Schecter C-6 Pro

S
hred guitars come in all
shapes and sizes, but a
recent trend has seen the
rise of the burl top – yep,
that’s that freaky cosmic
fi nish you see on Schecter’s latest
Indonesian speed machine.
The term actually refers to
deformed wood, hence the wide
variety of grains all over the top
– underneath is a more
conventional mahogany body.
But while the look is highly
likely to divide traditionalists,
Schecter has loaded this electric
with enough to unite players of
all stripes.
Although it’s available with a
double-locking Floyd Rose for an
extra £50, the standard C-6 Pro
features a hardtail bridge with
through-body stringing – the
confi guration of choice for many
contemporary metal players. The
burl top also plays host to a pair of
Schecter’s own Diamond
Decimator humbuckers, wired up
to a three-way pickup selector
lever switch, tone and volume,
the latter of which also splits the
coils of both pickups. What grabs
you fi rst, however, is Schecter’s
Ultra Thin C neck profi le, which,
when combined with the fl at
355mm (14") fretboard radius
makes for eff ortless playability.
Rather than the rosewood you
might expect, the fi ngerboard is
actually kitted out with a slab of
CITES-approved wenge. It
possesses a similar appearance,
although it’s a slightly fi rmer feel
under the fi ngers. We’d like to
give a shout out, too, to the Graph
Tech XL Black Tusq, which is
impossibly slippery for improved
tuning stability, and a very welcome
addition at this price.
While they may be own-brand
jobs, discount Schecter’s Diamond
Decimators at your peril; they
actually remind us of the
company’s higher-end SuperRock
humbuckers. There’s plenty of
high-output welly on hand, but
they clean up rather nicely, too.
We’re particularly taken with the
gutsy bridge unit in both full
humbucker and split modes, while
the neck pickup is well-suited to
blues licks, particularly with
lashings of overdrive. The tough
wenge fi ngerboard contributes to
the snappy treble response from
the split tones, too.
We’re not expecting this guitar to
appeal to the kinds of players who
only lust after ’59 Les Pauls, but
don’t let the looks put you off . The
C-6 Pro’s performance is above and
beyond what we’d expect at this
price, with pickups that – while not
as refi ned as branded off erings –
are versatile enough to cover just
about any style. And lest we forget
that slim-necked guitars aren’t
exclusive to metal and shred
players; the ease of playability
here could just as easily entice an
open-minded blueser.
We’d advise you to listen and
play without prejudice.
Ed Mitchell
THE LOOK IS HIGHLY LIKELY TO
DIVIDE TRADITIONALISTS...
SCHECTER C-6 PRO
A modern shredder with
the curl of the burl
£599
FEATURES
SOUND QUALITY
VALUE FOR MONEY
BUILD QUALITY
PLAYABILITY
OVERALL RATING
SuMMarY
Photography: Neil Godwin
March 2019 ToTal GuiTar
REVIEW
97
REVIEW
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BURLY
A burl is technically
a cut of deformed
wood, and its look is
divisive, but we can
most definitely dig it
2
NECK
Schecter’s Ultra
Thin C neck profile
certainly is slim, but
it’s reinforced by
carbon fibre rods
for increased
tuning stability
3
PICKUPS
Schecter’s
own-brand
Diamond Decimator
humbuckers are
direct-mounted to the
body for increased
resonance and sustain
BODY: Mahogany
w/ burl top
NECK: 3-piece maple,
w/ carbon fibre
reinforcement rods
SCALE: 648mm
(25.5")
FINGERBOARD: Wenge
FRETS: 24
PICKUPS: 2x Schecter
Diamond Decimator
humbuckers
CONTROLS: 1x volume
w/ push/pull coil-split,
1x tone, 3-way pickup
selector switch
HARDWARE: Schecter
hardtail bridge
w/ through-body
stringing, Graph Tech
XL Black Tusq nut
LEFT-HANDED: No
FINISH: Charcoal
Burst (as reviewed),
Aurora Burst,
Aqua Burst
CASE: None supplied
CONTAC T: Westside
Distribution
schecterguitars.com
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