I've had this exact guitar, same color in SSS version for about 3 weeks now, and the more I play it the more I love it. This guitar is very responsive and musical. I was very impressed at how it sits within the music and sings with it's own character. The build is very solid. Feels like a modern guitar when I play, and sounds like a traditional strat with it's own special character. It's a keeper. Out of the box, the action was at 2mm, I like my action low and was able to get it down to 1.25mm with no buzzing or choking. It's a keeper.
I like my action at about 1.2-1.5mm and wasn't sure if the Shecter would be able to achieve that without buzzing. I'm glad to hear that it can handle low action!
Bought this guitar 7 months ago in atomic green. It's hss and it's insane. The neck feels great, pickups handle gain pretty damn well and cleans are great too.
I ordered this model in the atomic ink finish, and haven't stop playing it. It's amazing the quality you get for the price. Super playable and has a great tone and feel. One of the best guitars I've played in my 30+ years of playing guitar. Just get one! You won't be disappointed
Amo cada detalhe dessa guitarra. Comprei uma HSS branca e não vejo a hora dela chegar. Não posso dizer que sou um fã de stratocaster mas quando vi Nick Johnston pela primeira vez com sua Schecter SSS pensei, eu quero ter uma igual a dele. Alguns anos depois encontrei essa guitarra aqui no Brasil, trazida por uma importadora pequena e praticamente ausente nas lojas. Que sorte a minha ter comprado uma das primeiras unidades trazidas e disponíveis aqui. Tenho certeza que sou um dos 20 primeiros a ter uma Schecter Nick Johnston no Brasil.
All I gotta say is , this guitars are amazing ... I own some high end strats , just so you guys know , is not a strat feel for the most part . But its worth your money and your time .
I like the strat look but not the feel. Their necks feel so chunky. The shecter has the look and a little bit of the fender tone but in a modern context. That's exactly what I want. And the fret board is nice and thin and it's got jumbos and the radius is almost flat. I'll definitely get that guitar haha.
Yoooo i bought this guitar not being too sure it was going to vibe with me and holy shit do I love it! It feels, plays, and sounds amazing. The pickups sound unique in the sense that they sound low output but yet high output at higher gain settings. Gives me that perfect hendrix sound.
A wonderful guitar with fantastic sound and good tuners and bar is perfect and its hold tune no matter how much you bend. the neck is wonderful and smooth. its a good player and the best guitar I have. Better than my Eric Johnson stratocaster. I love the guitar
@@sergiomozdzenskijr.9246 Honestly, I do not have the guitar left! What I did not like with it were the X Jumbo bands, I did not like them after a while of playing. I still have my Eric stratocaster 😁 schektern is a fantastic guitar but my heart says Fender 👍
Hi guys! I read lots of great things about diamond series. How does it compare to fender player plus? It's in similar price range. I wonder what's the feeling of necks and fret work on both? Is it really more comfortable to use thiner neck of schecter than "player plus"? Thanks!
From my experience the fret work on the schecters is more consistently better. The roasted maple neck on the schecter has a more natural woody feel compared to the very smooth feel of the fender. The neck shape and comfort completely comes down to you and what kind of neck you prefer in your hands :)
Purchased one last year. Fantastic playing and sounding guitar, especially if you need to draw both stratocaster and classic humbucker tones from one instrument. There are couple of slight issues (pickguard static on single coils and scratchy tone pot) which are a bit annoying for a guitar at this price point, but both easy to resolve.
I dig this axe looks like a working man’s Suhr in a few ways. Sounds killer! was wondering how heavy is it? I have a 30th anniversary diamond series strat that’s a brick. I’m old and dig lighter guitars lol
I fell in love with this guitar at first play. The tone control actually moves trebles and mids without getting muddy. The 14 inch radius is to die for…. Cannot note out anywhere you bend…. I am glad Fender does not keep up with other manufacturers and cannot build anything special like this guitar. 900 dollars for what this guitar has in feel and sound beats all. It truly is the poor working man’s Suhr!! I loved it immensely and it has no limitations except me…. No excuses now….the set up from the factory even with .010s feels like .009s and the smooth fret ends and roasted maple neck is amazing!! Just go play one…. You will find a way to buy it…and sell other strats you have. Every guitar I buy requires work and part replacement…. This one does not!! Just play one!!! Not sure who Nick Johnson is…. His taste in guitars is impeccable!! Against the Atomic Orange I would love to have a red tortious shell pickguard….. the only thing I may change…
A fret level and Suhr mod and this turned into my main player. IMO any hss should come with a Suhr mod. The resistor setup, either way you wire it, kills the single coils or kills the humbucker. Now both ends sound exactly as they should
@@AlphaToker Single coils and HBs are typically wired using 250k and 500k volume and tone pots, respectively. 99.999% of guitars come this way. HSS is the exception and diff manufacturers try it differently. You typically end up sacrificing the single coils or the HB. At the heart of the Suhr mod is a super switch, it allows for control of 4 separate circuits on one lever. This way we can run the appropriate 500k and 250k values to SC and HB and it will sound like the true front end of a fender and the full roar of a Humbucker on the bottom
Fast and thin. radius is 14. Super easy bends. Comes standard with 10 gauge string which for this guitar were tearing into my fingers. I switched to 8ś but will ultimately go to 9s. Highly recommend .
Great demo! So, in your opinion, is the humbucker on this guitar able to put out heavy gain tones, aka. is it okay for playing metal-ish music? I'm really considering this guitar bc the neck is freaking amazing!
Good morning! Thank you for this awesome review. Your playing is fantastic. I’m taking a very close look at this guitar. Pretty sure it’s going to replace my fender Stratocaster. I have a several Schecters already so I’m familiar with the brand. And I have a C1 that has a 14 inch radius which I love. This is an amazing guitar at an amazing price. My one comment is that you did not talk extensively about the floating tremolo system or use the tremolo arm, to see how it stays in tune after usage. Anyway great review you have convinced me. Thank you🎸🎸❤️❤️👍👍
@@NicolasGuerinetbloup I actually really like the sound of the player plus. It seemed to have more of the swirling harmonics, where as this seems more focused and modern.
my complaints on the guitar are the trem and the tuners... if you use the bar at all like i do, it ends up being tuning hell... spent a nice penny upgrading the tuners and trem... on the tuners they really just feel cheap.
Love my Nick Johnston model but want to change out factory saddles to graph tech but can't get a response from schecter on spacing do you happen to know what they are
@Richard Moore shecter finally emailed back said order saddles sized 2 3/16 not 2 1/16 for this model hope they're correct just placed an order for replacement's
@@Armando1228 Funny, Graph Tech just got back to me about their saddles for this guitar and the size they told me to get were their 2 1/16. How are the 2 3/16 saddles working out?
@@songfantasy670 no way hahaha they told me 2 3/16 I haven't installed them yet but I did chance out the locking tuners to graph tech and the string tree graph tech so far major improvement! What I will do is take the guitar to anka guitars here in Houston and have him measure saddles for certainty I've got both 2 1/16 and the other I'll see which one he things will work . Love the guitar but it didn't maintain tuning stability after a great set up
@UCsLhL0kaZ8JJZzfu1HOSpYw 6 inline tuners is what I purchased simple install the string tree well I stripped initial screw so I had to work carefully to remove factory one and install graph tech string tree which is superb! You'll notice a difference in the inline tuners just fantastic ! Other parts I changed bridge pickup to DiMarzio mo joe middle area 67 and neck injector now it's killer
Hi how would you rate it against the Fender MIM Strat?? Considering both are around the same price point. Would appreciate if you could give me any opinions.
Mate this guitar is better ... I own one in a different colorway , and also own strats both AM ana MIM , it doesn't feel so much straty tho , like he said it's more modern and imo gets the tone of a 335 on some level , which I love . It does more than a strat , but if you want a strat , get a strat . Cheers.
I have a couple Fender Strats which are great but neck stability is an issue. I'm wondering about better neck stability from Schecter. Anybody know if this guitar would be better in that respect?
I've had this exact guitar, same color in SSS version for about 3 weeks now, and the more I play it the more I love it. This guitar is very responsive and musical. I was very impressed at how it sits within the music and sings with it's own character. The build is very solid. Feels like a modern guitar when I play, and sounds like a traditional strat with it's own special character. It's a keeper. Out of the box, the action was at 2mm, I like my action low and was able to get it down to 1.25mm with no buzzing or choking. It's a keeper.
I like my action at about 1.2-1.5mm and wasn't sure if the Shecter would be able to achieve that without buzzing. I'm glad to hear that it can handle low action!
Bought this guitar 7 months ago in atomic green. It's hss and it's insane. The neck feels great, pickups handle gain pretty damn well and cleans are great too.
Just ordered the same.
I ordered this model in the atomic ink finish, and haven't stop playing it. It's amazing the quality you get for the price. Super playable and has a great tone and feel. One of the best guitars I've played in my 30+ years of playing guitar. Just get one! You won't be disappointed
Amo cada detalhe dessa guitarra. Comprei uma HSS branca e não vejo a hora dela chegar. Não posso dizer que sou um fã de stratocaster mas quando vi Nick Johnston pela primeira vez com sua Schecter SSS pensei, eu quero ter uma igual a dele. Alguns anos depois encontrei essa guitarra aqui no Brasil, trazida por uma importadora pequena e praticamente ausente nas lojas. Que sorte a minha ter comprado uma das primeiras unidades trazidas e disponíveis aqui. Tenho certeza que sou um dos 20 primeiros a ter uma Schecter Nick Johnston no Brasil.
Curtiu tocar com ela? Recomenda?
All I gotta say is , this guitars are amazing ... I own some high end strats , just so you guys know , is not a strat feel for the most part . But its worth your money and your time .
I like the strat look but not the feel. Their necks feel so chunky. The shecter has the look and a little bit of the fender tone but in a modern context. That's exactly what I want. And the fret board is nice and thin and it's got jumbos and the radius is almost flat. I'll definitely get that guitar haha.
This is what I worry about, that it won’t feel good to me.
I’m used to Gibson guitars so I am worried this will feel foreign.
Yoooo i bought this guitar not being too sure it was going to vibe with me and holy shit do I love it! It feels, plays, and sounds amazing. The pickups sound unique in the sense that they sound low output but yet high output at higher gain settings. Gives me that perfect hendrix sound.
A wonderful guitar with fantastic sound and good
tuners and bar is perfect and its hold tune no matter how much you bend.
the neck is wonderful and smooth. its a good player and the best guitar I have.
Better than my Eric Johnson
stratocaster. I love the guitar
Better than your Erics? Wow! Do you still think the same?
@@sergiomozdzenskijr.9246 Honestly, I do not have the guitar left! What I did not like with it were the X Jumbo bands, I did not like them after a while of playing. I still have my Eric stratocaster 😁 schektern is a fantastic guitar but my heart says Fender 👍
I just sold my Strat to buy this with 0 hesetation... I had many guitars in 35+ years but this is a spot on
Hi guys! I read lots of great things about diamond series. How does it compare to fender player plus? It's in similar price range. I wonder what's the feeling of necks and fret work on both? Is it really more comfortable to use thiner neck of schecter than "player plus"? Thanks!
From my experience the fret work on the schecters is more consistently better. The roasted maple neck on the schecter has a more natural woody feel compared to the very smooth feel of the fender.
The neck shape and comfort completely comes down to you and what kind of neck you prefer in your hands :)
Purchased one last year. Fantastic playing and sounding guitar, especially if you need to draw both stratocaster and classic humbucker tones from one instrument. There are couple of slight issues (pickguard static on single coils and scratchy tone pot) which are a bit annoying for a guitar at this price point, but both easy to resolve.
I dig this axe looks like a working man’s Suhr in a few ways. Sounds killer! was wondering how heavy is it? I have a 30th anniversary diamond series strat that’s a brick. I’m old and dig lighter guitars lol
Mine is 7lbs 11 ounces.
@@jasonb2916 not bad thanks for the reply ;-)
The right guitar strap will help with that big time!
I fell in love with this guitar at first play. The tone control actually moves trebles and mids without getting muddy. The 14 inch radius is to die for…. Cannot note out anywhere you bend…. I am glad Fender does not keep up with other manufacturers and cannot build anything special like this guitar. 900 dollars for what this guitar has in feel and sound beats all. It truly is the poor working man’s Suhr!! I loved it immensely and it has no limitations except me…. No excuses now….the set up from the factory even with .010s feels like .009s and the smooth fret ends and roasted maple neck is amazing!! Just go play one…. You will find a way to buy it…and sell other strats you have. Every guitar I buy requires work and part replacement…. This one does not!! Just play one!!! Not sure who Nick Johnson is…. His taste in guitars is impeccable!! Against the Atomic Orange I would love to have a red tortious shell pickguard….. the only thing I may change…
A fret level and Suhr mod and this turned into my main player. IMO any hss should come with a Suhr mod. The resistor setup, either way you wire it, kills the single coils or kills the humbucker. Now both ends sound exactly as they should
can you tell me more about this mod?
@@AlphaToker Single coils and HBs are typically wired using 250k and 500k volume and tone pots, respectively. 99.999% of guitars come this way. HSS is the exception and diff manufacturers try it differently. You typically end up sacrificing the single coils or the HB. At the heart of the Suhr mod is a super switch, it allows for control of 4 separate circuits on one lever. This way we can run the appropriate 500k and 250k values to SC and HB and it will sound like the true front end of a fender and the full roar of a Humbucker on the bottom
Is the string tree designed to be loose? I bought mine used. The string tree was loose, tried tightening it but the screw appears to be tight.
Will a vega trem fit on that bad boy? If so, I'm gonna pull the trigger on it.
That's an epic cover tattoo!
Looks nice!! How would you define the neck profile? Looks thinner/modern kind of profile
Fast and thin. radius is 14. Super easy bends. Comes standard with 10 gauge string which for this guitar were tearing into my fingers. I switched to 8ś but will ultimately go to 9s. Highly recommend .
Great demo!
So, in your opinion, is the humbucker on this guitar able to put out heavy gain tones, aka. is it okay for playing metal-ish music? I'm really considering this guitar bc the neck is freaking amazing!
I’d say you can pull off metal with it, if you check out 4.30 in the video I’m playing with some distorted tones. It’s a very versatile guitar
@@GuitarTalkUK beautiful, thanks for the quick answer!
Good morning! Thank you for this awesome review. Your playing is fantastic. I’m taking a very close look at this guitar. Pretty sure it’s going to replace my fender Stratocaster. I have a several Schecters already so I’m familiar with the brand. And I have a C1 that has a 14 inch radius which I love. This is an amazing guitar at an amazing price. My one comment is that you did not talk extensively about the floating tremolo system or use the tremolo arm, to see how it stays in tune after usage. Anyway great review you have convinced me. Thank you🎸🎸❤️❤️👍👍
How would you describe the tone of this guitar in comparison to the fender player series?
Compared to the standard player series, I’d say this has more character and better dynamics. Overall it’s just a better built guitar
For sure, it sounds fatter in comparison to the player but now, the player PLUS sounds also brighter than the former player generation.
@@NicolasGuerinetbloup I actually really like the sound of the player plus. It seemed to have more of the swirling harmonics, where as this seems more focused and modern.
my complaints on the guitar are the trem and the tuners... if you use the bar at all like i do, it ends up being tuning hell... spent a nice penny upgrading the tuners and trem... on the tuners they really just feel cheap.
That's where the difference lies between his actual signature model ( I believe almost 3k) and the cheaper version. They skimp on the hardware.
Which staggered tuners did you go with,
Can I ask what you upgraded to? I have the same gripe with the bright and can’t figure out a good alternative
Love my Nick Johnston model but want to change out factory saddles to graph tech but can't get a response from schecter on spacing do you happen to know what they are
@Richard Moore shecter finally emailed back said order saddles sized 2 3/16 not 2 1/16 for this model hope they're correct just placed an order for replacement's
@@Armando1228 Funny, Graph Tech just got back to me about their saddles for this guitar and the size they told me to get were their 2 1/16. How are the 2 3/16 saddles working out?
@@songfantasy670 no way hahaha they told me 2 3/16 I haven't installed them yet but I did chance out the locking tuners to graph tech and the string tree graph tech so far major improvement! What I will do is take the guitar to anka guitars here in Houston and have him measure saddles for certainty I've got both 2 1/16 and the other I'll see which one he things will work . Love the guitar but it didn't maintain tuning stability after a great set up
@@songfantasy670 oh by the way it was schecter that emailed me back about 2 3/16 the saddlws
@UCsLhL0kaZ8JJZzfu1HOSpYw 6 inline tuners is what I purchased simple install the string tree well I stripped initial screw so I had to work carefully to remove factory one and install graph tech string tree which is superb! You'll notice a difference in the inline tuners just fantastic ! Other parts I changed bridge pickup to DiMarzio mo joe middle area 67 and neck injector now it's killer
Hi how would you rate it against the Fender MIM Strat?? Considering both are around the same price point. Would appreciate if you could give me any opinions.
This is a more modern feeling instrument, in my opinion it’s a much better built guitar than the MIM Strat from the one I played
@@GuitarTalkUK Thanks for the info man.
Mate this guitar is better ... I own one in a different colorway , and also own strats both AM ana MIM , it doesn't feel so much straty tho , like he said it's more modern and imo gets the tone of a 335 on some level , which I love . It does more than a strat , but if you want a strat , get a strat . Cheers.
@@joesee1944 thanks for the insight man!
@@joesee1944
Cheers for your insight Sir.
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Is it possible to install an after market trem in this thing? Or does the string spacing / different trem system make that impossible?
Everything is possible ;)
I have a couple Fender Strats which are great but neck stability is an issue. I'm wondering about better neck stability from Schecter. Anybody know if this guitar would be better in that respect?
Roasted maple & ebony...my money is on rock solid.
Solo heavy rock??
The material they put up on locking tunner and bridge are cheap quality not expected. But the pickup and neck are well build.
Yes it is better than the fender!!
If Pepto Bismol made guitars.
😂
Great guitar. I would definitely buy if only if It had stainless steel frets.
You’re not gonna get ss frets for 1000
It would be 200$ to $300 more. Esp Ltd have some around $1000
@@davidlawrence701 Esp Ltd
Revstar ii
Inflation is a Killer
heard its a heavy guitar..
This one wasn’t any different than what you’d expect from an average Fender
I have held several of those and they are definitely heavier than basswood solid body guitars.
Not compared to a Les Paul! I think they're pretty much all under 8 pounds.