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“A work of art”: Schecter and Synyster Gates have released a gnarly new-look signature guitar – but it’s not the headless model we were expecting

The new release offers a fresh take on the Avenger, but leaves fans waiting on Gates’ gold headless guitar

Guitar World

“Fretless guitars are freeing. I’m trying to convince more bands to experiment with them. You can escape from whatever box you’re in”: Fretless guitars can change your perspective on the instrument – just ask Dead Poet Society’s Jack Collins

After butchering his Schecter 7-string as a teenager, Collins turned to his Frankensteined fretless to break the spell of writer’s block. He explains how it has gone on to define his monster riffs in Dead Poet Society – even if some of his ideas make his bandmates laugh at first

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“Steals the spotlight”: Schecter bestows Avenged Sevenfold’s Zacky Vengeance with a new familiarly styled signature guitar – could a headless model for Synyster Gates follow in its wake?

Vengeance’s newest model goes for a more classic look and feel – and with Gates currently playing what appears to be Schecter’s first headless guitar, could another A7X signature be right behind it?

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“I’ve used Gibsons and Fenders in the past, but, honestly, nothing compares to how good my signatures sound. It’s almost a joke!” How Nick Johnston found tonal nirvana by plugging straight into the amp

Just a couple of his best-selling Schecter signature models, an amp and a taste for adventure, and Canadian six-string phenom Nick Johnston had all he needed to make the album of his career

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“I loved the sound of doubled guitars, but it just becomes a slog. I couldn’t hate the process more… it goes right against the immediacy I wanted for this record”: Why Jawbox hero J. Robbins changed his attitude to recording… and smashing guitars

The Jawbox leader, who regrets breaking his “dearest companion” Jazzmaster, shares his love of hand-built Hiwatt clones, how Stone Temple Pilots hooked him up with his live guitar arsenal, and what it was like to snag Naked Raygun’s “secret shredder” John Haggerty for his latest album, Basilisk

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“Strikingly sleek and aggressive”: Schecter bestows genre-bending guitarist Sullivan King with two grisly blood-splatter signature models

Six- and seven-string versions of the grisly Banshee build are available, and both unite a swamp ash body and three-piece maple neck with Sustainiac and Schecter Apocalypse pickups

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“Staggering”: Mark Knopfler’s Guitar Collection has sold at auction for over $11 million – with a record-breaking ’59 Burst sale and 28 guitars fetching over $100K

The 122 lot sale included the Dire Straits man’s Money for Nothing Les Paul and Walk of Life Schecter, alongside his custom Suhr guitars

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NAMM 2024: “Voted the world’s best combination”: Glassjaw’s Justin Beck gets signature guitar AND bass models courtesy of Schecter

The unusual move sees the swamp ash and black hardware-adorned builds given six- and four-string treatments

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“Most of you constantly interpret it wrong and then blame me for your version of what you think my art is”: Machine Gun Kelly seemingly comes out in defense of his new Schecter Razorblade model – perhaps the most divisive signature guitar of recent times

The bold design quickly caused a stir on social media, and not least because of its Chibson-like marketing

Guitar World

Machine Gun Kelly’s Schecter Razor Blade is the wildest looking signature guitar you’ll see this year

With a design like this it had better cut through the mix

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“NGL I thought this was a Chibson post at first”: Schecter’s utterly wild Machine Gun Kelly signature guitar, the Razorblade, channels some familiar marketing – and the comedy brand is not taking it lying down

The pop-punk signature model comes across like a blend of the Tom DeLonge Strat and Gene Simmons’ axe bass. We’ll leave you to add your own sharp tuning gags, though...

Guitar World

“I never thought that my signature would be on anything – never mind Fenders, Gibsons, and Martins, they're the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost of guitars”: Mark Knopfler is selling off 120 guitars, including his Money For Nothing Les Paul

See the Scottish guitar great talk through highlights of his immense collection of signature models, custom builds and guitars used on Dire Straits’ most iconic tracks

Guitar World

Forget humbuckers – there's a triple-coil pickup in Schecter's new Sunset Triad guitar

Schecter's gnarly new model may feature the wildest spec of the year so far, but it joins a select cohort of guitars to offer the elusive tri-coil pickup

Guitar World

Schecter’s new Sunset Extreme series classes up the double-cut metal guitar format with flamed maple tops, stainless steel frets and USA made pickups

Available in Scarlet Burst and Grey Ghost finishes, with a choice of six or seven-stringed versions, and left-handers available too, these are pro-quality electrics for under a grand

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Schecter gets graphic on its new signature models for The Cure bassist Simon Gallup

Gallup gets a new EMG-equipped semi-hollow Corsair to join a newly refreshed Ultra Spitfire solidbody, and they are hard to miss with those red finishes and lion graphics

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Schecter Machine Gun Kelly PT review

Machine Gun Kelly’s signature model is a Guitar Center exclusive that gives Schecter’s Tele-type a radical modern makeover

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Schecter has Squier Contemporary Series fans in its sights with impressively spec’d, classic-meets-modern MultiVoice-6 model

With a vast array of switching options and upscaled shreddability, the MV-6 looks to appease those on the hunt for a modern take on the Strat that retains its vintage vibe

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Stand out from the crowd with Guitar Center's fresh set of exclusive Fender, Gibson, Taylor and Schecter guitars

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Guitar Center just dropped exclusive new finish options for popular Fender, Gibson, Taylor and Schecter models

From the Gibson Les Paul Classic to the Fender Player Series, Guitar Center has just unveiled some tasty exclusive models you need to see

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Kristan Dawson dishes out a technical tour-de-force in blistering playthrough of Bury Tomorrow’s “aggressive” new track, Heretic

With his Schecter C-1 in tow, Dawson gives Guitar World a view of the razor-like riffs and two-tapping sequences that underpin the metalcore outfit's pummelling new single

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