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Schecter PT Special Electric Guitar - Purple Burst

Solidbody Electric Guitar with Swamp Ash Body, Maple Neck, Rosewood Fingerboard, 1 Single-coil Pickup, and 1 P-90-style Pickup - Purple Burst
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T-style Guitar with Snarling Vintage Tone

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.

Stunning PT-style construction

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 Sweetwater really dig the PT Special — it’s a top-shelf vintage-inspired electric guitar.

Two custom pickups, tons of amazing tones

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.

Just-right playability

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 PT Special Features:

  • Swamp ash body produces a balanced, musical blend of brightness, warmth, and harmonic-soaked midrange
  • Diamond VT-1 bridge single-coil pickup yields a vintage-tinged blend of clarity, twang, and muscle
  • Diamond V-90 neck pickup exhibits a P-90-style tone that’s chock-full of snarling treble and meaty midrange
  • Push-pull enables you to toggle between series and parallel pickup wiring
  • Satin-finished neck with comfortable "C" profile
  • Fast-playing rosewood fingerboard with durable extra-jumbo frets and a TUSQ nut
  • Stable Grover Vintage tuners
  • Stunning semi-gloss finish

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Tech Specs

  • General
  • Number of Strings 6
  • Left-/Right-handed Right-handed
  • Body
  • Body Type Solidbody
  • Body Shape PT Special
  • Body Material Swamp Ash
  • Body Finish Semi-gloss
  • Color Purple Burst
  • Neck
  • Neck Material Maple
  • Neck Shape C
  • Neck Joint Bolt-on
  • Radius 12"
  • Fingerboard Material Rosewood
  • Fingerboard Inlay Dots
  • Number of Frets 22
  • Fret Type Extra Jumbo
  • Scale Length 25.5"
  • Scale Length Type Standard-scale
  • Nut Width 1.653"
  • Nut Material Graph Tech Tusq XL
  • Hardware
  • Bridge/Tailpiece Vintage Ashtray with Staggered Brass Saddles
  • Tuners Grover Vintage
  • Electronics
  • Neck Pickup Schecter Diamond V-90 Single-coil
  • Bridge Pickup Schecter Diamond VT-1 Single-coil
  • Controls 1 x master volume, 1 x master tone (push/pull for series)
  • Switching 3-way blade pickup switch
  • Miscellaneous
  • Strings Ernie Ball Slinky, .010-.046
  • Case/Gig Bag Sold Separately
  • Manufacturer Part Number: 667

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Reviews

Fantastic guitar
My first Tele. I've been on the fence about adding a Tele to my fleet and I ran across this model. Fell in love with the color and style of it and read reviews, etc. Decided to have Sweetwater replace the stock bridge pu with a Seymour Duncan Billy Gibbons Red Devil humbucker, had it Plek'd, and added strap locks. It showed up looking and playing flawless. I'm impressed. The tones I can get with the humbucker, P90, and the push/pull pot is amazing. Very happy with this one and it's unique. Get one. Mod it before it comes to you. That's my advice.
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Outstanding guitar
Fit and finish is absolutely amazing out of the box. This thing gets compliments all the time from friends. The pickup combination is also really interesting. It gives you a plethora of cool sounds with even a basic setup. Fantastic guitar and for a reasonable price.
In love with this guitar
Customernservice was awesome, it Arrived 3 days earlier than estimated, perfectly packaged and ready to play out of the box. The paint/finish is stunning and the p90 style pickup sounds killer!!
Music background: Guitar player/producer
Justin
Build quality is great, neck feels great playing it. Gives you all the tele tones and then some with the p90 and push pull option. It quickly has become my go to guitar! I got to visit Sweetwater in person and it's beautiful and the people there are hands down the best customer service folks in the industry.
Super solid, stage worthy
Nice high end in the bridge and a warm, thick 90 in the neck. Great feeling neck I'd say just slimmer than a medium C. Perfect fret work both dressed and polished! That alone goes a long way because in my experience that makes or breaks a guitarists first impressions. Schecter is well known for their fit and finish so I was happy to see the consistency and sustainability even in the import models. Great experience through SweetWater per usual.
Music background: Playing for 15 years, currently play weekends at church.