Schecter C-1 FR S SLS Elite

Korean-made C-1 FR S SLS Elite aim to
knock those old prejudices on the head.
For a start, the C-6 Pro and the more long-
winded and upscale C-1 FR S SLS Elite
tip the scales at around 3.5kg (7.7lb) each.
That’s about the same as your average alder
body Telecaster or Strat. Got it? These
guitars won’t blow away if you leave a
window open.
Featuring an offset double cutaway
mahogany body, the C-6 Pro comes with
an eye-catching sculpted ‘burl’ top, better
known in the UK as ‘burr’. This term refers
to a wood that is riddled with deformities
that are highlighted by our guitar’s glossy
Charcoal Burst finish. Oddly, Schecter
doesn’t tell us what the actual wood is.
Anyway, depending on your point of view,
the C-6 Pro’s top is like a dreamy gaze
toward a distant cosmos; a satellite image
of a beautiful mountain range; or a biopsy
of a brain or lung under a microscope.
Our money is on the first two…
While you can buy the C-6 Pro with
a double-locking Floyd Rose, we have
the hardtail bridge with through-body
stringing. That pretty top also features
a pair of Schecter in-house Diamond
Decimator humbuckers running into
a master volume, master tone and a
three-way pickup selector lever switch.
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SCHECTER C-6 PRO & C-1 FR S SLS ELITE
1. Take a closer look and
you’ll see that the C-1 FR
S SLS Elite’s neck pickup
slot is occupied with
a Sustainiac unit. This
offers infi nite sustain –
until the battery runs out
2. The C-6 Pro’s USP is its
arched burl top. Burl, or
‘burr’ as its better known
’round these parts, is a
cut of deformed wood.
Here, it plays host to
a pair of direct mount
Schecter Diamond
Decimator humbuckers
3. The C-1’s spec dwarfs
much of its competition
thanks to the
groundbreaking Fishman
Fluence bridge ’bucker
and a 1500 Series
double-locking Floyd
Rose vibrato. We like the
stainless steel highlights
on the Floyd; it adds to
the C-1’s upscale looks
4. The C-1 is packing
enough rich timber to
make a woodworm’s
head spin. You get a
through-body neck
spliced together from
maple, walnut and
padauk, swamp ash body
wings, a tasty looking
fl ame maple top, and
an ebony fi ngerboard
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