The Schecter Spitfire is a new addition to the 2018 Schecter Retro range. Combining a classic vintage vibe from a lost era with features, playability and refinements that are completely up-to-date for today’s modern player…
The Schecter Spitfire features a pair of Schecter’s USA UltraTron pickups which aim to give you that signature Filter’tron sound and a genuine Bigsby Flat Top B50 tailpiece to capture the vintage vibe and charm. The Maple neck is a bolt-on construction modern spec 25.5″ scale length with 22 x-jumbo frets and a flat 14” radius. Neck profile is a thin-C shape. The fingerboard is Ebony. The body of the Spitfire is Alder with a flat-top and raised centre contour. Hardware includes Grover Vintage Deluxe tuners, a Graph Tech XL Ivory Tusq Nut and 2-Way Adjustable Truss Rod which uses a 5/32” (4mm) Allen Nut.
- Body Material: Alder
- Top Contour: Flat Top w/Raised Center
- Construction: Bolt-on
- Fretboard: Ebony
- Neck Material: Maple
- Inlays: Pearloid Blocks
- Scale length: 25.5” (648mm)
- Neck Shape: Thin ‘C’
- Thickness: @ 1st Fret- .787” (20mm)/ @ 12th Fret- .866” (22mm)
- Frets: 22 X-Jumbo
- Fretboard Radius: 14” (355mm)
- Nut: Graph Tech XL Ivory Tusq
- Nut Width: 1.653” (42mm)
- Truss Rod: 2-Way Adjustable Rod w/ 5/32” (4mm) Allen Nut
- Number of Pickups: 2
- Bridge Pickup: Schecter USA UltraTron™
- Neck Pickup: Schecter USA UltraTron™
- Bridge: Bigsby Flat Top B50 w/ Roller TonePros TOM TPFR – T3BT
- Controls: Volume/Tone (Push-Pull)/3-Way Switch
- Knobs: Metal Knurled w/ Set Screw
- Tuners: Grover Vintage Deluxe
- Hardware Color: Nickel
- Colours: Black Leopard, Purple Haze
- Strings: Ernie Ball Regular Slinky #2221 (.010-.046)
- Dexterity: Right Handed
- Country of Origin: Indonesia