suggestions please

wickerman

hi
i been looking at some guitars.i know you can shred on a les paul e.t.c but it is a lot easier on a jackson, ibanez.....unless your zakk wylde.lol.
I dont expect to buy a \"shred\" guitar then automatically be able to shred, i know you have to the have the technique too.
so.....
can any1 suggest a good metal/shred guitar upto £800
must have a good locking trem
a least 1 humbucker
thin neck
maple neck
maple fingerboard but not essential

doesnt have to have all of these
thanks

guitar3456

If you like a fast neck, jumbo frets, try Ibanez models. Wizard II necks are thin and very sleek.

For a LP style guitar I like the LTD EC1000.

Jackson Dinky's are very good too.

WOGS858

HEY WICKERMAN.
ya ck out the Ibanez guitars --pretty cheap and they play really fast You won't be disapointed .I sold one about two years ago ( think it was 500 series or something). It costed $500 new and had thin fast neck and floyd rose . It also had 2 humbuckers and a single in the middle.
The only reason I sold it was cause It never got played since I got my jackson even though they played very simalar.
ROCK ON
WOGS858

iliace

Either Jackson or Ibanez will provide a wide enough selection to choose from - I prefer Jackson, but everybody's got their thing I suppose. You're probably looking for a something with 14\" radius, I like it for faster \"shredding\" type stuff both because the action is high and the surface of the fingerboard is more uniform (easier to move patterns up/down vertically or horizontally).

wickerman

i have been looking at the rg prestige range from ibanez.theres one called the RG1570.They have the thinnest wizard necks,edge trem,two hummers and a single coil and jumbo frets and all that.

i suppose ibanez gotta be good if the best shredders in the world use them,i.e steve vai,joe satriani,paul gilbert...

I Like ibanez rg guitars but theres only the rg1570 which i like which comes in left handed(yup im a lefty), i see jackson has a wider range of leftys

partch

Wickerman,
All I have known is Ibanez. Started with an Ibanez RG470 now I play Prestige JS1000BP which the RG did not even compare to other than Wizard II neck just awsome thinner than the JS1000 I like the smaller frets on the JS better than the RG seems to be a whole lot more precise in fretting notes. Anyhow wether you go to prestige level or not my suggestion is whatever Ibanez you go with make sure it has the Edge Pro much better bridge in my opinion than LO Pro which was on my RG. Hope you find the right guitar for you!!! I know I truly have found all the guitar I will probably ever need for my applications.

wickerman

is the prestige a decent range of guitars or a budget range?

wickerman

Also why is the jem555 so much cheaper than the jem7v...

thehootman

prestige are the top of ibanez's range.
All i know is that they are very expensive here in Australia.

grathan

\wickerman\ wrote:

Also why is the jem555 so much cheaper than the jem7v...

They stopped making the 555 6 years ago i think. Some of the main differences are the bridge (lo-trs vs edge pro). Also the vine inlay on the 555 only goes down to the 12th fret. The 7vwh has scallops on the top 4 frets, also gold hardware. The 7v is an alder body vs the 555 being basswood. I've never played a 555, but i 've also never picked up a guitar that plays as easy as a 7vwh.

If you live near a guitar shop i would check out a jem7vwh. They are nice. Also check out the rg350dx. Its also not so bad on the cheap side of things.

T L F

If you live near a GC (Guitar Center) they always seem to have Ibanez lefty's around...(at least my local one does). I own 4 ibanez's and can't say enough good things about them.. they just seem to \"fit\" me. But if you are not into the whammy thing ( Floyd Rose) look at some of their fixed bridge stuff too. I play my SZ3320BK all the time and it just wails....While it may not be considered a \"shredder\" like my other 2 RG's (320 and 470) it is to date the only guitar I have ever bought without ever plugging it in. ( Fantastic resonance without an amp)

thehootman

\grathan\ wrote:

The 7vwh has scallops on the top 4 frets, also gold hardware.

I really do wish that they'd extend that down to the 12th fret. If you're gonna shred you're gonna be moving horizontally, not just in the top 4 frets.

Manitou

I think as others have suggested for what you are looking for...the Jackson and Ibanez are good choices. The Ibanez JS 1000 Black Pearl I found on eBay for $600US. I had to watch for this, for some time to find one mint shape at this price...and also in the model year I wanted.


I bought the Jackson DK2 Dinky new for $500US. The \"eerie dess\" finish runs higher than other finishes...if you are looking to save. 24 fret with SSH for tone variety, and a Rose stye floating bridge. Cheap electronics, but the neck is awesome, and I love those sharkfins. I find myself practicing with this axe the most, with light gauge strings.