Got a fun one for you guys today! VIDEO SECTIONS: 1 - What exactly is the Barbarian? 1:21 2 - What does it sound like? 3:46 3 - One minute solo! 6:54 4 - What is the construction like? 8:04 5 - What is the Barbarian like to play on? 10:50 6 - Final Thoughts 12:39 Enjoy!
Hey Darryl, love the channel. Have you thought about the new B.C. RICH Mockingbird? Or maybe the Dean from Hell ML that Dime Bag used as his #1. Not the exact but a copy I mean.
I guess opinions on looks will always be subjective. I think your SG doesn't look agressive but looks very classy. Like a black tie event instrument. The barbarian does look agressive. Love the videos. All are entertaining and educational!
You should review the Amarok-6 from Harley Benton. Neck thru body, Grover locking, carved body with quilted maple veneer top, EMG hot 70's, Graphtech nut, and stainless steel frets for $456.
heads up UA-cam has the ability to add segments into the video bar at the bottom of the video you can name instead of doing this now. It's called video Chapters. I've seen other channels use them, and they look much nicer. Not sure how to set them up though.
Clearly, a very well made guitar that captures the vibe they were going for. Thanks for including the clean tones in the demo. I was surprised how good they sounded. I don't think I could ever get enough tattoos to even pick up that guitar, but I'm sure it would be fun.
Well with how far EMG has come I would have to agree that EMG can have a great clean tone. Not to mention Metallica’s rhythm guitarist uses his EMG pickups in his clean songs. So your not that crazy.
Yeah, I remember picking up one at GC when they first came out and the wood felt cheap, the frets were sharp and everything felt cheap. Good see Schecter right the ship
I love my Barbarian, (raw top psycho bullseye), they definitely live up to their name. As soon as you pick one up you can tell it's built to handle seriously aggressive playing and it really sounds and feels the best when you are lacing into it.
Online looks like Wylde Audio is distributed through Schecter - looking at the crafted in South Korea on the headstock looks exactly like my Schecter E1 Evil Twin. No surprise the fretwork is amazing. Also great use of UHF at the end of the video. One of my favorite movies from the 80s!
@@roadrunnerplaying Not new though, been making guitars forever - Ovations, Alvarez's; Samick makes the most guitars in the world - almost half of them in fact under hundreds of brand names. 🎸
Beautiful axe, and I do love the clean tones from the EMG's as well, but I have to say - there was a shocking lack of pinch harmonics in your demo, less than 4/s is sacrilege for ZW style. Plus you should have multi-layered harmonized your vocals throughout your video 😉
Thanks to you I'm learning about guitars I would have never known existed, let alone the in depth review you always provide...still waiting to see you play a Charvel. I'm convinced the necks on the San Dimas alone would hook you!
This is why I come to your channel, I know you're not a big metal guy, And sometimes I just want to hear some clean lead tones and an honest opinion. Thank You
I love my EMG 81/85 combo, I don`t play a lot of metal (it`s nice to have the tonal option), I find the pickups are great for clean, the sustain and quietness really add some depth, stomp on the high gain and BOOM! Pretty obvious why this pickup combo are a benchmark. Another great video!
Hahaha,when I saw the title and the pic I said, " Wylde Audio". Only ZW could make something that kickass. The neck is nice, love the satin vs a glossy painted one. The wood is beautiful too, and you said it's pretty lightweight. Too expensive for me right now, but I like it. Thanks DB. 😁
I'm a sucker for burls. My Warwick Corvette $$ has a poplar burl top on an ash body, and it looks absolutely stunning. Plays and sounds as good as it looks, too. Thanks for another great video!
When you said this UA-cam series is about guitars you normally wouldn't play my mind instantly went, "man I would love to see Darell play a 9 string" With a bigsby of course lol.
Man, with a Guitar titled something like the Barbarian, you know it's gonna be insane! I am always interesting in hearing about guitars like this! Awesome!
Would like to see you do a Jackson, maybe a soloist or even go the cheap route with an JS-22. Just never seen you go the Jackson route and I love their necks.
I love the body shape, it looks like it wants to kill something for fun. I find the orange mahogany does not fit with the burl though. Would have gone with black or maybe even a natural color if it was a better fit. I already have an SG and a guitar with EMG ZW pickups so I can't justify buying this one, but I'll definitely look at their collection.
imo Terrific vid on a hell of a guitar. As an SG fanatic, the fact that this isn't yet another Strat/Tele/LP-derived look is a huge plus for me. How 'bout trying a Danelectro '59 Devine... imo
That's an almost flawless guitar for the metal boys, extremely beautiful and a real achievement. If I was in a metal band I'd buy one in a snap. The clean sound, though, is not as lovely as a Les Paul. One thing we owe to the Chinese is the finishes on guitars. The hollows especially now come with the most insanely beautiful finishes - we are living in the best ever era for guitar finishes. The guitar as an Art Object of beauty. MOUTH-watering flames. I'd like to see more carbon fibre necks, though. They seem like a huge upgrade and a no-brainer. How can you beat having total stability all the time, especially here in Australia where the heat causes guitars simply to fall apart? We're also seeing more varied woods such as Cocobolo and Koa. For me, I'd always buy a Cocobolo guitar. Always. I think the tone is unmatched. Could you do a wood comparison? Say, spruce vs maple vs mahogany vs cedar vs koa vs cocobolo? I love your vids and there's a couple of things I'd like to see you do. I'd like to see some Washburns reviewed. I have an HB32DM (distressed mahogany). I bought it cheap because the headstock was busted off, and when my luthier did a near-perfect repair on it - mostly he has PRSs and won't usually even look at anything under $5000 - he said "Don't sell this guitar. This is a really good guitar". He considered it the equal of some much more expensive guitars that he had. I'd like to see you give us a blind test on some solids, semis and hollows. Myself I prefer the semis. They're very versatile. I like SGs and the second-best guitar I've ever had is one of the cheapest SGs you can get - an Epi SG Special. In the USA these are only about $90 2ndH and so cheap most players wouldn't even look at one. But I loved the neck on that guitar - a shallow D, perfect for a beginner and very easy to play. Perfectly balanced, no headstock dive at all. I only sold it because I have a 1967 lawsuit (Aria?) that I am assembling. But I'd like to see a '6 SGs that you should try before buying a Gibson' test. My fav guitar, which I still have, is a Guild S 280 or 281 from 1985, needs headstock work. When my luthier picked it up he said; "Those are Seymour Duncan Invaders!" He was impressed. To play and the sound, it is super-creamy. It's a hair metal guitar but it's equal to a top Gibson or Fender. Just the most easily playable guitar and the most wonderful sound. If you see one of these, GRAB IT! For about $350 2H you will have a guitar easily = a $2,500 Gibson or Fender. Absolutely a perfect lead guitar for your band. You might want to take it down to the local auto shop and get that godawful pink re-sprayed. You will never sell it. I'm a member of the Newport, Melbourne Folk and Fiddle club, which is all-acoustic, so I hear a lot of different guitars. The best acoustic I ever heard stood head-and-shoulders above the rest, both in sound and in price - it was a like $4,500 guitar. It was a Santa Cruz, hand-made in the USA. The sound stood out immediately. I am a big advocate for inexpensive guitars and I wouldn't have thought there would be that much difference, but I would pay for that or a Bourgeois or import a Sundberg from Sweden for $3,000 any day of the week. They are worth it.
This just proves my thinking. It the right hands almost any guitar is capable of almost any style. The clean tones sounded great to me and the 1:00 minute solo was beautiful. I LOVE the look of the guitar. so yea, pretty awesome. Kevin O'Rourke
Emg clean tones are beautiful. Very bright full and glassy. And they can get 100% clean which is something a lot of high output passives can’t do. I love both types of pickups.
She sure IS a beast! However, with THOSE pick ups, she sounded better CLEAN than dirty! Just too fizzy, but to their credit, those EMGs, DO sound good for hum buckers played clean! Very sparkly and chimey! Alm single coil sounding. (Probably due to the very LOW wind construction of most active pick ups!)
I've never enjoyed EMG distortion sound. Your points ring true for all I've heard. The cleans are good but the dist is way down on my list of good pickups
@@FretSuccess Ahh, a man/woman with taste! The Roswell actives used in some of the metaller Harely Bentons actually sound far more passive like under some gain! MORE pleasant than EMGS! (BUT they still sounded BETTER as clean pick ups!)
Schecter E-1 apocalypse. It’s in explorer shape which I don’t think you’ve ever done, and the apocalypse series is unlike anything I’ve ever seen before.
I have never heard you play that heavy. If you keep playing like that, we might be able to pull you over to the heavy side.... Great video. Keep up the good work.
There is a DIY way to fix neck dive. You know those tyre weights you use to balance your car tyres. Stick those on the inside of the control cavity. You can get a box of them for maybe $5 on Amazon.
The neck overlap on finish is because its a set neck and you dont get clear maple necks on set necks that often, the line is simply where it was masked off... the neck goes down into the tinted part of the body hence the line. it wouldn't be worth the ball ache and cost to mask off all of the neck and then respray and clean up everything.
I trust Wylde to get it right! I want an SG style guitar and being a huge fan of EMGs this would be an excellent choice. Thanks for sharing this is unique at a great price for a premium guitar. You can add the case at AES which is meant for it.
Damn even though I usually don't sub to people who don't do my music type (extreme metal) I'm gonna sub because you seem like one of the best reviewers on UA-cam. Keep up the good work
Nice. I'm not a metal player but love the guitar. I'd probably want more blues and rock humbuckers but would be proud to own the Barbarian. Thanks again.
Wow! When you were playing that, I felt like I was being mugged. That is one of the most seriously badass guitar tones ever. I don't play a lot of metal, but if I had one of those I suspect I'd play a lot more Jst need to find a spare thousand bucks lying around. And of course, my birthday isn't too far off, so if you are feeling generous Darrell... Jst sayin' LOLOL Color me: Impressed
I would love to see some demos of Cort guitars. Most of the UA-cam Gear channels do not talk about that brand. But as I work in a musical instrument store in an Asian country, I have played some of their guitars and I have to say, they are really good for the money, especially the Acoustic guitars. And the reason is, as most people do not know, they make guitars for many renowned guitar brands.
I would’ve used the opening riff to Smothered by Spineshank to demo how well it handles low drop tunings being that the song is played in Drop A#, and how much control the guitar has overall because Smothered can be very squirrely at times because of the precision required to play the riff cleanly, i use that riff alot when trying out guitars at GC, I’m a Metalcore/Nu Metal/Grunge etc. style player and i love a nice riff, another great one to use is Dig from Mudvayne, this one really stretches those pickups past their limits, if a guitar can handle Dig with the tone Mudvayne uses, those are some solid electronics, that song is very aggressive and really shows just how versatile the guitar you’re testing is, really seperates the boys from the men, a Fender Strat for example, fantastic instrument, not very versatile, Schecter Damien, fantastic instrument, very versatile, i was actually shocked to see that a Gibson LP can handle Dig very well, i got the idea because in the music video, Greg uses a Gibson Gothic Morte LP, So why not see what a regular LP can do, i slapped some EBMM Mammoth slinky’s on there because of the short scale length, put it in Drop B, and it handled great, I’m not a Les Paul guy at all, but i was very pleased!
Hi Darrell, Great demo 👍👍👍. I really like the Barbarian, the finish, particularly the frets, look nicely finished, great Camera work. 👍. Take care, Melbourne, Australia.
Hi Darrell, I'm a fan from the Philippines. I enjoy all the brands and gear you show in your channel. Very informative man. I would love to see more EBMM guitars in your future demos too. More power maaan.
The modified SG is pretty to be sure but I prefer the cleaner tones than the muddy distortion that is not pleasing to the ear - far as I'm concerned. The Ebony neck is beautiful I must admit.
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Got a fun one for you guys today!
VIDEO SECTIONS:
1 - What exactly is the Barbarian? 1:21
2 - What does it sound like? 3:46
3 - One minute solo! 6:54
4 - What is the construction like? 8:04
5 - What is the Barbarian like to play on? 10:50
6 - Final Thoughts 12:39
Enjoy!
Hey Darryl, love the channel. Have you thought about the new B.C. RICH Mockingbird? Or maybe the Dean from Hell ML that Dime Bag used as his #1. Not the exact but a copy I mean.
I guess opinions on looks will always be subjective. I think your SG doesn't look agressive but looks very classy. Like a black tie event instrument. The barbarian does look agressive. Love the videos. All are entertaining and educational!
You should review the Amarok-6 from Harley Benton. Neck thru body, Grover locking, carved body with quilted maple veneer top, EMG hot 70's, Graphtech nut, and stainless steel frets for $456.
heads up UA-cam has the ability to add segments into the video bar at the bottom of the video you can name instead of doing this now. It's called video Chapters. I've seen other channels use them, and they look much nicer. Not sure how to set them up though.
Hi Darrell!!! Can you review a super cheap vault rg1rw or vault st1 !! It will be help for the beginner guys!!
when you held it up i thought it was a rotisserie chicken
Same 😂
Yeah with strings
It does like pretty delicious, maybe a little spicy.
😂
You forgot to mention that it lets you roll additional damage dice when you crit.
Can I use this as a twohanded versatile weapon with my bardbarian??
Don't know who else will get the Hero Quest reference!
@@andyoc DnD in general ;)
I play a half orc barbarian in my local group and this guitar speaks to me on so many levels, it just screams Conan!
hahahhahahah
I’d love to see some Jackson or Charvel demos. Actually would love a head to head between the Fender HM strat and Jackson’s SL3 pro MAH.
Totally agree - this guy loves playing some nice guitars. So play some Charvels!
Wow your guitar taste is great sir. Loved it 😘😘😘😘😘
Totally agree
I’ve always been a fan of aggressive playing on classic looking guitars, just found out I’m a fan of classic playing on aggressive looking guitars.
Clearly, a very well made guitar that captures the vibe they were going for. Thanks for including the clean tones in the demo. I was surprised how good they sounded. I don't think I could ever get enough tattoos to even pick up that guitar, but I'm sure it would be fun.
Zakk wylde has no tattoos though. (smfh)
Yeah was gonna say, only tats Zakk had were the fake tats in Rock Star.
@@somethinburnin If there ever was a guitarist that doesn't need tats, it Zakk.
Call me crazy, but I've always liked the sound of EMGs on a good clean channel
Well with how far EMG has come I would have to agree that EMG can have a great clean tone. Not to mention Metallica’s rhythm guitarist uses his EMG pickups in his clean songs. So your not that crazy.
So I'm 4 months late to this but I have emgs in my guitar and that was what surprised me the most. The cleans that emgs give are unbelievable.
It depends what you're playing - the sound is very modern
@@MirrorMan3038 "Metallica's rhythm guitarist"? What metalhead doesn't know who James Hetfield is?!?!
@@ethanmichael7940 Well every one knows about James Hetfield and Kirk Hammet, but who remembers when Dave Mustaine was apart of the group.
Wylde Audio has contracted with Schecter to handle the building of these instruments. Quality was sketchy before Schecter coming on board.
Yeah, I remember picking up one at GC when they first came out and the wood felt cheap, the frets were sharp and everything felt cheap. Good see Schecter right the ship
Too bad they couldn't fix the ugly.
@@i.p.knightly149 It's not pretty is it lmao
Yeah, it has the same serial number format on the back of headstock, definitely made where Schecters made..
Schecter has always built wylde audio guitars so I'm not sure what you mean by that.
I love my Barbarian, (raw top psycho bullseye), they definitely live up to their name. As soon as you pick one up you can tell it's built to handle seriously aggressive playing and it really sounds and feels the best when you are lacing into it.
Online looks like Wylde Audio is distributed through Schecter - looking at the crafted in South Korea on the headstock looks exactly like my Schecter E1 Evil Twin. No surprise the fretwork is amazing. Also great use of UHF at the end of the video. One of my favorite movies from the 80s!
Schecter makes 'em.
That's why it looked so much like a Schecter
It seems that South Korea is the new heaven of guitar manufacturing. Lots of good stuff coming from there
@@roadrunnerplaying Not new though, been making guitars forever - Ovations, Alvarez's; Samick makes the most guitars in the world - almost half of them in fact under hundreds of brand names. 🎸
@@cuda426hemi Either made FOR Schecter/Wylde by CORT or World Music!
Beautiful axe, and I do love the clean tones from the EMG's as well, but I have to say - there was a shocking lack of pinch harmonics in your demo, less than 4/s is sacrilege for ZW style. Plus you should have multi-layered harmonized your vocals throughout your video 😉
I too was wondering where the pinch harmonics went?
Thanks to you I'm learning about guitars I would have never known existed, let alone the in depth review you always provide...still waiting to see you play a Charvel. I'm convinced the necks on the San Dimas alone would hook you!
Charvels may be the best guitars! He won't play them or Reverends🤔
Charvel junkie here got two and they are just a great axe.
Although this weirdo here looks fvckin awesomely strange.
Although I hate emg active PuPs.
Lets take a moment to thank My mom, and dad, but most importantly, CONAN THE LIBRARIAN
Do you know.. the Dewey decimal system?
This is why I come to your channel, I know you're not a big metal guy, And sometimes I just want to hear some clean lead tones and an honest opinion. Thank You
WOW, never thought i'd see you pick one of these up for a demo. great video!
Wow! That's just perfect. Everything I could wish to have in a single guitar
I have one and I love it
I love my EMG 81/85 combo, I don`t play a lot of metal (it`s nice to have the tonal option), I find the pickups are great for clean, the sustain and quietness really add some depth, stomp on the high gain and BOOM! Pretty obvious why this pickup combo are a benchmark. Another great video!
Great review Darrell! Thanks!
Hahaha,when I saw the title and the pic I said, " Wylde Audio". Only ZW could make something that kickass. The neck is nice, love the satin vs a glossy painted one. The wood is beautiful too, and you said it's pretty lightweight. Too expensive for me right now, but I like it. Thanks DB. 😁
That guitar is sick, the sg from hell
They are like an SG mixed with an LP, the body is absolutely huge too, my Barbarian makes my SG look like a tiny little baby lol.
I'd love to see a Jackson Rhoads demo
I got a jackson rhoads js32t fsr, such an amazing guitar guitar for a relatively low price!
The UHF clip was perfect.
I knew exactly which guitar this was from the thumbnail. I was very quick to click and hear your review.
I'm a sucker for burls. My Warwick Corvette $$ has a poplar burl top on an ash body, and it looks absolutely stunning. Plays and sounds as good as it looks, too. Thanks for another great video!
When you said this UA-cam series is about guitars you normally wouldn't play my mind instantly went, "man I would love to see Darell play a 9 string"
With a bigsby of course lol.
Man, with a Guitar titled something like the Barbarian, you know it's gonna be insane! I am always interesting in hearing about guitars like this! Awesome!
The Barbarian and Blood Eagles are my favorite. Love my Barbarian so so much.
Would like to see you do a Jackson, maybe a soloist or even go the cheap route with an JS-22. Just never seen you go the Jackson route and I love their necks.
I love the body shape, it looks like it wants to kill something for fun.
I find the orange mahogany does not fit with the burl though. Would have gone with black or maybe even a natural color if it was a better fit.
I already have an SG and a guitar with EMG ZW pickups so I can't justify buying this one, but I'll definitely look at their collection.
That guitar is a beast
Looks like an SG that's been possessed by chaos.
I'm biased because Zakk is the reason I picked up a guitar at 17 years old. The necks are absolutely amazing!!
🤘🤘🤘
This is like a highschool metalheads wet dream
Wow! Loved that guitar! And savagely played by Darrell "Conan" Braun
That thing is BEAUTIFUL
imo
Terrific vid on a hell of a guitar.
As an SG fanatic, the fact that this isn't yet another Strat/Tele/LP-derived look is a huge plus for me.
How 'bout trying a Danelectro '59 Devine...
imo
Never thought i would hear Darrell play with double bass drums in the back!!!
I actually liked the guitar, but I agree with a post that said it sounds better clean.
yeah it really does!
Those frets looks soo good !!
That's an almost flawless guitar for the metal boys, extremely beautiful and a real achievement. If I was in a metal band I'd buy one in a snap. The clean sound, though, is not as lovely as a Les Paul.
One thing we owe to the Chinese is the finishes on guitars. The hollows especially now come with the most insanely beautiful finishes - we are living in the best ever era for guitar finishes. The guitar as an Art Object of beauty. MOUTH-watering flames. I'd like to see more carbon fibre necks, though. They seem like a huge upgrade and a no-brainer. How can you beat having total stability all the time, especially here in Australia where the heat causes guitars simply to fall apart?
We're also seeing more varied woods such as Cocobolo and Koa. For me, I'd always buy a Cocobolo guitar. Always. I think the tone is unmatched. Could you do a wood comparison? Say, spruce vs maple vs mahogany vs cedar vs koa vs cocobolo?
I love your vids and there's a couple of things I'd like to see you do. I'd like to see some Washburns reviewed. I have an HB32DM (distressed mahogany). I bought it cheap because the headstock was busted off, and when my luthier did a near-perfect repair on it - mostly he has PRSs and won't usually even look at anything under $5000 - he said "Don't sell this guitar. This is a really good guitar". He considered it the equal of some much more expensive guitars that he had.
I'd like to see you give us a blind test on some solids, semis and hollows. Myself I prefer the semis. They're very versatile.
I like SGs and the second-best guitar I've ever had is one of the cheapest SGs you can get - an Epi SG Special. In the USA these are only about $90 2ndH and so cheap most players wouldn't even look at one. But I loved the neck on that guitar - a shallow D, perfect for a beginner and very easy to play. Perfectly balanced, no headstock dive at all. I only sold it because I have a 1967 lawsuit (Aria?) that I am assembling. But I'd like to see a '6 SGs that you should try before buying a Gibson' test.
My fav guitar, which I still have, is a Guild S 280 or 281 from 1985, needs headstock work. When my luthier picked it up he said; "Those are Seymour Duncan Invaders!" He was impressed. To play and the sound, it is super-creamy. It's a hair metal guitar but it's equal to a top Gibson or Fender. Just the most easily playable guitar and the most wonderful sound. If you see one of these, GRAB IT! For about $350 2H you will have a guitar easily = a $2,500 Gibson or Fender. Absolutely a perfect lead guitar for your band. You might want to take it down to the local auto shop and get that godawful pink re-sprayed. You will never sell it.
I'm a member of the Newport, Melbourne Folk and Fiddle club, which is all-acoustic, so I hear a lot of different guitars. The best acoustic I ever heard stood head-and-shoulders above the rest, both in sound and in price - it was a like $4,500 guitar. It was a Santa Cruz, hand-made in the USA. The sound stood out immediately. I am a big advocate for inexpensive guitars and I wouldn't have thought there would be that much difference, but I would pay for that or a Bourgeois or import a Sundberg from Sweden for $3,000 any day of the week. They are worth it.
That axe is sick
This just proves my thinking. It the right hands almost any guitar is capable of almost any style. The clean tones sounded great to me and the 1:00 minute solo was beautiful. I LOVE the look of the guitar. so yea, pretty awesome.
Kevin O'Rourke
Emg clean tones are beautiful. Very bright full and glassy. And they can get 100% clean which is something a lot of high output passives can’t do. I love both types of pickups.
My favourite is the Barbarian Vertigo purple 🤤 pure Sabbath tool madness
She sure IS a beast! However, with THOSE pick ups, she sounded better CLEAN than dirty! Just too fizzy, but to their credit, those EMGs, DO sound good for hum buckers played clean! Very sparkly and chimey! Alm single coil sounding. (Probably due to the very LOW wind construction of most active pick ups!)
I've never enjoyed EMG distortion sound. Your points ring true for all I've heard. The cleans are good but the dist is way down on my list of good pickups
@@FretSuccess Ahh, a man/woman with taste! The Roswell actives used in some of the metaller Harely Bentons actually sound far more passive like under some gain! MORE pleasant than EMGS! (BUT they still sounded BETTER as clean pick ups!)
Props for the UHF clip at the end! Love that movie!
Thank’s Darrell! Your channel is amazing!
Just love this channel!
Wylde is the badass line of Schecter guitars designed by Zakk. Fun
Schecter E-1 apocalypse. It’s in explorer shape which I don’t think you’ve ever done, and the apocalypse series is unlike anything I’ve ever seen before.
I have never heard you play that heavy. If you keep playing like that, we might be able to pull you over to the heavy side.... Great video. Keep up the good work.
Love Zakk, Love your videos, but HUGE HUGE props to you on this one for the UHF reference at the end. One of my favorite flicks!
The intro video is pure gold!!!
Это самый лучший канал про гитары!!!! Спасибо!!
That guitar is Beautiful!!
It sounds pretty good in clean tone
I luv it. Beautiful custom design. ☕👏
*Possibly the meanest looking and nastiest sounding guitars…. I love it! 🎶🎵 I’m definitely looking to buy one soon!*
Wow, impressive tones!
There is a DIY way to fix neck dive. You know those tyre weights you use to balance your car tyres. Stick those on the inside of the control cavity.
You can get a box of them for maybe $5 on Amazon.
a guitar that can shred both on stage and in self-defense. Awesome!
The little point on the bottom of most Wylde Audio guitars makes me think of an Alembic and this one with the burled top more than most.
When I woke up this morning I didn’t expect to hear you to metal chugging, but now it’s all I want to hear!
OMG this is the first time I've been hit by a guitar🤣
Love the intro ❤️
I don't really like EMG's normally, but one the whole I am surprised how warm and natural yet clear and defined this guitar sounds ...
Beautiful guitar. Sounds even more beautiful
I knew you could shred! Sand bagger! Beautiful guitar
The neck overlap on finish is because its a set neck and you dont get clear maple necks on set necks that often, the line is simply where it was masked off... the neck goes down into the tinted part of the body hence the line. it wouldn't be worth the ball ache and cost to mask off all of the neck and then respray and clean up everything.
Body shape is similar to my Kramer with the aluminum horseshoe neck from back in the early 1980s.
I trust Wylde to get it right! I want an SG style guitar and being a huge fan of EMGs this would be an excellent choice. Thanks for sharing this is unique at a great price for a premium guitar. You can add the case at AES which is meant for it.
Do more of these guitars!
Damn even though I usually don't sub to people who don't do my music type (extreme metal) I'm gonna sub because you seem like one of the best reviewers on UA-cam. Keep up the good work
Nice. I'm not a metal player but love the guitar. I'd probably want more blues and rock humbuckers but would be proud to own the Barbarian. Thanks again.
Those Wylde guitars are sick, just ordered a redrum Nomad!
This is a bad ass Barbarian Axe. I like the sound of it clean or dirty it sounds great either way. I would call it Zaks axe, or the Wylde child.
I own multiple Korean made guitars, and the fret work is excellent on all of them, no matter what brand is printed on it. 🎶🎸
Wow! When you were playing that, I felt like I was being mugged. That is one of the most seriously badass guitar tones ever. I don't play a lot of metal, but if I had one of those I suspect I'd play a lot more Jst need to find a spare thousand bucks lying around.
And of course, my birthday isn't too far off, so if you are feeling generous Darrell...
Jst sayin'
LOLOL Color me: Impressed
thank you. beautiful guitar
That grunt in the intro broke me!
Those EMG humbuckers definetly have a lot more darker tones than most humbuckers but then again Darrell could’ve tuned it down a whole a step!
They hit high crisp tones even better! I love my Barbarian so much.
UHF Clip at the end is classic!
Really dig it. It looks mean but not over the top like a warlock or mockingbird. Plus it's finish is beautiful.
Thank you for a very helpful and thorough review. Getting more GAS ....
Im not a fan of the SG, but the Wylde's one is growing on me.
I would love to see some demos of Cort guitars. Most of the UA-cam Gear channels do not talk about that brand. But as I work in a musical instrument store in an Asian country, I have played some of their guitars and I have to say, they are really good for the money, especially the Acoustic guitars. And the reason is, as most people do not know, they make guitars for many renowned guitar brands.
Great vid as always Darrell - would be keen to see you tackle a micro-tonal guitar!
I Love wylde audio guitars. Zakk is a great guitar player and a great guitar disigner
Wylde audio guitar that zakk plays are the same that we can buy , so the quality is really good .
I would’ve used the opening riff to Smothered by Spineshank to demo how well it handles low drop tunings being that the song is played in Drop A#, and how much control the guitar has overall because Smothered can be very squirrely at times because of the precision required to play the riff cleanly, i use that riff alot when trying out guitars at GC, I’m a Metalcore/Nu Metal/Grunge etc. style player and i love a nice riff, another great one to use is Dig from Mudvayne, this one really stretches those pickups past their limits, if a guitar can handle Dig with the tone Mudvayne uses, those are some solid electronics, that song is very aggressive and really shows just how versatile the guitar you’re testing is, really seperates the boys from the men, a Fender Strat for example, fantastic instrument, not very versatile, Schecter Damien, fantastic instrument, very versatile, i was actually shocked to see that a Gibson LP can handle Dig very well, i got the idea because in the music video, Greg uses a Gibson Gothic Morte LP, So why not see what a regular LP can do, i slapped some EBMM Mammoth slinky’s on there because of the short scale length, put it in Drop B, and it handled great, I’m not a Les Paul guy at all, but i was very pleased!
I’m a strong believer that all 1000+ guitars should have locking tuners or a locking nut
Strap button should be on the horn neck dive is always due to putting it on back of neck pocket
Hi Darrell, Great demo 👍👍👍.
I really like the Barbarian, the finish, particularly the frets, look nicely finished, great Camera work. 👍.
Take care,
Melbourne, Australia.
Hi Darrell, I'm a fan from the Philippines. I enjoy all the brands and gear you show in your channel. Very informative man. I would love to see more EBMM guitars in your future demos too. More power maaan.
Hey darrell. Nice vid. Next can you check out brands like esp, prs, bc rich, manson. Theyre definitely interesting
The modified SG is pretty to be sure but I prefer the cleaner tones than the muddy distortion that is not pleasing to the ear - far as I'm concerned. The Ebony neck is beautiful I must admit.
Really enjoying the 'Out Of Your Comfort Zone' series!!!
Would love to see the Darrell Braun take on Rickenbacker.
Guitar looks really sick!
The ESP/LTD Viper & this model looks wild & cooler than the Gibson SG 😊
Hard to beat that Dual Rec!
The staining on the body/neck joint is the same on my Wylde guitar. It isn't a mistake - they are doing it that way on purpose.
I think that the: Zemaitis C24MF NT, would be interesting, a brand, unknown by many, but that I think deserves more diffusion, regards.
That axe is sickening, man i like it you picked a great vid . Lol TroyFrost/Troyster 😎cool riffs cool 🎸🤘🤘🤘