Saturday, February 18, 2012

UltraCure help?

Update: Photos added.

Can anyone help Rob with this? Thanks!
"Do you know the history and the different versions of the Ultracure Guitar? (Black, standard model version and not the new VI). I just received a new Ultracure, but the back of the neck is maple colored and not black (fret board is still rosewood) and the "Cure" logo has changed to "Wish" era from the "Disintegration" era. The transition of the back of the neck to the base is the same maple to black coloring transition as the new VI...
How many versions have there been? Is the model I received brand new (I could not find any photos of it online- I got it from Guitar Center before Christmas and they were backordered until now - and the back does not match the picture online)? I wonder if the new standard version also has the new reinforced neck as the VI does?"
Posted by Craig at 9:55 AM

23 comments:

  1. AnonymousFebruary 17, 2012 at 12:55 PM

    prolly made by one of the vendors @ tradetang(dot)com...

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  2. XuanFebruary 17, 2012 at 1:58 PM

    I agree. You should return it. The logo on mine is "The Cure" era. The "C" has a flower around it. RS signature should be on the front of the head with a star.

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  3. E N T R E A TFebruary 17, 2012 at 2:37 PM

    upload a pic of the headstock, I have this guitar and it never had Disintegration font on it, it would not be from tradetang, he got it from guitar center and tradetang doesn't have it anyway.

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  4. Echo6February 17, 2012 at 4:32 PM

    Ok...dumb questiion, How do I post the pictures? I'll forward to Craig...

    Rob

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  5. Eli (carnage visors)February 17, 2012 at 6:30 PM

    I assume mine is one of the first produced. The back of the head stock has The Cure from the 2004 "The Cure", and front has RS signature with the star. the whole body is a solid piece with total black finish sans the rosewood fretboard.

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  6. joquaFebruary 17, 2012 at 10:13 PM

    Mine is the same as carnage visors

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  7. antzonaFebruary 17, 2012 at 11:29 PM

    If you are going to buy a Schecter buy it from Drum City Guitarland. http://www.drumcityguitarland.com They know the product inside and out. They do a great job setting up the guitar and their prices can't be beat. I bought my Ultra Cure the day they came out and ordered it from Drum City. I have access to loads of guitar shops in the LA area and I will only buy from a place in Colorado, go figure. Return that thing to Guitar Center and call Drum City. Trust me. I don't work for them or make any commission, but I know you will get the real deal from them as soon as Schecter as them available. Good luck!

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  8. explodingboyFebruary 18, 2012 at 6:10 AM

    Would love to see photos.

    My Ultracure is the standard with 04 logo (with flowers), and RS star signature on front. All black back & front.

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  9. E N T R E A TFebruary 18, 2012 at 7:41 AM

    I would still like a look at this headstock

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  10. CraigFebruary 18, 2012 at 9:58 AM

    Okay, added the photos Rob sent. What do you think?

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  11. E N T R E A TFebruary 18, 2012 at 10:14 AM

    It appears legit, just strange how they painted it at the set joint and not the rest of the way, they sometimes offer new blemished items, this could be one, did you pay full price? I believe it's 869.99 at GC

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  12. E N T R E A TFebruary 18, 2012 at 11:41 AM

    Thanks for the pics by the way

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  13. arricatFebruary 18, 2012 at 5:30 PM

    If you look at the New Schecter PDF you will see that the UltraCure specs have been changed for 2012.
    The neck used to be mahogany and it was painted black on the back.

    But now it has obviously been changed to maple (Only the VI has the strength rods) as listed on the PDF. These updated UltaCures were also at namm.

    I have one of the older UltraCures(2009) and I'm interested in getting one of the newer maple neck modles if anyones interested in a part exchange.

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  14. joquaFebruary 18, 2012 at 7:37 PM

    i like it :)

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  15. JesFebruary 18, 2012 at 10:42 PM

    The model changed late last year. The Maple neck helps with the muddy/woofy sound that the original had. It's still the same guitar though.

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  16. explodingboyFebruary 20, 2012 at 7:00 PM

    The RS-1000 now has a maple neck as well??

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  17. AnonymousFebruary 21, 2012 at 9:28 AM

    The RS-1000 now has a maple neck as well??

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  18. explodingboyFebruary 21, 2012 at 5:39 PM

    Oh wait, I looked at old Schecter catalogues. The RS-1000 aways had a maple neck.

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  19. Echo6February 21, 2012 at 10:43 PM

    I e-mailed Schecter, but have not heard back yet....

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  20. Darth ButtersFebruary 22, 2012 at 1:17 PM

    Keep it!!! Wish font is awesome!!!

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  21. Echo6February 23, 2012 at 8:22 PM

    Hi All,

    Here is the reply from Schecter:

    Rob


    +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++Rob.



    Since I mainly deal with Robert on his guitars… I thought I could shed some clarity on your new UltraCure.



    First,,, with the intro of the UltraCure-VI this year…. Robert wanted the neck to be ‘clear like his old fender-6’ … meaning natural gloss maple. A little difficult since the guitar was a set-neck… so we had the joint taped off and only clear coated… giving the ‘bolt-on’ appearance . He liked this … so in late 2011 we started to transition the standard UltraCure to this also, at his insistence. This seems to be the version you have received from Drum City. Early 2011 models and older had the back of the neck painted to match.



    The CURE logo on the back has gone thru a few changes … again, Robert changes his mind a lot J …. In addition to the Disintegration style (on the original versions) … there was small runs with both ‘upper C and lower C’ logos from the band’s early logo. Finally, with the 20 years of WISH coming up … he decided on this logo (for now) …



    Other than that, the guitar has remained unchanged …. Except for a run of 6 guitars with a MAPLE fingerboard, as for a fleeting moment, he contemplated this change.



    I hope this helps.



    Michael

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  22. KateFebruary 27, 2012 at 11:58 AM

    Thanks.

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  23. Darth ButtersFebruary 27, 2012 at 1:34 PM

    The guys at Schecter are aweseome! There you go, 20th Anniversary of Wish...you gotta keep it!

    Tim

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