Schecter's BRUTAL TRIPLE COIL PICKUP (the solution to a wimpy tone)

Schecter's new Sunset 6 Triad features a wild triple coil pickup! And this thing sounds as powerful as it looks. The best part is, the rest of the guitar is awesome as well. Extra jumbo stainless steel frets, locking tuners, a 5 piece maple and rosewood neck, ebony fretboard, and a body shape built for speed all come together to make this guitar flat out awesome.
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[@michaelgrahamwongacutemadness]

it’s actually genius to have the third position essentially not be right under your picking hand since a real middle pickup gets in the way but the parallel wiring for the neck position combined with one of the triple coils I think only some ibanez guitars have that by default it’s pretty versatile

[@dreammachine86]

I have an Ibanez AZ24047, which is a 7 string HSS. Have found that the middle pickup does get in my way a bit, really do have to try not to hit it. I really wanted a 7 string that had both a trem and single coils. It doesn't play as well as my Schecters though, lots of fret buzz and just not as tight feeling. The pickup switching is versatile though. The unique single coil combo on the AZ is actually series connection. It can connect the middle & neck together in series to simulate the sound of a neck humbucker. The normal middle & neck connection is parallel, just like a normal guitar with multiple single coils like a Strat. It's hard to remember the way everything is connected sometimes! IIRC the coils in a humbucker are in series, but multiple pickups are connected in parallel. The AZ has an option for all pickups together, so that would mean they would all be connected in parallel but with the bridge humbucker's coils in series first before being connected to the other pickups. I think it would be fun to get the 7 string Sunset Triad and mod it with a tremelo so I can replace my AZ but still have the same kind of features, in a tighter feeling guitar. Would of course be possible to add some more pickup switching options too, like that series connection for the 'middle' coil and neck, or even an option for both pickups together (4 coils of power!).

[@michaelgrahamwongacutemadness]

@@dreammachine86 Fret buzz usually happens with too straight of a truss rod adjustment and/or low action, but I don’t even use tools to measure; I find that using my picks which are on the thicker side to determine height works by at least doubling the string distance with my eye of this pick thickness for the bass and treble side if not having individual adjustment screws. I bought a Sterling JP70 to replace both of my guitars and will buy a second one or the JP60 when I come across a new drummer for my band, but that’s a lot what you’re looking for and it’s cheaper than your Ibanez or this Schecter at least before doing mods; just add a direct-mount strat-style pickup of high output which will allow for even lower height in the middle position than a ring or guard and switch out the stock neck humbucker for an H-90 style 7-string pickup. If you want a 5-blade, maybe replace the existing switch with a momentary button so there’s no hole to cover which I’m gonna do for the tone knob since I only use it 5-10; go with a medium output bridge as you might get a more balanced EQ and volume with the other two pickups since a lot of higher-output pickups don’t have articulate low-end.

[@BriTubeYou]

I love my Schecter, the quality and craftsmanship is outstanding... I would definitely recommend adding one or two to anyone's guitar 🎸 collection Thanks for the review Max

[@victorbauguess8237]

the only schecter guitar I've ever played was a sunset valley shredder with the sustainiac system that was at my local guitar shop and I got to say it was the best playing guitar I've played to date

[@BriTubeYou]

Okay, I should add one thing to this post I love a base ball fat neck and the model I have is a 7-String C-7 SLS Elite... Nut width 1.889 " or 48 mm 🤔

[@BriTubeYou]

Crap, pushed post too fast... The point I wanted to make is the 6-String models are way too narrow for my hands Nut Width 1.625" or 41.3 mm 🤔 I wish they made a 6-String with a chunky neck and I would add one to my collection.. Love the look of the Sun Valley in White but that will never happen with a nut width of 41.3 mm or with a Floyd Rose 🌹 Special

[@mattkornblum3469]

I love extra jumbo freat's and the pickup sounds great!

[@BUNKERJR53]

That is one impressive piece of machinery. Beautiful looking and amazing sounding guitar.

[@GuitarMAXMusic]

Couldn't agree more!

[@kainx99]

Super funny to looking the few opening remarks, where he clearly struggled not to burst out laughing when saying his lines. There is obviously a b-roll somewhere with a lot of bloopers! (Would love to see it, it must be contagiously hilarious!)

[@flowride68]

Triple pickup. Throwback to the Alvarez Dana Scoop from the 1990's. I have one. Further, if you look at the horns, they even pay homage to that guitar. Cool stuff.

[@andymalnar7750]

that was done way years back by a couple of other manufacturers actually, most notably the Fender Triplebucker that was used in the Modern Marauder. good thought in design, and i have several of the Fender pickups here in my own instruments.

[@jonathanstrand2474]

Ibanez, 70’s Steve Miller, some of his big early hits, I’m not good with song titles, but I believe some cuts on the record with “fly like an eagle” perhaps “keep on rockin” (me baby)

[@RastaSaiyaman]

Even before that one actually, go back to the Mighty Mite "Motherbucker" from the seventies and the Hamer Prototype from the eighties.

[@alsantangelo]

Didn't Alavarez have a triple back in the '80s?

[@RastaSaiyaman]

@@alsantangelo Yes, that's the Westone Dan Armstrong, after Matsumoku went belly up, Westone were rebranded Alvarez.

[@richszmal1653]

The Alveraz Dana Scoop had a triple coil pickup.

[@Matthew_Klepadlo]

I wouldn’t be surprised if we eventually used this idea in the sustainiac pickups so that way we can have a humbucker in the disengaged mode instead of just a single coil. It’d make for a big sustainiac, but I think it could work.

[@roosternm6830]

Im so glad to did a demo of this guitar. I was curious how it sounded. Im impressed

[@alekstan]

That as he get looks fantastic and you made it sound great. I wouldn’t mind adding that to my wishlist.

[@zebulonswearingen4607]

This is one of the best sounding guitars I’ve heard in a long time. This is one wicked axe!🤟🏼

[@terrylumpkin4219]

I got mines and it delivers the power straight out of the box it was already to go all tuned up

[@Superjet113]

One of your best playing intro's, nice job Max! Also great tone! Waiting for the Quadopolis p/u next... :D

[@johnro6659]

I love Schecter guitars. I just bought a couple used ones in the last couple weeks. I think I have 12 Schecters in my collection now. I gave a couple away or I would have more. I have seen this in their catalog this I think is the first review I have seen. IMO it sounds great, I need to read up on the specs. I would have liked it if they added two more settings combine 1&5, 2&5. for a complete range. Not sure how it would sound but I think it would be cool just to get a little more out of it. I wish Schecter listed some specs on the bridge pick up. I wonder how hot it might be. Schecter has never disappointed me I have bought all mine preowned for far less than the original price and they always come in better than most higher end guitars.

[@RikJSmith]

Max - Master Of His Strings !! Hope you're doing well Max . Another great Video !!

[@GuitarMAXMusic]

Many thanks!!

[@6stringcodger450]

I will be whistling that intro tune all day! The melody is so uplifting and inspriring.

[@edc4644]

that intro was some seriously awesome playing. love it

[@666voyager666]

I love they are doing something new, if they went in on a 27 fret with a humbucker and a single coil, id 100% be down to snag one.

[@SLASHFANG]

This is cool. I love high output pickups, but I tend to lean towards the older models. This looks menacing though !

[@kibscott6096]

That's crazy, sounds brutal, I'm thinking Nigel Tufnel had something to do with that lol sounds freaking great 🤘

[@TheDrunkenScoundrel]

It isn't just the versatility of that bridge pickup, the pairing with the neck is amazing. That is a REALLY well-balanced set of pickups and I bet down the road you'll see some uses that will surprise people.

[@johnhmaloney]

Great playing. Position 5, with just the back two coils sounds great, but position 4 just sounds muddy to me and not really worth a little extra output. It's a gimmick that a few other companies have tried in the past and it never took off. There's probably a reason for that.

[@rocknhorror]

awesome review, I wonder what it would sound like if you took out the single coil and put another triple.

[@yeti1002]

Im happy with my double coil humbucker . No need to switch over , this triple coil pickups i believe will appeal more to metal , thrash metal guys and maybe some other heavier styles . It sounded great 😮 nice demo.

[@rahulmenon4357]

Downtune crowd

[@yeti1002]

@@rahulmenon4357 yep !

[@mikeg6666]

Sick guitar , Schecters and Ibanez are my favorites but as far as cool looking goes Schecters rule!🤘

[@TrevyTrev-andTheFunkyPets]

Schecter not only make killer guitars but they’re affordable.

[@yeti1002]

I own three schecters , two solo 6 , one v1 , thinking maybe a E 2 or V 1 another new schecter ll model . Maybe all three 😅 solid build for the price .

[@retropuffer2986]

Very cool. Interesting switch selector options.

[@make725daily1]

This video is undeniably inspiring! -- "Embrace your dreams with relentless determination.."

[@tokarabchannel1574]

You nailed it brother. 🎉 Thanks for sharing the knowledge here dude 🙌🏻

[@damonwolf7222]

I had an Alvarez Dana II with a triple coil bridge pickup, and it sounded awesome playing solo, but it was basically useless playing with a band because the pickup was so powerful it was picking up the cymbals crashing and all the stage noise, which sounded AWFUL blasting through my high gain amp along with the guitar signal! 😅

[@DaveOneil-xv9xp]

I love the simplicity and dark looks. sounds Great.

[@russellzauner]

Another great demo video. Schecter continues to hang it out there and make challenging and uncommon designs that almost always end up working well. If you read any of these Hisatake-San, when the dust settles down a bit please buy Dean and do for Dean what you did for Schecter.

[@alfonsovargas2464]

They have already used this "risky and innovative" design before, Ibanez incorporated it into some guitars during the 80s.

[@Shawnpo76]

Great overview and review as usual, I remember the fender Marauder that came out a while back had a triple butcher in it, nowhere near as ballsy as this one is

[@ValSalva1337]

5:56 sounds like transition music from Lethal Weapon 6. sweet guitar!

[@johnp.johnson1541]

*The ears can detect substantive differences among the totality of the positions.* Thanks Max.

[@MrGnarlyskull]

Someone finally resurrected the Mighty Mite Mother Bucker from the 80's!

[@norseman61]

Sounds great, whether it’s a gimmick or not. As long as it helps Schecter stay in business so they can keep selling high quality kick-ass guitars at reasonable prices, I’m all in.

[@Unchainedmaple888]

I only wish there were other colors, like even just a white option would've made a huge difference

[@Bionicycle]

I had what they called a "Motherbucker" triple coil pickup back in the 80's. I mounted it in a Squire Strat guitar and wired it up every which way it could be wired and it still sounded awful. Maybe Schecter got right, but I was never impressed with the one I had it sounded either muddy or shrill depending on how it was wired. Enjoyed the video Max. William C. central Indiana.

[@terryenglish7132]

That was the general consensus .

[@Channel-V5]

Surprised no one thought of it sooner.

[@normbarrows]

The triple pickup seemed to add more lower mids. Personally, I like less lower mids and more bass. I actually use quadrails on most of my builds. Recently I ran a number of pickups through a spectrum analyzer and found the quads had a flatter response curve than most pickups. My current build has an interchangeable pickup system. I'd like to use it to compare a quadrail to a Nazgul. Out of curiousity, what's your favorite metal bridge pickup? I spent most of my life on EMGs. I've been thinking about a build with a quadrail at the bridge and a hotrail under the #5 and #6 strings, wired in parallel. Output wouldn't be a s high, so you'd want a bigger amp for the same volume, but the tone might be impressive. A bridge pickup and a 3 or 4 pole cigar box pickup under the bass strings is another possibility.

[@ManuelBianchiBooks]

Yay! Lefty Version!!!

[@K.V.H.]

Damn that triple coil has some serious CRUNCH! What a beauty!

[@unk-tu-amunthelastpharaoh553]

I remember Guitarist Eddie Martinez Had a Hamer guitar with a triple pickup in it and it see sounded awesome you can hear it on tracks by RUN -DMC and Robert Palmer..

[@danieljennings6144]

Love the way you ask ppl to subscribe "please consider" another great video by a great player

[@user-zv4vu4oh8p]

Great looking and sounding guitar 😮

[@rahulmenon4357]

Makes sense for the A standard crowd

[@johnsonw.7853]

This made me think about Steve Morse and his 4 pickup guitars. That being said, I never heard of Kramer's quad pickup.

[@thedude7726]

Now I want one in the neck position too

[@thseed7]

I love Schecter.

[@josephhughes9490]

Max no matter what you are playing your guitar capabilities are just beyond incredible . Like the Eddie VanHalen of KZbin. So talented . Love your show and guitar 🎸 information.

[@BlueberryStinkFinger62]

Don't ever compare Max to the innovation genius legend of the king and Master Edward Van Halen

[@v8sandfreeweights439]

laugh emoji... no where near as good as EVH.

[@josephhughes9490]

@@BlueberryStinkFinger62 That's why I said of KZbin. Not quite the same

[@fanisz5331]

What are you telling mate? His picking needs improvement. Most of his triplets are not correct at timing

[@josephhughes9490]

@@fanisz5331 And yet you watch his show.

[@MercyNoMore]

That opening lead was sweet.

[@MetalProfessor65]

Great vid, Max! The triple-coil position definitely fills out the sound! *Question: does the 27" scale length feel odd or difficult to play?*

[@GuitarMAXMusic]

Great question! Depending on the tuning you use, you can definitely feel an increased string tension. As far as the fret spacing... I don't think you'd feel much difference.

[@SlipknotPurity8]

It shouldn't feel any different because the 6 string version of this guitar is 25.5, the 7 string is the 27 inch scale, I think this dude got some bad info for the review and just ran with it. I know this is a super late comment, but the guitar is dope

[@edwinstovall3334]

I've seen quad rail pickups on both eBay and Amazon TODAY. I found their appearance intriguing, but my reaction was otherwise a lot like my reaction to the introduction of Seymour Duncan's P-Rails pickups. How do their various possibilities sound? This is an important question, because you never know how some things will sound until you hear them or a recording of them. Like this Sawtooth 5-pickup guitar I lusted after for a few weeks earlier this year. Had 2 full-size humbuckers nestled between 3 Strat-style single coils. Looked like a good idea, but I'm glad I found a video clip of Michael Angelo Batio demonstrating that mofo. Even HE couldn't seem to get a good sound out of that freak machine. You wouldn't believe the speed with which I let THAT dream go!😆

[@rockindavebyron3960]

Very cool, reminds me of the triple pickup Ibanez had in their 1986/87 Ibanez Power guitar that later became the Joe Satriani model.

[@ShadeAssault]

Would love to pick up this pickup for my Tele. Have a great variety of sounds.

[@CthulhuInc]

i still like the p38, max!

[@TylerJohnstonGuitar]

A few years back I got a Music Yo (1998) Kramer in a trade. Had stock “Quad Rails” pickups, sounded pretty similar.

[@alanhembra2565]

Alvarez did this on their 1980’s Dana model. It didn’t sell well back then.

[@stephenwallace2423]

Was about to post this example myself. Not sure if it was the 'Tri-Force' triple coil pickup that put people off though. This was more likely down to the "scoop" feature, that extended the lower cutaway to behind the base of the neck! This was intended to improve the upper fret (and presumably just to be something new and different) but players were concerned as to tuning stability, fragility, whether sustain would be effected and so forth.

[@studowling]

@@stephenwallace2423 they also had a Dana II without the scoop that had the Tri Force pup. It was more hideous looking than the Dana Scoop lol.

[@damonwolf7222]

​@@studowlingthat's the one I had. White with the clear pickguard that was always getting moisture and sweat bubbles if I didn't keep the screws loose! 😅

[@studowling]

@@damonwolf7222do all clear pickguards do that? I don't think I've ever had a clear pickguard or if I did I don't remember. I always thought they just looked weird. I get that they were going for a super strat but they always looked a little doofy to me. The necks were probably good I would imagine since Alvarez made good acoustics?

[@shanekeat7473]

Loves me some schecter! I have a c1 custom diamond series, heaps off brewhaha on that puppy, but i reckon this is a bit next level lol

[@johnconiglio9278]

For a metal guitar guy like me who down tunes to C# this has definitely peaked my interest. Both humbucker and tribucker positions sound excellent. I don't know if single pickup really necessary. Not a big fan of that specific guitar shape. Hopefully they will have more options like a SG style 😊. Great video!

[@scotty1time]

Hope they'll do one with a Floyd rose and sustainiac

[@Rikamortis6stringer]

The triple humbucker has been done before Fender had one in a Marauder I think it was called the atomicbucker? I could be wrong but I know Fender had it in the Marauder. That guitar almost looks like an Ibanez except for the headstock It has a very modern look and I think it's priced about right. And as far as their highest end production guitars they get pretty close to 2,000 right up to about 1899 I think for the Keith marrow signature seven string. So they're not that cheap but most of their guitars that are sub 1400 are killer guitars I've owned a few in my day and I want to get the purple apocalypse E1 Explorer type guitar You have a purple one but not the apocalypse version! I almost think of the triple humbucker as a regular humbucker with an added single coil? But that's just me I'd like to try one in person. Okay Max Thanks again You got to make some longer videos of you jamming two different sounds a little bit longer at the ends of the video. Okay buddy ttyl stay safe my friend 🤘

[@jayschulz8060]

Schecter does it again . Metal baby metal

[@rhspeedwell]

so it's HSS, with the middle single being placed right next to hum, but 5 way selector does the same

[@terryenglish7132]

3 coils in series is a bad idea. I wired a Strat in w all 3 in series. Actually not too bad for heavy distortion , but I put my phone playing music over each pickup. The middle pickup in the chain was muddy . Makes sense ; it has to go thru another pickup to both hot and ground. W 4 pickups in series , its worse . 2 in parallel , in series, w the other 2 in parallel, is the way to go. Then everything electric has the same value as a single coil when you do the math. I'm not saying that 3 in series can't sound good, just 4 in series / parallel will sound better.

[@efenba]

Schecter is one of the few manufacturers that made guitar for guitarists and not for profits.

[@GeneOh]

And for left handed players.

[@tomg2217]

That's why I love my Omen 7!

[@onefatstratcat]

Mo is betta!!

[@FinnBjerke]

139 likes in one hour ?? Ya doing allright mate.

[@Randy-jz9ox]

I want a quad now lol

[@felixftw4702]

i have a HH setup and really only play on the bridge position. anything closer to the neck just sounds like the sound is being held back. i would probably like this a lot. i hope they make a seth lover version of the tripocalypse

[@presmasterflash7555]

Didn’t Mighty Mite make a triple coil pickup in the late 70s maybe early 80s called the MotherBucker?

[@kevinkinnu341]

I remember that

[@anunexpectedfire4062]

Can Danzig harness the power of the the triple coil pickup… tune in next Max time, next Max channel

[@mhoop1]

IT SHOULD COME WITH NEW KNOBS THAT GO TO 11

[@RRBish]

The whole thing is smokin!

[@cranklabexplosion-labcentr8245]

Can’t wait to see the stoner/doom community get a hold of this! Nice P-38 btw, got the same model

[@jeremiahfiek5495]

QUESTION OF THE DAY. Was it good enough to add to YOUR collection?

[@jasonalmgren3050]

It's not the first. Check out the Alvarez triforce pickup from way back in the day.

[@D14V0R05]

Meanwhile I am waiting for someone to make a "humbucker" P90 pickup, that thing would be massive but hey, it could sound pretty good!

[@johnqpublic2718]

Gibson P-100s are sort of in that direction

[@D14V0R05]

@@johnqpublic2718 Nah, those are stacked P90s, which is a design used to cancel 60 cycle hum but placing the coils that way gives a different result to a humbucker.

[@blankspace0000]

I want a guitar where the entire fretboard is pickups

[@stormyandcold]

The Gillette of the guitar world.

[@roks2hard]

LOVE IT

[@drewsandefer2894]

The 6 string version is 25.5 scale. 7 string is 27 scale. Just FYI

[@Thyhorrorcosmic94]

I got a 540p-tc and it's fuckin rad

[@snapfinger1]

The size & spacing of pole pieces are critical. This begs for a comparison with the Seymour Duncan Trembucker. 25.5” scale is sufficient.

[@motonerve]

Wouldn't the extra pickup reintroduce the 60 cycle hum?

[@gstmusic69]

I had an Alvarez Dana Scoop with the TripleBucker config. It was cool, but I sold it and got a regular configured Scoop.

[@tomaslopez2940]

Can you do a comparison between the Schecter MV-6 and Squier Contemporary Strat special? They’re basically the same instrument!

[@souldreamer9056]

What about the hum? Surely a third coil would add hum.

[@michaelwillis2198]

So you said 27” small length. Schecter has this listed as 25.5 just a heads up so people that doesn’t want extended scale length aren’t pushed away from it.

[@leblon712]

Awesome

[@lorenmorgan1931]

Looks like the dimensions on the neck are almost identical to an Ibanez Wizard III. Too bad they dont have an Evertune or a trem model of it.

[@vintagetone22]

Nice guitar.great pickups.👍🎸🎸👍⚘🌹

[@Drew774]

First Also I need that pickup in my partscaster

[@JochenReulbach]

I assume it needs the longer scale to prevent mud ;-)

[@mikedlc9766]

later we will have a 4 pickup humbucker called ( the four horsemen of the apocalypse )

[@comparedtowhat2638]

With the exception of P 90s, I have no use for a single coil in the neck position.

[@ronaldkoch2766]

I bought an Ibanez IC210 (Iceman) with a triple coil pickup in 1978. They didn't make many of them, and none since 1979. I still have the guitar but I don't play it anymore. It's pretty rare today. Steve Miller used the same model in 1978.

[@RokDAWG1]

This concept isn’t new. I remember Alverez having a triple pickup thing in the 90’s as well. I don’t think the sound of these things are exactly my thing. It may be too hot. I like the warm to hot type of sound.

[@D.Guitar]

That's pretty cool. 27" I have a Schecter 7 with 26.5" scale. So a 6 String with 27" .. should be Monster killer 🤘🖤

[@lowtunedg9211]

It’s 25.5 not 27 inch scale