Schecter Damien Elite 8-String Review

Schecter Damien Elite 8-String has been rated by 8 musicians.

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Overall Rating 4.88

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Features 4.88

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Quality 2.44

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Reliability / Value 5

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Schecter Damien Elite 8-String Specs

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  • Body Shape: Soloist  
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  • Number of Strings: 8  
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  • Body Type: Solid Body  
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  • Scale Length: 26-1/2"  
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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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  • Binding: Multi-ply  
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  • Neck Shape: U-shaped neck  
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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: Stained Cross  
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  • Number of Frets: 24  
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  • String Nut: Graphite  
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  • Tuners: Grover  
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  • Bridge: Fixed  
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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: Schecter CTM-8.

Following review text is verbal representation of numerical rating information:

Damien Elite 8-String is definitely a must have guitar! Schecter made another great fine-tuned and thought-out instrument. If you have doubts, find a way to try Damien Elite 8-String and you'll be pleasantly surprised at how gorgeous this instrument really is. Schecter did a remarkably well job here.

Remarkable features in Schecter's Damien Elite 8-String is something you should be aware of when trying to find the right instrument, because this one just might be the one that is right for you. Schecter are known for making excellent instruments, but they have really outdone themselves with Damien Elite 8-String feature-wise. With little to be left to the imagination, most musicians feel that this instrument deserves highest grades.

Schecter's Damien Elite 8-String has built in top quality hardware. Carefully chosen materials tell that this guitar will last you long time, and will not give you any headaches then trying to set it up. It's easy to set up action to whatever level you prefer. Overall, users gave it great marks to Damien Elite 8-String, so you may rest assured that, on the technical side, this guitar will not let you down.

Damien Elite 8-String 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!