Damien-6 Review

The Schecter Damien 6 features a basswood body, maple neck, rosewood fingerboard with 24 extra jumbo frets, EMG's popular H4/H4A pickup set and more! Black finish, black hardware and black pearl bat inlays compliment the Damien's aggressive sound.

Features:	8.6
Sound:	9
Action:	8.2
Reliability:	8
Impression:	8.2
Overall rating:	8.4
Users rating:	8.6
Comments:	28

Featured review by: unregistered, on may 27, 2005

Purchased from: Guitar Center

Features: Brand new 2005, comes with EMG humbuckers and available 26.5" scale or standard 25.5"! Great feel, and nice pearl bat inlays. Damien series rocks! Comes with 24 Medium/jumbo frets and black satin finish. Damien comes with a Floyd Rose tremolo!

- Binding: none
- Body: basswood
- Bridge/Tremolo: TOM w/thru-body
- Controls: volume/tone/3-way
- Fingerboard: rosewood
- Frets: 24 X-jumbo
- Inlays: black pearl bats
- Machine heads: grover
- Neck joint: bolt-on
- Neck material: maple
- Pickguard: none
- Pickups: EMG HZ H4/H4A set
- Scale: 25 1/2" // 10

Sound: Very good for heavy metal/rock. The Marhall AVT150 seems to be a great setup for it. Bright on the clean channels and dark on the overdrive channels. This guitar has a wide varity of playing styles, but I believe it's best for rock and metal. // 10

Action, Fit & Finish: Extremely well! I've got pics and sounds! // 10

Reliability & Durability: It will withstand live playing with good dependable hardware, and solid strap buttons. This is the only guitar you (especially myself) would need. // 10

Impression: Makes great for any style. I love those EMG humbuckers, and it is a guitar that I'd make myself! // 10

overall: 7

Reviewed by: violent.j.11, on may 27, 2006

Price paid: $ 349

Purchased from: Musician's Friend

Features: Satin Black finish, 25.5" scale, solid body, basswood, rosewood fretboard, bolt-joint, Grover tuners, EMGhz H4 bridge pickup (humbucker), EMG HZ neck pickup (humbucker), 24 frets, 2 controls: volume and tone, and bat inlays on fretboard. Pretty good features for the price. I find that the Grover tuners aren't the best in the world. I also wish there were two tone controls, but overall great features. I also really like the EMG pickups--give very nice sounds that dig into the the notes. // 7

Sound: I love the way this guitar sounds clean, but that is not it's best use. Metal and rock are definitely where the Damien 6 shines (if you need those real deep notes go for the Damien 7). From rythm chords to face-melting solos this guitar can give you the sound you need. I don't use the neck pickup as much as I do the bridge, but this will work for backup guitarists and leads alike. Harmonics sound great and are fairly easy to warp out of the guitar. What I really like about the sound in general is the the due to the body of the guitar. It's not too solid like Les Paul let's say, nor is it too bright like an Ibanez. The body really gives this guitar a distinct tone and great sound. // 8

Action, Fit & Finish: Everything was absolutely perfect when I recieved my guitar. Heck, the strings were even tuned (fortunately the strings didn't snap during the shipment! ). The way my guitar was packed (from the Schecter HQ) there was no way this was going to get damaged during the journey to my house. The finish on the Damien 6 is okay. I would like a Damien 6 with a glossier Shine (like it often appears online). I scratched my guitar the first day I got it with my belt buckle (bummer). You have to be really careful not to scrape it up if you want to keep it ship-shape. // 7

Reliability & Durability: Other than the aforementioned problem (scratches) this guitar is fairly durable. Not superb though. I have a feeling I'm going to have to buy a new guitar within the next 2 or 3 years at the latest. The Damien 6 will probably wear out within that time period. For live gigs this is definitely a good guitar as long as it is taken care of. Pretty reliable for the sound, tone, pickups, etc. it's the durability of this guitar that is the downside. // 6

Impression: I play thrash metal, heavy metal, nu-metal, and a little metalcore and I have to say I got the right guitar. There a a few Schecter Damiens and you can pick between the 6 (strings), 7 (strings), and FR (whammy bar). I was hotly debating whether to get the FR or not, but it was $50 more and, frankly, I didn't have the money or else I would have got it. Nevertheless I love my Damien 6 and do not regret buying it at all. I absolutely love the tone, the inlays, and the overall feel of the guitar, it is really comfortable to hold/carry around by strap. It is definitely not too heavy (but not too light). This guitar would probably not be welcome on a blues stage, or classic rock, or other less metal-ly arenas due to its bat inlays and just darkness, but I love it. If this were stolen I would probably get the Damien FR, but I would definitely stay with Schecter. Great guitar period. Well made. Rock on. // 7

overall: 9.2

Reviewed by: Tiamat, on july 16, 2007

Price paid: $ 683.24

Purchased from: Guitar World

Features: This guitar was made in 2006 by Schecter guitars, in South Korea. It has 24 X-Jumbo frets, and has a maple/rosewood neck, with black pearl bat inlays. The neck is maple and the body is made of basswood, which is light and provides decent sustain. it's finish is Satin black, which suits the guitar perfectly, but it's a shame that it only comes in black, some other colors would have been nice to see. It is shaped like a Standard Strat but still has nice contours and curves that make it seems somewhat unique. The bridge is a Tune-O-Matic, with a string-thru design for better sustain. It has a 3-way pickup selector, 1 tone and 1 volume controls. The pickups are in HB-HB setup and are passive EMGs. Tuners are Grover, and are black to match the guitars finish. The accessories that were included were a set of allen keys for every socket and hole on the guitar for easy maintenance, as well as the usual certification of authenticity etc. // 9

Sound: I usually play heavy metal, and this guitar suits my tastes well, with the dual humbuckers and the 24 X-Jumbo frets for easier access. The string-thru design creates longer sustain and the basswood body is light enough to wear standing up for an entire set without having to take it off for a rest. I'm currently running it through my Boss GT-8 multi effects and Roland Cube 60, which sounds great, and the GT-8 gives me a lot of versatility with the sound. The bridge pickup is hardly noisy at all, but the neck humbucker can give off quite a lot of noise when your playing with high gain. The guitar can a great amount of sounds, from Opeth to Behemoth and everything in between. // 9

Action, Fit & Finish: The guitar came mostly in tune, which was surprising as it came all the way from America to Australia, and I did not need to adjust the action at all, as it was fairly low already. The bridge was properly attached and the pickups were adjusted fine, and there were no flaws at all in the construction of the guitar that I could find. // 10

Reliability & Durability: This guitar will definitely withstand Live playing, as it is built very solidly and the finish is strong enough to withstand quite a beating. The hardware seems like it will last, as it is all fairly solid and durable. The strap buttons are solid and I am yet to experience any problems with them, though I will probably replace them with strap locks to protect it even further. I will definitely use this at a gig, and I would probably not need a backup, though I have other guitars just in case anyway. The finish is great, it is very durable and has not scratched or rubbed off anywhere, and I doubt you could really damage it unless you were actually trying. // 9

Impression: I mainly play heavy metal and this guitar is perfect for it, with its humbuckers, and awesome bat inlays which cast an evil aura over your playing. I have been playing for 4 years now, and own a Roland Cube 60, Ibanez RG2550E, and a Boss GT-8 multi-effects. There is nothing that I can find that is bad about this guitar, although maybe giving more choice of colors or upgrading the pickups to active EMGs would be the only things I would change. If I lost it or it was stolen, I would probably replace it or save the extra money and get the C-1 Hellraiser. I love the inlays on this guitar, and the smooth finish, it makes it a great instrument to play. I looked for many guitars when I was looking as I wanted a guitar with a fixed bridge, and had a string thru design. When I found this and it had bat inlay as well I was sold. Overall a very solid and well built guitar aimed at the heavier spectrum of music. // 9

Reviewed by: unregistered, on may 05, 2008

Features: I picked up this guitar after way to long looking thou guitars. this is mi second guitar so I didn't no to much about guitars before this. this guitars is fairly simple Strat shaped body double humbuckers (EMG h4 - h4a) a bolt on neck grover tuning heads rosewood fretboard tom throu body bridge one tone one volume, and 24fret easy access neck. // 8

Sound: this guitar is good over differend genres nd fx the bridge pickup duzent handle loud destortion as well as the neck one dose. first I ran it throu a dighitech 250 fx pedal and a create 15w amp, it sounded better than mi beginer kit at the time but in hid sight it sucked. o upgraded to a Peavey 65w studio pro which gives much better (less crunch) sound. the clean tones a great with both pickups(depending on the effect your going for). I can go from not the best of clean acoustic to all destortion I've tried. I've had a little feedback.. mostly with mi pedal and amp on distortion in the bridge pickup, but other than that it's handled anything I v tried. // 9

Action, Fit & Finish: although Schecter has a reputaion for good set up I had one problem when you got mi guitar. I had to tweek the bridge hight for a while. now I've got that fixed I haven't had any other troubles with it. haven't touched any other ajestmeants and everything elts is snug and working. I'm stilll looking into getting locking strap buttons(anyone wana help me out on that one) but other than that it has work great! one point of intrest, although it dosent have a coil tap, the pickups are tapped and the extra wires are just siting in the back. // 7

Reliability & Durability: this guitar feels like it will last as long as I will no matter how much I play it. never gigged with it but never had any scares with it not working right and I've taken it a lot of places. strap buttons are fine, I've never droped it, came close a few times but I think it's just mi old strap. no makes in a finish yet but it gets finger prints from greasy hands easitly nd they don't come off easeily // 9

Impression: over all from playing a little bit of everything with it (as far a rock goes) it's worked as good as I could hope. I've had it for bout six monthes with no trouble wat so ever and it shows up mi beginer kit for sure.I'm not sure that if I lost it I would get it again.. it's been a great guitars but scheter has come out with somenew models nd I waould also have to look into ESP guitars before I bought a new one. this guitar is comfterbale and good looking and it plays nice. th bolt on neck somtimes seems flimsy and I would rather have a thou body but that's just more. I get the most complements on the inlays, really sweet, check out a picture. this guitar and scheter in general is the best quality for price. I compared it to almost allt he schecters but they make mostly higher end guitars than this, and this fitted wat I liked. // 8

overall: 7.6

Reviewed by: Slovak_Ghost, on february 28, 2008

Price paid: $ 350

Features: I recently purchase this guitar. It is a 2007 Schecter Damien 6. This guitar consists of a basswood body with a maple/rosewood bolt on neck, 24XJ frets with 2 EMG passive pickups and a tone, volume, and three way switch. The tuners are of course grover, all black hardware and a satin black finish, topping it all off with pearl black bat inlays. The look of the guitar is exactly what I was looking for. For a Strat style body it looks much more agressive than your Standard Strat. I have a custom Fender Strat that is also flat black minus the bat inlays, they are very similar, though this is what I like, so why fix what's not broken right? Anyway I bought this guitar because for playing metal, my Fender just left something more to be desired. // 9

Sound: This guitar was built to play metal, which it does very well. Though I don't know much about the EMG passive pickups, because I put in the 81/85 active set as soon as I got it, but they produced decent tone for your low end throaty sounds. I decided to switch to the actives because I've always been a fan of active pickups and needed the extra quality they give you. I play through a Line 6 Spider III which give me everything that I need. The tone has a large range, from a high scream, to a more beefy sound. // 9

Action, Fit & Finish: The guitar was set up just fine. My only complaint is that the action seems to be a bit high, and when you lower the action you tend to get some fret buzz. The only way I have been able to achieve my lower action is to go with a thick gauge low end string, personally I use Ernie Ball Heavy Bottom Skinny Top. The finish on the body was perfect when purchased and everything was in sorts. // 7

Reliability & Durability: This guitar is very solid, and would, and had survived Live play. Though, as I did, I would suggest strap locks, but that is Standard with almost any guitar. The hardware is also solid and has yet to cause me any problems at all, I have had this guitar for over a year now and all has been fine. My only complaint is that the flat finish doesn't get scratched very easily, but marks can be left on it very easily. You can't really tell aside from when looking closely, but things like that tend to bother me. Also in spots when your skin makes contact with the guitar the flat black seems to smooth out, giving that part of the body more Shine, and seem less flat in color. // 6

Impression: Over all I really, really enjoy this guitar. Especially for the price, I don't think it can be beat. I have been playing guitar now for almost 7 years and have played many different guitars, and for this price this is a quality instrument. If it were lost or stolen, I would consider buying another one, if not this exact instrument I would buy another Schecter. When looking to buy this guitar, I was also looking at an ESP EX series, and decided that this would better suit my needs. Overall I think there are better guitars out there, but for the price the quality is over average. Somewhere down the line after college I will most likely up grade to something more violent, such as an ESP DJ-600 but until that time comes this I will continue to shred this bat out of hell. // 7

Comments

[stumtk]

Has anyone tried the Damien 7. Im thinking of buying one and i kinda wondering what ppl think about it.

[chrissssssss]

i bought one. love it! sounds amazing.the fretboard is a mile wide wich i like. it weighs a ton! it looks amazing,pictures don't do it justice.when i'm not playing it, i'm staring at it.i paid $399 from mus. frd. my only beef...the setup from factory.the low b string buzzes like crazy! i give it 9.5 out of 10

[Jhukka]

I bought Damien FR. It's the same guitar but it has a licenced floyd rose. The FR works very well, much better than with my older jackson licenced one. EMGHZs are great, clean works great and with distortion you can really rip some ass. 9,5 out of 10, because i had to round the edges of the frets. They were sharp enough to cut skin.

[violent.j.11]

Whoa that is wierd. I made this review exactly one year after the other guy did his. Eerie.

[Iron X Maiden]

=) That is kinda weird

I was wondering if someone could help me with this. I have never had a guitar with a wammy bar, let alone FR. What would I use it for (is it mostly just soloing?), and do you think it is worth $50 more than the regular Damien. Would I use it often?

If it matters, I play mostly Iron Maiden and Avenged Sevenfold.

Thanks for any help.

[gotthelife]

when you use a wammy is totally up to you, but if you want to see a tremolo in full force, check out some pantera dvds

[MIK4YC]

HAS ANYONE USED A DEMON 6?????
PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF ITS GOOD OR NOT!!!!
THANKS!

[Tedward]

I played this at the store with a krank amp. It sounded great, omg this is my next guitar. gonna have to wait about a year though The flat black suits it perfect, although i like the cherry colour better.

[RyD3R aka. Mark]

Hey everyone, i got a damien 6 yesterday and its awsome, i recomend schecter to evryone. i love the inlay in the neck, its a really easy guitar to play. the only thing i didnt like about it was the 'made in korea' sticker on the back, which i proptly removed i havent had a chance to put any distortion on it yet because my dad has a jazz amp which has c**p Distortion effects mwhich would be expected from a jazz amp. but im going back home tomorow and by then i will have the Zoom G2.1u which is the pedal im getting, so ill be able to see just how awsome this is in heavymetal and stuff tomorow. so yea i HIGHLY RECOMEND TO ALL !Peace Out, Rock on!

[luke9481]

This guitar is awesome. I play in a variety of tunings from Trivium (E) to Slipknot (B) and this guitar sounds great for all. Glad I didn't get the FR cause they are a pain in the ass to set up. EMG's sound great. I would definately buy another.

[deathchord19]

I cant wait i finally ordereed this guitar after finally gettin a job(carhoppin at sonic it suxed) and savin enough money,im lookin forward to it from what ive heard this is a great guitar and should be worth more,i was thinkin of gettin the damien 7 instead but it had the Floyd Rose and i heard it was a pain and ill admit im practically a newb guitartist looking forward to this guitar though.One question wats the differece between active and passive pick ups?

[curlykid666]

i've got 1 and its awsome!

[curlykid666]

active pickups have a more powerful and directed sound (little buzz), they also run of 9v batteries

[stew91]

i hope i get one soon

[thrasher__]

i'm getting one either tomorrow or some day next week =) depends on how i work. But i can tell everyone that if you want a guitar that doesn't cost as much as a ****ing car or some shit like that. THIS IS THE ONE YOU'RE GOING TO BUY! No doubt in my mind! Great guitar, and kinda cheap too.. A pair of active EMG's should make it a killer axe!

[new2castle]

bought one about 2 years ago
still have it.my main guitar. will always be.
wouldn't sell it for my life.has killer tone,killer pick-ups(hz series). satin-finish.
string-thru. grover tuners. wouldn't be able to live without it

[joshgiesbrecht]

My friend has this guitar. He payed about quarter the price that mine is worth (Schecter C-1 Silvertop, $700) And to be honest.. I think I like his more. THe sound is nice.. It's got killer chug.. And it's fun to play... Neck could be faster, and I'm not the hugest fan of the bat inlays. But the rest is just a beauty!

[cameronol]

is this better than the bc rich Warlock Metal Master?

[Ridddle]

what's the neck like on this?? Is it really thin like a Wizard neck or does it feel like a tree trunk like a gibson??
Cheers

[violent.j.11]

The neck isn't SUPER thin, but it is fairly skinny. Definitely not as fat as a Gibson, but I'd say it's more comparable to an Ibanez.

[bajasg]

is it worth the xtra $$$ to get this rather than an omen6

[Slovak_Ghost]

for sure....you get the emgs and a badass fretboard

[nutinpwnsgibson]

my friends getting this guitar used its gonna kick ass. he was thinking about the FR but i told him that licensed floyd roses tend to not be very good...

[jermstar44]

i've got a damien-6 too, its amazing, i definantly recommend it

[rama_maiden93]

i bought this guitar for 7 months ago and its ****in awesome.the neck is great for a shredder!!

[WatsonX40]

i bought a crimson red one about 4 months ago maybe and i felt bad cause i knew i was never gonna play my other one again.

[randomize]

This guitar is a definite buy for every reason, its lasts long (mine's still perfect), makes clear sound, HAS F***** BATS on the fretboard!!!!! , and you get to say every time you wanna play it "uh oh....you just woke Damien and he is ready to melt some faces!!"

[dtherocker]

does anyone know how this compares to the ESP mh 100??