I have always loved the body shape of these guitars. The one I played at my local Music-Go-Round felt great, too. If I had had the money for one at the time, I totally would've bought one. It's a shame they're no longer in production.
I really like abalone dot inlays, and mother of pearl Jackson sharktooth inlays. I don't need them to help me play, though; I like them purely for decoration.
I actually had a discussion with Rusty about this during a lesson once. He said he didn't want his name on the production models because in general, the thing that he never liked about playing signature guitars is that they'd have the artist's name on them.
I don't think I've ever seen a JP7 that didn't look amazing; yours is no exception. I really hope to someday have the chance to play one. Congrats! Also, would someone mind explaining to me what exactly a piezo is?
This is what sounds appealing to me at the moment. I've gotten a lot of ideas from reading other members' custom guitar specs: Body: - Shape based on Agile Intrepid, carved top with bevels on cutaways. - Swamp ash. Ocean blue burst finish. - DiMarzio Drop Sonic 7 (bridge), Seymour...
I love black metal (especially the old-school stuff), but I find it sad that such a large portion of its fanbase discourages experimentation outside of the classic black metal sound, and just as sad that some of these fans make such a nasty issue out of it, and will even go as far as to try and...
That setlist is fantastic. Every one of those songs is good, but I think the culmination of the last five and the encore would've made my head explode, as those are some of my favorite songs of theirs. I would absolutely love to see them perform live; I've been into Opeth since 2003, and have...
01. Opeth - My Arms, Your Hearse. 02. Porcupine Tree - In Absentia. 03. Katatonia - Brave Murder Day. 04. Agalloch - The Mantle. 05. Guthrie Govan - Erotic Cakes. 06. Alice in Chains - Dirt. Honorable mentions: Edge of Sanity - Crimson. In Flames - The Jester Race. Brian Eno - Apollo. Burzum -...