Schecter release the Banshee-6 FR Extreme – a new 24-fret super-shredder to the Diamond Series their affordable collection of non-custom, mass-produced Schecter models. The Banshee-6 FR Extreme has been “hot-rodded” with professional-level features such as thinner neck, quilted Maple top, Floyd Rose bridge and coil-split pickups…

The Schecter Banshee-6 FR Extreme is solid body construction made of Mahogany topped with Quilted Maple in a burst finish and matching headstock. The bolt-on Maple neck features a Rosewood fretboard, 24 extra-jumbo frets and a Schecter UltraThin C profile. The pickups are a versatile HSS combination of Diamond Plus Humbucker in the bridge position and two Diamond Single Coils in the middle & neck positions. The tone control pot has push/pull that splits the bridge pickup for single-coil sounds and gives the Banshee-6 FR Extreme a more diverse range of tones than your average shredders guitar. The hardware features a Schecter Exclusive Floyd Rose Hot Rod bridge which is ‘floating’ in a routed cavity for dive-bombs and finished in black chrome.

The Schecter Banshee-6 FR Extreme is made in Indonesia and is at the affordable end of the price spectrum. Available finishes are Charcoal Burst, Black Cherry Burst, Ocean Blue Burst & Vintage Sunburst.

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  • Body Material: Mahogany
  • Top Material: Quilted Maple
  • Top Contour: Flat Top
  • Construction: Bolt-on
  • Neck Material: Maple
  • Fretboard Material: Rosewood
  • Inlays: Pearloid & Abalone Vector
  • Binding: Maple
  • Scale length: 25.5” (648mm)
  • Neck Shape: Ultra Thin ‘C’
  • Frets: 24 X-Jumbo
  • Fretboard Radius: 16” (406mm)
  • Thickness: @ 1st Fret- .748” (19mm)/ @ 12th Fret- .787” (20mm)
  • Nut: Floyd Rose Special
  • Nut Width: 1.625” (41.3mm)
  • Truss Rod: 2-Way Adjustable Rod w/ 5/32” (4mm) Allen Nut
  • Bridge Pickup: Schecter Diamond Plus
  • Middle Pickup: Schecter Diamond Single Coil
  • Neck Pickup: Schecter Diamond Single Coil
  • Controls: Volume/Tone (Push-Pull)/5-Way Switch
  • Hardware Color: Black Chrome
  • Bridge: Floyd Rose Special ‘Hot Rod’ Locking Tremolo (Schecter Exclusive)
  • Tuners: Schecter
  • Knobs: Metal Knurled w/ Set Screw
  • Colors: Charcoal Burst, Black Cherry Burst, Ocean Blue Burst & Vintage Sunburst
  • Country of Origin: Indonesia
  • Dexterity: Right Handed
  • Strings: Ernie Ball Regular Slinky #2221 (.010-.046)
 

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