Schecter PT Special - More Than Your Typical Tele!
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- čas přidán 4. 07. 2024
- This one has some tricks under its sleeve!
Follow along as I do a full walk-through and tone test on this amazing Schecter PT!
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VIDEO SECTIONS:
Part 1 - Specs and Features 1:01
Part 2 - Tones 6:38
Part 3 - One Minute Solo 11:52
Part 4 - Final Thoughts 13:02
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Might be worth a brief mention that the PT stands for Pete Townshend who played a Schecter tele style in the early 80s.
Neat! I wondered where that came from.
YES!
FYII just heard the backstory about that in a Schector Bass video.
Schecter was a parts & performance shop, not makers per se. They had a reputation for "souped-up" and "hot rodding" instruments with their superior parts etc.
So...Pete Townsend had built a schecter Tele from parts and toured with it. After that, schecter started making guitars and made the PT.
Townsend never was sponsored by Schector, hence the PT, not Pete Townsend models.
That said, it's quite the testament that Townsend wasn't paid to play em, but did when any guitar maker would have paid big $ to get his name.
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Instablaster.
Eminence Front?
Sweet. I didn't know that (lots of things I don't know though).
I've always wanted a tele like this but I thought custom was the only way to get it, until now! Great video!
All of Schechter‘s guitars are set up in the US before they go out to the dealers. That’s why whenever I go to guitar shop at want to check out an amp I always grab a Schechter. Great company.
Wow that's great to know, thanks dude 👍
Do you think setting up guitars in america is better if an expert sets them up in puertorico?
@@wayzUX Yes because Puerto Rico is tropical
That gives me vintage and modern vibes simultaneously! I love it in design and sound! Definitely a new take on the iconic model!
One day you'll post a negative comment, I'll be waiting
@@Josh-iw2kw One day my friend, but not today....
They combined the early Tele Deluxe look WITH the top binding, but added the top and belly cut - without disrupting the vintage look.
Obviously a back binding isn't practical with all the back cuts at the belly, neck heel and cutaway.
@@j_freed Ahh I definitely see. They really did a fine job with keeping the classic and vintage feel from it I believe!
Schecter is doing to Fender what Japan used to do
i mean tbh schecter produce japanese guitars to i play one and it feels so amazing especially for the price i payed for it hope we see more offset schecter guitars tho!
That's right! You can never go wrong with a Schecter. I own 3 and I can't wait to get my 4th one.
I love Schecters. I have a C-1 SLS elite evil twin, and my daughter has the same model in antique fade burst. In my opinion they are way better than an Ibanez.
@@rootinteuton966 my step dad was in an 80s band with his buddies from NOLA, 2 of them ended up in high positions at Schecter. So im basically family since they known me since i was 10.
That, to my ears, is one of the nicer sounding guitars you've ever demoed Darrell. I want!
I wish CZcams had an "auto-like" feature for videos. DBG is one of the few channels for which I'd turn that on. :)
😂 Thanks man!
If I'm a subscriber to a channel, I always give the Like immediately at the beginning. Same for Darrell!
And, I give the Like to any video that I watch through its entirety, subscribed or not. In this case, the Like can be an actual Like or just a mere acknowledgement that I watched the whole video. I think it's a good way to do it. But, I'd like an auto-Like for subscribed channels. 😎
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Please, do a review of the Schecter PT SLS Elite. It looks bad ass but does it sound bad ass? Also, shall I get this PT Special or the Solo II?
And James Charles channel. of course
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Also, I would to see you review the Schecter Tempest Custom or the 40th Anniversary Tempest.
You just made my day!! I’ve had my eye on this guitar for a while, and I really wanted this review from you. Thanks!
VIDEO SECTIONS:
Part 1 - Specs and Features 1:01
Part 2 - Tones 6:38
Part 3 - One Minute Solo 11:52
Part 4 - Final Thoughts 13:02
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Enjoy!
Any explorers in the future? Love to see your insight on one!
Do you know if they are planning on releasing a left handed version? This is literally my dream guitar.
Hey my man, thanks for all the great reviews!!! Cnat say thankyou enough... Have you done anything with Agile guitars, or plan on any reviews in the future? I only ask as I see mixed reviews but the price is decent.
I second on the Explorer. They feel so funky to hold I'd love to hear your take
Sorry I'm late to the party, but what's the neck contour? Great review of the next guitar on my must have list!
Impressive instrument. Thanks for opening my eyes to this Schecter. You are right about the subtle value-added features and I think the appearance and finish are beautiful.
A very indepth test as always Darrell. Beautifully finished Korean quality. I always understood the 3 saddle set up was difficult to intonate but obviously not so. You're such a great player which brings out the best in any instrument you review.
Darrell you're great. You playing, the concept you got for your channel, your smile. Simply awesome...... Cheers.......
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Schecter is just killing it with the more traditional style guitars, a friend of mines just got a Nick Johnston Traditional not the usa one and it just a killer guitar.
Thanks Darrell for the informative review. I have had an interest in this model for awhile and was ecstatic when I saw you choosing this guitar as a value recommendation. Have watched your channel for months and must say you sounded fantastic playing this Schecter! Sounded inspired with terrific tonality. Maybe it's because I am partial to this guitar...wow...great playing!
Schecter is literally making some of the best guitars out there! I'm trading 2 of my guitars for a solo apocalypse
“literally” not figuratively, thank God.
Awesome Tele tone ! Once again Schecter gives every other maker a new level to conquer. Go Schecter rock on or country on !!!
This is exactly what I've been looking for. I was looking to buy a player series in November but you sold me on this. Thanks!
I was searching for tele style guitar for quite some time. I was almost ready to buy Fender Player tele when I saw this video and got impressed by this beauty. I've bough it two days ago in the same finish, 3TSB. Absolutely gorgeous guitar. Excellent sound and feel and looks stunning. For me this is a tele done right. Couldn't be happier. Thanks a bunch Darrell!
I just received my Schecter PT Special 3TSB Telecaster, based on your review. I'm thrilled with this guitar - thank you so much for the eye-opener video!
Hey, hows it been? Are you enjoying your guitar?
What made you pick the 3TSB over the Black Pearl color? Did you see both colors in person?
Just got one from Sweetwater .
This guitar is truly amazing !
I bought a G&L Tele, the Fullerton Deluxe Classic Bluesboy, with an Alnico 2 humbucker in neck position. It's a keeper. Got the classic twang from bridge pick up Leo's MFD, strat like middle position, and fat warm neck tone still well defined and articulate. Perfect finish, gorgeous ash grain body. No regret to have sold my Fender US Tele Deluxe.
Been wanting another Telecaster for a while now. I think this is IT!
loving the bends during the playing demos!!!
That PT is SWEET!
Nice review on this one. My first guitar was a Schecter. Didn't know nothing about guitars back in those days but I felt in love right away with the guitar. This one sounds really good. I really like the colour and the binding. Dont have a tele right now and this one is certainly going to my list of guitar to get in the future!!!
Glad to hear you like it! I’ve owned mine for a few years now, it’s a tank and my workhorse. Also capable of so many tones! Schecter hit this one out of the park.
Keep making great videos! Your D’Angelico Atlantic/Les Paul comparison convinced me to pull the trigger on an Atlantic, it should arrive in two days! Great content
Hi chris, can you tell me more about the PT? Im torn between this, a fender player tele and a squier classic vibe 70s custom tele (humbucker in the neck);
I'm biased towards the PT cause I already own a schecter c6 pro and i'm more than happy with the quality. but please tell me what you feel
ive gotta say, you make the best guitar faces ive ever seen! keep up the great work man, i really enjoy your content
Don't worry I make the same faces lol
A man that doesn't make funny faces when he plays guitar, doesn't play very well.
Yeah no kidding
Don't fight guitar face. Play as if no one is watching your face.
Just got one, I was glad to see You reviewed it so well. I love it and Your right on about the value.
The black model looks gorgeous! Great review, thank you.
Great demo! Really helped me make the decision to pull the trigger (ordered the black/rosewood option). Should arrive tomorrow and I can't wait to try it out. I can see this as one of my main gigging guitars.
Beautiful guitar...loved the sounds!
As always a great review! Thank you for sharing. I love Schecter guitars.
This channel is my go-to for gear reviews.
Love your videos man!!! Really great work all the way around.
Cracking solo!
Excellent review ! I've wondered about the capabilities of this model for some time.
Thanks to you, I find it even better than I originally thought ; ) Thank You...…..
Thank you for this, Darrell. I've been racking my brain trying to single out a mid-level guitar to move up into, which was between a Fender Player Strat or a Gibson Les Paul Special Tribute P90. Well, it appears that the SGR PT Special is going to give me the best of both, in one well constructed package. All I need to do now is find one to play, before handing over the cash. Thanks again, Sir.
Thats a pretty unique tele sound I actually love it and the neck sounds fantastic I might get it just because
Definitely made the awesome "do anything guitar" into something that can do even more!
I'm loving these $550-$800 price points guitars from them.
I think this is the one I’ve been looking for 😍
Extraordinary review, you have just sold me this guitar 🎸! Schecter rules !!!
Excellent, as usual 👍
That's just the sound I was looking for and it looks great as well.
Great review, Darrell! (I enjoy all of your reviews). Been a drummer for 55 years and due to spinal complications, I'm finally moving over to guitar. I've had some beautiful acoustics and electrics but had to sell them when the market tanked in '09. I've been looking for one guitar that would do most anything, an all-around work-horse for a good price, mostly to play at home and with a few friends down the road. This guitar checks all of the boxes while looking great, sounding great, and it looks very comfortable to play. Plus, if I ever dropped it or dinged it I wouldn't be freaking out like with some $2,000.00+ guitar. I really like it and thanks for the thorough and excellent review! Michael ~ Santa Barbara, Ca.
Thank you for demonstrating this guitar. I've built 4 teles. The next needed an arm bevel, belly cut, p90 neck pickup. Top binding wasn't even considered. This guitar checks all those boxes.
Love the rockin solo! Great demo thanks.
Definitely helped me decide on buying mine! Great review!
Got here after seeing your view on the fender Tele ultra.. the pt special looks fantastic! Thanks
This might be my perfect guitar.
Thanks Darrell. Nice review. Nice guitar too! Well done.
Amazing review.....like ur enthusiasm throughout the video 👍
Another Schecter T style with a load of features is the Fastback II B. I think I will eventually get one, just because it's so versatile and features laden.
A GREAT GUITAR...
That's a wicked guitar. I really dig the finish, contours and that headstock. I like the headstock way more than I expected. I hadn't noticed right away, then when my eyes drifted over there it completely grabbed my attention.
Aesthetically of course. Really nice tones coming out of it, too. Plus great playing of course.
Excellent review
I like that idea of reversing the controls so that the PU selector is behind the pots. Took me hours to do that on my last Tele mod so this one's a timesaver.
Oh man what a beautiful guitar 😍
I really appreciate this review! I am a huge schecter fan and have a few, but i wanted a Tele style guitar. I was able to try a couple Teles and I really didn't like them, but after this amazing review, I have total faith in blindly buying online without even touching it! Thanks a lot Darrell!
This one is a beauty
A very good Review , thanks !
Looks vintage and sound awesome thank you awesome on the solo
Got this in last week. Strings and saddles were a bit rusted but I wanted to re-string it anyway with 11's. I have 0 regrets. I haven't even thought about touching another guitar since. The tone knob was in the box, just took a little turn of the screw to keep it in place. I can't say enough about the tone. Thank you for bringing this into my world!
yesterday i tested this guitar in a shop. this is a fantastic piece of wood. great tones, nice finish, price is fair.
good review!
Great video! TY. I have been eyeballing the 2021 release and you just sold me on it...
I just unboxed the pt with the bigsby almost got the special watching this before I plug mine in
I swear, when i saw a couple of your videos i thougth that you had like 3 millions of subs (minimum).You deserve that and more. Greetings and good vibes from Argentina 🇦🇷.
And they just released it in a purple finish! Which looks awesome! Thanks for introducing me to this guitar in the first place Darrell!
Because of Darrell + The purple finish = I want to order the guitar!! :D
I have the purple one. My only complaint is I must have gotten one where the nut was installed on a Friday at 4:15pm. It’s a mess. 3rd string slot is too wide and pings when I bend the string, the nut sticks out too far on both sides.
@@dimayehonathankurbet8960 Same here! Or I will as soon as I find a retailer that has it. 😃
@@jnorthrop70 Sad to hear. Thats the kind of problems I thought would be avoidable when ordering a Schecter from what I've heard. 🤔 How is the guitar otherwise?
@@Benke01 the guitar needs a 2nd string tree which I am installing. There is not enough tension on the nut. The bridge pickup is ice pick shrill and in order to get my amp dialed in to take the edge off, the neck pickup becomes a muddy mess.
What a GR8 axe!!! I love it!!!
That baby blue Strat-like guitar in the background is awesome!
I love Schecter, their metal arsenal is particularly impressive, and they still manage to pull off classics quite well as proved by your video.
Speaking of which, I wanted to thank you personally for your video where you picked up a beat up Les Paul and upgraded it with black hardware and made it into an instrument anyone would be proud to have. It inspired me to pick up a road worn Schecter Demon 7 FR with a missing trem arm for 120 CAD$ at a local pawn shop. It sounded like garbage but as I suspected, the battery was the culprit. I replaced it, tightened the hardware, ordered the trem bar online and gave it a bit of TLC. I now have a fantastic instrument that cost me less than 150$ and I would have likely overlooked it were it not for your videos. Thanks again, and keep it up!
Another really informative review. Thanks, Darrell. I'm starting to get your enthusiasm about Schecter guitars. Always stayed away from them because I'm a more 'classic' style player. But this guitar really has me intrigued. P90 and tele pickups.... great combination. I wish companies like this would go the extra step of volume and tone controls for each pick up so blending pickups was more modifyable for the player. I've had stacked pots installed on one of my strats and it's amazing what kind of tones are available when the player can blend sounds.
Thanks for another great review and 'expanding my vision'.
i was really drawn to the appearance of the purple one so it’s good to hear that this is a really solid guitar too! i’m gonna go for it when i’m ready to upgrade
I was really not into T-style guitars. But as more and more I'm watching your videos, it's really pushing me over to buy one.. :3
You know it's good when Darrell gets this excited lol.
Really nice evolution of the Tele style
I have one of these. The stock pups are okay. Unexpectedly jazzy with the p90 in the neck and push pull. But, took the plunge and had some Fishman Gristletones installed. Absolutely love it now. Love the tone & comfy contours on the body. Serious bang for the buck vs. other brands.
I so WANT one of these
Watched this video again, I'm sold on buying one.
Thank you DARRELL. Your review and playing FIRST CLASS Again!
I’ve always found Schecter Research are some
E of the best “set up” guitars right out of the box! 👍🎸👍
Been looking for the perfect mid range guitar for me! Sold! Thanks man! Love your reviews
Hey! Hows it been? How does it play?
Any chance you've played a fender tele? I'm kinda torn between a fender player tele and the pt special.
How does the p90 compare to a traditional tele neck?
Thanks!! This is going to be my next guitar👍
So complete review, Thx darrel..
Thanks, Darrell, like I really need another guitar! Although, Christmas is coming up and I haven't gotten myself anything yet. It does sound pretty darn good, and like you said, the neck pickups on teles aren't very inspiring. Definitely gonna check it out.
Was on the fence on ordering a sire T7 until I stumbled on this video. I like all it’s features. Thank you sir. It’s on its way. I have my fender collection but just something little different. Nice jamming Sir.
I love the p90/Tele thing on this.
I’m ordering it right now! Thanks for the video (I watched it a couple times) lol
Thanks for the great video content had a big surprise at band practice last night my cousin/bass player gave me this guitar 🎸 I was completely blown away says it was an early Christmas/birthday present played it through my drummers fender twin with my Morley pro distortion wah pedal this thing is completely amazing and as versatile as any guitar I’ve ever played last couple of years I’ve wanted a tele for those vintage sounds it gets all those and some great modern clean and dirty tones and really stands out in the mix
Schekter really knocked it outa the park here the neck and frets and fit and finish on the guitar is outstanding !!!
I want to buy every guitar you review because of how you play them.
😅, yes, thats the problem with such good vids:)
You're ALWAYS THE BEST!!!
Thanks HB!!
Amazing review!!!!!
Thanks Darrell. Just ordered in purple burst, arriving end Jan'21. Can't wait. Selling the Fender Players Tele.
I recently purchased a P90 to put in the neck position of my Tele and I thought about the review of this beautiful Tele or rather 'P90/Tele' Special. I have an '02 Tradition CAB10 Tele that i already previously installed a 4-way switch and the factory-installed G&B Alnico 5 bridge pickup has plenty of bite, twang and snap @8.5K ohms; the P90 is fatter than Strat pickup which is fatter than a Tele neck pickup and that's how far I want it to be without resulting to a humbucking pickup and this Schecter has reinforced the P90 process to my guitar... great video by the way!
every schecter I own i love and funny enough i bought one off of ebay cause it was cheap and i was bored and the thing was amazing and they really didnt know what they were selling 800 dollar guitar for 250. I didnt know nor did they! Now I have to check schecter when a new guitar is needed. just picked up a fastback and love it. I have many guitars...it is what it is.. for what its worth.
Excellent!
Really thinking about buying this guitar. Love all the modern comfort curves. Thanks for the review.
Do a vs a Fender Tele please! Great video!
I have to say, I really like these. I was never really a schecter fan. there is nothing wrong with them, I've always just seen them as metal guitars and not my style. I've always been a Strat player. I've worked on countless Teles, but only actually got one for myself a couple years ago.
I decided I wanted to do a "sessions"- type guitar, I haven't actually done any sessions for a decade but I wanted something I could grab to cover anything I might end up playing, and Teles are IMO designed for that.
I wanted to do an H-S layout with vintage output pickups and install a preamp in it for higher output and to change up the EQ.
I wasn't going to buy a Fender to do it because I wasn't planning on paying for a US model, but I really dislike the heavy polyester finish on the MIMs so I looked at other brands. First I looked at G&L but the bodies were either poplar or basswood or something like that so that was out. The ESPs also had some materials I didn't like and while even the 12" radius on the Schecter was a bit flatter that I wanted, especially with the huge frets, the ESP was close to 14" and I didn't like the chambered routing up at the neck pocket area.
With the Ash body, vintage still bridge and more traditional looks I decided on this, the black one. I really thought it looked killer and actually wanted something with a more Strat type belly contour. The routing for the pickups allowed me to put in the preamp without all the routing I thought I was going to have to do, plus while this is a bit neck heavy, with the preamp and battery it balances really well.
I went with a Lollar Filtertron type Humbucker for the neck *(side note: due to the fact that those type pickups are MUCH lower output than a typical Humbucker, even compared to a PAF, and it's naturally brighter voice, I personally find them to be the best Humbucker to use in the neck with a singlecoil in the bridge) and Tele Special in the bridge (a slightly lower output Texas Special). I had to do a some cutting and filing to get everything to for properly, but at the end of the day, this thing was perfect for what I wanted.
I say that for the price relative to design and quality, I find these to be a much better choice than any of the Fenders in the same class.
Am considering getting one sounds really versatile .
Great 👍 review. You moved this guitar to the top of the list for guitars to buy.