Customer Reviews

Schecter Stargazer-12 Electric Guitar (12 String, Gloss Black)

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There's not much I can add to the (only) other review on here, but I have to say that this is the ONLY guitar that I've owned (including a Rickenbacker 330-6) that immediately upon playing it I knew I couldn't leave the store without it. The closest thing to a "love at first sight/play" I've ever experienced with a musical instrument. It stays in tune, sounds amazing and plays like a dream. I STRONGLY recommend the Stargazer if you're in the market for an electric 12-string - I played a new Rickenbacker at a local guitar shop here and was completely underwhelmed by it. I've been playing some songs from the Beach Boys "Pet Sounds" on it and it sounds just beautiful. STRONGLY recommend!

So I'd never ordered an instrument online before (because I want to play them before I buy, like any reasonable individual would), but I had a good feeling about this one, and no one carries these in store outside of LA, Chicago and NYC.

I am completely impressed. Here are the facts:

-The guitar plays as easily as my 6-string (an old Japanese Gibson hollowbody knock-off) if not easier. Thinking about a Rick? Try this instead.
-The guitar was completely set up and even in TUNE (mostly... just one string off slightly) when I took it out of the box. Nice work folks!
-It has a really wide range of tones, with its 2-tone, 2-volume + pull out tone knobs for coil tap. From Jimmy Page to Roger McGuinn and more!
-The thinner (high octave) strings go through the bridge and the fundamental (lower octave) strings go through the body. GREAT design... somebody at Schecter is thinking.
-Individual string intonation: although I have not needed to use this feature yet, it was a key selling point in my purchase. Again: good thinking, Schecterites.

There is one detail I must mention. Although it does not warrant taking a star away from my rating of the instrument itself, I need to say, IF YOU ARE BUYING THE SCHECTER "UNIVERSAL" ELECTRIC GUITAR CASE FOR THIS INSTRUMENT IT DOES NOT FIT WITHOUT SOME MODIFICATION. That's right. I had to modify the "universal" Schecter case by pushing on the hard foam underneath the fur at the tip of the headstock so the headstock would fit. Pushing on it made a permanent enough impression in the foam that I have no problem with it now, but rest assured, if it had been any more of a drag I would have raised a fuss about the misleading "universal" nature of the case.

Again, I must say: nice, nice, and very, very nice. Don't go cheap and get the crappy electric 12-string, and don't go all brand name thinking all you want is a Rickenbacker. This is the one.