ZAKK WYLDE Launches his own brand

[Zado]

 

[Zado]

Though common opinion is "they're ugly as ****", and for some that's partially true, I can't help but like some of them

 

[HeHasTheJazzHands]

The only one that grew on me is the V. The Les Paul shape still looks blah, but I still dig that pelham blue bullseye/vertigo finish.

 

[Rolanthas]

Yeah V's look quite alright, actually very excited about how those turn out. Single cuts are kinda ok depending on the paint job, I really dig the matte black one despite that overkill horn.

Schecter has a pretty big presence where I live, so chances are good that WA can be distributed through the same local dealer here. Very interested to see how all this business turns out.

 

[craigny]

I'd really like to see an assembled version of the SG type "Barbarian" model. To me that's the best looking body shape of the bunch. Zakk posted a pic of all the unfinished bodies on the table but I've seen completed versions of all of them except that model.....these are growing on me....love the finishes.

 

[Blue1970Cutlass]

Finishes look real nice, still not crazy about any of the shapes

 

[yurokx89]

Like him, like his musis, his beard))) but think it`s a wrong way - manufacture one of the ugly guitars in the world.

 

[Andromalia]

Some of them have appeard on Thomann pages. The V is.... more expensive than a Gibson. Yup. Something tells me this is not going to work.

Wylde Audio Guitares Metal - Thomann France

 

[CaptainD00M]

That Euro Schecter distributor really molested the price on that. I mean its getting up to a 33% increase on the US price.

Agreed Andromalia, thats not going to work. Especially now seeing as I can get a USA gibson for around €800-900 new now.

 

[manu80]

Yeah korean stuff for the price of US or japanese guitars ? Come on !!!
Makes me think about vigier who imports music man and sterling model in france with crazy prices.....
Huge fail here...

 

[RUSH_Of_Excitement]

Yeah, I don't see any scenario in which this goes well, unless the prices are dropped by at least $300. I feel like these guitars only appeal to a small group of individuals even within the metal community which is already a niche market. I can't imagine a large subset of this group lining up to spend $1000 on this kind of thing

 

[Blue1970Cutlass]

Here's a couple posted on Schecter's FB page

...still not for me.

 

[Blue1970Cutlass]

And a couple more

Again, the finish on these is pretty nice looking, but the shape is still IMO

 

[CaptainD00M]

That horrible V SG hybrid… is it called the Warhammer?

Anyway that one with the vertigo pattern but the flame maple in between. That as a finish is awesome, but that guitar is horrible. I feel sorry for Zakk as I see this bombing pretty badly here in Europe, and the more I hear I see it also bombing in the US too

I used to love Wylde and BLS when they and I were younger, admittedly I grew up and moved on, but still have a soft spot. Anyway he really just should have stayed working with Epiphone and Gibson on getting these to happen, or done something like George Lynch with ESP, his own brand-sorta etc… Anyway its been said before.

My only hope is the amps are more accessible price wise, because a budget model lower wattage JCM800 would be great in my book. But I'm not holding my breath.

 

[manu80]

The pinstripe v still looks cool at the end but hey i'd rather take the Hinds' Epi V
The matt/ gloss lp like pattern is interesting too...

 

[Zado]

Some of them have appeard on Thomann pages. The V is.... more expensive than a Gibson. Yup. Something tells me this is not going to work.

Wylde Audio Guitares Metal - Thomann France

That's going to work for those die-hard ZW fans who were gassed by those models since day one

Anyway crazy overpriced stuff in Europe is nothing new.

 

[Sermo Lupi]

Couldn't find this thread a couple weeks ago when I first saw this, but since it's been bumped, might as well share it.

Eric Johnson playing one of the Wylde Audio guitars, presumably Zakk's (they were on a Hendrix tour together at the time):

Eric Johnson Plays Zakk Wylde's Wylde Audio Guitar | VK

Apologies for not embedding, it appears there's no Youtube video yet. The video on Guitar World's website is also dead.

 

[monkeysuncle]

As others said, don't get the switch position on the V.
Nothing can justify that V/SG abomination no matter who makes it ...

 

[NSE]

I don't really like the designs personally, though I don't think they're terrible. I don't see them as any worse than some of the stuff BC Rich knock up, or the Dean stuff with crazy custom image graphics. Like most, I don't mind the V so much, but I don't like the manipulations on the LP one, and I'm not one to mind when classic designs are altered. Though I do find those headstocks to be absolutely awful.

I hope it works well for him, god knows I'd love to be in a position where I could decide to do this! But I for one won't be investing in a guitar.

 

[Fathand]

Models are still ok, euro pricing not so much. Like someone said - looks like you can get a new Gibson for less then that price and that's a lot.

...Even though the Gibson bashing that goes on around here would make you think people would rather pay a premium to get a WMI made guitar, than a US Gibson.