Pummeling Performance and Searing Schecter Style
“Schecter Guitar Research” is no mere catchphrase. Every axe in Schecter’s repertoire — classic and contemporary — results from meticulous work by their luthiers, sparing no effort to deliver bona fide shred machines, raucous riffage, and searing sonics, in equal measure. The brawling yet articulate Sunset-6 Red Dawn is no exception. This take on their sundown super-shredder supplies pummeling performances with premium tonewoods comprising basswood, maple, and ebony. These culminate in a canorous concoction of enduring sustain, focused articulation, and heaps of tonal heft, while the onboard Fishman Fluence Open Core Modern pickups effortlessly slice through the mix with laser-tight precision. A high-speed neck complements a 25.5-inch scale, sprawling with 24 frets of unfettered, multi-voice, riff-crafting potential, making the Sunset-6 Red Dawn an essential instrument among Schecter’s garrison of gig-worthy guitars.
Premium tonal appointments for flexible firepower
Luthiers at Schecter spared no effort in devising the optimal mix of tonewoods to deliver superlative shred-worthy sonics with this scorching Sunset-6. Its tonal profile is anchored by its basswood body, which is desired for its delivery of balanced, sustaining sonics and level EQ. A maple neck imparts brightness and warmth across the spectrum in equal measure, amplifying its resounding articulation via natural note-separating characteristics. Up top, an ebony fingerboard serves up serious sustain with unrivaled clarity, delivering a deluge of dynamism that provides power and panache in every register, without compromising presence for definition.
Superlative speed meets uncompromising accessibility
Constructing the Sunset-6 Red Dawn’s neck with a 3-piece assembly does more than just provide a delightfully complex sonic array. It supplements your sound with dimensional stability to prevent it from warping or twisting, making it a great choice for gigging and touring musicians. What’s more, a carefully sculpted heel and cutaway are complemented by an Ultra Thin C neck profile and satin finish to comfortably accommodate speed and access to all 24 frets across its 16-inch fingerboard radius. Schecter locking tuners and a string-through TOM bridge bookend your strings, joined by a Graph Tech Black TUSQ XL nut for reliable intonation, buzz-free tones, and solid sonic stability.
Fishman: flexible and ferocious sonic prowess, unsheathed
Sparing no effort, Schecter’s outfitted the Sunset-6 Red Dawn with everything needed to traverse the expansive range of tone-crafting tenacity waiting to be unearthed. Only one name in sonic prowess could answer the question: Fishman. The dual Fishman Fluence Open Core Modern pickups feature blade designs that were meticulously engineered to weave and cleave riffs and licks throughout your mix. The neck-mounted option features alnico blades, while the bridge-mounted variety includes ceramic blades, netting the best of both worlds across three distinctive voices for each pickup. The lone control knob — your Master Volume — includes a push-pull design, letting you instantly transmute your tones from the blazing high-output sonics of Voice 1’s active-pickup engineering to the transparent fluidity and organic headroom of Voice 2’s passive-style profile. What’s more, the 5-way blade switch opens the doors to Voice 3, Fishman’s single-coil style, supplying crystalline, focused, glass-like precision tailored to the alnico and ceramic architecture of each humbucker.
Schecter Sunset-6 Red Dawn Features:
- Crafted for speed without compromising comfort to deliver a bona fide riff machine and brutal performance
- Basswood body provides a solid aural anchor that’s well balanced with a strong fundamental and plenty of sustain
- Maple neck expertly blends brightness and clarity with a crystalline veneer
- Ebony fingerboard supplies substantial sustain while remaining articulate throughout every register for roaring riffs, searing solos, and more
- 3-piece neck design provides dimensional stability to increase resilience to twisting and warping
- Ultra Thin C neck profile allows for high-speed performance with a masterfully sculpted heel for unfettered access to all 24 XJ frets
- 25.5-in. scale and 16-in. fingerboard radius mean ample room for licks and riffs of almost any flavor
- Fishman Fluence Open Core Modern humbuckers feature alnico and ceramic blades for ferociously flexible 3-voice tone crafting
- Single Volume knob features a push-pull design for instant access to modern-active Voice 1 and passive-style Voice 2 sonics for each humbucker
- 5-way blade switch includes access to Fishman’s Voice 3 single-coil sounds, augmenting your sonic-sculpting arsenal with unrivaled on-tap control
- String-through TOM bridge makes for resounding performance and tonal cohesion
- Schecter locking tuning machines are joined by a Graph Tech Black TUSQ XL nut to ensure buzz-free tones that are reliably in tune
