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At A Glance

Model Name
Robert Smith UltraCure-XII
Item Number
281
Country of Origin
South Korea
Guitar Color Shown
Vintage White (VWHT)
Tuners
Schecter Locking
Fretboard
Rosewood
Neck Material
Maple 3-pc
Inlays
Mother of Pearl Blocks
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
Fretboard Radius
14" (355mm)
Nut
Graph Tech XL Black Tusq
Nut Width
1.771" (45mm)
Truss Rod
2-Way Adjustable Rod w/ 5/32" (4mm) Allen Nut
Guitar Colors
Vintage White (VWHT)
Hardware Color
Chrome
Top Contour
Flat Top w/Raised Center
Dexterity
Right Handed
Construction
Set-Neck w/Ultra Access
Body Material
Chambered Mahogany
Bridge
Diamond Adjustable-12
Controls
Volume (Push-Pull)/Volume (Push-Pull)/ Master Volume/3-Way Switch
Bridge Pickup
Seymour Duncan '59 SH-1B
Neck Pickup
Seymour Duncan '59 SH-1N
Knobs
Metal Knurled w/ Set Screw
Strings
Ernie Ball 12 String Electric #2230 (.010-.046)
Case
SGR-16UC-VI "Case Sold Separately"
Description

Schecter built the Robert Smith UltraCure-XII as a signature twelve-string electric guitar, positioned within the UltraCure line as an artist collaboration model. The instrument carried item number 281 and was finished in Vintage White.

Construction centred on a chambered mahogany body with a flat top and raised centre contour, joined to a three-piece maple neck via a set-neck joint with Ultra Access. The 25.5-inch scale rosewood fingerboard ran to 24 X-Jumbo frets at a 14-inch radius, with a nut width of 1.771 inches (45mm) accommodating the twelve-string format. A Graph Tech XL Black Tusq nut fed the strings to Schecter locking tuners. The Diamond Adjustable-12 bridge was fitted as standard. Pickup duties fell to a matched pair of Seymour Duncan '59s — the SH-1B at the bridge and SH-1N at the neck — wired to a control layout of two push-pull volume controls, a master volume, and a 3-way switch, with metal knurled knobs throughout. Hardware was finished in chrome. Mother of pearl block inlays marked the fretboard positions, with glow-in-the-dark side dot markers. The instrument shipped strung with Ernie Ball 12-String Electric #2230 (.010–.046) strings.

Owners sourcing replacement parts — particularly strings, nuts, or twelve-string bridge saddles — should cross-reference the specific component part numbers with a qualified guitar technician, as twelve-string setups benefit from careful intonation work when saddle or nut components are replaced.

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