That guitar is exactly what I was looking for like 4 months ago, when I bought my fender strat that was previously modified with sperzel locking tuners, a Seymour Duncan mini jb in the bridge, and a coil split. I modified further with a gotoh bridge and graph tech nut and string tree… so, it’s actually identical to this guitar, but with a fender neck profile and 9,5 inch radius As always great video man, I just love the way you deep dive into every instrument you try 💪🏻 Julian from Italy 🇮🇹

I just played a used one at my local shop, and it did feel amazing. Traded in my Charvel and have one of these on order. Great videos by the way, keep it up and thank you!

I've had my Schecter NJ trad for 3 years now and it's amazing, it's probs one of the best guitars I played. I came to the store looking for an ibanez rg or sa and walked out with this. This guitar fits in so many geners and playing styles, the neck is great and so comfy, the trem does the job really really well, tuners are nice and stable and the pickups are stupidly heavy at times. It's amazing and if you're thinking about buying it, buy it!

Your videos are a breath of freah air for some reason. Schecter makes great guitars for sure. Been looking at a Schecter Tele im gonna probably snag.. Thanks for your honest reviews as usual

I recently purchased a Schecter Nick Johnston PT, the Telecaster style guitar, it's fantastic. Now I want one of these HSS Nick Johnston strats.

Schecter always gives you a lot of guitar for your money and usually, the build quality on their guitars is top notch. Metal guitarists have known this for years, that's why you see lots of gigging Metal players rocking Schecters. But for some reason, most people tend to sleep on their more ''non-Metal'' models and they do make a lot of really cool, traditional style guitars. like Strat, Tele, Explorer, L/P & even Flying V variants. For example, the ''Custom Solo-II'', which is their modernized version of a Les Paul Custom is fantastic. They also make some great semi-hollow models, perfect for Punk or Indie-Rock.

i love schecter guitars, i owned the schecter c1 since the nu metal days, when papa roach used them in their last resort video. the guitar is still going strong

It's a great guitar as is the SLS Elite, PT Pro and the Sun Valley Super Shredder Exotic. Schecter is putting out some really great playing guitars.

Man I’ve commented a lot tonight, I really hope I don’t come across weird. Man that Shecter is gorgeous. Never ever considered something like this before. And the advice you gave for the neck joint is spot on! Such a killer dude!

This guitar is exactly what I’m looking for! I want an Ibanez fretboard feel with a start body, single coil and a humbucker. Thanks for the video 👍

I had one of these, and I regret selling it now because it plays and feels great. Im considering getting another then having it refinished. The aspect of the guitar I didn't like are pickups; they lack the depth and sparkle of higher end pickups for me. Everything else on the guitar is awesome.

I have the orange version and my only criticism of the guitar is that I wish the inlays were white circles instead of brass circles because on the roasted maple neck, those brass circle inlays basically disappear in most lighting conditions.

Id also suggest luminlay side dots, everyone else is using them, why not add them

I think another "sleeper" guitar from Schecter is theor MV6 model...I'll call it "strat inspired"...but is a 2 pickup design...I'm not too sure, but the bridge pickup is either a slanted humbucker, or 2 single coils pushed together...it can "quack" or "spank",...it can rock...I think it is a niche model for those who like strats, but really like to have the 24 frets...has a 5 way switch like a strat...gets the 5 position neck tone...does the humbucker bridge thing...has a roasted neck/ roasted maple fretboard on the sky blue and the black colored model...and on the purple one and the white one, has a Wenge neck with Ebony fretboard...I haven't played one yet, but there's one at a store near where I live, so probably going to check it out very soon...thanks for the video!

I have an American Ultra HSS strat (the cobra blue one). It's exactly what it is, a high end Fender at a high end price point. I got it not because I am a good enough guitar player to warrant it (I am not), but because I could afford the credit to get it and I loved how it looked. It has all the features that I'd think you'd want from a modern guitar. And yet part of me wants to sell it to get an Indo made HSS Nick Johnton! What's that all about? Great review, dude!

Love my NJ Traditional. But I couldn't get along with the bridge. Don't know if I just got a dud, but it's tuning was never great. Replaced the trem with a vegatrem and now the guitar is just ridiculously good lol

I'm a Fender fan boi. You can see me in my pic with my pro 2 dark night strat, which sadly had to go for financial reasons when covid hit. I was left using my vintage v6 strat until my financial situation stabilised again. Currently saving for another strat and got £800 so far. Was going to buy another pro 2 Fender but i can't justify the price tags anymore when you look at what some companies give you bang for buck. Sire, Schecter etc. I got a shot of my pals player series strat and hated the neck, the fretboard edges feels really sharp in the hand and had some fret sprout. I've got a Harley Benton strat that I bought out of curiosity a few years ago and the neck feels better on that. Fenders prices are crazy, £800+ for a player plus Mexican guitar. My pal has a American standard that cost him £900 brand new many moons a go. The prices are getting mental from the big brands, we've got Epiphone guitars costing over £1000 now 😮. I tried my pals Sire s7 and I just couldn't get my head around what you were getting for the £500 price tag. I was blown away by the Sire and especially the neck, felt like I was holding my pro 2 again. I am honestly thinking about jumping ship from Fender. For the price of a Pro 2 I could buy a Sire and be left with £1100 for a good valve amp or a decent valve amp and some good pedals. My heart says Fender but my head is saying time to jump ship🤔🤔🤔🤔

The first "Strat" that I'm actually interested in and there's an Orange coloured one too. Schecter also has a Japan division that is lesser known outside of Japan, the models that they make are more "grown up" looking and they don't make any of the modern metal looking models. The California Classic is the only MIJ Schecter that is currently available globally, if I'm not mistaken. I doubt Fender USA would modernise the Strat, since they cater towards older folks (this is from my perspective and I could be wrong). Fender Japan on the other hand, might do that, though with the language barrier, I do have some doubts that they're checking the English speaking community for feedback, since they already have such a big and thriving local music scenes. (Japan being the place that has the first Flagship Fender store, that was recently open for business) Since Charvel is under FMIC and they can just do the modern stuffs over yonder, plus there's already So-Cal models with Fender headstock that are available on Charvel's lineup, which is the closest "modern Strat" one could get that is under Fender. All that aside, I'm considering one of these, if I ever need an Eb guitar, to learn and play Nick Johnston's tunes.

Great video, nice demo work!

Dude said mediocre player then started going hard at the end lol, love the vids man

Humbucker in bridge is great, good nut and locking tuners and so long as the neck is strat like it's above fender.

I ordered one of these in Febuary and sent it back right away......apparently gear4music had the guitar in a warehouse, where it must have been damp and it was not checked! It should have never left the factory anyways, as the completely corroded strings were the least issue....in the meantime i have 3 Jet strats modded with pots, rollerstringtrees and locking tuners for about the same money as the Schechter....😳🎸🤘🎸

Im looking at getting the Music Man Sterling Cutlass in firemist silver. However, this model in black looks the business! I may rethink my choice or maybe get both. Its hard to choose when no local music shops carry either brand...sucks. Thanks for sharing your opinion on this guitar!

The official Schecter website says the neck profile is their "thin C" which they put on most of their guitars.

How do the Schecter pickups size up? Do they need to be swapped?

Nice guitar and sound,Need to change a little bit accessories then it becomes like other Expensive guitar 🤟

Hello how much does it guitar weight?

Any chance you’d compare this against the Japanese made Fender Aerodyne Special strat? They are direct market competitors imo. Thanks!

aw dude, there is no need for a graphtec string tree, roller stringtrees exist and are around a quarter of the price. Their nuts are the nuts, but the string trees? Maybe for brand name and aesthetic only.

Hey man, nice video! I modded mine with a Gotoh 510TS-FE1 Trem and it got more alife with that…maybe you want to try it!

Hey, that does sound quite unique !! It's certainly has a brilliant tone, and I really dig the neck ( im quite fond of roasted maple necks ! I think your explanation on playability and the configuration are super helpful to people who are looking to buy a strat style guitar dude :)! As always, my question is : how much does it weigh? I love the sound and the look of it, but I think I like pickups that are a bit more ... aggressive? Anyway nice one I didn’t expect this at all . Nick Johnston is phenomenal! I love his remarkably human album and I did buy the sheet music but his solos are kinda terrifying 😂

would there be a lot of hum if I were to put high gain on?

It's actually a Cort. They are built by Cort in their factory in Indonesia

Looks like a...Jet, Eart, Harley Benton, and a dozen other identical guitars... Cos they are all made in the Cor-Tek factory.

I actually love seeing heavy old scool metal plates like that on the heel. I know the other way is more comfortable but it's also more boring...i love seeing the big plate on my RG, the standard fender one is boring though, it should be a work of art like that schecter or Ibanez one

Great video, great guitar!

I was the guy that assumed Schecter was the brand for Avenged Sevenfold fans or those that wanted weird fret markers. I held that opinion until January of this year. Fast forward to today - I have an atomic green Nick Johnston HSS and the Aaron Marshall AM-6. And they’re my main guitars. They’re incredible and worth every shred of accolade they receive. The Nick Johnston came from Peach Guitars (set up perfectly) and the Aaron Marshall came straight from the factory, also set up perfectly. So now I’m a Schecter guy. Who knew?!

A lot of guitars beat fender. Sterling s type smokes mim strats also

The 14" Radius is not for me from my experience. Oh well...

I think this guitar looks beautiful and sounds amazing. Im desperate for a HSS strat but i dont listen to Nick Johnson so i feel like i cant really get this guitar 😂😭

Nice guitar, too bad copies cannot call themselves perfection, like the Strat, but keep up the good work. In the end all will pay homage to the Fender Stratocaster😊

Ibanez strat version is pretty nice too

The neck in mine cracked for no reason

I hope you can review a tagima ntms

My Schecter omen solo 6, deluxe 6 and a Yamaha Pacifica are tons better than my us made strat, even though all 3 total cost is less than the us strat. The s style Pacifica's 13.75" fretboard radius is ofcourse lower and faster than even my js1000's 9.5". The mij RG 421 though wins for fastest here at home.

This is one of the best Strats on the planet and the fretwork is 10 times better than Fender. The neck is just amazing.

It plays as is str8 outta the box it pisses me off when people start messing around by the likes of tweaks & adding needless upgrades

a personally own this guitar 🎸 and it absolutely puts Fender to shame,locking tuners roasted maple neck and a 2 point trem and the fact that it’s offered in a left handed version is why i bought it over a Fender player strat,Fender doesn’t even offer a HSS in a lefty,schecter and kiesel both offers multiple models in left handed even LTD offers more lefty options than Fender

Pound for pound,Schecter make some of the best guitars out there.

I just can't think of anything more tired than a Strat-style guitar..

harley benton fusion III , your welcome.

I have an American Strat.. have had it for 33 years now and still play it regularly.. never felt the need to replace it or buy another of the same because it's that damn good. Still not buying a Schecter.. ever.

If the headstock doesn't say fender its not a Authentic Stratocaster same with a Les Paul and Sg it the headstock doesn't say Gibson or Epiphone it's not a real Les Paul or Sg its that simple and bottom line

Cort makes great guitars. Fender's (greedy business model) dead.