Schecter C1 Exotic Classic

[@alexlightningboyedwards5350]

I have a C1 Classic and it can't be beat. The neck through the body gives it such tone and sustain. Schecter is just good stuff.

[@austingaddy6540]

I played the c1 classic on stage for years sold it like a dummy I just ordered the exotic can't wait to compare

[@jackpot848]

Man, in the looks department that axe has eyeballs!

[@timjenkins502]

The sweetwater exclusive schecter c-1 snow leapord is one of the best guitars I have ever owned. Top notch specs for $999 Locking tuners, ernie ball compensated nut, luminlay sude dots, set neck, tone pros bridge and USA pickups. Made in Korea. I highly suggest picking one up!!

[@1970borntorun]

Technically a Neck THRU, not set-neck ( glued-in neck ). I'm not being a douche, just being informative for people. I used to own one :)

[@MrWumbologist]

I normally hate spalted maple but this thing looks gorgeous. Plus the split tones sound great and are totally usable, and it sounds great clean. Total winner imo

[@dalepal]

The Schecter C1 Exotic is a beautiful guitar and a great value at a price point that won’t break the bank.

[@sentforth5]

Fortunately they are out of stock. My wife is very happy about it. Great review, Phillip, thank you.

[@sentforth5]

Found one at Gear Tree and bought it! My wife...well, what are ya gonna do, I guess

[@dlong7146]

I bought a C-1 hybrid a few months ago and it is a fantastic guitar. Schecter has great thin necks and the fit and finish is always top notch. I really like the brand. They offer a lot of bang for the buck and I really like the attention to detail.

[@mickwells9431]

That is one sweet looking guitar. Then you played it and I dig all the tones it has. Definitely on the "Get One List" . Thanks Phil for sharing another Schecter that looks like it carries on the quality and craftsmanship I expect from Schecter regardless of where it's made.

[@nicozaharia3896]

I’m a huge Schecter fan, I’ve purchased 4 custom shop models (wembley, pt etc) and they’ve been doing 14” radius LONG before kiesel... they’re quality, craftsmanship and attention to detail across their entire range is as good as if not better than their competitors

[@mickwells9431]

Nico, I totally agree with you.

[@JimmyRadloff]

Schecter just makes good guitars. The C1 series is so good. I have a C1 classic that I absolutely love along with a C1 SLS Elite and a PT Blackjack....all excellent guitars. They play and sound as good as my American Fenders, MIK Gretsch and Godin guitars. Hard to beat a used Schecter that's been well cared for for your hard earned 💵.

[@radicalgambino2959]

Schecter always impress me

its because they do research

[@danieltravis5082]

Drinking game: take a shot every time Phil says "cool" with a qualifier; eg ,"kinda cool," "pretty cool."

[@KazKasozi]

I will be drunk before we start!

[@danieltravis5082]

@@KazKasozi right? 🤣

[@stranger5088]

None of us have the liver for that.

[@danieltravis5082]

@@stranger5088 of course we don't 😂 This what happens when someone develops a taste for high end guitars but doesn't want to lie, or shit on, decent mid-grade guitars

[@milliesdad8322]

I drink Everytime he mentions a video he put out on KZbin in the past.👍🍺

[@SDisonYT]

I bought one of these and swapped out the pickups for Seymour Duncan P-Rail combos with triple shot controls. So since I didn’t need the coil split toggle anymore, I had that removed and put a kill switch in it’s place. So now it can do just about anything, and all for around $1k all in. I love it! Great value.

[@brianwagoner8899]

Fantastic review Phil. Perhaps a perfect all-purpose guitar? I'm a rock and metal guy, but I do love a bit of funk, jazz and blues, and I can't get over how good this guitar sounds clean. I realize most any guitar can play virtually any genre, but there always seems to be certain area's where most guitars do less well. This guitar seems to be capable of pulling off any style WELL...anything from country to metal, all for under $800. Me wanty!

[@peyotepete4903]

Love Schecter guitars, and that's a nice one. But I'm not crazy about the volume knob placement. A little to close to the bridge (pickup... ) for my comfort

[@Grekko11]

I don't know what's more beautiful, that Schecter or you.

[@jetblack7044]

it kinda looks like PRS SE custom 24 exotic series pick ups sound good,

[@matthewkuhns7303]

I mean I have one of the exotic and this is basically a giant rip off. I am saddened to see shecter blatantly copy PRS's design and market it as their own.

[@MrBrooxy]

Yep I have a zebrawood and it reminds me of that. Im looking at it now and very similar

[@matthewkuhns7303]

@@MrBrooxy its a blatant PRS copy and I am disheartened to see shecter copy them

[@finaljesus]

I’m not goin to lie when I saw that maple top I immediately thought my prs SE custom 24 I have never been into schecter guitars never cared for there shapes but they are not bad guitars

[@matthewkuhns7303]

@@finaljesus literally same and I'm so sad to see they copied PRS

[@dancrowe7860]

Seems like almost the perfect gigging guitar--pretty to look at, but lots of tonal versatility. Really cuts through, too, so you would be heard. The only thing it needs is a gig bag....

[@216trixie]

Case.

[@MetalxMasters]

Just a buy a case. Jesus there's always a complaint.

[@grimora-dg3vq]

I don't mind paying for a gig bag or case after the fact if they put the money into the build which Schecter always does! Cases and gig bag from mfg's are disappearing which I don't mind actually. I like planning and getting what I want versus what I used to get. I understand your comment but it's becoming the market norm.

[@bobbya8622]

Schecter does a great job with their guitar setups. I don’t know of any brand that does it better. Schecter equals sustain!

[@GreenmanXIV]

I had a C1+, couldn't get on with it, sold it to a friend he loves it.

[@dannyt2885]

I Love my 9 Year old C-1 FR Hellraiser! Still look's and plays great. This company has Lot's of love for Lefty's, Thank You Schecter!

[@juzzie]

I love your reviews Phil.. do more!

[@maconpatton]

I finally decided to subscribe. I like your no nonsense style of reviews. I can add “crap tons” to my vocabulary! Seriously, very straight forward, seemingly honest and not trying to sell as much as being informative. Keep it up and I look to forward to your future reviews.

[@WesternWearEnthusiast]

Great looking and sounding guitar. Another awesome review Phil. Thanks.

[@ZE4MC]

I bought this guitar after this excellent review- thank you and I too love it- the only complaint on mine is the frets stick out a bit too much and I should get them professionally sanded down- but the looks are fantastic the neck is perfect the action is low and feels good sitting or standing. Thanks for the review and I dont think many of these are left.

[@abcrx32j]

I love Schecter guitars, at least in terms of specs and quality vs price, but I don't usually like the looks of their guitars. This one is getting there since I like natural looking finishes. The tones are great. Pd: the Carmina Burana bit with gain sounded fire

[@BearyWizard]

Man this model seems to be sold out everywhere. Just when i fell in love with it..

[@wenjacklow]

I'm a big fan of coil split sounds in general. Love my PRS SE and S2's coil split tones. Even more so than my Fender Strat's single coil bridge tone tbh!

[@The-11]

They sent it to you because you always sell your Schecters . You like them and it makes you question why you spend more on other guitars. Also, they had me w/ the purple heart in the neck. Beautiful !

[@rewoundmusic2312]

I own a Schecter Reaper 6 and I love it! It looks beautiful with it’s swamp ash body and popular Burl top. It sounds great too and plays great. You can’t really beat Schecters for the money

[@Lawrence330]

You really can't! I've owned 4 and currently still own three of them (I sold one to buy another, for the record, it was still good). My Apocalypse (swamp ash) FR S is my favorite guitar for sure.

[@jimmyrecce8787]

I just got my C-1 exotic splatted maple....these guitars are very good....worth way more than what they cost... shecter is making some of the best production guitars around today...

[@Moonlightkiller003]

Great to hear that you like yours! I ordered one back in December, but its been delayed a couple times now. I cant wait for it to arrive 😆

[@valueofnothing3417]

I need that guitar now, I couldn't care less how it sounds

[@joebrooks3638]

Schecter int'l version of a Kiesel 💯 $799 price point is great. I play Kiesel but Ibanez and Schecter are the best bang for your buck imo especially under $1000(non American) *this guitar spec'd out is an easy $2500 from Kiesel. Kiesel Crescent C6 w/Gotoh 510 is $1699 stock, $200-250 for the 5pc neck(more for roasted, maybe $500?), spalted maple top is $400(I think), mahogany body upgrade is $50*

[@robertclarkguitar]

This, this is a killer vsrsatile machine. I dig it. Wow.

[@ssblu2112]

I owned 2 Schecter C-1+ and 1 Schecter Solo 6 Radiation. I loved all 3 guitars. They sounded excellent, looked beautiful and were all from Korea. I liked being able to get my thumb around the rounded neck carve nicely but as a result of the small necks, my hand felt cramped against the fretboard. I might have kept one of them if i desired the need for a gibson-like guitar with a 25.5" scale length and if not for the rounded cramped fretboard.

[@meatrocket1]

Found my next guitar 👍🏻

[@audioacrylix5005]

Thanks for the Vid! I like the random dog pic at the bottom left flashing at the end 23:51 it starts I think.

[@rudiyantohalim736]

I'm glad that u like the guitar that was build in my country 👍

[@gunnerman5435]

Schecter is slowly becoming my favourite brand

[@akwamarsunzal]

Sweet looking guitar! I don´t know why everyone doesn´t buy a Schecter! ;-)

[@hoangnguyennguyen1032]

I wondered the same thing about a lot of guitars too. Maybe it's just preference? For example, I don't quite like most of the necks on Schecters. Their 7 strings have the 26.5 scale, which is too long for me. I find the ibanez AZ 7 string feel the best in my hands. That being said, one of my dream guitars is a Japan exclusive Schecter. It's tele copy that is the signature guitar for TK from Ling Tosite Sigure (you may know him for the song Unravel)

[@zaz4667]

Excellent review and video Phil. People who watched it will be checking out this guitar.

[@Zeptyche]

I hear nothing but bad things about Kiesels customer service and their problems. Kind of off putting. I have a Carvin myself and don’t think I could pull the trigger on a Kiesel.

[@bmhyakiri]

Yeah for years I wanted a kiesel... But it seems like if there's any issue with the guitar you buy they'll act inconvenienced as if it's unreasonable for you to want it fixed. Jeff also seems like a douche so that doesn't help...

[@ZL1LoVeR]

So excited you did this review! I ordered one in the ebony finish last month for my birthday and still waiting for its arrival 😁

[@richardiii76]

That was a great review. Thanks for spending time explaining the neck. Besides stating the nut width, most people just skip over that part of the guitar.

[@mikeposenke2345]

I recently bought a schecter c1 evil elite and it came perfectly setup! I'm not a KZbin personality so I think they are very good in that department.

[@johndance1362]

Inspite of the fact that you seem to like this one, I think it likes you playing it.That sustain got a big smile out of you ...and me.I'd be happy to purchase it from you if you decide not too keep it. I think it would suit my needs well. I'm just afraid that you might decide to keep this one Phil. Great presentation as always. Thanks for being you!

[@Claimjumper55]

I'm saving up for a Somnium but this guitar is very tempting. I have a Schecter KM-7 and a Banshee 6 Passive and both are very high quality instruments. This one looks amazing!!!

[@dennisobergfell6919]

Thx for your take and appreciate your weighing it, a spec too often ignored by manufactures & KZbin reviewers.

[@Gearhart_Music]

Looks like a little bit of classic with modern. I own a C-1 Platinum. This could be a good compliment to that one.

[@TTSWINC]

Since you’ve done the import price range lists, I’d love to see you do a high tier import list, or even a couple reviews. Namely, ESP. Not talking about LTD, or even ESP USA custom shop. I’m talking about made in the Japanese factory ESP. I don’t believe I’ve seen you review one before. I have a 97 MIJ ESP Viper and it’s absolutely amazing. I like it more than any Gibson SG I’ve ever owned. If you look on eBay you can find them shipped from Japan. Or you can use a proxy service to purchase and ship. I think it would make for an interesting comparison video vs a Gibson. By the way, my Viper features a bolt on neck and ESP Japan still makes them that way, in addition to a neck through. If you do go through a proxy, it would also be interesting to hear about the experience. It could open up a whole different world of guitar buying for your followers.

[@niclastname]

Loved the guest!

[@PhillipMcKnight]

I figured instead of doing retakes just to let the barks stay in. I think every video I have ever made has at least 1 bark in it. Lol

[@niclastname]

@@PhillipMcKnight Haha yeah why not? Puppy just wants to sing along to your playing! :D

[@barbarella7028]

Fantastic review as always Phillip, thank you!!

[@everynotecountsofficial]

Super cool guitar, and great job on the review! It makes me miss my C-1 Elite.

[@RomeoRozario]

Following this guitar ever since. Beautiful thing.

[@grimora-dg3vq]

I have 4 Schecters (1 Gryphon, all 3 of the Reign series). For the money Schecter is absolutely unbeatable for a quality guitar and the closest to Ibanez Wizard necks of any brand. I was surprised with the first two I bought, playable right out of the box. And the next 2 were the same as well. The ONLY other brand I've gotten that from is Gretsch.

[@MrStradia]

Beautiful looking and crafted guitar.

[@ironsave3201]

Nice, informative review. You keep it honest and your insights into various types of construction and materials definitely are great to understand. Thanks again

[@axesandelbows414]

Love the video and my Schecter Corsair. Schecter is making some really well made guitars with quality parts. It's hard to beat Schecter at the price point. It's a players guitar.

[@Darm0k]

Those are some juicy clean tones. I wanna hear it jazz.

[@kssarh]

That top is nice enough when you pulled it out I thought it might be the special guitar you've been teasing.

[@Jeff-ik9zj]

Ngl, i love vineers. A good looking vineer looks so much better than a low grade top

[@7stringslinger74]

Regular people don't know any different, and unless you're spending the big bucks, most guitarists will assume it's a veneer anyway. As long as it looks good!

[@wilsonkok4754]

About the comment on if you're proud of it, you'll say it - this is something I learnt while shopping for budget acoustic guitars. If it's solid, they will DEFINITELY state that it's SOLID!

[@henryrodriguez2054]

I have 3 Schecters, all are primo guitars, fit and finish are on point.

[@nickanthony4979]

C1’s are really good value. You can also get a guitar center special w fixed bridge and pair of emg’s for $500. If your interested in those pickups they cost $200 alone. Stays in tune. Think model I’m talking about is south korea build too. Only dislike is the tapering on body isn’t the most comfortable. Especially if you play classical style seated. Cuts into your forearm. Still a great value guitar.

[@birdog874555]

Great review. My exotic spalted is arriving on Monday!

[@GuitarJeff]

I have picked up 2 Schecters this year. Both are excellent guitars. I buy the higher end ones and they are encroaching Ibanez honestly. I really and getting to be a real fan. I have had probably 6 Schecters and never a single issue with any of them. I do my own setups because only I can get it where I want it. But they come perfectly playable. I have sent both Fender and Gibsons back because they have had major issues on arrival.

[@stescot1969]

That guitars sounds so good clean. Very expensive and full sounding and definitely punching well above it's price tag. I replaced my Gibson Custom with a schecter Solo ii as it genuinely was a far better guitar regarding playability, holding it's tuning, tone variety. But getting back to the C1, it's a classy looking and amazing sounding guitar.

[@nomojo1110]

It's a veneer. To sand away that much material for an arched top from beautiful figuring, would be almost criminal ;)

[@ThunderFalcon333]

Special guest my dog lol that's awesome. He should be on the live show.

[@mboyer68]

Phil said "spalted maple is a disease" and it causes the tree to grow funky growths which creates this stunning spalted figuring pattern. As Arnold said "it's not a tumor" but in the case of spalted maple, it is a tumor!

[@Xcorgi]

FYI Gotoh actually owns Wilkinson anymore so maybe that’s why you like the Wilkinson so much. It really is my favorite tremelo on the planet. It gives you Floyd Rose tuning stability without the Floyd Rose fuss and maintenance!

[@joesatchton212]

Nice guitar indeed. But I'm commenting on what I feel is the "best" KYG axe review I have seen in a while. Longer, yes. But very much more detailed and complete first impressions. About the only thing you didn't cover was opening up the trem cavity and looking at the block, etc...But I really dig this longer, more complete style. Maybe consider making it the template for how you first impression axes moving forward?

[@raymonduncad1333]

that coil split sound is amazing... don't sound anemic at all.

[@darrelpennington3489]

Hi Phil , Wanted you too know I am a fan ! I really like the Schecter Guitar Research, C 1 Exotic Ebony ! Whole Lotta Midrange “ Sounds great in all of my Amps. I like it thru- My Marshall DSL , I new the bolt on would have the mids . I Check out 799 $

[@TheMikeyC]

Been looking for a new a schecter, I think I honestly just found it!!

[@PhillipMcKnight]

Its a great guitar.

[@TheMikeyC]

@@PhillipMcKnight I watch a lot of your videos on different gear and accessories. It’s hard to watch other videos and be like “ oh ok that makes sense” when they just ramble on…..you don’t. I watch your vids and I it’s like I am at your shop and you’re speaking one-on-one about it. You keep it simple and to the point. I appreciate it and can’t wait for the next video!

[@rrrw9554]

Schecter has been using 14" radius for at least 15 years.. Long before Kiesel was a thing. Great review, I'm definitely having some GAS after seeing this.

[@richardgleichmann7671]

Nice guitar... I tend to prefer S. Korean for my "value" guitars.. I have owned a Custom Shop Hollywood Classic (22 yrs now.. The real deal..). I LOVE it.. It is beautiful.. It plays, sounds, and feels incredible.. My "go to".. is a (Diamond Series, black, PT Tele.. S. Korean..). Schecter makes great guitars. Good value.. 🎶 ❣️ 👍

[@dougwebb485]

I’ve bought 2 schecters recently and they were set up really good usually I set up anything I buy .. but not the schecters

[@KenHinzman]

Props on the metric system! We should all be using it.

[@216trixie]

No

[@KenHinzman]

@@216trixie Seriously... Convert 3.5 inches to feet and miles, and then convert 3.5 cm to meters and kilometers. The imperial system is dumb as hell.

[@FISHYFILMPRODUCTIONS]

The JB and 59 are my favorite pups, I actually have them in another Schecter. To my ears, the '78 neck is not nearly as bassy, and is much more warm, but also brighter. The 59 neck is bassy and dark. The split is very chimey, where as the split on my 59 is much more quacky, as Phil says. The '78 bridge is again brighter than the JB. Please take this a grain of salt as I use a dark amp (MT15) and have use a lower tuning (Drop C). Phil, that high gain riff was tasty as hell. Sounds like early 2000s alternative rock. Nice

[@samiam9059]

Excellent pickups. The tremolo is very stable. Have a godin with similar and just excellent tremolo but older style. I always measure the distance of the pickups to strings. Find they are too close usually which cuts sustain.

[@Voxguitarsrock]

Great looking and sounding guitar. Thanks for the review!

[@donaldfisher8556]

Thank you Phil for another great video. And yes, very nice guitar with a lot of bang for the buck.

[@schecter5035]

I got this 1 day ago it’s great!

[@danguitarman91]

Hey how is the trem? There is nobody using it in the demos so i can't see how usable it is for simple dive bombs

[@m.a.6603]

Great review 👍 I was glad to see Schecter bring back this model! However, it's slightly disappointing to hear that it's a veneer top with a new control lay out. My older mid 2000's exotic has a real maple cap & extra tone knob with a push pull coil split. I wish they would have stayed with that. The Locking tuners & roasted maple neck are great new welcomed features though. Keep up the good work, Phil.

[@rbattistin]

Great review! Great guitar!

[@josh3184]

Schecter are putting out some great stuff at the moment. Would love a few more left handed options though!

[@ijahtom]

Lol Iam happy with my guitar and Im not here to resurch for a new buy but, I just love your channel and all the infos you offer. Thanks bro. All the best and keep up your positive everytym. 1love

[@czito]

Nice. Ive been eyeballing this one along with the other exotic but leaning more to this one because of the inlays. The other is a bit too much for me.

[@jgmopar]

That is a nice looking guitar. My PRS has 20 inch radius fretboard. I really like that guitar

[@skateandfingerboard1]

I have also noticed that in pickups with numbers in the name, it sometimes represents what kind of magnet they used, so maybe Alnico 7 & Alnico 8? Seymour Duncan has the Five-Two pickups which I originally chalked up to be 1952 Tele Style pickups, but it was actually named after their Alnico 5 & 2 magnets.

[@KyleMonizMusic]

Sounds great

[@noisewithnommies787]

Tim Pierce! Nice!

[@mjsthx1138]

My understanding is that this guitar has a mahogany body with a true maple top and on top of that is the spalted maple veneer.

[@moyleeppelstun638]

Very nice indeed love the tone & sustain.

[@Gaoin86]

Nice video, Phil! I am a subscriber of yours for years already. I think I haven't seen you with P-90s yet.

[@guitarristahobista]

Hi Phill! Great Channel!Could you make a video talking about the guitar factories in indonesia? It would be interesting to know which city they are in and what the prices of these guitars are on the domestic market in Indonesia.

[@Xcorgi]

At 19:15 it has a nice ZZ Too Billy Gibbons sound.

[@jackland454]

It looks and sounds really nice.

[@Xcorgi]

Wow. So much sustain, it sounds like Robert Fripp!