Schecter Announces Four New Electric Guitars
Behold the Corsair, C-1 Exotic Spalted Maple, PT Fastback and Tempest Custom.
Schecter has pulled back the curtain on four new electric guitars, the Corsair, PT Fastback, Tempest Custom and C-1 Exotic Spalted Maple.
You can read more about the specs, features and prices of each of the new models below.
Corsair
Schecter's new Corsair model is designed to be a more affordable offshoot of its Corsair Custom series.
The guitar features a maple body with a three-piece mahogany neck and ebony fretboard.
In the sonic department, the Corsair boasts Diamond '78 pickups controlled by push/pull tone knobs with coil split. A Schecter Vintage Tremolo system with an adjustable and removable trem arm and Grover Rotomatic 18:1 tuners also comes standard.
The Schecter Corsair is available now - in Gloss Black, Gloss Natural and Gold Top finishes - for $999.
C-1 Exotic Spalted Maple
The C-1 Exotic Spalted Maple features a mahogany body with a natural vintage burst spalted maple top in a satin finish.
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Schecter ’78 pickups give the guitar its sonic blueprint, with other features including an ebony fingerboard, Wilkinson WVS50 II K Tremolo bridge and Schecter locking tuners.
The Schecter C-1 Exotic Spalted Maple is available now for $799.
Tempest Custom
Schecter's reissued Tempest Custom model features a mahogany three-piece set neck with added carbon fiber reinforcement rods and an ebony fretboard with 22 X-Jumbo frets and pearloid split crown inlays.
Sonically, the guitar boasts Schecter USA Pasadena Plus pickups with a coil tap option. Schecter locking tuners also come standard.
The Schecter Tempest Custom is available - in Gloss Black, Faded Vintage Sun Burst and Vintage White finishes - for $1,099.
PT Fastback
The updated PT Fastback features an alder body and a maple neck.
Sonically, it packs Schecter Diamond UltraTron pickups controlled by dual volume and push/pull tone knobs with coil split. Graph Tech XL nuts and Grover tuners also come standard on the guitar.
The Shecter PT Fastback is available now - in Olympic White, Gloss Black or Gold Top finishes - for $599.
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