Whoever planted the copy of Barbara Hess’ Abstract Expressionism (Taschen, 2016) in the Schecter paint room deserves a raise, because it just paid off with the launch of the Ink Bomb C-1.

First up is one of the most metal guitars we’ve seen in the sale, the Schecter C-1 Platinum Blackout. Its all-black-everything design paired with two EMG pickups makes it a proper shred machine ...