The Schecter Hellraiser C-7 has been in production for a while now but still is one of Schecter’s most popular models.
Featuring a mahogany body and set-in 3 piece mahogany neck with Schecter’s signature C neck profile that’s just big enough to fill out the hands without getting in the way.
A pair of EMG 707tw Humbuckers gives the Hellraiser C-7 a powerful but tight voice for high-gain applications while being clean enough for ambient and delayed soundscapes with the Coil Tap.
Overall, the Hellraiser C-7 gets a lot of things right for the most amount of people. With its excellent build quality, versatile tone, and class aesthetic, you’d be hard-pressed to find a better, more consistently built 7 string guitar at this price range.
Pros
- Versatile EMG pickups even on cleans.
- Coil tap function enables it to mellow down and provide great cleans for arpeggiated chords
- Few cases of any flaws like minor millimeter-sized finish specks.
- Amazing build quality.
Cons
- Some units tend to be heavy.
- Thicker than usual neck profile.
Specifications
- Body: Mahogany
- Finish: Gloss White
- Bridge: TonePros TOM bridge, string-thru-body
- Pickups: EMG Active 707tw Humbucker (Neck and Bridge)
- Neck: 3-piece Mahogany (Set Neck “C” shape)
- Scale Length: 26.5″
- Fingerboard: Rosewood
- Fingerboard Radius: 16”
- Frets: 24 X-Jumbo
- Nut Width: 1.889″
- Controls: 2 x volume (coil-tap), 1 x tone
- Pickup Selector: 3-way blade pickup switch