Metal Guitar ?

[Accept2]

Ive had a few Mockingbirds, and I didnt like them for shred, but I still think they are the most beautifully designed guitar ever. Very elegant........

 

[GAD]

Some others to consider if looks are more important..

Dean Dimbags:

Jackson Warrior:

Jackson Kelly:

Ibanez Xyphos:

Prices range from $300 - $700 for those shown

 

[fronobulax]

Some others to consider if looks are more important..

Too pointy for me. Are there OSHA regulations for using them safely on stage?

 

[stclrob]

Also coming in around $700 is the Ibanez ICEMAN!

 

[Ian]

Hi Guys,

Thanks for all the advice. A Charvel looks to be coming along tonight for a home trial, they any good ?

Cheers, Ian

 

[Ian]

Stiff Little Fingers were big noise in the late 70's. Credibly name checked in the movie "High Fidelity" also. Maximum respect !!

 

[GAD]

Hi Guys,

Thanks for all the advice. A Charvel looks to be coming along tonight for a home trial, they any good ?

Cheers, Ian

Depends on the guitar. Charvel and Jackson were THE names in 80's shredder guitars. They both make some seriously nice guitars, as well as some cheaper alternatives. All of the one's I've played have been good guitars, and some of them have been fantastic.

 

[Accept2]

Ive got 7 Charvels. They made some real jems, and some real garbage. If its neckthru, it should be good. The bolt ons varied depending on era and model............

 

[K.J.]

I just picked up this mint "87 Model 2 the other day and after a little cleaning and adjusting the bridge I am very happy with it. The locking nut had been changed out to a quick lock nut but the original came with it as well.

 

[stclrob]

Ive got 7 Charvels. They made some real jems, and some real garbage. If its neckthru, it should be good. The bolt ons varied depending on era and model............

So just a guess, but if you have 7 Charvels, does "Accept" refer to the German band?

 

[Hammer]

I love my Charvel Model 3A. Great shredder and only ran me $150. I had one back in the day, but foolishly sold it off. Then I reacquired one recently. The neck is nice and thin and there are some awesome sounds that come out of that thing...a lot of versatility with the super 5-way switch. \m/ -_- \m/

 

[plague]

i play primarily metal and my main axe is an s300. nothing against super pointy guitars but the ultra hot scooped & sterile pups + wanky tremolos on many of these will adversely pigeonhole his sound more than anything. personally i would steer toward something with a little more range ala a mockingbird, iceman, or the eternally metal sg-styled s100. in the end i guess the kid wants what he wants and if that's what you'll get him more power to you.

another cool option (if pricey/rare counts) would be a kramer xl5 - unless i find it first!

 

[Hammer]

...or the eternally metal sg-styled s100.

+1 :mrgreen:

 

[Gorgar]

Style of metal matters a bit here, I think. I like older-school stuff (Sabbath, Accept, etc) and find the S-100 to be really good for this. I probably get a better sound out of it through my Laney AOR than I do either of my Flying Vs. There's a lot of meat in that tone.

However, if the goal is really blazingly fast, something like a Jackson has some advantages. I got a chance to try one through an Engl amp, and it is more suited to really high-gain death metal and very high speed rhythm, in that there's not a lot of low end, and the guitar has tons of attack.

Me, I compromise, and play the Guild or a V through the Engl.

 

[Qvart]

JP - he used to play with one of the original punk bands in the late 70s/early 80s -- Stiff Little Fingers. They were considered one of the top punk bands in the world along with the Sex Pistols and The Clash.

Now he's touring on his own... here's his site: http://www.henrycluney.com

I'll check it out.

Tell him there's an LTG guitar-hack butchering "Nobody's Heroes" and their cover of The Specials on these...

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

 

[Hammer]

:mrgreen:

 

[Qvart]

:mrgreen:

trudat. :lol:

(blame frono for linking it)

 

[Ian]

Morning all,

Crikey that all seems like a million years ago I posted that. I think Frono linked it because of the Stiff Litttle Fingers reference. (JP and Carol: havent seen them round for a while either ?).

Update: Rory went and played all the guitars in all the shops in town (wouldnt you love to be a guitar salesman...), finally choosing a white LTd with EMG pickups. Guitar is actually very plain, quite attractive in white and a les paul shape, so not pointy at all: Go figure. This is now his stage guitar. I dont know what it's like to play because he keeps it in all sorts of weird tunings.

Crestwood was sold. At home he mostly plays my MIM tele :roll:

Cheers, Ian

 

[Zelja]

Original Epiphone Crestwoods are cool guitars - especially the ones with the 3 mini-hums & batwing headstocks - a la Deniz Tek of Radio Birdman.

 

[Qvart]

I got to test drive an Ibanez RG-something-series with a Wizard II neck and, despite the hated Floyd Rose, it was one helluva shredder. Can be had for not much dough too. The neck is just ridiculously thin, flat, and fast. \m/'-_-'\m/

As for Guilds - I can say my '73 S-100 can do the sound, but the '77 is much better for metal with the steeper neck angle and higher string tension. The '73 likes Sabbath, but the '77 likes Slayer. :lol: