I just recently bought a GT-Pro and it is very comfortable to play, took a little getting used to picking without an entire body to rest my hand on. The pickups are OK, which is what led me to making the dumb decision of trying to put an active EMG in the bridge, so I can barely remember what it...
Sounds pretty cool! When I hear it I think of Divine Heresy/Slipknot type growls and a high scream leading into the chorus. Then the chorus could be a mix of clean and harsh vocals. The riff after the chorus could also be growls, but two bars(or 4?) of just the riff playing. And the ending...
To electricred: Favorite heavy/mellow songs as of now are: 'Life' from Ocean Machine(even though that's more so bouncy than heavy), 'Mountain' from Terria and 'The Greys' off of Ziltoid, if you want to give those a listen.
Man, I remember seeing them for the first time, in March of last year, the entire crowd was still, in awe of what they were witnessing. Also, when I couldn't find a shirt that wasn't XL at the merch table, Javier handed me the CD and said "One size fits all." :) Then when I saw them in November...
My first guitar (still have it), one of those Fender "Starcasters" that you can get at Hastings or Target. It can't stay in tune worth a crap, the trem is, of course, just bad for being there in the first place and the sound is so thin and tinny. But it was something to start on.
Recently I purchased a Steinberger Spirit GT Pro Deluxe Guitar and an EMG 85x to put in the bridge, cuz I thought it would be a simple cut and install and would make it sound great. So I had a friend and his dad install it for free. They got it in with a battery (and I think used a different...