When you find the Perfect Telecaster - Schecter PT Special Review
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- This is a deep dive demo and review of the Schecter PT Special in Purple Burst. What is PT? Perfect Telecaster? Let's find out.
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0:00 - Unboxing and Intro and disclosure
2:30 - All the Specs
4:55 - Weight, Pickup Resistance, Neck Measurements
6:18 - Inside the guitar
7:35 - Recording Rig
7:55 - CLEAN Tones
9:20 - DIRTY Tones
10:38 - Pros & Cons summary
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I did a double take and a triple take when I saw your name and face. Just bought a pt today and was checking what CZcamsrs might have reviewed them.
I am a long way from playing video games with you n your sis in 2006 or so.
Great vid, great channel with so many views!
All the best, Glenn Scott.
Very cool Landon. You pretty much nailed the La's tone with that Schecter PT. Great review.
Wow you bought a PT Special! I was really lusting after this model last year, specially this purple and the green one too, they are so beautiful. Went another direction and no regrets, though it's nice to see this demo and teardown.
I've been considering that guitar for a couple years. I thought it sounded fantastic. I really like the "p90" as the neck pickup. Initially I HATED that color, but as you were showcasing it, I started to appreciate the color combo and now would be very happy with that exact guitar! Thanks Landon for another excellent demo! 🙂👍🎶🎵🎶
Ive wanted a PT Special for like 2 years. Schecter needs to make more finishes for this! They look and sound fabulous🎸🎸🎸
👍🎸
Yup. I'm not into purple or green guitars neither 😢
@@AlfredHugecokk get the black one it looks so clean !!! The binding on the neck is more apparent and the manufacturing was perfect !!!
@@AlfredHugecokk Not into purple guitars? That's just strange
@fredymendez855 I struggle with the look of the big p90 with white pickguard. How does it look in person?
I've been looking at getting this exact model for awhile now, beautiful guitar.
i've got the big brother of the PT, the PT Fastback IIB- Schecter's take on a tele deluxe with a bigsby trem. It's a gorgeous, versatile guitar and I love it! I always recommend Schecter, they do great work. Love the finishes on the PT Specials.
Wow, I remember when Pete started using the Black Tele, when I saw the Who in 79 I always was under the impression that it was Fender.
Great deep dive , it is a brilliant looking guitar, it has some beautiful unique tones for a Tele. I'm really impressed
Yep, I’d definitely get some shorter setscrews for those saddles. I like everything else about it. Very nice of Sweetwater to send you that great guitar. Congrats!
WOW! Congrats on a "Free" guitar LB. Also, it's a sweet looking axe. I've never played a Schecter, hell, I don't think I've ever even picked one up. Very cool.
Congrats on the Schecter! I’ve got their Nick Johnston strat, and it’s a beauty. I came darn close to getting a PT, but decided to pre-order the traditional style Sire T7 from Sweetwater instead. 5 months and counting….
They're slowly coming, I got mine (T7) after waiting almost 8 months, I feel ya on the waiting. Hang in there cause you won't be disappointed!
I have the Schecter PT SPECIAL with the three color burst and I love that guitar! The thin finish so you can feel the woods grain is really nice . The pups and push pull feature is great for giving more tone options. I bought it after first owning a Schecter C6 Deluxe which is their base model Strat design with twin humbuckers. I liked it so that, after seeing fellow Canadian guitarist Darrell Braun review the the PT Special, I ordered one. Never regretted it for a moment.
Great review of the Schecter PT SPECIAL Landon. I dig the purple burst finish too. Take care man and don't be afraid to check out some more Schecter guitars. They really are well made instruments.
Same here, thanks to Darrell Braun Guitar channel for recommending Schecter's PT Special (3TB color). Love every aspect of it. Out performs one of my buddy's Telecaster Deluxe. Now, I want it in Purple Burst because of Landon's review. Sweetwater, unlike GC, has special colors for the PT SLS Elite series. And want them ALL. 🎸🤘. The Schecter's Super Shredder lineup looks AMAZING in the new colors!
Are the tuners decent?
My favourite guitar-especially the early 80s models. Still "affordable"-ish.
Nice to hear some La’s :)
Love the new intro lol
Nice guitar - great review. Thanks for opening it up to show the weight relief - awesome! Also, you are the first out of several reviewers that understands Series/Parallel only works with 2 or more single coil pickups. Lastly, I did not know that PT stood for Pete Townsend (from The Who). Very cool! Thanks for all the info!
No problem!
I just recently found out that Schecter makes a Fender guitar. This or a Tempest Custom is on my top 5 guitars to put in my collection in the near future. Cool review, great stuff 👍👍
the first schecter pt i ran across was in the early 80's. weighed about 10 lbs. the pickups had huge pole pieces. i don't know if it made a difference but it looked loud. played great, sounded good.
I would love a episode like this for the G&l asat special ☺️☺️
I love the pete townsend schecter tele…the USA schecter PT is one of my dream guitars…I check the web every now and again to see if any are out there for a good price and are not all beat to hell…sweet guitar Landon…nice job!!!!
These guitars are awesome. You get the arm cut, the wonderful p90, great Schecter action, fretwork and 22 frets. And they are made in South Korea, where the consumer, environmental and employee protections are far better than China. You also get contoured heel, brass bridge. This is what Fender should give you and doesn't. Schecter made it's name by advancing the tech of electric guitars beyond Fender in the 80's.
That purple burst is lovely, and I really like the body contours.
Just ordered this exact one. First schecter for me. Stoked
nice!
Thanks for demoing your demo.
Any time! except 3am
Woohoo! I loved this video, been curious about this one as well. Any chance you could do a Shijie sometime soon?
I'm mostly into Fender and Gibson, but I have a Schecter HH Strat-style guitar. Fantastic fit and finish for $1300, made in Korea. Highly recommended.
That’s a beaut, Lando. Thanks for playing the La’s 🙏
cheers!
I got one a year ago and it, along with my PRS, are my new favorites.
I first saw the Schecter PT model when Pete Townsend, who it is not named after (uh ... yeah.... ) used a gold top dual humbucker PT onstage. Cool guitars. Cool video. 😎
That 3-way selector sounded very satisfying
Schecter is an amazing guitar brand that makes truly great guitars. Nice vid!
cheers!
I have the Schecter Nick Johnston Strat. It is awesome. Other than the pickups. I swapped the pickups for Lindy Fralin Blues specials and it is my favorite Strat that I own.
Great timing. I'm looking at the Nick Johnson atomic frost version. Thanks.
I had a black Schecter Tele a long, long time ago. It looked very much like that one in the pics (2:50). It was a pawn shop find, so I had no info on it, but it was pretty nice. But I wanted a Fender, so I sold it to a friend. When we reconnected on FB, he reminded me about it and said it had ‘changed his life’. 🤔 . It took me a little while to remember which guitar he was talking about, but that was cool to hear. I don’t think they were made as well as they are today though, from what I can recall.
Love they way it sounds. 🤘
What great review dude! Very pro :-)
Thanks a ton!
That finish is amazing.
I've owned and played Schecter bass guitars. Schecter makes quality instruments. Nice video.
I considered this model last year when I was looking for a T with proper 25.5 scale. I already had my LTD '87 Eclipse NT in pearl white. For me it checked some boxes, but would need too many upgrades to be worth it. Then I saw LTDs new te1000 black blast! Wow! The exact opposite of my '87 in every way except the body shape. Still upgraded the pots,tone cap and added a treble bleed. Oh, and by the way, it came with Elixirs on it that just sounded way too dark through a Katana 212. Once I slapped on a set of my normal EB 10s (slinkys) it perked right up and allows the GHS Fast Fret to work its magic.
Ive got one and its really a very good guitar with the neck pick up its so smooth and full a definite jazzer
I picked up a used PT Special in black. The original owner replaced the bridge pickup with a Seymour Duncan. All in all, I really like it for all the reasons stated in the video. Super-minor gripe is that I think the tuners are a bit meh, and the tone control does not have a lot of modulation to it. It seems to want to go either all the way on or off, unlike my strat. That said, it's an incredibly fun guitar and a steal pricewise.
lol some deadpan funny stuff man haha love your reviews SUB!
Thank you Landon 😇
Guitar store a couple blocks from my house has had this guitar on the wall for three years. I picked it up once but didn’t plug it in. May try it properly next time I go over there.
Beautiful Tele indeed. The P90 at the neck, seems to be better sounding in terms of bass presence then the regular lipstick pickup or the one on the Godin Stadium..
Thanks for the video Landon. I wasn't too familiar with this model. Looks great! I like anything with P90s!
Thanks for watching!
That thing is beautiful. Danish Pete has me hankerin' for a Purple Tele. I thought it was called P.T. for purple Tele? Lol. You don't have to put the pedals on the screen. We know it's a sweet baby and a mini tube. Thx again for the great content.
Schecters are great. I've owned 4 over the years and quality, value and features per $ are always hard to beat.
Definitely one on my want list
Nice. Congrats man
Thanks!
I bought one in aquaburst. I swapped the neck for an SD antiquity and the bridge for a SD pearly gates. Sounds amazing, no volume drop when switching!
Is that a SD antiquity PAF humbucker you put in the neck position? Did you get a new pickguard?
Never new the Pete Townshend link either. Interesting. Won't get Fooled again I guess. Never had a 3 saddle guitar but now thinking twice after your observation. Thanks for the video!
There she goes... Nicely!
Nice StP RIFFS I noticed what you were playing right away.
12:05 The first ever Fender Tele’s had a cover over the saddle - maybe something like that will solve it (I know, where are you going to get one?). The 3 piece split is sometimes less noticeable on different guitars. Sweetwater lets you compare and choose before ordering, so if you want a less obvious split, pick the guitar where the contrast in grain isn’t so obvious. Great video, thank you!
that routing reminds me of the äsmugglers teleä that Fender made in late 60s or something like that. It was a weight reducing feature !
I think the PT is an incredible guitar, especially for the money. I’m actually thinking of getting one
Originally Schecter didn't make guitars ,they made replacement bodies , necks and various parts . Townshend's tech at the time , Alan Rogan (?), assembled Pete's Schecter Teles during '79 & '80.
Incidentally, I remember in the 90's people who were into vintage Fender Teles , referring to the American Standard as a "Schecterised" Tele !
I was really interested in this model a few years ago, but since then I've sold 2 guitars because their necks were too thin for my taste, and I've heard several times that schecters have thin necks. now that you measured it, it's abou the thickness of a modern C, which is one of my fav necks, so I'm GASing for it again... thanks landon!
cheers!
I've got this same guitar and the Nick Johnston Schecter in Pink. This one feels great, nice smooth neck and it is quite a heavy boi. Negatives were that the bridge pickup is microphonic so that will need replacing and the pots are cheap. They basically go from 100 Tone to zero tone. But other wise it is a great guitar.
The NJ on the other hand overall great guitar, but same problem with the pots, tone goes from 100 to zero. No taper.
On mine, the bridge post on the bass side was not drilled deep enough, causing the plastic thimble to rise up as you tighten the post to deck the bridge.
All things considered, I might have gotten defective ones but they are great guitars. Better than their fender player counterparts by miles.
I saw these online but no shop had one but I put a Seymour Duncan p90 in the neck of my Squier tele and it sounds great and the middle is good too
Ordered !
Done !
SOLD !
congrats! enjoy 🎸👍
Great review! Smugglers route. Something fender did in the late 60s and early 70s, I believe. Supposedly to compensate for heavier wood they were getting.
Cool, thanks!
This guitar looks and sounds quite impressive. If I had it I would try and reverse the switch and knobs to the traditional arrangement. You say you like it better than the Godin you once had. Maybe you should check out the Godin Stadium 59 and see if you like that. I really like my Stadium 59 for a T-style guitar.
Good review Landon. I own 4 Schecters and am happy with them. If you are interested in a excellent Schecter to review I highly recommend the Solo II Blackjack, very impressive guitar at a great price.
Cool, thanks!
I’m buying one next week.
Great job. We sell these like crazy!
Very nice. Very nice indeed.
I picked up one of the new Epi Lucille’s last month from them as a demo and it’s fantastic.
I was able to grab a demo Epi '59 LP reissue. Great deal.
@@pjl626 So was I, and I love it.
Thought about getting one because I don't have any guitars with p90s. I'm always drooling over all the great guitars at sweetwater.
I had the pleasure of watching Pete destroy one of these in Oakland in 1982. I would have pointed you to the video of the show, and the time stamp of when he clobbered an amp at the end of Won't Get Fooled Again (I was in front of Entwistle about 15 or 20 feet from Pete- and he got annoyed at the tuning or sound or something), but alas, it is no longer on CZcams.
That's a really nice guitar I've been meaning to ask you where did you get your micro members I like those
I have a PT Pro, which is my everyday guitar, but I also want a “true” Tele with single single for some proper jangle. I’d been looking at Fenders of course, but my experience with my PT Pro has me thinking this might be the obvious answer I was looking for.
Pete played Schecter and Giffin guitars back in the day. Giffin was a british guitar builder who made replicas of the Schecter Pete used. Those Schecters are from the original Schecter custom shop in Van Nuys California, that has nothing to do with the current company.
The La Las “There She Goes Again”. ❤️😀
One thing for ppl to keep in mind- extra jumbo frets are fantastic for playing chords!
They make chords much easier to play, especially stretchy chords (less pressure is needed and when your fingers are really stretched out you can’t play with as much pressure)
True!
Most Awesome guitar!! Enjoy it ..
I can’t wait to buy this guitar. You get a lot of quality to this guitar for the money. I like the sunburst with the P90 maple neck. EDIT: Maybe I have to get both. You made it sound so good.
I bought a PT fastback about two years ago now and since then I've got a NJ strat from schecter as well and Ive got to say the quality is unreal for the price of the guitars. I'd go so far as to say they're my favorite brand.
thanks for sharing!
Schecter guitars are cool and all but the basses are where it's at in my eyes. I've been dying to try out one of their neck through Stiletto Studio basses.
It's nice, how's your ionian mode training coming along?
Great review. Thanx for that. Check out the PT Special, that's a sexy looking and unbelievably versatile beast. I am absolutely in love with it!
cheers!
@@landonbailey ... what a great comment from me ... I mean the PT Pro ... you already checked the Special ... 🤦♂️
I thought you were speaking to the audience! :)
Almost bought one....maybe need to re-visit
That is one gorgeous guitar finish though...
This guitar sounds amazing, I usually don't look at Schecter guitars, but this is making me think twice!
Rock on!
Looks sweet! Every Schecter I have tried has been impressive. I have 4 of their S style guitars, but no PT, yet. I actually really like the look of the pink Machine Gun Kelly model, even though I have no interest in him or his music.
I have the same guitar in the same color and I love it
nice!
Just ordered the Sunburst maple board special used from GC. Hope it is as awesome as this one :)
Hope you enjoy it!
I honestly thought you were about to play “Beautiful” by Gordon Lightfoot in the Clean tones section. Sharp Tele! Play some Gordy!
There you go again Landon... Hard to believe the Diamond Series used to be somewhat of a 'budget' line back in the day now some models are over 1k easy...
These things look great! My only concern would be the pickguard and control plate aren't the standard shape, so no easy customization in that aspect
ya these are great value!
What I like:
The binding on the body
The wood grain on the body
The rosewood neck
The position of the selector switch
The weight
Made in Korea
The cleanness of the routing
The arm carve
The satin neck
What I feel ambivalent about:
The binding on the neck
The headstock
The tummy cut
The colour
The tones from the Bridge pickup as demoed here: sounded too civilised/refined in the clean tone and out of control in the dirty tones.
What I don't particularly like:
The satin finish on the body; just prefer gloss
The jumbo frets -- woudn't be my choice
So I recently ordered a shecter C6 deluxe for my first guitar directly from Shecters website, that’s a 350 dollar guitar. I just received it and unboxed it and this guitar was in the box, a PT in the candy apple red. I appreciate the mistake they made.
I’ve been wanting to buy the Schecter T-Style, that has Dual Humbuckers and a trem, Forever!! My first real guitar was a Schecter I bought 20+ years ago. Loved it, but then blew my back out, and used the spar parts to hold my spine together. I thought I did, when coming home from the hospital, and realized my guitar was gone! Morphine and Oxy can make you think crazy shi…..O ya, I love Schecters, and definitely want another! Just trying to rationalize why I got rid of it! Back then I paid $650. O well, at least I have my Harley Bentons!!!
3:56 Let the relicing of the Schecter begin!
Looks positively blueberry muffin. Sounds it too. Love it.
I did not know that about Schecter
Looks like a really well made guitar...Phil McKnight always says those Schecters are the best made guitars fo rthe buck...never played one.
Hi Landon! What’s the black guitar that’s hanging behind you with the white pick guard?
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Great review, I really like this guitar. How do you think these frets compare to the medium jumbo ones used by Fender? Per Schecter they're approximately 100 x 55. Thanks!
hey thanks! I can't really say how they compare, but they were really nice
@@landonbailey One followup question - is the guitar well balanced, with no neck dive? Thanks for your earlier response.
@@allenstowe660I am experiencing some neck dive with this guitar, mine is a 2021, I might be able to work around it.