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In 1976, David Schecter opened Schecter Guitar Research, a repair shop in Van Nuys, California.The modest repair shop manufactured replacement guitar necks and bodies, complete pickup assemblies, bridges, pickguards, tuners, knobs, potentiometers, and other miscellaneous guitar parts.
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In 1979, Schecter offered for the first time its own fully-assembled electric guitars. These guitars were custom shop models based on Fender designs.
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In September 1979, Alan Rogan, the guitar tech at the time, for Pete Townshend of The Who, picked up a custom shop Schecter guitar.
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In 1980, Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits used Schecter Stratocaster-style guitars to record the bands third album. Mark Knopfler owned many Schecter guitars, including one finished in Candy Apple Red with a 21-fret maple neck/fretboard without dot markers, white pickguard, gold-plated hardware, master volume and tone controls. This instrument would become his main guitar for live and studio use until 1987
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By 1983, Schecter had reached its custom shop production limit and could no longer meet demand. That year, Schecter was purchased by a group of Texan investors who wanted to build upon the reputation of the quality Schecter.
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Schecter introduced at the winter NAMM show, twelve new guitars and basses, all based on Fender designs
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the Texan investors sold the company to Hisatake Shibuya, a Japanese entrepreneur who also owned the Musicians Institute in Hollywood and ESP Guitars
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Schecter introduced the S Series guitars and basses, which were again Fender-style guitars with an average price of $1,295.
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Hisatake Shibuya asked Michael Ciravolo to become Schecter's president and run the company. Michael Ciravolo was an experienced musician himself and brought to the company many well-known musicians
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Michael Ciravolo met with several Asian guitar manufacturers at the Tokyo Music Festival and finally decided on a factory located in Incheon
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Schecter added the seven string A-7 guitar to the Diamond Series.
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Today, the company mass-produces affordable, non-custom guitars under the Diamond Series and continues to build expensive, handmade, custom models.
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Today, the company mass-produces affordable, non-custom guitars under the Diamond Series and continues to build expensive, handmade, custom models.
