^ if you think you might like it, it'd be worth a try... mahogany isn't always that heavy. EDIT: according to the link it says basswood :?
I have 2 that are OK. Not all LFRs are created equal, though.
+1. some LFRs are equal to, if not better than, OFRs (e.g. Gotoh, Schaller, Ibanez Edge etc.), while some are just horrible. i can't speak for anyone else, but when i talk about "cheapo" LFRs, I'm talking about the horrible ones (as the good LFRs generally aren't cheap).
Well it would seem that buying a fixed bridge guitar and either upgrading or trading up at a later date seems to be the way the wind is blowing, however it would ultimatly be waaay more than I want to spend on a guitar that's just going to be used for bedroom practice and playing along with the Simpsons :D.
I was quite impressed with the RG320 and Ltd M-100 I tried, what are the problems I'm likley to encounter were I to go for one of these and if you had to choose one of the two which would you go for?
I have to admit I do like that RGR421 in lavender (I should get my head read for even considering a lavender guitar, it'll be pink paisley next :lol:)
the big problem, as we've already said, is that if you use the trem much (heck, even if you don't, but more use will exacerbate it), there's a pretty good chance that the locking trems on cheaper guitars will cr@p out eventually (with "eventually" varying between a couple of months and a couple of years, most likely). the big problem is, unless it's a completely terrible trem, it probably won't be too obvious in the shop that it's a bad trem, as it'll probably hold tuning ok in the shop (unless you're used to quality locking trems, in which case you might notice a not amazing tone, lack of responsiveness etc.).
that esp is listed as having a floyd rose special bridge... not the floyd rose 1000 which the higher-end LTD 1000s have (and not the floyd rose original which the real esps have, i.e. the made in germany one, as far as i'm aware). with any luck it's not a completely horrible one, but it's probably not great either (or they'd put it on the higher-end models).
i can't find either of those ibanez models on the ibanez site, i'm assuming they have edge IIIs... again, not great. they're meant to be ok while they last, but how long it'll last is the question... i've heard some people saying they last ok, and others saying they cr@pped out on them.
it's your money, and your choice, at the end of the day. just it's only fair to warn you- if you ask me, there are some things which you can cheap out on with guitars, which can be easily replaced later- e.g. pickups. locking trems aren't really one you should be cheaping out on, if you ask me- they can spoil an otherwise good guitar, and are often a false economy into the bargain too, if you do decide to upgrade them later.
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