My thoughts on the Schecter Nick Johnston Guitar (6 months later)

Finally! My thoughts on the ‪@nickjohnstonmusic‬ ‪@SchecterGuitarTV‬ Atomic Ink Guitar after owning it for 6 months. Let me know your thoughts in the comment section below.
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[@schesbh1]

Love the knobs and the honest, clear review, thanks.

[@JCruzProject]

I appreciate that!

[@myriad860]

thank you for this review!

[@JCruzProject]

My pleasure. So glad it helped. 🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@stevelife8505]

Beautiful guitar bro, I was eyeing this one a while back but went with the Ibanez YY10 Yvette Young Signature Talman instead. Still, this also seems to have a good worshipful tone, I'm glad you got it and so we're able to hear it in a way that more worship artists would use it. I don't care for push-pull knobs much which is my only critique. Still, very cool and interesting way, especially how you put your own knobs which imo, made it look so much better. Thanks!

[@JCruzProject]

Thank you! Yeah, I think it’s one of those guitars that you need to try before making a decision on. It’s surprisingly good and extremely versatile.

[@toftetofteson]

Hey, nice Video! I had the same issue with the trem and changed it for a Gotoh 510TS-FE1. It feels better, there is more tuningstability and because of the steelblock it has more sustain and gets more alive! Now i love that thing so much!

[@JCruzProject]

Nice! Thanks for the info 🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@RT-A7X-lefty]

Great video thanks. I have owned a lefty one in Atomic Green for a couple of months. I love the thing. However....what you said about the fret markers is SO TRUE! Super frustrating in lower light situations. But other than that......amazing guitar (especially at the price)

[@JCruzProject]

Thank you! And yes. I rarely take this guitar out. So the fret markers haven’t been an issue for me. But, for sure an understandable issue.

[@RT-A7X-lefty]

@@JCruzProject right?! Also... What u said about the top hat knob and the coil tap. Bang on. Im going to replace the knobs too

[@mikemitchell3889]

JC, Great observation on the whammy mount. My Am-Pro Jazzmaster has the screw-in mount and I wondered if that's the best solution. After hearing your comments regarding the liabilities of having the allen key type adjustment, I'm more of a fan of the tech on my J-master, now.

[@JCruzProject]

Yeah, it works great. However, it does loosen over time.

[@darthfaderlives89]

Great follow up video. This guitar has been on my radar for a while and each video I see gives me less and less reason not to get one! I’m leaning toward the white one, but I’m still not sure how I feel about the mint pickguard 😂 tones were great especially with drive, delay and reverb

[@JCruzProject]

Haha! I honestly didn’t expect to like it so much. Definitely a good guitar. I appreciate the support. 🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@paulya1269]

Great review. I have owned one for a year. Overall a great guitar, and yes beautiful clean tones, and the neck is amazing for a guitar at this price point. Only negative for me is some static on the pickguard when the single coils are engaged, likely because it isn’t shielded, or properly shielded (easily fixed though). People also need to be wary of the X-jumbo frets. If you have never played a guitar with them, they will take some getting used to. It’s not a bad thing, just different.

[@JCruzProject]

Great tips! Thank you 🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@bluwng]

X Jumbo is a winner for me, what is difficult is finding an S type with Jumbo frets.

[@ChrisDoes_Things]

I’m in love with this guitar. Although I consider myself a fender guy, I’m not crazy about strats. I need one of these though.

[@JCruzProject]

It’s definitely cool. Though I will say, I am more of a “vintage” guy and this guitar is a lot more “modern”. But still really good!

[@ChrisDoes_Things]

@@JCruzProject Same. And despite having tiny baby hands I do tend to lean towards a chunkier neck. But I played the t-style and that neck was a decent middle ground between modern and vintage feel.

[@JCruzProject]

@@ChrisDoes_Things The Schecter stuff is great! You can't go wrong.

[@sboy1955]

I typically play my electrics behind my back with my teeth so the dot inlays don’t matter 😁, seriously, thanks for the followup review. Very impressed with the package at this price.

[@JCruzProject]

Hahaha! Thank you! 🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@BrokenStrings231]

Had my hss for 3 years and 5 months now and it's an amazing guitar, holds tune stupidly good, the trem is quite nice, pickups sound great although I might put a humbucker in the neck. I mostly play metal, mostly hair, metalcore, thrash, a bit of grunge, pop and rock and it manages to handle all kinds of genres. For the price, it's really worth it, the amount of guitar you get is just great and fair. I only wish it was a bit lighter lmao.

[@JCruzProject]

It's a keeper FOR SURE! Thank you!

[@BrokenStrings231]

@@JCruzProject Oh, it sure is! I'm keeping mine, it ain't going anywhere!

[@billday6744]

Good job its nice to hear clean non distorted tone Im thinking of buying this model Im 63 and a C het Atkins player 2 and 4 position on a good strat style with a little bit of delay sound very vintage Chet style also that knob is out of the way I hate that volume knob on strats I know why its there I just dont like it .

[@JCruzProject]

Thank you so much! Truly means a lot. So glad I could help!

[@mervcarswell8527]

I bought one too and like it a lot. However, I have had loads of trouble with static and general electrical noise from the guitar. Crackling every time I touch the Trem arm etc. I had to send it back twice and it's still not right. I think I just lucked out though, I'm sure in most cases they are good. It does sound good and is great to play, just got stop the noise!!!!

[@JCruzProject]

Man, I heard that before. I didn’t experience that with this particular guitar. Sorry to hear you didn’t have a good experience.

[@AceBambam]

now can you get your hands on a schecter mv 6 haha, love schecter these days

[@JCruzProject]

I don't think I've ever played a bad Schecter.

[@quiksilver78]

There is another model which I am not too sure is available worldwide or more for the Italian market? It is called the Route 66 (and a bunch of City names to tell the colours apart?) - I can't find ANY documentation on that model but seems to be very very similar to the Nick Johnston signature models but with "proper" inlays (pearloid dots) and the 'better' Pasadena pickups

[@JCruzProject]

Interesting. I'm not familiar with that brand. I'll need to do some research.

[@joebranston6330]

Hey man, FYI the reason you can't see those inlays is you have the maple fingerboard, on the ebony ones they show up more 👍

[@JCruzProject]

Very cool. Thanks for the info! 🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@toroddlnning6806]

they should add stainless steel frets to this one and to the supershredder sun valley floyd rose sustaniac.

[@ddismclub]

I think your tone knob is super cool did you replace it yourself?

[@JCruzProject]

Yes, super easy. A little easier to use that knob verses the stocked one for the split coil.

[@W00DYST0CK]

Is the neck lacquered?

[@persiaguitar]

I had intonation problem specially with 6th string and no matter what i could not resolve it, Replaced it with new one but still the intonation is not stable. I am returning it

[@JCruzProject]

So sorry to hear that. I did need to work on the guitar a bit. The action was super low causing buzzing and some intonation issues. But a decent set up took care of it.

[@Jeremy-pe9jq]

How often are you push/pulling?...no one I know that has been playing for years would use it much.

[@JCruzProject]

Personally not very often. I use this guitar more for the “S-Style” sound. So cleans in the 2 and 4 position. However I will say I prefer a traditional 4 position, so I will split the coil when using it that way.

[@jamestejada3673]

I just bought mine used last month .It' was about 449.99 used .I originally put it on layaway and put 115.00 down for it plus I sold a bass and placed what I got towards the guitar.Wound up paying 258.00 plus 30.00 for a gig bag.There was a slight mod as the previous owner put a hot rail in the neck position.Glad Schecter produced this and the Van Nuys as the Japanese BH and SDs are little but more in the Stratosphere price wise.

[@JCruzProject]

You for a great deal! Enjoy it!

[@jamestejada3673]

Turns the Humbucker was changed out for a Thornbucker.

[@user-uy7zb9vl6z]

Is there a lot of hum when I put high gain on?

[@JCruzProject]

Not on my end. However, I am a single user so I try my best to run my rig super clean to avoid any unnecessary noise.

[@bluwng]

You should using a Car theme and background and modify name to J Cruise.

[@JCruzProject]

😆 I'll for sure consider it! LOL!

[@Comfxrtably_numb]

I own this guitar and I love it, however I did upgrade few stuff that I'd say are worth it :) -gotoh bridge -ratio gear locking tuners -graphite string tree Those 3 improved beyond expectations tuning stability and the whammy bar is so much better in the gotoh system. I changed the knobs as well for the same reason haha and now is my dream guitar! :) Perfect just for everything 🤘

[@JCruzProject]

That’s awesome!!! So glad it’s worked out for you.

[@nunolance23]

I think these should just be the base features.. no reason for them to use a “no name” tremolo on a $1k guitar imo

[@Comfxrtably_numb]

@@nunolance23 100% agree man, the bridge was totally shitty. I mean still with that is a killer guitar, upgrading instead of paying the custom price is better imo :) haha

[@nunolance23]

@@Comfxrtably_numb of course, but I wonder why wouldn’t they simply use a standard Gotoh 510 instead of that ‘diamond tremolo’.. the new AM-6 model does have a Gotoh 510 but the price is just too high for me lol

[@Comfxrtably_numb]

@@nunolance23 hahahaa yeah man, just too much for a gotoh bridge added

[@masamune9082]

Should i get this or yamaha pacifica 612

[@JCruzProject]

Personally I’d prefer this guitar. The Yamaha’s are great for modifying. However, I’m very content with this guitar and it’s pickups.

[@jackblack2321]

Sent mine back because the inlay dots are completely useless. When learning a new tune I need those.

[@JCruzProject]

Yes, I’ve heard that from a few people. An understandable deal breaker.

[@vince8081]

If you want to keep the traditionnal fender look for the knobs, just put a push/push pot, not a push/pull.

[@stratolestele7611]

Confused with this. Why would you need to use a push-push switch in order to use stock knobs? Push-push pots tend to be more finicky. Push-pull are generally more durable and you don't have to have the knob sitting kind high off the pickguard.

[@Stratisfied22]

This is a poor mans Suhr and blows away anything Fender makes including their Custom Ripoff models. Mine is easily on par with my PRS S2 Standard as far as quality is concerned and I didn't have to break out my files to level the frets like I have every Fender Strat I've owned. Schecter is giving some serious value here and these are easily one of the best super strats out there.

[@JCruzProject]

Great input. Thank you so much 🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@415TCrider]

The pickups are sooo great everyone replaces them.

[@JCruzProject]

Personally I haven’t felt the need to replace them. I get everything I personally need from them.

[@danielcoleman4807]

Not everyone.

[@jasonb5898]

It's just another cheap Indonesian guitar basically the same guitar coming out of the factories over there what's a different name attached to it.

[@JCruzProject]

Hey. It’s actually really great. Not at all what I expected. I played a John Mayer PRS SE and this guitar was so much better in build quality. Not even close. I would say these are the exception for sure.

[@darrenstewart1568]

The constant repeat of that riff is mind numbing. Your better off just talking and giving your findings.