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Re: Recomended metal guitars?
« Reply #40 on: May 10, 2011, 04:19:21 PM »
That's X series, so it's fine. You might want to be careful with the Licensed Floyd as it isn't as good as the original you can find on Schecters or the Kahlers you find on B.C. Rich's. B.C. Rich is very good and worth consideration if you buy a high end one.
I've been looking at B.C. Rich's as well. I really like the Wartribe. :D
I also Carvin because you can customize your guitar with the specs you want and it's not that overpriced.
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Re: Recomended metal guitars?
« Reply #41 on: May 10, 2011, 04:25:07 PM »
That's X series, so it's fine. You might want to be careful with the Licensed Floyd as it isn't as good as the original you can find on Schecters or the Kahlers you find on B.C. Rich's. B.C. Rich is very good and worth consideration if you buy a high end one.
I've been looking at B.C. Rich's as well. I really like the Wartribe. :D
I also Carvin because you can customize your guitar with the specs you want and it's not that overpriced.
Someone has been watching dmometalguitar'd videos :rolleyes:
There is only one Carvin dealer in the UK. It be funneh.
But I don't know how much a stock Carvin costs, as they do exist and Carvin makes black V220s as a production model. But it sounds amazing, and I WILL own a Carvin at some point.

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Re: Recomended metal guitars?
« Reply #42 on: May 10, 2011, 04:26:14 PM »
That's X series, so it's fine. You might want to be careful with the Licensed Floyd as it isn't as good as the original you can find on Schecters or the Kahlers you find on B.C. Rich's. B.C. Rich is very good and worth consideration if you buy a high end one.
I've been looking at B.C. Rich's as well. I really like the Wartribe. :D
I also Carvin because you can customize your guitar with the specs you want and it's not that overpriced.
Someone has been watching dmometalguitar'd videos :rolleyes:
There is only one Carvin dealer in the UK. It be funneh.
But I don't know how much a stock Carvin costs, as they do exist and Carvin makes black V220s as a production model. But it sounds amazing, and I WILL own a Carvin at some point.
Yes someone has. :gawe:
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Re: Recomended metal guitars?
« Reply #43 on: May 10, 2011, 04:28:42 PM »
That's X series, so it's fine. You might want to be careful with the Licensed Floyd as it isn't as good as the original you can find on Schecters or the Kahlers you find on B.C. Rich's. B.C. Rich is very good and worth consideration if you buy a high end one.
I've been looking at B.C. Rich's as well. I really like the Wartribe. :D
I also Carvin because you can customize your guitar with the specs you want and it's not that overpriced.
Someone has been watching dmometalguitar'd videos :rolleyes:
There is only one Carvin dealer in the UK. It be funneh.
But I don't know how much a stock Carvin costs, as they do exist and Carvin makes black V220s as a production model. But it sounds amazing, and I WILL own a Carvin at some point.
Yes someone has. :gawe:
Well, he's right. The Shred-X sucks and teh Tribal doesn't XD

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Re: Recomended metal guitars?
« Reply #44 on: May 10, 2011, 04:32:30 PM »
That's X series, so it's fine. You might want to be careful with the Licensed Floyd as it isn't as good as the original you can find on Schecters or the Kahlers you find on B.C. Rich's. B.C. Rich is very good and worth consideration if you buy a high end one.
I've been looking at B.C. Rich's as well. I really like the Wartribe. :D
I also Carvin because you can customize your guitar with the specs you want and it's not that overpriced.
Someone has been watching dmometalguitar'd videos :rolleyes:
There is only one Carvin dealer in the UK. It be funneh.
But I don't know how much a stock Carvin costs, as they do exist and Carvin makes black V220s as a production model. But it sounds amazing, and I WILL own a Carvin at some point.
Yes someone has. :gawe:
Well, he's right. The Shred-X sucks and teh Tribal doesn't XD
Yes. After watching some of his videos, I now admit that Gibsons suck. :P
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Re: Recomended metal guitars?
« Reply #45 on: May 10, 2011, 04:34:30 PM »
Some suck. Gibson's are worth trying if you see them at a shop but they generally have poor equality control.
And the LTD JH-600 is a very good choice of guitar. I recommend it.

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Re: Recomended metal guitars?
« Reply #46 on: May 10, 2011, 04:37:31 PM »
yay, guitars...

Malmsteem? Never heard of them, i'll have to look em up at some point.
Damien? I really wanted to try the 7 string version of that, by what you just said, I REALLY want to.
V's? Urgh, I hate playing v shapes, it's a shame, coz I love the way they look, but they're just too impractical for me.
Gibsons? NO, they suck, there is no justification to buying a gibson over really any other guitar make in the same price range!

Anyway, good timing, as it's recently been agreed between me and my parents that my Ibanez is being sent back, because the bridge was already f****ed from the moment we got it (the knife edge is patheticly weak) and replacing it with an upgraded spec bridge would be so costly that I may aswell just get a refund and buy a new guitar.
So, yeah, as it turns out, I need to go guitar shopping again  :mrgreen:

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Re: Recomended metal guitars?
« Reply #47 on: May 10, 2011, 04:45:41 PM »
yay, guitars...

Malmsteem? Never heard of them, i'll have to look em up at some point.
Damien? I really wanted to try the 7 string version of that, by what you just said, I REALLY want to.
V's? Urgh, I hate playing v shapes, it's a shame, coz I love the way they look, but they're just too impractical for me.
Gibsons? NO, they suck, there is no justification to buying a gibson over really any other guitar make in the same price range!

Anyway, good timing, as it's recently been agreed between me and my parents that my Ibanez is being sent back, because the bridge was already f****ed from the moment we got it (the knife edge is patheticly weak) and replacing it with an upgraded spec bridge would be so costly that I may aswell just get a refund and buy a new guitar.
So, yeah, as it turns out, I need to go guitar shopping again  :mrgreen:
Whut's your budget?

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Re: Recomended metal guitars?
« Reply #48 on: May 10, 2011, 04:51:30 PM »
Oh admit it Scorpion... you smashed it against the hood of a car in a fit of metal fury.

No need to hide behind factory defects. Bah!

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Re: Recomended metal guitars?
« Reply #49 on: May 10, 2011, 04:54:16 PM »
lol, surprisingly enough i haven't damaged it yet, despite how frustating it's been.

And my budget, I could probably stretch it to a grand. Ideally want a 7 string really.

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Re: Recomended metal guitars?
« Reply #50 on: May 10, 2011, 04:57:17 PM »
lol, surprisingly enough i haven't damaged it yet, despite how frustating it's been.

And my budget, I could probably stretch it to a grand. Ideally want a 7 string really.
And there went my KV2 idea:P

Don't be hip and buy a seven string; go get a B.C. Rich Stealth or something vague like that. Or a Peavey Tomb.

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Re: Recomended metal guitars?
« Reply #51 on: May 10, 2011, 05:04:46 PM »
lol, surprisingly enough i haven't damaged it yet, despite how frustating it's been.

And my budget, I could probably stretch it to a grand. Ideally want a 7 string really.
And there went my KV2 idea:P

Don't be hip and buy a seven string; go get a B.C. Rich Stealth or something vague like that. Or a Peavey Tomb.
lol, how is a 7 string hip?
I just want the extra range, what's so bad about that? ;P

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Re: Recomended metal guitars?
« Reply #52 on: May 10, 2011, 05:21:21 PM »
lol, surprisingly enough i haven't damaged it yet, despite how frustating it's been.

And my budget, I could probably stretch it to a grand. Ideally want a 7 string really.
And there went my KV2 idea:P

Don't be hip and buy a seven string; go get a B.C. Rich Stealth or something vague like that. Or a Peavey Tomb.
lol, how is a 7 string hip? A lot of popular metal bands use them. It kinda sucks.
I just want the extra range, what's so bad about that? ;P
Downtuning works for me. Any lower than B and your creeping into lame territory.

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Re: Recomended metal guitars?
« Reply #53 on: May 10, 2011, 05:44:03 PM »
Downtuning my guitar to like Drop B or below kills it's sound, basically. It's much happier up in Drop C/Drop D/Standard (:
I play a bit of Metallica with it, and that's about it metal-wise... I'm not really good enough for much metal. I like jamming out Plug In Baby at the moment though XD

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Re: Recomended metal guitars?
« Reply #54 on: May 14, 2011, 09:29:49 AM »
Hey, just bought the Ibanez RG320PG today. Sounds great and the tremolo stays in tunes surprisingly well for a non-Schaller produced trem. Bit of fretbuzz but overall it's very good and I got it for a bargain price. Looks great too.

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Re: Recomended metal guitars?
« Reply #55 on: May 17, 2011, 04:12:26 PM »
Hey, just bought the Ibanez RG320PG today. Sounds great and the tremolo stays in tunes surprisingly well for a non-Schaller produced trem. Bit of fretbuzz but overall it's very good and I got it for a bargain price. Looks great too.
Pics plz? :D
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Re: Recomended metal guitars?
« Reply #56 on: May 17, 2011, 04:47:34 PM »
Hey, just bought the Ibanez RG320PG today. Sounds great and the tremolo stays in tunes surprisingly well for a non-Schaller produced trem. Bit of fretbuzz but overall it's very good and I got it for a bargain price. Looks great too.
Pics plz? :D
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Cool guitar...but...oh dear, is that an edge III?
Good look, I hope it's an o.k one for you >_>

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Re: Recomended metal guitars?
« Reply #57 on: May 18, 2011, 11:36:54 AM »
Hey, just bought the Ibanez RG320PG today. Sounds great and the tremolo stays in tunes surprisingly well for a non-Schaller produced trem. Bit of fretbuzz but overall it's very good and I got it for a bargain price. Looks great too.
Pics plz? :D
*Remembers google is a friend*
Cool guitar...but...oh dear, is that an edge III?
Good look, I hope it's an o.k one for you >_>
Yes, it's an edge III :rage
Stays in tune fine for dive bombs but pull-ups have bad effects on its tuning.

However...

I've got a guitar project for the summer where me and my physics professor-granddad are going to build a guitar. I've already planned pickups (Seymour Duncan Invader SH-8s) , electronics, wood (Alder because it sounds great) and we're going to salvage an old neck off my Strat (with fret sanding in order to reduce buzz). However, I want a decent Trem on it for a decent price. I've been thinking the Floyd Rose Special, the official licensed trem owned by the Floyd Rose company, or a Kahler if I can find one cheap. Your thoughts?

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Re: Recomended metal guitars?
« Reply #58 on: May 18, 2011, 01:20:14 PM »
Hey, just bought the Ibanez RG320PG today. Sounds great and the tremolo stays in tunes surprisingly well for a non-Schaller produced trem. Bit of fretbuzz but overall it's very good and I got it for a bargain price. Looks great too.
Pics plz? :D
*Remembers google is a friend*
Cool guitar...but...oh dear, is that an edge III?
Good look, I hope it's an o.k one for you >_>
Yes, it's an edge III :rage
Stays in tune fine for dive bombs but pull-ups have bad effects on its tuning.

However...

I've got a guitar project for the summer where me and my physics professor-granddad are going to build a guitar. I've already planned pickups (Seymour Duncan Invader SH-8s) , electronics, wood (Alder because it sounds great) and we're going to salvage an old neck off my Strat (with fret sanding in order to reduce buzz). However, I want a decent Trem on it for a decent price. I've been thinking the Floyd Rose Special, the official licensed trem owned by the Floyd Rose company, or a Kahler if I can find one cheap. Your thoughts?
Yeah, well, as I said, good luck.
You're either gonna get a decently built one, or one (like mine) that has a knife edge that dissolves when exposed to air.

As for the guitar, seymour duncans + awesome, although personally I prefer dimazio's generally.
Be VERY careful when sanding the frets! Even a millimeter too much and your tuning is screwed.
And from what I know, a kahler IS your best option, if you can afford it, like you said ;P

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Re: Recomended metal guitars?
« Reply #59 on: May 18, 2011, 01:44:50 PM »
Hey, just bought the Ibanez RG320PG today. Sounds great and the tremolo stays in tunes surprisingly well for a non-Schaller produced trem. Bit of fretbuzz but overall it's very good and I got it for a bargain price. Looks great too.
Pics plz? :D
*Remembers google is a friend*
Cool guitar...but...oh dear, is that an edge III?
Good look, I hope it's an o.k one for you >_>
Yes, it's an edge III :rage
Stays in tune fine for dive bombs but pull-ups have bad effects on its tuning.

However...

I've got a guitar project for the summer where me and my physics professor-granddad are going to build a guitar. I've already planned pickups (Seymour Duncan Invader SH-8s) , electronics, wood (Alder because it sounds great) and we're going to salvage an old neck off my Strat (with fret sanding in order to reduce buzz). However, I want a decent Trem on it for a decent price. I've been thinking the Floyd Rose Special, the official licensed trem owned by the Floyd Rose company, or a Kahler if I can find one cheap. Your thoughts?
Yeah, well, as I said, good luck.
You're either gonna get a decently built one, or one (like mine) that has a knife edge that dissolves when exposed to air.

As for the guitar, seymour duncans + awesome, although personally I prefer dimazio's generally.
Be VERY careful when sanding the frets! Even a millimeter too much and your tuning is screwed.
And from what I know, a kahler IS your best option, if you can afford it, like you said ;P
Thanks man.
And I won't sand them-there frets much. If it gets problematic I'll just sell the Strat and get a new neck with the money from that.