For Metal, If you want a guitar with very high-output pickups and humbuckers with lots of sustain, i would agree with the Ibenez. Also, trems can be a very good extra skill. But if you tune down, because of there locking system you cant tune it down. and if you manage to tune it down, its hard to tune it up. this is mainly on a floyd rose tho... my brother over come this by adding spring in the back, but this makes the trem hard, so i'd look into this.