Schecter E-1 FR S Special Edition SCAR

This is an incredible instrument for the money!
Quality-wise, everything was perfect except for some minor/faint red paint markings on the carbon binding, not a big deal though. Everything else was in order, came tuned fine, neck relief was ok, I lowered the action to 1.3/0.8 and it worked fine so far.
Fret job was very good, but not ideal, I have better fret ends on PT Evil Twin (purchased May 2021) of the same price range. Fret level is fine, not ideal though, as on my PT Evil Twin, so this one has few frets with minor fret rocking, which will not cause any buzz though. Sometime later in a year or so, I will do PLEK for this one, but I have a strong feeling it was actually PLEKed because of some leftover metal chippings stick to the neck pickup (looks exactly as on my other guitars after PLEKing)

Bridge pickup is great, sustaniac is a lot of fun and when or has a usable single-coil sound, but keep in mind, this guitar does not sound that good on clean.

The color is magnificent, on the darker side, very close to Thomann pics and not as shown in Sweetwater pics.

Ergonomics of the shape is the best I ever experienced while playing in sitting position (I’m rather tall and extended wing provides nice forehand support), playing while standing it will require some time to adjust and probably some non-slipping strap, neck dive is still there (not sure why other on YouTube say is not there) but not that bad and can be managed by picking hand forearm.

Be aware! It has a wider neck than most other guitars, around 55mm at 12th fret and 58mm at 24th. Neck thickness 20.3mm on 1st, 22.13mm on 12th, so almost as declared. Nut width, as declared.

Last year I was looking for months at the purple version of this guitar, saving up money to buy it. But due to the low amount of stock, it wasn't available for a long time. As we were about to record the solos for our new record, I ended up picking the SCAR finish instead. I ordered it, in the hope I would also like this finish, and if not I had the choice to send it back..

From the moment I opened the box, I was completely sold. This finish is absolutely amazing in real life, something I haven't seen before on any instrument.

When I plugging this badboy into a Soldano amp, the amp just started screaming out those never ending epic dive bombs because of the sustainiac pickups. It's just completely wild and makes you want to skip working, skip eating, skip sleeping and just continue playing guitar until you drop dead.

Only sad thing is I'm the drummer in my band, so I can't use this beauty on stage as I'm sure it would rock the roof of the building.

No regrets at all in buying it, only love. I would absolutely recommend this guitar to anyone who wants to have fun with sick ass dive bombs and who enjoys a special, non-standard finish.