My new Schecter Omen 7 Extreme! (pics! lots!)

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ok, so i just wrote a HUGE friggin´post about the guitar, with pics and all, but somehow, it all just disappeared, so instead of writing it all again, i´m gunna condense the info a little :p

i was surprised when i first saw the guitar, because i didn´t think it would look THAT stunning... Quilted maple top (i thought it was a paintjob judging from the pic on schecter´s homepage), sorta quilted maple neck (not THAT quilted-ish, but definitely has that 3d-ish effect as the top, but more subtle... also, has lovely darker patterns on it, so it looks STUNNING)

all the maple stuff on this babe is 3d-action lovelyness :p

it also came with a coil tap that i was thrilled to see, because it didn´t say so on the schecter homepage :p

the backside of the guitar is beautyfull too, surprisingly... it´s basswood with the same fiinish as the maple top, and... it looks lovely! it has the same effect as flamed maple, except more subtle...

the pickups on this babe are much better than i would have thought, the sound of the guitar alltogether has got alot more balls than i would have thought, and the neck is nice and comfy (and has a lovely gloss finish)


couple things about the pics:
the thing on the tone knob is a cardboard thingy that says ´´coil tap´´ :)
the pics are taken with my cell phone camera, so you don´t see the details as well as i would have wanted...

ok, without further delay, here are the pics!


showing off the quilted maple top, and notice the pickups still have the protective plastic on them...


more detail... notice the carves and sculpts in the cutaways, and the arched top!


the headstock :D only complaint on the guitar is here... the truss rod cover only has one screw, and it sorta moves around a little :p although i don´t give thirteen shits, someone might :p


this is the guitar in it´s entirety, basking in the sun... love those inlays!


the backside... you can´t see the 3d-ish reflection effect in the wood grain in the pic though... also, notice the stuff that´s left on the control cavity cover after you strip the protective plastic stuff off it :p


yeah, that´s just how reflective this guitar is! GLOSS :D

so yeah... the things that really strike me about the guitar is it´s REDNESS! :D it´s REALLY red! and it´s a lovely shade of red too, nice and deep :)

it´s an overall comfy guitar, and it´s got everything that i would have wanted in a seven string unless i could get a custom one :p

pickups are more than decent, but i´ll be putting in a dimarzio in the bridge at some point... also, this babe has some really nice BALLS to it!

clips will come with time, trust me :) for now, bask in the red glow of this beauty!
 

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Looks cool, I've never seen a Schecterstock with the logo not on the end like that before, it looks cool
 

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WOW...gorgeous..

2 Questions..

1) Where the hell did you buy this from?

2) Is this 25 1/2 scale like the rest of the Omen series?
 

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ok, so the finish is great!

but how does it play? thats what most people want to know about :p (i am now debating a C-7 blackjack myself)
 

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Gloss beauty!

Such a nice instrument, the quilted looks amazing, and it's very very gloss, congrats man!
 

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i had my local guitar store import it ;)

about how it plays, i was pleasantly surprised actually, it´s really comfortable to play, and just really fits nicely in my hand... people said that it had a thick neck, and i was a little worried, me being very sceptical about thick necks (i´m used to wizard necks), but damn, it´s not thick at all! :p granted it´s not like a wizard necks, those are TINY, but it´s not huge or large at all... i find it maybe even a little more comfortable than a wizard neck at times, because wizard necks are so tiny you end up with a really cramped grip around it, and sometimes my hand hurts if i don´t hold it right... but this schecter neck is perfect :)

and yeah, the stock pups are surprisingly nice... could use some more high end for the clean, but if you just use the coil tap, it sounds great...
 

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thanks :)

i´ve been playing it for a while now, and man, it feels amazing! the fretboard is nice and smooth, and the notes just feel so ´´there´´ when i´m playing on it... it´s alot more articulate than my other guitars, and i feel the notes are very clear... especially when playing clean. can´t wait to load dimarzios in this baby...

it feels nice and sturdy in my hands, solid built guitar. also, transisioning from 6 to 7 string guitars was really simple, it was second nature after a couple minutes, and it´s the only guitar i play at the moment... i´m making a song where i use both 6 and 7 string guitars, but i can´t be bothered to record it yet, i don´t wanna go back to the 6 string :p

it also feels alot more logical... it´s easier to make melodies and stuff on it, and it´s easier to find chords and harmonies to go with it than it ever was on 6 string guitars... it feels alot more ´´fulfilled´´ if you will.

simply amazing :D
 

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i've just bought this guitar , this one looks fukin nice man, there's one thing worrying me though, how easy is it to access the upper frets, coz to me the neck joint seems pretty awkward. (i was gunna get the c-7 hellraiser, but couldn't find anywhere that would post to the uk) thanks dude
 

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upper fret access isn´t that good actually, i just tried it for ya, and it´s like the neck joint is in the way, like a block... you can´t get your whole hand up there, but stretching the fingers up there isn´t a problem... but they should have thought about that yeah... it´s alot more comfy having your hand all the way up there than stretching...

it´s not a problem for me, as i rarely EVER use those frets, and i don´t really care that much about the neck joint... i´d rather have a set-neck design myself though, with a sculpted neck joint...
 

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Congrats man!

I have never tried one of those, but I love my Hellraiser C-7. Schecter makes awesome guitars :agreed:

Treat her gently :lol:
 

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no, it´s a real maple top :) i thought it wasn´t real either, until they took it out of the box in the music store... i was all ´´holy hell, dude!´´:p

so yeah, it´s a real quilted maple top :)
 
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