Schecter Guitar Research Banshee Elite-6 with Floyd Rose and Sustainiac Electric Guitar Gloss Natural

Comments about Schecter Guitar Research Banshee Elite-6 with Floyd Rose and Sustainiac Electric Guitar:

I have a sustainiac installed in my Ibanez, and I love it, but it's set up for E standard/Drop D tuning. Wanted another sustainiac guitar that I could use for lower tunings (D standard - E flat standard, occasionally C# standard). Narrowed it down to either this guitar, a Schecter Blackjack, or a Schecter Damien Platinum. I tried this guitar out first, and I actually liked it, but expected more for the price point. For starters the 9V battery case could be better -- I expected a swivel compartment where the batteries just slide out and drop in, but with this one, I had to use a bass pick to pry the battery out when it came time to change it. There was also a screw loose on the pickup out of the box which I had to tighten down, and in the box, the bag that contains the whammy bar and all of the other hardware was cut open at the bottom, so all the allen wrenches and extra trem spring were loose in the box. That said, I liked the feel of the guitar, especially the slim neck and x-jumbo frets, it played very smoothly for me. The screwless whammy bar was also nice, it just pushes in and pulls out. The glow in the dark side inlays seemed gimmicky, maybe someone else would find those handy but not for me. The humbucker pickup looks cool and sounds fine, but again, wasn't thrilled with it at this price point. Ended up returning it and next will try out the Blackjack which has the same slim neck, tho without stainless steel frets and with a different pickup (there are other differences too, but not important for me).