Which Schecter guitar?

I'd say definitely NOT the first one. The Duncan Designed pickups are horrid. I had a C1-EA I bought mainly for the piezo bridge and the Duncan Designed magnetic pickups were just awful. Personally, of those 3 I'd choose the Elite. I love mahogany and think it gives much better tone that bwood, and I love that deep burgundy color better than black which will show every speck of dust and fingerprint. If it were me I'd go with the Elite. You should play them first though and see what you like in terms of feel and sound.