Schecter Guitars

Schecter Guitars are a large guitar brand from Van Nuys, California. Schecter Guitar Research started in 1976 as a small boutique custom shop, where David Schecter hand-built replacement parts before moving on to fully assembled guitars in 1979. Nowadays, most Schecter guitars are from their Diamond Series, which are made outside the USA. Schecter appeals to rock, goth and metal guitarists with their distinctive guitar shapes, finishes and decorative work. They are known for making high quality instruments and are used by a large number of professional players, mostly in the hard rock scene.

Schecter Guitars are one of the world’s biggest and most recognisable guitar brands. Based in California, Schecter began by making one-off instruments for high-end clients like Mark Knopfler and Lou Reed. Acquired by Japanese entrepreneur Hisatake Shibuya in the late 80s, Schecter continued to make custom built instruments. They also began to move forward with original designs. Many of these, like the Tempest and the Avenger, are popular shapes today and define much of the image and attitude of Schecter.

Schecter are very much thought of as a ‘rock star’ brand. They endorse colourful, contemporary artists like Avenged Sevenfold’s Synyster Gates. This is in addition to cult heroes like The Cure’ Robert Smith and Ministry’s Al Jourgensen. Such endorsements have marked Schecter as being distinct from more traditional guitar brands. Their reputation for using brand name hardware in their high quality imported Diamond Series guitars was has won them a strong and loyal fanbase amongs the newer generations of rock guitarists. Schecter are a flamboyant and innovative brand for players who know the past but look to the future.

Schecter guitars are available in a variety of colours. Popular choices include red and black.

What Makes a Schecter Guitar Different?

• Innovative brand who started as a Los Angeles custom shop
• High output pickups make them particularly suited for hard rock and metal
• Huge choice of unique guitar designs and original body shapes
• Models tend to use the brand's own designs rather than classic ones
• High build quality with top-branded hardware 
• Have been played by artists including Prince, Simon Gallup and Machine Gun Kelly