Key Features
- Own the explosive sound of The Iron Maidens
- Raw rock goodness, courtesy of a boutique pickup selection
- Slay the solo with a Floyd Rose 1500 series tremolo bridge
- All eyes on you, thanks to custom skull-and-vine inlays and a quilted maple top
Schecter Nikki Stringfield A-6 FR S, MM Overview
The Schecter Nikki Stringfield A-6 FR S is the ultimate lead guitar. As guitarist with The Iron Maidens, Nikki Stringfield knows a thing or two about lead guitar playing, and every inch of her signature Schecter is built with that in mind. The stars of the show are a pair of pickups chosen for very specific purposes. The Schecter USA NS-1 in the bridge covers classic, high-gain riffing with ease, but the Sustainiac in the neck employs technical wizardry to offer soulful solo bends that will sustain forever - literally!
The sustainiac isn't the only trick up the Stringfield A-6's sleeve. Its Floyd Rose 1500 Series bridge is a revamped model, designed for improved durability and the smoothest tremolo action available today. Its ebony fretboard ensures top-notch not definition, and is adorned with customised Abalone 'Vine of Life' and Mother of Pearl 'Hell's Gate Skull' inlays. These combine with the beautiful, quilted maple top to complete a guitar that is simply spectacular in every department.
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When it comes down to it, the choice of pickups can make or break a guitar's design. Nikki Stringfield loaded her signature A-6 model with everything she needs to complete her onstage sound. The high-output, Schecter USA NS-1 in the bridge position is a metalhead's dream, offering searing, aggressive distorted sounds without any loss of the guitar's naturally full-bodied tone.
The real masterstroke was adding a Sustainiac in the neck position. This marvel of modern pickup making starts life as a sweet-sounding neck humbucker, perfect for twinkling cleans and low-profile chords. However, engage the Sustainiac switch, mounted on the guitar's front, and magnetic witchcraft within the pickup vibrates your string much like an e-bow, allowing literally endless sustain, and heroic, centre-stage feedback.
But that's not all! A second switch allows you to switch between the fundamental note you just played, its higher harmonics, or a mixture of both, for the ultimate fine-tuned feedback sound. Seriously, you can Run to the Hills and back, and your notes will still be playing.
Floyd of Icarus
An updated classic. The Floyd Rose 1500 series tremolo bridge included in the Stringfield A-6 FR represent the best of both worlds. It's an updated version of the FR 1000 model, including several upgrades which provide peak vibrato arm action, without the expense of the top-tier FR Original series.
Many of the 1000's nickel moving parts have been replaced with hardwearing steel versions, for a long-lasting tremolo system that will tune and intonate smoothly for years to come. And speaking of smooth, the 1500 series features retooled knife edges, providing an extra-slick, extra-accurate trem experience, and a fantastic range of motion. So whether it's wailing bends or deep divebombs you're after, the A-6's Floyd Rose 1500 has you covered.
The best of both worlds
A neck for all occasions. While the Schecter Nikki Strignfield A-6 has been specifically crafted with fleet-fingered virtuoso playing in mind, its ebony fretboard's compound radius ensures comfortable chords lower down the neck too. So, what is a compound radius fingerboard? Every fingerboard is slightly humped down its centre, with flatter surfaces being ideal for shredding, and rounder ones more suited to barre chords and rhythm playing.
The A-6's compound radius, in essence, means you get two for the price of one. At the nut end of the neck, the fingerboard has a tight, 12" radius, meaning it fits perfectly in your hand as you tear through riff after riff. Up at the neck joint, the radius is a much flatter 16", which is perfect for intricate sweep-picking, pinpoint-accurate tapping, and crystal-clear, soulful bends. Every base covered.
Specifications
- Product Code: SCH-GTR-359
Body
- Body Material: Swamp Ash
- Body Shape: Avenger
- Finish: Maiden Mist
Neck and Fingerboard
- Neck Material: Maple/Purpleheart 5-pc w/Carbon Fiber Reinforcement Rods
- Neck Shape: Ultra Thin 'C'
- Fingerboard Material: Ebony
- Fingerboard Inlay: Abalone 'Vine of Life' and Mother of Pearl 'Hell's Gate Skull'
- Frets: 24 X-Jumbo
- Fretboard Radius: 12”-16” Compound Radius
- Scale Length: 25.5” (648mm)
Hardware and Electronics
- Nut Width: 1.625” (41.3mm)
- Nut: Floyd Rose 1500 Series
- Bridge: Floyd Rose 1500 Series
- Tuners: Grover Rotomatic 18:1
- Neck Pickup: Sustainiac
- Bridge Pickup: Schecter USA NS-1
- Controls: Volume/Tone/3-Way (Pickup) Switch/2-Way On-Off Sustainiac Switch/3-Way Sustainiac Mode Switch (Fundamental-Mix-Harmonic)
- Battery Compartment: 9-volt Clip-in Battery Compartment
- Knobs: Metal Knurled w/ Set Screw
- Truss Rod: 2-Way Adjustable Rod w/ 5/32” (4mm) Allen Nut
Miscellaneous
- Strings: Ernie Ball 7-String (.009/.011/.016/.026/.036/.046/.062)
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