Key Features
- Powerful tones delivered from Fishman Modern Fluence and Sustainiac pickups
- Effortless playability due to sleek neck and fingerboard
- Easy access to upper frets thanks to cutaway profile
- Striking appearance resulting from black fade flamed maple top
Schecter C-1 FR SLS Elite, Black Fade Burst Overview
The Schecter C-1 FR S SLS Elite is a no-compromise shred guitar with a fully loaded specification designed to provide truly effortless guitar playing. The Fishman Fluence Modern bridge humbucker and Sustainiac neck pickup gives this model the latest in pickup technology. Together they create a versatile and noise-free performance with huge potential for producing sustaining sound textures and lead sounds. The pickups are wired with push/pull volume and tone pots, along with mini-toggle switches to extract a huge range of sounds out of the bright and resonant swamp ash body with striking flamed maple top.
Its thin multi-ply neck has an incredible stability and is mounted meticulously to the guitar for a effortless access to all twenty-four frets. They give excellent grip on the strings and are mounted with a compound radius for the perfect modern balance between comfort and playability. The C-1 SLS also features a double locking bridge giving access to all manner of extreme whammy bar tricks, safe in the knowledge that your strings will return to pitch without any fuss. Here you have an exceptionally spec'd guitar that gives no barriers to high octane playing. You can be sure that the C-1 FR SLS will not hold you back.
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Full Description
View Full DescriptionPure tonal excellence
The pickups provide a noise-free operation and feature some clever wiring that allow two different tonalities from a single pickup. The C-1 features a pair of these modern humbuckers, with an alnico model in the neck and ceramic model in the bridge. Its alnico humbucker is designed for full chords and fluid solos, plus an additional unique voice that you'll need to hear to appreciate, while the ceramic humbucker gives the versatility to achieve both active-pickup-style aggression and passive-pickup-style punch. Each pickup has dual voice capabilities, accessed via the SLS Elite's volume/tone push/pull pots.
This combination of dual humbuckers and switching functionality gives you a very wide tonal palette to draw from and will deliver a superb high-gain tone in whatever style of music you desire. The wide tonal range of the Fluence pickups provide exceptional clarity for the extended range of this instrument, giving you full coverage for both low-end riffing and high-end shredding.
Effortless playability
The C-1 FR S SLS Elite has a specification aimed squarely at high performance. The neck itself is very thin with a shallow "C" profile, which sits comfortably in the hand and is mounted through the body with a shallow "Ultra Access" joint. When combined with the asymmetric double cutaway body, the C-1's neck will disappear under your fingers as you effortlessly glide along its whole length.
Its fingerboard is crafted with a modern compound radius, widely regarded for its low-fret comfort and high-fret soloing capabilities. The neck is mounted with twenty-four stainless steel frets, which not only last longer but also provide a brighter, more resonant tonality. Alongside that, they are also extra-large and give fantastic grip on the strings for easy bends and vibrato.
Resonant tonewoods
The C-1 FR S SLS Elite has a swamp ash body, known for its well-rounded tonality and resonance. Its body is topped with flamed maple for added high-end response and a striking aesthetic on stage, while the neck is a multi-ply design with maple, walnut, and padauk. It is reinforced with carbon fibre for incredible stability and increased sustain. The multi-ply also looks fantastic from the back of the guitar, with the neck running along the whole length of the instrument. It's almost a shame for your audience that they won't see this rear view.
Professional features
This model also has additional design touches for professional performance. The compensated Ernie Ball nut helps with accurate intonation along the length of the neck, while the locking tuners guarantee tuning stability. Its double locking Floyd Rose bridge gives the ability to perform all manner of whammy bar antics, safe in the knowledge that your strings will still be in tune after use. No detail is left to chance on the Schecter C-1 FR SLS Elite and you can be sure that it has been honed to perfection to give you the best performance capability possible.
Specifications
- Product Code: SCH1353
Body
- Body Material: Swamp Ash
- Top Material: Flamed Maple
- Construction: Neck-Thru w/ Ultra Access
- Binding: Ivory 1-Ply
Neck and Fingerboard
- Neck Material: Maple/Walnut/Padauk Multi-Ply w/ Carbon Fiber Reinforcement Rods
- Neck Shape: Ultra-Thin "C"
- Scale Length: 25.5"
- Fingerboard Material: Ebony
- Fingerboard Radius: 12-16" Compound Radius
- Frets: 24 X-Jumbo
- Inlays: Abalone Offset/Reverse Dots
- Side Dots: Abalone Dots
- Nut: Ernie Ball Compensated
- Nut Width: 1.653"
- Truss Rod: 2-Way Adjustable Rod w/ Heel Access Spoke Wheel
Hardware and Electronics
- Bridge Pickup: Fishman Fluence Modern (Ceramic) Humbucker
- Neck Pickup: Fishman Fluence Modern (Alnico) Humbucker
- Controls: Volume (Push-Pull), Tone (Push-Pull), 3-Way Selector
- Control Knobs: Metal Knurled w/ Set Screw
- Bridge: Floyd Rose 1500 Series Locking Tremolo
- Tuners: Grover Rotomatic 18:1
- Hardware Colour: Black
- Battery Compartment: 9-Volt Clip-In Battery Compartment
- Strings: Ernie Ball Regular Slinky #2221 (.010-.046)
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