Schecter Guitar Research is an American, and well respected guitar company whose instruments are favoured by hard rock and metal musicians. Although it began producing its own line of guitars in 1989, the company originally started as a replacement part facility. They now have a custom shop and make a very popular line of guitars known as the Diamond Series. Though they are usually favored by hard rock and metal musicians, but they do have jazz and blues guitars such as the "Schecter Jazz Elite." The leading line of Schecter at the moment are the Elite, but the custom series are very close behind; due to it's "Custom 4"