Schecter Hellraiser Special C-8 Review

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Overall Rating 5

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Features 5

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Quality 2.5

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Reliability / Value 5

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Schecter Hellraiser Special C-8 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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  • Finish: Gloss  
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  • Binding: Multi-ply  
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  • Carved Top: Yes  
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  • Neck Construction: 3-piece neck  
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  • Neck Shape: Wide thin  
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  • Neck Joint: Set neck  
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  • Neck Wood: Mahogany  
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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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  • String Nut: Syntetic Bone  
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  • Tuners: Schecter  
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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-Position Blade  
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  • Bridge Pickup Type: Active Humbucker  
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  • Neck Pickup Type: Active Humbucker  
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  • Controls: Volume  
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  • Controls: Tone  
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  • Pickups: EMG-808 active 8-string-voiced humbucker

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Comparing to other guitars in its range this is an absolute must have! Hellraiser Special C-8 is a perfect choice for musicians seeking a guitar in this price range. If you give it a shot, you won't be sorry and surely you'll fall in love with this Schecter's beauty in no time.

Feature-wise this guitar is perfect! There is no need to add or remove anything, and that is quite an achievement by Schecter, considering that it's quite hard to please every musician's desire, in order to grade an instrument such as Hellraiser Special C-8 with such a high score when it comes to guitar features. That means that Schecter has constructed more or less a guitar with perfect features, so if you decide to buy Hellraiser Special C-8 you will be more than happy with it.

This beauty has virtually no flaws. Schecter surpassed their traditional level of quality and produced an instrument that is built great, and built to last. The finish is amazing and the hardware easily adjustable to fit any kind of action. The neck is superb and smooth while playing. Hellraiser Special C-8 stays in tune 99% of the time and responds well to various playing styles.

Hellraiser Special C-8 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!