Schecter Damien Elite Review

Schecter Damien Elite has been rated by 12 musicians.

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Overall Rating 4.42

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Features 4.75

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Quality 2.21

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Reliability / Value 5

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Schecter Damien Elite Specs

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  • Body Shape: Soloist  
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  • Number of Strings: 6  
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  • Body Type: Solid Body  
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  • Scale Length: 25-1/2"  
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  • Body Construction: Double cutaway  
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  • Body Wood: Mahogany  
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  • Body Top Wood: Maple  
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  • Finish: Gloss  
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  • Binding: Abalone  
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  • Neck Joint: Bolt-on  
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  • Neck Wood: Maple  
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  • Fingerboard Material: Rosewood  
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  • Fingerboard Inlays: Abalone Gothic Cross  
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  • Number of Frets: 24  
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  • Tuners: Grover  
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  • Bridge: Tune-O-Matic  
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  • Hardware: Black Chrome  
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  • Fret Size: Extra Jumbo  
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  • Number of Pickups: 2  
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  • Pickup Switch Type: 3-way Pickup Selector  
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  • Bridge Pickup Type: Active Humbucker  
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  • Neck Pickup Type: Active Humbucker  
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  • Controls: Tone  
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  • Controls: Volume  
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  • Bridge Pickup: Active EMG-81 humbucker Neck Pickup: Active EMG-85 humbucker

Following review text is verbal representation of numerical rating information:

Do you think that a Damien Elite guitar is a good guitar? Schecter made some remarkably good models before, so that builds up confidence that Damien Elite follows those standards of quality. Most of guitar players rate this instrument really well, so you should try Damien Elite and see if it's right for you.

Schecter has put a lot of time and effort into choosing the right features for Damien Elite and tuning them right, and that just made a lot of musicians happy, causing them to award this instrument with the highest grades. Features of Damien Elite are brilliant and Schecter should be proud of themselves for producing such a beautiful instrument with which you will also be happy, whether you decide to go for it.

Ready to play out of the box, Schecter's Damien Elite is easy to set it up even more precise than usual, thanks to great hardware pieces it has built in. Handling and playing this kind of guitar is a pure joy as it stays in tune 90% of the time, regardless of the level of usage. It feels reliable and it really is, as Schecter put great deal of time and effort to produce such a good-looking guitar that is behaving well, as Damien Elite does.

Damien Elite is a reliable guitar that will go to hell and back with you, and would want to do it again. It's a magnificent instrument that is reliable on stage as it is in studio. It will stand the beating and still would not lose its charm and ability to perform. Schecter did make the instrument that should be considered the most reliable in its class!