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Schecter C-1 FR-S Apocalypse Electric Guitar - Red Reign

Solidbody Electric Guitar with Swamp Ash Body, Maple/Padauk Neck, Ebony Fretboard, 1 Sustainiac Humbucker, 1 Apocalypse Humbucker, and Floyd Rose Tremolo - Red Reign
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Extremely Versatile Metal Guitar with Sustainiac and Floyd Rose

Boasting 24 stainless steel frets on an ebony fretboard, a pair of humbucking pickups, and a Floyd Rose vibrato bridge, the Schecter C-1 FR S Apocalypse is ready to rock. A swamp ash body offers a musical balance of brightness, warmth, and midrange "pop." An Apocalypse bridge humbucker provides loads of aggressive tone, while the Sustainiac pickup at the neck position allows notes to ring indefinitely. Factor in a fast-playing neck, and the ultra-precise action of a Floyd Rose tailpiece, and you've got a versatile metal machine in the Schecter C-1 FR S Apocalypse.

Sustainiac humbucker delivers never-ending tone

You just can't beat the abundant sustain you'll get out of your Schecter C-1 FR S Apocalypse's Sustainiac humbucking at the neck position. This unique pickup design features a special sustain circuit that's designed to let notes ring on as long as you'd like. Just kick in the sustain circuit, play a note or chord, and let the electromagnetic feedback carry your sound as long as desired.

Floyd Rose 1500 Series bridge/tailpiece for expression

Schecter loaded the C-1 FR S Apocalypse with a Floyd Rose 1500 Series tremolo bridge. A remake of the original Floyd Rose blade tremolo, this incredible bridge lets you grab on, rock out, and never worry about your tuning stability. The guitarists here at Sweetwater rely on Floyd Rose tremolos for the rock-solid reliability and tight response we need for precision playing, along with expressive vibrato and dive-bombing capability.

Aggressive, detailed tone from an Apocalypse humbucker

Expect sonic intensity from the Apocalypse humbucker onboard the C-1 FR S Apocalypse. Alnico V magnets deliver a fast, aggressive sound with plenty of richness. The alnicos are flanked by ceramic magnets for top-end presence and articulation. You'll have an explosive tone with plenty of harmonic content, giving you lots of sound-shaping potential when you tweak the tone knobs on your amplifier and pedals.

Schecter C-1 FR S Apocalypse Features:

  • Full-featured electric guitar for modern playing styles
  • Slim body style and thin neck provide fast action and a comfortable feel
  • Swamp ash body offers a musical balance of brightness, warmth, and midrange "pop"
  • 5-piece maple/padauk neck for long-term reliability
  • Sustainiac neck pickup delivers limitless sustain and wicked lead tone
  • Floyd Rose 1500 Series tremolo bridge for expressive playability with precise tuning stability
  • Set-neck design enhances sustain and note definition

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Tech Specs

  • General
  • Number of Strings 6
  • Left-/Right-handed Right-handed
  • Body
  • Body Type Solidbody
  • Body Shape C
  • Body Material Swamp Ash
  • Body Finish Polyester Gloss
  • Color Red Reign
  • Neck
  • Neck Material 5-ply Maple/Padauk
  • Neck Shape Thin C
  • Neck Joint Set Neck
  • Radius 12"-16" compound
  • Fingerboard Material Ebony
  • Fingerboard Inlay Mother-of-pearl Roman Numerals
  • Number of Frets 24, Extra Jumbo
  • Scale Length 25.5"
  • Nut Width 1.625"
  • Nut Material Floyd Rose Locking
  • Hardware
  • Bridge/Tailpiece Floyd Rose 1500
  • Tuners Grover 102-18, 18:1 ratio
  • Electronics
  • Neck Pickup Sustainiac Driver Pickup
  • Bridge Pickup Schecter USA Apocalypse Humbucker
  • Controls 1 x volume, 1 x tone, 1 x intensity
  • Switching 2-way on/off Sustainiac switch, 3-way Sustainiac mode switch, 3-way blade pickup switch
  • Miscellaneous
  • Strings Ernie Ball, .010-.046
  • Case/Gig Bag Sold Separately
  • Manufacturer Part Number: 3057

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Customer Reviews

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Rated 5/5

BUY IT!

I've had this guitar two months now and it's my absolute favorite guitar I have. The action is low and it's very easy and comfortable to play. The Sustaniac is insane! It's looks and sounds amazing. Of course, Sweetwater took the utmost care in sending it to me. It was packaged well and made it to my house without a scratch. I asked for a case to go with it and they sent the perfect one. I could not be happier with my sales rep Ryan, with Sweetwater and this awesome guitar. Buy it, you'll love it.
Music background: I've been playing guitar since I was 8 years old (1979).
Rated 5/5

I. Love. This. Guitar.

I. Love. This. Guitar. It sounds great, it feels great, it looks great. I bought this guitar new about 4 months ago. I've been itching to get an over the top heavy metal shred machine, and I found the one for me. Honestly, its looks first caught my eye. Lava? Demon blood? Pasta sauce? Bowling ball? Technically it's a Schecter C-1 FR-S Apocalypse with Red Reign finish, but I call this guitar Satan's Marinara.

This is my first Floyd Rose bridge. That's been enjoyable so far. This guitar stays in tune very well, even after heavy use of the tremolo.

The pickups sound great. The bridge pickup is fantastic. I've been one of those guitar players that has always kept the guitar volume at 10, but with this guitar I've finally started to experiment with adjusting the volume on the guitar to get different sounds out of the amp (I use a Helix (and have been loving how this guitar sounds with the Helix's relatively new amp model Mandarin Rocker)). The Sustainiac pickup has been fun with the ambient / spacey / noisy / droney sounds I like to do.

This is my first guitar from Schecter, and overall I have been very impressed.
Music background: Hobbyist
Rated 5/5

Amazing guitar, perfect service

This guitar has everything I could ask for, no complaints whatsoever. Sounds amazing. It also arrived perfectly set up, and ready to play out of the box
Rated 5/5

go to my baby rein acop 13 sustain.

thanks. Matt. with set up sustain marshal pedal recemeditons. Matt said go to guitar it is play anytging
Music background: Collector blues . heavy 80 thrash speed
Rated 5/5

Schecter C-1 FR-S Apocalypse Electric Guitar - Red Reign

Very happy with my FR-S Apocalypse, it actually showed up ~in tune~!!
the team at Sweetwater are the BEST,,,,, I'll never ever, go to GC again.
it's Sweetwater all the way!
Music background: chunk chunk chunk, tweedle tweedle tweedle and flaaaaaang!
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