FOR $100000

I"LL RATHER HAVE A QUALITY SCHECTER MADE BY KOREANS FOR UNDER $1000 THAN A PIECE OF CRAP GIBSON MADE BY MEXICANS FOR $100000

I"LL RATHER HAVE A QUALITY SCHECTER MADE BY KOREANS FOR UNDER $1000 THAN A PIECE OF CRAP GIBSON MADE BY MEXICANS FOR $100000

I"LL RATHER HAVE A QUALITY SCHECTER MADE BY KOREANS FOR UNDER $1000 THAN A PIECE OF CRAP GIBSON MADE BY MEXICANS FOR $100000

oh i see you ****ing racist

[SeventhSkull]

a_fallenzero wrote:

I have played one without the flood rose it was by far the best in its price range .

+1

[Seth Shadows]

butthouse337 wrote:
p.s.
before a7x was endorsed by schecter they were playing gibson les pauls. most of u are lame and wouldn't know that cuz u don't know anything about a band until mtv tells u their the new thing.

Lol. No, they sometimes used les pauls. Synyster more commonly used Crafter's older style metal axes.

[GuitarPlayer716]

First of all, people should NOT use A7X to defend Schecter, because A7X sucks. Secondly, Schecter makes really good guitars that can defend themselves. My friend has one, and it shreds like hell. My only complaint was that the volume knob was really close to the bridge, and I kept hitting it while playing.

[TheThingKills]

Amazing.

[Dvnc]

is the trem recessed?

[Gr1nd1ng_Scales]

I got this guitar for christmas, and it is such an amazing guitar. i play it through a line 6 spider 3 amp(120 watt) and its beautiful. the action is amazing and i love how you can just put the 9v battery in the back, instead of taking out the pickups. my favorite guitar.

[LazyLatinoRocke]

Gr1nd1ng_Scales wrote:

I got this guitar for christmas, and it is such an amazing guitar. i play it through a line 6 spider 3 amp(120 watt) and its beautiful. the action is amazing and i love how you can just put the 9v battery in the back, instead of taking out the pickups. my favorite guitar.

lucky soab

[LazyLatinoRocke]

ibanez-bitch wrote:

Why in gods name is this guitar $2,149 over here in Australia!!!!!
I'm going to have to sell some body parts to pay for this beast...

and by the way, one last thing.....can you get this thing in white?????

no

[fagelamusgtr]

I couldn't decide between this and a washburn X40 Pro. I'm pretty sure i'm gonna go with the hellraiser now. This thing looks sick!

[GuitarPlayer716]

Butthead: hey *******, I love Zakk Wylde as much as the next guy. But the EMG 81/85 set was used by Kirk Hammet before it was used by Zakk. And Kirk plays ESP's, which by the way, is made in KOREA.

[StratusX]

LazyLatinoRocke wrote:

ibanez-bitch wrote:

Why in gods name is this guitar $2,149 over here in Australia!!!!!
I'm going to have to sell some body parts to pay for this beast...

and by the way, one last thing.....can you get this thing in white?????no

yes, actually, you can. in all the advertisements for the 08 hellraisers (with the 81/89 setup) they show a white one too

[Megallica666]

wow this guitar is great. such a good deal. ofr and active emgs.

[xAvengerX]

can i switch the actives for passive pickups?.

[Leonheart]

^Of course you can. Though if you were going to do that you should probably look at a different guitar instead of buying the EMG's and not using them.

[dilbert_5150]

beautiful axe...

[lockless7x]

wow my friend bought a bass that looks the same but its an ltd.....he says it sounds great but i have yet to hear it

[GuitarPlayer716]

I agree with Leonheart. If you want passive pickups, Schecter makes similar models for cheaper with passives. xAvengerx, if I were you I'd look into the Omen 6.

[Kjoyea]

If you want passives look at the ibanez rg2ex1

[jdizzze1]

This guitar beats any guitar under 2000
Craftsmanship is out of this world

[36mikeyb36]

I love mne, first guitar i ever got, retail says 799.99 but i got mine for 523$ cuz i bought it with an amp and i knew the dude from guitar center. running through a line 6 spider three 30 watt on the metal setting this this is a demon. it is such a heavy sound its incredible, and yes the cleans are not bad at all but i dont think a "HELLRAISER" was made for cleans. The EMG's are awesome and i prefer to play on the 85 just cuz its heavier and thats my style. i love killswitching between the 85 and 81, its awesome and sounds cool and is fun. hope this made sense. btw line 6 spiders are ot bad amps at all, i love mine better than my zakk wylde marshall mini stack, even thoughe the mini stack is MUCHHHHH LOUDER, but u can still play small gigs with the 30 watt, its very loud.

[mark69]

a_fallenzero wrote:

I have played one without the flood rose it was by far the best in its price range .

yea man, those flood roses are pretty nice:P

[mark69]

I bought this guitar in the summer.
Its absolutely the best guitar i've ever played.
Of coarse the EMG's make it mad for awsome solo tones.
Definitly worth investing in.And the best thing is,no one plays shecters yet, so you'll have a more unique guitar, unlike buying a Les Paul, like EVERYone does.
If your into anythign metal, and even some classic shit, this guitars got it covered. Amazing action, the tremelo's a beaut, love those lock nuts:P
The only downer to this guitar, is changing tunning, as like ANY floyd rose tremelo.
If your looking at buying a new guitar, abd your willing to spend about a grand, look into schecters for sure. If your not into the tremelo, get the one wihtout it

If you've played it, and didnt like it, chances are its cause you cant play guitar.

[shaggydogJV]

amazing guitar have owned one about a year now. can't wait to buy the new V version of this guitar though
http://www.schecterguitars.com/news/seether_08_starg azer_v-1.jpg

[The*Reaper]

Sounds like a great guitar. It has quality wiring and construction and great pickups. The quality of Schecter rivals Gibson's at a much lower price.

[Arc7]

@ Australian buyers
Got one ordered from US only set me back just over 1000 Au , gota love the aus to us dollar atm
came with a free hardcase too

[HardAsButter]

someone needs to do a reveiw on the new model. it's out on musicians friend and it's got a EMG 81TW/89 humbucker setup and it comes in white. It also has some other feautures that this one doesn't. and they've stopped making this one so yeah.....

[HardAsButter]

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Schecter-C1-Hellraise r-FR-Electric-Guitar?sku=518471
here's the link to it.

[HardAsButter]

and I have a gibson Les Paul Studio and it has nothing on schecters. I guess if you're of an older generation you might think that gibson is god....but they're kinda old news now. Give rise to the new generation of guitars. Gibson, however, can be set up pretty good but still doesn't cross the genre borders as well as schecter has. Gibson may play descent metal but schecter is by far one of the best for metal and hard rock. Get one now. Before gibson tries to blow up the schecter factory becuase they're jealous of the awesomeness that is Schecter and stuff.

[Kakatara]

the seven string version of this guitar is sick

[fagelamusgtr]

I think this might be my next guitar....In like a year or two....

[George710]

I'll definately be ordering one of these puppies as soon as my credit card has room on it

[schecter ftw]

I was thinking about getting a Les Paul Standard, but now I saw this I'm going get it and use the extra money to get a better amp.

[the agony scene]

this guitar is a dreamboat
just buy it as a ornament i could stare into the finish for days (black cherry )

[jam_shahzeb]

ok, im confused... Jackson DKMG Dinky OR Schecter C-1 Hellraiser FR? Please help me out here... I need suggestions!

[jam_shahzeb]

^^ and the recent Schecter C-1 Hellraiser FR has the EMG 81TW - bridge & EMG 89 - neck

[Evergrey]

I heard that these are made in China these days? Is it true? Who has made the FR? Does anyone have C-1 Hellraiser FR that doesnt stay in tune?
Im going to buy new axe but dont know yet wich one

C-1 Hellraiser FR
or
BC RICH NJ WARLOCK DELUXE

Any ideas?

[Hakael]

Evergrey wrote:

I heard that these are made in China these days? Is it true? Who has made the FR? Does anyone have C-1 Hellraiser FR that doesnt stay in tune?
Im going to buy new axe but dont know yet wich one

C-1 Hellraiser FR
or
BC RICH NJ WARLOCK DELUXE

Any ideas?

All Diamond Series Schecters are made in South Korea, then sent to a U.S. facility for final QC and setup. The Floyd Rose is an Original, not Licensed.

Definitely an awesome guitar!

[WeeCal787]

i really want this guitar, except in white. it will be that or an ibanez

[hendris]

I'm not gonna go around bashing guitars because frankly, I have only been playong guitar for two years and I don't know that much about guitars to make judgements about an individual brand. I personally own an SG which I absolutely love but this guitar looks absolutely amazing. Guitar is more about personal preference, it's like comparing music (which is opinion so all the people bashing A7x should just shut up). Both schecters and gibsons are both good guitars in my experience with them. I've seen Gibsons made so I know that they individually sculpt each neck to fit to the body, I think most of the assembly is done by hand which adds to the price but whatever. And by the way Les Pauls cost around $1200 for the studio (thats directly from Guitar Center website) not $5000 which really shows how much you guys know about guitars. They are both good guitars, let it go.

[Thread_of_Light]

I went into my local guitar shop with the intent of purchasing a new guitar. The night before, I was reading about schecter's and the hellraiser (non FR) was one that really caught my eye. I wasn't expecting it to be in the store, because it's in extreme demand right now, apparently. I asked the clerk if they had the hellraiser in stock, and to my surprise it was right behind me haha! It wasn't the non FR, but this one. I've never been fond of Tremelo systems, because quite frankly, I never use them... Until now! I sat down and played it (Black Cherry, by the way) through a Line 6 SpiderValve. This is no ordinary Line 6 piece of garbage, either. Look it up before passing judgement, please. I was blown away by the sound, feel, and overall worksmanship of the guitar that after about a half hour of playing it, I bought it right then and there.

If you can find this guitar, I would highly recommend it.

[SOUPerman432321]

i want one of these so badly im gonna get the one without the floyd rose my esp has a floyd rose and i want at least a little bit of variety

[Zertuche]

This guitar is F'ing sweet, I honestly prefer this guitar over any.

[WhiteWTHStripes]

Rabbit guitarist does know that edge is a type of tremolo not neck... right?

[sirgaz88]

this guitar is f***in sweet. there's one in my local music shop but they've taken off the emgs and ofr and put in duncan designs and a licensed fl (WHY???!!!). The guitars still cool though, looks really nice. the neck is a nice shape and the cutaway is really good for reaching the lower frets.it feels kinda heavy though.I've been playing for six months and im beginning to save up for my first 'proper' guitar instead of shitty no name bolt on necks. I think this is the one.not sure of a fl or non fl model though.im not sure of what colour either coz i duno why, but i think the black cherry looks like sum old guys jazz guitar.have to see one up close first though

[XxjustinxX77]

That is an awesome guitar

[etniesmuzikskat]

mine is for sale if anyone is interested

[the agony scene]

sirgaz88 wrote:

this guitar is f***in sweet. there's one in my local music shop but they've taken off the emgs and ofr and put in duncan designs and a licensed fl (WHY???!!!). The guitars still cool though, looks really nice. the neck is a nice shape and the cutaway is really good for reaching the lower frets.it feels kinda heavy though.I've been playing for six months and im beginning to save up for my first 'proper' guitar instead of shitty no name bolt on necks. I think this is the one.not sure of a fl or non fl model though.im not sure of what colour either coz i duno why, but i think the black cherry looks like sum old guys jazz guitar.have to see one up close first though

fairly sure your talking about the damien special FR because no music shop would do what you said if the guitar was being sold as new

[Death_To_Emo]

just ordered mine yesterday

[SupermanIsDead]

butthouse337 wrote:

to the dood who said schecter makes a better guitar then gibson. your an idiot. and obviously no nothing about guitars. any1 in their right mind would agree. 1st of all gibson is an american made guitar. schecter is korean or japenese or something. which means schecter sends them to be made in different countries becuz they are made cheaper. cheaper defines crap. the materials and specs don't hold any water to a gibson. gibson uses maghoany and maple in their guitars. your precsious schecter is more than likely a couple of pieces of plywood slapped together. now don't get me wrong what type of guitar u like is up to the player. and if this is the 1 for u. awesome. get it. but do some damn research 1st. just remember this guitar has active emg 81/85 pickups. this combination was made famous by zakk wylde in a les paul not a schecter. oh and 1 more thing. when u buy a guitar remember it's like buying a car. if u want a kia by a schecter. if u want a cadillac by a gibson. it's a no brainer,

butthouse

p.s.
before a7x was endorsed by schecter they were playing gibson les pauls. most of u are lame and wouldn't know that cuz u don't know anything about a band until mtv tells u their the new thing. also a7x and synster are the the biggest ripoffs of guns and roses since guns and roses. fyi - slash plays a les paul.

hi, i'm a newbie around here, so here is my comment:

-this guitar is great (i've played it)

-gibsons are great (i've played it)

-butthouse337 is a dick and a retarded person (go f**k your gibson)

[bass_monkey]

butthouse337 wrote:

to the dood who said schecter makes a better guitar then gibson. your an idiot. and obviously no nothing about guitars. any1 in their right mind would agree. 1st of all gibson is an american made guitar. schecter is korean or japenese or something. which means schecter sends them to be made in different countries becuz they are made cheaper. cheaper defines crap. the materials and specs don't hold any water to a gibson. gibson uses maghoany and maple in their guitars. your precsious schecter is more than likely a couple of pieces of plywood slapped together. now don't get me wrong what type of guitar u like is up to the player. and if this is the 1 for u. awesome. get it. but do some damn research 1st. just remember this guitar has active emg 81/85 pickups. this combination was made famous by zakk wylde in a les paul not a schecter. oh and 1 more thing. when u buy a guitar remember it's like buying a car. if u want a kia by a schecter. if u want a cadillac by a gibson. it's a no brainer,

butthouse

p.s.
before a7x was endorsed by schecter they were playing gibson les pauls. most of u are lame and wouldn't know that cuz u don't know anything about a band until mtv tells u their the new thing. also a7x and synster are the the biggest ripoffs of guns and roses since guns and roses. fyi - slash plays a les paul.

You Sir, are retarded, You are obviously in denial about gibsons quality going down in recent years , while schecter makes better intruments at better prices

[marianoarnaiz]

I OWN THIS BEAST IT ROCKS BUT I RATHER THE VINTAGE TREMOLO THAN THE FLOYD SYSTEM

[xFinnellx]

butthouse337 wrote:

to the dood who said schecter makes a better guitar then gibson. your an idiot. and obviously no nothing about guitars. any1 in their right mind would agree. 1st of all gibson is an american made guitar. schecter is korean or japenese or something. which means schecter sends them to be made in different countries becuz they are made cheaper. cheaper defines crap. the materials and specs don't hold any water to a gibson. gibson uses maghoany and maple in their guitars. your precsious schecter is more than likely a couple of pieces of plywood slapped together. now don't get me wrong what type of guitar u like is up to the player. and if this is the 1 for u. awesome. get it. but do some damn research 1st. just remember this guitar has active emg 81/85 pickups. this combination was made famous by zakk wylde in a les paul not a schecter. oh and 1 more thing. when u buy a guitar remember it's like buying a car. if u want a kia by a schecter. if u want a cadillac by a gibson. it's a no brainer,

butthouse

p.s.
before a7x was endorsed by schecter they were playing gibson les pauls. most of u are lame and wouldn't know that cuz u don't know anything about a band until mtv tells u their the new thing. also a7x and synster are the the biggest ripoffs of guns and roses since guns and roses. fyi - slash plays a les paul.

your such a moron, just because the materials touched a plane and an asian machine (they pay the asians chap, not the material producers) dosent mean its horrible and ruined. infact, in tennese or wherever gibsons are made its insanely humid and hot so the woods are much harder to take care of so thats y its more expensive. and thats y schecter is pretty much the same thing cheaper cuz the woods are easyer to dry and take care of. and i would feel safer that an aisian touched it because they have great detail and perfection in the work, they are hard workers...

mexicans and aisians work very, very hard
aisian= spend more worktime perfecting
mexican= spend more worktime producing

probs not the exact case, just my instant thought. but anyways. umm... your comparing gibsons as a cadilac...cadilacs suck.

yet good point about the mtv thing. too much music bashing gets thru mtv, thats y i dont watch it.

[Random3]

just got one in Houston... its amazing!!!

first thing jelous friend says to me is "the only good thing is the pickups" which made me lol

[Eddie616]

"I'd recommend it to anyone except emo's cause I don't want em' playing something this nice"

Couldn't have said it better myself.

+1

[xFinnellx]

i got myn today. i already had a schecter omen 6 and this thing feels quite the same because of the neck (besides the higher frets, thats just godly on these) and the floyd is amazing, the coil tapps are definetly amazing whenn your on clean channeslls and the emgs are amazing. whatelse...umm, looks kickass, and yea. pretty much the ultimate guitar for a third of the price

[Nykee86]

This guitar is sick nasty. I have one in black and I haven't re-tuned it since I got it, which was 4 months ago. The EMG's make it scream, and the neck is sooo fast. It's great for everything, but metal of course is the best bet. GET THIS GUITAR, you will not regret it at all. This is so underrated, in a few years, the price will skyrocket past 1000 because of the high demand for it.

[layzejerze20006]

I'm stuck between this and ESP's Kirk Hammett KH 602. Any suggestions??

[layzejerze20006]

PS to butthouse, you're an annoying a-hole and you contradicted yourself. You said a7x used to play gibson les pauls and now play schecters. why they make the switch to a worse guitar?

[hex_omega]

bought one today and it F***ING ROCKS!!!, playing metal is sweet but I love the tone it produces when playing blues and prog stuff like floyd!! I play through a spider 3 150w head and 4x12 line six cab with the FBV shortboard

[etniesmuzikskat]

anyone that wants one of these for way below retail, pm me =)

[Pr0gNut]

I'm stuck on whether I should get this guitar and do an 18 volt mod on it,or get a schecter stiletto classic.They're both sweet ****ing guitars,might have to flip a coin when pay day rolls around.

[Waltron427]

These things r amazing! trust me! im p/o @ gibson now tht ive played 1 of theese!
1 question though.
does any1 prefer the V-shaped one over this one?

[Shredoftheday]

Should I buy this guitar or a Jackson DK2M
You know what's ironic; they're nearly exactly opposite of each other.

[supertzar85]

Is the 81 TW emg in the humbucker position provide the same out put as a regular emg 81? I'm down to this hellraiser and the jackson dkmg..I'm worried about the emg 81 tw on the HR being weaker than the classic 81 and the licensed FR on the jackson being crappy. Any advice on which way to go or opinions on the 81 tw in comparison to the regular 81?

[supertzar85]

jam_shahzeb wrote:

ok, im confused... Jackson DKMG Dinky OR Schecter C-1 Hellraiser FR? Please help me out here... I need suggestions!

Same problem!

[soadquake981]

I got mine for $684.99 from Guitar Center. I know it's not the usual price but I got it brand new, no defects. I just used their price matching policy

[silvadolla]

I've got ordered one of the 2008 Sunset Hellraiser models with FR and EMGs for 599.99 from zzounds, cant wait to get my hands on it!

[prunejuiceman74]

Btw, you can now get it in white, just for those who wanted it. Though, black and Cherry look the best.

[supertzar85]

What size strings come stock on these? Just curious to know since im going to get it and dont want to change string sizes accidently and mess up the floyd.

[silvadolla]

supertzar, I believe mine came with D'Addario 10-46s stock, not positive though, I was looking for the same information when buying, too.

[D Gates]

i got the C! Hellraiser with the pull coil, but now i want this guitar also lol, mainly because of the trem on it...

[olheiser01]

I really dont like the new emgs on these things at all. I got it and it didnt have that same attack so i returned it for the original 81/85. there is a difference in sound so take that into consideration if your getting this guitar.

[DemonofShadow]

i love this guitar but on the box they should put "PAIN IN THE ASS TO TUNE"

[t.ev]

dont listen to the naysayers: i bought mine a few days ago: I LOVE IT. good tone, love the neck

its not THAT terrible to tune/restring. i broke a string two days ago and watched one youtube vid on how to restring it and i got the string back in right quick. tuning it is kind of a bitch but theres a knack to it

i def recommend it

[metalmaniac108]

supertzar85 wrote:

jam_shahzeb wrote:

ok, im confused... Jackson DKMG Dinky OR Schecter C-1 Hellraiser FR? Please help me out here... I need suggestions!

Same problem!

Freaky shit man, i'm looking at the DKMGT or the c1 without floyd though. 3 people so far looking at the same guitars

[poop182]

beetroot10, you are an absolute retard.

[Segno]

Similar comment to those unsure of this guitar over another...

Except they're:

Schecter C-1 Hellraiser (of course)

Schecter Black Jack ATX C1FR (only turn off is the inlay)

Lil help?

[Segno]

So yeah... similar problem like the Dinky vs this Hellraiser...

Except I'm considering the Black Jack ATX C1FR...

Only turn off is the inlay. Which is better? The Black Jack has the SD Active Blackouts but this one's got EMG's... both are FR models... help! Lol

[Segno]

Four letter expletive. Messed up with the post.

[Segno]

Nvm, I went with the Hellraiser.

[Synyster915]

Which guitar would you all say is better: this one, or the Avenger Hellraiser FR?

[Aditya_ram]

from what ive heard this one.

[Goldenfire88]

i went to guitar center and compared this with the ESP LTD EC-1000 Deluxe. I played the ESP first and thought it was great. Then i picked up the Hellraiser and was utterly blown away. I played it on some peavy amp and through a boss metalcore and it was perfect. There was extremely little to no noise at all. I fell in love with it. the finish is great. I thought it killed the ESP. Not to mention it is cheaper XD

[Daryis]

Anyone who wants to bash this guitar clearly hasn't played it. Overall dispite the look this guitar is the most versatile as far as tone is concerned guitar I have ever played. Now I'm not claiming myself a guitar expert. The active EMGs make this thing loud as snot just make sure your battery is new or charged cause if that gives out and you're playing you drop off the soundboard. Although whoever wants to bash this guitar should be shot. Who cares where it comes from just as long as its good quality and at a good price which this is. It's a solid piece of Mahogany which makes this thing a tank. Although I have recently noticed a bit about the tone quality while playing harder rock to metal type of music. On the treble pickup with the tone pot on 10 it seems a bit to bright and hollow definatly not a good sound for metal and on the bass pickup it sounds a bit to muddy. I'm not sure if anyone else has had this problem or if i'm just really picky about tone. But I found that just rolling back the tone a little to 7-8 for rythm playing and just a flick of my wrist to 10 for lead playing. Overall though for both styles either rythm or lead this guitar sounds great. I would recomend this guitar to any player because of the versatility of it and because of the quality. Two thumbs up!!

[Rico Rangel]

Daryis wrote:

Anyone who wants to bash this guitar clearly hasn't played it. Overall dispite the look this guitar is the most versatile as far as tone is concerned guitar I have ever played. Now I'm not claiming myself a guitar expert. The active EMGs make this thing loud as snot just make sure your battery is new or charged cause if that gives out and you're playing you drop off the soundboard. Although whoever wants to bash this guitar should be shot. Who cares where it comes from just as long as its good quality and at a good price which this is. It's a solid piece of Mahogany which makes this thing a tank. Although I have recently noticed a bit about the tone quality while playing harder rock to metal type of music. On the treble pickup with the tone pot on 10 it seems a bit to bright and hollow definatly not a good sound for metal and on the bass pickup it sounds a bit to muddy. I'm not sure if anyone else has had this problem or if i'm just really picky about tone. But I found that just rolling back the tone a little to 7-8 for rythm playing and just a flick of my wrist to 10 for lead playing. Overall though for both styles either rythm or lead this guitar sounds great. I would recomend this guitar to any player because of the versatility of it and because of the quality. Two thumbs up!!

Why didn't you just write a freaking review. Lol, and the only people that don't like this guitar are emo's cause its probably to heavy for them to carry. Stick with your Squier Strats.

[abe111807]

this guitar will blow you away, and it is very versatile, it can play it all if you know how to work it, i play metal, classic rock, blues, country, and blue grass and it can do it all, those who think this guitar sucks, your either in denial or you just retarded, this guitar combines a gibson LP and a Fender Strat in one and even makes it better, i've owned a gibson LP and wasn't as satisfied with it as i was with the hellraiser, it's a great guitar and as long as you know how to work it to get your personal tone, you'll be happy, so all you haters keep hating, your probably just mad cause you wasted that extra 1000 dollars to buy a les paul or fender strat when this guitar blows both of them away clean, so if your on a budget and want one of the best guitars out there, buy this guitar right here and enjoy the ride, or buy any of the awesome schecters, they are truly the new gen. guitars and are great at playing everything so i recommend this to anyone enjoy!!!

[buddybuk]

ManInAClownSuit wrote:

to butthouse 337:
the parts are built in korea but they're assembled in america, by americans.
this guitar is made of mahogany and maple (kinda like ur precious les paul).
zakk wylde did not make the pickup combo famous as it was played by metallica and kerry king from slayer first.
but ill agree about a7x, they suck :P. i love schecters because they sound good and they have good features for a good price.

A7X does not suck... you just don't like screamo/metalcore... or their style of that genre...
just cause you don't like them does not mean they suck.

[buddybuk]

this guitar is awsome... i played it at a store and it screams metal... divebombs are insane

[djangoyeah]

played this at billy hyde the other day. i compared it to the syn custom and it was a much better guitar sounded twice as good

[whencowsfart101]

my friend got this guitar nd its frickin sweet shes convertin me from jacksons to schecters