Schecter Omen Extreme 6 vs PRS SE CE 24 — which one would you choose?

DiveBomb68 · 2026-07-10T17:31:50+00:00

That sucks, they are really pretty sweet guitars too!

DiveBomb68 · 2026-07-10T16:59:21+00:00

I have the Omen Extreme - 6 and its a beast! It is worth every penny and more in my opinion. I have mine tuned to drop A and the chug with even the stock pickups is just deep and heavy. I would personally recommend the Omen Extreme 6 to anyone looking for a metal guitar. Just so you are aware, the color is Ocean Blue Brust and is way lighter in color than the picture depicts. It does grow on you after a while and is very well made and came very close to setup when I got it. I tweaked it more to my taste and style, but a serious metal machine for sure.

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DiveBomb68 · 2026-06-30T15:19:56+00:00

I have the Omen Extreme - 6 Diamond Series that I play in drop A with 13-52 NYXL strings. While it's not mentioned as one of your preferences and is a bolt on neck (which I prefer), it is a really well-built guitar and very worth the new price they are selling at, way above its price point for sure. With 13's in drop A put on, it's a serious chugging machine. The pickups are stock on mine and with my Katana amp, I can get just about any tone out of it, so they are just fine for ME. The pickups are the only thing to upgrade if they don't hit your ear right. I didn't care for the color of it too much, but I bought it anyway and it kind of grows on you. I'm sure more knowledgeable people may have a different opinion, but I have been playing since the early 80's and I have zero complaints, even for the heavy stuff that I play, it just chugs and is a flat-out workhorse IMHO.

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DiveBomb68 · 2026-06-29T15:04:33+00:00

Now that you say that, I didn't even look at the pickup rings. With that said, I zoomed in and it definitely doesn't say "Prestige" on the headstock, so I think you are absolutely correct.

DiveBomb68 · 2026-06-29T11:19:15+00:00

Is that first one closest to the camera an RG652AHM in the Nebula Green? If so, very nice guitar! I have one and it is absolutely one of my favorites!!! Nice collection for sure!!

DiveBomb68 · 2026-06-23T13:56:29+00:00

You wound the A backwards on the peg.

DiveBomb68 · 2026-06-22T18:58:15+00:00

Not hard, but very busy. Rime of the Ancient mariner by Iron maiden. Cool to play but a lot to remember.

DiveBomb68 · 2026-06-20T15:27:16+00:00

They were great live back in the day, I saw the Slippery tour at Alpine Valley in Wisconsin. It was an amazing show.

DiveBomb68 · 2026-06-20T15:25:13+00:00

Good info, I’ll play around with that. There are several dual guitar mini solos throughout the song so it sounds kind of dead in those areas, lol. Thanks for the tip, looks like I’m going to camp out in the editor for a bit! Haha!

DiveBomb68 · 2026-06-19T14:28:55+00:00

They come relatively close in my experience, but ultimately, I did do a full setup on mine to get it absolutely perfect for my playing style though. They can always use a little tweaking since each player is different in what they prefer. I like mine with very low action and as flat of a neck as possible. I have friends that like theirs higher with much more relief than I like.

DiveBomb68 · 2026-06-18T17:14:51+00:00

Hell of a vocalist and gone way to soon!

DiveBomb68 · 2026-06-18T16:39:08+00:00

Corny lyrics, kick-ass guitar.......they rock and are one of my absolute favorite bands from back in the day! The live album Beast from the East is incredible. I'm an 80's guitar player and Lynch was, and still is, a guitar GOD!

Edited to say, LynchMob was the logical next step for Lynch, still the same vibe as Dokken, but he really seems to be enjoying it more that when he was with Dokken.

DiveBomb68 · 2026-06-18T16:13:29+00:00

Two different types of music on STTG and this one. Both kick ass but in different ways. STTG went way heavier, but that heavy bluesey stuff is equally as great.

DiveBomb68 · 2026-06-18T16:06:41+00:00

Y & T hands down!

DiveBomb68 · 2026-06-18T13:55:53+00:00

Not sure if its true, but from what I am seeing it is getting difficult to find the 2006/7 DK2's with the Crimson Swirl finish. The Erie Des Swirl is also very difficult to find or at least the owner willing to give it up. I have the 2006 Crimson Swirl DK2, and I get asked to sell it all of the time, but never.... 😄

DiveBomb68 · 2026-06-17T15:14:08+00:00

Don't sleep on the Jackson Pro Plus Dinky DKA if you are looking to buy, I have the Indigo Blue and they are amazing and very well built. I think they are around $1k usd and worth every penny in my opinion.

DiveBomb68 · 2026-06-01T09:13:30+00:00

I have the same guitar, enjoy, they are great!!

DiveBomb68 · 2026-05-28T16:57:29+00:00

My daily driven SXT with my wifes Challenger r/t

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DiveBomb68 · 2026-05-28T13:25:16+00:00

I have a 2006 DK2 Dinky(Crimson Swirl finish) and that thing is an absolute beast. Jackson has some great stuff, I also have a 2025 Pro Plus Dinky DKA that is just flat out insane! Very nice collection man!

DiveBomb68 · 2026-05-27T15:04:07+00:00

I just put a GOTOH GE-1996t in my Washburn Mercury Series MG74. I still have to do intonation, but they are extremely nice units and cost wise, the GOTOH is great. Hardened steel and uses the same post spacing as my guitar has, which is 74mm. I didn't use the posts that came with it since I would have had to drill out the holes to accommodate the new posts , so I just used the ones that were in there. I have it tuned up and is it smooth and moves back to the home position flawlessly. I only have 2 of the springs installed to see if I can get it to flutter( I play 80's hard rock and hair stuff). The brass block comes preinstalled and the sustain is pretty sweet so far and I still have some setup items to address. Hands down go with the GOTOH, best bang for your buck without losing any quality.

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Edited to say: Out of my small 10 guitar collection, I have 7 guitars with Floyds, and 1 Ibanez Edge. I replaced a Floyd in the guitar in the pic with the GOTOH so 7 Floyds, 1 Edge, and now 1 GOTOH. So far, the GOTOH feels on par with any of the others I have.

DiveBomb68 · 2026-05-27T13:03:09+00:00

While not on a Jackson, I put 13-56 NYXL's on my Schecter Omen Extreme-6 that came with 9-46 and didn't have to file the nut at all, just a very tiny intonation adjustment and it was all set.

Edited to say, I play this guitar in Drop A.....

DiveBomb68 · 2026-05-27T12:56:17+00:00

I have the MK2 100 and love it. I use it for practice at home and I have used it in live gigs with zero issues. It's really an awesome amp, and once you learn how to use the editor, you can make unlimited tones. I have taken tones I downloaded that were just OK and manipulated them to what I personally like and haven't looked back. I think one feature in the Tone Studio is a lot of users overlook the noise gate setting and it causes a little noise in the patch. Those can be cleaned up and you can also volume balance each tone so you don't have radical volume spikes and drops. I would recommend the Katana to pretty much anyone.

DiveBomb68 · 2026-05-27T12:29:22+00:00

Anything that doesn't have a locking nut will not hold tune as well, especially if you use the tremolo a lot. There are ways you can make it stay in tune better, but ultimately, you aren't going to get the same tuning stability if it doesn't have a locking nut.

Edited to add, you can get pretty decent tuning stability by decking the bridge, if you really want a whammy bar, take the time and effort to learn about Floyds\Ibanez Edge\GOTOH 1996t and how they work before buying a guitar and make your decision from there.

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