GPOTD Schecter USA Custom Shop Tele

[angry tele]

up for your perusal is a used USA Schecter tele
in gold sparkly...
weight: heavy (around about 8.25lbs)
Condish: Not bad (minor paint flaws/war marks)
Price:
$1250




yikes!







router hump!







electrosocket!

problematic



rolled edges (fap) and fat neck (fap fap)



contour weirdness

black nut weirdness

 

[GreatDane]

totally would. nice price too, IMO.

 

[Prages]

Nice enough.

I'd have to play it to be sure, though.

 

[Jbird]

Yeah, that looks really nice. I'd play it

 

[Virtual Pariah]

Nice looking, but too pricey IMHO.
Meaning, too pricey for a used tele type from a non-fender builder. Could be awesome, but if you flip it you would have a tough time getting your money back.

 

[Chad]

Would.

 

[jp_nyc]

Meaning, too pricey for a used tele type from a non-fender builder. Could be awesome, but if you flip it you would have a tough time getting your money back.

That’s actually a great price for a guitar from the Schecter Custom Shop. It’s common for those guitars to go for over $2,000.

 

[VoidTerraFirma]

Fuck yes.

 

[angry tele]

yeah a tad pricey...id pay $900.
It plays well enough. Neck plays kind of stiff,
not sure if it needs some relief as the neck is dead straight
and/or the strings were just heavier than my liking
(felt like 11s, Im used to 9s)

Paint job is nice. Pics dont accurately evince the overall niceness.

Id give it s 7.5 out of 10...10 being a 51Nocatser or PV52

Id hit it only cuz I have my trad tele bases covered.

If youre looking for a tele not every dick has, this is a good option.

Kind of heavy though. not sure what wood they use, anything other than ash
alder, or pine would be a disappointment, but not a surprise.

The headstock is sad but not a deal breaker.
The black nut has to go.

 

[angry tele]

the bridgeplate is warped and the saddles are just silly. Both an easy fixed.

wouldnt mind knowing what the pickups are...dude said they make their own in-house.
would be better if they were Duncan Seth Lover or 59 neck and duncan Broadcaster bridge
or something similar.

 

[Kerouac]

Way hot. Needs tort guard.

 

[angry tele]

neck felt like satin-poly-very nice, smooth neck. Fat but not too fat.

 

[Guitar Heel]

I can dig it.

 

[angry tele]

I kind of hate the truss-rod plug shape.

and whats the deal with random contours?
are they really necessary? (like drinking my own urine)
I mean I played the damn thing but didnt
know it had contours until I looked at the pics/

 

[Knox in Box]

Yes please, those silly compensated brass saddles are awesome on my tele.

 

[wok]

needs Floyd

 

[angry tele]

Yes please, those silly compensated brass saddles are awesome on my tele.

in general I m not a fan of compo saddles
unless they are disguised as regular saddles
but these look all discombobulated/willy nilly

 

[angry tele]

needs Floyd

please! its profane enough to use so many pickguard screws lets
not desecrate it beyond all utility.
where does one draw the line? What next 3 pickups? a Strat switch tip?
messedup0

 

[wok]

please! its profane enough to use so many pickguard screws lets
not desecrate it beyond all utility.
where does one draw the line? What next 3 pickups? a Strat switch tip?
messedup0

3 EMGs please

 

[Brian Krashpad]

Would. Not that I could afford.