Schecter Guitar Research
Schecter Guitar Research is an American guitar company whose instruments are favored by hard rock and metal musicians. Although it began producing its own line of guitars in 1989, the company originally started as a replacement part facility. They now have a custom shop and line of guitars known as the Diamond Series. Though they are usually favored by hard rock and metal musicians, but they do have jazz and blues guitars such as the "Schecter Jazz Elite." The leading line of schecter at the moment are the Elite, but the custom series are very close behind; due to it's "Custom 4"
Well-known artists who use Schecter guitars:
- Wade Preston of Alexisonfire
- Chris Steele of Alexisonfire
- Dallas Green of Alexisonfire
- Justin Shekoski of Saosin
- Chris Sorenson of Saosin
- Jerry Horton of Papa Roach
- Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam
- Robert Smith, Perry Bamonte and Simon Gallup of The Cure
- Synyster Gates and Zacky Vengeance of Avenged Sevenfold
- Quinn Allman of The Used
- Tim Armstrong of The Transplants
- Jeff Loomis of Nevermore
- Oli Cutbill of Airlok
- Joe Payne of Nile (band)
- James Mead and Ryan Shrout of Kutless
- Pete Townshend of The Who used Schecter guitars in the 1980s for his work with The Who and his solo career.
Schecter is also the current luthier for the "cloud" guitar played by Prince and made famous in the film Purple Rain.