Schecter

This is just a quick little review of the guitar. I've had her for less than a day so I still have to break her in but this will give you a quick rundown.

AESTHETICS

Plain and simple, this thing looks killer. It's got a super-glossy black finish that contrasts perfectly with crimson binding. To further the color scheme, it's got black nickel hardware and the knurled knobs even have red "jewels" in them (like fake rubies).
I purchased this from an eBay seller (mauery21804--- buy his stuff!) who is not only a Schecter (amongst others) dealer but he also has a ton of factory seconds. This was one of the factory seconds, indicated by a "2" stamped on the headstock just above the serial number. The reason for the second-tier rating was a finish rub-through that I was unable to find (even when comparing the guitar to the auction photos :lol:) and there were a couple of black paint spots on the red binding that most people would never even notice.
I really scored a deal on this for what I paid. (Check out this guy's auctions if you want to score a nice Schecter. I had a hard time deciding which guitar I wanted to snag until I saw him list this one. The deals were so good that I was literally watching four pages worth of his listings. :ohmy:)

The p'ups are good if you like feedback. I personally love "noise" and was impressed when I set the guitar in my lap (far away from the crappy little 10 watt Yamaha practice amp that I was using) to respond to an email and noticed that some warm feedback was slowly building. (Shutting down the computer didn't affect the feedback.) Pleasantly surprised. Of course, if you dislike feedback...

My only beef with the pickups is that the bridge and neck pickup don't sound strikingly different. Sure, if you switch from the bridge to the neck, it gets a little bassier...but only a little.

OVERVIEW / NOTES

First off, the sustain on this guitar is nuts. I hit a couple of various notes just to see how long they'd ring for and I actually got bored waiting for the tone to end.  
The TonePros bridge is great. It looks like a run-of-the-mill TOM but there are two little screws that set it apart from the standard bridge. These screws secure the bridge to the posts. No more removing all of the strings and having the bridge fall onto the face of the guitar. You could safely ship without strings and not worry about the bridge budging.

The knobs just look cool-as-hell as does the rest of the guitar. At about eight pounds, it's surprisingly light-weight, at least to me. (I'm used to playing a Fender Jaguar.)
Everything is so sleek and the neck joint is one of the best features. Whereas most set-neck guitars (think Gibson) just glue the necks in, Schecter actually makes the neck joint seamless. This guitar looks like it was carved of just one piece of mahogany. You can not tell where the body and neck meet. And the "Ultra Access" neck joint absolutely grants you ultra access to the upper register. It's amazing how natural it feels to play this thing.

The TonePros bridge:

Duncan Designed HB-105s

The "Ultra Access" Heel

The love-'em-or-hate-'em knobs

The crimson binding / inlays

SPECS

25.5" scale

Mahogany body

Mahogany set neck

"Ultra Access" heel

Dual DUNCAN DESIGNED HB-105 humbuckers (active)

Through-body stringing

TonePros Tune-O-Matic bridge

2 volumes, 1 tone

3-position toggle

Sealed Grover tuners

Gloss black finish

Crimson binding

Crimson dot inlays with crimson "She Devils" at the 12th fret

24 extra jumbo frets

Ebony fingerboard
Arched top

SOUND
Nice. The Duncan Designed humbuckers sound excellent. My experience with active pickups is limited so I can't really compare them to a set of EMGs or anything but these impressed me. Picking/strumming dynamic alters the sound considerably. For instance, if you are picking lightly, you get a nice, rich clean tone. The harder you pick, however, the crunchier the sound gets. Start strumming some power chords with a little force and your amp sounds overdriven and really crunchy.

nice guitar!!

Thanks, man. Since I received it, I haven't put it down.

yes! wonderfull guitar! This nice black and red colours combination is awesome! Congratulations

Thanks. It was truly the best guitar that I've ever played. I regret selling it about two weeks back.