When you find the Perfect Telecaster - Schecter PT Special Review

This is a deep dive demo and review of the Schecter PT Special in Purple Burst. What is PT? Perfect Telecaster? Let's find out.
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7:55 - CLEAN Tones
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10:38 - Pros & Cons summary
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[@midnitescott]

I did a double take and a triple take when I saw your name and face. Just bought a pt today and was checking what KZbinrs might have reviewed them. I am a long way from playing video games with you n your sis in 2006 or so. Great vid, great channel with so many views! All the best, Glenn Scott.

[@jayteesgear]

Ive wanted a PT Special for like 2 years. Schecter needs to make more finishes for this! They look and sound fabulous🎸🎸🎸

[@landonbailey]

👍🎸

[@AlfredHugecokk]

Yup. I'm not into purple or green guitars neither 😢

[@fredymendez855]

@@AlfredHugecokk get the black one it looks so clean !!! The binding on the neck is more apparent and the manufacturing was perfect !!!

[@gdawgs101]

@@AlfredHugecokk Not into purple guitars? That's just strange

[@joebranston6330]

@fredymendez855 I struggle with the look of the big p90 with white pickguard. How does it look in person?

[@carpathus]

Very cool Landon. You pretty much nailed the La's tone with that Schecter PT. Great review.

[@jaypeterson7637]

I've been considering that guitar for a couple years. I thought it sounded fantastic. I really like the "p90" as the neck pickup. Initially I HATED that color, but as you were showcasing it, I started to appreciate the color combo and now would be very happy with that exact guitar! Thanks Landon for another excellent demo! 🙂👍🎶🎵🎶

[@frankperricone2065]

Wow, I remember when Pete started using the Black Tele, when I saw the Who in 79 I always was under the impression that it was Fender.

[@edwardsmith9801]

I've been looking at getting this exact model for awhile now, beautiful guitar.

[@jimmyjames2022]

Wow you bought a PT Special! I was really lusting after this model last year, specially this purple and the green one too, they are so beautiful. Went another direction and no regrets, though it's nice to see this demo and teardown.

[@NinjaxCad]

i've got the big brother of the PT, the PT Fastback IIB- Schecter's take on a tele deluxe with a bigsby trem. It's a gorgeous, versatile guitar and I love it! I always recommend Schecter, they do great work. Love the finishes on the PT Specials.

[@boppermacca9346]

Great deep dive , it is a brilliant looking guitar, it has some beautiful unique tones for a Tele. I'm really impressed

[@valueofnothing2487]

These guitars are awesome. You get the arm cut, the wonderful p90, great Schecter action, fretwork and 22 frets. And they are made in South Korea, where the consumer, environmental and employee protections are far better than China. You also get contoured heel, brass bridge. This is what Fender should give you and doesn't. Schecter made it's name by advancing the tech of electric guitars beyond Fender in the 80's.

[@txkflier]

Yep, I’d definitely get some shorter setscrews for those saddles. I like everything else about it. Very nice of Sweetwater to send you that great guitar. Congrats!

[@norseman61]

Congrats on the Schecter! I’ve got their Nick Johnston strat, and it’s a beauty. I came darn close to getting a PT, but decided to pre-order the traditional style Sire T7 from Sweetwater instead. 5 months and counting….

[@Nalydssof]

They're slowly coming, I got mine (T7) after waiting almost 8 months, I feel ya on the waiting. Hang in there cause you won't be disappointed!

[@landonbailey]

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[@jayteesgear]

Love the ones ive had! Great video

[@mickwells9431]

I have the Schecter PT SPECIAL with the three color burst and I love that guitar! The thin finish so you can feel the woods grain is really nice . The pups and push pull feature is great for giving more tone options. I bought it after first owning a Schecter C6 Deluxe which is their base model Strat design with twin humbuckers. I liked it so that, after seeing fellow Canadian guitarist Darrell Braun review the the PT Special, I ordered one. Never regretted it for a moment. Great review of the Schecter PT SPECIAL Landon. I dig the purple burst finish too. Take care man and don't be afraid to check out some more Schecter guitars. They really are well made instruments.

[@travelinman482]

Same here, thanks to Darrell Braun Guitar channel for recommending Schecter's PT Special (3TB color). Love every aspect of it. Out performs one of my buddy's Telecaster Deluxe. Now, I want it in Purple Burst because of Landon's review. Sweetwater, unlike GC, has special colors for the PT SLS Elite series. And want them ALL. 🎸🤘. The Schecter's Super Shredder lineup looks AMAZING in the new colors!

[@carpentercrumbaugh6460]

Are the tuners decent?

[@Barry101er]

My favourite guitar-especially the early 80s models. Still "affordable"-ish. Nice to hear some La’s :)

[@taylor5610]

Love the new intro lol

[@edwardrichard5665]

Thanks for demoing your demo.

[@landonbailey]

Any time! except 3am

[@mikeblue385]

the first schecter pt i ran across was in the early 80's. weighed about 10 lbs. the pickups had huge pole pieces. i don't know if it made a difference but it looked loud. played great, sounded good.

[@tad5920]

Nice guitar - great review. Thanks for opening it up to show the weight relief - awesome! Also, you are the first out of several reviewers that understands Series/Parallel only works with 2 or more single coil pickups. Lastly, I did not know that PT stood for Pete Townsend (from The Who). Very cool! Thanks for all the info!

[@landonbailey]

No problem!

[@TheOnlyGuitarFather]

Just ordered this exact one. First schecter for me. Stoked

[@landonbailey]

nice!

[@El-Scorcho]

Woohoo! I loved this video, been curious about this one as well. Any chance you could do a Shijie sometime soon?

[@ZitherBeast]

WOW! Congrats on a "Free" guitar LB. Also, it's a sweet looking axe. I've never played a Schecter, hell, I don't think I've ever even picked one up. Very cool.

[@jimbaaab]

That’s a beaut, Lando. Thanks for playing the La’s 🙏

[@landonbailey]

cheers!

[@charles3200]

Schecter is an amazing guitar brand that makes truly great guitars. Nice vid!

[@landonbailey]

cheers!

[@kolchak3578]

Love they way it sounds. 🤘

[@MrTMcSir]

What great review dude! Very pro :-)

[@landonbailey]

Thanks a ton!

[@yobanyhernandez125]

I would love a episode like this for the G&l asat special ☺️☺️

[@astewart9410]

That purple burst is lovely, and I really like the body contours.

[@Logan24855]

I just recently found out that Schecter makes a Fender guitar. This or a Tempest Custom is on my top 5 guitars to put in my collection in the near future. Cool review, great stuff 👍👍

[@FilmFlam]

Great timing. I'm looking at the Nick Johnson atomic frost version. Thanks.

[@eddiejr540]

I love the pete townsend schecter tele…the USA schecter PT is one of my dream guitars…I check the web every now and again to see if any are out there for a good price and are not all beat to hell…sweet guitar Landon…nice job!!!!

[@QS-si3cq]

I got one a year ago and it, along with my PRS, are my new favorites.

[@DaringDan]

That finish is amazing.

[@Nothing-gv8mv]

That 3-way selector sounded very satisfying

[@doctoribanez]

Nice. Congrats man

[@landonbailey]

Thanks!

[@Bflatest]

lol some deadpan funny stuff man haha love your reviews SUB!

[@thebehavioralobservationsp8311]

I picked up a used PT Special in black. The original owner replaced the bridge pickup with a Seymour Duncan. All in all, I really like it for all the reasons stated in the video. Super-minor gripe is that I think the tuners are a bit meh, and the tone control does not have a lot of modulation to it. It seems to want to go either all the way on or off, unlike my strat. That said, it's an incredibly fun guitar and a steal pricewise.

[@lewisbeeman]

I have the Schecter Nick Johnston Strat. It is awesome. Other than the pickups. I swapped the pickups for Lindy Fralin Blues specials and it is my favorite Strat that I own.

[@poesybeat]

I'm mostly into Fender and Gibson, but I have a Schecter HH Strat-style guitar. Fantastic fit and finish for $1300, made in Korea. Highly recommended.

[@ipuya]

Thanks for the video Landon. I wasn't too familiar with this model. Looks great! I like anything with P90s!

[@landonbailey]

Thanks for watching!

[@chcotydf1]

Thank you Landon 😇

[@toddmoore2324]

I first saw the Schecter PT model when Pete Townsend, who it is not named after (uh ... yeah.... ) used a gold top dual humbucker PT onstage. Cool guitars. Cool video. 😎

[@michaelbajorek1972]

I've owned and played Schecter bass guitars. Schecter makes quality instruments. Nice video.

[@deannafisher2658]

Definitely one on my want list

[@stockholm1752]

I had a black Schecter Tele a long, long time ago. It looked very much like that one in the pics (2:50). It was a pawn shop find, so I had no info on it, but it was pretty nice. But I wanted a Fender, so I sold it to a friend. When we reconnected on FB, he reminded me about it and said it had ‘changed his life’. 🤔 . It took me a little while to remember which guitar he was talking about, but that was cool to hear. I don’t think they were made as well as they are today though, from what I can recall.

[@overvieweffect9034]

I was really interested in this model a few years ago, but since then I've sold 2 guitars because their necks were too thin for my taste, and I've heard several times that schecters have thin necks. now that you measured it, it's abou the thickness of a modern C, which is one of my fav necks, so I'm GASing for it again... thanks landon!

[@landonbailey]

cheers!

[@Nightmerica]

I picked up one of the new Epi Lucille’s last month from them as a demo and it’s fantastic.

[@pjl626]

I was able to grab a demo Epi '59 LP reissue. Great deal.

[@Snarkyone1965]

@@pjl626 So was I, and I love it.

[@msuurd1979]

I bought one in aquaburst. I swapped the neck for an SD antiquity and the bridge for a SD pearly gates. Sounds amazing, no volume drop when switching!

[@jevonwhite5193]

Is that a SD antiquity PAF humbucker you put in the neck position? Did you get a new pickguard?

[@chipispowdercoatingcharles8444]

Ive got one and its really a very good guitar with the neck pick up its so smooth and full a definite jazzer

[@joeyride58]

Ordered ! Done ! SOLD !

[@landonbailey]

congrats! enjoy 🎸👍

[@shooter4473]

Good review Landon. I own 4 Schecters and am happy with them. If you are interested in a excellent Schecter to review I highly recommend the Solo II Blackjack, very impressive guitar at a great price.

[@landonbailey]

Cool, thanks!

[@CMHobbies]

Guitar store a couple blocks from my house has had this guitar on the wall for three years. I picked it up once but didn’t plug it in. May try it properly next time I go over there.

[@andrewbecker3700]

I considered this model last year when I was looking for a T with proper 25.5 scale. I already had my LTD '87 Eclipse NT in pearl white. For me it checked some boxes, but would need too many upgrades to be worth it. Then I saw LTDs new te1000 black blast! Wow! The exact opposite of my '87 in every way except the body shape. Still upgraded the pots,tone cap and added a treble bleed. Oh, and by the way, it came with Elixirs on it that just sounded way too dark through a Katana 212. Once I slapped on a set of my normal EB 10s (slinkys) it perked right up and allows the GHS Fast Fret to work its magic.

[@BedeLaplume]

Beautiful Tele indeed. The P90 at the neck, seems to be better sounding in terms of bass presence then the regular lipstick pickup or the one on the Godin Stadium..

[@ncaproductions]

Never new the Pete Townshend link either. Interesting. Won't get Fooled again I guess. Never had a 3 saddle guitar but now thinking twice after your observation. Thanks for the video!

[@thseed7]

Schecters are great. I've owned 4 over the years and quality, value and features per $ are always hard to beat.

[@30smsuperstrat]

Great review! Smugglers route. Something fender did in the late 60s and early 70s, I believe. Supposedly to compensate for heavier wood they were getting.

[@landonbailey]

Cool, thanks!

[@TomMarvan]

12:05 The first ever Fender Tele’s had a cover over the saddle - maybe something like that will solve it (I know, where are you going to get one?). The 3 piece split is sometimes less noticeable on different guitars. Sweetwater lets you compare and choose before ordering, so if you want a less obvious split, pick the guitar where the contrast in grain isn’t so obvious. Great video, thank you!

[@altrock86]

I saw these online but no shop had one but I put a Seymour Duncan p90 in the neck of my Squier tele and it sounds great and the middle is good too

[@incognitoguitars9999]

Great job. We sell these like crazy!

[@richardclark.]

That thing is beautiful. Danish Pete has me hankerin' for a Purple Tele. I thought it was called P.T. for purple Tele? Lol. You don't have to put the pedals on the screen. We know it's a sweet baby and a mini tube. Thx again for the great content.

[@malcolmhardwick4258]

that routing reminds me of the äsmugglers teleä that Fender made in late 60s or something like that. It was a weight reducing feature !

[@MrDream-zm1pw]

I've got this same guitar and the Nick Johnston Schecter in Pink. This one feels great, nice smooth neck and it is quite a heavy boi. Negatives were that the bridge pickup is microphonic so that will need replacing and the pots are cheap. They basically go from 100 Tone to zero tone. But other wise it is a great guitar. The NJ on the other hand overall great guitar, but same problem with the pots, tone goes from 100 to zero. No taper. On mine, the bridge post on the bass side was not drilled deep enough, causing the plastic thimble to rise up as you tighten the post to deck the bridge. All things considered, I might have gotten defective ones but they are great guitars. Better than their fender player counterparts by miles.

[@heathbrinker6995]

Nice StP RIFFS I noticed what you were playing right away.

[@davidcampbell6527]

There she goes... Nicely!

[@Bliggick]

This guitar looks and sounds quite impressive. If I had it I would try and reverse the switch and knobs to the traditional arrangement. You say you like it better than the Godin you once had. Maybe you should check out the Godin Stadium 59 and see if you like that. I really like my Stadium 59 for a T-style guitar.

[@rexrathtar3893]

What I like: The binding on the body The wood grain on the body The rosewood neck The position of the selector switch The weight Made in Korea The cleanness of the routing The arm carve The satin neck What I feel ambivalent about: The binding on the neck The headstock The tummy cut The colour The tones from the Bridge pickup as demoed here: sounded too civilised/refined in the clean tone and out of control in the dirty tones. What I don't particularly like: The satin finish on the body; just prefer gloss The jumbo frets -- woudn't be my choice

[@tonybrown7847]

I think the PT is an incredible guitar, especially for the money. I’m actually thinking of getting one

[@shaunw9270]

Originally Schecter didn't make guitars ,they made replacement bodies , necks and various parts . Townshend's tech at the time , Alan Rogan (?), assembled Pete's Schecter Teles during '79 & '80. Incidentally, I remember in the 90's people who were into vintage Fender Teles , referring to the American Standard as a "Schecterised" Tele !

[@edwindude9893]

I’m buying one next week.

[@ruffcutmagicreview]

Thought about getting one because I don't have any guitars with p90s. I'm always drooling over all the great guitars at sweetwater.

[@Charles75N]

Very nice. Very nice indeed.

[@babylon_bob]

I bought a PT fastback about two years ago now and since then I've got a NJ strat from schecter as well and Ive got to say the quality is unreal for the price of the guitars. I'd go so far as to say they're my favorite brand.

[@landonbailey]

thanks for sharing!

[@lomoholga]

One thing for ppl to keep in mind- extra jumbo frets are fantastic for playing chords! They make chords much easier to play, especially stretchy chords (less pressure is needed and when your fingers are really stretched out you can’t play with as much pressure)

[@bushcry1]

True!

[@drdoom8793]

These things look great! My only concern would be the pickguard and control plate aren't the standard shape, so no easy customization in that aspect

[@landonbailey]

ya these are great value!

[@Baci302]

I can’t wait to buy this guitar. You get a lot of quality to this guitar for the money. I like the sunburst with the P90 maple neck. EDIT: Maybe I have to get both. You made it sound so good.

[@andybungert]

Just ordered the Sunburst maple board special used from GC. Hope it is as awesome as this one :)

[@landonbailey]

Hope you enjoy it!

[@DerNiederrheiner]

Great review. Thanx for that. Check out the PT Special, that's a sexy looking and unbelievably versatile beast. I am absolutely in love with it!

[@landonbailey]

cheers!

[@DerNiederrheiner]

@@landonbailey ... what a great comment from me ... I mean the PT Pro ... you already checked the Special ... 🤦‍♂️

[@landonbailey]

I thought you were speaking to the audience! :)

[@davel_ggw]

Looks sweet! Every Schecter I have tried has been impressive. I have 4 of their S style guitars, but no PT, yet. I actually really like the look of the pink Machine Gun Kelly model, even though I have no interest in him or his music.

[@sergiogonzalez698]

I have the same guitar in the same color and I love it

[@landonbailey]

nice!

[@kennethhoneycutt4513]

That's a really nice guitar I've been meaning to ask you where did you get your micro members I like those

[@docholst5404]

Most Awesome guitar!! Enjoy it ..

[@Baci302]

The La Las “There She Goes Again”. ❤️😀

[@chairmankaga101]

I have a PT Pro, which is my everyday guitar, but I also want a “true” Tele with single single for some proper jangle. I’d been looking at Fenders of course, but my experience with my PT Pro has me thinking this might be the obvious answer I was looking for.

[@SirMalone]

This guitar sounds amazing, I usually don't look at Schecter guitars, but this is making me think twice!

[@landonbailey]

Rock on!

[@kevbob]

I had the pleasure of watching Pete destroy one of these in Oakland in 1982. I would have pointed you to the video of the show, and the time stamp of when he clobbered an amp at the end of Won't Get Fooled Again (I was in front of Entwistle about 15 or 20 feet from Pete- and he got annoyed at the tuning or sound or something), but alas, it is no longer on KZbin.

[@MrSpeed-lt8gr]

I don't know if you were teasing about what PT means, but I believe it's supposed to stand for Pete Townshend as he played Schecter Telecasters on the It's Hard album and tour. Edit: Never mind...you mentioned it in the video :)

[@lukaslmguitarcorner]

Yup, you're right

[@richardclark.]

Do your research. Pt stands for Purple Telecaster.

[@landonbailey]

Perfect Telecaster! it's in the title

[@chriscollins343]

That is one gorgeous guitar finish though...

[@malcolmhardwick4258]

Pete played Schecter and Giffin guitars back in the day. Giffin was a british guitar builder who made replicas of the Schecter Pete used. Those Schecters are from the original Schecter custom shop in Van Nuys California, that has nothing to do with the current company.

[@smartmammal9926]

Almost bought one....maybe need to re-visit

[@seanuvan]

I use a dremel on those saddle screws ✊🏽

[@landonbailey]

I didn't even think of that. I have a dremel kit. thanks!

[@johntchb]

You can get shorter grub screws,done it to all my teles,makes a big difference to comfort. Nice guitar

[@landonbailey]

cheers!

[@johnstephen7610]

Where do you get the shorter screws? Are they specialized screws, or just any screws from a hardware store?

[@McShooty_]

Schecter guitars are cool and all but the basses are where it's at in my eyes. I've been dying to try out one of their neck through Stiletto Studio basses.

[@shanewalton8888]

Would love you to review the Schecter Nick Johstone model, especially since he is Canadian, eh?

[@landonbailey]

I've never heard of him

[@bretolson8484]

I honestly thought you were about to play “Beautiful” by Gordon Lightfoot in the Clean tones section. Sharp Tele! Play some Gordy!

[@ericwarrington6650]

Really nice guitar man and purple is my favorite color..I have yet to complete my modest collection of guitars and the tele is the one that I have yet to nail down..I want a real good one... should you decide to part w that one...how much are these new?

[@ericwarrington6650]

I love the p90 in the neck...

[@landonbailey]

depends on your location, $699 USD

[@ImNHTV]

So I recently ordered a shecter C6 deluxe for my first guitar directly from Shecters website, that’s a 350 dollar guitar. I just received it and unboxed it and this guitar was in the box, a PT in the candy apple red. I appreciate the mistake they made.

[@gregmock6808]

Looks like a really well made guitar...Phil McKnight always says those Schecters are the best made guitars fo rthe buck...never played one.

[@allenstowe660]

Great review, I really like this guitar. How do you think these frets compare to the medium jumbo ones used by Fender? Per Schecter they're approximately 100 x 55. Thanks!

[@landonbailey]

hey thanks! I can't really say how they compare, but they were really nice

[@allenstowe660]

@@landonbailey One followup question - is the guitar well balanced, with no neck dive? Thanks for your earlier response.

[@markiszak]

@@allenstowe660I am experiencing some neck dive with this guitar, mine is a 2021, I might be able to work around it.

[@djack_1977]

Landon, I've been waiting for this review for a long time... I really like the schecter pt, what do you think of this guitar compared to the squier classic vibe???

[@landonbailey]

this doesn't have the classic Tele twang. it's more of a rock machine.

[@djack_1977]

@@landonbailey Thank you Landon... I love teles and love your videos 👍🏼