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At A Glance

Model Name
Nick Johnston Traditional
Item Number
7051
Country of Origin
USA
Guitar Color Shown
Atomic Snow
Tuners
Schecter/Hipshot Staggered Locking Tuners
Headstock
Natural
Fretboard
Macassar Ebony
Neck Material
Contoured 4-Bolt Wenge
Inlays
Silver Ring
Side Dot Markers
Silver
Scale
25.5"
Neck Shape
Custom C Shape w/ vintage satin finish
Thickness
.825" 1st fret- .865" 12th fret
Frets
22 Jescar Premium German Silver
Fretboard Radius
14"
Nut
Graphtech Black Tusq
Nut Width
1.67"
Truss Rod
Spoke Wheel
Guitar Colors
Atomic Snow
Hardware Color
Chrome
Dexterity
Right
Construction
Bolt-On
Body Material
Alder
Bridge
Schecter Vintage 2-Point Tremolo
Pickup Configuration
SSS
Controls
Master Volume/ Master Tone w. 5-way Slider Switch
Bridge Pickup
Nick Johnston Signature Atomic Set
Description

Schecter built the Nick Johnston USA Signature — catalogued under item number 7051 and finished in Atomic Snow — as a domestically produced instrument bearing the full Traditional designation within the Nick Johnston signature line. Its bolt-on construction and SSS pickup layout placed it firmly in the single-coil, vintage-influenced tier of Schecter's USA Custom Shop output.

The neck was machined from wenge with a contoured four-bolt joint and finished in a vintage satin treatment, shaped to a Custom C profile measuring .825" at the first fret and .865" at the twelfth. Macassar ebony formed the fretboard, carrying 22 Jescar Premium German Silver frets over a 14" radius, with silver ring inlays and silver side dot markers. The nut was a Graphtech Black Tusq unit cut to 1.67" width, and the truss rod adjusted via a spoke wheel. An alder body accepted a Schecter Vintage 2-Point Tremolo bridge in chrome, while Schecter/Hipshot Staggered Locking Tuners with a natural-finish headstock completed the hardware complement. The control layout consisted of a master volume and master tone paired with a 5-way slider switch governing the Nick Johnston Signature Atomic Set pickups in SSS configuration.

Owners requiring setup adjustments, fret work, or sourcing of replacement components such as the Graphtech Black Tusq nut or Jescar German Silver fretwire should consult a qualified guitar technician familiar with vintage-specification bolt-on instruments.

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