Really looking forward to this. It's basically priced in between a mid-end guitar and the higher-priced USA customs. So about $1400 USD. But with essentially all the features of a USA-made guitar -- including the HW and pickups! And a Wenge neck!
If you look at the Nick Johnston Schecter, the differences between the Indonesian and USA made guitars are
But if you add up these upgrades, there's no way its an extra $2k+ which is what Schecter charges. Ridiculous. Because you can't make the argument that USA-made labor is better. No way that is true anymore.
So basically the Aaron Marshall Schecter rectifies this -- has everything made in Indonesia, but with the better HW. And so the price is less than 50% of the USA signatures! Great!
This is a bowshot to the USA custom shops out there -- that the Asian-made stuff is coming at the high-end and might possibly crush you. You cannot argue now that the quality and workmanship in Asia is inferior to the USA. In many cases, it's the opposite. I own a NJ Schecter made in Indonesia -- for like $800, and it clearly holds its own against guitars from Suhr, Grosh, Anderson, etc. which are priced >$4K. Even Nick Johnston himself in multiple videos has been amazed at the quality and playability of the Indonesian guitars. He actually uses a few on tour. I bet he replaces the pickups with his USA sig ones -- because we know the pickups make a big difference -- not the "tonewoods."
https://www.schecterguitars.com/Aaron-Marshall-AM-6
If you look at the Nick Johnston Schecter, the differences between the Indonesian and USA made guitars are
- Neck: Wenge (USA) vs roasted maple (Indonesia)
- Better HW (tuners, bridge, and pickups) on the USA-made guitar
But if you add up these upgrades, there's no way its an extra $2k+ which is what Schecter charges. Ridiculous. Because you can't make the argument that USA-made labor is better. No way that is true anymore.
So basically the Aaron Marshall Schecter rectifies this -- has everything made in Indonesia, but with the better HW. And so the price is less than 50% of the USA signatures! Great!
This is a bowshot to the USA custom shops out there -- that the Asian-made stuff is coming at the high-end and might possibly crush you. You cannot argue now that the quality and workmanship in Asia is inferior to the USA. In many cases, it's the opposite. I own a NJ Schecter made in Indonesia -- for like $800, and it clearly holds its own against guitars from Suhr, Grosh, Anderson, etc. which are priced >$4K. Even Nick Johnston himself in multiple videos has been amazed at the quality and playability of the Indonesian guitars. He actually uses a few on tour. I bet he replaces the pickups with his USA sig ones -- because we know the pickups make a big difference -- not the "tonewoods."
https://www.schecterguitars.com/Aaron-Marshall-AM-6
