Schecter has actually doubled its cash in the run-up to NAMM 2024 as by serving Glassjaw’s Jason Beck with both signature guitar and bass designs. The Ani and Ani V (bass) designs share the exact same core functions in an uncommon however fitting two-pronged relocation that admires Beck’s multi-instrumentalist background.
Both instruments include natural-look overload ash bodies in a gloss surface and acid rock maple necks and fretboards which are enhanced with 2 carbon fiber rods. They’re decorated with black hardware consisting of vibrant black block inlays. Elegant ‘1993’ 12th fret inlays stand as their piece de resistance in a nod to the year the band formed.
Both instruments likewise include C-shaped necks. The guitar’s neck, which includes a 25.5″ scale and 42mm nut width, can be found in a classic design. The basson the other hand, has 34″ scale and 38mm nut width and a thin develop neck, with a 20mm fist worry density increasing to 22mm by the 12th. The guitar provides 24 stresses, the bass 21.
The Ani is fitted with a Schecter Diamond Vintage Tremolo and D’Addario auto-trim locking tuners and Schecter USA Apocalypse pickups in both the neck and the bridge. The passive pickups combine alnico-V magnets with double flanking ceramic-8s to produce a “well balanced yet aggressive and combative tone.”
On the other hand, the Ani V bass has a Schecter customized fully-adjustable leading load or string-thru bridge, assisted with Schecter vintage open-gear tuners. In regards to pickups, you’ll discover a Schecter USA MonsterTone-J in the bridge and a Schecter USA MonsterTone-P in the neck. In Beck’s playthrough demonstrationthe bass provides warm and rounded tones which underpin some extreme, signature Glassjaw riffage.
There are black, numbered master and tone controls for both designs. These are reinforced by a push-pull for coil-splits in the tone knob and three-way pickup switches. On the bass, the switch sits near the control knobs, whilst the guitar’s switch lies in the Les Paul position up at the top of the instrument.
A post on the Glassjaw Instagram account cheekily declares the signature one-two has actually been “voted the world’s finest mix.” One commenter, on the other hand, fasts to quip that the ballot panel consisted entirely of Justin Beck himself.
Price-wise, the Ani is available in at $1,859 however is presently performing at a minimized $1,299 through the Schecter site. The Ani V is likewise lowered from its market price of $1,649 to $1,149. It’s likewise worth keeping in mind that there are no left-hand designs at this time.
Jason Beck made his name as the mastermind behind New York hardcore team Glassjaw, who launched 2 extremely prominent albums in 2000 and 2002 before a four-year hiatus, which began in 2004. In 2017, they launched long-awaited 3rd album, Product Controlwhich peaked at no 7 in the United States Top Independent Album charts.
Beck likewise began his own merch business, MerchDirect, in 1999 after clashing heads with a significant label. He looked for to develop much better merch options for independent bands. If just Schecter made drum packages, he ‘d have the ability to finish the signature equipment hat technique.
For additional information on the Ani series, head to Schecter
To keep up to date with the hectic equipment releases ahead of NAMM 2024, head over to our guide to the current NAMM 2024 news
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