DISC Schecter Spitfire, Purple Haze

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Key Features

  • Vintage Style & Tonality Meets Modern Playability
  • Schecter UltraTron Pickups Deliver Classic Filter'tron Tonality
  • Bigsby Tremolo For Subtle & Smooth Tremolo Action
  • Modern Neck: X-Jumbo Frets, 14'' Radius & Thin 'C' Profile
  • Distinct Aesthetic With Vintage Inspiration

DISC Schecter Spitfire, Purple Haze Overview

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The Schecter Spitfire in Purple Haze is the perfect combination of vintage aesthetics, tonality, and player experience. However, look beyond the surface and you'll find that these classic touches disguise the fact that the Spitfire is also an effortlessly playable instrument, with a thoroughly modern neck specification. Taking inspiration from vintage instruments, the Spitfire has a Bigsby tremolo for subtle and smooth vibrato sounds. The guitar also has Schecter UltraTron pickups, giving you that signature Filter'tron sound and look. The Spitfire's striking aesthetics are matched to a modern neck specification with 22 x-jumbo frets and a flat 14'' radius. Here you have a modern take on classic guitar design that provides a unique hybrid of vintage tonality and aesthetic with a modern effortless playing experience. Like the Spitfire aeroplane from which the name of this guitar derives, the Schecter Spitfire is a classic design with stunning capability, designed to take your tone and playing to new heights.

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The Spitfire

The Spitfire was a British single-seater fighter plane from around the time of the Second World War. It gained notoriety for its iconic design and capabilities. The Schecter Spitfire guitar is much like its namesake; it brings its own distinct design with incredibly capable functionality.

This guitar features a vintage-inspired aesthetic and tonality with its unique design touches such as a Bigsby tremolo and UltraTron pickups. These features are combined with a strikingly modern neck specification, giving you the perfect hybrid of old and new.

Schecter USA UltraTron Pickups

The classic combination of Filter'tron pickups and a Bigsby tremolo is a familiar sight on vintage guitars. Schecter's own UltraTron pickups give the Spitfire a classic vintage tonality; the pickups have the warm humbucking tone of a PAF pickup and the brightness and clarity of a single coil, providing a signature sound that can't be created in any other way.

The Spitfire guitar features the UltraTron pickups wired with a 3-way switch and push/pull tone control for added versatility with multiple pickups switching options. Not only do these pickups sound great, they also provide a classic aesthetic with the familiar vintage design.

Vintage Hardware

The Schecter Spitfire features a true Bigsby tremolo that can provide a smooth and subtle vibrato effect on single notes and chords. It is mounted to a tune-o-matic bridge for enhanced intonation setup and tuning stability. The Spitfire's machineheads are also vintage style, produced by Grover for reliable and stable operation.

The Spitfire also features a split-design scratch plate and a familiar top-mounted jack socket. The fingerboard has block inlays and the headstock has a more angular and classic design. All of these features come together to give the Schecter Spitfire a vintage-inspired aesthetic alongside a classic tonality and playing experience.

Modern Playability

The Spitfire's neck is crafted with a thoroughly modern specification ensuring you'll have none of the drawbacks of vintage guitars. The Spitfire's neck has a thin 'C' profile for a comfortable feel in the left hand. The fingerboard has a modern 14'' radius that is very wide and provides easy fingering alongside the ability to set up a low string action. The Spitfire has 22 frets which are extra jumbo for a superior playing feel; ideal for lead guitar techniques such as string bends and vibrato.

Quality Tonewoods

The Spitfire matches quality hardware and thoughtful specifications to a resonant and bright sounding alder body. The neck is constructed from a classic combination of rosewood and maple for a smooth feel with added brightness. The bolt-on design gives its own tonal range and suits the pickups perfectly, giving you a wide tonal platform to explore.

Features

  • Vintage-inspired aesthetics meets modern playability
  • Bigsby tremolo for authentic subtle vibrato and tremolo action
  • Bright and resonant alder body with a modern classic aesthetic
  • Schecter USA UltraTron™ pickups for the unique tonality of the Filter'tron
  • Tone push/pull for increased pickup switching options
  • 3-way pickup switching
  • Modern neck specification for effortless playability: 14'' flat radius and thin 'C' profile
  • 22 X-Jumbo frets for enhanced purchase on the strings for lead playing
  • Grover vintage tuners for excellent tuning stability

Specifications

General

  • Model Name: Spitfire
  • Item Number: 299
  • Country of Origin: Indonesia

Body

  • Top Contour: Flat Top w/Raised Center
  • Dexterity: Right Handed
  • Construction: Bolt-on
  • Body Material: Alder

Neck

  • Fretboard: Ebony
  • Neck Material: Maple
  • Inlays: Mother of Pearl Blocks
  • Scale: 25.5'' (648mm)
  • Neck Shape: Thin ‘C’
  • Thickness: @ 1st Fret- .787'' (20mm)/ @ 12th Fret- .866'' (22mm)
  • Frets: 22 X-Jumbo
  • Fretboard Radius: 14'' (355mm)
  • Nut Width: 1.653'' (42mm)
  • Truss Rod: 2-Way Adjustable Rod w/ 5/32'' (4mm) Allen Nut

Electronics & Hardware

  • Hardware Colour: Nickel
  • Knobs: Metal Knurled w/ Set Screw
  • Tuners: Grover Vintage Deluxe
  • Nut: Graph Tech XL Ivory Tusq
  • Bridge: Bigsby Flat Top B50 w/ Roller TonePros TOM TPFR – T3BT
  • Bridge Pickup: Schecter USA UltraTron™
  • Neck Pickup: Schecter USA UltraTron™
  • Controls: Volume/Tone (Push-Pull)/3-Way Switch

Accessories

  • Strings: Ernie Ball Regular Slinky #2221 (.010-.046)
  • Case: SGR-UNIVERSAL GUITAR ''Case Sold Separately''