11/18/2011

Schecter Hellraiser Solo-6 Electric Guitar (Gloss White) Review

Schecter Hellraiser Solo-6 Electric Guitar (Gloss White)
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I've owned this guitar for 6 months and I absolutely love it. I had played it at guitar center prior to buying, which I recommend you do before purchasing any guitar online. Guitar feel is always a very personal thing, so play before you buy... OK, first off this is a beautiful guitar. I bought the white one because it was on sale at the time, but I've seen all three colors and they all look stunning in person. The abalone inlays on the neck and around the body are unexpected on a guitar in the price range and lend a classy, yet gothic look to the mix. Locking tuners are also not too common on a $750 guitar. Schecter's curvy single cutaway design is my favorite compared to say PRS, ESP or even Gibson. This guitar simply has a solid, quality fit and finish; with no flaws to be found and it played great right out of the box. No set up was needed. The EMG pickups are optimized for high gain music styles- I play alot of classic rock and metal and EMG has the perfect tone for those. Yet the HR Solo 6 also has a very bright tone on a clean amp channel and the single coil tapping on both pickups adds even more versatility. Check out the many reviews on YouTube for more about the variable tones and to hear it for yourself. Bottom line; this guitar looks, feels and sounds like it should cost twice what it does... and I would buy the Solo 6 HR again without hesitation and recommend it to anyone looking for a quality rock guitar that is worth far more than its price. Well done Schecter!

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TheSchecter Hellraiser Solo 6 lives up to its name. This guitar was madefor the loud, the heavy, and the very metal. Just a few powerchords andyou'll know that no other tonewood conveys dark tones like a solidmahogany. The 3-piece set mahogany neck with Ultra Access heel designgives you total access to the 24-fret rosewood fingerboard. Fitted withan EMG Active 81TW Dual Mode Humbucker/Single Coil pickup in the bridgeposition and an EMG 89 Active Humbucker/Single Coil Alnico pickup inthe neck position, you'll also have an amazing sound palette to workwith. Through the body string mounting gives you even more sustain, andaesthetic touches include gothic cross fingerboard inlays, abalonebinding, and black chrome hardware.

Mahogany BodyThe Hellraiser's mahogany body gives you thick lows and mids along withrich higher notes. The set-neck design adds sustain, and the glossywhite finish and abalone binding give it a killer look to match.

3-Piece Mahogany NeckThe 3-piece mahogany set neck features 24 X-Jumbo frets in a 25.5-inchscale. The rosewood fingerboard is ready for shredding, and boastswicked-looking "Gothic Cross" inlays.

EMG Active PickupsThe EMG-81TW humbucking pickup in the bridge position boasts adual-mode design for maximum flexibility. Get all the crunch andaggressiveness that 81s are famous for, and enjoy a single-coil thatfeatures a fatter tone with plenty of punch and clarity. Dual internalpreamps, one tuned for single-coil mode and the other for dual-coilmode, give the 81TW two distinct sounds while delivering EMG's wellknown noise canceling technology.

In the neck position is an EMG 89, loaded with Alnico V magnets andalso featuring separate preamps for dual coil and single coil modes. Indual coil mode, the sound is rich, warm and powerful, but still veryclear. In single coil mode you'll get a more traditional Strat singlecoil sound: bright, airy, and chimey.

Both pickups can be switched between single-coil and humbucker modewith the push/pull taps on the volume knobs.

Graph Tech "Tusq" NutThe precision Tusq nut is made with Graph Tech's "man made ivory,"which couples the strings' vibrations to the neck and is impregnatedwith Teflon to improve the tuning performance of your guitar. Play ashard as you want, bend a few steps, and your strings glide back intotune. The highly resonant material also means you'll get more richnessand harmonics from every note.

Dependable HardwareThe TonePros Tune-O-Matic bridge with string-thru-body design helps getthe sustain and harmonics you need, and combined with Schecter'slocking tuners gives you stable tuning and more control over yoursound.


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