NGD - This is What's Coming.....

[Butch Snyder]

Schecter Nick Johnston Traditional HSS 10th Anniversary

I am very excited about this.

 

[Mincer]

Cool guitar- he is a monster player (and a nice guy, too)!

 

[Artie]

Sweet! Love the color. Schecters don't seem to get the recognition they deserve.

 

[Butch Snyder]

Sweet! Love the color. Schecters don't seem to get the recognition they deserve.

Until this model and other Nick Johnston signature models, they were looked at as the "Metal player's guitar". This version makes them a lot more palatable for other genres.

 

[Mincer]

I am not a metal player, but honestly, many metal-type guitars play really well for the jazzy rock stuff I do.

 

[EmiAba]

Schecter makes really good guitars. I sold my km6 and I regret it.

 

[Butch Snyder]

What a guitar! I received it last Saturday. I'll post a good review when I get some time. But for a Strat-type HSS guitar, it's fantastic! Coming from decades of playing mostly Telecasters, it's a very nice change. I've owned several Strats over the years, but always either sold or traded them. This guitar has some girth to it. It's a little heavier than my other guitars. That doesn't bother me. The neck is phenomenal. Here are the neck specs:

Tuners: Schecter Nouveau Locking Tuners
Fretboard Material: Ebony
Neck Material: Wenge
Inlays: Metal Rings
Side Dot Markers: Dots
Scale: 25.5"
Neck Shape: Nick Johnston "C"
Thickness: 1st Fret 20.32mm - 12th Fret 21.59mm
Frets: 22 Jumbo Stainless Steel
Fretboard Radius: 14"
Nut: Graph Tech XL Black Tusq
Nut Width: 42mm
Truss Rod: 2-Way Adjustable with Spoke Wheel at Neck Heel
Schecter Nouveau Tremolo with Music City Bridge Three String Tree String Retainer

The three-string tree string retainer is very cool. The neck has a good chuck to it; kind of like a D or fat C shape. I'm usually gravitating toward neck radii that are more vintage; but this one is very comfortable. Maybe because I'm used to my PRS 10" radius. The Schecter neck blows away my PRS neck though. One change I have made is I replaced the volume and tone knobs with aged white Strat knobs. I like the look better. I will replace the neck and middle pickup covers. The stock covers are kind of "dingy-looking". More review later.​

 

[Mincer]

Post some pics, too!

 

[Securb]

My guitar teacher has something very similar and it sounds killer

 

[Butch Snyder]

Post some pics, too!

As soon as I get some stuff changed out, I will.

 

[Butch Snyder]

Here are a couple of shots.

 

[jeremy]

looks so good!

 

[Butch Snyder]

The Wenge neck is phenomenal. It has a subtle oil finish on it.

 

[JMP/HBE]

Yeah baby.

 

[Mincer]

The Wenge neck is phenomenal. It has a subtle oil finish on it.

I had a wenge neck on my Warmoth, and it was fantastic. No finish at all- it doesn't need it. More guitars should use it- it feels great to play on.