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Schecter Damien-6 FR SBK Electric Guitar - Satin Black

Solidbody Electric Guitar with Mahogany body, Maple Neck, Rosewood Fingerboard, and 2 Humbucking Pickups - Satin Black
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Meet Your New Favorite Axe

For fans of horror films from the late '70s and '80s, you're more than familiar with the name Damien. And like its fictional namesake, the Schecter Damien sows sweet sonic chaos and comes out smiling each time. This solidbody electric guitar is powered by a pair of Schecter Heretic humbucking pickups that create flaming hot tones for rock and metal. The satin-finished mahogany body is incredibly comfortable to play, thanks to deep cutaways, contoured body shape, and thin maple neck. To give you even more expressive playing options, the Damien-6 FR comes with a Floyd Rose Special Hot Rod tailpiece and locking nut. But most of all, the Damien looks every bit as evil as it sounds, thanks to blacked-out hardware and custom Bat fingerboard inlays. If you're ready to take the plunge, the Schecter Damien will give you a playing experience that's hard to put into words.

Schecter Heretic pickups unleash a demonic tone

Much like an omen, you'll know a Damien when you hear one. This solidbody axe is powered by a pair of Schecter's Heretic humbuckers that give it a hot, almost demonic tone. Crank the gain, and your riffs will smash into your amp with a punishing fury. And when it comes time to rip a solo, the burning hot highs cut through the mix with ease. Here at Sweetwater, we like to think of ourselves as heroes who fight darkness, but there's just something about Damien's tone that lures us to the dark side.

Durable construction withstands tons of use and abuse

Sometimes, onstage antics can get a little out of hand. Thankfully, the Schecter Damien is built to whether almost anything you throw at it. The mahogany body feels lightweight and resonant, which you'll love when performing long sets. You get blacked-out hardware with rock-solid tuning machines, so you spend less time tuning and more time rocking. Take it from us, the longer you spend playing the Schecter Damien, the more tricks you'll find hiding up its sleeves.

Thin neck profile facilitates fluid playing

Schecter carved Damien's neck into a Thin "C" pattern to help you play to your full potential. It's thin enough to stay out of your way but leaves just enough wood in your hand to feel reliable and responsive. A rosewood fingerboard and 24 Dunlop nickel/silver frets play smoothly under your fingers. And while your fingers dance up and down the fingerboard, you can use Floyd Rose Special Hot Rod tailpiece for performing tricks and dive bombs from a different dimension.

Schecter Damien-6 FR Solidbody Electric Guitar Features:

  • Mahogany body provides a balanced tonal foundation and boatloads of resonance
  • Schecter Heretic pickups produce punishing lows and screaming highs
  • Maple neck with a Thin "C" profile facilitate effortless playing
  • Bat fingerboard inlays add a sinister vibe
  • Floyd Rose tailpiece enables otherworldly playing acrobatics
  • Black hardware ties the design together

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Tech Specs

  • General
  • Number of Strings 6
  • Left-/Right-handed Right-handed
  • Body
  • Body Type Solidbody
  • Body Shape Damien-6
  • Body Material Mahogany
  • Body Finish Satin
  • Color Black
  • Neck
  • Neck Material Maple
  • Neck Shape Thin C
  • Neck Joint Bolt-on
  • Radius 14"
  • Fingerboard Material Rosewood
  • Fingerboard Inlay Pearloid Bats
  • Number of Frets 24
  • Scale Length 25.5"
  • Nut Width 1.625"
  • Nut Material Floyd Rose Special Hot Rod
  • Hardware
  • Bridge/Tailpiece Floyd Rose Special Locking Tremolo
  • Tuners Schecter JO-3
  • Electronics
  • Neck Pickup Schecter Heretic Humbucker
  • Bridge Pickup Schecter Heretic Humbucker
  • Controls 1 x master volume, 1 x master tone
  • Switching 3-way blade pickup switch
  • Miscellaneous
  • Strings Ernie Ball Slinky, .010-.046
  • Case/Gig Bag Sold Separately
  • Manufacturer Part Number: 2471

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Customer Reviews

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Rated 5/5

One sick beast!

This guitar is great. It came set up perfect from the factory. There was no fret sprout, the intonation was spot on, the action was nice and low, and there was no finish flaws anywhere. The heretic pickups are very versatile. You can play anything from country to metal on them and they sound great. The Floyd Rose hot rod bridge system will keep your guitar in tune perfect. I cannot recommend this guitar enough. I posted a couple videos on here but there are a couple more on youtube.
Music background: Gigging musician
Rated 5/5

The Omen you need in your style.

This axe is a beast, from country to blues to rock and metal, it just kicks ***, it's totally worth checking out.
Rated 4/5

Love this guitar, expectations met

I picked this out bc I love playing songs like Alice in Chains which I practice a lot which include a lot of tonal variety as well as heavy distortion. Cantrell used a G&L Rampage model that is out of production, with a Kahler trem bridge, so I made due on my budget with this.

The satin finish reduces pull from hand moisture or handprints. The heretic pickups sound amazing; I play it through a Vox mini modeling amp into headphones because a mini modeling amp obviously isn't going to do much for loud hi gain settings through the speaker. The coil split sounds wonderful and has a huge contrast when played clean on the neck pickup versus clean non-split bridge. The pickup and splitting options allow you to sound up close and loud or distant and gentle. It creates a huge range of tones.

The only thing I'm not so fond of is that the trem bar fits into a slot on the bridge and can dangle back and forth or even fall out of the bridge. This seems like a questionable design choice to me but I don't know if that's normal or not. I might consider replacing the bridge with an official FR altogether if it will fix this.

Either way, I love playing it and feel it was the right choice for me.
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