Musician Gear & Tech Discussion

Yeah, Deans are touch & go, mostly b/c the co changed hands so frequently over the years, but if you get a good one, it's a great one. Dillion makes some good ones, too, but I haven't seen 'em used in metal. Jacksons are the fave of my old guitar teacher, but kinda pricey, & I personally preferred the sound & feel of his #2 axe, an Ibenez, which was MUCH cheaper.

For me, the perfect metal guitar look would be the Epi or Gibson SG metal model - plain black axe shape in a matte or satin finish with a coffin case. They just look vicious to me.

All those odd-shaped axes don't so a thing for me - the V or the weird stuff BCRich does just look silly next to the ultimate electric guitar style of the SG. That thing looks like you could cut someone's head off with it in an Inquisitor's dungeon. LOL (It's just such a shame that I never played one that could stay in tune for 3 songs!)

Sorry if it seems like I'm being rude. I'm just tired of people encouraging me to get a guitar that's worth over $1,000.

I misunderstood what you were looking for-

Sounds like you want a guitar with a specific body type, bolt-on neck, specific pickups, EBONY fretboard, black hardware, floyd rose double locking trem, and don't want to pay much.

Well sorry also if I seem rude, but it ain't gonna happen, at least.. not how you think. Sure, you can find a bunch of replacement parts and half-done project guitars that are most likely going to be bigger headaches than you imagine.

Most of these project guitars are a disaster from the start, warped necks, mis-wired or shoddy wiring, etc.. and if you ain't good at putting it all together, imagine the strings fretting out, high action, guitar sounding like a puppy in a washing machine...

honestly - go buy a Warlock with a floyd rose - you will get that "Look" and you can swap out the stock pickups. And those are pretty cheap.

As far as a guitar worth more than $1000... well sure you can find a decent guitar in the cheaper range, but consider that there is a very distinct difference when you get to higher end guitars. Not all expensive guitars are superior, but the majority of them in fact are. Much in the same way that there's a difference betweeen a $500 flute and a $4500 flute.

Much in the same way that there's a difference betweeen a $500 flute and a $4500 flute.

Ahhh! But is there $4000 difference between the two?
Probably the same difference between a $500 flautist and a $4500 flautist.

You're never going to get exactly what you want without forking over a ton 'o cash. That's the bottom line with custom guitars.