I have been drooling over a black cherry
Schecter C1 Plus Electric Guitar for a few months now. Based on review : cost ratio, I knew that it was going to be my next guitar.

I really have an affinity for nice fretboard inlays. Dots are boring. The C-1 Plus has these cool ‘vector’ inlay designs. I also really love the string-through-body design, a unique touch.

And the color is gorgeous. I like how it is metal- and heavy alt-appropriate without making me feel like the Prince of Darkness. I made an offer to a fellow who was selling his on eBay last week… I wasn’t sure I had any luck with the offer, but I received the email with an invoice to pay my seller, and I got it! UPS tracking says it’ll arrive tomorrow! I just may feel a cold coming on… *cough* and may not make it into work Tuesday.

UPDATE March 1, 2009: UPS delivered my C-1 Monday afternoon as they quoted. This is a phenomenal guitar! What surprised me the most initially was the light weight of the guitar. The Schecter C-1 is a feather compared to my respectable Jay Turser 200D Les Paul copy. The fretboard inlays are truly gorgeous, and the curves of the guitar’s body, not just the ouside but the arching and contour Schecter gave this guitar is awesome. I liked this upgrade from Jay Turser to Schecter like going from a Ford Taurus (which I own) to a 240 Kompressor. There are little dots along the binding on the upper side of the neck to indicate the 3, 5, 7, 9th etc frets.And the frets themselves are like buttah! Manufacturers of some cheap guitars, in an attempt to cut costs, do zero finishing to the frets themselves, and I’ve picked up a few guitars that nearly broke the skin of my hands, the edges of their frets were so rough. Not on my Schecter C-1 - polished fret ends! This is quality, baby!

And I now understand the hooplah over Grover tuners. Precise adjustments can be made with high quality hardware. I’m going to love improving as a guitar player with my Schecter.

I don’t notice much of a tonal difference, but I ascribe that to the fact that I run through the Line6 JM4 box, with *some* sort of amp or effect. The previous owner described it correctly regarding its oh-so-slight neck twist, which is entirely unnoticable to me. The guitar was in probably better condition than I was expecting, too - there are no marks or scratches anywhere on the guitar. Buying a used guitar is certainly a way to get something that might normally be a little cost-prohibitive. Maybe you’re after a Schecter C-1 Plus yourself? Try here!