Showcasing a head-turning carved top body contour, the Schecter C-1 FR-S 50th Anniversary celebrates the brand’s golden anniversary with potent panache. Its familiar yet subtly aggressive double-cut C-1 body delivers effortless style, a flush body contour, and spirited playability that delivers serious metal and hard rock riffage. The Ultra Thin C-shape neck, sculpted from layered maple, walnut, and padauk, offers incredible stability and playing comfort, reinforced by an Ultra Access neck-thru joint and a 24-fret compound-radius ebony fingerboard. Electronics-wise, the C-1 FR-S 50th Anniversary features a Schecter Sunset Strip Anniversary Edition bridge humbucker and a Sustainiac, delivering high-output punch and articulate presence in equal measure, complemented by endless harmonic-laden sustain. You also get resilient TonePros M Series locking tuning machines and a Floyd Rose 1500 double-locking tremolo, priming you for wanton whammy abuse without sacrificing your tuning stability. From its legendary silhouette to its relentless sonic power, the C-1 FR-S 50th Anniversary is a golden-jubilee magnum opus engineered to push boundaries and inspire performance at the highest level.

Performance and panache in perfect harmony

Players with a penchant for high-performance playability will be duly impressed by the C-1 FR-S 50th Anniversary. For starters, this sleek instrument is built on a C-1-shaped drivetrain crafted from a solid slab of swamp ash. The C-1 FR-S 50th Anniversary’s Ultra Thin C-shape neck features maple, walnut, and padauk layered for maximum stability, and its 24-fret, compound-radius ebony fingerboard offers next-level playing comfort. You’ll also appreciate this guitar’s neck-thru construction, which provides a remarkably unobtrusive heel shape and unrestrained vibrational transfer. As one of Schecter’s most potent works yet, the C-1 FR-S 50th Anniversary has Music Experience’s Guitar Shop delighted to report that the brand’s historic propensity for pairing performance and panache is on full display, outfitting this eye-grabbing axe with a ferocious foundation.

Golden sonic textures meet infinite sustain

You play the notes; the Schecter C-1 FR-S 50th Anniversary’s Sunset Strip Anniversary Edition bridge pickup takes care of the rest. Fueled by a grade-8, direct-couple ceramic magnet, this potent, high-output humbucker combines muscular low end with punchy articulation, making it a prime choice for modern high-gain applications without sacrificing cleans. Moreover, the Sunset Strip offers a spongy, forgiving feel, maintaining vintage character while providing the crisp clarity modern styles demand. On top of that, the C-1 FR-S 50th Anniversary comes outfitted with a Sustainiac neck pickup, enabling you to harness intense, predictable, infinite feedback sustain on demand. A mini toggle activates the Sustainiac circuit, and you get a 3-way switch that selects between Harmonic, Normal, and Mixed sustain modes.

Built for dive-bombs and harmonic squealies

Courtesy of its Floyd Rose 1500 double-locking tremolo, the C-1 FR-S 50th Anniversary confidently tackles your most extreme dive-bombing and pitch-bending pyrotechnics with incredible ease. While the Floyd is fully capable of subtle, expressive warbles, that’s probably not what you’re shooting for. Never fear — this lean, mean shredder also tackles screaming harmonic squeals and subterranean dive-bombs with equal assurance. Even better, this trem’s double-locking design delivers super-reliable tuning stability while enabling seemingly endless sustain. Beyond that, the Floyd Rose 1500 features upgraded stainless steel screws and a push-in tremolo arm, adding extra durability, adjustable tension, and an ultra-stable playing experience. Whether you use it or abuse it, the C-1 FR-S 50th Anniversary’s Floyd Rose 1500 will continue delivering the goods with a figurative smile on its face.

What Schecter Says...

Celebrating half a century of innovation, style, and uncompromising performance, our 50th Anniversary Collection reimagines our most iconic designs with premium tonewoods, cutting-edge playability, and exclusive electronics built for this milestone. Each model is crafted with a resonant swamp ash body paired to a stunning maple/walnut/padauk thru-neck featuring Schecter’s signature Ultra Access heel carve, giving players effortless reach. The ebony fingerboard is adorned with bold offset brass ring inlays, while the ultra-thin “C” neck shape and 12”-16” compound radius ensure unmatched speed and comfort. With 24 X-Jumbo stainless steel frets, durability and precision are taken to the extreme. At the heart of the collection are two exclusive pickups, designed to capture the essence of Schecter’s past and future: the Sunset Strip Anniversary Edition bridge humbucker, delivering searing modern aggression, and a Gold Sustainiac. Together, they create a versatile tonal palette worthy of our 50 years of sonic legacy.