Guitar Of The Week 2: Schecter Sun Valley Super Shredder with Sustainiac

It sustains FOREVER....
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[@thegaindane]

Wow!… That’s a beautiful guitar. The red bowling ball finish looks much better than on their website. Tons of fun with the sustainiac pickup 🤘

[@WholeLottaBulldog]

So good to see you back making vids, Steve.

[@jray5363]

Schecter just moved way up the list! That sustainiac is cool as can be! And, what a beautiful finish!

[@deannafisher2658]

You should try the Nick Johnston strat from Schecter

[@leesbassment6393]

It really freaks people out when you demo those sustainer pickups with no amplifier. With all that gain, it seems like it’s the gain/feedback that’s making it happen. Just plug a cable into the guitar, to power the system on, and it’ll scream like that all by itself.

[@gathda]

If you're using a DAW, check out AcouFiend by Blue Cat. You can do the Sustainiac-type thing on any guitar. It works really well and is tons of fun. Everything is adjustable.

[@MusicTherapyLaz]

Though... does require a battery!

[@monstrok]

I picked one of these up in white and this guitar is amazing in form, finish and playability. Shades of Jake E. Lee for sure. I mounted a Roland GK synth pickup and the sustain is amazing for the synth string sounds along with other sounds benefit from unlimited sustain. The only downside is the rather anemic sounding neck pickup which sounds like a Fender noiseless single coil going through heavy compression.

[@greekfreak1980]

If you want value for money, Schecter is the way to go. And they don't make just metal guitars, they have some more trad. style models ( Strats, Tele, V's, Single-cuts, Explorers and even semi-hollow bodies) that are great. The Custom Solo-II ( basically a modernized L/P custom) and the Nick Johnston sign. models are amazing.

[@ripley7t429]

Schon uses that sustainer to the limit. Pretty much has pioneered it. Not many seem to pay attention though.

[@JTB--]

I had a Schecter Blackjack with a Sustainiac back in 2018. It was a lot of fun. Eventually sold it to get something else. Now I have a DigiTech FreqOut pedal which basically can make any of your guitars sound like it has a Sustainiac pickup. I like that paint job on this Schecter SVSS. It's like Faux Finish Sponge Effect or something. Looks Cool

[@grimora-dg3vq]

I wound up buying all 3 of the Reign version and not a single regret! The cost of what you pay for these is astounding. The body is actually Mahogany not Alder. Schecter didn't spare any expense in building these amazing guitars or cut any corners either. Yours is probably the best videos of these showing all the capabilities and features, tastefully done as always! Had any other builder made these and sold them you'd easily be paying $400 - $600 more without question! The neck is very close to an Ibanez Wizard Neck and is even more comfortable than my Ibanez JS1200CA.

[@grimora-dg3vq]

The only thing close to a compromise here is the Hot Rod Floyd Rose which has a copper base plate and the stainless steel string saddle screws. Both will wear out over time but we're talking a year or two of everyday playing, for most people that will be 4-6 years of intermittent playing. For the money you're still getting a hell of a deal. At some point I'll probable replace all 3 of my Floyd Roses but not until I need to. I've already replaced all 18 (6x3) of the string saddle blocks from SS to Titanium. The finish is actually a wrap overlayed on Mahogany wood and then polycoated, very well done too!

[@smithfield06]

Wow, beautiful looking and playing guitar, the sustainiac is insanely good, I agree the harmonic setting is the best great review👍

[@deannafisher2658]

I have a SVSS but in the Construction Yellow. I know that isn’t the real name of the color, but it’s more on point descriptively 😂

[@Amiga1200_Juicer]

Awesome review Steve! Thanks for the run !

[@thatpeterboy]

Sounds and looks awesome! Nice

[@kitoyobeni1]

Love the wenge neck on my Super Shredder Exotic, similar guitar but no sustainer.

[@jamesmarciniec4787]

Nice. I always wanted to try one. Cool demo Steve👍

[@user-mw1nb7mb6k]

What a great review!! Thank you sir!

[@theburkett67]

I got the one in blue and black about a year ago. I love it.

[@sgt.grinch3299]

I love the sustainiac pickups.

[@retropuffer2986]

Wow! That thing is beautiful!

[@j7cc]

Always great, really enjoy your reviews. Thanks. Take care, keep rocking. 🤘

[@BBQROCKSTAR178]

Oh that’s glorious!

[@skyhorseprice6591]

I have a Schecter SVSS & also a C1FRS, and they are both my main guitars now. Love em to death.

[@mattdummitt9500]

Beautiful guitar Steve

[@Dzo826]

Just bought one of these!!!!... Waiting to be amazed!..

[@NaturesChild]

beautiful!

[@eddiejr540]

Gorgeous guitar…Schecter is another brand I have never held in my hands before 🤘

[@recordman555]

Yes, please!

[@kasnitch]

Would like to see you try out a Schecter Demon loaded with fixed bridge .

[@Theintruder100]

Got the same rain red gorgeous guitar.

[@WickedFesterBand]

Looks like a Floyd Rose special Hot Rod. It’s a Schecter thing. It’s a Special with stainless steel screws.

[@tommyibanez3958]

Wow- that's crap, they used to have the 2000 series on them

[@WickedFesterBand]

@@tommyibanez3958 Got a San Dimas Pro Mod. FR 1000. MIM Strat with Floyd? Comes with a special. It was a deal breaker for me. I got a FR Special Hot Rod. It’s on my $550 Damien.

[@tommyibanez3958]

@@WickedFesterBand I wonder how much cheaper the Special is for these companies. They should all just switch over to the Gotoh 1996- they're inexpensive but made with good stuff and fantastically responsive. I recently changed almost every Floyd I have to the Gotoh. And, anyone switching out an Edge to a Floyd type- the Gotoh sits slightly more forward than a Floyd, so it can intonate on an Ibanez, where a Floyd is hit or miss.

[@eddiefay988]

I'm diggin' it and your playing shows off that guitar's capabilities. You can get evoke some cool Def Leppard tunes out of that similar to Phil Collen - I'm thinkin' "White Lightning!"

[@MusicTherapyLaz]

Very... very... very... nice! Love my white and black SVSS FR S... great guitar for the money!

[@Ron_Padgett]

Cool guitar!

[@tonyhao9344]

Great looking finish, the Red kind of glows out of the black. Like a Bowling Ball. . Sustainiacs are fun, got my first one in a Schechter Blackjack. Now have them in a bunch of other guitars too. The novelty never completely wears off.. Thanks for the demo Dude..

[@ithem0nst3r]

Im thinking if buying the new Schecter freak juice. That guitar just looks insane

[@user-gs2nq3rs8l]

Very cool guitar

[@guitar_hiro]

schecter makes some awesome guitars! i have a banshee mach 6 with an evertune and that thing is such a damn good guitar. they also have one with very similar specs to this guitar (floyd and sustainiac) definitely worth checking out 👍

[@markmiller5606]

Nice looking guitar there Steve.

[@cebjr]

Awesome freakin guitar ❤🤘

[@dennisellis968]

I got the sea foam Tele. shape Sun Valley Shredder, bought a year ago. I had wanted to get the sustainiac. couldn't find anything under $900.00. This one come up local at Brothers Music and Trade. asking a little under $800.00.Grabbed 4 of my good Squires ,2 tele--2 strats. and a prayer we could work out a trade. low and behold,we did. 4 for one. Did I need 18 volts of pick ups? did I need my first Floyd Rose? maybe not, but I love It. plus I still have Les Pauls ,strats and Telecasters. and One Wild Thing. I don't know if all work this way,,,The 3 way beside the on/off sustainiac, also gets 3 different pitches while you are in a feed back. get it in feed back hold it switch the toggle it will go higher Freq -Lower -or kinda a double Feedback. Rock-On -Steve.

[@uncledeathy4294]

Damn Steve! U sold me on this, so I bought one! Damn you!! Lol!

[@markmark8174]

I've been looking these up all day. There's a blue one for $800 near me.

[@jameslanclos568]

I got the Schecter SVSS PT FR-S (Tele shape, seafoam green) and I love it., but not the color. The Floyd Rose on it is a "hot rodded" FR and not the Hot Rod FR Series. Basically it's one of Floyd Rose's lowest quality tremolos with stainless steel screws. But I don't have any problems with it, as it seems to work just fine.

[@johnnyrkramerthemusicmovie3147]

sweeetttttttttttt schecter sustainiac

[@werdna_sir]

Steve, you may want to check out the Schecter Nick Johnston Traditional.

[@chickenbeek]

Of ever single 30+ some guitars i bought from every genre since the 80's. My SS super shredder is the best money i ever spent. From Jacksons, Charvels, Esps, ESP Japan< ESP Customs that cost 4-5 k. BC's, Carvins, Fernandez, Yammies, Hamers everything, like i mean everything before the 2010's customs boom. I did not like Schechter's, until they released the SS. The neck, and the nut width and th4e control layout is that of a strat but better. Mine is the "exotic" version. I played the standard in a store a few years before and i was trying everything they had, SChecter7's Eclipse, Jacksons everything. And i played the SS, and it brought me back to my early 80's neck, narrow neck shredsickle. The one i pulled the plug on, is probably aesthetically the best one that will ever exist. It's a triple A specimen, natural finish. Not even my go to, I like Black with white binding and fk all else. I saw this sht on Sweetwater and i clicked buy. It; 's a guitar way more worthy than me. Jeff Beck should be playing this sht.

[@werdna_sir]

Yeah. I've got multiple ESP's, Charvel's, etc. Love my Sun Valley SS. Great ergonomics and the neck just feels right.

[@naynay-or6cw]

Ow…dear God…that what i need guitar…

[@jeremysullivan3120]

Am i the only one noticing the bladed 3 way switch on this one? and not the LP style switch 😮

[@yetimatzenightcat8702]

Dude, that's a burner 🔥..do i need one, no, ....do i want one YES 😂

[@sassycat]

🤘😺

[@TheAtariCreep]

I have been eyeballing a few Schecters lately. Great stuff for the cash.

[@deandee8082]

this isn't their first, they been making it for a long time, maybe not int he sun valley but sustaniacs for sure .. finish is dope .. its like the seran wrap type finishes..

[@MichaelD8393]

That finish is pretty Hawt tha, Hawt Shawt 🔥

[@NelsonRodriguez_]

Bro we got mad comments people are going nuts for that guitar

[@NiqScott]

That finish looks like Mother of Toilet Seat through a microscope. Love it!

[@ryant3600]

I wish they offered this red w/ the maple fretboard like the green one and the red one has matching headstock and the green doesn't. I want maple fretboard, but I have a thing about non matching headstocks.. Just can't do them.. What to do...... Might have to buy both and just deal w/ it.. My wife is gonna love that....:)

[@77523]

try a Solo II

[@andrewkrodel7976]

“It will never end, unless the battery runs out”. Please Steve, be more specific, how many days is that?

[@wasteddude9387]

Jesus on rollerskates, dude! You are getting handed the keys to some beautiful, freaking B, E, A, U, tiful, guitars, Mr. Steve! Oh, man! Just gorgeous guitars.

[@Paul_Lenard_Ewing]

They do the Sun Valley with plain colors for $750.00 USD instead of $1000.00 USD

[@gtr1952]

I was just looking at a pre-owned silver/black one and it was stunning! I love guitar. One of the great things about them is there are different ones to suit our tone preference and feel. All the sustain, and the thin neck profile just doesn't work for me playing blues and country rock. If your a metal and hard rock guy this has you covered, and looking good! Great demo!! 8) --gary

[@mattdelany6799]

Just buy a 149 dollar guitar. If it’s good enough for Tory Slusher, it’s good enough for you. She makes magic, and she teaches lessons. A pickup is a pickup is a pickup. Guitars and amps have nothing to do with it.

[@morgancase1690]

You talk way too slow with too many pauses. Moving on.

[@grimora-dg3vq]

Don't let the door hit you on the way out.

[@antwonstarr]

Been looking at these on Reverb for a while now, wish i could afford one ............ maybe some day !! :)