As a youngster he listened to his father's records of Johnny Cash and was diverted into rock and roll after Elton John's album Goodbye Yellow Brick Road.

He would always use the Raven live, but as seen on the music video for "I Don't Wanna Be Me", he could be seen using a Monterey Deluxe (without EMGs) in satin black, with a green fingerboard.

His main setup consists of a Mesa/Boogie TriAxis preamp and TC Electronics G-Force effects processor being sent to a Mesa/Boogie Simul-Class 2: Ninety power amp into one or more Mesa/Boogie 4x12 cabinets.

In late 2012, Schecter announced an artist model based on his custom baritone he used near the end of his Type O Negative tenure.

He also cited Elton John, Jimi Hendrix, T. Rex, Pink Floyd and Black Sabbath as musical influences.