I was at Davis GMC earlier today, before the storm took over & flooded parts of Ang Mo Kio, managed to try Schecter's Damien Riot (FR). The 'extra' feature here is the heel-neck joint which is at the 18th fret while the rest of the bolt-on electric guitars out there (generally), sports a 17th fret occurrence. The body outline there played a crucial part in keeping things in balance pertaining to this 'deeper' joint. The neck has a great shred feel to it but the roundness of the overall profile invokes a (Fender) Strat make. I'm not quite a fan of EMG-HZ pickups but in this guitar, the pair sounded aggressive but retaining that passive pickup warmth. It proved its worth after I plugged it into a Marshall DSL401. So if you are looking for a locking whammy equipped solid-body, this one's recommended.
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