Schecter Ultra-III still incorporates modern techniques andappointments for the ultimate performance. Its set of diamond alnicoplus humbuckers provides a beautiful vintage/PAF tone, while its splitcoil design allows players to switch between the crunchy humbuckingchords and dynamic response for the ultimate performance. It features avintage-style body shape, gold foil pickup covers, Grover vintagetuners, and a Bigsby bridge to create a guitar that's straight out ofthe 50s.
The Schecter 295-SHC is sure to satisfy any player that wants the look, feel, and sound of a pristine retro-style guitar with modern quality craftsmanship and hardware.A 3-piece mahogany neck with a vintage C profile is topped with a 22-fret Pau Ferro fingerboard and then deep-set into a mahogany body, resulting in an ideal foundation to deliver thick slabs of warm, vintage tones with soul-stirring resonance.The Ultra III comes appointed with a set of three Schecter Diamond Alnico Plus Goldfoil humbuckers with an overwound bridge pickup, each with its own individual coil split switch, to place a huge variety of tonal selections at the players' fingertips. Rounding out the retro-modern circuit is a 5-position rotary selector switch and a no-load tone pot equipped with a Paper-In-Oil capacitor.To provide the smoothest and most stable possible playing experience, the hardware is rounded out with a licensed Bigsby B50 tailpiece, a locking roller- bridge, and vintage-style Grover 135 tuners, while a GraphTech Tusq XL nut helps prevent any string- snagging during vibrato use. With its winning combination of modern appointments and unique vintage sensibilities, and available in an ultra-thin and resonant Ivory Pearl finish, the new Ultra III will captivate even the most jaded of guitarists.
Specs:
General
- Model Name: Ultra-III
- Item Number: 295
- Country of Origin: South Korea
- Guitar Color : Ivory Pearl (IVYP)
Neck
- Tuners: Grover Vintage
- Fretboard: Pau Ferro
- Neck Material: Mahogany 3-pc
- Inlays: Pearloid Blocks
- Scale: 25.5"
- Neck Shape: 'C'
- Thickness: @ 1st Fret- .826" (21mm)/ @ 12th Fret- .905" (23mm)
- Frets: 22 X-Jumbo
- Fretboard Radius: 14" (355mm)
- Nut: Graph Tech XL Ivory Tusq
- Nut Width: 1.653" (42mm)
- Truss Rod: 2-Way Adjustable Rod w/ 5/32" (4mm) Allen Nut
Body
- Guitar Color: Ivory Pearl (IVYP)
- Hardware Color: Nickel
- Top Contour: Flat Top w/Raised Center & Sculptured Edges
- Dexterity: Right Handed
- Construction: Set-Neck
- Body Material: Mahogany
- Binding: White 1-ply
- Bridge: Bigsby Flat Top B50 w/ Roller TonePros TOM TPFR - T3BT
Electronics
- Controls: Volume/Tone/5-Way Rotary Pickup Switch/3 On-Off Coil Split Slider Switches
- Bridge Pickup: Schecter Diamond Alnico Plus Gold Foil
- Middle Pickup: Schecter Diamond Alnico Plus Gold Foil
- Neck Pickup: Schecter Diamond Alnico Plus Gold Foil
Accessories
- Knobs: Retro Knob
- Strings: Ernie Ball Regular Slinky #2221 (.010-.046)
Three pickups, Bigsby tremolo and tons of mojo.