Sound & Tone
The mahogany body and quilted maple top give this a warm, thick foundation under the EMG 81TW bridge pickup’s tight, high-output attack, making it well suited to metal rhythm work, palm-muted riffing and cutting lead lines at the 25.5″ scale’s firm string tension. The Sustainiac neck pickup shifts the voice toward endless sustain and controllable harmonic feedback, useful for long-held solo notes, ambient swells and experimental textures, while the push-pull coil-tap adds thinner, cleaner single-coil-style options. Set-neck construction with Ultra Access and a thin ‘C’ profile over 24 X-Jumbo frets favor fast upper-register playing, and the Floyd Rose 1000 bridge and locking nut keep dive-bomb and vibrato work in tune.
Schecter Hellraiser C-1 FR Sustainiac Left Handed Electric Guitar – Black Cherry
The Hellraiser C-1 FR Sustainiac delivers a thin, fast neck profile that responds to aggressive playing and extended technique work in the studio and on stage. Built for left-handed players seeking a professional-grade recording instrument, this guitar combines premium tonewoods with active electronics and locking hardware designed for tracking stability and sustain. The Sustainiac® neck pickup sets this model apart, enabling infinite sustain and harmonic feedback control that opens creative possibilities for layered lead parts, experimental textures, and sustained effects rarely found at this price point.
Build & Hardware
A mahogany body with quilted maple top and set-neck construction with Ultra Access creates tonal warmth and upper-fret accessibility for session work across genres. The thin ‘C’ neck profile measures 0.787″ at the first fret and 0.866″ at the 12th, paired with a 25.5″ scale and 14″ fretboard radius for fast, comfortable playability during long tracking days. Black chrome hardware and a Floyd Rose 1000 Series bridge with Floyd Rose locking nut provide tuning stability and controlled vibrato range, essential for maintaining intonation across multiple takes and punch-in sessions.
Tone & Electronics
The EMG 81 bridge pickup delivers aggressive high-output tones suited to heavy production work and dense mixes, while the Sustainiac® neck pickup offers limitless sustain and feedback control for lead layering, ambient textures, and experimental overdubs. Dual 9-volt battery compartments power both pickups independently, with push-pull volume controls enabling quick coil-tapping and tone shaping between takes without rewiring or switching instruments.
Key Features
- Left-handed configuration with professional factory setup
- Mahogany body with quilted maple top and abalone binding
- Set-neck construction with Ultra Access for upper-fret reach
- Thin ‘C’ neck profile with 24 X-Jumbo frets and 14″ radius rosewood fretboard
- Abalone gothic cross inlays
- 25.5″ scale length with 1.625″ nut width
- EMG 81TW bridge pickup and Sustainiac® neck pickup with dual 9-volt battery compartment
- Floyd Rose 1000 Series bridge and locking nut with black chrome hardware
- Grover tuners with 2-way adjustable truss rod
- Ernie Ball Regular Slinky strings (.010–.046)
- Manufactured in South Korea
This instrument combines high-output active pickups, locking vibrato hardware, and signature Sustainiac technology in a configuration specifically engineered for left-handed players tracking serious performances and layered lead work.
