well I dunno...in the vid for the Xiphos, they're being hand crafted to some degree.. they gots great pickups, mahogony body...maple neck, rosewood fingerboard...and as Muhamed of Necrophagist said on the video..."if u order a custom shop guitar...u order mahogony, and a maple neck..." etc
above the locking nuts on the neck, what exactly is that on his guitar? looks like a foam strip or something.. im wondering if that must lower noise or something?
Stupid question maybe, but maybe someone can help me out a bit. I have always used and loved Seymore Duncan pickups. Most Everyone talks EMG 81's up like theres no tomorrow! Me being a metal guitarist what are some defining pros and cons about these two pickups? thanks for any feedback.
yeah, and they also have a weak-ass,"mushy" sound with distortion, passives have a big fat powerfull sound... and they also don't run out of batteries:)
Play some samples Dino, don't just talk about them pick ups (hook a brother up)...everyone is curious about the difference between them and th EMGs. Nice to see you by the way. Mike
What total shite. You're telling me Mark Knopfler, Steve Lukather, Paul Stanley, Gary Moore, Zakk Wylde all have the same tone? These guys and many more were using EMG back in the 80s before most of you had heard of them. The reason most metal players sound the same these days is down to the people producing them and whats aimed for in the industry. It has nothing to do with pickups.
That guitar is really good looking. I love the finish.
Awesome. Congrats, Dino.
well I dunno...in the vid for the Xiphos, they're being hand crafted to some degree..
they gots great pickups, mahogony body...maple neck, rosewood fingerboard...and as Muhamed of Necrophagist said on the video..."if u order a custom shop guitar...u order mahogony, and a maple neck..." etc
I can't wait for these things.
Definitely not cheap dude. I bought it. It's great everything about it is just so great.
he might be mexican but he's a fckn awsome grindcore metal guitarist. Nobody make power riffs like Dino Cazares.
coool pickups, what do you all reckon though is better, seymour duncan blackouts or emgs?
Subscribed killer guitarist man
above the locking nuts on the neck, what exactly is that on his guitar?
looks like a foam strip or something.. im wondering if that must lower noise or something?
totaly agree!!!
Stupid question maybe, but maybe someone can help me out a bit. I have always used and loved Seymore Duncan pickups. Most Everyone talks EMG 81's up like theres no tomorrow! Me being a metal guitarist what are some defining pros and cons about these two pickups? thanks for any feedback.
No, it's a 7 string Xiphos, which is now a standard production model.
Yeah you're right!
yeah man, it is. \m/
Thanks.
The guitar is an Ibanez Xiphos. Only comes in 6 string, no 7 string version in production. It was built for bloke outa necrophagist.
the smaller ones but you'll have to call sd and have them send you a set of long taper pots for your lp
i tought he was gonna eat the guitar and the cameraman either.
I agree
Yeah it is. I wish it had blackouts or emgs on it though.
@lostlemming Yeah, the one in guitar;D;D
man the xiphos rules!!!
each to his/her own obv lol, but I wouldn't exactly call a near enoough £500 guitar cheap lol
ps. here's an instrumental of the song it's in.
\m/
This guy reminds me of Dungeon Master
No, the Xiphos was not specificly built for muhamed . As of right now there is only a 6string available but you may see a 7str at the winter NAMM 08
I put a set of these into my explorer and they totaly blow my emg 81's out of the water
its the string retainer
is tht a Xiphos
Bleed The Fifth (song)
i always thourgth that about emgs so many modern metal guitarist use them these days. im an 80's metal player myself, so emgs arent a huge thing to me
yeah, and they also have a weak-ass,"mushy" sound with distortion, passives have a big fat powerfull sound... and they also don't run out of batteries:)
ohh pcar got PWNED haha nice one
metalmusicmike XD \m/
But that's a 7-string... Awesome.
Sure... Want fries with that?
Hey grown guy, I didn't even talk to you
Play some samples Dino, don't just talk about them pick ups (hook a brother up)...everyone is curious about the difference between them and th EMGs. Nice to see you by the way. Mike
wow, competition for the overused emgs
a 7 string ibanez xiphos
ohh pcar got PWNED haha nice one
Dino looks like jabba the hut
cept noone will be worty too have one
does this guy have a neck?
The warrior is ugly when compared to this one!
Nooo =( it uses duncan humbuckers
EMGs sound like sterile piss. Duncans sound like a real pickup.
What total shite. You're telling me Mark Knopfler, Steve Lukather, Paul Stanley, Gary Moore, Zakk Wylde all have the same tone? These guys and many more were using EMG back in the 80s before most of you had heard of them. The reason most metal players sound the same these days is down to the people producing them and whats aimed for in the industry. It has nothing to do with pickups.