Hey, sorry for my late response, i wasn't logged in for a long time. All i can say is that neck of the AW-7 is very comfortable and playability is very nice. I haven't played the Schecter SLS but i've played the Ibanez 2127z which has 26.5" scale...i didn't notice that much of a difference in playability (referring to scale length) but my hands aren't that small, maybe its because of that. However, i chose the AW-7 out of a lot of guitars because i liked almost everything about its, the playability, the sound, and the design (i think schecter ruins the awesome look of the ebony fretboard with this skull inlays)