Any Schecter Experts? Help identifying Tempest

[phillybhatesme]

Took some better pics today including cat hair.

 

[Zado]

Took some better pics today including cat hair.

It looks damn special. Kudos.

 

[DanTravis62]

It looks damn special. Kudos.

Took some better pics today including cat hair.

Yep agreed, these are unbelievably cool and hard to find. Great score man!

 

[phillybhatesme]

Thanks guys. I kinda couldn’t believe it either when it popped up. I did my quick research and everything pointed to it being a US Schecter so I put in my fair offer and then ran to the forums.

 

[Devin]

Just noticed it has the small post tune-o-matic bridge like a proper USA guitar

 

[phillybhatesme]

Just noticed it has the small post tune-o-matic bridge like a proper USA guitar

As opposed to what the Chibsons get with the slots? Pardon my ignorance, I just don’t know what the alternative would be.

 

[Devin]

As opposed to what the Chibsons get with the slots? Pardon my ignorance, I just don’t know what the alternative would be.

Yep, bridges with the big slotted posts are what Epiphone and 99% of all imports use

 

[phillybhatesme]

Good eye and great catch. I never realized or knew that. Attached a picture of the bridge from my Schecter 006 with the slotted posts.

 

[napalmdeath]

I think they only recently started using "California Classic" again, which are Fujigen. That's been in the last 3 years or so, and again, fancy Super Strats.

They used California Classic for their high end USA guitars over 20 years ago, which includes this Tempest. Look at the price tag - $1695 was alot of money in '98, and if it were Japanese it would have been less. Korean, MUCH less. Process of elimination and common sense.

 

[napalmdeath]

As opposed to what the Chibsons get with the slots? Pardon my ignorance, I just don’t know what the alternative would be.

Larger bridge posts with notches for a screwdriver for height adjustments. Typically a dead giveaway for import.