The Schecter John Browne Tao-8 is an 8-string electric guitar designed for progressive metal, featuring a striking trans purple finish over a flamed maple top. Its 5-piece wenge and padauk neck with carbon fiber rods ensures speed and stability for the low F# string. Equipped with EMG active humbuckers, it delivers clear, powerful tones from warm to aggressive. The ebony fingerboard with jumbo stainless steel frets and a 25.5" scale promotes fast, precise playing. A hardtail bridge and locking tuners provide solid tuning stability, making the Tao-8 a versatile instrument for modern metal players seeking extended range and reliability. 

Features:

Serial Number: W24120434

Body Type: Double-cutaway Solidbody

Body wood: Swamp ash

Neck shape: Ultrathin U

Neck wood: Multi-piece Wenge/pedauk

Scale length: 27"

Fingerboard Material: Ebony

Radius: 20"

Fret size: Jumbo

Number of frets: 24

Nut width/material: 2.12" (54 mm) TUSQ

Configuration: HH

Neck: Schecter Humbucker

Bridge: Schecter Humbucker

Control layout: Master volume

Pickup switch: 3-Way

Special electronics: Coil-split

Bridge type: Fixed Bridge

Bridge design: Floating

Tuning machines: Locking

Case: Sold Separately

Weight: 8 lb 8 oz 

Condition:

We are an authorized Schecter Dealer. This is a new guitar that is being sold as b-stock at a reduced price due to a cosmetic flaw (chipped tip of the headstock and side of the headstock, dark spots in finish on the inside horn, see pics) It comes with a 90 day Manufacture Warranty and it will arrive set up and ready to play. Please see pictures for the overall condition of the guitar. The actual item for sale is shown in the photographs.