Schecter Banshee Elite-8: A High-performance 8-string Guitar
The Schecter Banshee Elite-8 is a high-performance 8-string electric guitar. Its swamp ash body delivers a musical blend of brightness, warmth, and mids, while its eye-catching flamed maple top adds extra bite and sustain. Experience extreme clarity, robust mids, and amp-punishing output, thanks to SuperCharger Mach-8 humbuckers. Enjoy supreme playability, courtesy of an Ultra Thin C-shaped neck with a fast-playing 12”–16” compound-radius ebony fingerboard. Benefit from maximum stability, by virtue of a Hipshot hardtail bridge and Schecter locking tuners. The Banshee Elite-8 8-string guitar includes glow-in-the-dark side dots and attractive black chrome hardware.
Top-notch construction on this 8-string guitar
As soon as you put your hands on this 8-string guitar, you'll realize why guitarists such as Pete Townshend, Synyster Gates, and Nick Johnston have all been ambassadors for the brand. The Banshee Elite-8 features a swamp ash body — a popular choice for its balance of brightness, warmth, and midrange “pop.” And to bring even more sustain and bite to the party, Schecter caps the Banshee Elite-8 with an eye-catching flamed maple top.
Powerfully voiced electronics
The Schecter Banshee Elite-8 is fitted with USA SuperCharger Mach-8 humbuckers that infuse it with extreme clarity, robust mids, and enough output to push your amp into sonic euphoria. The versatile SuperCharger Mach-8 is equally suited to chunky rhythms and molten leads. The guitarists at Sweetwater love the thick and fluid tone of these humbuckers on this 8-string guitar.
Aimed at boundary-pushing playing styles
Schecter is devoted to giving their players exactly what they want. Based on feedback from players like you, Schecter loaded the Banshee Elite-8 with an Ultra Thin C profile neck and their 12”–16” compound-radius ebony fingerboard. This offers you comfortable rhythm work, with nothing holding you back from wide vibrato and extreme string bends. The glow-in-the-dark side dots are a real treat when playing this 8-string guitar on a dark stage.
Schecter Banshee Elite-8 8-String Guitar Features:
- Swamp ash body exhibits brightness, warmth, and midrange “pop”
- Eye-catching flamed maple top adds extra bite and sustain
- SuperCharger Mach-8 humbuckers yield extreme clarity, robust mids, and impressive output
- Ultra Thin C neck offers comfortable playability
- Fast-playing 12”–16” compound-radius ebony fingerboard
- Neck-through construction adds to the natural sustain of the body
- Ultra-stable Hipshot hardtail bridge and Schecter locking tuners
- Glow-in-the-dark side dots are great on dark stages
- Attractive black chrome hardware
