Schecter Guitar Research pays homage to its origins in a Van Nuys repair shop in California with its Schecter California Vintage Series. In that shop David Schecter supplied an increasing variety of replacement Fender spare parts until it became possible to build an entire guitar from Schecter parts. Introduced in 2015, the Korean made Schecter California Vintage Series guitars are based on the classic Fender stratocaster and telecaster designs offering a familiar feel, style, and playability at an affordable price.
SCHECTER PT CUSTOM (California Vintage)Schecter introduced the PT Custom in 2015 as part of the California Vintage series. Other Schecter PT Customs have been available for many years - but they tend to have a carved figured maple top and no pickguard. The California Vintage PT Custom is an ash bodied telecaster style electric with a flat flamed maple top and two Schecter Diamond humbucking pickups. It is available in black cherryburst or transparent black finishes, both with black pickguard. The controls are laid out in the traditional telecaster manner but the tone control has a push/pull switch (coil tap?). | |
SCHECTER PT STANDARDSchecter introduced the PT Standard in 2015 as part of the California Vintage series. The PT Standard is an ash bodied telecaster style electric with two single coil pickups: a Schecter Diamond MonsterTone VT at the bridge and a Schecter Diamond VT-1 at the neck. It is available in blonde finish with black pickguard or sunburst finish with pearloid pickguard. | |
SCHECTER TRADITIONAL CUSTOMSchecter introduced the Traditional Custom in 2015 as part of the California Vintage series. The Traditional Custom is an ash bodied stratocaster style electric with flamed maple top and HSS Schecter Diamond pickups. It is available in black cherryburst or transparent black burst finishes; both with white pickguards. The bridge is a Wilkinson WV2-SB tremolo and tuners are Schecter locking units. | |
SCHECTER TRADITIONAL STANDARDSchecter introduced the Traditional Standard in 2015 as part of the California Vintage series. The Traditional Standard is an alder bodied stratocaster style electric with three Schecter Diamond single coil pickups. It is available in three tone sunburst, blue or white finishes; all with white pickguards. |
Specifications:
Model | Image | Finish colors | Finish effects | Made in | Number of strings | Scale length |
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SCHECTER PT CUSTOM (California Vintage) 2015 | black finish, red finish | sunburst finish, transparent finish | Korea | 6 strings | 25.5 inches scale-length | |
SCHECTER PT STANDARD 2015 | blonde finish, red finish | sunburst finish, transparent finish | Korea | 6 strings | 25.5 inches scale-length | |
SCHECTER TRADITIONAL CUSTOM 2015 | black finish, red finish | sunburst finish, transparent finish | Korea | 6 strings | 25.5 inches scale-length | |
SCHECTER TRADITIONAL STANDARD 2015 | Three tone sunburst, blue finish, white finish | sunburst finish | Korea | 6 strings | 25.5 inches scale-length |
Model | Controls material | Number of control knobs | Tone controls | Volume controls | Pickup selector controls |
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SCHECTER PT CUSTOM (California Vintage) 2015 | metal controls | 2 control knobs | 1 tone control | 1 volume control | 3-way selector switch |
SCHECTER PT STANDARD 2015 | metal controls | 2 control knobs | 1 tone control | 1 volume control | 3-way selector switch |
SCHECTER TRADITIONAL CUSTOM 2015 | - | 2 control knobs | 1 tone control | 1 volume control | 5-way selector switch |
SCHECTER TRADITIONAL STANDARD 2015 | - | 2 control knobs | 1 tone control | 1 volume control | 5-way selector switch |
Model | Pickups brand and model | Pickups configuration |
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SCHECTER PT CUSTOM (California Vintage) 2015 | Schecter Diamond pickups | - |
SCHECTER PT STANDARD 2015 | Schecter Diamond pickups | 2 single coil pickups |
SCHECTER TRADITIONAL CUSTOM 2015 | Schecter Diamond pickups | 2 single coil pickups and 1 humbucker pickup |
SCHECTER TRADITIONAL STANDARD 2015 | Schecter Diamond pickups | 3 single coil pickups |
Model | Body material | Body style | Body top material | Pickguard material |
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SCHECTER PT CUSTOM (California Vintage) 2015 | ash body | Telecaster style | flamed maple body top | black pickguard |
SCHECTER PT STANDARD 2015 | ash body | Telecaster style | - | black pickguard, pearloid pickguard |
SCHECTER TRADITIONAL CUSTOM 2015 | ash body | Stratocaster style | flamed maple body top | white pickguard |
SCHECTER TRADITIONAL STANDARD 2015 | alder body | Stratocaster style | - | white pickguard |
Model | Bridge | Hardware color | Tuners |
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SCHECTER PT CUSTOM (California Vintage) 2015 | hardtail bridge | chrome hardware | Grover tuners, locking tuners |
SCHECTER PT STANDARD 2015 | Telecaster-style bridge | chrome hardware | Grover tuners |
SCHECTER TRADITIONAL CUSTOM 2015 | Wilkinson WV2-SB Tremolo, tremolo bridge | chrome hardware | locking tuners |
SCHECTER TRADITIONAL STANDARD 2015 | tremolo bridge | chrome hardware | Grover tuners |
Model | Fingerboard material | Fingerboard position markers |
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SCHECTER PT CUSTOM (California Vintage) 2015 | rosewood fingerboard | dot fingerboard position markers |
SCHECTER PT STANDARD 2015 | maple fingerboard | dot fingerboard position markers |
SCHECTER TRADITIONAL CUSTOM 2015 | rosewood fingerboard | dot fingerboard position markers |
SCHECTER TRADITIONAL STANDARD 2015 | rosewood fingerboard | dot fingerboard position markers |
Model | Neck joint | Neck material | Neck profile | Neck width | Number of frets | Nut | Tuner layout |
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SCHECTER PT CUSTOM (California Vintage) 2015 | bolt on neck | maple neck | C shaped neck | 1.65 inches wide at nut | 21 fret | tusq nut | six-in-a-row tuners |
SCHECTER PT STANDARD 2015 | bolt on neck | maple neck | C shaped neck | 1.65 inches wide at nut | 21 fret | tusq nut | six-in-a-row tuners |
SCHECTER TRADITIONAL CUSTOM 2015 | bolt on neck | maple neck | C shaped neck | 1.65 inches wide at nut | 21 fret | tusq nut | six-in-a-row tuners |
SCHECTER TRADITIONAL STANDARD 2015 | bolt on neck | maple neck | C shaped neck | 1.65 inches wide at nut | 21 fret | tusq nut | six-in-a-row tuners |