Wow was too late that you got your new guitar already. Nice!!! The only thing that bothers me real bad is the nut...really really bothers me.
yup it did at first the screws are big..however i got on some back and forth emails with shon kornfield with him explaining that its missing a shelf which some superstrats have(he mentioned ibanez lol)..
Companies like Ibanez build a shelf for the nut and move the tuning gears further away, but this is a much different design from ours.
i'd like to point out that yes that ibanez does have the tuners much farther away same with (kramer,esp,washburn,jackson)..but not schecter usa and schecter japan..
some do move tuners away to create tension..but once that locking nut is in..string tension starts from there..can i say FR discovery series??
so yes it maybe just their 'design'..its missing a few MM of wood to cover the spot/area..sure they did on purpose..i can see it as an improvement in a manufacturers view..
they only produce 2 types of necks for the pro M series..both with the same specs and is intended for a non locking nut, since if you wanted a locking nut all you need to do is cut the area to fit the locking nut...but why without a shelf? well if you made a neck with a 'shelf' to accommodate the locking nut like the rest of the super strats..for this line you'd end up with 4 different necks (p.ferro with shelf, p.ferro with no shelf..etc2x)
so currently its a design that they embraced..
the hunt goes on for the Schecter Soloist (tadeng!)