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noodleplugerine

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« Reply #15 on: May 28, 2008, 10:23:22 AM »
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well i was looking around and it turns out the trem on the jackson is an OFR. Not only have people emailed floyd rose, but also people who own it say it has OFR stamped on the trem.

Anyway in comparision to the USA SL1 how does it compare, and how will a rose wood an ebony freboard differ


Rofl - Compared to a guitar more than twice the price, how do you imagine it compares?

Its not that bad I guess, but when I played it I really wasn't that impressed, but then again, I ended up buying a Horizon, which is a guitar it can't really compare to considering the £1000 jump.

In that price range Ibanez does kinda rule supreme. Unless you look at Schecter which are great, and if I remember right do the Hellraiser as a left hander. That would wipe all the guitars mentioned totally out of the water imo.


Edit, yep: http://www.adirondackguitar.com/lefty/schecter/hr_c1_fr.htm
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« Reply #16 on: May 28, 2008, 10:33:57 AM »
ive never been a huge fan of scheters. Anyway would it worth working for maybe 2/3 summers and buying a SL1 or maybe even a custom

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« Reply #17 on: May 28, 2008, 10:47:51 AM »
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ive never been a huge fan of scheters. Anyway would it worth working for maybe 2/3 summers and buying a SL1 or maybe even a custom


That's up to you.

But Schecters are superb tbh. Really great guitars.

Personally I would never buy an SL1, but thats just me I guess...
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« Reply #18 on: May 28, 2008, 12:41:33 PM »
why do u rate scheters so highly? Also i dont just want a metal guitar

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« Reply #19 on: May 28, 2008, 12:42:58 PM »
I've think we've hit a GAS loophole here.
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« Reply #20 on: May 28, 2008, 12:49:12 PM »
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why do u rate scheters so highly? Also i dont just want a metal guitar


Because they're extremely well built, well playing, good sounding guitars.

In their price range they blow everything else out of the water completely imo.
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« Reply #21 on: May 28, 2008, 12:50:17 PM »
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why do u rate scheters so highly? Also i dont just want a metal guitar


Because they're extremely well built, well playing, good sounding guitars.

In their price range they blow everything else out of the water completely imo.

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« Reply #22 on: May 28, 2008, 01:23:18 PM »
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Edit, yep: http://www.adirondackguitar.com/lefty/schecter/hr_c1_fr.htm

I like the way they illustrate it with a reversed image of a right-hander!  :lol:
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« Reply #23 on: May 28, 2008, 01:33:22 PM »
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Here it says its a Floyd Rose FRT-O2000 tremolohttp://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Jackson-SL3-Soloist-Electric-Guitar?sku=512237

Also how does it compare to the SL1, both specification wise, and playability wise (hope someone here has played both)


yeah, i emailed floyd rose about that a while back as it seemed strange. they seemed a bit confused themselves ( :lol: ) but eventually told me they thought it was just an OFR. I've tried one, and it looked like an OFR ok. I think, anyway. :lol:

just to give the other side of the coin on schecters, I've never really liked any of the schecters i've tried. i haven't tried all that many (no dealers here, only been able to try them when i was on the mainland and near a sound control), but the couple i have tried weren't very good at all. of course, i've also tried an ibanez prestige in a sound control and though it was very badly set up, so it's hard to say whether i don't like schecters or sound control's setup standards...  :lol:

considering you don't want an out-and-out metal guitar, it's debatable what point there'd be in going for a hellraiser (it's got emgs, doesn't it?), but i'm sure they have other OFR non-emg models.

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« Reply #24 on: May 28, 2008, 01:57:58 PM »
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Edit, yep: http://www.adirondackguitar.com/lefty/schecter/hr_c1_fr.htm

I like the way they illustrate it with a reversed image of a right-hander!  :lol:


Hahahah!!

Just noticed that - You wouldn't be able to tell if it wasn't for the logo!
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« Reply #25 on: May 28, 2008, 02:09:27 PM »
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why do u rate scheters so highly? Also i dont just want a metal guitar


Because they're extremely well built, well playing, good sounding guitars.

In their price range they blow everything else out of the water completely imo.


And nothing to do with the fact that they're owned by ESP? :wink:  :wink:
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« Reply #26 on: May 28, 2008, 02:19:20 PM »
hhhm so any other guitars to try out?

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« Reply #27 on: May 28, 2008, 02:37:28 PM »
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why do u rate scheters so highly? Also i dont just want a metal guitar


Because they're extremely well built, well playing, good sounding guitars.

In their price range they blow everything else out of the water completely imo.


And nothing to do with the fact that they're owned by ESP? :wink:  :wink:


Are they??

That would explain alot I guess.

I thought they were American?
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« Reply #28 on: May 28, 2008, 03:32:52 PM »
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hhhm so any other guitars to try out?


washburns maybe?

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« Reply #29 on: May 28, 2008, 03:38:55 PM »
so in summary...

sl3 or rg1570 or c1 hellraiser (bear in mind im not a metal nut)

or save and buy the sl1 or custom?