...second thoughts

[noodleplugerine]

I think there are Schecter left handers with OFRs and "normal" pickups, but hell, you'll probably get BKPs in whatever guitar anyway so surely the EMGs don't matter :P

[gingataff]

why do u rate scheters so highly? Also i dont just want a metal guitar

Because they're extremely well built, well playing, good sounding guitars.

In their price range they blow everything else out of the water completely imo.

And nothing to do with the fact that they're owned by ESP?  

Are they??

That would explain alot I guess.

I thought they were American?

I made a slight error, technically they are not owned by ESP but the (Japanese) owner of ESP also owns Schecter guitar research and the ESP corporate website lists them as part of their empire (including the Musicians Institute schools). There is a series of high end Schecter super-strats (think Suhr/Tom Anderson style) that are made in Japan, almost certainly by ESP.
I don't think there's any coincidence that Hellraisers are so similar to Horizons.

Anyway to get back on topic, I agree that it's a good alternative to the Ibanez and Jackson, and would look and probably sound more convincing playing George Benson than those other two after a pickup change.

[nfe]

why do u rate scheters so highly? Also i dont just want a metal guitar

Because they're extremely well built, well playing, good sounding guitars.

In their price range they blow everything else out of the water completely imo.

And nothing to do with the fact that they're owned by ESP?  

Are they??

That would explain alot I guess.

I thought they were American?

I made a slight error, technically they are not owned by ESP but the (Japanese) owner of ESP also owns Schecter guitar research and the ESP corporate website lists them as part of their empire (including the Musicians Institute schools). There is a series of high end Schecter super-strats (think Suhr/Tom Anderson style) that are made in Japan, almost certainly by ESP.
I don't think there's any coincidence that Hellraisers are so similar to Horizons.

Yep, LTDs and the lower end Schecters all come out the same factory, same woods, awfully similar hardware etc. As are Daisy Rock, incidentally  :lol:

I'm not as sure on the ESPs coming out the same place as the higher end schecters as I've never worked in a shop that sold either or had any real dealings with either.

[varkunus]

well im not like a huge george benson nut but as long as it can get a passable tone, like if i put the tone knob all the way down