Erlewine Lazer vs Schecter Dream Machine

The Erlewine Lazer and the Schecter Dream Machine are both electric guitars sharing bright, tight, dynamic.

Similarity
citedBlended from circuit-archetype lineage, dynamic feel, tone-signal overlap and tone-vector distance — the tone vector itself is derived from editorial description text, not a measured acoustic signal, so this reflects how similarly the catalog copy describes the two, not a lab measurement. Shown only within a gear class, and only where there's enough evidence to be meaningful.

54% moderately similar

Shared tone character
citedDerived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.
  • bright
  • tight
  • dynamic
  • transparent
  • sustaining

Erlewine Lazer

Erlewine · electric guitar

Schecter Dream Machine

Unknown brand · electric guitar

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Description

The Erlewine Lazer is a hand-built custom electric guitar featuring headless, neck-through-body construction, designed for exceptional tuning stability and comfortable portability. The Lazer weighs only 5.5 pounds and employs Mark Erlewine's patented Wineomatic headless tuning system. The 25.5 inch scale with 24 frets and rosewood fingerboard accommodate a Classic 59 style bridge humbucker with push-pull coil-tap alongside an alnico single-coil neck pickup. Wood options include mahogany, 160-year-old black walnut, and korina. According to Johnny Winter, the Lazer delivers the tonal character of a Stratocaster (trebly, cutting highs) with the playing comfort and feel of a Gibson.

The Schecter Dream Machine came from the company's original incarnation as a parts maker upgrading Fenders, and was its first complete guitar. Hardware was brass rather than steel, the bodies used exotic or high-grade timber, and the electronics ran Schecter F500T pickups through three mini-toggles giving 26 switching combinations. Mark Knopfler played two through the early Dire Straits years, and surviving examples are rare and collectable.

Genres
citedGenres this gear is documented as being used in.
  • world music
  • jazz
  • punk rock
  • Rock
  • Electronic
  • Alternative Rock
  • Metal

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