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Dave the Boss
Metal is in my blood
Number of posts: 2540
Age: 21
Registration date: 2009-04-30
|  Subject: Re: I'm getting a new guitar! Wed Aug 25, 2010 3:26 pm | |
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Dave the Boss
Metal is in my blood
Number of posts: 2540
Age: 21
Registration date: 2009-04-30
| | Subject: Re: I'm getting a new guitar! Wed Aug 25, 2010 3:29 pm | |
| | Orion Crystal Ice wrote: | | oohh, Dave Murray series. Fun fact, evidently that Strat he has used to belong to the guitarist of Free and was one of his main guitars. I think Dave saved up and won it at some auction or something. |
Yup. Reportedly he sold everything he owned to get that guitar. I wouldn't go that far though, haha.
On a side note, I've decided that Hamer makes the sexiest Explorers out there:
These are the two Hamers the guitar player from Hell uses. On the left is a modified factory made Hamer XT explorer, and that on the right is a Hamer Standard Custom explorer. I'm seriously thinking of saving up for one of those myself, although I'd replace the Floyd with a Kahler. |
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Ultimate.Nightmare
Metal novice
Number of posts: 96
Age: 33
Registration date: 2010-02-02
| | Subject: Re: I'm getting a new guitar! Fri Aug 27, 2010 5:26 am | |
| Nice, I'd definitely dump the Floyd for the Kahler too. |
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powermacho
Heart of Metal
Number of posts: 1689
Age: 24
Registration date: 2007-02-14
| | Subject: Re: I'm getting a new guitar! Sat Aug 28, 2010 2:23 am | |
| Get a charvel pro mods from japan that are coming by the end of this month. They are the best Deal right know. There is even the wild card model that I want to get |
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powermacho
Heart of Metal
Number of posts: 1689
Age: 24
Registration date: 2007-02-14
| | Subject: Re: I'm getting a new guitar! Sat Aug 28, 2010 2:33 am | |
| | Dave the Boss wrote: | | holydiver97595 wrote: | | I've decided to save my money for something better. Probably a Gibson Explorer. I've heard they're great. Anyway, thanks for the feedback. |
You can't go wrong with a Gibson Explorer. I have a faded model from 2008, and that is one of the best guitars I've ever played. Schecter, Jackson, BC Rich and Ibanez all pale in comparison imo.
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-no Tremolos unless they are original FLOYD ROSE which you only find on expensive guitars
- Try to Get guitars with EMG pick ups
- don't get bolt on guitars, try to find set necks |
Have to disagree with you on all those points. I absolutely hate Floyds. The time it takes to set it up is simply not worth it. Gimme either a Wilkinson tremolo or just a normal TOM with stopbar any time of time. EMGs are overrated imo. Believe me, a Gibson Flying V with 496R and 500T humbuckers sounds way heavier than a Schecter Hellraiser V with active EMGs. And regarding bolt on necks, the problem is mostly that very few high end guitars have 'em. I've played on my friends Carvin Bolt-T guitar and it played wonderfully and had great sustain. Besides, bolt on necks are much easier to have fixed/fix if the neck breaks. |
you are right on this one. I recently got a charvel guitar with bolt on neck, semiour duncan pick ups, and non-recessed Floyd rose. Totally diferent to what I was recomending. Now I see the benefits of bolt ons, a friend just chaned the neck of his guitar that was very unplayable. Also a non emg pick up like the simour Duncan has more versability and still has that metal sound |
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Dave the Boss
Metal is in my blood
Number of posts: 2540
Age: 21
Registration date: 2009-04-30
| | Subject: Re: I'm getting a new guitar! Tue Aug 31, 2010 11:49 am | |
| Seymour Duncans are great. The thing I don't like about EMG pickups is that they're just not suitable for things like blues. I think the pickups on Gibsons are some of the best stock pickups out there. 57 Classics are just great for just about everything. |
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Troublezone
Dog Will Hunt!
Number of posts: 9637
Age: 36
Registration date: 2007-01-29
| | Subject: Re: I'm getting a new guitar! Tue Aug 31, 2010 12:56 pm | |
| | Dave the Boss wrote: | | Seymour Duncans are great. The thing I don't like about EMG pickups is that they're just not suitable for things like blues. I think the pickups on Gibsons are some of the best stock pickups out there. 57 Classics are just great for just about everything. |
So what pickup do you recommend for someone that switches from blues to thrash?
I have stock passive EMG's. |
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Dave the Boss
Metal is in my blood
Number of posts: 2540
Age: 21
Registration date: 2009-04-30
| | Subject: Re: I'm getting a new guitar! Thu Sep 02, 2010 2:36 pm | |
| Then I'd recommend having different bridge and neck pickups (though they could sound weird combined). For metal/thrash I'd go for a Seymour Duncan SH5 or DiMarzio Super Distortion DP100 in the bridge. If you want something bluesier you'd be better off with a PAF style pickup in the neck, like a Gibson Burstbucker 1. |
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akeldama
Metal is in my blood
Number of posts: 3722
Age: 31
Registration date: 2008-06-28
| | Subject: Re: I'm getting a new guitar! Sat Sep 04, 2010 5:00 am | |
| I just got a Schecter Damien Elite Lefty 8-String guitar. Gonna use it for more than just Metal. I really wanna see what I come up with as far as Jazz, Blues, Eastern Indian, Latin music goes. |
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Wow man, that thing looks unbelievably awesome. I say buy. You can always send me the SG, ya know, 'cause we're such great buds and all. Consider it a favor. 
