NAMM 2020: Schecter announces new Silver Mountain and PT Pro guitars

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NAMM 2020:  Schecter has introduced its first electric guitars for 2020 with the new Silver Mountain range making its debut and an updated PT Pro Series too.

Both lines feature Schecter pickups and high-spec hardware.

Silver Mountain 

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The new Silver Mountain series is named after its striking finish and features an array of extended range and multi-scale options.

All models feature feature the newly-designed Schecter Sonic Seducer pickup at the bridge and a Sustainiac in the neck on select models.

Other key features include a Floyd Rose 1500 Series bridge and nut, Grover Rotomatic tuners and black hardware.

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The new Silver Mountain series is available in Silver Mountain finish in a variety of models: C-1 Silver Mountain ($1,189); C-1 FR S Silver Mountain ($1,299); C-7 Multiscale Silver Mountain ($1,299); C-7 FR S Silver Mountain ($1,329); and C-8 Multiscale Silver Mountain (pictured above, $1,329).

PT Pro 

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The new models in the PT Pro Series ($899) feature either an alder body and quilted maple top in Transparent Blue Burst or Transparent Purple Burst, and a thin 'C' roasted maple neck. The Transparent Blues Burst version adds on a roasted maple fingerboard, while the TPB’s is ebony.

The models feature a Schecter PT-H Pro bridge, Schecter locking tuners, a Graph Tech Black Tusq nut, glow-in-the-dark side-dot markers and black hardware.

More new Schecter model announcements will follow next month. In the meantime for more information on all the new models so far, check out Schecter Guitars.

Rob Laing
Reviews Editor, GuitarWorld.com and MusicRadar guitars

Rob is the Reviews Editor for GuitarWorld.com and MusicRadar guitars, so spends most of his waking hours (and beyond) thinking about and trying the latest gear while making sure our reviews team is giving you thorough and honest tests of it. He's worked for guitar mags and sites as a writer and editor for nearly 20 years but still winces at the thought of restringing anything with a Floyd Rose.