Last Sunday, Davis GMC alerted me to these 40th Anniversary models by Schecter, the C-1 (top) & Avenger (bottom) which were in store. The C-1 is a neck-through model while the Avenger is a set neck. The pickups you see there (OK, not so obvious) are covered USA Pasadena humbuckers which sounded very active; think of EMG's HZ model. These guitars are indeed deserving commemorative units with immaculate construction. They are satin finished from one end to the other, no glossed over parts whatsoever.
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Hi, have you tried them out? How's the sound?
Did you also try the Banshee elite Cep that just came in?
Yes, I've tried them out, otherwise I won't be posting how they sound like :-)
Banshee Elite- was waiting for a fixed bridge Banshee to arrive here but this Elite version is not a bolt-on. Very shred-friendly neck.
Have you tried the bolt on?
Why would one choose the bolt on compared to the neck through of the elite pls?
The bolt-on Banshee is also available in store & I played that one a few times, didn't buy because of the Floyd Rose bridge which I'm not into in the mean time. A bolt-on model has more snap in single coil model compared to set-neck/ through body construction which I prefer.
Ah, I see. I prefer a fixed bridge and am also waiting for that version to arrive.
As the banshee has 2 humbuckers, would this 'snap' be heard when the split coil is activated via the push pull tone knob?
I hope the distributor Musictalk will bring it in.
Thanks for the chat.
Many people have reservations when it comes to single coil tones coming from a split humbucker- it's still a single coil in use. Given the right set up, it will sound very convincing if not similar to a stand alone single coil pickup. Actually, I've been waiting for the bolt-on, fixed bridge version for a while already. Slim chance, it seems...
Hmm, unless you order it from ebay:
http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=252229888826&alt=web
I still wish the neck profile was thicker, like a strat.
Oh well.
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