Press Release: Schecter Guitar Research unveils the new Diamond Plus Series for the 2015 Winter NAMM Show, which will be showcased in Schecter’s upstairs Room 210-D. The Diamond Plus Series features: a choice of Swamp Ash or Alder body, a 6 Bolt-on Maple neck with carbon fiber reinforcement rods, Maple or Rosewood fingerboard, and 22 Narrow-Jumbo frets. The Diamond Plus Series comes loaded with Seymour Duncan SMB-4D/Quarter Pound SPB-3 (Diamond-P Plus) or Seymour Duncan Quarter Pound SJB-3 Set (Diamond-J Plus) pick-ups and features a Series-Parallel Push-Pull (Diamond-P Plus) or Phase Push-Pull (Diamond-J Plus) with a 4-way Rotary Pick-up Selector, and Seymour Duncan 2-Band EQ; makes these basses perfect for any musical setting!
Available Models:
Diamond-J Plus: MSRP $1,079/STREET $749 Diamond-J 5 Plus: MSRP $1,149/STREET $799 Diamond-P: MSRP $1,149/STREET $799
Available Colors:
Diamond-J Plus: Ivory (IVY/Alder body), Aged Natural Gloss (AN/Swamp Ash Body)
Diamond-P Plus: Dark Vintage Sunburst (DVS/Swamp Ash with Flamed Maple Top) Gloss Black (BLK/ Alder body)
About the Diamond Plus Series: Construction: 6 Bolt-on w/Contoured Access Body: Alder or Swamp Ash
Neck: Maple w/Carbon Fiber Reinforcement Rods
Fingerboard: Rosewood/ 12” (305mm) Radius
Maple/ 12” (305mm) Radius
Nut: Graph Tech IvoryTusq XL Graph Tech BlackTusq XL
Scale: 34” (863mm) (Diamond -J Plus and Diamond-P Plus)
35” (889mm) (Diamond-J 5 Plus)
Frets: 20 Narrow-Jumbo
Inlay: Mother of Pearl Blocks-IVY (Diamond-J Plus)
Ebony Blocks-AN (Diamond-J Plus)
Black Dots- DVS (Diamond-P Plus)
Mother of Pearl Dots- BLK (Diamond-P Plus)
Pickups: Seymour Duncan SJB-3 Quarter Pound set (Diamond-J Plus) Seymour Duncan SJ5-3 Quarter Pound set (Diamond-J 5 Plus) Seymour Duncan SMB-4D/SPB-3 Quarter Pound (Diamond-P Plus)
Electronics: Diamond-J Plus – Volume (Push-Pull ‘Phase switch’)/4-Way Rotary Pickup
Selector/Seymour Duncan Active ‘STC-2S-BO’ 2-Band EQ w/18v
Diamond-Plus – Volume (Push-Pull ‘Series-Parallel’ for SMB-4D)/4-Way Rotary Pickup Selector/Seymour Duncan Active ‘STC-2S-BO’ 2-Band EQ w/18v
Bridge: Wilkinson WBBC Custom w/String Thru Body
Tuners: Grover Vintage Bass 142 Series
Hardware: Chrome
L/H: Diamond-J Plus (Ivory) Diamond-J Plus 5 (Ivory) Diamond-P Plus (Gloss Black)
About Schecter Guitar Research:
As Schecter Guitar Research moves into its 39th year in business as one of the world’s premier guitar companies; while continually evolving and expanding; Schechter’s line of guitars and basses continue to appeal to a broad spectrum of players. Its core business practice offers high- quality instruments at an affordable price. Schecter is always adding to a very strong roster of high-profile artists including: Nikki Sixx, Disturbed, Avenged Sevenfold, The Cure, Papa Roach, Seether, In This Moment, and Black Label Society. For more info, log on to: www.schecterguitars.com.
