Schecter 7136 USA Custom Shop Nick Johnston Traditional HH Electric Guitar - Atomic Mercury

Solidbody Electric Guitar, Limited-edition Signature, with Alder Body, Wenge Neck, Ebony Fingerboard, 2 Humbucking Pickups, and 2-point Tremolo - Atomic Mercury

Unveiled to mark the 10th anniversary of Nick Johnston’s signature model, the Schecter Custom Shop Nick Johnston USA Traditional HH — available at Sadek Music — is a limited-edition release of his latest touring axe, currently wielded onstage alongside prog-metal titans like Mastodon. Built on a double-cut alder body with a spotlight-stealing silver-burst Atomic Mercury finish, this solidbody electric offers exceptional playability. A custom Nick Johnston C-shape wenge neck, paired with a 14-inch-radius ebony fingerboard and Jescar premium German silver frets, ensures smooth, precise action across the fretboard. Tone comes alive through Alnico III-fueled Nick Johnston Atom-Bucker pickups, reinforced by a push-pull coil split, delivering a versatile palette of humbucking and single-coil textures capable of handling smooth jazz fusion to sludgy progressive metal with ease. Additional features include an expressive 2-point tremolo and high-quality locking tuners, providing stage-ready reliability for any performance. For guitarists seeking a traditional-styled instrument with high-octane performance, the Schecter Custom Shop Nick Johnston USA Traditional HH at Sadek Music is the ultimate tone machine.

Visionary design fuels fearless artistic expression

When he first burst onto the progressive instrumental scene, Nick Johnston earned a reputation as a visionary player, blending multiple styles into truly innovative melodic instrumentals. The Schecter Custom Shop Nick Johnston USA Traditional HH — available at Sadek Music — is designed to complement his incredibly smooth, technically precise fretwork. Its custom C-shape wenge neck allows high-level players to fully explore aggressive artistry, while the 14-inch-radius ebony fingerboard, crowned with 22 Jescar premium German silver frets, provides a firing table for intricate legato runs, expressive bends, and lightning-fast sweep picking and tapping. Adding visual flair, the guitar features Silver Rings fingerboard inlays that perfectly complement the striking Atomic Mercury finish, making the Nick Johnston USA Traditional HH as captivating to look at as it is to play.

Unlock the full sonic range of your playing potential

When we test-drove the Schecter Custom Shop Nick Johnston USA Traditional HH’s Nick Johnston signature Atom-Bucker pickups here at Sweetwater, we were shocked by their sheer sonic flexibility. Housing Alnico III magnets, these humbuckers deliver a darker, moderate-output tone with clear, full mids and soft highs. If you’re playing jazz fusion or classic rock, Atom-Buckers respond exceptionally well to your picking dynamics, enabling you to command clean and mid-gain tones with absolute authority. Pushing a high-gain tube amp or modeling preset, however, unleashes a truly savage sonic beast, allowing you to summon thunderous growls and metallic screams on par with any high-output metal-voiced humbucker out there. Finally, the Custom Shop Nick Johnston USA Traditional HH features Master Volume and Master Tone knobs and 5-way switching, along with a push-pull coil split, putting an endless range of usable tones firmly at your disposal.

Nick Johnston: where melody and mastery converge

Canadian guitar virtuoso Nick Johnston is celebrated for his unique blend of ear-catching melodic phrasing and advanced technical prowess, spanning complex hybrid picking, muted legato, expressive slides and bends, and intricate sweep picking and tapping passages. Influenced by legends such as Stevie Ray Vaughan, Eddie Van Halen, Yngwie Malmsteen, Jeff Beck, and Joe Satriani, Nick’s playing emphasizes both musicality and technical sophistication. Over the years, he has collaborated with top-tier artists including Paul Gilbert, Marco Minnemann, Guthrie Govan, and Bryan Beller, and contributed to projects by Intervals, Scale the Summit, Periphery, Polyphia, and Mike Dawes. He has toured with Plini, Between the Buried and Me, The Contortionist, and most recently, with prog-metal powerhouse Mastodon. For guitarists seeking instruments that match Nick Johnston’s visionary approach, Sadek Music proudly offers the Schecter Custom Shop Nick Johnston USA Traditional HH, delivering the perfect platform to explore his melodic, high-octane artistry.

Schecter Custom Shop Nick Johnston USA Traditional HH Features:

• Signature solidbody electric guitar of Nick Johnston (Between the Buried and Me, Mastodon)
• Double-cut alder body offers contoured playing comfort
• Custom C-shape wenge neck yields over-the-top playability
• Lightning-fast 14-in.-radius ebony fingerboard with Jescar premium German silver frets
• Alnico III-fueled Nick Johnston Atom-Bucker pickups conquer smooth jazz fusion and sludgy progressive metal with equal tenacity
• Push-pull coil split gives rise to a massive salmagundi of humbucking and single-coil textures
• Expressive 2-point tremolo and top-quality locking tuning machines
• Eye-catching Silver Rings fingerboard inlays and spotlight-stealing silver-burst Atomic Mercury finish
• 10th anniversary model available in limited quantities

Tech Specs

• General
• Number of Strings6
• Left-/Right-handedRight-handed
• Body
• Body TypeSolidbody
• Body ShapeS style
• Body MaterialAlder
• Body FinishGloss
• ColorAtomic Mercury
• Neck
• Neck MaterialWenge
• Neck ShapeNick Johston C
• Neck JointBolt-on
• Radius14"
• Fingerboard MaterialEbony
• Number of Frets22
• Fret TypeJumbo
• Fret MaterialStainless Steel
• Scale Length25.5"
• Scale Length TypeStandard-scale
• Nut Width1.653"
• Nut MaterialGraphtech Black Tusq XL
• Hardware
• Bridge/TailpieceSchecter 2 Point Trem
• TunersSchecter Locking
• Electronics
• Neck PickupSchecter USA NJ Atom-Bucker Humbucker
• Bridge PickupSchecter USA NJ Atom-Bucker Humbucker
• Controls1 x volume (push/pull coil-split), 1 x tone (push/push coil-split)
• Switching5-way blade pickup switch
• Miscellaneous
• StringsErnie Ball Slinky, .010-.046
• Case/Gig BagHardshell Case