Grim Reaper first impressions

I had a chance to tinker with the Grim Reaper last night (Niki is out of town shipping Jenny back to Italy). It has a very fast, slim neck that is easy for me to get my hand around. It's a hard-tail so, of course, tuning couldn't be easier. I was playing in drop-D in no time. The mahogany body gives it excellent sustain similar to the Schecter. The action is set much lower so it is much easier to tap and extract sound in general. I really need to have that adjusted on the Schecter. I haven't really developed an opinion on the tone yet but I would say I prefer the Schecter if forced to decide now. That's more a matter of personal taste anyway.
All in all, it is just easier to play and probably a better guitar for a beginner such as myself to learn on. I am very pleased with my purchase. Did I mention the reaper inlay gives me a semi?