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Schecter Hellraiser C-1 - Black Cherry

Solidbody Electric Guitar with Mahogany Body, Quilt Maple Top, Mahogany Neck, Rosewood Fingerboard, and 2 Active Humbucking Pickups - Black Cherry
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A Firebreather of an Axe!

Are you ready to rock? With the Schecter Hellraiser C-1 in hand, you are! Rockin' the tried-and-true combination of a mahogany body and a quilted maple top, the Hellraiser C-1 sports a big midrange with a sweet top end. All of this tonal muscle is pushed through your amp by an EMG 81TW at the bridge with an EMG 89 at the neck. The 81TW's dual-mode design gives you the classic EMG 81 sound with the addition of a single-coil sound and a fatter tone with punch and clarity. The EMG 89 uses Alnico V magnets to give you a powerful EMG 85-style sound. Other cool features on the Hellraiser C-1 are a 3-piece mahogany neck for awesome stability, a TonePros TOM bridge with through-body construction, and Schecter locking tuners to keep you in tune. From top to bottom, the Schecter Hellraiser C-1 is a whole lotta guitar for the money!

Schecter Hellraiser C-1 Solidbody Electric Guitar Features:

  • Black cherry finish
  • Mahogany body with quilted maple top
  • 3-piece mahogany neck
  • Rosewood fingerboard
  • 24 extra-jumbo frets
  • Abalone Gothic cross inlays
  • Schecter locking tuners
  • EMG 81TW and EMG 89 pickups
  • TonePros TOM bridge with through-body construction
  • 25.5-inch scale length
  • Black chrome hardware

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Tech Specs

  • General
  • Number of Strings 6
  • Left-/Right-handed Right-handed
  • Body
  • Body Type Solidbody
  • Body Shape C
  • Body Material Mahogany
  • Top Material Quilted Maple
  • Body Finish Polyester
  • Color Crimson Red
  • Neck
  • Neck Material Maple, Set
  • Neck Shape Schecter
  • Neck Joint Set Neck
  • Radius 14"
  • Fingerboard Material Rosewood
  • Fingerboard Inlay Gothic Crosses
  • Number of Frets 24, Extra Jumbo
  • Scale Length 25.5"
  • Nut Width 1.653"
  • Nut Material Graph Tech XL Black Tusq
  • Hardware
  • Bridge/Tailpiece Tune-O-Matic Bridge with String-through body
  • Tuners Locking
  • Electronics
  • Neck Pickup EMG 89 Humbucker
  • Bridge Pickup EMG 81 Humbucker
  • Controls 2 x volume, 1 x master tone
  • Switching 3-way blade pickup switch
  • Miscellaneous
  • Strings Ernie Ball Regular Slinky, .010-.046
  • Case/Gig Bag Sold Separately
  • Manufacturer Part Number: 1788

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AWESOME

This guitar prvides 'crunch' and 'shredability' that is to die for! It feels like it should...another part of my body.
Moreover, customer service is "top-of-the-line"!
One can be most confident in their products and most appreciative of Sweetwater's heartfelt care for the customer.
A "shout out" to Alex...my personal customer service representative who has been exemplary! Thank you Alex!

-Jamie
by Jamie Anijo from Lacey, Washington on
Music background: Self-taught guitarist

Yes. Get one.

Great tone for rock and metal. I never had much use for coil tapping in other guitars, but this produces super usable tone in either position. Finish is lovely. Pictures of the abalone-style binding on the body and headstock don't do it justice, looks so good in real life. All the hardware is solid and smooth. Awesome guitar for the money.
by James Gast from Seattle, WA on
Music background: Intermediate player

Just a quick peek

I opened the box and was struck with awe. It was exactly as I had envisioned it, the high quality photos did it no justice at all. The high shine and black cherry color, highlighting the curved maple top. Oh yeah, and the gothic iron cross inlays and matching mother of pearl trim.

Well I played it straight out of the box, did some tuning and she was good to go. Ran her threw some minor scales and chord progressions and all seems well. Never had active pick ups before but suffice to say I am impressed. Tones sound good, seems a bit flat, however the sounds are much cleaner and a bit more crisp.

I am going rub the fret board with some fret oil and let it acclimate to the humidity for about day and than run her threw her paces. Thank you Roger R. for your final inspection; the team down at Sweetwater just nailed it.
by Andrew from St Paul, mn on
Music background: enthusiast

Retired in Montana

I have now been retired for 1 year as a truck driver. I have played guitar and have written a few songs off and on throughout the years.
So the hourly demand driving truck, took anytime that I had a chance to play away, just so I could catch up on sleep! So I put my guitars away for the past 4 years!
Now retired, I'm back to playing again and went searching for a new guitar, when I came across this beauty!
After ordering the guitar, it got here within 2 weeks, which is awesome considering, the debacle in our supply chain these days!
I played the guitar as much as I could, considering that I just had hand surgery a short while ago, but what I can tell you is that the guitar is absolutely beautiful hands down!
The emgs are a bit heavier than I expected, for the type of music that I tend to play, but with great shred ability!
The neck is a tad bit beefy for my preference and maybe that's due to the hand surgery that I've had recently.
Although the fingerboard and frets were polished nicely, with the fret wire rounded off very nicely and yet very comfortable to play!
My only issue with this guitar, is that then that the nut was a little undercut on each side and was not flush with the neck. So I did take off 1/2 a star for that!
I want to mention that my salesman; Damon Spragia, is one of the best sales engineers, that I have ever encountered thus far!
The man will spend any amount of time with you, weather answering your questions about, any of the products that you may be interested in or getting into a conversation about the good old days!
He definitely makes you feel like a friend!
So Sweetwater"I think that you need to give this man a raise!!!
Anyhow didn't want to turn this into a book!
I wouldn't have any question about purchasing this guitar again, automatic yes for me!
I definitely would say go for it and give Damon a shout out!
Can't say it enough, good dude!!!
Here's the pic of my guitar, the day I got it.
by Sweetwater Customer from Billings Montana on
Music background: Part-time, now full-time guitar enthusiast

An AWESOME Guitar

PROS: I have Tele's, an American Strat, PRS Custom 22, Gibson Les Paul, and several other kit and scratch built guitars. This is my first Schecter and I have to say I really like this Hellraiser. The Abalone binding on the body really stands out against the red body and the inlays in the neck are just stunning! I have received many compliments on this guitar about its looks. I definitely agree!
I had to adjust the action and intonation when I received it to my liking and now it plays like a dream. The neck is very comfortable in my hand and is very smooth. I really like the 24 frets. With the way this was made, it ends up sitting just right when I am standing using a strap so the frets are where you expect them. That was kind of surprising because I thought I might have a bit of an adjustment because I usually play 22 fret guitars. The weight is about 7 lbs which is very comfortable for long gigs. Just enough body weight to really balance the guitar without being overbearing.
I really like the blending between the body and the neck. No bumps or chunks of wood to work your hand around when playing high on the neck.
This is my first active pickup guitar and the EMG pickups sound really awesome and the sustain, both from the wood and the electronics far exceeds my expectations. I was concerned about the battery (9V) life but after doing some research I found that many people are reporting 2,000 to 3,000 hours of use. Just make sure to unplug the guitar after sessions to preserve the battery life and use a GOOD battery like Energizer or Duracell.
Overall I am VERY pleased with my purchase and would highly recommend this guitar. GREAT ENGINEERING Schecter!!!

CONS: There is only one thing I would suggest that Schecter change immediately (or Sweetwater change before shipping). The volume controls are reversed and I don't understand the reasoning behind this. The forward volume control controls the rear pickup and the rear volume control controls the front pickup. This is bass-ackwards from EVERY other guitar I own! I had to switch them around because that drove me crazy when I was playing it at a gig! Although it was pretty easy to do, I am not sure others would have the skills to do that.
by David from Ohio on
Music background: Have been playing over 55 years, lead singer/guitarist in a classic rock band.

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Jason Kovach

The Schecter Hellraiser C-1 has been my go-to guitar for years - it can do everything. From hard rock to jazz, it can accomplish a wide variety of tones thanks to the EMG pickups with coil tapping functionality. That makes it especially valuable in the studio!

Nick Holl

I have been a musician for 25 years. The Schecter Hellraiser has been my main guitar since I bought one 10 years ago. It sounds amazing for live gigs, and it also is my go-to guitar for recording due to the fact that it always stays in tune, and it provides an aggressive heavy metal tone that I am always looking for. However, what surprised me is the versatility. When I want to play classic rock like Def Leppard or Led Zeppelin, I can change the tone of the pickups with the push-pull pots to emulate a single-coil pickup sound. It really is an all-around workhorse for any player.
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