I Bought a Broken and Dirty Schecter Jeff Loomis Guitar. Can I Save it??
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Hi, my name is James. I am a full time filmmaker and founder of the Content Creation agency severnwave.com as well as the founder/songwriter of my musical baby "Kill Deluxe". Aside from filmmaking, music and guitar is also a huge passion of mine. Chilled Guitar Reviews is my creative outlet to engage with other like minded people through feature videos, livestreams, original music performances and tutorials. I am always grateful for any and all engagement/viewership and am committed to uploading new videos regularly. Take care of yourselves and I'll see you soon!
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I really hope this becomes a series! Maybe I’m just a nerd but I always enjoy seeing people tinker with guitars and seeing problems that people fix and sharing the knowledge.
Also I think it’s a keeper, I’m a sucker for Floyd’s but hard tails are amazing
Great video as always!
I agree, hope this becomes a series and also floating trems for the win 💪🏼
Thanks guys I will try and do more of these!
Instant like for a Schecter review
I realised it's been over a year since I covered a Schecter on the channel! Will do another soon.
Man, these Schecter Jeff Loomis models were so much value for money.
One of my buddy´s students has the black model with the Floyd and the active S. Duncan Jeff Loomis pickups and that thing is an absolute workhorse metal axe. And yes, the maple fingerboard is very yellow-ish but the frets are great, stainless steel too.
Definitely a keeper.
I quite like the yellow fretboard, it's grown on me after thinking it was the colour of the McDonald's logo at first lol
This was THE guitar to get about 10 years ago!
I would have bought one if I could...
Yeah remember when they first came out I would actually see black ones quite a lot in guitar stores but they are like hens teeth now!
You should get the Cygnus as well! Mega rare
Ah the even rarer version of a rare guitar! I would love to know production numbers on the Cygnus!
Another great video dude! Definitely keep it! Will be saving this for future use haha. Btw your buy me a coffee link seems to be broken on this video
Ah thanks for letting me know and for the coffees my friend!!
Your video is one of the most satisfying ones because you saved my dream guitar lol !
And also because of your sincere passionately love on this jeff loomis schecter ,she literally needed a saver like you ! Congratulations and enjoy your adventures together 🥺⚡️
It's worth saving. I have one from 2011 in mint condition and it's always a blast to play.
Great job!
The newer ones they had were killer! With the hipshot bridge and his signature pups. Then he had for like 1yr his Cygnus that looked killer!
Oh man! As a lefty and Loomis fan, I have to get this one in my arsenal one day. Awesome video
Definetly keep it!👌🏻🔥
I'd actually already taken pictures of it to list it on eBay before shooting this video but I haven't been able to bring myself to yet. That vampire red paint.. 🤤
I really liked the video. That was fun to watch/listen to.
As for flipping or keeping it, you seemed to really like the guitar. So I'd say keep it.
Great job mate. I love buying up old filthy, broken guitars and either keeping or flipping. I can't believe what sort of state people let their guitars get to. Unbelievable
Pawn shops are my favourite place to go hunting!
@ChilledGuitarReviews agreed. Here in Australia either they try to rip you off, or, in some cases they don't know what they have and you can get quality guitars cheap af.
Super cool find! Dont see too many with the fixed bridge, as you said
What a beautiful tone in the beginning ！
My first time playing a set of EMG 707's and really surprised how nice the cleans are!
Nice job! Keep this thing! About 1.5 years ago I did this same thing with a 2008 MIJ Jackson DK2 that I picked up for $250 US with a hard case even. It was in exactly the same disgusting condition your Schecter was, but it cleaned up great. It has a couple chips in the finish I touched up and unless I point them out you’ll never see them. It has such a beautiful flame maple top in blue, I’m really happy I was able to save it and return it to its previous shred glory after it suffered so much neglect. Love seeing other people do the same thing
250 bucks for a MIJ Jackson! What a score!
amazing, i recently picked up a limited jeff loomis randall signature V2 halfstack in white for 600€.. schecter startet making guitar pickups before they become a guitar manufacturer, their american made pickups are some of the best i have ever played so far.so no need to change them and no comparison to "designed by" PU garbage that other brands are using peace 🙏
Schecter do have great factory pickups I reviewed a C7 Blood Moon on the channel that sounded killer.
Jeff never has a Randall v2 it was ammotts silver one
Gorgeous work man 🙌🏽
Thank you for watching my friend!!
Dude i think you should keep in, and put his pups in it. They sound killer for an active pup. I had a blackjack I put them in, and man! Really loved how that guitar sounded with those in it
The Loomis Blackout Set? I installed them in an Ibanez Prestige 7 on a video on here a few months back and they were incredibly unique. Insanely high output bridge but almost single coil like cleans on the neck. Expensive though!
Really enjoy this style of vid from you, too
Noted!
Great video as always. Business savvy too. My recommendation is to keep it until another reclamation project pops up that draws your attention!
Good idea! I'll try and do more videos like this.
Awesome 👍🏻 choice for a restore those schecter are soo rare. Love the 🎸 brother she a keeper now 🔥
Thank you mate!
Keep it!! Do more videos like this very interesting
Thank you mate duly noted!
Keep that bad boy, although I’ve been jonesing for one of these for a while now
Snap one up if you find one they are great!
Good stuff, enjoy cleaning guitars up - My RG2228 that I got second hand had a very messy fretboard, the rest was 100% fine, an hour’s cleaning up and it was golden. I think you should keep that pal, very nice axe indeed!
Can't go wrong with an Ibby RG! Cheers for watching!
Keep it! Just did the same with an older hellraiser c 7 from 2006 (before the abundance of abalone) im so stoked. Same year and model jeff used before the sig model
Great guitars!
Welcome to the JL-7 club, buddy!
KEEEEEP EET
Temptation!!! 😬😬😬😬
Great video, James! Make sure you hunt down a set of Jeff's signature Blackouts, I've got the same guitar and they made it into a fire breathing dragon!
Checkout my video on the Ibanez Prestige RG7 from last year! I installed a set of the JL Blackouts to replace the stock Dimarzios and did some back to back comparisons and they were incredible. One of the hottest output bridge pickups I've ever used and the neck was almost Strat/Single Coil like for cleans 👍👍
Honestly id keep it like you said they're hard to find with a HT and it sounds awesome man
keep it, for sure!
I'd actually already taken pictures of it to list it on eBay before shooting this video but I haven't been able to bring myself to yet. That vampire red paint.. 🤤
@@ChilledGuitarReviews Yeah, I mean, not only is it a great guitar, but because you got it so cheap, its extra hard to let it go. All the more reason to keep it, especially with its story 🙂
KEEP IT KEEP IT KEEP IT
dude thats just called vintage, so just add 100% on it and sell it as "relic" or "aged", people are going crazy about such (nonsense) overpriced guitars😂..amazing work by the way! that just reminds me on how i love schecter guitars, the old S2 and tempest models are less known and some of the best and most affordable guitars schecter ever made so far imo, you can get all kind of versions like platinum, custom, blackjack and hellraiser for very little amout of money on the used market, so maybe just pick some up for cheap and mod them to your liking just as usual. cheers 🎸
I hear you 😂. Fender will charge you an extra grand for some of the usage marks on this guitar...
Loved this 7 string. Loved the 707s in mine. Definitely regret getting rid of it.
First guitar I've had with 707's and they crush!!
Just for trivia's sake, Schecter also did a super-ultra-limited run of the JEFF LOOMIS CYGNUS JLX, both in 6 and 7 strings, with Floyd Rose.
Still one of the best X design ever, imho.
These are like the ultra unicorns of an already rare line! I've seen ONE come up on eBay at a Japanese dealer for like $4500
Great video as always bro. I would recommend sell it and get new guitar with modern features. I had a B.C. Rich for 14 years then I sold it couple month ago now Just got the Alexi Hexed with customizing it to gold hardware. I couldn't be happier.
Nice! The ESP model?
@@ChilledGuitarReviews LTD version. it is a phenomenal guitar you should bring it on the channel bro. I can't afford ESP it is too expensive lol. keep up the great work bro.
I'd say it's a keeper. If you really like it, it's a steal.
The sound is so thick and clear! Need to play more guitars with EMG 707 I reckon.
I’d say keep it.
I have one, bought it used few years back.
It’s the only 7 string I (currently) have. I must say I hardly play it, as for my current band I only use my 6 stringers.
But I’m pretty sure in the end I’ll regret it if I would sell it now....
Do more, please.
Working on it!
Reviews are cool and all, but these type of videos scratch that itch in a whole other way.
I hear you... I will do more of these. I actually fix up and flip guitars quite regularly but for some reason never thought to do videos on them until now.
The most devastating riff machine... but plays the most beautiful cleans.
Did you watch until the end?
keep it
Duly noted!
Great job! I’m kinda curious. If the guitar was gigged to hell and back, how were the frets? That would be one of my main questions when purchasing a used guitar.
Surprisingly there is only minimal fretwear! You can see it in the close up shots after I cleaned the fretboard.
It's remind me when I bought a Ibanez rgif27f from ebay . Poor thing was in horrible condition. I had to do almost the same things with it .Even there were dog hair on it 😅
The thing is pictures can make something look so good and it's not until it arrives you see what you've got yourself into 🤣. This thing looked far away from it's actual condition in the pics...
I'd keep it. Those are really nice guitars.
Noted!!
Great resto. 2 things: try a 18v or 24v mod and why not installing black locking tuners to fit the bridge?
Considered it but the black chrome Grover machine heads on these models are super rare and Im reluctant to bin them. Does the voltage mod add more gain?
@@ChilledGuitarReviews they have little bit more gain. But when you adjust the pickup hight you can dial it back. The biggest difference is the headroom you get and a better feel. The headroom is very noticeable when you record DI, it isn’t as compressed as with 9v. The feel is less stiff and you can dig in harder before the pickup starts clipping.
Previous user probably had acidic skin/oil like me. I have to have titanium or stainless steel glasses or my skin will eat right through them. But yeah basic care still goes a long way for something that doesn't stay attached to you for most of the day.
I have a mate who has this issue and he will ruin a set of guitar strings in barely a week of daily playing 😬😬😬
@ChilledGuitarReviews ouch glad mine hasnt gone like that but when I was gigging I just changed my bass strings at least once a month.
Ah nevermore with Jeff is and was one of the best metal bands!!!!!
I hear he has just left Arch Enemy. Praying this means new music from him!
KEEP IT. Don’t sell and then regret not having it or being able to find another fixed bridge
I hear you. I've been watching eBay and Reverb for these models the last couple months and only 1 has come up and it was a Floyd model.
where did you get the bridge from?
eBay!
I'm trying to find a JLV-7 FR...I've had zero luck
They are incredibly rare! I would love one but I'm wondering how the weight is. This JH-7 was surprisingly heavy!
can i ask what bridge u replaced it with again i have the left handed verison of this
It was a Black Tonepros bridge I found on eBay exactly the same model that came off the guitar as I wanted to keep it original. It was second hand but mint condition, the price of a new Tonepros bridge is extortionate 😬
i @@ChilledGuitarReviews i got my loomis for about 400 and it was really clean and barley played
You should not use lemon oil on maple fretboard ; use a guitar polish instead .
Yep someone else commented too I didn't know about it possibly staining the maple. Every day's a school day!
you’re not supposed to use lemon oil on maple
Really, why not?
@@ChilledGuitarReviews it discolors it over time and it’ll get darker and not in a pleasant way. if you must, use musicnomad mineral oil
Cam here to make this comment as well. It's just been a general rule that I've heard with maintaining guitars. Just wasn't sure if it was on polished maple boards or more open pore ones.
@@djmonize13 it can discolor polished boards too.
Keep it but let me borrow it first. But for real don't sell it.
No problem 😁
Wish i could send you some picks dude.
I work in a guitar shop so believe me, so if you think that's nasty, iv would show you some truely descusting. 🤣🤣🤣
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Waw that was clearly a dirty guy's guitar .
True story I took a 2nd shower immediately after finishing the clean job on this guitar I was so concerned about catching something 🤣