Schecter PT Special Demo

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Schecter PT Special
Victory V40
Orange OR15
Two notes Captor X
Seymour Duncan La Super Rica & Dark Sun
Nobels ODR 1
Xotic SP compressor
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[@_icyhotcoffee]

Most demos of this guitar show it as a blues/country style guitar. Thanks for showing that it’s way more versatile than everyone makes it out to be.

[@jamesfranklandguitar]

Thank you for checking out the video man, pleased you found it useful! 🎸

[@1mihayes]

I agree, thank you for playing some really nice clean tones and even a little bite of ambience. Never would have known this guitar could do that of you hadn’t shown it here. Great demo review! Thanks bro… I may get one now.

[@oldbonespickups]

I’d forgotten how versatile that one is, loads of beautiful tones in that guitar. Nice video mate 👍🏻

[@jamesfranklandguitar]

Thanks mate!

[@jackblack2321]

You are one of the best players i have heard on KZbin and I listen to tons of guitar videos

[@jamesfranklandguitar]

Thanks man, very kind of you to say so 🎸

[@danielhartman5086]

Dude. You are just badass. You really make that Tele sound fantastic in every way possible. Thank you.This just might be my P 90 guitar.I think it sounds really nice.

[@jamesfranklandguitar]

Hey man, so sorry for the slow reply, just seen your comment. Thank you for the kind words my man, they're very nice guitars!

[@stuartdennis8506]

Gorgeous guitar

[@myriad860]

your sound is amazing!

[@jamesfranklandguitar]

Thank you 🙌🎸

[@AndrewZander]

Great review! Love your playing - beautiful!

[@jamesfranklandguitar]

Thank you 🎸

[@DylanMcleavy]

This video made me need this, in this colour exactly 👌🏼

[@caydespliff181]

came for a review of a guitar I’ve been interested in, stayed for the awesome feel and musicianship. well done man.

[@jamesfranklandguitar]

Thank you! Glad you like the video 🎸🙏

[@GPLP335]

Fantastic playing and amazing tone. Thanks for a great demo video!

[@jamesfranklandguitar]

Thank you!

[@toprahmen]

Beautiful playing and tone

[@jamesfranklandguitar]

Thank you! 🎸

[@CabingirlWI]

You sure make that sing nicely! 👏🎶🎶🖤

[@jamesfranklandguitar]

Thank you 🎶

[@travisbrueckner4457]

I'm looking at getting one of these in the purple burst, once sweetwater gets them back in stock. Great playing! I'm new to the guitar and only been playing 2 months.

[@Chip_57]

Awesome guitar, awesome playing

[@jamesfranklandguitar]

Thanks man 🎸

[@josuastangl7140]

3:03 That demo spoke to me, especially once you came in with the drums and the lead! Reminds me of a mix between Cloudkicker and Thrice. I absolutely loved that, haven't heard anything like it in quite a while!

[@jamesfranklandguitar]

Thanks man, that one ended up as a track for the next album I'm working on 🎸

[@jonda2282]

Nice guitar, it sounds great! I think I may just get one. Really like that "P90" in the neck. Subscribed, as I like your playing.

[@jamesfranklandguitar]

Thank you! 🎸

[@Master4999]

Excellent playing, Mate!

[@jamesfranklandguitar]

Thank you!

[@Blues-man.]

Wow man you are fantastic player, schecter makes great guitars.

[@jamesfranklandguitar]

Thanks man, they certainly do!

[@truemansparks]

My Mexican Tele needed a replacement after much researching I came across this Schecter a brand I knew about but was totally ignorant of their guitars so I decided to save up a bit more and now this beauty is on it's way to me should get it tomorrow so excited!

[@jeanpierrepascal128]

Il faut mettre des cordes fillet plat Dadario 10 48 et là ça change

[@edruiz1202]

Just got one last week. Love it. Gonna give my fenders a break.

[@jevonwhite5193]

How do you like the neck and playability?

[@kremepye3613]

What you think after owning for a year?

[@edruiz1202]

@@kremepye3613 I really loved it but started trimming down collection. Sold it while back. Selling few others also.

[@microondasletal]

Great playing and great production dude! Nice

[@toadstkr]

I have a purple one on the way I’ve found that Schecter is an incredible value instrument

[@jevonwhite5193]

How do you like the guitar? Still have it?

[@jeant9946]

The P90 in this guitar is awesome

[@joshuaedwards3522]

Nice I got this guitar for Christmas, it plays really well. What pick-up cover do you have and where can I get it?

[@josephbelcher2568]

Nice tones.

[@jamesfranklandguitar]

Thanks man!

[@deanlockamy2087]

When I worked in North Carolina the top 1% club in the state had a parking area, one guy wanted to be stupid and park his bike there, after work he went out to see his bike kicked over.

[@mr.smithgnrsmith7808]

Nice playing dude. Thinking about picking one of these bad boys up. There’s a couple LTD’s calling my name though…

[@jamesfranklandguitar]

Thanks man, I haven't played any of the LTD's so can't offer any insight there I'm afraid

[@john-acellera]

thanks for the video, really informative, how does the neck feel like? how big are the frets? thank you

[@andytullis8736]

I had purchased one about a year but sent it back because I couldn't get the damn G string to intonate. I was so disappointed because the guitar was beautiful and played phenomenal. So I'm curious did you have any tuning issues? I called Schecter about before I sent it back to and they said, " that's rock'n roll brother"......not the answer I wanted to hear. Anyway great video!

[@jamesfranklandguitar]

Thanks man, I've not had any tuning issues with this one, I was planning on ordering a set of compensated brass saddles when I bought the guitar but I never had any intonation issues with this one so didn't end up going through with them in the end.

[@Drumming_Monkey]

03:03 is hauntingly beautiful.

[@miguelangelvacaheredia8230]

James mate, you played with such a great feeling, really good performance!... I want to buy one of this guitars. please I have this question "I use a lot of palm mutting when playing, is the bridge and saddles confortable enough and easy for palm mutting technique?" thanks for the video.

[@jamesfranklandguitar]

Thanks man, very kind words. You can definitely palm mute on them, it may feel a little different if you're used to 6 saddles but not hugely so. I tend to play these style bridges more but it only takes a minute or so of playing to adjust when I'm playing a block saddle bridge like a hipshot or Wilkinson if that helps. I definitely try one out if you can to know for certain ahead of buying

[@NoobOnATele]

3:55 real King Nothing vibes here, LOVE THIS TONE btw. Super "dreamy"

[@jamesfranklandguitar]

Thanks man 🎸

[@jasonb5898]

Sweet playing man! Love your demo andplaying style. This aze caught my eye while on the hint for a Tele type guitar. How was the fretwork on yours on delivery? You got a new sub too.

[@jamesfranklandguitar]

Thanks man, it's a little while since I filmed this one but the fret work was pretty good as I remember it 🎸

[@JonWilde]

demo def gave off john 5 vibes!

[@alexrichings911]

Do you have any experience with tuning this to drop C or lower? I play heavy, fuzzy doom and drone, could this handle that kind of thing?

[@jamesfranklandguitar]

The lowest I've had it is in Half step and then drop D from there, so drop Db. I've always been happy with the fuzz tones when using it for heavier stuff

[@shogun6384]

Beautiful sounds! I'm considering this guitar but I have a bad habit of overloading my mind reading reviews. A few reoccurring issues I've read about this guitar are: 1) A disparity in hotness between the neck and bridge pickups, enough to be problematic. The bridge pickup has also been called very weak. 2) Issues with the pots where all of the change is within the first small turn of the knobs and the rest of the turn does nothing. In your experience with this guitar have you encountered either of these problems? Thank you!

[@jamesfranklandguitar]

Hey thank you! I haven't noticed any major difference in the pickups, if anything I'd say the bridge is quite an aggressive tele bridge sound. I can't recall if I've raised the pickup as that will certainly give a hotter sound. Pickup height can play quite a big part in how well a set of pickups balance and is an easy fix if it's off. I also haven't found any issue with the pots, I generally play wide open although the amp/ modeller can also come in to play with responsiveness of the volume pot. I think where a lot of people lean towards valve amps is for precisely that, the responsiveness to dynamics and control settings. In my experience I have noticed issues where different guitars don't do anything after the first increments of the pot when playing through cheaper modellers or solid state amps, but on the kemper/axe fx units I think the responsiveness is pretty much dialled in nowadays. Hope this helps, any more questions let me know!

[@shogun6384]

@@jamesfranklandguitar Thank you so much for your detailed response! I'm glad to hear these problems aren't prevelant in your experience since this guitar has definitely caught my eye!

[@jamesfranklandguitar]

@@shogun6384 Happy to help, as always I'd recommended trying one if possible but if you've any other questions about it or any of the other guitars I've demoed let me know. I'd also recommend checking out the schecter fastback too if you end up trying the pt special, I'm not a Schecter artist but the fastback is one of my favourites

[@shogun6384]

@@jamesfranklandguitar Will do! The Fastback is definitely an option too, seems like the tuners would be easier to find a drop-in locking replacement which is tempting. Thanks again!

[@TheDinosaur82]

​@@jamesfranklandguitar How does this compare to the Chapman ML3 traditional with the same pickup combo?

[@guitar_gnome]

I know I'm late to this post... when playing clean, is there a volume drop from the p90 to the single coil bridge?

[@jxn9988]

I wonder what the weight of the guitar is like because I suffer back problems. Beautiful review. It think I will buy the Sunburst sooner or later.

[@karlhenderson4726]

I'm wondering about the weight as well 🤔. Beautiful playing

[@jamesfranklandguitar]

Sorry for the slow reply, didn't realise I'd missed your comment. It's pretty light, there is some routing under the pickguard that takes out some of the weight

[@jamesfranklandguitar]

@@karlhenderson4726 thanks man, sorry for the slow reply, didn't realise I'd missed your comment. It's pretty light, there is some routing under the pickguard that takes out some of the weight

[@ElixerS5]

Candy apple red, hard to find. Best color

[@user-bv9jb1ux9j]

Ты чудесен

[@dariocintra3183]

reeeeeally Nice playing! just subscribed! I am looking for a tele style guitar and I might buy this!

[@jamesfranklandguitar]

Thanks man, I've been on a bit of a tele quest myself recently so there's a few I've demoed, any questions let me know! 🎸

[@dariocintra3183]

​@@jamesfranklandguitaryou just made go and see the other Tele videos! and actually I do have some questions :) from all that you tried which one you like the most? what about the fastback? and how do you compare the ml3 traditional to the schecter pt special, which one you like better and why? probably you could fit all in one video entitled the Tele quest...

[@jamesfranklandguitar]

​@@dariocintra3183 Thanks for checking out the other videos man. Of all the Tele's I own/have owned the 1989 MIJ Fender Esquire is my favourite. It's basically a reissue of a 1954 Esquire, very vintage in specs so not the easiest to play but it's the angriest sounding guitar I own. Was is the ML3 Traditional Standard or Pro you were looking at against the Schecter PT? The ML3 Standard and PT Special felt like they had almost identical body shapes, the Schecter has more of a matte finish versus the gloss on the Chapman. Where they differ most is the neck dimensions I would say, the Chapman has a rounder radius, I think 240mm/9.5" which is very similar to Fender. The Schecter is rounder at 14", neither radius is 'better', it's all a preference thing, that old Esquire I mentioned is 7.25" which is pretty curved. In terms of the neck thickness they both felt pretty similar, the Chapman has more of a Satin finish on the neck whereas the Schecter has a matte finish on there. The Chapman also has rounded edges while the Schecter has biding on the neck so is much less rounded, again more of a preference thing there than one being better/worse. I've not had both at the same time to compare pickups directly, the main difference I would say is in the feel of the neck and what you prefer. They also have different bridges, the Schecter with a traditional 3 saddle tele bridge and the Chapman with a 6 saddle style, so they're both kind of a vintage/modern hybrid but in different areas. Aesthetically I think I prefer the Schecter, neck-wise it's the Chapman, tonally hard to say, probably on an equal ground. It really is down to subjective areas though, they're both 22 fret Tele style guitars with some modern twists, same body size and price bracket (near enough), so if you can try both I would recommend it. In terms of build quality on the example of each I've played I'd say they're on even ground. I really like the fastback as it's such a utilitarian guitar and one I've used in loads of recordings. I swapped the pickups out fairly early to the Seymour Duncan Vintage Psyclone which did mean losing the split option but I love those pickups. I think I have one video from when I first got it with the original set in...I'll see if I can find it and tag you incase you wanted to hear the stock ones. It's a cool guitar but doesn't sound like a tele, having a different pickup configuration. Sorry for the essay there, as you say probably scope for a whole video there! There is another I have my eye on at the minute....the quest continues!

[@dariocintra3183]

​@@jamesfranklandguitar thanks for the essay! well I guess all things considered I would go for the chapman ml3 traditional. the six saddle bridge and the rounded edges would be decisive despite the glossed neck. there is a model with ebony fretboard, that would be the one oh and not to mention the price difference. I thought about the fender player plus, it has a the locking tuners, noiseless pups, push pull for parallel series options but the price difference is considerable and would and I can upgrade it gradually. the contours are definitely a major factor for me and if don't actually need the logo on the headstock then it's a no brainer. now I just need to wait for your demo vid of the one you are keeping an eye on...

[@mikec6733]

Wouldn't the switch to parallel only effect the middle position ? Is intonation difficult with the 3 saddle bridge ?

[@gguitar2438]

many thanks for offering the review of the Schekter PT. I don't see country player play a Schekter telecaster type or being associated t oto the twang sound. Is it more build for rock? I was wondering whether you could comment on that, thank you

[@jamesfranklandguitar]

Thank you, I think it’s more a modern take on a traditional tele, more modern feeling but voiced traditionally, maybe a little on the hot side, but like many teles sounds great for rock 🎸

[@gguitar2438]

@@jamesfranklandguitar 🙏

[@justinunderwood25]

That’s interesting that it’s a string through and a top load. Is there any real reason you’d want to do one or the other stringing it up?

[@ocdab0ss049]

Where are these guitars crafted. Mine says Indonesia while others I heard are made in Korea.

[@dd61125]

pls cud u also do a demo of the other colour 2 see if it sound different thank u bud

[@dd61125]

pls. thank u

[@timholtguitar6999]

Great video, how noisy are the pickups?

[@jamesfranklandguitar]

Thanks man, I'd say they're pretty quiet in terms of 60 cycle hum, not completely noiseless but I wasn't using a gate on any of the clips. I haven't used this one live as I had it mainly as a studio tool so I couldn't comment on stage but I haven't experienced many noise issues when tracking

[@jamesfranklandguitar]

I'll also add that for in-brand pickups I was impressed with these particularly for the splatty kind of drive tones like in the clip at 1:30

[@ErwinHeiser]

Anyone know if the P90 could be swapped put for a regular tele neck pickup?

[@jaycrimson3007]

Do you recommend this Or the fastback? Or are the very similar? Thanks

[@jamesfranklandguitar]

It depends whether you're after traditional T tones or prefer the filtertron style on the fastback. Personally, the Fastback is my favourtie guitar under £1000 out of everything I've played from any company but both are great for their price points

[@jaycrimson3007]

@@jamesfranklandguitar thanks man

[@mikec6733]

Is intonation difficult ? (3 saddles)

[@guitargym]

I wonder what you think. Compared to Fender Mexico Tele players?

[@jamesfranklandguitar]

I haven't actually played any of the player series by Fender so I couldn't comment on build quality between the two, but from looking at specs I would say this is definitely more of a modern T-style design with the flatter radius and body contours

[@guitargym]

@@jamesfranklandguitar Thanks for your reply. I still haven't decided. Schecter PT Special VS Fender player tele

[@jamesfranklandguitar]

@Guitar Gym Happy to help 🎸I’d try both side by side in a shop if you can, I’d guess they’re pretty similar build quality wise and I think it would be more personal preference based on the feel of each one that would be the deciding factor

[@flowgoi1741]

I'm curious why the black one is so much cheaper than the other colors since they're basically the same guitar. Beautiful instruments though, much better choice than a Fender tele imo.

[@papiper7773]

Do you like this guitar over a Fender Tele .....Thanks

[@jamesfranklandguitar]

It depends what I'm going for, I've owned and used both Schecter and Fender Teles in live and studio situations. If I'm after something more modern feeling I'd probably go for this as it has the flatter radius and contouring on the body which can make playing stood up a bit easier, but if it's something more traditional I tend to go Fender. Fender have such a range of specs and feels usually if I'm picking up a Fender instrument I go more for the vintage specs & designs, smaller frets, rounder radius etc. Hope that helps, any other questions let me know 🎸

[@papiper7773]

@@jamesfranklandguitar Thanks James......Yes one more question..........I have the Fender LT 25 Amplifier........It has 30 pre set pedal sounds...........Which guitar would drive those sounds the best..........The Schecter PT-Research Special with the 2 Single Coils.........Or the Fender Telecaster with the 2 Single Coils...........Thanks James

[@jamesfranklandguitar]

@@papiper7773 So sorry for the slow reply, my guess is probably the Schecter. They're quite hot tele pickups, although you could increase the output of the pickups on both guitars by raising the pickups which would help drive the pedal presets

[@papiper7773]

@@jamesfranklandguitar That's ok James no biggie here.......And thank you for your input.

[@jackblack2321]

I wish it did not have the neck binding

[@NetReaper78]

What size P90 cover did you purchase?

[@jamesfranklandguitar]

Sorry for the slow reply man, send me a message on IG, I'll send you a link 🎸

[@mikemuse3751]

The playing is fluent and impressive, but we have no idea what the guitar actually sounds like. Chuck the pedals and lets hear what the guitar really sounds like.