Comments on: My Sunburst Schecter Strat Copy http://www.mk-guitar.com/blog/2009/11/16/my-sunburst-schecter-strat-copy/ Ingo Raven's blog about the Mark Knopfler guitar style and electric guitar in general Sun, 05 Feb 2012 11:02:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: John http://www.mk-guitar.com/blog/2009/11/16/my-sunburst-schecter-strat-copy/comment-page-1/#comment-4835 John Mon, 31 Jan 2011 16:49:20 +0000 http://www.mk-guitar.com/blog/?p=1061#comment-4835 Hi, I also have a Chandler Schecter Strat Serial No: 8322, which I absolutely love. It is the most fantastic guitar I've ever owned. If anyone wants to swap info, just email me. Hi, I also have a Chandler Schecter Strat Serial No: 8322, which I absolutely love. It is the most fantastic guitar I’ve ever owned. If anyone wants to swap info, just email me.

]]> By: David Skipper http://www.mk-guitar.com/blog/2009/11/16/my-sunburst-schecter-strat-copy/comment-page-1/#comment-4641 David Skipper Mon, 15 Nov 2010 14:36:59 +0000 http://www.mk-guitar.com/blog/?p=1061#comment-4641 Please e.mail me and I'll attach a photo of my almost identical Sunburst Schecter made by Charlie Chandler, June 1986. 2200+ gigs and bit battered and I still love it! Please e.mail me and I’ll attach a photo of my almost identical Sunburst Schecter made by Charlie Chandler, June 1986. 2200+ gigs and bit battered and I still love it!

]]> By: Simon http://www.mk-guitar.com/blog/2009/11/16/my-sunburst-schecter-strat-copy/comment-page-1/#comment-4536 Simon Sat, 04 Sep 2010 12:54:19 +0000 http://www.mk-guitar.com/blog/?p=1061#comment-4536 great article and site... let me add my own 2¢. I actually own a Schecter strat (s/n CS8258); the "C" is because it was made and bought at Chandler Guitars in South London. In 1982 (I was 19) I had been playing guitar for about 9 years, and inherited enough money from my grandmother (!) to get what I had been dreaming of for a while; a Strat like MK. Up to then I had wanted a pre'64 Fender (which I couldn't afford, they were over 2 grand in those days), but I read an article in the summer of 1982 in Melody Maker about Chandler Guitars, where they described that the Schecter is what was played on Making Movies. Got on the train, went down to South London and spent an afternoon nervously playing a Schecter strat through a Mesa Boogie amp, obviously got hooked. They were making a "MK" strat, which was the candy apple/glitter red, plain maple neck (I think) with plain white scratch plate and chrome fittings. I didn't like it that much and asked them to make mine the same red lacquer, but to skip the glitter underneath, use a figured maple neck, and put gold-anodised fittings instead (I guess I missed that Les Paul custom look?). When I went back to collect it a few weeks later, I had this perfect toffee-apple red guitar - and they told me everyone was ordering that now. It still looks beautiful. While I was there I bought a 2nd hand MusicMan 210HD, just for good measure. Lugging home on the train was quite an effort. I still have both the guitar and the amp, obviously they are a bit knocked about now especially since my son started to play (soon got him an Epiphone SG to damage instead), both totally original, both a part of my life that I would hate to part with. Reading your article I learn that MK's guitars were made in New York (always thought they were made in Chandler's) but what the heck, I still remember my hand shaking as I wrote out the cheque (£550 for the guitar btw). great article and site… let me add my own 2¢. I actually own a Schecter strat (s/n CS8258); the “C” is because it was made and bought at Chandler Guitars in South London. In 1982 (I was 19) I had been playing guitar for about 9 years, and inherited enough money from my grandmother (!) to get what I had been dreaming of for a while; a Strat like MK. Up to then I had wanted a pre’64 Fender (which I couldn’t afford, they were over 2 grand in those days), but I read an article in the summer of 1982 in Melody Maker about Chandler Guitars, where they described that the Schecter is what was played on Making Movies. Got on the train, went down to South London and spent an afternoon nervously playing a Schecter strat through a Mesa Boogie amp, obviously got hooked. They were making a “MK” strat, which was the candy apple/glitter red, plain maple neck (I think) with plain white scratch plate and chrome fittings. I didn’t like it that much and asked them to make mine the same red lacquer, but to skip the glitter underneath, use a figured maple neck, and put gold-anodised fittings instead (I guess I missed that Les Paul custom look?). When I went back to collect it a few weeks later, I had this perfect toffee-apple red guitar – and they told me everyone was ordering that now. It still looks beautiful.

While I was there I bought a 2nd hand MusicMan 210HD, just for good measure. Lugging home on the train was quite an effort.

I still have both the guitar and the amp, obviously they are a bit knocked about now especially since my son started to play (soon got him an Epiphone SG to damage instead), both totally original, both a part of my life that I would hate to part with.

Reading your article I learn that MK’s guitars were made in New York (always thought they were made in Chandler’s) but what the heck, I still remember my hand shaking as I wrote out the cheque (£550 for the guitar btw).

]]> By: Fletch http://www.mk-guitar.com/blog/2009/11/16/my-sunburst-schecter-strat-copy/comment-page-1/#comment-3508 Fletch Fri, 29 Jan 2010 10:32:48 +0000 http://www.mk-guitar.com/blog/?p=1061#comment-3508 Great write up. Nice to hear the personal inspiration from a dedicated pro. Well done mate! Great write up. Nice to hear the personal inspiration from a dedicated pro. Well done mate!

]]> By: Why not become an author for this blog? | Mark Knopfler Guitar / More Knowledge about the guitar http://www.mk-guitar.com/blog/2009/11/16/my-sunburst-schecter-strat-copy/comment-page-1/#comment-3507 Why not become an author for this blog? | Mark Knopfler Guitar / More Knowledge about the guitar Fri, 29 Jan 2010 09:20:15 +0000 http://www.mk-guitar.com/blog/?p=1061#comment-3507 [...] anyone would like to write an article for the blog. Dermot was the first with his article about his sunburst Schecter Strat copy. So, if you feel you have something interesting to say (e.g. about your guitar, about playing [...] [...] anyone would like to write an article for the blog. Dermot was the first with his article about his sunburst Schecter Strat copy. So, if you feel you have something interesting to say (e.g. about your guitar, about playing [...]

]]> By: Antonio Rey http://www.mk-guitar.com/blog/2009/11/16/my-sunburst-schecter-strat-copy/comment-page-1/#comment-3263 Antonio Rey Thu, 14 Jan 2010 11:06:16 +0000 http://www.mk-guitar.com/blog/?p=1061#comment-3263 Hi, My name is Atonio Rey im a spanish musician and i would like to know about schecter strat red guitar. I want to buy,. I would like to know thew specfic, price etc... sorry my english isnt very good. Chao Antonio.... Hi, My name is Atonio Rey im a spanish musician and i would like to know about schecter strat red guitar. I want to buy,. I would like to know thew specfic, price etc… sorry my english isnt very good.
Chao
Antonio….

]]> By: Dermot O'Reilly http://www.mk-guitar.com/blog/2009/11/16/my-sunburst-schecter-strat-copy/comment-page-1/#comment-3029 Dermot O'Reilly Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:56:05 +0000 http://www.mk-guitar.com/blog/?p=1061#comment-3029 Thanks. Yeah the neck is a standard EJ which has quite a few custom features. I collected a few schecter bits and parts as I went and then that one popped up on Ebay. There was a very good one recently on Ebay but it went for a very high price. Thanks. Yeah the neck is a standard EJ which has quite a few custom features. I collected a few schecter bits and parts as I went and then that one popped up on Ebay. There was a very good one recently on Ebay but it went for a very high price.

]]> By: Alex Mircica http://www.mk-guitar.com/blog/2009/11/16/my-sunburst-schecter-strat-copy/comment-page-1/#comment-3027 Alex Mircica Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:04:41 +0000 http://www.mk-guitar.com/blog/?p=1061#comment-3027 Lovely Strat and a nice article thanks for taking the time to write it. Is the neck just the standard EJ maple neck or a custom one? How long/hard did you have to hunt for the Schecter pups and harness? Bet that was a waiting game and a half! Great Knoppflereque playing too! Lovely Strat and a nice article thanks for taking the time to write it.

Is the neck just the standard EJ maple neck or a custom one? How long/hard did you have to hunt for the Schecter pups and harness? Bet that was a waiting game and a half!

Great Knoppflereque playing too!

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.mk-guitar.com/blog/2009/11/16/my-sunburst-schecter-strat-copy/comment-page-1/#comment-3026 Anonymous Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:02:09 +0000 http://www.mk-guitar.com/blog/?p=1061#comment-3026 Nice article, thanks for taking the time to write it! The guitar is beyond words, a fantastic replica. What is the neck is it the EJ standard neck or a replacement? How hard did you have to hunt for the Schecter pikups and assembly?? I won't ask what you paid for them! Great knopfleresque playing too! So tempted to build my own now!! Nice article, thanks for taking the time to write it! The guitar is beyond words, a fantastic replica. What is the neck is it the EJ standard neck or a replacement? How hard did you have to hunt for the Schecter pikups and assembly?? I won’t ask what you paid for them!

Great knopfleresque playing too!

So tempted to build my own now!!

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