Here is one of my guitars for metal. Schecter. I like it for any type of music.

[Roy Clark]

Yes I love country, Gospel, old rock, Elvis, 50;s and 60's music. Smooth mellow 70's is really fun to play. 80's 90's. Air Supply and others. But I watched MTV as a kid. And i'm called to preach. I miss the old MTV music only. Do I love distortion? Not really but a few song's like Living On A Prayer, Love Of A Life Time by Fire House. I love that group. So I got a metal playing style guitar. I got a basswood Schecter C-6 Deluxe Floyd Rose Special. Basswood body. I will copy the specs from the Schecter web site. It is the affordable model.

Thoughts on the guitar? The Floyd Rose is a Special and is fine to me. I'm not a Floyd Snob. Some dislike basswood but it is also on expensive guitars. Like the James Burton Telecaster from Fender. I dislike tuning up the Floyd Rose. But I love the thick pewter neck plate. The neck profile is not to my liking or the width of the neck. It is decent though.

Model Name
C-6 FR Deluxe
Item Number
435
Country of Origin
Indonesia
Guitar Color Shown
Satin White (SWHT)
Neck
Tuners
Schecter
Fretboard
Rosewood
Neck Material
Maple
Inlays
4mm Dots
Scale
25.5” (648mm)
Neck Shape
Thin ‘C’
Thickness
@ 1st Fret- .787” (20mm)/ @ 12th Fret- .866” (22mm)
Frets
24 Narrow X-Jumbo
Fretboard Radius
14” (355mm)
Nut
SGR by Floyd Rose
Nut Width
1.625” (41.3mm)
Truss Rod
2-Way Adjustable Rod w/ 5/32” (4mm) Allen Nut
Body
Guitar Colors
Satin White (SWHT)
Hardware Color
Chrome
Top Contour
Flat Top w/Bevel Edge
Dexterity
Right Handed
Construction
Bolt-on
Body Material
Basswood
Bridge
SGR by Floyd Rose
Electronics
Controls
Volume/Tone/3-Way Switch
Bridge Pickup
Schecter Diamond Plus
Neck Pickup
Schecter Diamond Plus
Accessories
Knobs
Metal Knurled w/ Set Screw

 

[dafreeze]

Not a shredder either but that’s a fine looking guitar

 

[new6659]

Nothing wrong with that!

 

[LivingMyDream]

Congrats on the Schecter!

I think Schecter makes some fine guitars. I used to have a C-1 Elite (part of the Diamond series), I'd still have it today if the gloss neck didn't have such a tacky feel. In every other way, it was an excellent guitar, but I lived in humid Tennessee, so it was an issue for me. I ended up trading it in on a deal for my Taylor. I still find myself thinking about it at times.

 

[cielski]

I've got a similar Floyd on my Peavey Cropper Tele-clone. Restringing is a bit of a PITA, but I do like the fine tuners on it. Once you have the strings dialed in and lock the nut down, the fine tuners work perfectly.

 

[Merc]

It’s been a few years since I’ve tried some. But the ones I did try played really well. With that one being white it looks really nice and clean.

 

[Roy Clark]

Not a shredder either but that’s a fine looking guitar

What is it then? Why is it not a shredder?

 

[Roy Clark]

It’s been a few years since I’ve tried some. But the ones I did try played really well. With that one being white it looks really nice and clean.

Mine is a different color. I found online example pictures in white.

 

[Roy Clark]

Congrats on the Schecter!

I think Schecter makes some fine guitars. I used to have a C-1 Elite (part of the Diamond series), I'd still have it today if the gloss neck didn't have such a tacky feel. In every other way, it was an excellent guitar, but I lived in humid Tennessee, so it was an issue for me. I ended up trading it in on a deal for my Taylor. I still find myself thinking about it at times.

I do too live in the same state as you. And the neck is not as good as my Yamaha. It is nice and lightly oiled. Or my Samick Jupiter because it has the best neck ever.

 

[Roy Clark]

Mine is also used with rusty screws and not as nice. It has some scratches. It is not mint.

 

[Ricochet]

I came close to getting a Schecter. They seem to have found a nice middle ground between Jackson shredability and PRS aesthetics, sorta.

 

[dafreeze]

What is it then? Why is it not a shredder?

Pardon me, I’m not a shredder but I like the look of your new guitar, Roy. Congratulations!

 

[mrfixitmi]

Congratulations on your new Schecter.
IMHO they are very under-rated guitars. Great build quality, competitive pricing, and I have never seen any electric issues like cold solder joints that I see on some higher priced guitars. The only upgrade I would consider is when the output jack fails replace it with a Switchcraft. They tend to holdup better than the generic brands.
We have an C1 FR, as well as as an old hollow body (Guitar Research Label). Both have been workhorse guitars that have held up flawlessly while gigging. The hollow body is used when playing in a Big Band, it has the looks and the sounds of the 1940's.
We do have humidity in Michigan, but we use car wax on the neck to stop it from getting "sticky".
Most people are not aware of Schecter guitars, so we don't have to worry about them being "borrowed/stolen" when on the road.

Gretsch guitars are wonderful, but people with sticky fingers seem to like them. When we travel with the Gretsch guitars, we put them in crappy non-descipt guitar cases, so far that has seemed to help.

 

[Gretschtim1]

I'm not a shredder but I like some of the songs and guitar parts from those days.
My Carvin 127 is from that era and can get a lot of those sounds minus the whammy bar stuff.
The 127 is a great and versatile guitar that's been one of my favorites for 28 years.

 

[thunder58]

nice guitar

 

[Roy Clark]

I do not shredd either. But I love all guitars. Carvin, Jackson, Ibanez and the one Michael played in Back To The Future. One of my favorite guitars is the Gus G guitar. And this one.

 

[RG7X]

Nice! I used to have the C-1 Classic and Jeff Loomis 7-string model. They make great guitars.

 

[GlenP]

What is it then? Why is it not a shredder?

Good question, Not sure if there is any one specific recipe or defining characteristic for a shredder, but that guitar seems to check all of them off. I tend to think of: high output Humbuckers, 24-frets, and maybe the shorter scale length for lower tension, but either a Fender or a Gibson scale length works.

I used to have a Yamaha 1980s HSS shredder, RGX-312, price was about the same as the model number, before "Made in Japan" was considered desirable, it had some nice sounds to it, but their style of tremolo bridge had some unique custom parts to it that were discontinued, when one of the saddles broke, I had to replace the entire bridge. I got a cheaper imitation Floyd and it never really worked well, the G string would pop out of the saddle often. I never really learned the proper way to re-string it and adjust it. Mine had a split coil option for the H bridge pickup. I like the (Clapton and Gilmour) single coil sounds too. But, man that Humbucker could really crank.