NEWS: New Schecter V
Schecter has just unveiled the new-for-2009 Damien V-1 (fixed bridge) and Damien V-1FR (Floyd Rose). I couldn’t find any specs on these yet, but they appear to have EMG-HZ passive pickups and a matte finish, which leads me to believe they won’t be mega-ultra-expensive models. I like the offset carve at the treble side of the neck/body join. I think lot of players are into more traditional V shapes but want modern playability, and this is the perfect way to get it. I’d like to see this model with a pickup upgrade, but ya gotta dig those bat inlays.
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Hi! I'm Peter Hodgson. I write for Gibson.com, Australian Guitar, Australian Musician, Mixdown Magazine (including my instructional column, 'Unleash Your Inner Rock God,' which has been running since 2007), guitarworld.com, Tone Deaf, Beat (including their weekly hard rock/metal column Crunch) and The Brag. And I'm Assistant Social Coordinator with Seymour Duncan.
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So out of interest what pickups would you put in this? A nice pair of Seymours?
Yeah, I’m all about Seymour Duncan Blackouts at the moment, after trying them in a Schecter I reviewed in the current edition of Mixdown. Amazing active pickups with a lot more warmth than EMGs.
“Schecter has just unveiled the new-for-2009 Damien V-1 (fixed bridge)”
I am really starting to like Schecter and their line of guitars…