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Schecter Tempest Custom Electric Guitar

The Schecter Tempest Custom boasts eye-popping aesthetics and Seymour Duncan pickups. With a sound as good as it looks, the Tempest Custom rocks. 98 People rated this product: Rate and Review This Product
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Manufacturer's Description for Schecter Tempest Custom Electric Guitar

With a carved top, striking aesthetics and tone to back it up, the Schecter Tempest Custom is made for players who want an instrument that's out of the ordinary. The Tempest Custom is a set-neck 6-string with a bound Mahogany/Maple body and a tune-o-matic bridge. Its neck is Maple with a 22-fret, bound Rosewood fretboard. The Schecter Tempest Custom has split-crown inlays and medium frets. Other features include Grover tuners and gold or chrome hardware, depending on model. With a pair of Seymour Duncan-designed pickups, the Schecter Tempest Custom sounds as good as it looks. zZounds is an authorized dealer of Schecter products.
Construction: Set Neck

Body: Mahogany/Maple

Neck: Maple

Fingerboard: Ebony

Scale: 24-1/4 in.

Nut width: 1.6

1st Fret: 0.824

12 Fret: 0.880

Radius: 14 in.

Inlays: Split-Crown

Hardware: Gold Hardware

Bridge: Tune-O-Matic

Tuners: Grover

Binding: Multi: Body & Neck

Frets: 22 Medium

Electronics: Duncan Design HB-102 Set (Covered)
Dimensions and Weight in Packaging
Black - 2009 Model
Shipping Weight: 15 lbs
Shipping Dimensions: 46 x 18 x 6 in
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Shipping Weight: 15 lbs
Shipping Dimensions: 44 x 19 x 5 in
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4.5 out of 5 (98 ratings) Rate and Review This Product
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Sound: Feels and sounds much like a Gibson SG. Fits my sound quite well. For what ever reason the the white one I have plays better than my black one. The strings are probably broken in better on the white one! The neck and the frets just feel the best with these guitars. Works for me hope it works for you. My sound is rock/metal in its tone. Can't say I would use it for jazz or traditional country but if Rock is where you are at I think will work great. Feature: Don't use the special push-pull knob but it is there if I need that sound. Really sounds great with it pushed in. Ease of Use: Having play guitar for a very long time I have gone through a lot of guitars. This is the best one I have owned. Make that two. I have a white and a black finished model. I use the white one the mosts. My style is a Metal/Prog rock feel. And with the right effects, this guitar delivers. All of the frets are reachable too. Again it reminds me of a SG style neck. Very smooth and quick. Quality: These mass produced products are looking better and better quality wise. I believe it is made in Korea. And as far as a guitar goes I don't really look for the whole quality thing. If it plays great and sounds great that is all the quality I need. It is on par with any other brand. I would get this one before I every used say an Epiphone, they're junk! And I don't like PRS's for some reason and the Les Paul customs today will require a second mortgage.No problems as far as quality after about six months of use. They stay in tune great! Value: For me these two guitars I have are the best I have owned, and I have owned almost all of your top brands and models. The white one cost me $499 and the black one $399. The case is where they got me in the pocket! You can't go wrong with an old Les Paul custom or an old Strat but for my music today this guitar is a very good value for the price. Manufacturer Support: Haven't needed them yet. The Wow Factor: For most musicians it is about the sound. For us guitar players it sometimes is only the sound. Ever seen Willy Nelson's guitar or SRVs, they look like they are ready for the fire wood pile. But I think the sound also comes with the way it plays, the feel. The looks of this guitar are fine for me. I have a 'V' so that is as far as I will go for a wierd looking guitar. I also tend to stick with the whites and blacks for colors. Just me I guess. Overall: As with any guitar you have to play it. I played with this one for some time but new early on that I was going to get it.For me it matches with an SG or Les Paul in terms of feel and sound. And it is fairly lite, a Les Paul will test your back after a night of giging.
Style of Music: Metal/Prog Rock
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Sound: So good. I used a line6/bogner valve and man did it just ring for days! I love it cause it's sound is soo clean and percise, the humbuckers say it all. But the one i played was a friends and he slapped emg's on that boy and it sounded so much better. Feature: I didn't mess with it a whole lot but i loved the Tone switch placement. Perfect spot. Ease of Use: Comfortable. Just amazing. My friend plays in a Screamo band and he is whipin this thing around like it's paper. Quality: Schecter has a good line of musicians in their arsenal. Such as Alesana, The Devil Wears Prada, Certain members from Drop Dead Gorgeous, and others. As i said earlier my friend whips it around alot, so you can imagine he's hit it a few times. I watched him whack it right on an amp and there was only a small ding. Didn't affect playability what so ever. Next time he went up on stage, couldn't even see it. Value: 600 seems a little steep but i would pay for that. I've played a gibson and it's nothing compared to this. Manufacturer Support: From what i have seen messing with it. The tuning usually never goes out unless played through long periods of time but that's usual. The Wow Factor: Sexy, sturdy, and long lasting.... wait... Overall: I loved playing on it for a while, definately a good moderate player or expert player guitar. Well made and light. Sounds good, and universal for almost any rock based style. NOT A BEGINNER GUITAR. AT ALL!
Style of Music: Metalcore, Post-hardcore, Screamo, Emo-Core
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