The finish is the first thing you notice — a red anodized aluminum faceplate over a mahogany body, machined and etched so it catches light like something between a guitar and a piece of industrial art. The Schecter Ultra Przym Mercury Rose is not a subtle instrument. If you're reading this, you probably already know whether that appeals to you.

The B-Stock question is simpler: at $1,599.20 versus the $1,999.00 MAP on a new unit, you're saving $399.80 on a guitar built with USA-wound pickups, an ebony fretboard, and Hipshot hardware. Whether the potential cosmetic marks are worth that gap depends on what you're actually buying this for.

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What the Ultra Przym Is — and Isn't

The Przym platform across Schecter's lineup puts an etched anodized aluminum faceplate over a traditional tonewoods foundation. On the Ultra, that foundation is a mahogany body with a three-piece mahogany set neck reinforced by two carbon fiber rods — a construction choice that prioritizes resonance and neck stability over the extended-range brute-force engineering you'd find on a neck-through baritone.

This is a 24.75" scale, 6-string guitar. That puts it squarely in Gibson-feel territory: shorter scale tension, slightly warmer fundamental response, and a neck that sits closer to a Les Paul than a Strat. If you've been gigging on 25.5" instruments and want something that feels immediately different in the left hand, that scale length shift is real and noticeable.

What it is not: a high-output modern metal machine with active pickups and a locking trem. No Floyd Rose, no EMGs, no coil-tapped-for-surgical-clarity Fishmans. The Ultra Przym is built for a player who wants serious passive tone with boutique-level components and a finish that doesn't look like anything else on the wall.

The Pickups: USA Pasadena Humbuckers

This is where the Ultra Przym separates from every other Przym model we carry. While the Solo-II Przym Palladium and V-1 Przym Palladium run Fishman Fluence Moderns, the Ultra is loaded with Schecter USA Pasadena and Pasadena Plus humbuckers — wound in Schecter's Pasadena, California facility.

In practice, the Pasadenas read as articulate, moderately hot PAF-style humbuckers. They clean up well with volume rollback, they respond to picking dynamics, and they don't compress into mush at moderate gain. The master tone control with push-pull coil-splitting gives you access to single-coil tones without a separate switch cluttering the control layout — bridge volume, neck volume, master tone, three-way toggle. That's it. Sensible.

If you want the surgically pre-voiced active/passive switching of the Fluence system, the Ultra isn't your guitar — look at the other Przym variants. If you want passive pickups that actually sound like pickups and respond like they should, the Pasadenas deliver that at a level you'd normally pay considerably more for.

Neck Feel and Hardware

The neck profile here is Schecter's Thin C — 20mm at the first fret, 22mm at the twelfth — on an ebony fretboard. Ebony is harder and denser than rosewood, which translates to a slightly tighter, more defined feel under the fingers and a touch more note clarity on the attack. Combined with the 24.75" scale, this is a fast-playing neck that doesn't feel like a shredder's weapon — it's comfortable for chord work and lead playing without being optimized exclusively for either.

Luminlay side dots glow in low light — genuinely useful on a dim stage, not just a spec-sheet feature. Pearloid Mercury Block inlays on the fretboard give the instrument a clean, slightly vintage visual language that contrasts interestingly with the industrial aluminum top.

Hardware is Hipshot throughout: locking tuners and a hardtail bridge. Hipshot makes some of the most reliable hardware in the business — the locking tuners are fast to string up and hold pitch well, and the hardtail bridge keeps the guitar in tune without the maintenance demands of a floating system. Satin black hardware across the board, with a Graph Tech Black Tusq XL nut — a synthetic bone-style nut that reduces friction at the nut slots and helps tuning stability further.

The Aluminum Top: What It Actually Does

The red anodized aluminum faceplate is the Przym platform's defining visual feature, but it's worth being clear about what it does and doesn't do tonally. The aluminum layer is a facing — it contributes to the instrument's look and feel under the right hand, but the tonal character of this guitar is driven by the mahogany body and set neck underneath it. The flat top with raised center contour keeps the aluminum from being purely decorative — there's genuine shaping happening — but don't buy this expecting the top to change the physics of a mahogany set-neck guitar.

Buy it because it looks unlike anything else on a stage, because the anodized finish is genuinely durable, and because the Mercury Rose color — a deep red with the kind of metallic sheen that shifts under different light — is one of the more striking things Schecter has put on a production guitar.

B-Stock at This Price: The Honest Take

B-Stock on an instrument at this level almost always means one of a few things: a cosmetic mark from shipping, a minor finish irregularity, or a unit that was returned in functionally perfect condition. Check the listing photos for whatever specific blemish is noted on this unit. On a guitar with an anodized aluminum top and satin black hardware, small marks in inconspicuous locations — back of the headstock, rear of the body — are exactly the kind of thing you'd stop noticing after the first practice session.

At $1,599.20, you're getting USA-wound passive pickups, Hipshot hardware, an ebony fretboard, and carbon-fiber-reinforced set-neck construction. That's a meaningful amount of guitar for the price. The $399.80 discount is real, and it's not coming from any compromise in the instrument's playability or electronics.

Buy It If:

• You want a passive, PAF-voiced humbucker guitar that plays differently from the active-pickup Przym variants
• The 24.75" scale and Thin C neck profile suit how you play
• You're gigging or recording and need a hardtail guitar that stays in tune and holds up on the road
• The Mercury Rose finish is the one you actually want — not a compromise
• Cosmetic blemishes in locations you won't see while playing don't affect your decision

Pass If:

• You want the Fishman Fluence Modern active/passive switching system — look at the Solo-II or V-1 Przym Palladium variants instead
• You need a Floyd Rose or any floating trem system
• You're buying as a collector and mint-condition documentation matters to your decision
• The specific blemish noted on this B-Stock unit is in a location that would genuinely bother you during play

Specs at a Glance

• Body: Mahogany with red anodized aluminum top (flat with raised center contour)
• Neck: Three-piece mahogany set neck, two carbon fiber reinforcement rods, Thin C profile
• Scale: 24.75" (628.65mm)
• Neck thickness: 0.79" at 1st fret (20mm) / 0.87" at 12th fret (22mm)
• Fretboard: Ebony, Pearloid Mercury Block inlays, Luminlay side dots
• Pickups: Schecter USA Pasadena Plus (bridge), Schecter USA Pasadena (neck)
• Controls: Bridge volume, neck volume, master tone with push-pull coil-split, 3-way toggle
• Bridge: Hipshot hardtail
• Tuners: Hipshot locking
• Nut: Graph Tech Black Tusq XL
• Hardware finish: Satin black
• Configuration: 6-string, right-handed
• B-Stock price: $1,599.20 (MAP $1,999.00 new)

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Frequently Asked Questions

How is the Ultra Przym different from the other Przym Palladium models you carry?

The key difference is the pickup system. The Solo-II and V-1 Przym Palladium models use Fishman Fluence Modern pickups with active/passive switching. The Ultra Przym uses Schecter's own USA-wound Pasadena humbuckers — passive pickups voiced closer to a traditional PAF character. The Ultra also runs a 24.75" scale and set-neck construction, which gives it a different feel and tonal center than the other Przym builds.

What does B-Stock actually mean on this guitar?

B-Stock typically means a cosmetic imperfection — a shipping scuff, a minor finish mark, or a return that came back in playable condition. It does not mean the electronics, frets, or hardware are compromised. Check the listing photos for the specific note on this unit. The B-Stock designation does not affect the instrument's warranty coverage through Schecter.

Is the anodized aluminum top easy to scratch or dent?

Anodized aluminum is harder and more scratch-resistant than most painted guitar finishes. It won't dent from normal playing contact, and surface marks tend to be less visible than they would be on a gloss lacquer top. That said, it's metal — a hard enough impact will mark it. For a gigging instrument, the aluminum top is actually a practical advantage over more delicate finishes.

Does the coil-split on the tone control give genuinely usable single-coil tones?

The push-pull coil-split on the master tone gives you a real reduction in output and a brighter, thinner character compared to full humbucker mode — which is what coil-splitting does. On the USA Pasadena pickups specifically, the split tones are more musical than on many production humbuckers, because the coils are wound with that kind of response in mind. It's not a replacement for a purpose-built single-coil, but it's a genuinely useful second voice on the instrument rather than a feature that exists on paper only.