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At A Glance
- Model Name
- V-1 Apocalypse
- Item Number
- 1298
- Country of Origin
- South Korea
- Guitar Color Shown
- Rusty Grey (RG)
- Tuners
- Schecter Locking
- Fretboard
- Ebony
- Neck Material
- Maple/Padauk Multi-ply w/Carbon Fiber Reinforcement Rods
- Inlays
- Triangle at 12th and 24th Fret
- Side Dot Markers
- Glow In The Dark
- Scale
- 25.5" (648mm)
- Neck Shape
- Thin 'C'
- Thickness
- @ 1st Fret- .787" (20mm)/ @ 12th Fret- .866" (22mm)
- Frets
- 24 X-Jumbo Stainless Steel
- Fretboard Radius
- 12"-16" Compound Radius
- Nut
- Graph Tech XL Black Tusq
- Nut Width
- 1.653" (42mm)
- Truss Rod
- 2-Way Adjustable Rod w/ 5/32" (4mm) Allen Nut
- Guitar Colors
- Rusty Grey (RG)
- Hardware Color
- Satin Black
- Top Contour
- Flat Top
- Dexterity
- Right Handed
- Construction
- Set-Neck w/Ultra Access
- Body Material
- Swamp Ash
- Binding
- Black 1-ply
- Bridge
- TonePros T3BT TOM w/ String Thru Body
- Controls
- Volume/Volume/Tone(Push-Pull)/3-Way Switch
- Bridge Pickup
- Schecter USA Apocalypse-VI™
- Neck Pickup
- Schecter USA Apocalypse-VI™
- Knobs
- Hipshot O-Ring
- Strings
- Ernie Ball Regular Slinky #2221 (.010-.046)
- Case
- SGR-8V "Case Sold Separately"
Schecter positioned the V-1 Apocalypse as a high-specification instrument within its Apocalypse series, built around a set-neck construction with Ultra Access and a swamp ash body finished in Rusty Grey. The guitar was configured for right-handed players and carried a flat top contour with black 1-ply binding and satin black hardware throughout.
The maple and padauk multi-ply neck incorporated carbon fiber reinforcement rods and was profiled to a Thin 'C' shape, measuring .787" at the first fret and .866" at the twelfth. A 25.5" scale ebony fretboard ran to 24 X-jumbo stainless steel frets over a 12"-16" compound radius, with triangle inlays at the 12th and 24th frets and glow-in-the-dark side dot markers. The nut was a Graph Tech XL Black Tusq unit at 1.653" width, and the truss rod accepted a 5/32" Allen key for two-way adjustment. Schecter Locking tuners handled tuning stability at the headstock. The bridge was a TonePros T3BT tune-o-matic with string-through-body anchoring, and both pickup positions carried Schecter USA Apocalypse-VI™ humbuckers, controlled via a volume/volume/tone (push-pull) arrangement and a 3-way switch, with Hipshot O-Ring knobs. The instrument shipped strung with Ernie Ball Regular Slinky .010–.046 strings; the SGR-8V case was sold separately.
Owners sourcing replacement parts — including the TonePros T3BT bridge, Graph Tech XL Black Tusq nut, or Schecter Locking tuners — should confirm fit against the original hardware dimensions and consult a qualified guitar technician for installation or setup work.
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