It has 24 frets on a rosewood fretboard, a flamed maple top and it has a bolt on maple neck (with rosewood fretboard). It has a Strat-esque shape but a little thicker, a string thru body with a Gibson style bridge.
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SuperAnalytical, on january 03, 2006 3 of 3 people found this review helpful
Price paid: $ 400
Purchased from: Guitar Center
Features: The Guitar Center exclusive Schecter Gryphon is one amazing guitar. Korean made but inspected in the US, it has the range of 24 frets on a rosewood fretboard on a maple neck. The beautiful abalone inlays set this guitar off beautifully. Body wood is mahogany with a maple flame top. Body style is similar to the Jackson Soloist, indeed pretty sexy. Bridge style is string-thru TOM wonderfully black in color. All the hardware is black. The pickups are Duncan Designed probably similar to the Seymour SH-4 JB and SH-2 Jazz set in neck and bridge positions. Color finish is a ruby/blood red. Passive electronics (no batteries here) with coil-tap on the tone knob to split the humbuckers, 1 volume, 1 tone, Graphtech nut, 3-way Switch, and Grover tuners finish off the hardware. I got no real extras in this deal. // 10
Sound: I play 90s alternative stuff along with a few modern bands like White Stripes. The amp that I have is the Line6 Spider II 15 practice amp sadly which I am hopefully going to upgrade to a VOX ADVT50 watt. I currently use two effects pedals, a Distortion Factory DF-7 and EHX Small Clone. I enjoy any of the sounds that I create from jazz to rock, and anywhere in between. Bluesy tones can easily be created using the neck humbucker, as overdriven punk is suited for the bridge. Awesome versitility. // 9
Action, Fit & Finish: All of the setup was flawless, the nut was aligned, bridge was set just right, action was excellent. The bookmatched top could have been better, but I'm not complaining. I have recently found some crevaces in the finish, but nothing really noticeable. // 8
Reliability & Durability: This guitar should definatly be a live player, it stays in tune for weeks. The strap buttons are flawless but could appear a little cleaner. The finish is wonderful, very durable. I would definately trust this in a gig without a backup, but I doubt I ever would play without one to be ont he safe side. // 10
Impression: I've been playing a little over a year and this was my first guitar. I feel that I don't deserve it it is so wonderfully playable. I wish I would have tried out more guitars because I really went on impulse with this one. I tried 4 guitars in total, this one being my second choice to an Epi SG which was 50 bucks more. I love everything, and I wish it came with a clone of itself because it plays that beautifully. Great for any style of play, although it looks like a metal oriented guitar. Don't continue any further, I have nothing more to say but buy this guitar! // 10
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dougp96, on june 19, 2006 1 of 1 people found this review helpful
Purchased from: Guitar Center
Features: As is the case with all Schecters, this Gryphon was set up in the United States. It has 24 jumbo frets on a rosewood fretboard. The neck is a bolt-on maple. The body is comparable to a Strat. It has Duncan designed pickups, Grover tuners, and a tone-pro bridge. The tone knob can be pulled up to turn the double-coil pickups to single coil. For the price the features are great. Some people knock the strings Schecter puts on their guitars at the factory, but I have no problems with them. I'll eventually Switch the strings to the Ernie Ball Super Slinkies, but for now I have no complaints about the factory strings. // 10
Sound: I mostly play harder rock, usually punk-ish in nature (stuff ranging from Bouncing Souls and NOFX to Sum 41 and Blink 182). This guitar suits all rock wonderfully. I was worried before I purchased this guitar that it was only going to be good for metal; NOT the case. My punk stuff sounds wonderful through this guitar because the action is so fast (I'll get to that later) and the sound is beautiful. The guitar has a very nice sound when played without distortion as well. It does it all. It sounds better played with the pickups at double-coil than at single coil. I'm currently playing through a Line 6 Spider II 112 (75 Watts) and a Fender Frontman 15G practice amp, and it sounds great through either one. This is a great guitar for any type of rock, even soft rock, plus it has a great blues sound. I wouldn't reccommend it for country, but I doubt most people looking at Schecters are strictly country musicians. // 10
Action, Fit & Finish: The setup is flawless. When I got it at the store, they brought it from the back, so I was the first one to play it, and it didn't even have to be tuned (apparently this is the case with just about all Schecters). All the knobs are secured, as is the input jack and pickups. The action on this guitar is lightning quick, which makes it so perfectly suited for any hard rock, punk, or metal. The strings are very low to the fretboard, but not too low (no buzzing strings, I know what that's like, and this certainly doesn't have it). The neck is extremely smooth, which adds to the great action on this guitar. The guitar has a killer look on top of everything; mine is Charcoal Burst. // 10
Reliability & Durability: This guitar could withstand anything. I play pretty hard, and it stays in tune better than any guitar I've ever seen; it can go days, even a week of being played every day, be carried in a case, and not go out of tune. Mine sat in the case in the back of the car during a five hour drive from Detroit to Chicago, and when I took it out of the case it was still in tune. Unbelievable stuff. // 10
Impression: I play a lot of punk-ish stuff, and it suits the music wonderfully. Most people play metal with Schecters it seems, but you can use this guitar for any style. I've been playing for a little over 2 years and I love it. My dad's been playing for decades and he likes it as much as I do. It's a great guitar for anyone, especially at $400 (Or a deal if you can swing one at Guitar Center, where this guitar is a store exclusive). It plays like a guitar that should cost twice as much as it does. I plan on having this guitar for a long, long time. I played a lot of guitars before purchasing this one- Jacksons, Schecter Omen 6 and 06 Deluxe, Telecasters, B.C. Rich, Ibanez, and it came down to this or a Standard Mexican Strat, and the versatility and overall playability and action of this guitar blew the Strat away, despite their similar price tags. If it were stolen, I'd be a broken man, but I would buy a new one. My favorite feature is the speedy action, the smooth neck, low strings, and great sound for any style of music. I have absolutely no complaints about this axe. those of you looking for a punk rock guitar this is the one. Schecters aren't only for metal; after all, Goldfinger and Dead Kennedys use members of the Schecter family. // 10
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thetoastinator, on december 26, 2005 1 of 1 people found this review helpful
Price paid: $ 400
Purchased from: Guitar Center
Features: My Schecter Gryphon is my second guitar. It was made in 2004 as far as I am aware. It was made in Korea and set up in the US. It has 24 jumbo frets on a rosewood fingerboard, albalone inlays (I think) maple neck, and a flamed maple top. It's shaped like a Strat pretty much. It has a Tune-O-Matic brige with a string-thru body. There is 1 volume knob, and 1 tone knob, which can be pulled up to change the dual humbuckers into single coils. I dont really like the sound of the coils tapped with the stock Duncan Designed pickups, but I'm getting them replaced soon. It has a 2 way pickup selector. All of the hardware is black, and looks very nice with the color of the guitar. // 9
Sound: I mainly play metal and classic rock, and it gets the job done quite nicely. When I want a metal sound, I use the humbuckers, and when I want a classic rock sound, I tap it for single coils. The sound of the humbuckers are great, but when its tapped, its not the best. When its tapped, there is a lot of excess humming, although that is found in almost all single coils. I am using a Line 6 Spider II 30 watt with either no effects or a Digitech RP 50. It sounds good with the effects on or off. // 8
Action, Fit & Finish: When I took this guitar out of the box, it was set up pretty well. I play with a very low action for tapping, so it was a little high for me, but it was still at a good height. The pickups were raised at a perfect height. The maple top looked wonderful with the guitar. It has a very thin, fast neck, which is different from my Fender Strats neck. // 9
Reliability & Durability: This guitar will definately withstand gigs. The hardware looks like it will last for a long time and it wont give out on me. I replaced the strap buttons with straplocks, just incase, but the stock strap buttons seemed pretty soild to me. I probably wouldnt gig without a backup, for obvious reasons (tuning, broken string etc) but if I had to, I would. The finish is clear-coated and it looks like it will last for a long time. // 9
Impression: I play metal and rock, and this guitar is a perfect match. I have been playing for about a year, and my other guitar is a Fender Strat, which I also love. The only thing that I might change with this guitar is the pickups to a better match for the coil tapping. If it was stolen, I would definately get it again if I had the same amount of money. Overall, it is a great guitar, and I would recomend it to any beginner or intermediate at guitar. // 9
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superguitarist1, on november 07, 2005 0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Price paid: $ 359
Purchased from: guitar center in arlington heights
Features: This guitar is a wonderful thing for me. It is my first guitar, so I like alot. It's got 24 larger frets for begginers, though it's not htat much of a difference. Rosewood neck. Laminated top. I'm not sure about the body wood though. It's got a Strat design type body. One amazingly cool/helpful feature is that the strings go through the body, so it's easy to change strings. The electronics are somewhat active, and it's got a volume knob, a push-pull coil tab, and a 3-way selector. It's got good pickups. There's a case that comes with. It's soft on the inside (fake fur type material), and it's a metal case on the outside. It also came with a strap, but I don't like the way that the strap button is placed on the horn. // 9
Sound: I love the sound it produces. Most of the effects I use are on the amp, but it's still got a good sound. Kind of like a Les Paul sound. My amp is a crate 65-watt. It's got a lot of effects and 2 o/d modes. It can be noisy, but only if you want it to be. It can be set (with my amp) to any setting or tone you want. The guitar sounds are limited mostly to what effects you use w/ your fingers, but the amp quality is great. // 8
Action, Fit & Finish: Everything as far as the settings on the guitar are good so far, so it's really good in this area. // 10
Reliability & Durability: I play this thing 35 hours a week. If it can stand that, it can definitely stand live playing even for 7 hours straight is my guess. I have a problem w/ the strap buttons though. The one on the horn keeps falling out. I think it's just this specific guitar though. // 10
Impression: I personally play all kinds of rock on this thing from Nirvana to Ozzy to just about everything else. This is my only electric, of course I've only been playing since January. If it were lost, I wouldn't buy it again only because I can't afford another one. I love everything about this guitar. When I started playing it, it just felt natural for my fingers. I do wish it had more tone knobs though. // 9
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fridzeppelin, on july 05, 2005 0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Purchased from: Guitar Center
Features: I think it was made in 2004, in Korea. It has 24 jumbo frets with abalone dot inlays on a rosewood fretboard. It has a charcoal flametop. It is a string-thru body. There are 2 Duncan Designed humbuckers. It has a coil tap knob, and it has grover tuners. // 10
Sound: This guitar has a perfect sound for hardrock, or metal. You can also get a good clean tone out of it. It has an unbelievably good sound. There is absolutly no buzzing. Not to mention the great sustain that the string-thru body adds. If like playing solos I suggest getting this guitar. // 10
Action, Fit & Finish: This guitar has a flawless setup, and the action is perfect. The pickups required no adjustments. Everything on this guitar is made to perfection. Everything was 110%. // 10
Reliability & Durability: This guitar is solid all around. It is made with quality hardware. It is a very dependable guitar. If I where to use it at a gig, I wouldn't need a back up. It has a quality paint job. Mine has the charcoal flame top. It looks unbelievable. // 10
Impression: This guitar is a perfect match to the music that I play. I play anything from blues to metal. I've been playing for about 11 months, this is my 5th guitar. I also have an Epiphone Les Paul, and an Epiphone PR-150 acoustic. If it were damaged in anyway, I would take it back and buy a new one. The Seymour Duncan Humbuckers give it a great sound. The grover tuners make it stay in tune. The string-thru body makes it very easy to re-string. The 24 frets and smooth neck allow for great soloing. Not to mention the great appearance. I compared this to a Fender Strat, and a Fat Strat, and it blew them both away. This guitar is perfect all the around. // 10
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unregistered, on september 12, 2005 0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Price paid: $ 382
Purchased from: Guitar Center
Features: I'll start this off by saying I am in love with this guitar.
Korean made, my Schecter 'Diamond Series' Gryphon was inspected by Schecter in the USA. Fret count is at 24 med./jumbo with a wonderful maple neck and rosewood fretboard. I'm guessing it's the same as a Strat considering it looks like one. Laminated top I do believe and I have no clue as to the body's wood. I assume maple due to mostly the rest of the guitar being maple. It seems to be a flamed top finish, ruby red (blood red as I like to call it). Body style is Strat with a couple extra contours in near the neck part of the body. Bridge is Gibson-like single stop bar then goes into the string-thru body. All black hardware which looks killer on it. I'm not sure about the electronics whether being active or passive. One volume knob and a coil tap tone knob. Pickups are at bridge and neck and are black Duncan Designed. Grover tuners I believe of the locking type. Let see, other stuff I bought with the guitar:
And to think I was going to buy a DigiTech Grunge Pedal too, but that would have given me a bad number, grand total was $666 flat. // 10
Sound: Mostly '90s alternative all-around besides some Clapton I can play and hopefully getting into Hendrix soon. Amp model would be a Line 6 Spider II 15 which absolutely fits this guitar in every single way. No effects outside the amp itself, crazy options on it. Noisy: of course! Even on the lowest of volumes it cuts through the air making the floor shake with excitement. It's a good noisy nonetheless. It's only quiet on clean mode. A little too quiet. It seems as though as you progress through the strings one by one their volume decreases. I don't quite understand this but it's still alright. Both a rich and full sound, it's quite amazing. Bright is included. This guitar can do anything. I am very pleased with the variety. The Line 6 site tells you song settings for their amp but I tried out the Smells Like Teen Spirit setting and it wasn't right. The Crunch didn't give it any justice. You should step up to metal if you want a similar sound. Perfect sound for Nirvana Unplugged songs especially Come As You Are, almost replicated with both guitar and amp. Superb but a few shaky bits! // 8
Action, Fit & Finish: Guitar was perfectly set up for anyone. The strings were low enough to be comfortable for anyone. Beats my acoustic guitar's action by a landslide. The pickups were even good with the plasticy film stuff they put on to protct them it seems. But yes, excellent pickups on this. The bridge is routed perfectly as with most same with the nut-string alignment. No flaws yet to be seen. Besides the tone knob creating feedback on the guitar which is strange. // 10
Reliability & Durability: Live playing, I'm damn sure this will withstand anything you give it. Besides a smashing maybe. Never goes out of tune unless you want it to, and the hardware looks solid. Possible knob-control issues in the future I think. Strap buttons are awesome. They're wide and skinny at the same time with a screw going through it for support. I can definately depend on this in the future for being a main guitar. I have no back up, first guitar (electric anyways) so I'd have to go without one. Finish looks tough and lasting. No pick-guard either. But I never seem to hit it on any guitar I play. Awesome, reliable, durable, piece of machinery. // 10
Impression: Music I play is alternative, for now. Gonna get into jazz eventually. This is a very good match for me. I've been playing about a year now. I also can play trumpet and a little bass guitar. Other gear - see first section. I wish I had asked to try out the Omen 6 first 'cause it was cheaper. I played this at Guitar Center on the same model amp I was going to buy along with an Epi LP100, Epi SG, and an Epi Dot. This was the best suitable guitar for me. Bigger than the LP100 but smaller and a solid-body than the Epi Dot. The SG was a little overboard in price for me at $450. I love everything. I can't say I hate a thing. My favorite feature would be the finish, the only thing that could beat it would be Gibson's emerald fade finish. I hope all you metal heads convert from BC Rich to Schecter. Way better. And for other guitarists also looking for a 'Strat-Fighter' besides an LP. Get this guitar if you cherish your style of music. Please, save this guitar and smash your other one! You won't need another if you have this! // 10
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the_reaper, on april 08, 2005 0 of 2 people found this review helpful
Price paid: $ 400
Purchased from: Guitar Center
Features: I bought this guitar off the shelf, and in the price range nothing was comparable except the Fat Strat. I chose this one because of the coil tapping. This way you can have bridge and neck single coils and humbuckers. It has 24 frets on a rosewood fretboard. It has a flamed maple top and it has a bolt on maple neck (with rosewood fretboard). It has a Strat-esque shape but a little thicker. It has a string thru body with a Gibson style bridge. As I said it has coil tapping humbuckers. It has one volume and one tone with a three way selector Switch. I believe it has grover tuners, 3 on a side. // 8
Sound: I have a pretty versatile style and this guitar suits it ok. For the price it's good but it does them all just ok. When you activate the bridge and neck humbuckers it can get a pretty high out put and good for metal sound. I use it through a Fender Hot Rod Deville (an all tube amp) and it gets a decent blues sound when cranked through the guitar. All though I played a Fender Jimmie Vaungh Strat and it blew it away for blues. It's noisy on single coil mode with distortion cranked but otherwise it's very quiet. It has a dry sound with a very punchy clean tone. It can get kinda bright but you need some amp EQ to get a funk sound out of it. This guitar will do heavy and nu-metals ok, blues and funk ok, country tones ok, just about anything ok. // 6
Action, Fit & Finish: I took it in for a set-up as soon as I got it and it still buzzes on a few frets. I also adjusted the pick-ups and now they sound pretty good. The only real problem is a noisy tone knob when you turn it and don't touch any metal, probably something isn't grounded well. // 6
Reliability & Durability: I would play this guitar live but only cause it is the only thing I have that doesn't go out of tune every five seconds. The hardware seems somewhat durable but I'm planning on some upgrades anyway. The strap buttons are good but I still want a strap lock system. I would always bring a back up but I'm sure it would be fine playing live by it's self. // 6
Impression: I play everything and this guitar does it ok so considering I' just an ok player it fits me well. My gear also assists getting any style of tone I want. My amp has great Fender cleans but crummy distortion. So my array of distortion and overdrive pedals do everything. My MD-2 (mega distortion) gets good nu-metal tones (although I really don't play that stuff that much), my DS-1 will get a great punk tone (which means it sounds like crap) and my TS9 gets a great blues tone. If it were lost or stolen I would save up $700 and buy a C-1 from Schecter. Same versatility but with much better tone. This guitar (exclusive to Guitar Center (or so it says)) is basically a poor mans C-1. Since the C-1 isn't that bad of a price it's probably a better idea to buy that. Assuming that I keep this my next purchase will be a Fender American Strat, then a Les Paul or Ibanez, since this guitar is better at heavy stuff than light stuff. // 6
A7XRemenissions
: i cant decide between the gryphon or damien 7, suggestions from anyone who owns either? POSTED: 01/03/2007 - 03:03 am / quote|
thetoastinator
: If you have a guitar center near you, you could get the new gryphon 7, which would probably be better than the damien. POSTED: 01/17/2007 - 06:26 pm / quote|
gcnmaster7
: I've bought this guitar. If you are looking for a sick guitar for under $500 dollars, this is the guitar to get. It rocks hard! POSTED: 04/27/2007 - 08:14 pm / quote|
Nightfyre
: is there really a 7-string gryphon? i can't find it listd anywhere, and i'm planning on getting this or the damien 7, same as a7xremenissions. if there is i'll definitely check it out! POSTED: 06/13/2007 - 07:40 pm / quote|
koikomoru
: I traded in my JS1000 to get something that had a hard tail. This guitar is great for the price and can do just about anything you want it too. Don't forget that the tone nob pulls out to make the humbuckers act as a single coil. POSTED: 06/26/2007 - 04:17 pm / quote|
is there really a 7-string gryphon? i can't find it listd anywhere, and i'm planning on getting this or the damien 7, same as a7xremenissions. if there is i'll definitely check it out!
yes, I own it, bought it at guitar center for ~$400. It is an awesome guitar. I play mostly metal and other non-soft rock. Also some solo guitar. great finish; I got the red which is shiny and beautiful. POSTED: 10/23/2007 - 09:23 pm / quote|
muffman1283
: Would anyone reccomend the gryphon over the omen 6? POSTED: 02/21/2008 - 08:28 am / quote|
Would anyone reccomend the gryphon over the omen 6?
i would highly recommend the gryphon over the omen 6, the omen is just a basic guitar and is in my opinion pretty crappy, the gryphon is far more versatile POSTED: 05/13/2008 - 03:40 pm / quote|
unlucky7x
: there is a 7 string gryphon seeing as how i have one. the only place i could find it was on ebay and its the only one ive ever seen. but its defineately better than the omen or damien 7 POSTED: 06/16/2008 - 11:10 pm / quote|
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