Schecter C-7 Multiscale Silver Mountain Review & Prices

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  • From Schecter's 2020 Silver Mountain series
  • Made in South Korea
  • 7 strings
  • 27" to 25.5"'' scale
  • 16" Fretboard Radius
  • Mahogany body
  • Mahogany 3-pc w/ Carbon Fiber Reinforcement Rods neck
  • Ebony fretboard
  • Bridge pickup: Schecter USA Sonic Seducer (Humbucker/Passive)
  • Neck pickup: Schecter USA Sonic Seducer (Humbucker/Passive)
  • 2 volume and 1 tone Dome knobs
  • 3-way Switch
  • Hipshot Hardtail (.125) w/ String Thru Body bridge
  • Thin C Set neck
  • 24 XL Jumbo Stainless Steel frets
  • Schecter Locking tuners
  • Weight between 6.8lbs (3.1kgs) and 7.4lbs (3.4kgs)
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Our Scores and Tone Evaluation

Playability 78
Sound 78
Build quality 74
Value for money 77
Overall Score 77
Tone Evaluation
  • Heavy Metal
  • Hard Rock
  • Jazz
  • Blues
  • Funk
  • Country
Strengths & Weaknesses
Schecter C-7 Multiscale Silver Mountain
  • Stainless Steel Frets
  • Locking Tuners
  • Expensive Wood
  • Top Brand Pickups
  • Coil Split Pickups
  • Luminescent Inlay
  • Made in South Korea
  • No High-Quality Nut
  • No Neck-Through Build
  • No Weight Relief
  • No Tremolo
  • No Compound Radius Fretboard
  • No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
  • No Strap Lock

Price Overview

Its average competitor's price is $1400, which means that the Schecter C-7 Multiscale Silver Mountain is around 7% cheaper than the competition. This takes into account all instruments of the same category in our database with 7 strings and Fixed bridge that are made in South Korea.

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Is it Easy to Play?

The Schecter C-7 Multiscale Silver Mountain meets 5 out of our 8 criteria items for beginner friendliness, which means that it's a good guitar to start with as a complete beginner. This takes into account the type of frets, scale length, nut width, bridge type, fretboard radius, and neck profile to determine the easiest combination for new players to get used to.

New Player Friendliness

Schecter C-7 Multiscale Silver Mountain
  • Comfortable shape
  • Easy-to-use bridge
  • Locking tuners
  • Tall frets
  • Comfortable neck
  • Comfortable fretboard
  • Narrow nut
  • Short scale

Hand Size Comfortability

After taking into account the neck profile, scale size, fretboard radius, and nut width, we can conclude that the Schecter C-7 Multiscale Silver Mountain's construction is balanced for most hand sizes.

Nevertheless, this comes down in the end to personal preference. Make sure you test this guitar—or another one with similar characteristics—before buying.

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How Lightweight is it?

We found that the Schecter C-7 Multiscale Silver Mountain weighs between 6.8lbs (3.1kgs) and 7.4lbs (3.4kgs). This was recorded from some online retailers that publish the weight of the instruments they sell.

Scale Length

Scale length is the distance the strings will span between the bridge and the nut. It can tell you a lot about the overall playability and tone of the instrument. A longer scale length means longer distance between frets, brighter tone and more string tension—which means lower action, but more difficult bending of the strings.

Here's the Schecter C-7 Multiscale Silver Mountain's 27" to 25.5" scale length compared to other common sizes:

Schecter C-7 Multiscale Silver Mountain Scale Length Comparison
Schecter C-7 Multiscale Silver Mountain's scale length (at the top) compared to other popular sizes

The Schecter C-7 Multiscale Silver Mountain features a multi-scale fingerboard, which means that it incorporates two scale lengths at the same time. This is present in some 7+ strings guitars to give a different tension to the lower strings and the higher strings. The thickest strings need more tension to avoid fret buzz (especially when tuned low), so the scale is longer for these strings, while the thinnest strings will need less tension (because they have a lower gauge), so they have a shorter scale to reduce stiffness for bends.

It can feel awkward if you've never played a multi-scale because the frets will have more separation for the higher strings, but a lot of people love their versatility.

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Neck Profile

Schecter C-7 Multiscale Silver Mountain Neck Profile
Schecter C-7 Multiscale Silver Mountain's neck profile

The neck profile tells you the thickness (neck depth) and shape in cross section. Every difference will completely change the feeling and comfortability of the neck. This is a highly subjective thing, but most players indeed prefer certain types of necks (like Cs and Ds) because they feel nice in most hands.

The Schecter C-7 Multiscale Silver Mountain's neck thickness is approximately 0.79'' (20.1mm) at the first fret, and 0.87'' (22.1mm) at the twelfth.

These measurements were taken either from the official Schecter website, or, in case this information wasn't provided, by researching multiple online marketplaces and forums where owners of this model have posted their measurements.

It has a C type neck. C-shaped necks like this have been the most popular for the last years. The reason is that they feel good in most hands. It's generally a thin neck that doesn't get in your way when playing fast, but that also has enough mass to give your hands a comfortable grip for chords if they aren't too big.

Thin necks like this make it easier to move your hand across the neck and it helps when playing fast solos, especially if you like to leave your thumb free while playing high on the fretboard. However, thinner necks are also weaker and will need adjustment more often than a thicker neck.

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Fretboard Radius

When it comes to fingerboard radius, personal preference will dictate which one is better for you. However, most people seem to agree that a more curved (lower) radius will make it easier to play chords while a less curved (higher) radius is better for soloing and bending.

The Schecter C-7 Multiscale Silver Mountain has a 16" fingerboard radius.

Here's an image comparing this fretboard radius to other popular choices:

Schecter C-7 Multiscale Silver Mountain Fretboard Radius Comparison with Fender Stratocaster and Gibson Les Paul
Schecter C-7 Multiscale Silver Mountain's fretboard radius compared to others

This fretboard radius is really different than Stratocasters, but it's also a lot flatter than Les Paul fingerboards. It'll heavily favor soloing over playing chords. This doesn't mean you can't use it for chords, but it will be more comfortable to play chords without muting strings in a more curved fretboard. Bending and sliding without losing sustain will also be more likely in a flat fretboard like this one.

Compound radius fingerboards give the best of both worlds. Unfortunately, the Schecter C-7 Multiscale Silver Mountain has the same radius across the board.

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Playability compared to main competitors

Multiscale Scale Length
C Neck Profile
1.89'' Nut Width
16'' Fretboard Radius
26.5'' Scale Length
U Neck Profile
1.875'' Nut Width
Compound Fretboard Radius
Multiscale Scale Length
C Neck Profile
1.89'' Nut Width
16'' Fretboard Radius
Multiscale Scale Length
D Neck Profile
1.875'' Nut Width
Compound Fretboard Radius
26.5'' Scale Length
C Neck Profile
1.625'' Nut Width
Compound Fretboard Radius

Nut Width

Schecter C-7 Multiscale Silver Mountain Nut Width
Schecter C-7 Multiscale Silver Mountain Nut Width

The Schecter C-7 Multiscale Silver Mountain has a nut width of 48mm (1.89''). This is considered a wide width for a 7-string guitar. It gives your fingers the extra space you need to play without muting accidentally, but this also makes bar chords harder to perform, especially if you have small hands.

Frets

The Schecter C-7 Multiscale Silver Mountain has 24 frets. A lot of people mistakenly believe that having more frets will always be better because it gives you a higher octave. This is certainly an advantage, but there's also a disadvantage to this.

Since the fretboard will be longer, the neck pickup will need to be placed closer to the bridge. And as you may know, the further away the neck pickup is from the bridge, the warmer it sounds. This means you'll have a brighter-sounding neck pickup when using a 24-fret guitar, even if you use the same pickup on a 22-fret guitar.

Finally, these are stainless steel frets. They're the best fretwire available. This means you won't need to change your frets since they should last as long as your guitar. Some people also feel easier bendings after swapping to stainless steel.

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Fret Size

Schecter C-7 Multiscale Silver Mountain Fret Size Comparison
Schecter C-7 Multiscale Silver Mountain's fret size (in orange) compared to other popular sizes

Finally, let's talk about fret size. Some people prefer tall frets because it's easier to press the strings and perform bends since there's less friction against the fretboard. On the other hand, some people like shorter frets because they like to touch the fretboard when playing, or because they got heavy hands and tend to press too much on the string and alter the of the note pitch accidently.

The Schecter C-7 Multiscale Silver Mountain's frets are XL Jumbo size. These are extra-large frets, which are perfect for people who truly want the least resistance for techniques like vibrato, bending, tapping, and just playing fast in general. You won't be able to feel the fretboard with these frets, so if you press too hard you'll get the notes out of pitch. It might take a while to get used to them because of this.

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Playability Score

Bending & Vibrato Ease 90
Chord Playability 55
Solo Playability 90
Playability 78

Tone Analysis

Wood will have little influence in the final tone of an electric guitar or bass. Instead, the hardware, especially the pickups, will be the most important thing to look at. Bur first, let's see the quality of the wood.

Wood

Mahogany wood pattern used for guitar building
Mahogany Body, Neck
Ebony wood pattern used for guitar building
Ebony Fretboard

Mahogany Body and Neck: This is the type of wood found in many top-of-the-line guitars, so that's a positive point for the build quality. This red-looking wood Mahogany is found in Africa and Central America and has great sustain and a warm tone due to its high density. The downside about this type of wood is that it's relatively heavy.

Ebony Fretboard: This is one of the most expensive woods there is, which is why it's mostly used for fretboards. It is dense, heavy, highly resistant and comes in a really dark color that gives any guitar a classy touch. Tone wise, it helps the high side of the spectrum and provides good sustain.

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Pickups

This guitar comes with pickups from one of the top brands: Schecter USA. So you can expect well built pickups with great sound that shouldn't need an upgrade anytime soon.

These are passive pickups, so you can expect a rounder sound and a moderade level of output.

The Schecter C-7 Multiscale Silver Mountain's configuration is HH. With this pickup combination, you'll get warmer tones and more output than using single coils. Humbucker pickups cancel the noise that single-coil suffer from, which also results in a warmer tone. This pickup combination isn't only for high-gain music like Hard Rock or Heavy Metal. Their warmness is also popular for Jazz, Indie, R&B, Blues and more.

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24 Frets
Fixed Bridge
Schecter USA Sonic Seducer Bridge Pickup
Schecter USA Sonic Seducer Neck Pickup
24 Frets
Floyd Rose Bridge
Schecter USA Sonic Seducer Bridge Pickup
Sustainiac Neck Pickup
24 Frets
Fixed Bridge
Schecter USA Sonic Seducer Bridge Pickup
Schecter USA Sonic Seducer Neck Pickup
24 Frets
Floyd Rose Bridge
Schecter USA Sonic Seducer Bridge Pickup
Sustainiac Neck Pickup
24 Frets
Fixed Bridge
Schecter USA Sonic Seducer Bridge Pickup
Schecter USA Sonic Seducer Neck Pickup

Versatility

It comes with the popular 3-way switch that is present in most guitars. For more versatility, players tend to prefer a 5-way switch, although it all depends on what you want to use your guitar for.

It has a Coil Split option. It allows you to 'split' or turn off pickup coils to get even more tones in combination with the pickup selector. When used with humbucker pickups, it'll reduce the output and increase their clarity, turning them essentially into single-coil pickups.

Diagram

Schecter C-7 Multiscale Silver Mountain pickups switch and push knobs diagram
Schecter C-7 Multiscale Silver Mountain's switch options

What music genre is it good for?

As a 7 strings, Solid Body guitar with HH configuration and Passive pickups, we'd recommend it for genres like Heavy Metal or similar. However, you can use almost any guitar for any genre. This is just the typical type of music for this particular one.

Sound Score

Pickups 85
Sustain 80
Versatility 66
Tuning Stability 80
Sound 78

Build Quality Analysis

Country of Origin

Knowing where the instrument is produced is a good way to know how well it's built. Some manufacturing countries are known for having higher quality standards. For example, most expensive instruments are made in the US or Japan, but there are some exceptionally great countries—like South Korea—that are building a good reputation.

The Schecter C-7 Multiscale Silver Mountain is made in South Korea. Guitars made here are well-built and tend to have good quality control, even though they focus on mass production. This used to be the most premium option just below Japan or the US, but other countries like Indonesia are becoming great competitors because of even cheaper labor without sacrificing quality.

Bridge

Hipshot Hardtail (.125) w/ String Thru Body: The advantage of fixed bridges is that they don't require any kind of set-up. This makes it extremely easy when changing strings because you don't need to adjust anything besides tuning the guitar. Also, the fact that the bridge is directly attached to the body will help to increase sustain. The disadvantage is the lack of versatility since you can't create the same vibrato effects as with tremolo bridges.

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Tuners

The Schecter C-7 Multiscale Silver Mountain comes with locking tuners, which helps with tuning stability and makes changing strings a lot faster and easier. As long as they're high quality, these are the best tuning machines you can have. The only disadvantage is that they are a bit heavier than normal tuners.

Nut Material

Another important thing to analyze is the nut material, as it's one of the most important aspects that can affect the sound and playability of your guitar. A well-cut nut will make sure it stays in tune and will make it more comfortable to play.

In this case, the Schecter C-7 Multiscale Silver Mountain has a Graphite nut. This material is self-lubricating, which allows the strings to slide over the nut without too much friction. This helps to keep the guitar in tune when bending and using the tremolo. It's not as resistant and it doesn't sound as good as bone, but it is much better than a plastic nut.

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Neck Joint

The neck joint is the part where the neck of the guitar meets the body. There are three main techniques to attach both parts together: Set-In, Bolt-On and Neck-Through. The latter two provide different advantages, although neck-throughs are the most expensive.

This guitar has a Set neck joint. This type of neck joint consists of using different pieces of wood for the neck and the body of the guitar. Both pieces are then glued together. This is more expensive to make than a bolt-on neck, but it's cheaper than a neck-through guitar. Some people believe that this gives more sustain than a bolt-on neck due to both pieces having a 'better connection' than with bolts. Still, it's something difficult to prove.

However, this type of neck joint does have the disadvantage of not allowing you to easily swap the neck for another. This makes this type of neck joint less mod-friendly.

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Build Quality Score

Quality of materials 71
Features 75
Quality Control 75
Build Quality 74

All Specs

Schecter C-7 Multiscale Silver Mountain
General
Brand: Schecter
Year: 2020
Configuration: HH
Strings: 7
Made in: South Korea
Series: Silver Mountain
Colors: Red Patterns, White Patterns, Green Patterns
Left-Handed Version: Yes
Body
Type: Solid Body
Body Material: Mahogany
Bridge: Hipshot Hardtail (.125) w/ String Thru Body
Neck
Neck Joint: Set
Tuners: Schecter Locking
Fretboard: Ebony
Neck Material: Mahogany 3-pc w/ Carbon Fiber Reinforcement Rods
Decoration: Lines
Scale Size: 27" to 25.5"
Shape: Thin C
Thickness: 1st Fret: 0.79'' (20.1mm) - 12th Fret: 0.87'' (22.1mm)
Frets: 24 XL Jumbo Stainless Steel
Fretboard Radius: 16"
Nut: Graphite
Nut Width: 48mm (1.89'')
Electronics
Switch: 3 Way
Knobs: Dome
Pickup Mods: Coil Split
Volume Controls: 2
Tone Controls: 1
Bridge Pickup: Schecter USA Sonic Seducer (Humbucker / Passive)
Neck Pickup: Schecter USA Sonic Seducer (Humbucker / Passive)

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18/03/23 18:35:30

Have this guitar in a lefty model. Very eye-catching aesthetically right out of the box. Very well built as well. It feels solid while still being comfortable to play and not being overly heavy. Fantastic tuning stability. Wider neck gives a slightly wider string spacing, which depending on player preference can be either a pro or a con, but for me is a pro as it makes riff articulation feel more clean and effortless. It has some really decent hardware on board, including lockintuners, graph-tech nut, and push/pull po to tap the pickups. The stock Sonic Seducer pickups are certainly not bad at all, and are very capable of handling a large degree of gain while still being solidly musical, however they are not what I would call "great" either, and my only real criticism of this guitar would have to be that while it isn't an incredibly expensive instrument, it is definitely not a cheap one either, and at the price I paid for it, I would have expected the pickups to be a little better than they are. Aside from that, i really do like it very much, and can honestly recommend it as a good purchase to players looking for a good multiscale instrument that is at performance level quality without being a total bank-breaker. I was especially excited to FINALLY have the opportunity to own a multiscale in a left handed dexterity that was actually within my financial reach, and have not been disappointed with this guitar since I received it several months ago. All in all, it's a really good guitar for the money.

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17/02/23 08:08:33

One of the absolute best guitars I've ever owned! Plays extremely smooth and comfortable and has absolutely zero qc issues whatsoever. The pickups arent quite as hot and youd expect, but that just makes for a more versatile instrument. You can easily go from metal/djent to blues to classic rock to ambient without much hassle. The only downside to this guitar is that it's a little bit on the heavier side, and the frets might be too big for some people but other than that I honestly dont think you can find a better guitar for the price.