As long as ye don't go yanking about on the trem and upgrade the pups to high output stacked humbuckers Ywngie manages just fine. He was talking about stock Strats. Ywngie's Strats are not stock standard Strats.
It's hard to say. A guy like Yngwie Malmsteen uses single-coil DiMarzios on his Strat, and he gets a really powerful sound. Just because single-coils won't give you a fully overdriven sound, it doesn't mean you can't get a powerful sound. Think of Eddie Van Halen - on the last two or three Van Halen albums, he didn't use full distortion on his humbucker and/or single-coils but still got a pretty strong and thick sound. It depends on your playing, amplifier, effects and other factors..
Good point on what you said about Dean and BC Rich signatures. But if somebody plays a regular Dean ML, they usually get pegged with playing a "Dimebag Darrell" guitar. Just because he made them so popular.
I will have to disagree with Fenders not being good for metal. They can be good for metal if you outfit them with some Hot Rails or some humbuckers. I've been digging single coils for lead lines in metal. They have a really clear and bright sound that's perfect for helping the lead lines cut through. The key is experimentation. Generally, humbuckers at least for metal.
I got a Dimebag Razorback V second hand for under £350, and I just think it is amazing. The DimeTime in the neck had a great blues sound and the Dimebucker sounds pretty good
Actually, my favorite guitar is the Jackson King V. But Carvin does deserve total respect. Where the hell on earth you're going to find a company that will build you a high quality custom guitar for $1,150 dollars? That's what I paid for my V220!
I agree about what you said about Dean guitars but, My Cemetery gates razorback , stays in tune perfectly , no fret buzz , very low action and has a great tone, had it for 2 years.Good guitar , just insane price. Just my opinion
when you say neck thru, I gess you mean a set neck. I think a real neck thru is a neck that goes all the way down to the bottom of the guitar and the body is actually two parts glued on each side of the neck like an old Aria pro II rs x70 . nice video by the way.
@Daemonfury1 Negative. About 1.5 yrs ago, a guy named R.M. Mottola (google him) did a study for American Lutherie (issue 91). using a spectrometer and a few other tests, it was determined that bolt on had a (slightly) longer sustain and that the human ear couldnt percieve the difference in sustain anyway. That said, the major reason for the difference in sustain in guitars is the build quality and woods used, not the type of construction (assuming its constructed well) .
a right handed dean is not overpriced when left handed. you could pay do much more for an elite lefthanded instead by a right handed dean and flip the string set up, the body does not get in the way and just get a lefthanded tremelo saves money for lefties
Oh yeah ... about Carvins excellent necks .. I have 2 words for you .. Allan Holdsworth .. that should say it all ... even a player of his magnitude recognized Carvins exception playability and had them make his signature series !
Wtf are you talking about the Fender Stratocaster the single-coil's are great for metal. The tremolo only needs fatter strings and stays perfectly in tune.
id recomend the dc127 though,it has way more standerd features like 2 coil spliter switchs and a phase switch that costs like 10 dollars plus its cheaper.
What alot of people don't know Jeff Hannemans guitar is the inlays on alot of his were inspired from various SS Panzer Division for example at 6:27 the inlay over better the inlay is the insignia of the 9th SS Panzer Division
So, Dmometalguitar, can you tell us why you own so many guitars but don't play in a band. Seems like someone with your talents should be ripping on stage rather than on these youtube videos, don't you?
Lol -5. People are stupid man. Fender guitars are some of the best-made guitars on the planet. Their factory pickups aren't made for metal but if you know how to change a pickup, a HSS Strat with an EMG through a Fender Metalhead stack will give you crushing tone and your guitar won't suck in 2 years unlike some of the Dimebag Models that they're force feeding to spoiled 14 year olds (the ones who thumbs down'd you)
@XxJaMpOlxX, I also have a eclipse 2. I think that it feels great and sounds great. From what I gather it seems like a good guitar, but mainly it's your personal preferance.
@alconsirra you kinda contradicted yourself, you care about the feel and sound... but said gibsons / prs is no good for metal because of their scale length. thats not always true, most 22 fret guitars have a 24 3/4 scale... 24 fret guitars have a 25 1/2 scale... esentialy their are almost exactly the same for the first 19 frets.
Its kinda bad to use someone else's signature guitar unless it like a tribute though than that's just pure respect but if you just use a standard model its cool I mean more than 1 person probably like the guitar as it is but great reviews man kick ass
@Backspacer12 If they sound heavy then they are evidently good :P Considering replacing my old strats pickups with some of those rail pickups from Semour Duncan.
Haha no, those are Korean models. Sure they're known as 'Dean USA' models but the models that actually get made in the US will cost you between 3500 and 6000 dollar.
That's exactly the point I mention on the video. Dave's V model looks more generic, so you don't assimilate it immediately to a particular artist. My Jackson King V KV2 is also similar to Dave's original King V; but nevertheless, it doesn't indicate imitation. But the Dean Razorback or Dean Dime screams Dimebag Darrell -- that's his guitar shape, and the assimilation is immediate. This is terrible for any band.
The tuning issue is just one of the problems. This guitar is terrible overall. They use an EMG commonly used for neck pickup as the bridge one, and I didn't like the sound at all. Plus, that guitar's weight was so heavy that I couldn't play it for more than one hour without hurting my back. Stay away from it.
If you read the slide carefully, I didn't say ALL Fenders - I said MOST Fenders. And yes, I'm a huge Malmsteen fan, and he does get a brutal sound on his model. But most models out there are not good for metal, mainly the standard ones.
I didn't say it's your intention to be a wanna-be of someone. I just said that people may have that perception of you if you play a signature model, even if it's not your intention.
So, here is a question to everyone... I'm in love with the explorer body sytle (not the pointy, sharpened stuff), just the old school rounded flat look. I'm looking at the '84 Epiphone EXP with the EMG's, and a Dean Z Straight Six / Soul Z (EMG). Anyone have any input or suggestions? Ideally I'd love a mid 90's ESP EX model, that still had the hockey stick head. But those are rare and extremely pricey!
What about some of the budget guitars like the new Jackson Dinky JS32? I currently have a Jackson Performer PS4 and an ESP LTD MH50 (which does have fret issues). On the ESP I have to have the neck bowed and action fairly high to avoid the low E fret buzz and deadness on the first few frets. Still very playable thought. Anyway, thinking of getting the Dinky JS32 for the money. Oh, I had a Charvel Model 4 years ago and the pickups were way too loud. It played well, I just didn't care for the 22 fret neck or Khaler Tremelo.
I owned that same Roadstar from 85 except I had a SD Invader in it. Very good low cost guitar. I also have a Carvin DC 125T with the Kahler Pro and stock M22SD. I completely agree with you about Carvin and am surprised not seeing more people playing them on stage. Maybe it's about endorsements?
Lol, yer making me wanna pull out my '86 RG450-BK outta storage! :) It's still in near mint condition, ...aside missing it's output jack rear cover (don't blame me, it came to me like that, altho I AM on the lookout for a black replacement cover)!
If the neck can be set up the frets are OK, The guitar can be hot rodded at a pretty good price. I mean, if your a bedroom jammer mostly, I'd start strat style, Take it apart and chk it out the worst is ya might have to get help If ya want to paint, just sand down till ya get that polli off, hang it up, choose your Color cans/an auto body it all works, and a pickup 50 to 65. Its the best experience If you never done it,
Well I own 2 import Razorbacks, and I absolutely love them. The balance of the body is perfect when playing live. Agree the neck pickup sucks, but I have no problems with the licensed floyd rose, and I do use it for divebombs & squeals. It's all about guitar setup. When you buy (any) guitar you should give it a good setup to your playing style. Some people want very low action, some don't. Also I never did pay the official MSRP price for my 2 guitars.
Dean and Gibson are probably my least favourite guitar brands. Gibson just uses their name to make the guitar fucking expensive, and Dean put's their DIME signature on every guitar to add an extra 300$ on the pricetag. I've also had several quality issues with Gibson, their Les Paul guitar too bulky and they have horrible fret acces. And well the Dean guitars don't appeal to me, they're trying way too hard to look 'metal'.
I've actually know someone with a Shred X explorer and he didn't like it as well. He let me play it, and I wasn't impressed. The tuning was ridiculous and I didn't know what Gibson was smoking when they decided to not add the locking nuts and go for locking tuners. He bought it for 3500 dollars and I just don't see where the hell all that money goes (I guess just for the name: Gibson). My ESP SV, which is a whopping 1000 dollars less expensive is waaaay better than the Shred X explorer, imo
If you said dimeback wanna be, then what's was the reason Dimeback created the guitar, and I have a black matte finished razorback, I love how it looks, looks metal , plus I using gauge 13 on drop b. Sounds good
lets be honest here. the only real reasons people buy crazy expensive guitars is a: to resell them 10-15 years later as an investment b: to hang them on a wall c: their influences are playing them and d: their influences played them back in the day because in the 70s and 80s most cheap guitars were shit. but nowadays many cheap guitars are really good. of course theres also that "proud to be made in America" thing. I still love my Korean guitars though.
@granskater I'd say Jackson. I love Ibanez (and the Edge Zero II your Ibanez option has) but Jackson's lightweight and has better pickups as you said. If you have the money to replace the Ibanez pickups with DiMarzios (amazing pickups for a cheaper price), then go for it. D-Activator and X's are the greatest DiMarzios for metal (...and maybe the X2N as well but it's kind of old...)
I kind of agree with the bolt on thing. My guitar has a mismatched washburn neck and stock hamer humbuckers. Somehow I feel that the sustain is also pretty decent considering my rubbish bolting on of the neck and my pretty screwed Ibanez TB15. But i might need some advice for my guitar cause it doesn't seem to have a lot of crunch. Im guessing it's either the am, the stock Hamer humbuckers or my playing... How exactly do you attack the strings to get the most crunch????
Also, the noition that Strats are not good for metal is completely faulty. Several major bands use them. Iron Maiden being one. Strats were used mostly on the Powerslave album, for example. You can see their guitarists using strats live on most of their recent (and even 80s) live albums. Strats can even do death metal. Example: The album None So Vile by Cryptopsy was recorded by Jon Levassuer, using a Fender Fat Strat (Humbucker, Single,Single), tuned down to B Standard.
I wouldn't really recommend anything... it's subjective. I prefer a floyd rose because it's an added tool for songwriting for me personally. Plus it's fun to use. To really see how troublesome it can get when changing/tuning strings, I recommend you borrow someone's and try it yourself to see if it's worth the hassle. But of course, like anything else, after awhile, it gets easier.
When I got my first floyd rose, I did a lot of asking a research before I did anything. First thing, if you want to downtune, get higher gauge strings, so that it doesn't flub around so much... try not to use the factory strings. I changed mine the moment I got home. 2nd you gotta learn how to tune a floyd. Took me 3 hours to tune it properly. Unless, you don't really care about the floyd, then use a tremol-no or something and lock it down permanently. :)
Carvins are the best set up guitars out there .. dont believe me , order one and if your not convinced send it back after ten days ... money back minus the shipping ... I have 6 Carvins and it was love at first touch with all of them ... best necks and fret set up on the planet !!! Factor in the cost savings and the build quality your not going to find a better guitar for even 2-3 times the price !!!
Dean guitars are truly overpriced... Its all about the "great almighty guitar god Dimebag Darrell"... they can sell complete shit with hes name. though now when i watched the dean guitars NAMM show, i found out some good deans, now they put at least a original floyd on a dean razorback! i dont know is the price the same though... Anyway, i wouldnt buy ever a dean guitar because of the high cost and bad quality. Im going jackson instead... although Jacksons under 1000$ are garbage...
Lmao out of noewhere, metal guitars everywhere, in shape, floyd roses, and high output pickups, and then a Fender Stratocaster. (Strats are awesome, they arent suited for metal though, I own one but with HH confg)
Ok dude. I dont know why you waist time with all these factory guitars when you could have 2-3 custom made guitars by some local luthier to you. I bought a 1990 Explorer reissue in that same year, and after that went straight to custom made guitars. In regards to kahlers and locking nuts. Just get your local luthier to machine the locking nuts and you'll have not tuning issues.
The Carvin here has C22 pickups which is their standard forrock and such. it sounds great for metal. However they also have the choice of M22 pickups, for bridge and neck, for a more metal sound. Do you have any clips with the M22 pickups on another guitar perhaps. I am just curious:) Grat reviews man thanx.
Moonmaster158, at least the price is good with Ran Guitars, but is it worth to wait almost a year to get it? I personally wouldnt trust the polish quality... i aint saying that it would be garbage but i have read a few reviews from ran guitars and they werent good news at all... some people say theres no problems but some have got poor quality ran guitars.
must be nice to have the $$$$$$, i have a LTD alexi200 and a ec10 yes ec 10 they both sound good to me..... the trem on the 200 is licensed ,did my own fret level perfect now.
how can you compare Horizon Custom and korean b.c.rich, pluging them into Spider III...? I really don't understand how can you play so good, have tons of guitars, and haven't got an all tube amp yet.... With Spider III you can't hear even 10% of your guitars sound...
Also, one downside when using floyd rose trems is that when you're locked to one tuning, you can't change it during a show or jam session. It'll affect the ENTIRE tuning. I've learned to live with it, but that's another thing you'd have to consider.
about the Moser with no crunch...yeah... another set of pickups prehaps? my personal preference are EMG's passive or active, those have enough crunch ;)
Funny what you said about the Deans and Schecter Hellraiser... I was set on buying a Dime Dean a couple of years ago, and I was advised to go with the Hellraiser. One of the best decisions of my life.
I can't believe that Gibson guitars have so much problems......are you sure that those Gibsons you have are originals? There are so much coppies from China......some of them looks so damn good...like a real Gibson
Pieces? I don't know anything about that. The only thing I had to adjust was the spring tension at the back... which isn't really that intensive since the thicker strings added some tension to it, plus my LTD has a 25.5" scale.
Why not compare seymour duncan SH-6 or SH 5 to EMGS. Those Seymours will always blast EMGS away. lastly... PLAY A TUBE AMP like a MARSHALL or a BOOGIE...not any digital crap especially a LINE 6!!! Are you nuts!
Call me crazy but if you use a Fender strat correctly it can produce an amazing Iron Maiden sound. Not only just for classic metal but heavier bands such as Sepultura have used Fender strats.
i personally dont see a problem with the whole "wow what a copycat" thing. dean razorbacks are amazing guitars and if you like the way it plays and sounds then who cares. a few other professional guitarists play razorbacks and its fine.
@gksckddms Yeah. I agree. ESP are really creative and their guitars are amazing. Gibson are like the game company, Capcom. They are lazy now and put out mostly average products
BTW, you can't buy Kahler X-Trems, those are only for guitar manufactures. You have to get the Hybrid. And another thing, the SD Blackout Metal is going to be WAY louder than the EMG-60.
I am thinking about getting a schecter Hellraiser C-1 With Floyd rose and emg pickups and i was wondering if thats good for heavy metal like slipknot and metallica or disturbed
@TangeClown i got one and had it installed with 3 of the humbucker sized emg pickups, a floyd rose, and a locking nut... it is one of the best guitars i have ever played
Thanks for presentation, man! It's great! Thanks a lot! I was looking for some presentation like this since I'm gonna buy a new guitar and do not know which one to choose.
I'm getting the Schecter Hellraiser C-1 FR. Good choice? and the original floyd on it, is it made by schaller?? please reply! thanks!!!!! :D you ROCK!!!!!
That's why you don't use polish on a gibson guitar, nitrocellulose finishes are NOT poly finishes, they can and will stain if you don't take care of them PROPERLY.
Carvin is kiesel for some who seem not to be Informed about the name change..
6:54 Someone forgot to tell that to Yngwie...
Stratocaster's are great guitars for metal.
As long as ye don't go yanking about on the trem and upgrade the pups to high output stacked humbuckers Ywngie manages just fine. He was talking about stock Strats. Ywngie's Strats are not stock standard Strats.
It's hard to say. A guy like Yngwie Malmsteen uses single-coil DiMarzios on his Strat, and he gets a really powerful sound. Just because single-coils won't give you a fully overdriven sound, it doesn't mean you can't get a powerful sound. Think of Eddie Van Halen - on the last two or three Van Halen albums, he didn't use full distortion on his humbucker and/or single-coils but still got a pretty strong and thick sound. It depends on your playing, amplifier, effects and other factors..
These are good videos but most guitars sound tinny. Maybe better recording software would help.
+dkyelak he made these in 2008.
@@MrChris-bx7ss well then tell him to remake em
Good point on what you said about Dean and BC Rich signatures. But if somebody plays a regular Dean ML, they usually get pegged with playing a "Dimebag Darrell" guitar. Just because he made them so popular.
I prefer the Washburn Dimebag guitars to the Dean one's.
gabriel kellum Me too i don't like Deans because they stop working quick
I will have to disagree with Fenders not being good for metal. They can be good for metal if you outfit them with some Hot Rails or some humbuckers. I've been digging single coils for lead lines in metal. They have a really clear and bright sound that's perfect for helping the lead lines cut through.
The key is experimentation. Generally, humbuckers at least for metal.
I got a Dimebag Razorback V second hand for under £350, and I just think it is amazing. The DimeTime in the neck had a great blues sound and the Dimebucker sounds pretty good
Actually, my favorite guitar is the Jackson King V. But Carvin does deserve total respect. Where the hell on earth you're going to find a company that will build you a high quality custom guitar for $1,150 dollars? That's what I paid for my V220!
I agree about what you said about Dean guitars but, My Cemetery gates razorback , stays in tune perfectly , no fret buzz , very low action and has a great tone, had it for 2 years.Good guitar , just insane price. Just my opinion
when you say neck thru, I gess you mean a set neck.
I think a real neck thru is a neck that goes all the way down to the bottom of the guitar and the body is actually two parts glued on each side of the neck like an old Aria pro II rs x70 .
nice video by the way.
@IchigoBto they're not overated when it comes to classic rock with a tube amp, they just arent meant for extremely high-gain solid state heavy metal.
1 think I like about ESP Horizon is its excellent tuning stability.
@Daemonfury1
Negative.
About 1.5 yrs ago, a guy named R.M. Mottola (google him) did a study for American Lutherie (issue 91). using a spectrometer and a few other tests, it was determined that bolt on had a (slightly) longer sustain and that the human ear couldnt percieve the difference in sustain anyway.
That said, the major reason for the difference in sustain in guitars is the build quality and woods used, not the type of construction (assuming its constructed well) .
Wow, that Ibanez Roadstar, just listen... the sustain.... You could go, have a bite and you'd still be hearing that one.
a right handed dean is not overpriced when left handed. you could pay do much more for an elite lefthanded instead by a right handed dean and flip the string set up, the body does not get in the way and just get a lefthanded tremelo saves money for lefties
I think that same way when I see a dude with a Dimebag Dean Razorback, I think oh shit divebomb and endless solo time.
any review on prs guitar please??
Oh yeah ... about Carvins excellent necks .. I have 2 words for you .. Allan Holdsworth .. that should say it all ... even a player of his magnitude recognized Carvins exception playability and had them make his signature series !
Excuse you but there's no such thing as "way too much slayer"
lol
Wtf are you talking about the Fender Stratocaster the single-coil's are great for metal. The tremolo only needs fatter strings and stays perfectly in tune.
id recomend the dc127 though,it has way more standerd features like 2 coil spliter switchs and a phase switch that costs like 10 dollars plus its cheaper.
3:35 CARVIN RULEZ
I have a Carvin ultra V custom. Paid 350 for it at a pawn shop with a hardshell carvin case. They didn't know what they had lol
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What alot of people don't know Jeff Hannemans guitar is the inlays on alot of his were inspired from various SS Panzer Division for example at 6:27 the inlay over better the inlay is the insignia of the 9th SS Panzer Division
i really love the slayer inlays on the jh600. Also, something about japanese guitars. they pay a ridiculous amount of attention to detail there.
So, Dmometalguitar,
can you tell us why you own so many guitars but don't play in a band. Seems like someone with your talents should be ripping on stage rather than on these youtube videos, don't you?
i have a B.C. Rich warlock, great sound and quality
Lol -5. People are stupid man. Fender guitars are some of the best-made guitars on the planet. Their factory pickups aren't made for metal but if you know how to change a pickup, a HSS Strat with an EMG through a Fender Metalhead stack will give you crushing tone and your guitar won't suck in 2 years unlike some of the Dimebag Models that they're force feeding to spoiled 14 year olds (the ones who thumbs down'd you)
@XxJaMpOlxX, I also have a eclipse 2. I think that it feels great and sounds great. From what I gather it seems like a good guitar, but mainly it's your personal preferance.
@alconsirra you kinda contradicted yourself, you care about the feel and sound... but said gibsons / prs is no good for metal because of their scale length. thats not always true, most 22 fret guitars have a 24 3/4 scale... 24 fret guitars have a 25 1/2 scale... esentialy their are almost exactly the same for the first 19 frets.
Hey, I think your right on about the signature models. I would much rather create my own identity.
Is it just me or is this way too 90’s for it to have been uploaded in 2008?
He said in one of his videos that are really good.
LTD's are just cheaper versions of ESP's
generally same quality
like with the $200+ squiers and standard fenders
Its kinda bad to use someone else's signature guitar unless it like a tribute though than that's just pure respect but if you just use a standard model its cool I mean more than 1 person probably like the guitar as it is but great reviews man kick ass
i had worst tuning stability than your Explorer in an Ibanez RG320DXFM with an Edge Pro. one slight touch and BANG. went out of tune
the Ibanez Roadstar sounds like a ferrari engine...nice guitar pack
I like this ...subbed
@Backspacer12
If they sound heavy then they are evidently good :P
Considering replacing my old strats pickups with some of those rail pickups from Semour Duncan.
Lol @ :48 Good:Carvin Bad:Gibson
True, true..
@mttrace17
I'd definitely recommend a Hellraiser though, see if you can find a fix bridge one around since they are great guitars for rhythm.
Just wondering, how much would a custom Carvin V220 go for? Probably with a Tune-O-Matic bridge and a single Dimarzio X2N.
lol actally for me the best sounding guitar on the vid is the moser jajajaja
Haha no, those are Korean models.
Sure they're known as 'Dean USA' models but the models that actually get made in the US will cost you between 3500 and 6000 dollar.
Carvin is by far one of the best guitar brands, their quality is 100%. They are made in USA and the floyd comes from germany, were its originally from
What about musicman or ibanez? My two favourite brands!
Musicman and PRS are the best American private company mass produced guitar brands.
JJLipton
i like ibanez too, but i have no experience with musicman
Alexander Kohlhepp didn’t carvin shut down😞
washburn eats dean for breakfast
That's exactly the point I mention on the video. Dave's V model looks more generic, so you don't assimilate it immediately to a particular artist. My Jackson King V KV2 is also similar to Dave's original King V; but nevertheless, it doesn't indicate imitation. But the Dean Razorback or Dean Dime screams Dimebag Darrell -- that's his guitar shape, and the assimilation is immediate. This is terrible for any band.
The tuning issue is just one of the problems. This guitar is terrible overall. They use an EMG commonly used for neck pickup as the bridge one, and I didn't like the sound at all. Plus, that guitar's weight was so heavy that I couldn't play it for more than one hour without hurting my back. Stay away from it.
what do you think of carving guitars?
If you read the slide carefully, I didn't say ALL Fenders - I said MOST Fenders. And yes, I'm a huge Malmsteen fan, and he does get a brutal sound on his model. But most models out there are not good for metal, mainly the standard ones.
yeah, exactly
I didn't say it's your intention to be a wanna-be of someone. I just said that people may have that perception of you if you play a signature model, even if it's not your intention.
So, here is a question to everyone... I'm in love with the explorer body sytle (not the pointy, sharpened stuff), just the old school rounded flat look. I'm looking at the '84 Epiphone EXP with the EMG's, and a Dean Z Straight Six / Soul Z (EMG). Anyone have any input or suggestions? Ideally I'd love a mid 90's ESP EX model, that still had the hockey stick head. But those are rare and extremely pricey!
What about some of the budget guitars like the new Jackson Dinky JS32? I currently have a Jackson Performer PS4 and an ESP LTD MH50 (which does have fret issues). On the ESP I have to have the neck bowed and action fairly high to avoid the low E fret buzz and deadness on the first few frets. Still very playable thought. Anyway, thinking of getting the Dinky JS32 for the money.
Oh, I had a Charvel Model 4 years ago and the pickups were way too loud. It played well, I just didn't care for the 22 fret neck or Khaler Tremelo.
I owned that same Roadstar from 85 except I had a SD Invader in it. Very good low cost guitar. I also have a Carvin DC 125T with the Kahler Pro and stock M22SD. I completely agree with you about Carvin and am surprised not seeing more people playing them on stage. Maybe it's about endorsements?
Lol, yer making me wanna pull out my '86 RG450-BK outta storage! :) It's still in near mint condition, ...aside missing it's output jack rear cover (don't blame me, it came to me like that, altho I AM on the lookout for a black replacement cover)!
If the neck can be set up the frets are OK,
The guitar can be hot rodded at a pretty good price.
I mean, if your a bedroom jammer mostly, I'd start strat style,
Take it apart and chk it out the worst is ya might have to get help
If ya want to paint, just sand down till ya get that polli off, hang it up, choose your
Color cans/an auto body it all works, and a pickup 50 to 65. Its the best experience
If you never done it,
Well I own 2 import Razorbacks, and I absolutely love them. The balance of the body is perfect when playing live. Agree the neck pickup sucks, but I have no problems with the licensed floyd rose, and I do use it for divebombs & squeals. It's all about guitar setup. When you buy (any) guitar you should give it a good setup to your playing style. Some people want very low action, some don't. Also I never did pay the official MSRP price for my 2 guitars.
Dean and Gibson are probably my least favourite guitar brands. Gibson just uses their name to make the guitar fucking expensive, and Dean put's their DIME signature on every guitar to add an extra 300$ on the pricetag. I've also had several quality issues with Gibson, their Les Paul guitar too bulky and they have horrible fret acces. And well the Dean guitars don't appeal to me, they're trying way too hard to look 'metal'.
I've actually know someone with a Shred X explorer and he didn't like it as well.
He let me play it, and I wasn't impressed. The tuning was ridiculous and I didn't know what Gibson was smoking when they decided to not add the locking nuts and go for locking tuners. He bought it for 3500 dollars and I just don't see where the hell all that money goes (I guess just for the name: Gibson). My ESP SV, which is a whopping 1000 dollars less expensive is waaaay better than the Shred X explorer, imo
If you said dimeback wanna be, then what's was the reason Dimeback created the guitar, and I have a black matte finished razorback, I love how it looks, looks metal , plus I using gauge 13 on drop b. Sounds good
Hi!!!!Look what guitar is better to play metal the gibson les paul robot ebony or the sg 61 reissue?
lets be honest here. the only real reasons people buy crazy expensive guitars is a: to resell them 10-15 years later as an investment b: to hang them on a wall c: their influences are playing them and d: their influences played them back in the day because in the 70s and 80s most cheap guitars were shit. but nowadays many cheap guitars are really good. of course theres also that "proud to be made in America" thing. I still love my Korean guitars though.
@granskater I'd say Jackson. I love Ibanez (and the Edge Zero II your Ibanez option has) but Jackson's lightweight and has better pickups as you said. If you have the money to replace the Ibanez pickups with DiMarzios (amazing pickups for a cheaper price), then go for it. D-Activator and X's are the greatest DiMarzios for metal (...and maybe the X2N as well but it's kind of old...)
I kind of agree with the bolt on thing. My guitar has a mismatched washburn neck and stock hamer humbuckers. Somehow I feel that the sustain is also pretty decent considering my rubbish bolting on of the neck and my pretty screwed Ibanez TB15. But i might need some advice for my guitar cause it doesn't seem to have a lot of crunch. Im guessing it's either the am, the stock Hamer humbuckers or my playing... How exactly do you attack the strings to get the most crunch????
Also, the noition that Strats are not good for metal is completely faulty. Several major bands use them. Iron Maiden being one. Strats were used mostly on the Powerslave album, for example. You can see their guitarists using strats live on most of their recent (and even 80s) live albums. Strats can even do death metal. Example: The album None So Vile by Cryptopsy was recorded by Jon Levassuer, using a Fender Fat Strat (Humbucker, Single,Single), tuned down to B Standard.
I wouldn't really recommend anything... it's subjective. I prefer a floyd rose because it's an added tool for songwriting for me personally. Plus it's fun to use. To really see how troublesome it can get when changing/tuning strings, I recommend you borrow someone's and try it yourself to see if it's worth the hassle. But of course, like anything else, after awhile, it gets easier.
When I got my first floyd rose, I did a lot of asking a research before I did anything. First thing, if you want to downtune, get higher gauge strings, so that it doesn't flub around so much... try not to use the factory strings. I changed mine the moment I got home. 2nd you gotta learn how to tune a floyd. Took me 3 hours to tune it properly. Unless, you don't really care about the floyd, then use a tremol-no or something and lock it down permanently. :)
Carvins are the best set up guitars out there .. dont believe me , order one and if your not convinced send it back after ten days ... money back minus the shipping ... I have 6 Carvins and it was love at first touch with all of them ... best necks and fret set up on the planet !!! Factor in the cost savings and the build quality your not going to find a better guitar for even 2-3 times the price !!!
Dean guitars are truly overpriced...
Its all about the "great almighty guitar god Dimebag Darrell"... they can sell complete shit with hes name. though now when i watched the dean guitars NAMM show, i found out some good deans, now they put at least a original floyd on a dean razorback! i dont know is the price the same though... Anyway, i wouldnt buy ever a dean guitar because of the high cost and bad quality.
Im going jackson instead... although Jacksons under 1000$ are garbage...
Lmao out of noewhere, metal guitars everywhere, in shape, floyd roses, and high output pickups, and then a Fender Stratocaster. (Strats are awesome, they arent suited for metal though, I own one but with HH confg)
This dude loves shorts lol. Same shorts same bgm lol. Amazing insight amazing shred.
Ok dude. I dont know why you waist time with all these factory guitars when you could have 2-3 custom made guitars by some local luthier to you. I bought a 1990 Explorer reissue in that same year, and after that went straight to custom made guitars. In regards to kahlers and locking nuts. Just get your local luthier to machine the locking nuts and you'll have not tuning issues.
The Carvin here has C22 pickups which is their standard forrock and such. it sounds great for metal.
However they also have the choice of M22 pickups, for bridge and neck, for a more metal sound.
Do you have any clips with the M22 pickups on another guitar perhaps. I am just curious:)
Grat reviews man thanx.
Moonmaster158, at least the price is good with Ran Guitars, but is it worth to wait almost a year to get it? I personally wouldnt trust the polish quality... i aint saying that it would be garbage but i have read a few reviews from ran guitars and they werent good news at all... some people say theres no problems but some have got poor quality ran guitars.
locking nuts should go with any guitar right?
must be nice to have the $$$$$$, i have a LTD alexi200 and a ec10 yes ec 10 they both sound good to me..... the trem on the 200 is licensed ,did my own fret level perfect now.
how can you compare Horizon Custom and korean b.c.rich, pluging them into Spider III...?
I really don't understand how can you play so good, have tons of guitars, and haven't got an all tube amp yet.... With Spider III you can't hear even 10% of your guitars sound...
Also, one downside when using floyd rose trems is that when you're locked to one tuning, you can't change it during a show or jam session. It'll affect the ENTIRE tuning. I've learned to live with it, but that's another thing you'd have to consider.
about the Moser with no crunch...yeah... another set of pickups prehaps? my personal preference are EMG's passive or active, those have enough crunch ;)
Funny what you said about the Deans and Schecter Hellraiser...
I was set on buying a Dime Dean a couple of years ago, and I was advised to go with the Hellraiser. One of the best decisions of my life.
I can't believe that Gibson guitars have so much problems......are you sure that those Gibsons you have are originals? There are so much coppies from China......some of them looks so damn good...like a real Gibson
Pieces? I don't know anything about that. The only thing I had to adjust was the spring tension at the back... which isn't really that intensive since the thicker strings added some tension to it, plus my LTD has a 25.5" scale.
Why not compare seymour duncan SH-6 or SH 5 to EMGS. Those Seymours will always blast EMGS away. lastly... PLAY A TUBE AMP like a MARSHALL or a BOOGIE...not any digital crap especially a LINE 6!!! Are you nuts!
Call me crazy but if you use a Fender strat correctly it can produce an amazing Iron Maiden sound. Not only just for classic metal but heavier bands such as Sepultura have used Fender strats.
i personally dont see a problem with the whole "wow what a copycat" thing. dean razorbacks are amazing guitars and if you like the way it plays and sounds then who cares. a few other professional guitarists play razorbacks and its fine.
@gksckddms Yeah. I agree. ESP are really creative and their guitars are amazing.
Gibson are like the game company, Capcom. They are lazy now and put out mostly average products
BTW, you can't buy Kahler X-Trems, those are only for guitar manufactures. You have to get the Hybrid. And another thing, the SD Blackout Metal is going to be WAY louder than the EMG-60.
I am thinking about getting a schecter Hellraiser C-1 With Floyd rose and emg pickups and i was wondering if thats good for heavy metal like slipknot and metallica or disturbed
@TangeClown i got one and had it installed with 3 of the humbucker sized emg pickups, a floyd rose, and a locking nut... it is one of the best guitars i have ever played
Thanks for presentation, man! It's great! Thanks a lot! I was looking for some presentation like this since I'm gonna buy a new guitar and do not know which one to choose.
Jeff Henamens guitar has a 42mm nut. The standard ltd has a 43 mm nut. Love looking at YOUR nuts. Thanks
I'm getting the Schecter Hellraiser C-1 FR. Good choice?
and the original floyd on it, is it made by schaller??
please reply!
thanks!!!!! :D
you ROCK!!!!!
That's why you don't use polish on a gibson guitar, nitrocellulose finishes are NOT poly finishes, they can and will stain if you don't take care of them PROPERLY.
@AHMADF93 before 2004 yeah, after 2004 they started to cut corners. i've seen 6 messed up gibsons that are well over $1000 that have problems.
$1,150 with hardshell case included. It took four months to build.
Licensed Floyds aren't that bad. I have one on my B.C Rich JRV Standard and it stays in tune like a golden god. It's a real bitch to intonate though.
Dude i like your videos a lot... they have an old school no bullshit information vibe to it