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I like their radius, not a huge fan of their neck profile though. Regardless, I resold mine on the ‘bay recently. Guitar went for $399 new and I bought a $100 HSC for it and it went for a measly 221.50 w/ the HSC. I didn’t even get half out of it. I looked at some completed listings and unless it has a popular trim package like the Hellraiser series or is one of the signature models (Gates/Vengeance/ Loomis), then they were lucky if they got 40% of initial value.
If Slash were to die tomorrow do you think they would launch 7 signature models a year for him cheaply made in indonesia?
Seriously, they might as well change Dean’s company name to Dime, because nobody really knows what guitars they make these days that aren’t some how related to DbD. They started with the Z, ML, and V, the ML is sported somewhat frequently in non-dbd forms, but the V and Z are completely overlooked.
I think Dime is overrated because he does get 7+ sig models a year. I mean that’s Michael Jordan type stuff man. I mean don’t get me wrong, he’s a strong player, for sure, better than I am and will likely ever be, but what’s the fuss about? And for folks who dwell on Pantera I just want to hand them an iPod with other metal on it, because I feel like they’re just stuck in a rut kind of like a bunch of Metallica fans and don’t know what else is out there. I just feel like maybe there’s some aspect of the music I’m not appreciating because Pantera just seems like an average metal band. Dimebag is outshined by all sorts of players and still he has all of this hype like he was the pinnacle of guitar ability. Paul Gilbert’s signature model gets very very little promotion, it’s not much more expensive than the high end import dean dbd series guitars and is better in every aspect except for the highly subjective appearance and tone, as some would prefer the dimebucker and different woods, etc. Paul Gilbert’s skill is at the very least equal to DbD and I don’t think it’d be a stretch to call Gilbert “better”. Gilbert gets a smidgin of the coverage DbD gets.
of course it probably helps that dean is cashing in on his brand name something awful. I think they’re running out of permutations for MLFs and Razorbacks.
schecter resale value is trash, but the guitars are quite good.
That last one you might be able to pickup for a steal, has a JB/59 pickup pairing and is at just under $70 at the moment.
Ibanez S series guitars are pretty good stuff too, here’s a pretty good deal on one:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Ibanez-S470-QS_W0QQitemZ260244337079QQihZ016QQcategoryZ33043QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItemI play mostly Call of Duty 4, waiting for Gears of War 2.
GTA4 was overrated IMO.
I have a harder and harder time getting sucked in to video games as I get older
I got a Carvin catalog a while back and was absolutely floored by their quilt maple tops. They were like nothing I had seen before but I was pretty stuck on the new Ibanez I was planning on getting.
I’d agree with your assessment of the Floyd , except the ZR trem on my S470 doesn’t kill sustain quite like the original Edge on the RG550 20th does. It sounds like I’m being hard on the RG550 and to some extent I am, because I don’t feel like it was a good value and I bought it sight unseen so I didn’t know how I would like it.
As far as necks go, I like the Jackson style D neck. If the curve on the 60s style neck was a little more aggressive where it flattens out as you get to the edges of the neck more but still has girth in the middle for chording.
Carvin even has a V style guitar I think I could live with. Sweet. Plus with the “build your own” section I can get a custom guitar without the extra hassle of going through custom shop, right there on the web.
I was going to look at perhaps getting a KxK custom. I suspect that this will meet all of my requirements and be cheaper than a full on custom like I was beginning to think I would have to do.
A guitar built to my specs would run just shy of $1600 with a 4A bookmatched quilt top on a basically reverse Rhoads V (the bottom fin is more important for playing seated) w/ a triple “Dragon burst” finish w/ blackburst edges. Block Abalone inlays, abalone logo, headstock matches body, ebony board. That’s certainly a good option. I like how they simplify the process using a web form. Their 4A tops are disgusting. I can’t decide whether I want alder or mahogany body though…. Or go with black dot inlays over a light colored fingerboard… This is a fun tool, I’m glad you put it in front of me.
The video you showed me is pretty cool, I was amazed how much the tone pot affected the sound. It was as if he switched pickups. I’ll see if I can’t find one locally and go mess around on it.
I’m going to make myself decide over 3 months what I REALLY want.
This seems like something I can really get excited about. USA made guitars with QUALITY woods. I don’t know how I’ll like the electronics, but that’s pretty easy to fix if I decide I want to swap them. I picked their highest output pickup.
Good looking out Gollum. I’ll talk to KxK and see what they’ve got as well.
Let me clarify, I played a black beauty.
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Gibson-Custom-Shop-Les-Paul-Custom-Electric-Guitar?sku=517110
In Black. Split Diamond/H inlay at the headstock.
My prestige is an Ibanez RG550 20th Reissue. Paper thin neck, decent accessibility to the whole fretboard, The sustain is rather weak. The sustain falls off HARD on bends unless generous vibrato is used. There just feels like there’s a disconnect between the body and the neck, which I don’t like. It’s possibly because a maple neck tied to a basswood body, the neck is hard, the body is soft. The pickups are really low output. Playing while standing is uncomfortable with it because of the balance pulls it hard to my right and then it’s difficult for me to access the higher frets. The neck is too thin for the body to be so heavy, in my opinion. Couple the limited playability with the low output and weak sustain and I just can’t get into it. I don’t think another bolt on J-made Ibanez is in the cards. The JEM leaves the same taste in my mouth, but with hotter pick ups.
That said, a lot of those same characteristics with that Les Paul turned me off. Fantastic sustain. Superior Vintage tone, very well suited for classic rock. The accessibility of the higher frets is dodgy at best, perhaps I just need more time with one to adapt, but I didn’t have very great access to the high end. The output of the pickups is low so I would have to get the sound I like by either going into new pickups (no way jose on a 3300 guitar) or cranking the gain, which I’m afraid would result in sacrifice in clarity. I totally agree with you that Gibson (and Fender) are living in the past and just banking on their reputation rather than furthering their reputation.
That said, I really like the KV2 because it has an OFR, Neck Thru, great balance, superior accessibility, great acoustics unplugged (now, i’m assuming the KV2 has the same resonance that the DV8-R has). So if you can make a recommendation of a high end guitar that I might not have considered, by all means. I think about $3k would be the most I’d want to spend. This is a future investment and somethign I’d like to take a lot of time making my mind up on, as opposed to past guitars. I think Ibanez is off the table, unless they have some Neck-Thrus or Set Necks I’m not aware of. Jackson looks good. I don’t think an LP is going to make the team. A Caparison might be in the cards. I might even consider a PRS. So if you’ve got any other recommendations I’d love to hear them.
I have a low end Schecter that I like OK, and the high ends are steps up, I’m sure, but I don’t really see that as a guitar I’d want to pick up for the long run.
I’m awaiting approval for JCF, but am registered. I’ll check out Jackson Guitar Palace.
I think “Dinky” came from the letters used to describe the guitar. I really wanted someone’s opinion who has played other high end brand guitars and would be possibly less biased than at JCF or JGP. Seriously, even my Ibanez Prestige did not come CLOSE. The ESP I own is fantastic played every bit as good as a MIJ Jackson, and was neck thru instead of bolt on. I still would like some insight into USA Jacksons. I’m done buying midrange guitars. You get fleced on resale.
I get to see them live at the end of the month and can’t wait!
Then there’s Symphony X and Firewind coming to town. I swear the metal community is trying to bankrupt me.
well the original injury was sustained while it was 30 degrees outside and we had just had a water break and a lengthy explanation of the drill we were about to do so my legs tightened up in the cold (if you’ve not seen rugby shorts, imagine boxer shorts on steroids). So that was unfortunate, then I rushed it and didn’t stretch at all in the month I was out. I did stretch the second time and my left one felt great, but my right one ended up a casualty. I’ve started stretching every day. The girlfriend insists i start doing yoga with her a couple days a week, but that’s likely not going to happen.
