Hot or Not? '96 USA Schecter Strat clone

[dmn23]

https://reverb.com/item/17941496-schecter-california-usa-custom-shop-s-stratocaster-1996-oil-finish

 

[sleewell]

hot

 

[Chad]

I prefer maple boards, but those 90's Schecters are awesome.

 

[Tiltsta]

Hot

 

[VoidTerraFirma]

Motörhead sticker would look pretty good on there.

 

[jelloman]

Fucking HOT...

 

[Help!I'maRock!]

#middlepickupfailboat

 

[newbuilder]

I like the 1 vol 1 tone knob setup. Super hot!


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[cvogue]

Natural wood look...

 

[OGG]

Too new.

 

[bsman]

Love that.

 

[DFB]

Strat clone,pass.

 

[Danhedonia]

Really pretty, nice guitar. I think it's more like $800 nice, though.

 

[reverend1]

That's a lot of brown.

 

[Brian Krashpad]

Great player I'm sure, but doesn't really do anything for me aesthetics-wise. That finish is too "Seventies" for my liking.

 

[bsman]

Really pretty, nice guitar. I think it's more like $800 nice, though.

Have you seen what a new Schecter USA strat goes for?

 

[Danhedonia]

Have you seen what a new Schecter USA strat goes for?

Yeah, and fair point. I guess TBH I think most USA Strats at this point are overpriced. Not in comparison to one another, just as an entire wing of the guitar museum. Good US Strats should be $1,200-$1,500, IMO. If there's honest to God luthiery (hand work on the body and neck) then of course it'd be higher.

And while I like that guitar, it looks like it's seen a few long nights.

I'm very open to hearing why good US Strats should be $2k. I just am wondering how it is that the price of them has gone up 100% in the past 15 years, whereas every single other broad economic indicator has seen nowhere near as much inflation.

Come to think of it, I think a hell of a lot of guitar prices are over-inflated.

 

[GDSmithTX]

Smoking.

 

[Wyatt]

Have you seen what a new Schecter USA strat goes for?

No. But I see a few '90s USA S-Series going for $700-1000 every year, all with the exact same natural, oil finish. They were well-made guitars, but the closest thing to a base production model they offered then. I would compare an S-Series to G&L for fit and play-ability but with a faster, lower-cost oil finish. While it shouldn't seem an outrageous price for that guitar, there just isn't a big enough market/demand for middle-of the-road non-Fender Strats, the guitar in the OP will probably collect dust for months at that price.