Originally Posted by: LordathestringsI don't know about Schecters - I go for hard-tails, and any Schecter I've seen in the shops had some kind of trem on it. Their reputation certainly speaks to very good value for the money.

The flagship Schecter model... The C-1 comes most commonly in a carved maple top hardtail with a Gibson style stop tailpiece and compensated neck angle.... Very similar to a PRS double cut. I would give the PRS a 10 on quality and a Schecter about an 8.5/9.... The average Gibson would be between 7 and 8.5.

Schecter C-1 Classic > Gibson Standard/Studio Les Paul

They're also almost a 1,000 dollars less in most cases.

As for the difference between the Studio and the Standard... Generally the Studio comes only in flat colors with polished nickle or black hardware with no binding.... It's a stripped down Les Paul in the truest form... The Standard comes in metallic colors and sunbursts, has binding, and comes with chrome/gold hardware... The Gibson on the neck is often inlaid rather than painted on as well. Atleast that's the way it use to be when my buddy was looking for an LP... He ended up getting a Teal/Blue flipflop Studio LP for 800 bucks.

If I ever got an LP... I'd get a PRS single cut... Simple as that.