Schecter's Damien-6 Has Arrived — And It's Ready for the Dark Side
There's a reason the Schecter Damien series keeps showing up in metal circles: it delivers real, usable tone without making you take out a second mortgage. The Damien-6 in Satin Black is built around a mahogany body with an arched top, a fast maple neck, and a rosewood fretboard loaded with pearloid bat inlays — all finished in a matte black that looks exactly as menacing in person as it does in photos.
This is a no-nonsense solidbody with bolt-on construction, a fixed hardtail bridge, and a pickup set that was designed specifically with heavier music in mind. Whether you're riffing through a dirty channel or coaxing aggressive lead tones, the Damien-6 has the hardware to back you up without a bunch of unnecessary complexity getting in the way.
This is a guitar that works for players who know what they want: something that feels fast, sounds heavy, and doesn't require a lot of tinkering right out of the box.
A Mahogany Body That Earns Its Keep
The Damien-6 is built on a mahogany body with an arched top contour and black 1-ply binding — a classic combination that contributes warmth and sustain in the low-mids. The satin finish keeps it comfortable in your hands and gives the whole guitar a decidedly no-frills, purposeful look. Black hardware throughout keeps the aesthetic consistent and adds to the overall blacked-out aesthetic.
The bridge is a Schecter Custom Hardtail with string-through-body design, which improves string-to-body contact and adds to the overall sustain and resonance you get from the mahogany. For players who aren't interested in a floating tremolo system — and just want a guitar that stays in tune and transfers energy efficiently — the hardtail setup is exactly right.
A Neck Built for Speed
The maple neck runs a Thin "C" profile, which sits comfortably in the hand without feeling like you're wrapping around a baseball bat. The rosewood fretboard has a 14" radius — flatter than a vintage Fender, which makes it more forgiving for fast runs and bends higher up the neck. You get 24 extra-jumbo frets across a 25.5" scale length, giving you plenty of real estate and a full two octaves per string.
At the nut, Schecter uses a Graph Tech XL Black TUSQ nut (1.653" width), which improves tuning stability and helps bring out harmonics compared to a standard plastic nut. Schecter tuners handle the other end. Neck thickness measures .787" at the 1st fret and .866" at the 12th — a consistent, gradual taper that players generally find very manageable for extended playing sessions.
Heretic Humbuckers — Made for This
Both pickup positions run Schecter Diamond "Heretic" humbuckers — a design built specifically for heavier playing styles. The Heretic uses a center alnico V magnet flanked by ceramic 8 magnets, which gives you a focused midrange attack without losing articulation in the low end. The push-pull tone control adds an extra layer of flexibility to the standard volume/tone/3-way setup, letting you access additional tonal options without adding extra switches to the control layout.
These aren't high-output pickups in the sense that they become a compressed, indistinct wall of gain — they're voiced to stay tight and defined even when you're pushing the amp hard. Players who dial in a lot of gain will appreciate that note-to-note clarity holds up.
Product Features:
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Body: Mahogany with arched top contour and black 1-ply binding
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Neck: Maple, bolt-on, Thin "C" profile — .787" at 1st fret, .866" at 12th fret
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Fretboard: Rosewood, 14" radius, 24 X-jumbo frets, pearloid bat inlays
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Scale Length: 25.5" (648mm)
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Nut: Graph Tech XL Black TUSQ, 1.653" (42mm) width
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Pickups: Schecter Diamond Heretic humbuckers (neck and bridge)
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Controls: Volume / Tone (push-pull) / 3-way switch
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Bridge: Schecter Custom Hardtail with string-through-body
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Hardware: Black throughout, metal knurled knobs with set screw
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Tuners: Schecter
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Finish: Satin Black
This item is a "B-Stock Guitar" directly from the manufacturer. It is NEW Stock that has never been owned. Pictures are of the actual Guitar you will receive.
This item is a "B-Stock Guitar" directly from the manufacturer. It is NEW Stock that has never been owned. We will have our licensed tech go over the guitar and set it up for you. On this guitar Schecter noted contamination on back of neck (see pictures) that's not to say it’s the only defects that could have caused it to be a B-stock.
Brand: Schecter
Model: Damien-6
SKU: 2470-2ND|RO25051171
Condition: B-Stock
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