Fredrish
Dödsevangelist
After careful consideration and some discussion in my previous thread, I went ahead and ordered this beautiful instrument. Quick delivery, considering it came from Germany, just three days. Thomann lives up to the standard. 
Pictures (hope the link works): Schecter - Imgur
It came out of the box perfectly set up, to my surprise - even the truss rod was correctly adjusted! I've never experienced that before, so kudos to Schecter, Thomann or whoever is responsible. I've never played an 8-string before, but it was not the extra string that felt immediately strange, but rather the scale length; it's comfortable as hell for rhythm work, but when I move up the fretboard for soloing and melodies it feels somewhat awkward. I'll get used to it after a couple of hours of playing though.
The quality of the instrument seems high. Nice fretwork, sturdy hardware, well adjusted nut, etc. Stays in tune nicely, thanks to the locking tuners.
I didn't really know what to expect from the pickups. I had a pair of Blackouts 6-string a couple of years back which I weren't to fond of, but that was probably due to a combination of wrong pickups, wrong guitar, wrong amp. Anyway, these are AWESOME! They have a very distinct sound, much different from the EMG 707's I had in my Gibson V. A f**kload of punch and heaviness, combined with sparkling clarity. Perfect for an 8-string since they let all tones, even the lower ones, come through clearly without being muddy.
Not much to say, other than that. I am very pleased that I chose this instead of the Ibanez RG2228, can't imagine I'd be that much more happy with one of those. I plan on recording a demo, maybe tonight or later this week. I'll post it here as soon as I'm done.
Pictures (hope the link works): Schecter - Imgur
It came out of the box perfectly set up, to my surprise - even the truss rod was correctly adjusted! I've never experienced that before, so kudos to Schecter, Thomann or whoever is responsible. I've never played an 8-string before, but it was not the extra string that felt immediately strange, but rather the scale length; it's comfortable as hell for rhythm work, but when I move up the fretboard for soloing and melodies it feels somewhat awkward. I'll get used to it after a couple of hours of playing though.
The quality of the instrument seems high. Nice fretwork, sturdy hardware, well adjusted nut, etc. Stays in tune nicely, thanks to the locking tuners.
I didn't really know what to expect from the pickups. I had a pair of Blackouts 6-string a couple of years back which I weren't to fond of, but that was probably due to a combination of wrong pickups, wrong guitar, wrong amp. Anyway, these are AWESOME! They have a very distinct sound, much different from the EMG 707's I had in my Gibson V. A f**kload of punch and heaviness, combined with sparkling clarity. Perfect for an 8-string since they let all tones, even the lower ones, come through clearly without being muddy.
Not much to say, other than that. I am very pleased that I chose this instead of the Ibanez RG2228, can't imagine I'd be that much more happy with one of those. I plan on recording a demo, maybe tonight or later this week. I'll post it here as soon as I'm done.
go schexy go
