I just cant get mad with someone who starts his video saying "hope you having a great day today". Found your chanel couple days ago, i suscribed, looks very good, i like you talk more about how the guitars feel rather than the sound.
@@greeney1808 Uh, I was being light heartedly sarcastic. Darrell smiles so much, he makes my face hurt. Our Canadian pied piper never has a bad day, it would seem. Great attitude; always so positive.
Schecter does it again. I’m no metal player but I do love their guitars. Superior quality at an affordable price and very consistent. And as others have noted, Darrell can make anything sound terrific. What a great talent.
Thank u so much for the review Darrell. After a lot of research (and watching this and other videos you've posted) I just bought this Schecter C1 E/A and will be playing out with it tomorrow. I thought I would share my experience in the hope that it may help other folks interested in this type of guitar. First off, if anyone likes this specific model, make sure u do NOT get the C1 E/A with a quilt top. I saw a review on Reverb where a buyer who ordered this Cat's Eye model instead received a quilt top which did NOT come with the Fishman Powerbridge (apparently it came with another style piezo) or split coil humbuckers. Before buying I compared the C1 A/E ($1,049) with the Godin LGXT ($2,049) which a LOT of folks reviewed quite highly; the Mary Relish One ($2,499), the PRS SE Hollowbody II with piezo ($1,599) which a lot of folks liked as well, and the ESP Ltd. EC 1000 piezo ($1,299.00) which had mixed reviews. On a side note, I recently started to play my friend's Fender Acoustasonic Jazzmaster (w/ piezo) ($1,999) on our half step down set and the guitar plays and sounds good. I've been playing out in an acoustic classic rock cover band for about 7 years. My go to guitar has been an acoustic Breedlove which I love and sounds great However, a lot of the songs we play are acoustic versions of electric classic rock where it can be tough to pull off high register bends and solos. I wanted to try an electric acoustic w/piezo to have the option of going electric or piezo "acoustic" without having to switch guitars. Thus here I am. After jamming the last couple days (through a clean setting on our PA) with the Schecter I have to say my fav sounds are the Fishman Powerbridge piezo by itself and the blended piezo with the humbuckers and the blended piezo with the split coils. I think the sound of the humbuckers and split coils by themselves clean are good but not great. I do think the humbuckers (or split coil) will sound better on a lead channel or with some pedal distortion which I haven't tried yet. The piezo sound by itself is really impressive. Now as everyone (including Darrell) has emphasized, a piezo does NOT sound exactly like an acoustic. Nonetheless this piezo sounds pretty darn close and can almost fool u if you're playing open chords with a lighter touch. And it's worth noting that Darrell also did a separate video comparing the piezos on the Schecter C1 A/E, the Relish Mary One and the PRS Hollowbody SE and gave his opinion that the Schecter Fishman Powerbridge piezo sounded the best out of the bunch. Based on all the videos I've seen of these guitars I agree with Darrell. The other impressive thing about the Schecter is the fit and finish. I can't tell u how impressed I am with the fretwork, the action, the look and sheer playability of this guitar right out of the box. Anyone who routinely plays 3 hour gigs with an acoustic knows it can be tough on the hands and fingers. Playing this Schecter as opposed to my acoustic Breedlove is like night and day. And the EASILY ACCESSIBLE 24 frets makes a BIG difference in bending and playing solos I could not reach on the high end of my Breedlove. In comparison I believe it and the ESP Ltd. EC-1000 piezo are the only one of the comparable guitars with 24 frets. (The Godin LGXT and the PRS have 22 and the Fender Acoustasonic has 21). While the Relish Mary One does have 24 frets the cutaway does not appear to provide great access to the highest frets. Now that I've played both the Schecter and my buddy's Fender Acoustasonic Jazzmaster, I can say that both guitars are damn good and very playable. The Fender has a lot of diverse acoustic sounds using the 5 way switch combined with the A/B tone controls (basically replicating 6 different acoustic models and 4 different electric tones with the ability to blend piezo with the tone control). One thing the Fender has over the Schecter is a dirty electric tone that is really cool for playing leads. I wish the Schecter had a similiar dirty tone for leads or hard rock songs. On the other hand the Schecter piezo can be blended with the neck pickup (humbucker or split coil), the bridge pickup (humbucker or split coil) or blended with both pickups (humbucker or split coil). This provides a shitload of piezo blended options that I'm exploring as we speak. I also have to say the Schecter looks a LOT cooler than the Fender and it's action and playability are superior as well. When I pick up the Schecter versus the Fender it just feels like a better guitar. Also, one advantage Schecter has over the other guitars is separate volume and tone for the magnetic pickups and separate volume and tone for the piezo itself. And the 3 way piezo switch makes it easy to go from acoustic to a blended or electric tone for solos. Bottom line-for me the Shecter is a killer guitar that is less expensive than it's competitors, has perhaps the best piezo sound out of the bunch, has an impressive range of tones and has ridiculous action and feel. Sorry for babbling on so long. I hope this review helps anyone interested in an electric acoustic piezo style guitar.
Interesting views, thanks, as I'm thinking about getting one. If you're gonna write big slabs of stuff, which is fine by me, please consider... paragraphs! Makes reading so much easier.
@@ranuiarapari4777 It's my go to guitar now. I play out a few times a month and it's been great. Almost always play on the piezo setting. So much easier to play and solo with than my acoustic Breedlove and Martin. One cautionary note. As many other folks have pointed out, the piezo is good but don't expect it to sound exactly like a genuine acoustic.
This guitar sounds really good... especially for classic rock. The piezo is, well, it won't fool me or probably anyone else through a guitar cab, but it gives the general flavour of an acoustic, which can be very useful. Nice demo, Darrell.
I’m getting sick and tired of watching your video breakdowns! I literally want to buy everything you demo... IT’S KILLING ME AND MY WIFE IS GOING CRAZY!!! Your videos are always terrific and you are so in-depth with your insights and your playing! You’re killing me but keep it up!
I have four guitars. Yesterday, I jokingly told my wife that I only "need" about five more. She asked how much they were. I told her they were between $400 and $2,000. She said, "Go ahead and buy the $400 guitar now. Are you okay with buying the other ones over the next two years?" I am truly blessed.
@@mkattn just curious as to which guitar you’re looking at in the $400 range? Darryl has definitely convinced me that between the $300-$700 range you can get some seriously great sounding guitars! As to the $2000, were you thinking custom type or PRS’s? Thanks
I have a Schecter Diamond Series Classic that I've been playing for years - still loving it. Thanks Darrell! And hope YOU'RE having a great day! Soli Deo Gloria!
I've had this guitar since 2017 and the thing just kills. Amazing for any tone, period. I also have a hellraiser c-1, and I still use this guitar for drop b metal over that one because it just sounds clear and beautiful and mean when necessary. Beautiful for any tone imaginable. I cannot recommend this guitar enough! So happy to finally see a decent video for it
You have the weirdest relationship with Schecter and I absolutely love it. Synyster gates is actually the guy who got my interested in the instrument. Schecters have always been a favorite next to my kiesels. You do them justice by promoting not just their metal oriented products. You’re killing it man 🤘🏻
I can tell you that, if anything, he undersold it. Especially for the price, it's a fantastic guitar. I've been playing it constantly since I got mine. I've already replaced the Piezo battery twice and I've had it a little over a month.
@@thomasstengel7356 FYI - schecter tech advised me that the battery drains if there is a plug in the guitar jack - so be sure to unplug the guitar jack when not in use.
You can get amazing cleans on Jim Roots ENG Telecaster. Anything goes. You wanna play neosoul on a BC Rich Warlock, I guarantee that guitar will let you do that and it will sound good. It all depends on your playing and amp setup
I wish I knew about this kind of guitar before I bought mine. I ended up going for an Epiphone Les Paul with split coils thinking it'd be the "one guitar to rule them all" since I could do full humbucking or get that split coil sound. Didn't even think about Piezo. This looks like it'd be perfect for creating loops. You could lay down an acoustic rhythm in a loop, then layer on electric on top.
I have one the earlier model with two f- holes. Made a few mods, and now it is, overall, the most useful (and most used) guitar I own. Plays great and stays in tune!
Hey Darrell, I've been looking at this guitar for a while and had it in a wish list as at $1500 it was a wish. It was up against the Les Paul Studio in smokehouse burst. In June, 2020, I see Sweetwater has it on sale and honoring the sale price if ordered. They were expecting more so I put in an order. I was at a guitar center and tried the LP Studio but at $1500 didn't go for it. About a week ago the C-1 E/A shows up at my door. From the moment I picked it up, I was in love. Cannot find a single thing wrong with it. The construction, the sound and the looks. What a beauty. It is now my favorite guitar and for the sales price of $950, it was an absolute steal. Gibson should check into Schecter to learn how to make an amazing guitar in the $1500 price range as I don't think the LP Studio I tried is anywhere near as nice. Great review on the C-1 E/A. Hopefully you will open up some eyes to this beauty.
I've had this guitar for about a year. I can't put it down. I was blown away by the quality of a guitar made in Indonesia. Very versatile. I would by another.
My only reservation is not having separate outputs for the acoustic and electric channels so they can go through different processing chains. I used a Godin LGX for over 20 years built along this concept and it was fantastic. I could see the C-1 E/A being a viable modern option.
I would love to see Darrell compare this guitar side by side to the PRS SE Hollowbody II Piezo for comparison - especially since Schecter is 33% less expensive and looks the same on paper!
I have a Fender acoustasonic jazzmaster which I like for a range of acoustic sounds but not so much the electric or jazz worlds. Can anyone comment on PRS, SCHECTER C-1 E/A and acoustasonic comparisons,
@@richcline2366 I actually own all 3 now. I just got the Schecter today. The Jazzmaster Acoustasonic is now up for sale. I'll be gigging the Schecter on this weekend. I'm a solo performer.
I have an older version of this guitar that I got from Craigslist for around $200. The concept was good but the magnetic PUPs had much to be desired being "Duncan Designed". Still it's a really cool guitar and I've always had a plan to upgrade all of the electronics. It looks like Schecter has really stepped up their game!
I've wanted this guitar for a very long time. One of these days I'll get around to it. A friend of mine had the older version in the mid-2000s and it was a great guitar.
This is a killer guitar. Schecter has been doing things right for a while now. Not everyone notices, but they should. These guys are serious about growing the brand and doing a hell of a job designing interesting guitars. I now want this guitar!
My guitar just came from Sweetwater today. She is a beauty! Thank you for introducing me to her. I learned a few weeks ago that if i click on your link and buy the guitar within a few weeks, that you get a commission of sorts. Fed ex sat on the guitar in the Sacramento warehouse for 2 weeks. The fed ex Store staff acknowledged that it was typical. Sweetwater feels terrible that it took 2 extra weeks for me to get the guitar. So i will ask that you get credit for this purchase. I love you and your channel. I am a huge fan!
Great video review of a stunning guitar. You always manage to hit all the right notes (musically and rhetorically). It's great to have someone who takes the time and care to provide honest evaluations. Plus, your positivity is simply contageous. Thanks. This guitar is cool. A friend and I have been in the process of building a "Swiss Army Knife" guitar for a while now. One thing I've noticed about guitars like this is that they never offer an option to split the signal, so you can send the "acoustic" signal to a sound reinforcement system geared for acoustic instruments, whole sending the magnetic pickups to your favorite tone-shaping amp. Even on the clean channel, the H & K amp still colored the tone, making the piezo somewhat less organic sounding than it should. It's a tricky challenge, I'm finding. You could use a TRS jack and solitter cable, like the ones used on many efgects loops. However, these guitars actually already have a TRS jack which is used to switch the battery on and off when a cable is plugged in, so that won't work. Anyway, I think that limitarion has put off some people who might want a guitar that does all of what we really want this to do. One final note: I loved your technique when demoing the single coil mode on the guitar, to get that spanky, "quack" sound like a Strat, without the benefit of a middle pickup. That was all technique there. Without what you were doing, it would have just sounded like a Tele, which wouldn't be bad at all. It demonstrates how crucial the player is in constructing a tone.
Darrell - some comments - i like the high quality level of your videos - sounds are HQ but more so the little details you point out such as how the tone pros work- as well as the details of tuning stability and the construction/fret work and neck body interface - you make it easy for us to make informed decisions - much appreciated man - 👍🏻
Purchased the SCHECTER C-1 E/A - took a while for the music shop to get it in :( I am more than pleased with the quality/price - of course here in Canada we pay at least 30% more than you Americans for our equipment and instruments. The tones are all there and are fun to play with - I have never purchased a guitar without holding it and playing it first - so I trusted you and you didn't let me down - Thanks Darrell.
You are quite the man Darrell. Your channel is beyond outstanding. I have learnt so much watching your uploads and love your insights and playing. Your work is much appreciated. I end up wanting to buy everything you review.especially this one..it looks an amazing buy!
Well, they do send him free guitars. Doesn't that sorta count? FWIW, Schecter is making excellent instruments for the price points. Really great value. Mr. Braun is doing players a great service to players by getting the word out. For the money, you'd be hard-pressed to find better instruments. I've purchased the one in this vid and also the Solo Custom II and they're both far beyond what I had hoped even after having watched Mr. Braun's video. He was very complimentary of both and, in my experience, for very, very good reasons.
Being a recent buyer of a Schecter Omen I have to say for under 500 bucks it's an amazing guitar. Vastly superior to the Squier featured in my profile picture.
I also wanted to hear it not plugged in at all . I just want to say that your studio is really cool, and the playing was very educational, and impressive, and this was an excellent presentation . Awesome channel. Thanks.
Try to send the piezo-signal directly to the mixer. I once had an electric guitar with a piezo pick-up and that was equipped with a stereo jack, so that the magnetic pickups went to the amp and the piezo-signal went directly to the mixer. Than a little reverb or modulation, via the mixer and it sounded really really good!
I used to have a Cort M-custom with this exact sale shape, build, acoustic full hollow, 2 humbucker Seymour 59 with split, 1 piezzo at bridge with volume and tone control. Incredibly light and comfy with a dream of neck. Was sold €1200, found used €700. Very versatile sounds, beautiful, finely finished. But is there any guitarist that would need only one guitar ? So did I return to my Strat, LP, ES, Tele and Martin , selling this Cort beauty. My buyer is so happy to gig with it.
In your comparison of piezo guitar I though the PRS SE was the best but now I got to go with this Schecter. Having owned a C1 in the past I know they are fantastic guitars. Now this model has my full attention. Thank you for these reviews. They really help a musician on a limited budget. Awesome Darrell! Thanks bro.
I have always been interested in an electric guitar with a Piezo circuit and PRS had the only one that I feel was excellent on sound and the ability to blend. This Schecter is a gigging musicians dream, great sound, build quality, looks and price.
It's good to see Schecter at least making an effort to not be relegated to the "metal only," section. They've made some traditional guitars, but they were either more than I'm going to pay for a Fender copy with the US line, or a few bones they throw. I actually liked the PT Special, after a pickup replacement.
Thanks to your videos on this guitar vs the PRS SE I just got one. It's pretty nice and I'll be gigging it this weekend. I play solo with backing tracks and switch alot from acoustic to electric.
Hi Darrell, May I suggest an idea for a video? It's about the trem system on guitars. I think the trem on the Fender American deluxe strat has the most well thought out design. Since it is a floating system, I guess putting it on the Frankenstrat will be fun, just to see if it can solve the problems we all love and hate of a Floyd rose. to make it even crazier, I think we can route out the bottom of the Frankenstrat so the system can bend both ways. If you have the time, please consider the idea. Other than that, Have a great week. Also, Happy Lunar new year, I wish you all the best, both at work and at home.
So I got mine a couple days ago. The bindings have some spillover paint but not too bad. The 3-way switch doesn't mute the magnetic PUs in the "just piezo" position unless you walk it back 1/10 millimeter and try it 20 times until you hit a sweet spot. The magnetic volume put jumps from silence to 30%, then smoothly to 100% but it's only a quarter turned up. The rest of the way it's the same volume but the tone gets darker and then brighter again (could be phase rotation too) the more you turn it up. Never had that on any guitar. What to do, just send it back as defective and wait another 6 months or just buy some proper switch and knob and solder them in? Truss Rod was all the way loose and rattling around in the neck when it arrived. Managed to score it back in but it’s just in the edge of too straight with the stock strings, any looser and the rod falls out again. I assume the 2022 production run isn’t great. 😥
I LIKE IT! This guitar can do it all. I used to play in a church band in front of thousands twice a week and we need both the acoustic and electric tones. Wish I had this, rather than switching guitars all the time. I'm going to check the prices at Long & McQuade & Walters Music They should give you the commission.
Hi Darrell, love your reviews on everything. Am a 64 years young with enough time now to start learning to play a guitar. Watching all of your reviews on various guitars, models & makes and have landed on this Schecter. Trying to locate one in stock down here in Australia is a challenge however I will persist. Can you give me some advice on what AMP i should look at to purchase - I will only ever be playing in my music room so not public or overly loud. Keep up the fantastic works.
Schecter proves that they are firmly in the game and this is a fantastic looking and sounding guitar. Great review as always. God bless and rock on 😎🎸👏
*Great video, as always, but I feel that you left out some very important details. The Fishman Powerbridge piezo system comes with an "intelligent" output jack, which means that if you plug in a regular mono unbalanced instrument cord with a standard two conductor Tip/Sleeve plug, both the magnetic "electric" signal and the piezo "acoustic" signal will be combined together and the summed signal will be output to the "tip" connection of the output jack. However, if you plug in a "stereo" or "balanced" instrument cable with a three conductor Tip/Ring/Sleeve plug, the two signals are kept completely isolated from each other, (other than sharing a common ground connection), and the magnetic "electric" signal will be output on the jack's "Tip" connection, and the piezo "acoustic" signal will be output on the jack's "Ring" connection. With this configuration, you can send your magnetic "electric" signal to a traditional guitar amp and speaker cab, while you send the piezo "acoustic" signal to the P.A. or a dedicated acoustic amp with a full range speaker. This also allows you to process the two signals completely separately. I myself have a second generation Schecter C1 E/A, and I send my magnetic "electric" signal through my regular pedalboard and amp, but for the piezo "acoustic" signal, I run it through it's own small pedalboard with four pedals in series. The acoustic signal goes first through a Fishman Aura Spectrum DI Preamp pedal, mainly to add a digitally modeled resonance of an actual full bodied acoustic guitar, as well as a bit of compression and rough basic EQ, and then through a BOSS PQ-4 parametric EQ for fine tuning the EQ, then an early analog BOSS CE-5 Chorus Ensemble to split it to stereo, and then in stereo to a BOSS RV-6 Reverb pedal, and then finally in stereo to the P.A. The Fishman Aura Spectrum DI Preamp really helps to make the piezo acoustic sound more closely approximate the woody resonance an actual full sized jumbo or dreadnought acoustic. The other important missed point is that while most semi-acoustic guitars do not have a control compartment back plate, which forces you to fish all the electronics in and out of the instrument through either the f-holes or through the pickup routs, the Schecter C1-E/A, (as well as the Gibson and Epiphone BB King Lucille models), come with a standard removable control compartment back plate, which makes modifications and repairs super easy and painless. But anyway... Thanks for posting this video just two days after I specifically requested a review of the C1 E/A only two days previous when I commented on the Schecter Silver Mountain review!*
Thanks for the info on your signal path. I would love to hear your acoustic signal path compared with the straight piezo to clean. This could be a video!.
@@jodyrsoper9740 No. It's just that I've been a guitarist since the 80's, and early on, the guitar designs that I really wanted were completely out of my price range. A perfect example would be the Jackson Archtop Soloist. It was a 24 fret 25.5" scale Strat shaped guitar, but made with a mahogany neck and body, and had two Gibson style pickups and a Tune-O-Matic bridge. It also cost over $3,000... But just a few short years later, Shecter came out with it's Hellraiser series, which other than having a set neck with a rosewood fingerboard instead of ebony, it was basically the same thing, plus it came with two dual mode EMG pickups, and most importantly, it was under a grand. In the last ten to twenty years, Schecter has consistently offered killer instruments with premium hardware that someone of meager means can afford. THAT is why I like Schecter so much...
Schecter’s guitars are awesome. I own four of them now. Gradually switching all my guitars over to Schecter‘s. The quality is always absolutely flawless and they offer these spectacular guitars at very affordable prices I just purchased a C -1 Hell raiser, and a Nick Johnston custom and they are both Beautiful guitars
Got mine today after having watched your vid. It's gorgeous and the bang for the buck is absolutely insane. Thank you, as ever, for your excellent reviews.
The tones on this remind me of that special Fender Strat that Pete Townshend started using in 1998, with the Fishman electronics on board. It could go from acoustic to shred with the flip of a switch.
A couple of years in and I still LOVE this guitar. Probably the one I pick up the most. Light, comfortable, easy to play, tones galore. What more could you want for the price and, especially, if you're a person that plays mostly at home or just for pleasure with your friends?
I ordered mine in early March from Guitar Center. It finally arrived today (August). I can’t stop playing this thing! If I could have only one guitar, this would be it!
@BradyZ2929 Not at all. For sake of comparison, I have a 2000 Fat Strat Texas Special and the neck on the C-1 is significantly thinner than that. For the vast majority of people, I think this is exceedingly playable.
Excellent, Darrell. Diversity is key these days. I know how a Chinese knockoff can match the real thing with proper EQ. But to have a variety of tones like this boy, I stand in awe.
Thank you for this video review of the Schecter C-1 E/A, Darrell. I have been in the market recently for an electric guitar that has a built-in piezo. I had settled on the PRS SE Hollowbody II Piezo until I watched this video, as well as the video you did comparing the piezos on three different guitars, including the PRS model. I just ordered the Schecter C-1 E/A from Sweetwater and should get it early next week. I can't wait! Thanks again for the video and all of the video reviews you do on TH-cam. I have now subscribed to your channel. :)
I have that model, but from several years ago. Piezo's on electric guitars are the most underrated and underused type of pickup out there. I installed them on most of mine for a truly different sound.
@@JohnnyArtPavlou No, I buy the Graph Tech Acousti-Phonic kit (many bridge types available) and install them myself. They come with switches and knobs too. Takes some detail work but not super difficult.
What a lovey sound from the piezo. Really zingy and jangly - I really liked that, possibly more than the systems on a lot of "proper" electro-acoustics, certainly the older ones.
I just watch the piezo shootout with the LR Baggs, Fishman, & Graphtec. To me the piezo on the Shecter had a more accoustic sound with H&K than with the Accoustic amp. Thank you for sharing. Have a blessed day.
The split doesn't get chimy, but the plucky is decent sounding. Tough to get true single coil sounds by splitting. It does thin out nicely & create a single coil feel... The acoustic sounds with the Fishman are pretty impressive, gotta say! Another great vid, Darrell, thanks so much bud!!!
Schecter is probably your best bet for grabbing a guitar off the shelf and it having few or no issues. Their quality control is pretty impressive and they always seem to give a lot of guitar for the money.
Been watching your channel for a year or so now, and I just saw at the bottom of your info box "SOLI DEO GLORIA!". I had a suspicion for a while now :) Can't explain how but it's good to know brother. Hope you're doing well, and I love your videos. You do great sound, video, and content. Keep it up!
If I would sell two guitars for €425.- each, I'd be able to buy a Schecter totally cost neutral and win a spot in my guitar room. I have so many Paula-like guitars with two humbuckers... I wouldn't miss two (or three) of them... I think I'd start with my Ibanez ST-50, which has become totally redundant since I bought a 1979 Ibanez AR100 with V-2 pickups... and I could sell one of my ES-335 replicas that has been sitting in its big case for years... that should cover it, especially if I wait for a young USED Schecter... for may be €550.- ... then I would even GAIN a few hundred bucks.
I just put some new strings on my Schecter C1 E/A, and it sounds good. I am chiming in to tell you, not to go to 10's as somebody talking me into it a few years back and it threw the whole ax off, I took it to everybody to get it back to the way it was but nothing worked, so beware and stay with 9's, just my 22 cents, hehe!
@@Tedtt655 All I can tell you it was the best guitar I have ever owned, like butter, could play chords and leads and sounded sweet, went to 10's, started clinking and strings vibrating weird, went back to 9's , too late, still sounds all right, but not like when I received it!
@@Tedtt655 Tell tat to every guitar guy I took it to, after it happened. EVerybody wanted to borrow it before that happened, it was like butter, not it is like hard butter,\ok, thanks for replying.
The serial number says W19080043 (made in Korea), meaning: World Factory 2019 August (08) guitar production number of that month: 43rd guitar. The World Factory is exactly the same guitar production facility that makes the PRS SE series and it was also involved in some of the Ibanez production. I'd be totally confident in purchasing this particular Schecter. Until now I did NOT buy a PRS SE, because IMHO they were overpriced compared to comparable Cort Mirage series (M600, M900 and M Custom), the Samick Sonata and the Samick UM-3 guitars. My guess is that these Schecters are cheaper than a PRS SE, right?
I have an older model C1EA (2004) and I just love it. I would definitely consider picking up one of these if I hadn't just bought a Les Paul. Still on the radar though. Thanks for the video.
Thank you Darrell. I just purchased this guitar from Demo Deals thru Amazon. Came from Canada. Better priced from anywhere here in Chicago. I LOVE THIS BEAST 🎸🤘🎸
I wasn't even going to comment UNTIL I heard the PIEZOS!!!! I'm not an acoustic player and not even that fond of acoustics - but this PIEZO SOUND struck me very hard. I REALLY LIKE IT!!!! Maybe just me but most other piezos I've heard I did not particularly care for. I'd buy this guitar just for that sound!!! The guitar is beautiful, great sounds all around and has - just as you stated - a vast number of sounds and play ability for the dollar!!!!
This Schecter was built in the same factory as the PRS SE series: World factory in Korea. Just look at the serial number: W19080043. They used that format for Ibanez guitars too. The main difference is that PRS SE guitars used to go for €500-550 new and cost €899-999 now, although the real cost hasn't doubled, apart from the CITES troubles about the fretboards (this problem is gone since November 2019). As soon as the timber and storage investments that were made have been earned back, World factory and its clients could go back to their usual wood supply from before 2017. Using Indian rosewood is cheaper than importing pau ferro from Latin America. The double transport of fretboard wood was not exactly environment-friendly. The best way is to purchase it as nearby as possible.
new to your channel but I have to tell you I do like your info. I picked this guitar up yesterday. Very pleased. this is my 3rd Schecter . Thx for s str8 up review. think about the coupe .
Schecter is making some great instruments for the money. I purchased the Solo Custom II (transparent black burst) after having watched your video/review and it's excellent. Surpasses every expectation. I like it so much that, after watching this video, I had to order this one too. I may have a problem.
I did this conversion to a Reverend I have but I made a stereo jack as the output so that I could send the piezo to an acoustic amp. If you use a pedal to add acoustic resonance to the piezo (alone) it helps. I imagine a split jack can be added by a good tech.
I have this same guitar (2016) Just plug in a stereo spliter adapter cord, usually less than 12 inches. Then a cord to each Amp. You can also split out from a mixer, left and right channels to each Amp and select or mix with the L/R panning control on the mixer. I send to a stereo Amp with one Channel EQ & Effects set for Humbuckers and the other set for the piezos p/u.
A single guitar that can do everything. Such a guitar must have been commissioned by the National Association of Guitarists' Wives 😄
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@@DjazzStyle BETTER than NAMBLA I guess...
This reply is the winner! lol
@@bobbusby5058 DO they win the INTERNET???
I just cant get mad with someone who starts his video saying "hope you having a great day today". Found your chanel couple days ago, i suscribed, looks very good, i like you talk more about how the guitars feel rather than the sound.
Yeah, but Darrell never smiles or seems to be enjoying himself in his videos. Poor guy always looks so sad.
A teacher explains. Here he also dances on the strings
Miss the blue angel amp though
@@rjb7569 To me there is a smile below that canadian surface. ;-)
@@greeney1808
Uh, I was being light heartedly sarcastic. Darrell smiles so much, he makes my face hurt. Our Canadian pied piper never has a bad day, it would seem. Great attitude; always so positive.
Schecter does it again. I’m no metal player but I do love their guitars. Superior quality at an affordable price and very consistent. And as others have noted, Darrell can make anything sound terrific. What a great talent.
Thank u so much for the review Darrell. After a lot of research (and watching this and other videos you've posted) I just bought this Schecter C1 E/A and will be playing out with it tomorrow. I thought I would share my experience in the hope that it may help other folks interested in this type of guitar. First off, if anyone likes this specific model, make sure u do NOT get the C1 E/A with a quilt top. I saw a review on Reverb where a buyer who ordered this Cat's Eye model instead received a quilt top which did NOT come with the Fishman Powerbridge (apparently it came with another style piezo) or split coil humbuckers. Before buying I compared the C1 A/E ($1,049) with the Godin LGXT ($2,049) which a LOT of folks reviewed quite highly; the Mary Relish One ($2,499), the PRS SE Hollowbody II with piezo ($1,599) which a lot of folks liked as well, and the ESP Ltd. EC 1000 piezo ($1,299.00) which had mixed reviews. On a side note, I recently started to play my friend's Fender Acoustasonic Jazzmaster (w/ piezo) ($1,999) on our half step down set and the guitar plays and sounds good. I've been playing out in an acoustic classic rock cover band for about 7 years. My go to guitar has been an acoustic Breedlove which I love and sounds great However, a lot of the songs we play are acoustic versions of electric classic rock where it can be tough to pull off high register bends and solos. I wanted to try an electric acoustic w/piezo to have the option of going electric or piezo "acoustic" without having to switch guitars. Thus here I am. After jamming the last couple days (through a clean setting on our PA) with the Schecter I have to say my fav sounds are the Fishman Powerbridge piezo by itself and the blended piezo with the humbuckers and the blended piezo with the split coils. I think the sound of the humbuckers and split coils by themselves clean are good but not great. I do think the humbuckers (or split coil) will sound better on a lead channel or with some pedal distortion which I haven't tried yet. The piezo sound by itself is really impressive. Now as everyone (including Darrell) has emphasized, a piezo does NOT sound exactly like an acoustic. Nonetheless this piezo sounds pretty darn close and can almost fool u if you're playing open chords with a lighter touch. And it's worth noting that Darrell also did a separate video comparing the piezos on the Schecter C1 A/E, the Relish Mary One and the PRS Hollowbody SE and gave his opinion that the Schecter Fishman Powerbridge piezo sounded the best out of the bunch. Based on all the videos I've seen of these guitars I agree with Darrell. The other impressive thing about the Schecter is the fit and finish. I can't tell u how impressed I am with the fretwork, the action, the look and sheer playability of this guitar right out of the box. Anyone who routinely plays 3 hour gigs with an acoustic knows it can be tough on the hands and fingers. Playing this Schecter as opposed to my acoustic Breedlove is like night and day. And the EASILY ACCESSIBLE 24 frets makes a BIG difference in bending and playing solos I could not reach on the high end of my Breedlove. In comparison I believe it and the ESP Ltd. EC-1000 piezo are the only one of the comparable guitars with 24 frets. (The Godin LGXT and the PRS have 22 and the Fender Acoustasonic has 21). While the Relish Mary One does have 24 frets the cutaway does not appear to provide great access to the highest frets. Now that I've played both the Schecter and my buddy's Fender Acoustasonic Jazzmaster, I can say that both guitars are damn good and very playable. The Fender has a lot of diverse acoustic sounds using the 5 way switch combined with the A/B tone controls (basically replicating 6 different acoustic models and 4 different electric tones with the ability to blend piezo with the tone control). One thing the Fender has over the Schecter is a dirty electric tone that is really cool for playing leads. I wish the Schecter had a similiar dirty tone for leads or hard rock songs. On the other hand the Schecter piezo can be blended with the neck pickup (humbucker or split coil), the bridge pickup (humbucker or split coil) or blended with both pickups (humbucker or split coil). This provides a shitload of piezo blended options that I'm exploring as we speak. I also have to say the Schecter looks a LOT cooler than the Fender and it's action and playability are superior as well. When I pick up the Schecter versus the Fender it just feels like a better guitar. Also, one advantage Schecter has over the other guitars is separate volume and tone for the magnetic pickups and separate volume and tone for the piezo itself. And the 3 way piezo switch makes it easy to go from acoustic to a blended or electric tone for solos. Bottom line-for me the Shecter is a killer guitar that is less expensive than it's competitors, has perhaps the best piezo sound out of the bunch, has an impressive range of tones and has ridiculous action and feel. Sorry for babbling on so long. I hope this review helps anyone interested in an electric acoustic piezo style guitar.
Any updates to how you like the schecter?
Interesting views, thanks, as I'm thinking about getting one. If you're gonna write big slabs of stuff, which is fine by me, please consider... paragraphs! Makes reading so much easier.
@@ranuiarapari4777 It's my go to guitar now. I play out a few times a month and it's been great. Almost always play on the piezo setting. So much easier to play and solo with than my acoustic Breedlove and Martin. One cautionary note. As many other folks have pointed out, the piezo is good but don't expect it to sound exactly like a genuine acoustic.
@@michaelk5507 You're right. When I saw how long I rambled on for it was embarrassing. Oh well. Live and learn.
@@ranuiarapari4777 You would not be disappointed....
Wow. The acoustic sound coming out of the piezo is amazing. I am pretty impressed
This guitar sounds really good... especially for classic rock. The piezo is, well, it won't fool me or probably anyone else through a guitar cab, but it gives the general flavour of an acoustic, which can be very useful. Nice demo, Darrell.
I’m getting sick and tired of watching your video breakdowns! I literally want to buy everything you demo... IT’S KILLING ME AND MY WIFE IS GOING CRAZY!!! Your videos are always terrific and you are so in-depth with your insights and your playing! You’re killing me but keep it up!
yeah me too
Go ahead and buy this one if you can justify/hide it. It's an incredible value at this price point.
I have four guitars. Yesterday, I jokingly told my wife that I only "need" about five more. She asked how much they were. I told her they were between $400 and $2,000. She said, "Go ahead and buy the $400 guitar now. Are you okay with buying the other ones over the next two years?"
I am truly blessed.
@@mkattn just curious as to which guitar you’re looking at in the $400 range? Darryl has definitely convinced me that between the $300-$700 range you can get some seriously great sounding guitars! As to the $2000, were you thinking custom type or PRS’s? Thanks
@@Kenneth-nVA I'm thinking about a Squier Classic Vibe 50s Telecaster.
I have a Schecter Diamond Series Classic that I've been playing for years - still loving it. Thanks Darrell! And hope YOU'RE having a great day! Soli Deo Gloria!
I've had this guitar since 2017 and the thing just kills. Amazing for any tone, period. I also have a hellraiser c-1, and I still use this guitar for drop b metal over that one because it just sounds clear and beautiful and mean when necessary. Beautiful for any tone imaginable. I cannot recommend this guitar enough! So happy to finally see a decent video for it
You have the weirdest relationship with Schecter and I absolutely love it. Synyster gates is actually the guy who got my interested in the instrument. Schecters have always been a favorite next to my kiesels. You do them justice by promoting not just their metal oriented products. You’re killing it man 🤘🏻
I can tell you that, if anything, he undersold it. Especially for the price, it's a fantastic guitar. I've been playing it constantly since I got mine. I've already replaced the Piezo battery twice and I've had it a little over a month.
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@@thomasstengel7356 FYI - schecter tech advised me that the battery drains if there is a plug in the guitar jack - so be sure to unplug the guitar jack when not in use.
@@charliew9515 Thanks very much.
VIDEO SECTIONS:
1. Specs and Features - 0:33
2. Controls - 2:50
3. Tones (Humbucker and Coil Splits) - 4:42
4. Tones (Piezo) - 8:23
5. One Minute Solo - 10:29
6. Final Thoughts - 12:07
Guitar link: imp.i114863.net/EBz99
I think it's amazing that someone that doesn't play metal can like schecter this much lol.
I like to play john mayer on my syn gates signature custom S. 🤟
Schecter isn't all metal...
You can get amazing cleans on Jim Roots ENG Telecaster. Anything goes. You wanna play neosoul on a BC Rich Warlock, I guarantee that guitar will let you do that and it will sound good. It all depends on your playing and amp setup
Tell THAT to Pete Townshend!
Think I saw a vid of Larry Coryell playing a goofy-looking Jackson or something on here. Sometimes people make quirky choices that work for them.
I wish I knew about this kind of guitar before I bought mine. I ended up going for an Epiphone Les Paul with split coils thinking it'd be the "one guitar to rule them all" since I could do full humbucking or get that split coil sound. Didn't even think about Piezo.
This looks like it'd be perfect for creating loops. You could lay down an acoustic rhythm in a loop, then layer on electric on top.
I got one of these back in 2005...still is one of my favorite guitars.
I have one the earlier model with two f- holes. Made a few mods, and now it is, overall, the most useful (and most used) guitar I own. Plays great and stays in tune!
The humbuckers middle position and the piezo was amazing! I did not expected those bealtiful tones!
Hey Darrell,
I've been looking at this guitar for a while and had it in a wish list as at $1500 it was a wish. It was up against the Les Paul Studio in smokehouse burst. In June, 2020, I see Sweetwater has it on sale and honoring the sale price if ordered. They were expecting more so I put in an order. I was at a guitar center and tried the LP Studio but at $1500 didn't go for it. About a week ago the C-1 E/A shows up at my door. From the moment I picked it up, I was in love. Cannot find a single thing wrong with it. The construction, the sound and the looks. What a beauty. It is now my favorite guitar and for the sales price of $950, it was an absolute steal. Gibson should check into Schecter to learn how to make an amazing guitar in the $1500 price range as I don't think the LP Studio I tried is anywhere near as nice. Great review on the C-1 E/A. Hopefully you will open up some eyes to this beauty.
I've had this guitar for about a year. I can't put it down. I was blown away by the quality of a guitar made in Indonesia. Very versatile. I would by another.
Is the output jack stereo? One side acoustic the other electric?
@@phi2771 Yes. One jack. A switch that toggles electric, both, piezo.
@@joekaras7080 awesome. I'd like to run the acoustic through the pa, and electric through the amp. Thanks for the reply
Another great review...you have done the impossible and made me actually look at Schecter, but of course I never thought I'd look at Teles, either.
My only reservation is not having separate outputs for the acoustic and electric channels so they can go through different processing chains. I used a Godin LGX for over 20 years built along this concept and it was fantastic. I could see the C-1 E/A being a viable modern option.
You can use a Y split cable since the output jack is stereo
Best piezo pick up i've heard.Why?No "quack" sound which is quite an acheivement.
I would love to see Darrell compare this guitar side by side to the PRS SE Hollowbody II Piezo for comparison - especially since Schecter is 33% less expensive and looks the same on paper!
i think here both PU are either humbucker or split.
He did with other two and this won on my opinion
I owned both. Kept the PRS. Nothing wrong with this one at all though...I just preferred the pickups and lighter weight of the prs.
I have a Fender acoustasonic jazzmaster which I like for a range of acoustic sounds but not so much the electric or jazz worlds. Can anyone comment on PRS, SCHECTER C-1 E/A and acoustasonic comparisons,
@@richcline2366 I actually own all 3 now. I just got the Schecter today. The Jazzmaster Acoustasonic is now up for sale. I'll be gigging the Schecter on this weekend. I'm a solo performer.
I just got one of these, 2nd-hand, and I have to say, the piezo really does sound that good. Love this guitar!
Fender acoustasonic series: silently cries
Silently? That thing has been bawling like a baby since day one.
It’s a piece of junk…I played one for about 30minutes….no bueno
I have an older version of this guitar that I got from Craigslist for around $200. The concept was good but the magnetic PUPs had much to be desired being "Duncan Designed". Still it's a really cool guitar and I've always had a plan to upgrade all of the electronics. It looks like Schecter has really stepped up their game!
I have a 2011 C-1 BlackMarket with Duncan black outs. I love the way it sounds.
Quite a bold statement to make, but if it's from Darrell, I'll definitely take his word for it! Cheers for this review man!
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And it's got NOTHING to do with the recent sponsorship that shecter has given him.. NOTHING AT ALL!!!!
@@graftongodofmemes any idea what the relationship is? I like the pt special but I can't trust what he's saying if he's paid by them
Had I not known you were playing an electric guitar, that piezo pickup would’ve definitely fooled me.
I've wanted this guitar for a very long time. One of these days I'll get around to it. A friend of mine had the older version in the mid-2000s and it was a great guitar.
This is a killer guitar. Schecter has been doing things right for a while now. Not everyone notices, but they should. These guys are serious about growing the brand and doing a hell of a job designing interesting guitars. I now want this guitar!
My guitar just came from Sweetwater today. She is a beauty! Thank you for introducing me to her. I learned a few weeks ago that if i click on your link and buy the guitar within a few weeks, that you get a commission of sorts. Fed ex sat on the guitar in the Sacramento warehouse for 2 weeks. The fed ex Store staff acknowledged that it was typical. Sweetwater feels terrible that it took 2 extra weeks for me to get the guitar. So i will ask that you get credit for this purchase. I love you and your channel. I am a huge fan!
Great video review of a stunning guitar. You always manage to hit all the right notes (musically and rhetorically). It's great to have someone who takes the time and care to provide honest evaluations. Plus, your positivity is simply contageous. Thanks.
This guitar is cool. A friend and I have been in the process of building a "Swiss Army Knife" guitar for a while now. One thing I've noticed about guitars like this is that they never offer an option to split the signal, so you can send the "acoustic" signal to a sound reinforcement system geared for acoustic instruments, whole sending the magnetic pickups to your favorite tone-shaping amp. Even on the clean channel, the H & K amp still colored the tone, making the piezo somewhat less organic sounding than it should.
It's a tricky challenge, I'm finding. You could use a TRS jack and solitter cable, like the ones used on many efgects loops. However, these guitars actually already have a TRS jack which is used to switch the battery on and off when a cable is plugged in, so that won't work.
Anyway, I think that limitarion has put off some people who might want a guitar that does all of what we really want this to do.
One final note: I loved your technique when demoing the single coil mode on the guitar, to get that spanky, "quack" sound like a Strat, without the benefit of a middle pickup. That was all technique there. Without what you were doing, it would have just sounded like a Tele, which wouldn't be bad at all. It demonstrates how crucial the player is in constructing a tone.
Darrell - some comments - i like the high quality level of your videos - sounds are HQ but more so the little details you point out such as how the tone pros work- as well as the details of tuning stability and the construction/fret work and neck body interface - you make it easy for us to make informed decisions - much appreciated man - 👍🏻
Purchased the SCHECTER C-1 E/A - took a while for the music shop to get it in :( I am more than pleased with the quality/price - of course here in Canada we pay at least 30% more than you Americans for our equipment and instruments. The tones are all there and are fun to play with - I have never purchased a guitar without holding it and playing it first - so I trusted you and you didn't let me down - Thanks Darrell.
You are quite the man Darrell. Your channel is beyond outstanding. I have learnt so much watching your uploads and love your insights and playing. Your work is much appreciated. I end up wanting to buy everything you review.especially this one..it looks an amazing buy!
I just love the complexity of the clean with the piezo. Beautiful to hear.
At this point this man should be sponsored by schecter.
You make a good point all of there guitars are amazing as he says I would say there bias reviews
Well, they do send him free guitars. Doesn't that sorta count? FWIW, Schecter is making excellent instruments for the price points. Really great value. Mr. Braun is doing players a great service to players by getting the word out. For the money, you'd be hard-pressed to find better instruments. I've purchased the one in this vid and also the Solo Custom II and they're both far beyond what I had hoped even after having watched Mr. Braun's video. He was very complimentary of both and, in my experience, for very, very good reasons.
Being a recent buyer of a Schecter Omen I have to say for under 500 bucks it's an amazing guitar. Vastly superior to the Squier featured in my profile picture.
I bought one and tried it out last night. It's amazing in both looks and sound.
Congratulations on the new guitar!
DARRELL! You have an _awesome_ channel and I hope you keep growing and keep doing this for as long as possible!
Your tonal demos are so loud and clean that every time I see your demos I want to buy them. I add them to my bucket list.
I also wanted to hear it not plugged in at all .
I just want to say that your studio is really cool, and the playing was very educational, and impressive, and this was an excellent presentation . Awesome channel. Thanks.
Try to send the piezo-signal directly to the mixer. I once had an electric guitar with a piezo pick-up and that was equipped with a stereo jack, so that the magnetic pickups went to the amp and the piezo-signal went directly to the mixer. Than a little reverb or modulation, via the mixer and it sounded really really good!
I used to have a Cort M-custom with this exact sale shape, build, acoustic full hollow, 2 humbucker Seymour 59 with split, 1 piezzo at bridge with volume and tone control. Incredibly light and comfy with a dream of neck. Was sold €1200, found used €700. Very versatile sounds, beautiful, finely finished. But is there any guitarist that would need only one guitar ? So did I return to my Strat, LP, ES, Tele and Martin , selling this Cort beauty. My buyer is so happy to gig with it.
In your comparison of piezo guitar I though the PRS SE was the best but now I got to go with this Schecter. Having owned a C1 in the past I know they are fantastic guitars. Now this model has my full attention. Thank you for these reviews. They really help a musician on a limited budget. Awesome Darrell! Thanks bro.
I have always been interested in an electric guitar with a Piezo circuit and PRS had the only one that I feel was excellent on sound and the ability to blend. This Schecter is a gigging musicians dream, great sound, build quality, looks and price.
It's good to see Schecter at least making an effort to not be relegated to the "metal only," section. They've made some traditional guitars, but they were either more than I'm going to pay for a Fender copy with the US line, or a few bones they throw.
I actually liked the PT Special, after a pickup replacement.
My soul was elevated when the e/a are blended together
Just bought this guitar!! it's actually my first guitar as beginner, I'm in love
How lucky
The last track you played with the backing track was awesome!
Another guitar I didn't know I needed..thanks for that Darrell.
This has shot up to first in line as my next guitar!
Thanks to your videos on this guitar vs the PRS SE I just got one. It's pretty nice and I'll be gigging it this weekend. I play solo with backing tracks and switch alot from acoustic to electric.
These are so cool.
But literally the main reason I have a hard time with it is previous versions had block inlays and looked so. Much. Better.
Hi Darrell, May I suggest an idea for a video? It's about the trem system on guitars. I think the trem on the Fender American deluxe strat has the most well thought out design. Since it is a floating system, I guess putting it on the Frankenstrat will be fun, just to see if it can solve the problems we all love and hate of a Floyd rose. to make it even crazier, I think we can route out the bottom of the Frankenstrat so the system can bend both ways. If you have the time, please consider the idea. Other than that, Have a great week. Also, Happy Lunar new year, I wish you all the best, both at work and at home.
So I got mine a couple days ago. The bindings have some spillover paint but not too bad.
The 3-way switch doesn't mute the magnetic PUs in the "just piezo" position unless you walk it back 1/10 millimeter and try it 20 times until you hit a sweet spot.
The magnetic volume put jumps from silence to 30%, then smoothly to 100% but it's only a quarter turned up. The rest of the way it's the same volume but the tone gets darker and then brighter again (could be phase rotation too) the more you turn it up. Never had that on any guitar.
What to do, just send it back as defective and wait another 6 months or just buy some proper switch and knob and solder them in?
Truss Rod was all the way loose and rattling around in the neck when it arrived. Managed to score it back in but it’s just in the edge of too straight with the stock strings, any looser and the rod falls out again. I assume the 2022 production run isn’t great. 😥
I LIKE IT! This guitar can do it all. I used to play in a church band in front of thousands twice a week and we need both the acoustic and electric tones. Wish I had this, rather than switching guitars all the time. I'm going to check the prices at Long & McQuade & Walters Music They should give you the commission.
Only thing missing is the ability to independently split and blend the magnetic pickups.
That acoustic tone is awesome!!
Hi Darrell, love your reviews on everything. Am a 64 years young with enough time now to start learning to play a guitar. Watching all of your reviews on various guitars, models & makes and have landed on this Schecter. Trying to locate one in stock down here in Australia is a challenge however I will persist. Can you give me some advice on what AMP i should look at to purchase - I will only ever be playing in my music room so not public or overly loud. Keep up the fantastic works.
Schecter proves that they are firmly in the game and this is a fantastic looking and sounding guitar. Great review as always. God bless and rock on 😎🎸👏
Doesn't get any better than this guitar, its perfect
Beautiful looking guitar. Sounds awesome as well. 2 guitars for one under a grand! Can play a multitude of styles with this one!
*Great video, as always, but I feel that you left out some very important details. The Fishman Powerbridge piezo system comes with an "intelligent" output jack, which means that if you plug in a regular mono unbalanced instrument cord with a standard two conductor Tip/Sleeve plug, both the magnetic "electric" signal and the piezo "acoustic" signal will be combined together and the summed signal will be output to the "tip" connection of the output jack. However, if you plug in a "stereo" or "balanced" instrument cable with a three conductor Tip/Ring/Sleeve plug, the two signals are kept completely isolated from each other, (other than sharing a common ground connection), and the magnetic "electric" signal will be output on the jack's "Tip" connection, and the piezo "acoustic" signal will be output on the jack's "Ring" connection. With this configuration, you can send your magnetic "electric" signal to a traditional guitar amp and speaker cab, while you send the piezo "acoustic" signal to the P.A. or a dedicated acoustic amp with a full range speaker. This also allows you to process the two signals completely separately. I myself have a second generation Schecter C1 E/A, and I send my magnetic "electric" signal through my regular pedalboard and amp, but for the piezo "acoustic" signal, I run it through it's own small pedalboard with four pedals in series. The acoustic signal goes first through a Fishman Aura Spectrum DI Preamp pedal, mainly to add a digitally modeled resonance of an actual full bodied acoustic guitar, as well as a bit of compression and rough basic EQ, and then through a BOSS PQ-4 parametric EQ for fine tuning the EQ, then an early analog BOSS CE-5 Chorus Ensemble to split it to stereo, and then in stereo to a BOSS RV-6 Reverb pedal, and then finally in stereo to the P.A. The Fishman Aura Spectrum DI Preamp really helps to make the piezo acoustic sound more closely approximate the woody resonance an actual full sized jumbo or dreadnought acoustic. The other important missed point is that while most semi-acoustic guitars do not have a control compartment back plate, which forces you to fish all the electronics in and out of the instrument through either the f-holes or through the pickup routs, the Schecter C1-E/A, (as well as the Gibson and Epiphone BB King Lucille models), come with a standard removable control compartment back plate, which makes modifications and repairs super easy and painless. But anyway... Thanks for posting this video just two days after I specifically requested a review of the C1 E/A only two days previous when I commented on the Schecter Silver Mountain review!*
Thanks for the info on your signal path. I would love to hear your acoustic signal path compared with the straight piezo to clean. This could be a video!.
Wow, are you from team Schecter???
@@jodyrsoper9740 No. It's just that I've been a guitarist since the 80's, and early on, the guitar designs that I really wanted were completely out of my price range. A perfect example would be the Jackson Archtop Soloist. It was a 24 fret 25.5" scale Strat shaped guitar, but made with a mahogany neck and body, and had two Gibson style pickups and a Tune-O-Matic bridge. It also cost over $3,000... But just a few short years later, Shecter came out with it's Hellraiser series, which other than having a set neck with a rosewood fingerboard instead of ebony, it was basically the same thing, plus it came with two dual mode EMG pickups, and most importantly, it was under a grand. In the last ten to twenty years, Schecter has consistently offered killer instruments with premium hardware that someone of meager means can afford. THAT is why I like Schecter so much...
Still sounds weak
@@jodyrsoper9740 Weak trolling...
Schecter’s guitars are awesome. I own four of them now. Gradually switching all my guitars over to Schecter‘s. The quality is always absolutely flawless and they offer these spectacular guitars at very affordable prices I just purchased a C -1 Hell raiser, and a Nick Johnston custom and they are both Beautiful guitars
Thanks for the review Darrell! Thanks to this video I ordered one of these guitars and it just arrived yesterday! Love it!!
Thanks. Been considering one of these. The blending capability has me sold. Extremely versatile sound.
I echo RJB's sentiments - I too could see selling one or more of my guitars to get this one. Great review! Thanks Darrell.
Really love what you’re doing you’re my favorite TH-cam guitarist by far. I’ve been here a long time. keep on going man, best wishes!
Got mine today after having watched your vid. It's gorgeous and the bang for the buck is absolutely insane. Thank you, as ever, for your excellent reviews.
What kind of semi-hollow is it actually? Is it solid all the way except for the upper third with the soundhole is?
@@Hamachingo Typical semi-hollow. It has the pillar down the middle. Helps greatly with the weight (nice and light) and the balance.
This guitar was made in heaven ---what a beauty !
That may also be the most beautiful Schecter made. The overdrive sound in this vid is fab. The H&K sounds like the real deal.
Schecter makes some GREAT guitars! Nice job Daz!
Got one of these over Christmas, very nice!
The tones on this remind me of that special Fender Strat that Pete Townshend started using in 1998, with the Fishman electronics on board. It could go from acoustic to shred with the flip of a switch.
Just not in Townsend’s hands.
A couple of years in and I still LOVE this guitar. Probably the one I pick up the most. Light, comfortable, easy to play, tones galore. What more could you want for the price and, especially, if you're a person that plays mostly at home or just for pleasure with your friends?
I ordered mine in early March from Guitar Center. It finally arrived today (August). I can’t stop playing this thing! If I could have only one guitar, this would be it!
I always think I'd be able to grab two if there were a fire or something. This one would be one of the two.
@BradyZ2929 Not at all. For sake of comparison, I have a 2000 Fat Strat Texas Special and the neck on the C-1 is significantly thinner than that. For the vast majority of people, I think this is exceedingly playable.
always look forward to your posts as they are always interesting,,,as this one defiantly is...very versatile guitar for sure....cheers from oz
Excellent, Darrell. Diversity is key these days. I know how a Chinese knockoff can match the real thing with proper EQ. But to have a variety of tones like this boy, I stand in awe.
Thank you for this video review of the Schecter C-1 E/A, Darrell. I have been in the market recently for an electric guitar that has a built-in piezo. I had settled on the PRS SE Hollowbody II Piezo until I watched this video, as well as the video you did comparing the piezos on three different guitars, including the PRS model. I just ordered the Schecter C-1 E/A from Sweetwater and should get it early next week. I can't wait! Thanks again for the video and all of the video reviews you do on TH-cam. I have now subscribed to your channel. :)
I have that model, but from several years ago. Piezo's on electric guitars are the most underrated and underused type of pickup out there. I installed them on most of mine for a truly different sound.
A G, cool. What do you use? A piezo bridge, I’m guessing. Do you use a luthier to do the work?
@@JohnnyArtPavlou No, I buy the Graph Tech Acousti-Phonic kit (many bridge types available) and install them myself. They come with switches and knobs too. Takes some detail work but not super difficult.
A G, cool! Thanks.
What a lovey sound from the piezo. Really zingy and jangly - I really liked that, possibly more than the systems on a lot of "proper" electro-acoustics, certainly the older ones.
I just watch the piezo shootout with the LR Baggs, Fishman, & Graphtec. To me the piezo on the Shecter had a more accoustic sound with H&K than with the Accoustic amp. Thank you for sharing. Have a blessed day.
The split doesn't get chimy, but the plucky is decent sounding. Tough to get true single coil sounds by splitting. It does thin out nicely & create a single coil feel...
The acoustic sounds with the Fishman are pretty impressive, gotta say!
Another great vid, Darrell, thanks so much bud!!!
Wow! First time I've heard one of these. Very tempted to add one to my collection.
Schecter is probably your best bet for grabbing a guitar off the shelf and it having few or no issues. Their quality control is pretty impressive and they always seem to give a lot of guitar for the money.
Been watching your channel for a year or so now, and I just saw at the bottom of your info box "SOLI DEO GLORIA!". I had a suspicion for a while now :) Can't explain how but it's good to know brother. Hope you're doing well, and I love your videos. You do great sound, video, and content. Keep it up!
Aaaaaand straight to the bucket list it goes!
Love the flat top string saddles, much better than the traditional wedge type and easier on the hands.
Dead broke, but this just went on my 'must acquire' list
$850.00 is a ridiculously low price.
@@dumbdumberanddumbest9375 Plant a veggie farm, keep chickens, and go busking . Best wishes. :-)
My acquire list is far bigger than my bank balance 😣
If I would sell two guitars for €425.- each, I'd be able to buy a Schecter totally cost neutral and win a spot in my guitar room. I have so many Paula-like guitars with two humbuckers... I wouldn't miss two (or three) of them... I think I'd start with my Ibanez ST-50, which has become totally redundant since I bought a 1979 Ibanez AR100 with V-2 pickups...
and I could sell one of my ES-335 replicas that has been sitting in its big case for years... that should cover it, especially if I wait for a young USED Schecter... for may be €550.- ... then I would even GAIN a few hundred bucks.
@@jeremyacton4569 .....add Ramen noodles and rice for the rest of the year.
I just put some new strings on my Schecter C1 E/A, and it sounds good. I am chiming in to tell you, not to go to 10's as somebody talking me into it a few years back and it threw the whole ax off, I took it to everybody to get it back to the way it was but nothing worked, so beware and stay with 9's, just my 22 cents, hehe!
Wdym why would string gauge matter you can put any gauge on any guitar as long as you intonate it after
@@Tedtt655 All I can tell you it was the best guitar I have ever owned, like butter, could play chords and leads and sounded sweet, went to 10's, started clinking and strings vibrating weird, went back to 9's , too late, still sounds all right, but not like when I received it!
@@Tedtt655 Tell tat to every guitar guy I took it to, after it happened. EVerybody wanted to borrow it before that happened, it was like butter, not it is like hard butter,\ok, thanks for replying.
The serial number says W19080043 (made in Korea), meaning:
World Factory
2019
August (08)
guitar production number of that month: 43rd guitar.
The World Factory is exactly the same guitar production facility that makes the PRS SE series and it was also involved in some of the Ibanez production.
I'd be totally confident in purchasing this particular Schecter.
Until now I did NOT buy a PRS SE, because IMHO they were overpriced compared to comparable Cort Mirage series (M600, M900 and M Custom), the Samick Sonata and the Samick UM-3 guitars.
My guess is that these Schecters are cheaper than a PRS SE, right?
I love the sound of guitar. I'm going to check one out. Thanks for the video!
I have an older model C1EA (2004) and I just
love it. I would definitely consider picking up
one of these if I hadn't just bought a Les Paul.
Still on the radar though. Thanks for the video.
Thank you Darrell. I just purchased this guitar from Demo Deals thru Amazon. Came from Canada. Better priced from anywhere here in Chicago. I LOVE THIS BEAST 🎸🤘🎸
I wasn't even going to comment UNTIL I heard the PIEZOS!!!! I'm not an acoustic player and not even that fond of acoustics - but this PIEZO SOUND struck me very hard. I REALLY LIKE IT!!!! Maybe just me but most other piezos I've heard I did not particularly care for. I'd buy this guitar just for that sound!!! The guitar is beautiful, great sounds all around and has - just as you stated - a vast number of sounds and play ability for the dollar!!!!
when I saw the cover I was thinking about a PRS
@Wicker Billy yes he used a prs with piezo pickups too
Same
施柳吟 me too
This Schecter was built in the same factory as the PRS SE series: World factory in Korea. Just look at the serial number: W19080043. They used that format for Ibanez guitars too. The main difference is that PRS SE guitars used to go for €500-550 new and cost €899-999 now, although the real cost hasn't doubled, apart from the CITES troubles about the fretboards (this problem is gone since November 2019). As soon as the timber and storage investments that were made have been earned back, World factory and its clients could go back to their usual wood supply from before 2017. Using Indian rosewood is cheaper than importing pau ferro from Latin America.
The double transport of fretboard wood was not exactly environment-friendly. The best way is to purchase it as nearby as possible.
Me too
gorgeous and versatile guitar. I want one. What pickup config setting did you use for that ending outro rock solo song?
new to your channel but I have to tell you I do like your info. I picked this guitar up yesterday. Very pleased. this is my 3rd Schecter . Thx for s str8 up review. think about the coupe .
That guitar has some impressive versatility. I prefer a 9.5 neck radius but would love to to play that one at least once. God bless you brother.
Schecter is making some great instruments for the money. I purchased the Solo Custom II (transparent black burst) after having watched your video/review and it's excellent. Surpasses every expectation. I like it so much that, after watching this video, I had to order this one too. I may have a problem.
Nice demo Darrell, lots to go over and well done.
I did this conversion to a Reverend I have but I made a stereo jack as the output so that I could send the piezo to an acoustic amp. If you use a pedal to add acoustic resonance to the piezo (alone) it helps. I imagine a split jack can be added by a good tech.
I have this same guitar (2016) Just plug in a stereo spliter adapter cord, usually less than 12 inches. Then a cord to each Amp. You can also split out from a mixer, left and right channels to each Amp and select or mix with the L/R panning control on the mixer. I send to a stereo Amp with one Channel EQ & Effects set for Humbuckers and the other set for the piezos p/u.