If you're spying a vintage-flavored electric guitar with undeniable style and snarling tone, then you must plug a Schecter PT Special into your favorite amplifier. Built from a solid slab of swamp ash, this T-style axe simply bleeds harmonic resonance, while a custom set of Diamond pickups serve up classic, muscular-sounding tones by the truckload. You also get a push-pull that toggles between series and parallel pickup wiring, providing access to a multitude of mind-bending tones. The easy playability of the PT Special’s satin-finished, rosewood-capped maple neck and top-shelf hardware, including Grover Vintage tuners, put the finishing touches on the PT Special.
The PT is one of Schecter's most identifiable models. Since its beginning in the hands of Pete Townshend, the PT has been a dyed-in-the-wool rocker while tipping its hat to a retro platform. The PT Special’s swamp ash body yields a balanced, musical blend of brightness, warmth, and harmonic-soaked midrange. The guitarists here at Music Experience really dig the PT Special — it’s a top-shelf vintage-inspired electric guitar.
Schecter didn't just give their PT Special any set of pickups, they outfitted it with a pair of their innovative Diamond pickups. The Diamond VT-1 bridge single-coil yields a vintage-tinged blend of clarity, twang, and muscle. The Diamond V-90 neck pickup exhibits a P-90-style tone that’s chock-full of snarling treble and meaty midrange. There's also a push-pull built into the PT Special's tone knob that enables you to toggle between series and parallel pickup wiring.
This Schecter PT Special’s neck is expertly carved from a piece of rock-hard maple. Rosewood caps the neck with a 12-inch radius. Its "C" neck profile is an exquisite balance of hand-filling comfort and fleet-fingered playability. Add a fingerboard outfitted with extremely durable extra-jumbo frets and a TUSQ nut that ensures your strings never bind, and the PT Special plays as beautifully as it looks.
Schecter Guitar Research has solidified its elite status as one of the world’s premier guitar companies, offering electric guitars and basses, acoustic guitars, and USA Custom Shop instruments to musicians around the world in more than 150 countries. Its continually evolving and expanding line of guitars and basses appeals to a broad spectrum of players and diverse musical styles. Its core business practice offers high-quality instruments with professional components at an affordable price. One of the company's strongest assets is its growing roster of high-profile artists, including Disturbed, Avenged Sevenfold, The Cure, Papa Roach, Seether, Prince, Stone Temple Pilots, Nevermore and Black Label Society.
Body Type | Solidbody |
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Body Shape | PT Special |
Left-/Right-handed | Right-handed |
Number of Strings | 6 |
Body Material |
Swamp Ash |
Body Finish | Semi-gloss |
Color | Black Pearl |
Neck Material |
Roasted Maple |
Neck Shape |
‘C’ |
Radius | 12" |
Fingerboard Material |
Rosewood |
Fingerboard Inlay |
Dots |
Number of Frets | 22, Extra Jumbo |
Scale Length | 25.5" |
Nut Width | 1.653" |
Nut Material |
Graph Tech Tusq XL |
Bridge/Tailpiece |
Vintage Ashtray with Staggered Brass Saddles |
Tuners |
Grover Vintage |
Neck Pickup | Schecter Diamond V-90 Single-coil |
Bridge Pickup | Schecter Diamond VT-1 Single-coil |
Switching |
3-way blade pickup switch |
Controls |
1 x master volume, 1 x master tone (push/pull for series) |
Strings |
Ernie Ball, .010-.046 |
Case Included | SGR-1C |
Manufacturer Part Number | #667 |