Schecter
Blackjack SLS C-8 EX A
ElectricSuperstratSuits big hands
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8-string guitar with carbon-fiber-reinforced maple neck and active BlackOuts pickups aimed at low-tuned, percussive djent playing.
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Score
estimated from specs & owner reviews74
Overall / 100
Playability
81
Sound
68
Build
71
Value
77
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Specifications
Suggest an edit| Brand | Schecter |
|---|---|
| Type | Electric |
| Body wood | Mahogany |
| Neck wood | Maple 3-pc w/ Carbon Fiber Reinforcement Rods |
| Fretboard | Ebony |
| Strings | 8 |
| Frets | 24 |
| Scale length | 28" |
| Pickups | Seymour Duncan BlackOuts AHB-1 / Seymour Duncan BlackOuts AHB-1 |
| Battery Compartment | 9-volt Clip-in Battery Compartment |
| Binding | Black Multi-ply |
| Bridge | Hipshot Hardtail (.125) w/ String Thru Body |
| Bridge pickup | Seymour Duncan BlackOuts AHB-1 |
| Construction | Set-Neck w/Ultra Access |
| Controls | Volume/Volume/Tone/3-Way Switch |
| Dexterity | Right Handed |
| Fretboard inlay | MOP Offset Dots |
| Fretboard radius | 12"-16" Compound Radius |
| Guitar Colors | Crimson Red Burst (CRB) |
| Hardware | Black Chrome |
| Knobs | Metal Knurled w/ Set Screw |
| Neck pickup | Seymour Duncan BlackOuts AHB-1 |
| Neck profile | Ultra Thin "C" |
| Nut | Graph Tech XL Black Tusq |
| Nut width | 2.125" (54mm) |
| Thickness | @ 1st Fret- .748" (19mm)/ @ 12th Fret- .787" (20mm) |
| Top Contour | Arched Top |
| Top Material | Flamed Maple |
| Truss rod | 2-Way Adjustable Rod w/ 5/32" (4mm) Allen Nut |
| Tuners | Schecter Locking |
| Street price | $649 |