Sustainiacs Are My New Favorite Thing Ever!! || Schecter Reaper 6 FR S Demo/Review

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Sustainiacs Are My New Favorite Thing Ever!! || Schecter Reaper 6 FR S Demo/Review

[@asgerhatten3450]

The ebony fingerboard is made of ebony, yes its true

[@realtruenorth]

Not always, you can have the color ebony made of another wood, stained the color ebony. You would be surprised how many production guitars just stain wood to make it look like a high end expensive wood.

[@agufish]

Asger Hatting hahahah dang end of year bugs 🐛

[@nalonlefournis]

Yes the floor is made of floor xd

[@asgerhatten3450]

Nalon Le Fournis the schecter is made of guitar

[@drcks]

IT'S TRUE, IT'S DAMN TRUE

[@BigCleverName]

4:52 "the 24-fret ebony fingerboard is made of ebony" thanks Hunter glad to know 👍

[@RichVandewhatever]

Love the schecter video- I feel like they get overlooked a lot. You should take a look at some of their non metal guitars, it would be cool to hear what you think

[@bellmeisterful]

Non metal guitars?! No way!

[@damienalvarez2957]

Sahr 666 I’d love to see someone review the black & gold Coupe. By far the most beautiful production model guitar, in my opinion.

[@buzzardsinuses4780]

Would these Reaper 6s be good for punk? I remember trying this exact model at a Guitar Center, and liking it. I asked the guys if they had something like the Music Man Stingray RS but cheaper and they gave me this.

[@zachiy1180]

Hunter, when the sustaniac is switched on, it doesn’t matter what pickup you select. The sustaniac automatically plays through the bridge pickup, no matter the pickup selector position. I have a Hellraiser FR S and this is the case for all sustaniac guitars. Love the video!

[@alexanderreynoso4285]

are you sure bro?

[@zachiy1180]

@@alexanderreynoso4285 positive

[@jw112mail]

@@alexanderreynoso4285 Zachiy is correct.

[@Iheartdgd]

This is my favorite guitar of the year tbh. I’ve come across probably 30 guitars this year and played probably well over a 100, and with all things considered, this guitar really shined through for me, it was unbelievably comfortably, it looks great and QC was right, the stock pups sound great, and all for a great price. I avoided Schecter for many years, and it’s obvious to me now that I was wrong to do that.

[@WorkedSix28zerozero1]

A B Bikes Cars N’ Guitars as a schecter owner for 3 years now they really are some amazing guitars even in the “low end” range of pricing. Give em some love bro theyll love you right back

[@julienparis3512]

Is this still true or have you found something better in the meantime ? Since I'm quarantined (like we all are) I really feel like ordering a new guitar lol

[@WorkedSix28zerozero1]

@@julienparis3512 had my schecter c1 plus for 3 years now and it's still the best playing guitar I have out of my collection and it only cost me 220. You won't regret owning whichever schecter you decide

[@Bridging_the_Political_Divide]

Yeah, Schecter is destroying the competition on value. Crazy good guitars for not much money.

[@james0156]

This guitar is Fire! 🔥🤩

[@t0li0s]

The 24 fret ebony fingerboard is made of *E B O N Y*

[@freezingjazzy]

Here we go again...

[@whheaattzmayne3183]

I thought it was made of wood

[@whheaattzmayne3183]

I guess I'm just dumb

[@t0li0s]

@dleifteH semaJ dloor

[@fromaggio7654]

hold the dloor

[@sabintheguitarist8648]

the difference between the normal floyds and the schecter floyds is that the schecter ones always got the stainless steel screws in it. as you can see, those parts are grey, and not black like the rest of the hardware

[@markdalton293]

Fish I absolutely love my schector hellraiser with sustainiac but it's not just the sustainiac , the guitar is a beast and I freaking love it .

[@humanbeing2420]

I just got one. My third electric. I've played guitar for 40 years but I've only owned 4 electrics over that period. This is the best guitar I've ever played let alone owned.

[@Sinhalajokelklk]

is this guitar good for cleam tone ?

[@lordshmorgonsinmaford9299]

this is the coolest demo i’ve ever heard

[@Chumly-sh6xu]

Hunter! If you want to be blown out of the water by a Schecter, test out the Apocalypse line. They also come with sustainiacs and floyds as well. Love the review!

[@leebarker8305]

1%of comments - great video 99% of comments- ebony fingerboard is made of ebony Lol Seriously Great video you nailed it

[@agufish]

The internet can be a cruel place 😂

[@leebarker8305]

Haha true 😂😁, I was Wondering about your opinion on the esp viper baritone 7 string. 👍 It would be muchly appreciated if you made a video on it.

[@astronaut5151]

Heck yeah dude! I just got my 7 string Apocalypse, it’s so f*cking awesome! Sustainiacs and floyd roses make for so much fun! Keep up the high intergrity work!

[@VOYAGEUR-YT]

7:47 Me whenever I can't think of anything to play

[@ReignitedAuto]

"With my right handed priviledge" lol, story of my life as a lefty.

[@BranniganCarter]

Ordering a Reaper 7 multi scale with this. Can’t wait to fk around with it

[@PooNinja]

I hate feeling things with my eyes 👀 but a sustainiac ooooooh yea It’s like a build in ebow only exponentially more fun 🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽😂

[@55Ignis]

these and the CR-6. If I got this one I'd get the Forest Burst since I got the charcoal burst CR6.

[@youngboyharless9769]

Saw this guitar at my local guitarcenter in the Green finish and it really looked sick. I think i like this blue one even better, just need to save a bit more bread and find the 7 string one ❤ great vids man, been subbed to you for about a year now. Enjoy your input

[@lord_Errykson]

This track sounds almost like the new As I Lay Dying track Gatekeeper 😂😂

[@tavicotavio]

This comment is the oficial petition for a 10 minute video of floyd rose sustainiac combo

[@MFinGonzo]

It's a strong combo

[@caerwyn5881]

Finally a review on a guitar i've been waiting on!

[@musicsucks6969]

Yes the ebony appears to be made of ebony....

[@MetalHeadHippie]

The stop tail reaper might be my next guitar.

[@tavicotavio]

Hey what wood did they use on the ebony fingerboard?

[@jaxon5905]

Now they may have used ebony to make the ebony board, but don’t quote me on that, I’m not 100% sure yet

[@maxmordon7295]

Take this with a grain of salt, but I've read unnconfirmed rumors all over the internet claiming that it COULD BE some kind of ebony... Maybe we'll never know.

[@LocrianDorian]

The 1500 series have stainless steel screws, push-in trem arm and supposedly a slightly different knife edge. You can do these upgrades manually by ordering from Floyd Rose directly, this "hot rodded" version is exclusive to Schecter guitars. I own a 1000 series myself and it's great.

[@Knoxvillemoto]

Just got a syn gates signitire with a sustaniac. You can make such amazbig sounds with it. I'm totally in love with it.

[@nialld2638]

I’m looking at this very guitar right now they look nice 😀

[@tankawavetankawave9522]

5:20 "The super modern I B A N I " 😂 wtf

[@mlim9858]

yeah dude, one ibanus, two ibani

[@tylerjones8145]

@@mlim9858 I'm gonna spell Ibanez as Ibanus now

[@maxmordon7295]

@@tylerjones8145 It would be much more effective if you pronounce the -anus as in "Uranus".

[@tylerjones8145]

@@maxmordon7295 perfect 🤣

[@MFinGonzo]

So multiple anuses are Ani

[@paulfuchs3661]

Hunter, very cool composition! Was obvious you were having fun w/this guitar.

[@dannys_rockmetal4865]

The demo rips! 🤘🏻

[@dhonnar]

Sounds great. Maybe Fishman should pull out something alike.

[@Ryan-ro1dg]

The clean sound with the sustainiac is so wacky

[@blizzardblaze1649]

So basically, I really want it

[@Metalbass10000]

You should talk with Ryan at RNA Music in Texas about his Sxhecter single cuts. They might be more your thing.

[@charlescooper34]

Some of the frets are supposed to feel flat Because of the fact that they are hand made

[@aniqanuar6320]

wait i dont get it

[@nighrain9485]

That demo song fucking kills man! Nice!

[@rocknrollguitar]

Wow! Now I finally know what a sustainiac does! Great vid and happy new year Hunter

[@POLARIS2]

That sustainiac would get me into SO much trouble. Must have it...

[@gregmerritt9366]

Sustainiac...annoying rhythm sections worldwide.

[@nooralamgir3703]

Don't you mean....TREBLE...heheheh

[@AngelMartinez-qs3cf]

Hi, great video as usual. You seem to like same music I do. Can you please do a review of the Schecter E-1 SLS Evil Twin or any of the Evil Twin series? I could be wrong but I don't think you ever did a review of a guitar with Fishman Fluence Modern pickups. Thank you for posting this.

[@jburdsinfuse]

Great demo...and that headstock is on point. Very Balaguer.

[@rewoundmusic2312]

Great review and I love that demo track! I’m debating on either getting a Reaper 6 or a PRS SE custom 24. Which one is better?

[@rhetoricvl383]

bro im in the same boat, trying to decide between the two.

[@ghyslainouellet8841]

If you're into classic rock/blues, go for the PRS and if you're into hard rock/metal go for Schecter

[@Livelaughlimpbizkit]

These aren’t my kind of guitars but I just read into it, all the specs say the burl top adds massively to the tone...is it not a veneer? In all honestly (genuinely curious) can a thin veneer actually effect tone?

[@sinlapse13]

That's a rabbit hole. The entire "rosewood for electrics" thing is a hot debated issue

[@ollimoore]

I cannot see how it could possibly affect anything other than the appearance on a guitar of this design, it’s not doing anything structural, the bridge isn’t mounted to it, the pickups aren’t mounted to it, the neck isn’t mounted to it and it looks far too thin to be a factor in holding the string tension. That said, having not done any testing myself I’ll refrain from saying it absolutely doesn’t affect tone, suffice to say that I’m highly sceptical.

[@kennethcrowe7961]

Id like to hear a comment to the contrary. If there is, i bet on a fixed bridge only. If it were a recurve bow, I could understand how a veneer could affect tension and compression, more bc of the epoxy than the veneer itself.🤔🤔🤔

[@JustMe-cl6fj]

I have a schecter banshee FRS GT and it is freaking amazing

[@deevoetee]

Just picked one up on stupid sale ✌️great vid

[@Arthur-hg7ny]

The swamp ass is great wood. Very stable

[@MrAlistairMusic]

Keep up the good work dude, love the videos. Hope you're having a good holiday season

[@workingorder2189]

When is the headless Harley Benton on its way?

[@Sean3503]

I've got a Schecter Syn with a sustainiac on it and not only are they stupidly fun but they're really musical if you can use them properly.

[@tomscioscia9869]

I thought that a Sustainiac just flipped back to the bridge-only sound when the Sustainiac is actually engaged.

[@ChrisRash]

Yep, you can't be in the neck position with the systemic on. It will switch to the bridge pickup. You can tell in his demos when it says "neck (sustaniac on)" it is actually the bridge pickup.

[@kdakan]

That's true, but he doesn't seem to be aware of it. When he's on the middle and neck positions and the sustainiac is, on he's actually playing on the bridge pickup by default. You can hear it.

[@nalonlefournis]

So the floyd’s difference is the pop in bar and the softer metals have been replaced with better harder metal to prevent cross threads and last longer etc, you can tell which parts are upgraded as they are silver

[@BenRobsonMusic]

The Floyd 1000 series models (1000, 1500, 2000) are only differentiated by color. 1000 is chrome, 2000 is black, 1500 is black and chrome.

[@Slicklickz]

Not quite.The multiples of 1000 are different colors.The 1500 has a new style arm,stainless steel hardware,and slightly different knife edges.

[@teddoucet7323]

That first riff is gold, man

[@derekhebert5403]

schecter makes good guitars at good prices. love my sustaniac

[@coolowlman]

Would you ever consider demoing a Steinberger guitar? They’re kind of silly and not super relevant but I feel like you’d have a lot of fun with one

[@EpicStuffMan1000]

while i love alternate design guitars, i cant think of anyone who has genuinely liked the steinberger shape other than it's just a quirky hing to play. they play amazingly as i'm told though, and i'd love to try one

[@coolowlman]

AttakaiMusic I second that

[@johnmatthews5321]

I have a steinberger demon baritone synapse guitar and it's sick as fuck for sure review one of you can't find one I will let you borrow mine so you can peep it out power loyalty and respect Fresno CA

[@XMetalChefX]

I dont like schecter at all. BUT... I jammed out on the reaper 6 floyd the other day and I couldn't put it down. I love my holcomb, but might be a impulse buy.

[@theguitarodds1779]

The Floyd rose 1500 is basically the Floyd rose 1000 but the parts that normally mangle more easily are upgraded to steel. That's what the silver parts are. BTW A super cool guitar there. Now I've got the problem of whether I want the thicker but bolt on neck of a sun valley or the thinner set neck of this.

[@Slicklickz]

All the hardware is steel,the 1500 hardware is stainless steel.

[@theguitarodds1779]

@@Slicklickz cheers

[@sixsix8six]

the Schecter Floyds have titanium allen screws so they don't wear out/strip during adjustments.

[@Iamadroid]

Stainless

[@wea69420]

The difference between the Schecter Floyd and the usual one is the Gotoh style arm collar and the stainless steel screws. That's pretty much it, there isn't much you can change around with a Floyd.

[@Slicklickz]

I have 3 of those new style Floyd bars coming today,I bought them at the FR Christmas sale.I hope I like them.

[@edisongabutero9455]

Agufish the master of guitar rants! 😅🤣😂

[@PK08-86]

With the selector in the neck and the sustianiac on it actually goes back to the bridge pickup

[@Calvin-pn5ud]

The demo track hits me like a truck. Excellent!

[@72Bluefan]

I'm thinking of getting a Reaper. Btw, what's the brand of your glasses?

[@Kabayoth]

Some say his girlfriend drops a Solar Singlecut in his hands for extra stamina in the cowgirl position (helps to use the neck pickup.) And he's banned from the water cooler for excessive djent. All we know is, he's called Der Fish.

[@whheaattzmayne3183]

This is definitely on my list of 'might buy' guitars depending on how I feel a few months from now

[@doogdoogdoogdoogdoogdoog]

_I b a n i i_

[@Robocop-qe7le]

9:07 wow, great sound.

[@thewhyzardinblack4808]

Lovin the demo track. Nice work. \,,/

[@2triggered2comment55]

I have a reaper 6. The base model with decimators and no FR. It's one of my favorite guitars ever. I put some nazgu/sentiments that I had in another guitar in it. I switched back to the stock decimators after a week. This guitar is just incredible. I also have a charvel san dimas promod. I cant reccomend these 2 guitars enough.

[@IAmFatDad]

Same!

[@humanbeing2420]

Pringle obviously likes the Reaper as he showed up for the demo.

[@chandler8060]

Hey Agu! How about reviewing one of the Arda Guitars? I'm soo curious about them! And also, what are your top three bands?

[@artinrahideh1229]

Schecters for life

[@adammays3128]

Your signal chain is showing the Mark Holcomb PRS setup, FYI

[@andresilvasophisma]

Just get a Ditech FreqOut, it does the same thing without having to remove a pickup. It works by pushing more gain into your amp/overdrive pedal.

[@coolowlman]

The riff for this demo was noodley and awesome

[@o_o231]

I'm just not a big fan of the body shape. That's the only thing stopping me from buying one

[@Slicklickz]

You can get an optional Sustainiac in most Schecter body shapes.

[@dajerk7082]

I hear a little Slayer in that riff. Kick ass.

[@duppykitoon]

I'm more of an old school rocker, not a metallist by any stretch. But this is a truly excellent demo!

[@kevindixon8261]

What about epiphone prophecy ex or at least thoughts on it

[@sqlb3rn]

I played the 7 string mulstiscale version and the frets were fine, not flat on top or anything. The fretboard also was not rounded that extreme.

[@gregmerritt9366]

I'm thinking of putting the Sustainiac in my Solo 6 Blackjack ATX. Though I'm struggling with retiring a Blackout. Got it for a good price as a mod platform, but, even as a passive player, I've ended up falling love with them. Still, it looks like the Sustainiac makes the cranked 50w trick bag available in a low volume environment. Damn sure torn on this one.

[@buddneusma6724]

What amp did you use in the making of your intro? The tone is godly!

[@codyplaysthedrums11]

So I have to ask as I do every year. What are your opinions on the new Ibanez guitars for 2020? The new FR’s look like some down tunable riff monsters. Also the new RGD with the reversed headstock and richlite top looks pretty sick.

[@aadhvanchaudhry1625]

Hey I noticed that when you strummed all 6 strings in distortion it didn't sound muddy or anything at all, but instead crystal clear So has it got something to do with the guitar or the amp?

[@landonbailey]

straight from the jungle! how!?!? 👍🎸

[@seb2123]

Killer track !

[@Kylora2112]

I have a lefty Sun Valley Super Shredder FR S (neon birch green) and E-1 Special FR S (purple burst). I REALLY want to drop a Fishman Fluence Classic in the bridge in both (SVSS has an EMG Super 77, E-1 has a Schecter Apocalypse; the EMG is probably the best EMG I've played through and has a nice 80s Super Strat tone...if it were splittable, I'd probably keep it, but the Apocalypse is really really meh for such a high output bridge pickup) for some tonal variety. The Sustainiac as a pickup is pretty underwhelming, so having a few options out of a bridge pickup would really suit it. But the build quality on both are absolutely phenomenal, and the SVSS has found its way into my main stage guitar lineup. The E-1 is really good, but everything seems "shifted" neckward compared to my other Explorer-types (2 Gibsons, 5 Dean Zs, LTD Snakebyte) and it just feels so weird compared to both my 24¾" Explorers AND 25½" Super Strats (2 Kiesels, SVSS, Jackson Dinky, hotrodded Player Strat) that I have a hard time playing it. The Reaper series would pique my interest more if it didn't have a reverse headstock...

[@sunburst7246]

Didn’t Schettererer used make some awesome vintage style guitars...? Good brand, they should be way bigger than they are.

[@vicktorv]

that floyd rose is included?? or you made the change??

[@realtruenorth]

Nice looking guitar

[@TheRealFrankWizza]

Bro, are those frets rusty?

[@eerokkitube]

Can you keep the guitars you review? And in what stage(subscriberwise) you started to get offers from guitar companies? Agufish please answer!

[@Cerynis]

Why the heck is the video so dark xD

[@swishsplash]

i think its great playability, good single notes and cleans, but if you are looking for chunky thick sound i feel like this guitar doesn't deliver it for me

[@Ranch5150SkinWalker]

Every time I hear a sustainiac I think of the really dark late 1990 era Van Halen years where EVH overused it through like 2004. I’m sure they’re fun but I just have PTSD.

[@EemeLamsi]

How does the neck thickness compare to solar necks? Thinking about buying this or solar.

[@adamlee7631]

Killer song!

[@2triggered2comment55]

Schecters version of a solar guitar.

[@OlderAustin]

Early Trivium vibes on the track this time. I diggit

[@Joose]

Seems you've gotten far more comfortable, and maybe even have a bit fun with super strats in general these days, sir.