Schecter Madness! C-1 Classic, S-1 Elite, Hellraiser C-1 FR -

Schecter Madness 

Make no mistake about it.  My dad (also a guitar player) and I simply LOVE our Schecter guitars.  "Best bang for the buck" is how I would describe all of their guitars. Being that we prefer a Les Paul style guitar (mahogany set neck, and body) we tend to lean towards models with those features.

Here's a picture of my dad Steve holding his C-1 Classic with Vine of Life inlay, next to a S-1 Elite (left) and my Hellraiser C-1 FR (right).   They're all truly amazing instruments, which we pick up more than occasionally in spite having Gibsons, etc.  I think they are extremely underrated guitars which deserve more than a second look when considering other brands such as Ibanez, LTD / ESP, and Fender respectably.

I'll be touching on our C-1 Classic, and the Hellraiser (since I already wrote about the S-1 previously) in the future.  While the C-1 Classic, and Hellraiser are very similar instruments ; they're actually completely different in terms of the aesthetics, and the electronics and of course the Hellrasier has a Floyd Rose / Schaller bridge.  Aside from all the technicals which I'll touch on later ; I just wanted to give a shout out to Schecter for making an excellent "working man's" guitar, for not a lot of money that plays like a $2,000 guitar. My hat's off to you guys. You nailed it somehow.   As for the company, I recently had a correspondence with them in leu of a whammy bar replacement for my Hellraiser C-1 FR.  They corresponded immediately with me, and agreed to send me one quickly.   Thanks guys!

Gibson MK81 Acoustic

 Gibson MK-81 Acoustic

The Gibson MK series of guitars, was in my opinion Gibson's attempt to step into a more modern acoustic design.  There were only a little over 400 MK 81 acoustics made, and the quality really shows. From the woods used - (rosewood back and sides, spruce top) , to the feel of neck, low action, and playability.  It's an amazing instrument and represents Gibson quality of times long past.  I'm impressed by the low action when playing it, and stunned that it doesn't buzz at all on any frets despite the low action and fret height (quite low)


Between 1975 and 1979, Gibson worked with Dr. Michael Kasha's acoustic theories for guitar and Luthier Richard Schneider's design applications to create a unique instrument for the Gibson acoustic lineup.


Dimensions : 

* 11 3/4" Upper Bout
* 10 3/16" Waist
* 16 3/16" Lower Bout
* 20 5/32" Body Lenth
* 5 3/64" Body Depth
* 1 5/8" Nut width

MK-81 models were rosewood back & sides, ebony fingerboard with figured abalone block inlays & gold plated hardware. They had user applied pick guards, replaceable seasonal saddles and multi-bound backs and tops (including red line highlights). There were 431 made.

It's been a while!

It's been a while, but I've got ALOT more exciting and interesting stringed instruments to show you!