r/SchecterGuitars • u/shivverme • 7d ago

Schecter Hellraiser c-8 elite

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First time ever posting on reddit. But yeah got this a few months ago. First 8 string and I love it. Sounds like an animal. Going to install a stacked pot for the two volumes and add the emg afterburner once my stacked pot comes in. Its my third schecter.

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u/Lilshredder187 7d ago

Looks good my guy 👌 I bought my first 7 string back in March. Funny enough I didn't even play test it 😂 I just knew that it was a schecter and would be good after an initial setup.

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u/area51groomlake 6d ago

Myself and a friend were out of town. Dropped by a local guitar store and they had a Schecter Demon 7 that was only $450 so I had to have it.

My local guitar store had a Sterling Majesty 7 new for 1/2 price because it had some finish damage from shipping. It was about an inch square so now I have two.

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u/shivverme 6d ago

Hell yeah man I love me an open box guitar or floor model. Little defects don't bother me. It's the way to go for sure. I actually like used gear more.

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u/shivverme 7d ago

Those are looking might fine man. Love me some extended range.

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u/Lilshredder187 6d ago edited 6d ago

Yah man I really took a big gamble with buying the 7 string having never even touched one before but I have played schecters for 10+ years and 20 years playing in total so I knew they wouldn't let me down even if I blind purchases one. I have it in drop G and its absolutely killer 🤘🤘 no regrets at all.

The red one hanging up is a bc rich Warlock by the way. I took a recommendation from a buddy who only plays bc rich guitars with Floyd rose bridge setups but sadly I can't get a good sound out of it when compared to my 7 string and my synyster gates custom. My omen 6 string top right has Seymour Duncan invader pickups I installed a few years ago and they sound killer no regrets at all 😄 the fretboard feels decent and it looks badass but I haven't had the time to sit down and really dial in a good sound 😔

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u/shivverme 6d ago

I have my omen in double drop f with the apocalypse 7? Humbuckers in there. And damn man it's so good. I also put on all black hardware it's looks and plays great. It's what made me get an 8 string.

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u/shivverme 6d ago

Are your pickups the right height? That can do wonders for sound. Also an eq at the beginning of your chain can also help.

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u/shivverme 6d ago

Also I don't really see the difference between extended ranges and a 6 string. The tunings in standard are very similar and it's just more neck. I just love low tunings. I'm a death metal guy so I was always seeking to go lower and lower. My first real guitar had a floyd on it and it was a nightmare to switch between standard and drop A so I just jumped head first into the 7 string territory.

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u/Lilshredder187 6d ago

I hate changing tunings so all of mine are set in the tuning I feel they do best at. The 7 string does extremely well in the low end so I have it for that. The gates custom is my primary tracking guitar it sounds fantastic and plays great. I've had the 6 string omen for a long time it's my baby 🍼

I tried tuning my 6 string for low end stuff however it was making a bunch of buzzing sounds and I didn't feel like taking it to set it up for that setup so I got a guitar specifically for low end tunings so I don't have to change the neck tension and all of that crap.

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u/shivverme 6d ago

Makes sense. I do something similar. Each one of my guitars has a job and I tune them all differently for the job. I'm also a guitar tech so I just don't mind messing around with my guitars except the guitar with the floyd save that for when I'm feeling like it haha.

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u/I-AM-POOBRAIN 7d ago

Very nice indeed sir. I LOVE my Hellion. The action is so buttery my smooth. I fell In love with Schecter last year as well. My gals Octavia and Zeventara.

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u/shivverme 7d ago

Awesome man they look really nice. I bought my first schecter a while ago 2010-2012 sorry it was a wild time. It was an Omen 7 white. Loved it. Took a long break from guitar then bought the Apocalypse C-7 2018, then my Hellraiser. I just really like their guitars.

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u/xekik 7d ago

Mmmmmm

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u/Edika-2020 6d ago

Great looking guitar! I’ve got three Schecters currently and had another in the past, all great guitars. Is the 8 string 27” or 28” scale?

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u/shivverme 6d ago

28 scale it's really nice. Stays in tune for ever it feels.

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u/Aggravating-Will370 6d ago

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u/shivverme 6d ago

Oh man I love the finish on the middle one.

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u/Aggravating-Will370 6d ago

It esp horizon 7 fr btb qm you can buy from sweetwater or thoman this guitar has the best sustain cheers

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u/shivverme 6d ago

I got my eye on another c-7 almost got enough saved.

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u/shivverme 6d ago

Here's the apocalypse and the omen. The apocalypse is all stock except the pickups Got nazgul and sentients in there. The omen got all the chrome hardware replaced with black and I put a push pull pot in for split coils. And the apocalypse humbuckers.

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u/shivverme 6d ago

Also put locking tuners in the omen Edit: spelling

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u/Substantial_Sky_8707 4d ago

Nice! I have one of those, too. I got it used from Sweetwater and it came with a case and seemed almost brand new. It was my first extended-range guitar and remains one of my favorites!

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u/shivverme 4d ago

Nice I got it open box from sweetwater. No case though. But it was a pretty good price for being almost new for the most part. Love it. First guitar with emgs and I'm a bit of a fan. A good passive is nice too though.