I NEED a new guitar!!!

[SoulDistortion]

ive known this community to be very experienced and knowledgable so i trust that i can obtain some good advice here because this is a big decition. I currently have a cheap off brand electric guitar from a local guitar shop and im looking to upgrade with a price range of 450-700 dollars. some brands ive been looking into include, fender, bc rich, rogue, ibanez, jackson, and epiphone. i play primarily heavy metal but i dont want a guitar that sounds gritty when clean like ive heard about bc riches. anyone have any good recomendations for my price range¿ anything at all would be greatly appreaciated because frankly, i dont know where to look.

[PonyOne]

ive known this community to be very experienced and knowledgable so i trust that i can obtain some good advice here because this is a big decition. I currently have a cheap off brand electric guitar from a local guitar shop and im looking to upgrade with a price range of 450-700 dollars. some brands ive been looking into include, fender, bc rich, rogue, ibanez, jackson, and epiphone. i play primarily heavy metal but i dont want a guitar that sounds gritty when clean like ive heard about bc riches. anyone have any good recomendations for my price range¿ anything at all would be greatly appreaciated because frankly, i dont know where to look.
well, I can tell you to stop looking at Rogues... pure garbage, man...

otherwise, I've always been a fan of Fender and Jackson; Fenders are excellently versatile, and Jacksons are definitely more metal-oriented but exhibit a really nice, solid, tight-feeling construction.

[Blues_Man]

try the lower priced Satriani model http://www.musiciansfriend.com/srs7/g=guitar/s=electric/search/detail/base_pid/519400/c_lv=1/ . If its like it's big brother it should cover all style easily.

[SoulDistortion]

Hmmm well if jacksons are made primarily for metal then this will be the 2nd recomendation I have gotten to go with jackson. Our lead guitarist has a jackson and I've also gotten a reccomendation to them from our rythm guitarist. It looks like im going to be going with jackson then because i've heard them played and I love their tone. The strani Ibanez doesen't look to bad but still, i like jacksons body styles much better. One last question, do jacksons sound good clean?

[Homebrew1709]

I think the middle-range ESP LTD models are nice guitars. I played the Les Paul looking one (EC400 LTD or something). Personally, I thought it was rather comfortable. A lot lighter than a Gibson too.

[16andlifetogo]

a friend of mine has a BC rich warlock. its a verry nice guitar. i would defentley look into it.

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/srs7/search/detail/base_pid/517222/sourceid=qIrKQ3A75AVpAlUaHhZW/befree_site_id=0039131678
here is the gibson sg special, also a verry nice guitar in your range

good luck

[SoulDistortion]

As far as Les Pauls go, the body style and tone are more classic and a bc rich warlock body style and tone would probably be exactly what im looking for considering that i play metal. I've looked into les pauls in the past and they are great for blues but not SOO great when distorted. They are great guitars but still a little too classic for me.

B. C. Riches I have heard sound gritty when clean cuz the pickups are soo tailerd to metal that playing anything but metal just doesent sound too good. That SG looks nice so I think im probalby going to go with either gibson or jackson.

[Tele Master]

Why ask if they sound good clean if your lead guitarist has one? Get him to let you play it with your amp.

[Andrew Sa]

I'd go with that idea...the sg or Jackson...any guitar good enough for Toni Iommi or Randy Rhoads is certainly good enough for me...and how much more metal do you want?

as for the Les Paul, dont be fooled...although it is an old body design and associated with classic rock, those guitars are definately tops for metal as well, so much so that Guitar World magazine rated them as the top metal guitar in their metal issue (was it April? I think)last year...

Bc Rich I find crap...I wouldnt go near them...I say look at the Jacksons(reluctantly) or the Gibson options (an sg special is a very very very nice axe.)

[tehplatypus]

play around and see what you like.


personally, i really like parker guitars and i've yet to be let down by any that i've played and the ones in your price range are high quality.


check out the parker p-series...they're not guitars for everyone but they are quality.

[tehplatypus]

the Gibson options (an sg special is a very very very nice axe.)



gibsons aren't nearly the quality they used to be....anyone getting a gibson should play the guitars before they buy it and look at everything. my friend got an SG faded and his bridge didn't even have the string saddles cut in!

[SoulDistortion]

Ahhhh I’m so confused. Now Im hearing that Les pauls were voted best for metal tone but as any metal guitarist knows, you want your axe to look bad ass especially when performing and Les pauls body style, although classic and instantly recognizable, just isn’t what I’m going for. I've heard some bad stuff about BC riches but yeah anyways, I’ve ruled out a les pauls rogues and i've never even heard of parker so yeah.

This purchase will probably take place in the next month or so, so im going to continue browsing and I really appreciate your guys' suggestions.

[tehplatypus]

Ahhhh I’m so confused. Now Im hearing that Les pauls were voted best for metal tone but as any metal guitarist knows, you want your axe to look bad ass especially when performing and Les pauls body style, although classic and instantly recognizable, just isn’t what I’m going for. I've heard some bad stuff about BC riches but yeah anyways, I’ve ruled out a les pauls rogues and i've never even heard of parker so yeah.

This purchase will probably take place in the next month or so, so im going to continue browsing and I really appreciate your guys' suggestions.

www.deanguitars.com


seems more like it'd be what you're looking for....or do you mean LTD style with the F series?

[16andlifetogo]

i really like the bc rich's. go to the local shop, and try one, im prety shure you wont be let down :)

[Homebrew1709]

As far as Les Pauls go, the body style and tone are more classic and a bc rich warlock body style and tone would probably be exactly what im looking for considering that i play metal. I've looked into les pauls in the past and they are great for blues but not SOO great when distorted. They are great guitars but still a little too classic for me.

Well ESPs are known as metal guitars and are up there in popularity with Jacksons. Hammet, Hetfield, Jeff Hanneman, Alexi Lahio, Max Cavalera, Dave Mustaine, George Lynch all play ESP so I'm sure you get where I'm going.

The ESP Les Paul isnt really like a Les Paul. Thinner body, thinner neck, higher output pickups...if you just don't like the LP body style, there are other LTD models besides the EC. That model just happens to be the one that I played. www.espguitars.com

[gogogo]

Like afore mentioned check out dean guitars the Dime O Flame is a beast for 799 bucks at musiciansfriend. Plus if your going for that metal look this axe is almost uncompareable...unless you get a custom paint job.

[SoulDistortion]

My mind changes every time I check back at this thread. ESP has officically been added to my list of possible options. Ahh its all so confusing. That Issue of guitar world is really swaying my opinion.

[DISCIPLEofMETAL]

I own 2 jackson guitars and have owned a fender in the past. i found that fender was a very versitile guitar and had great tones, but if you want a guitar that is pretty much built for playing metal, then go with jackson. they're also very affordable if you find the right model. the dinky models are well priced. as for gibsons, they are amazing instruments but they're charging alot more for them nowadays. if gibson was a prime chice for you take a step down and settle for epiphone which is still a wicked ax.

buying guitars is avery touchy subject. i also recommend just trying as many different guitars as you can until you find one that feels right for you.

[Akira]

Find a guitar store with a large selection of different guitars, and play them all!!!

Last time I was deciding on a new guitar, I travelled for a few hours to a quite extensive guitar shop, and played what ever I could get my hands on.

I settled on a Jackson Soloist, and now I have it... bliss! However the Soloist will be out of your price range, so just go play a few guitars!

I do not recommend you buy any of the 2005 range Ibanez guitars, they blow (coming from a guy who owns 2 Ibanez's).

[6strngs_2hmbkrs]

I own a gibson sg special faded. it's an amazing guitar! I play metal on it daily, and it sounds great when played clean. you really will not be disappointed with this guitar.

I have also played a low-end ESP, and for the price it is a very nice guitar, I'm sure if you got an ESP in you price range it would be even nicer. however, alot of ESPs have active EMG pickups, these are great for metal, however, from what I've heard they are terrible when playing clean. but if you can find an ESP with some duncans, that would probably be a great guitar.

I've never used a jackson, and can't speak for them personally, but I hear good things.

So, I say the gibson, or if you'd rather, then go with the ESP... they have different feels, neck shapes, etc. so, if I were you I would try them both out and see which you like better.

[SoulDistortion]

Trust me, the gibson and a jackson are both on my mind. Mainly jackson because of how well they are tailerd to metal and the body styles jackson offers as well as their slim necks which are great for darting around the fretboard. I'll probably end up going with jackson because of how much i've heard about them but i WILL take your guys' recomendation and head over to a local guitar center to find somthing thats right for me. Thank all of you guys for your advice, it has helped me IMMENSLEY, to all of you who have contributed thank you very, very much.

[Fenderalltheway]

for once, im not going to recomend a fender...well, if you want a whole range of sounds...but for a good metal guitar...epiphone, if you've got 700, but there are some les paul melody maker for something around 500...the sites i reccomend to look at are...

musiciansfriend.com(alot of gibson)
Guitartrader.com(alot of fender, alot of other brands too,not good for gibson though

[SoulDistortion]

I haven't heard that epiphones are good for metal, I know they are all around good guitars but i haven't really heard them placed or tailered to any genre of music. I'll probably end up going with a jackson althought I just got offered to buy really really nice les paul from a friend of mine.

[magicninja]

I've looked into les pauls in the past and they are great for blues but not SOO great when distorted. They are great guitars but still a little too classic.

Hey some great guitarist like Zakk Wylde play LPs for metal. Given the proper Hookup like the 81-85 EMG's an LP can crank out the metal. I've got an Invader and a dimebucker in mine and it works great.

[SoulDistortion]

Hmm not bad, those are some FUNKY inlays lol. I'm sure with the right pickups LP's are great for metal but i'm not looking to change my pickups immedatley unless the price in the lower area of my price range. And I just can't get over the les paul body style, it is very hard around the edges and just looks like a blues guitar to me no matter what is painted onto it.

[6strngs_2hmbkrs]

two letters... SG... I've seen countless metal bands using them. and I use mine for metal ALL THE TIME! I play alot of metal with mine, it sounds great! an SG is a very similar sound to a les paul, without that "blues" guitar look. I find the horns on my SG very sexy and very metal. no pickup change needed for it.

and if you still say no... check out the gibson faded flying V, same price as the SG faded, but it's a V (very metal) and it's got high output ceramic pickups (496R & 500T)

[Andrew Sa]

you seem to have a thing against Les Pauls (which is stupid in my opinion, but each to his own) but as such I think you should definately not buy one...yet.

whilst tone/sound and feel are all very important...the feeling you get about a guitar is also important...a Lp that sounds great, but doesnt inspire you in no good at all...so I would go with the Jackson option...you made your mind up a long time ago...and you know it!

[bigbuda]

Jackson guitars are on sale at Musicians Friend. They got some good deals!

[alucard0941]

If I were you, DO NOT make your decision based on this thread.

Its good that that your asking for opinions, and many guitar recomended you may not like.

Just go to a local guitar store and play very guitar they have. Dont be too concered about the brand. Reputation is all diluted now, we live in 2005 where some no-name-brands kick asses of even Fenders and Gibsons.

If your buying a middle end guitar, which I think you are, the brand reputation doesnt really kick in until the prices are over $1000+

Some tips:
Low end Jacksons are not good.(>$500) If you want to buy a Jackson, and want to be satisfyed, expexct to buy a USA Jackson for 1000. Low end Jacksons are a piece of junk and really dont live up to their reputation.

On the other hand, ESP is somewhat the opposite, for 500 bucks, you will find a better ESP than a Jackson, yet at a 1000, you will find a better Jackson than ESP. ( this a VERY rough generalization, there may be MANY exceptions)

Gibsons are overpriced just because they were the first electric guitars in the world... If you willing to spend 2000 on a Gibson USA, you should really look into some handmade guitars. They will blow your mind away when you play a single note. Pure tone, nothing else.

B.C. Rich guitars are my least favorite electric guitars because they are nothing but electronics. No wood involved, only the pickups. Any guitar that actually advertizes themselves are being "Metal" usually arent metal. And their pups are usually WAY ecelled on the output creating massive feedback.

Just a consideration, what kind of amp do you have? When playing high distorted music, your amp really has a larger effect than the guitar. Make sure your pups of your guitar arent too high outputed and your amp isnt to "fender-like". That will be like putting water into acid.

If possible, buy your guitar according to your amp. You want their tone to match and not really having an extreme on either end.

[Andrew Sa]

you must also remember that amps and pedals can change alot.
Andreas Kisser plays most of his **** on a Fender.

[zoran the dark]

ive known this community to be very experienced and knowledgable so i trust that i can obtain some good advice here because this is a big decition. I currently have a cheap off brand electric guitar from a local guitar shop and im looking to upgrade with a price range of 450-700 dollars. some brands ive been looking into include, fender, bc rich, rogue, ibanez, jackson, and epiphone. i play primarily heavy metal but i dont want a guitar that sounds gritty when clean like ive heard about bc riches. anyone have any good recomendations for my price range¿ anything at all would be greatly appreaciated because frankly, i dont know where to look.

if you really want a good guitar you should look for an Epiphone or les paul like guitars. but not nessarely. maghony-necks ar good and very slightfriendly.and otherwise you look for an Ibanez. BC rich can detune very fast, that's my experience with those guitars

srry bout the bad english :rolleyes:

[6strngs_2hmbkrs]

and in comes alucard to dampen our spirits and make us feel like our opinions don't matter...

but, his advice is good advice. I would play around with anything and everything in all price ranges, and choose what you like from them. however, not all of us have this luxury of having a guitar store nearby that stocks tons of different brands... most of the shops around me only stock 1 or 2 different brands. I can find a good shop if I drive out to the guitar center in san fransisco. but that's about an hour and a half away from me. and I don't always have that much time (or gas) to blow.

[zoran the dark]

and in comes alucard to dampen our spirits and make us feel like our opinions don't matter...

but, his advice is good advice. I would play around with anything and everything in all price ranges, and choose what you like from them. however, not all of us have this luxury of having a guitar store nearby that stocks tons of different brands... most of the shops around me only stock 1 or 2 different brands. I can find a good shop if I drive out to the guitar center in san fransisco. but that's about an hour and a half away from me. and I don't always have that much time (or gas) to blow.

well, I bought my guitar to in an area that was wider than 10 km. and that is usually a good thing. Those people will certainly help you. But before you enter a big store, make sure you know what you will find, it really helped :D

[alucard0941]

but, his advice is good advice.

thanks

and in comes alucard to dampen our spirits and make us feel like our opinions don't matter...


thanks

..I think :confused:

[6strngs_2hmbkrs]

thanks



thanks

..I think :confused:
I was just joking with the first sentance... don't take everything I say so seriously...

but anyways!

I went to a guitar shop today, a nice big one. and played like 20 different guitars... alot of them were ibanez RGs, but I played a jackson, some ESPs, a telecaster, etc.

but, then towards the end, I grabbed a dean... this one (http://www.musiciansfriend.com/srs7/g=guitar/s=electric/search/detail/base_pid/519894/)... and wow, my jaw dropped, it was such a nice guitar! you wouldn't think a $200 guitar would be all that great, but it was.. I didn't look at the price tag before I started playing it, and I didn't know what to expect. but it just played sooo nicely, and then I plugged it in and it sounded awesome! honestly, if I closed my eyes I would not expect it to be a $200 guitar... it sounded better then my gibson for metal... gibson still beat this in the blues, clean, and light overdrive settings. but this was a guitar great for metal, and the clean sound wasn't terrible, it just wasn't as good as my gibson... of course, after taking the guitar over to a mesa amp to see what it sounded like with that, a store employee came over and was like "anything in particular you are looking for?" and I was considering buying the guitar, but I said "not really, just trying some stuff out right now" and he's like "well, I can't have you going around the store playing whatever you want." even though a different employee told me that I could... so I got up, left, and I will never go to that store again. which is ok, because their prices are insane... the dean guitar I wanted was $369.99 at that shop, it's $199 on musicians friend!!!

[alucard0941]

I was just joking with the first sentance... don't take everything I say so seriously...


lol I know dude, :)

there really need to be a smily in this forum about a bozo comment.

like this:
http://blogs.citypages.com/blotter/images/bozo.jpg

dude, you should of gave that employee a slap.
...bad customer service :mad:

[SoulDistortion]

OMG hahaha you guys are awesome, I'm going to head over to my local guitar center asap and put all the knowledge i've learned from you guys to the test. i'll write out a list of guitars to try and bring along my phone and make some recordings. I've got a CRATE FTX65 so i'll play everything on that and see how it sounds, anyways thanks for the great advice again guys.

[Akira]

a store employee came over and was like "anything in particular you are looking for?" and I was considering buying the guitar, but I said "not really, just trying some stuff out right now" and he's like "well, I can't have you going around the store playing whatever you want." even though a different employee told me that I could... so I got up, left, and I will never go to that store again.

WTF?! I would have had the biggest rant at that employee if I was in your shoes (and then left never to return of course), seriously though, how stupid is that?

The store where I realised the Soloist was my dream guitar, me and a friend played an various guitar through various amps for 3 hours, and they didn't bug us once; they were very helpful throughout.

[6strngs_2hmbkrs]

WTF?! I would have had the biggest rant at that employee if I was in your shoes (and then left never to return of course), seriously though, how stupid is that?

The store where I realised the Soloist was my dream guitar, me and a friend played an various guitar through various amps for 3 hours, and they didn't bug us once; they were very helpful throughout.
yeah, I was in there for over an hour before someone said anything to me... but still.. I'm going to find a new shop... I'm going to ask my local shop (which stocks dean guitars) if they can special order that one that I want. I loved that guitar!

[stackny]

yeah, I was in there for over an hour before someone said anything to me... but still.. I'm going to find a new shop... I'm going to ask my local shop (which stocks dean guitars) if they can special order that one that I want. I loved that guitar!

Dude, I wouldve flipped. I wouldve made sure the manager found out they just lost a sale for being so rude, and that everyone you knew would find out about it. I hate it when people have to be unfriendly and stupid for no reason.

The guitar place I go to, they basically bother you to play something. They want you to play a low priced, medium priced, and expensive guitar just to see the difference. And theyl match any price you can find online.

[Fenderalltheway]

umm, id go with an american strat, 450-700 is a good price for em. I'd also look for anytype of strat.

[SoulDistortion]

Went to the guitar center today and played some jacksons and compared the differences. The tone dind't get really good until about the 900 dollar range. The best tone (the kind of tone im looking for) i would have to say was the soloist. I absolutley LOVED the jumbo frets cuz i've never played a guitar with jumbo frets and it was so easy to fret notes quickly, less effort had to be used.

All the jacksons in the shape of a V slid right off my knee when i was sitting down. somthing i didnt even think about was comfort! the soloist was light and VERY comfortable while some of the more metal looking ones were very uncomfortable and difficult to start playing.

I tried out some les pauls too and when i heard the tone my face immediatley turned to a discusted one and an employee laughed and said "what are you looking for?" I told him somthing to play metal on and he said to look into jackson and i said i already was. He asked me my price range and he pointd a few out to me. I didn't remember them by model number i just remember them by price and price alone.

The higher priced jacksons were good while the lower end ones just sounded mediocre. I also tried out a bc rich just to get a laugh and i was suprised when it brought out just as good as tone as the lower end jacksons in the same price range. ONLY problem being that clean it sounded a little fuzzy there there was some kind of fuzz or fog preventing it from being perfectly clean. really weird.

anyways, i have yet to try out some esps so i'll probably go back again multiple times in the future, maybe even tomorrow.

[6strngs_2hmbkrs]

try out some deans too. trust me, I wasn't big on deans until I actually played one. also try some ibanez ones too.

[z0s0_jp]

i have jackson randy rhodes v with evo pickups (jackson pups were ok but i wanted hotter) and it is great for metal. very fast neck and wicked looks.

[Akira]

The best tone (the kind of tone im looking for) i would have to say was the soloist. I absolutley LOVED the jumbo frets cuz i've never played a guitar with jumbo frets and it was so easy to fret notes quickly, less effort had to be used.

All the jacksons in the shape of a V slid right off my knee when i was sitting down. somthing i didnt even think about was comfort! the soloist was light and VERY comfortable while some of the more metal looking ones were very uncomfortable and difficult to start playing.

Was it the SL2H Soloist? (The one with the two humbuckers).

[SoulDistortion]

Not sure but it had two EMG-HG's, a type of pickup i've never seen before. its a flat surface and i guess its new technology or somthing. And yeah i've only been playing for 7 months and this is my first time looking into upgrading my $215 junky infinity guitar. I'm learning bit by bit but its difficult with so many choices.

[6strngs_2hmbkrs]

Not sure but it had two EMG-HG's, a type of pickup i've never seen before. its a flat surface and i guess its new technology or somthing. And yeah i've only been playing for 7 months and this is my first time looking into upgrading my $215 junky infinity guitar. I'm learning bit by bit but its difficult with so many choices.
I can't remember if this has been asked yet this thread... but what kind of amp are you using? if you've only been playing 7 months, I would assume it's something pretty bad... dude, the amp makes a much bigger affect on your tone then the guitar does. if I were you, I would get a new amp instead. something with tubes... those peavey valveking amps look tasty at a mere $400, and if it isn't metal enough for you, through a distortion pedal in there. I'm positive you would get a better sound with a $215 guitar with a $450-700 amp then you would with a $450-700 guitar with a cheap amp... just saying... but maybe you've already upgraded your amp, and now you need a guitar... this i do not know. but it just occured to me.

[CW14]

Not sure but it had two EMG-HG's, a type of pickup i've never seen before. its a flat surface and i guess its new technology or somthing. And yeah i've only been playing for 7 months and this is my first time looking into upgrading my $215 junky infinity guitar. I'm learning bit by bit but its difficult with so many choices.
Are you sure they weren't HZ's? If so, I'd steer clear of those. If you want EMG's... an 81 in the bridge position is the way to go, IMO.

Like 6strings said though... a new amp is probably your best bet.

[SoulDistortion]

I can't remember if this has been asked yet this thread... but what kind of amp are you using? if you've only been playing 7 months, I would assume it's something pretty bad... dude, the amp makes a much bigger affect on your tone then the guitar does. if I were you, I would get a new amp instead. something with tubes... those peavey valveking amps look tasty at a mere $400, and if it isn't metal enough for you, through a distortion pedal in there. I'm positive you would get a better sound with a $215 guitar with a $450-700 amp then you would with a $450-700 guitar with a cheap amp... just saying... but maybe you've already upgraded your amp, and now you need a guitar... this i do not know. but it just occured to me.

yeah i actually just upgraded my 9 watt jay turser amp. to a 65 watt crate fxt65. cost me a cool 280 bucks and it was quite an upgrade so im really looking to upgrade my guitar at this point. i've heard some bad things about crates but im only a begginer and i just want to play metal. for the price it was the best deal i could find. plus i needed somthing i could take on the go and the fxt120 was pushing it. maybe i should upgrade my amp i guess but im really not sure i mean i JUST GOT this thing on november 3rd. it still has that brand new amp smell. maybe im looking too far ahed to upgrade my guitar i dont know but that is why i turned to the forum for answers.

[6strngs_2hmbkrs]

yeah i actually just upgraded my 9 watt jay turser amp. to a 65 watt crate fxt65. cost me a cool 280 bucks and it was quite an upgrade so im really looking to upgrade my guitar at this point. i've heard some bad things about crates but im only a begginer and i just want to play metal. for the price it was the best deal i could find. plus i needed somthing i could take on the go and the fxt120 was pushing it. maybe i should upgrade my amp i guess but im really not sure i mean i JUST GOT this thing on november 3rd. it still has that brand new amp smell. maybe im looking too far ahed to upgrade my guitar i dont know but that is why i turned to the forum for answers.
no no, you don't need to upgrade your amp unless you feel you need to. I was just figuring you were still using a 15W sub-$100 amp, like most beginners start with.

I've also heard many bad things about crate, but I've also heard a friend of mine get some awesome tones out of one. so don't worry about it. go ahead and get a guitar!

[Axes]

I wrote to another topic, too, but it seems this is checked more:
Hey!
Got the same question - what guitar shall I get? I'm playing for 5 months now, some pros told me that I'm doing good, I had a Vorson SM-1 guitar (some Hungarian sh*t), but I'm looking for a guitar with better quality and sound. So, I'm asking for your help :)
I found a few axes I could use, like Epi LPs or the LTD 250 series, but I think you know it lotta better than me ;)

So, what's your advice?

Sorry for my English, I'm Hungarian and 15 yrs old :rolleyes:

Thx in advance!
Richard (A.K.A. Axes)

[gogogo]

Don't worry about your english, considering you speak better than a lot of americans I hear around here. What type of music are you looking to play??

[Axes]

Don't worry about your english, considering you speak better than a lot of americans I hear around here. What type of music are you looking to play??

I'd like to play metal and punk styles.
Thx for your kind help sir!

[6strngs_2hmbkrs]

I'd like to play metal and punk styles.
Thx for your kind help sir!
damn, 15 year old hungarians have alot more respect for things then 15 year olds in america... lol

but anyways, read through this thread, alot of guitars have already been recommended to suit your style of playing.

[alucard0941]

Went to the guitar center today and played some jacksons and compared the differences. The tone dind't get really good until about the 900 dollar range. The best tone (the kind of tone im looking for) i would have to say was the soloist. I absolutley LOVED the jumbo frets cuz i've never played a guitar with jumbo frets and it was so easy to fret notes quickly, less effort had to be used.


yea dude, I love soloists. They are real shred guitars, and quite versitle in their genra. I love that semi-beefy neck which helps bending but still complements sweeping.

If you like the Soloists, the more price friendly version is the Dinky. Same physical specs (shape...) exept the electrons, pickups, and its not build to presicion as the Solist.

[SoulDistortion]

Yeah plus the dinky has a whammy bar. Only problem being that I tried the dinky's and the tone wasnt much better then same priced bc. riches. The increase in tone was large enough to where i'd think about making the extra leap in cash. LoL this thread is going to become an official I NEED A NEW GUIAR thread. They should sticky it. :p

[NightProwler]

Hands down with your budget I would buy look to buying a washburn with the buzz feiten tuning system and they do sell them in your price range ! The X series and or the Pilsen . Go try 1 at your local music store! :p Washburns are the most premium guitar at a discounted rate you will find.... I personally dont care for big name brands since tone and Intonation are the 2 things I look for in a guitar. Everything else is bs!

[SoulDistortion]

hahaha thats quite a statement there. i mean jacksons are great and they are big. lookat gibson and les pauls, great tone and they are the most well known. the big brands arent big for no reason. i havent heard or seen any washborns. ill look into them as well as deans because im open to almost anything and i have as long as i want to make my decition. are washborns good for metal though? what kind of tone do they produce and what range of price are they the best?