C-1 EX Baritone from Blackjack series comes with a standard double-cut body made of mahogany. It also has a mahogany neck and a pair of Seymour Duncan humbuckers. Set in neck is made of mahogany and it`s topped with a standard 24-fret ebony fingerboard. Scale is 26-1/2' long. Schecter Guitar Research, commonly known simply as Schecter, is an American manufacturing company founded in 1976 by David Schecter, which originally produced only replacement parts for existing guitars from manufacturers such as Fender and Gibson. Today, the company mass-produces its own line of electric and acoustic guitars, basses, amplifiers and effects units through its own brand. The Blackjack EX is an incredible sound machine. The wood and construction give it a thick, warm, molasses tone.

Guitars

• 00 Series = 006 Elite (2008), 007 Elite (2008)
• C Series = c-1 Classic, C-1 Tremolo (2006 Only), C-1 Jolly Roger (2005 Only), C-1 30th Anniversary Model (2006 only), C-1 Exotic (2005 - 2006 only), C-1 Custom XXX (2005 only), C-1 E/A (2008), C-1 Elite (2008), C-1 Special (2007), C-1 Stealth, CB-2000 Celloblaster, C-7 Plus (discontinued), C/SH-1 (2007), C/SH-12 (2007 only)
• S Series = S-1 DLX, S-1 30th Anniversary Model (2006 only), S-1 Elite (2008), S-1 Hot Rod, S-1 Scorpion Tribal Doubleneck, S-1 'Bada Bling', S-1 'Black Widow' (2005 only), S-1 'The Devil's Rejects' (2007 only), S-1 'Vampira' (2003 only).
• Hellraiser Series = Avenger Hellraiser FR (available exclusively at Drum City - GuitarLand, Inc.)
• Avenger Series = Avenger 'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning' (only made in 2007)
• Banshee Series = Banshee (2007)
• Damien Series = Damien-7
• Gryphon Series = Gryphon Limited Edition (2008), Gryphon-7
• Hellcat Series = Hellcat (2008)
• Hot Rod Series = Hot Rod '39
• Artist Series = Jerry Horton C-1, Jerry Horton Tempest (2007 Only), PT 30th Anniversary Model (2006 only), PT Custom, Synyster Custom (White w/ Gold Stripes, only 100 made), Vengeance Special (2008), Vengeance Standard (Zacky Vengeance signature model, 2007 only)
• PT Series = PT Elite, PT Blackjack
• Aviation Collection = Spitfire-6, S-1 'RAF Spitfire' (2006 only), Tempest 'Midway' (2006 only), PT 'Bottoms Up!' (2006 only), Tempest 'A-10 Warthog' (2007 only), Ultra 'F-117 Stealth' (2007 only), Ultra 'P-51' (2006 only)
• Tempest Series = Tempest 30th Anniversary Model (2006 only), Tempest Deluxe, Tempest 'New Orleans Saints NFL Katrina Relief' (only made in 2005), Traditional 30th Anniversary (2006 only)
• Unknown Series = V-7, A-5X Celloblaster, A-7, SW-3500 (2007), T-1M33

Acoustics

• Acoustic Elite (2008)
• Diamond ACS Acoustic (2008)

Basses

• Gryphon (Limited US 'Guitar Center' run)
• Ultrabass , C-4XXX (2005 only)

Schecter Blackjack SLS C-1 EX Baritone

Baritone tuned 6 string guitar - BEADF#B

The standard method used when baritone tuning a six-string guitar involves tuning all the strings a perfect fourth lower than normal i.e. B E A D F# B.

If the C major scale is mapped over the fingerboard using this standard baritone tuning (with all of the C naturals highlighted) it produces the following:-

Using this baritone tuning the C naturals are no longer where they are expected to be found; however if the
G naturals are highlighted instead, the normal C natural octaves pattern appears, as shown in the image that follows:-

When this standard baritone tuning is adopted the player pretends that the G naturals are in fact sounding as C naturals; in the same manner adopted when a capo is used. The instrument has then been turned into a transposing instrument rather like a saxophone or clarinet; where the note being read (or thought about) is not the one sounding.

This is NOT the tuning being explained below; instead the information presented is offered as a gateway tuning to a 7-string guitar rather than another way to get different sounds out of the same guitar patterns.

Six-sevenths baritone guitar - BEADGB tuned 6 string guitar

So you want to learn how to play 7-string guitar but you don't have enough readies to go and buy one.

Well fear not boys and girls because Zon Brookes always has a work-around solution under these types of circumstances.

Schecter Blackjack V

Get yourself an old 6-string electric guitar with a Strat scale length i.e. 25.5' and a new set of 13 gauge strings.

The C major scale is shown below on the GuitarPro6 fingerboard for 7-string guitar with a low B string:-

A standard 6-string electric guitar represents strings 1 to 6 of the previous 7-string; as shown in the next GuitarPro6 fingerboard:-

Instead of tuning your 6-string EADGBE why not tune it BEADGB which represents strings 2 to 7 of the previous 7 string?

The C major scale is shown below on the GuitarPro6 fingerboard for a 6-string guitar tuned BEADGB:-

Won't a 25.5' scale length be too short?.... I hear the purveyor's of all guitar wisdom cry from afar.

Well follow this link to check out the specifications of the Ibanez UV777 to quell any fears you may have on this front - scale length of 25.5' I do believe.

Again the guitar-wise are shouting the strings will be too slack.

This is where the 13 gauge strings come in useful and if you want to do a full string tension calculation check then follow this link to the D'Addario strings design chart (very useful for this precise purpose).

So to quote those of an American persuasion y'all set.

A natural minor box shapes - BEADGB 6 string guitar

This issue demonstrates the A natural minor scale box shapes for 6-string guitar tuned to BEADGB with the all important orange letters omitted.

The CAGED octaves sequence is shown for A natural in the diagram that follows:-

The diagrams that follow show all of the A natural minor scale notes plotted over the 6-string guitar's

Schecter Baritone Blackjack

fretboard (tuned to BEADGB) in the CAGED octaves styles:-

As always a more long term solution to fretboard navigation is to see scales/arpeggios as INTERVAL shapes rather than note names - as these are universal to all scales, arpeggios and chords rather than specific to one particular root note - with this in mind the intervals for the A natural minor are detailed below in the CAGED octaves manner:-

Schecter Baritone Guitar

The table and tabbed panel below details all five box shapes for the A natural minor scale in the
CAGED octaves style.

A natural minor box shapes - BEADGB 6 string guitar

• 4Zm2
• 5Zm2
• 5Zm3
• 6Zm3Zm1
• 6Zm4Zm1
• 4Zm2 at 12

• 4Zm2
• 5Zm2
• 5Zm3
• 6Zm3Zm1
• 6Zm4Zm1
• 4Zm2 at 12

Used Schecter Baritone

The complete TAB for the previous exercise follows:-

The box shapes for the previous exercise follow:-

Schecter Blackjack C-1 Ex Baritone Strings