Fit and finish of the guitar is great, body is more of a clear satin finish but very nice. Guitar feels great sitting and standing. The setup right out of the box was spot on, neck relief measured at 0.010", action was a little high for my taste but easy enough to adjust.

I never owned a guitar with a wenge neck before but it is solid (love that the truss rod adjustment is at the heel btw), wood has some porosity to it but doesn't affect playability and gives the guitar character imo. Neck is thinner/faster than most Strats but not as thin as a wizard, very playable. Side dot inlays slightly larger than normal which is great for people with older eyes that play on stages where it can get dark.

Stock Schecter pickups sound good, no need to update. Controls are simple, solid, and work as expected.

Floyd Rose 1500, although it's not an "original" this bridge still performs wonderfully, easy to use/setup, great tuning stability. Much better than the FR "special" found on the cheaper models.

The only slight issue I've noticed is the tuning machines, Grover Rotomatics I believe. I've had Grovers before, even on my old '05 Schecter that are great. But these, some of them seem to have an excessive amount of backlash, like 3/4 to full turn before going the other way so always always always tune up to pitch, and typically use the fine tuners once locked anyway so not a huge deal. I did notice there'sa not much room between the string hole and below, low E you're getting one wrap and that's it. Maybe it's the wenge neck? headstock thicker? not sure, but not a dealbreaker.

Overall great guitar, no regrets!

And a shoutout to Derek for making the order work out!

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This guitar is a nice surprise...Priced right, feels right and plays and sounds great. It makes me want to check out what the Schecter USA models might have to offer. Now this guitar is heavy at 9lbs but that doesn't matter to me. What does matter is that it's a beautiful slab of black limba with great components added. Pickups are exactly as described...sizzle and sweet. Setup was quick and it has stayed in tune since. The stainless steel frets are huge and super smooth. I hadn't played frets this big in a long time and now I might be wanting to refret some of my other guitars. Overall very happy with this purchase.

Great guitar from Schecter, I first bought the natural Ziricote in the spring ,plays outstanding and great build quality, Last month I decided to buy the Black Limba, lots of character same great specs and build.
Thanks Sweetwater and sales engineer Kevin Spunde ext.1732

Worth it just buy Rock solid guitar !