Showing posts with label Schecter. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Schecter. Show all posts

Friday, 17 June 2016

My New Guitar

I have had my new guitar for a couple of weeks now so feel now is time to report on it. I could video myself playing it like Slash but I am just not that good. I will do, I just haven't got round to videoing yet. My Schecter Damien Elite 6 arrived in perfect condition and the finish in just stunning.
I bought this guitar so that I may play in Drop D tuning when the mood arises without having to faff about with my Floyd Rose guitar. I have yet to go in to Drop D... That figures!

The guitar sounds amazing playing both clean bright to dark grunting groans. This is the first time I have played a guitar with active pick ups and I have to say I like them a lot. Because I am no guitar genius I like the simplicity in this guitar. It has no coil tap and has a single tone and volume control. my other guitar has a coil tap, two tone controls and a volume control to contend with which I found confusing at times.

I love the strings been strung through the body, not only does it look good but I occasionally like to pick the strings before the bridge just to listen to the ultra bright chimes they sing out.

The neck however not quiet as nice as on my other guitar, it isn't quiet as fast and it is a little thicker. It isn't that it is harder to play or uncomfortable, it just feels different. I am however noticing the more I play it the less I notice this difference.

I am hoping to get some serious practise put in this weekend, focusing on scales, chords and perhaps try to learn a new song as well as practising some old ones. Hopefully after my holidays in August I will resume guitar lessons, I am beginning to feel less burnt out and ready for some more knowledge!

Saturday, 4 June 2016

New Guitar Ordered

Today I took the plunge after many weeks of thought and bought myself a new guitar. I love my current guitar which is a Schecter Omen Extreme 6 with a Floyd Rose bridge. It has been a joy to play but buying the guitar with a Floyd Rose was a mistake. Don't get me wrong, it has been fun messing about with it but to be frank I hardly ever use the tremolo system. This in itself isn't a huge issue but having a Floyd Rose bridge means I have never tried different tunings on the guitar as it would be too much messing about.

With all the above in mind I have chosen to buy myself a nice hard tail guitar, the bigger and more
versatile brother to my current guitar. I have decided get myself the Schecter Damien Elite 6 which is not only stunning in looks but offers much more versatility in its tones.
It is fitted with active EMG pick ups which I do actually like the sound of after watching many YouTube reviews and have no issue with them not been passive.

The guitar I currently use will be sadly sold as I just cannot afford the space to keep it which is a shame as I have truly loved playing it. Hopefully it will find an owner that will make use of its Floyd Rose bridge and play it better than I ever could.