I guess I can just put the photo here so you don't have to hunt for it. This is the comparison between the Charvel and Gus G first edition. The newer Ivory colored Gus G is flat like the Charvel.
Shapes other than a Strat that I like are Stars and Kellys. I think Star shaped guitars (or X) shape have great benefits people overlook from a playing perspective. There is also rarity. Here are a couple of comments in that regard.
1. Rarity. Real Jackson stars are unicorns. There are not...
I am really digging it, especially the neck. I have it tuned down one whole step like Firewind, Symphony X, etc...sounds excellent on leads. Need to dial it in a bit more on the rhythm side, but overall, it is a very well-made guitar. The fret ends are really rounded off in a nice way too...
One last update. I ran it through my main rig (mezzabarba & VHT cabs) and it is actually sounding huge. The leads have some nice girth so I will keep these pickups for a bit.
The other cool feature I forgot to mention is the bone nut is cut with the correct string angles which should be...
Found this for a fair price and took a chance. Just landed yesterday and took it straight to rehearsal. Here are my thoughts.
I have been curious about this guitar since it came out, mainly for the neck. I was told everything from it is super massive to too thick. It is nothing of the sort...
I know of 2 bigtime ESP collectors that hunt Guadesi ESP customs down and think they are the pinnacle of what ESP has done.
They are super-legit builds. There are some insane builds for Lynch that came out of that shop that reside in these collections.
ESP and Schecter are twins, so the...
BTW...The one I played also had CUSTOM at the 12th and abalone binding. I passed on it due to the location of the volume knob. I know where another one is but it says HORIZON on the 12th.
I have not listened to DT in a long time for the reasons mentioned above. Everything sounds like exercises turned into songs.
I listen to certain songs of recent vintage, but mostly for guitar work and solos. The solo to breaking all illusions is one of my faves.
But compared to complete...
After all these years of playing and recording, I think a good guitar (pick a brand) with H S S configuration is the most useful overall. If I had to take one guitar, it would be that configuration.
Like all of us gear nerds on here, I have guitars in all configurations. I have pretty much...
VHT Fatbottom cabs for me. I like the slants with p50e and the straight with the original v-30's made for Mesa.
Together, that stack is the best I have heard. p50e alone can be picky about amps, but once they are broken in the are glorious.
I will never sell any of mine.
Like I said, I love this image and want to paint a guitar with it as well. I am going to use a single hum guitar, and make the humbucker the speaker of this graphic...should be epic when I get to it!
I need some white pants and my hair back, lol.
But I play way better now, in all disciplines of guitar, so I am happy with the trade. If you asked me back in 1987, I would probably have opted for the hair.
Thanks for the comments. Yes, Nagel was a good artist, but I think it was timing and me being an impressionable youngster. Two things always remind me of the 80's, Nagel artwork and that Maxell poster called Blown Away. I am going to paint a guitar with that image as well at some point. I...
I agree some of the appointments are crazy. But considering the blandness of other brands, it balances out.
I give Schecter a ton of credit for at least trying new things. Totally agree some are hideous, but at least they have the guts to try. Their intel is the problem, whoever comes up...