“I’ve sufficient guitars; I don’t want any extra.” That is what I inform myself, and many of the 12 months, it really works to stave off my gear habit. However when Black Friday rolls round, a few of the bargains are just a bit too tempting to withstand.

As Guitar.com’s resident shred fanatic, a strong deal on a double-humbucker metallic machine constructed for velocity is at all times going to pique my curiosity, and with almost £100 off this Schecter Omen 6 at Thomann, it is perhaps time to get my pockets out as soon as once more.

It doesn’t make it any higher that I don’t have a Schecter at the moment, so my assortment – which I take pleasure in for its metallic leanings – doesn’t really feel full till I get one. I began writing this text to persuade you to purchase one, however I believe I’ve simply satisfied myself. BRB.

So let’s discuss specs: for simply £392, the Schecter Omen 6 sports activities a basswood physique with a bolt-on maple neck and rosewood fingerboard (with 24 frets, for these shred solos within the uber-high registers, naturally…) This fingerboard is embellished with metal-esque semi-goth inlays, whereas a pair of Schecter Diamond Plus humbuckers are readily available to supply all of the high-gain tones you’ll want.

Additional {hardware} features a Graph Tech XL Black TUSQ nut, singular quantity and tone controls, a three-way selector swap, Schecter machine heads and a Tune-O-Matic-style bridge with a string-through setup.

In case you’re in search of the right Christmas present for the metalhead in your life, I promise the Schecter Omen 6 will make you the hero. Or, hell, get it for your self and be your personal hero, mate.

Take a look at the deal at Thomann.

Sam is the Affiliate Information Editor for Guitar.com and MusicTech. Completely immersed in music tradition for almost all of his life, Sam has performed guitar for 20 years, studied music expertise and manufacturing at college, and likewise written for the likes of Guitar World, Whole Guitar, Metallic Hammer and MusicRadar.