Schecter V1 Review

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Overall Rating 4.5

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Features 4.75

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Quality 2.25

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Reliability / Value 4.75

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Schecter V1 Specs

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  • Body Shape: V  
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  • Number of Strings: 6  
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  • Body Type: Solid Body  
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  • Scale Length: 24-3/4"  
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  • Body Wood: Mahogany  
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  • Binding: Red  
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  • Neck Construction: 3-piece neck  
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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: Exodus Pentagram  
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  • Number of Frets: 22  
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  • Locking Nut: Yes  
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  • Tuners: Grover  
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  • Bridge: Floyd Rose  
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  • Hardware: Black  
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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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Following review text is verbal representation of numerical rating information:

Few guitars can match what Schecter's V1 offers in its price range. That's why many musicians decided to go for V1, and if you decide to do so as well, you surely won't be sorry. With almost nothing to add to this beautiful instrument, rest assured it will serve you well.

Schecter has put a lot of time and effort into choosing the right features for V1 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 V1 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 V1 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 V1 does.

If you're willing to believe your fellow musicians, then you should trust that Schecter's V1 is one highly reliable guitar, that will perform well both in studio and on stage. It is durable as well, given the fact that you take the usual care of your instrument. V1 is really a great choice if reliability/durability is one of your concerns.