PhotograPhy by Simon LeeS SCHECTER PT & PT FASTBACK £599 EACH ELECTRICS 90 Guitarist January 2011 GIT337.
SCHECTER PT & PT FASTBACK £599 EACH ELECTRICS Schecter PT & PT Fastback £599 each Two different guitars built on the same basic chassis – one traditional, the other pimped out by Ed Mitchell E xperimentation was the name of the game in the seventies, and we’re not just talking hairstyles and naughty substances. The era saw an explosion in tonal tweaking and guitar modification.
SCHECTER PT & PT FASTBACK £599 EACH ELECTRICS twin-humbucker Fender Telecaster Deluxe. Aside from the cosmetic detailing, and pickups, the PT Fastback mirrors the PT model’s spec list. The feel is pretty much identical too. Schecter has selected a pair of (Seymour) Duncan Designed humbuckers for the Fastback’s engine bay. The fact that the FG-101 bridge ’bucker looks a bit like a Gretsch Filter’Tron has us, not unreasonably, excited to hear some old school twang in that position. We’ll soon see about that.
SCHECTER PT & PT FASTBACK £599 EACH ELECTRICS The cream body binding is particularly striking on the PT neck pickup works well in its slightly unorthodox position. While, like many neck humbuckers, it all goes a bit muddy when you add some overdrive, this JB substitute is the absolute business for upper fret noodling. All in all, we reckon that the PT Fastback is a good solid package, even if it’s perhaps not quite as infectious an experience as its hard rocking brother.
