javimm
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Hi. First post here ![Wavey :wavey: :wavey:](http://www.sevenstring.org/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/wavey.gif)
First I'd like to share what I already own, to put things in perspective. I own three guitars: A Gibson Les Paul with Duncan's Jazz/Custom PUs (my rock guitar), a Fender Strat Jimmie Vaughan sig (my blues/clean guitar), and a Schecter Hellraiser C-1 Floyd Rose (my
guitar).
The Schecter is the last guitar I bought a year ago, but I've been thinking about it and a crazy idea has started to develop in my mind.
You know, spec-wise the Schecter is great: Mahogany, neck-through, original Floyd, great pickups (EMG 81TW and 89), abalone inlays... BUT since I bought it I can't connect with it. The neck feels slow, way slower than my Les Paul or strat, and using the same string gauge in my 3 guitars, the Schecter feels way stiffer than the other two. It also feels a bit "cheap", if you know what I mean. Not shitty, but it doesn't feel as great as my Les Paul (quality wise).
I've lusted forever for an Ibanez guitar. I tried one several years ago and I remember how good it felt. Now the idea of buying one is back so, I'm thinking about selling the Schecter and buying a RG1527Z, going from a 6 to a 7 string. Not that the extra string scares me, but I'd like to ask if the change makes sense or I'm just convincing myself that the Schecter is really a bad guitar and I need the Ibanez.
Is the RG1527Z a good guitar?. Does it feel "cheap"?. Does it has a confy neck?. I know the PUs are not the best, and could be better, so that's another 200 euros spent in the guitar. My rational thinking tells me that the Schecter is better than the Ibanez (same price, better specs), and I should be happy with it, as a lot of people is, but I don't feel the same way.
I'll go to a guitar shop next week to try some Ibanezs and see if I like them. On paper, they are worse than the Schecter (spec-wise), but I'd like to know the opinion in real world usage.
Thank you.
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First I'd like to share what I already own, to put things in perspective. I own three guitars: A Gibson Les Paul with Duncan's Jazz/Custom PUs (my rock guitar), a Fender Strat Jimmie Vaughan sig (my blues/clean guitar), and a Schecter Hellraiser C-1 Floyd Rose (my
![Headbang :hbang: :hbang:](http://www.sevenstring.org/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/hbang2.gif)
The Schecter is the last guitar I bought a year ago, but I've been thinking about it and a crazy idea has started to develop in my mind.
You know, spec-wise the Schecter is great: Mahogany, neck-through, original Floyd, great pickups (EMG 81TW and 89), abalone inlays... BUT since I bought it I can't connect with it. The neck feels slow, way slower than my Les Paul or strat, and using the same string gauge in my 3 guitars, the Schecter feels way stiffer than the other two. It also feels a bit "cheap", if you know what I mean. Not shitty, but it doesn't feel as great as my Les Paul (quality wise).
I've lusted forever for an Ibanez guitar. I tried one several years ago and I remember how good it felt. Now the idea of buying one is back so, I'm thinking about selling the Schecter and buying a RG1527Z, going from a 6 to a 7 string. Not that the extra string scares me, but I'd like to ask if the change makes sense or I'm just convincing myself that the Schecter is really a bad guitar and I need the Ibanez.
Is the RG1527Z a good guitar?. Does it feel "cheap"?. Does it has a confy neck?. I know the PUs are not the best, and could be better, so that's another 200 euros spent in the guitar. My rational thinking tells me that the Schecter is better than the Ibanez (same price, better specs), and I should be happy with it, as a lot of people is, but I don't feel the same way.
I'll go to a guitar shop next week to try some Ibanezs and see if I like them. On paper, they are worse than the Schecter (spec-wise), but I'd like to know the opinion in real world usage.
Thank you.