What should I get for my next metal guitar???

[Ephemeria]

Looking to get another guitar to play metal with. Looking for something with a flat fretboard and a double cutaway body for upper fret access. Any Ideas? Oh and I want a floyd too :)

[gwEm]

Gibson Shred V?

[Ephemeria]

I only like the ESP SV and Jackson RR series shape unfortunately. And its a double cutaway I'm looking for!

[dave_mc]

budget?

[Ephemeria]

About a grand! Give a or take!

[Philly Q]

Gibson Shred V?

Oh lawks!  Is that a burnt maple board (or "torrified" or whatever they call it) again?   

[WezV]

Gibson Shred V?

Oh lawks!  Is that a burnt maple board (or "torrified" or whatever they call it) again?   

looks more like gibson's habit of putting black dots on ebony boards to highlight how non-black their wood is ;)

[Madsakre]

B.c. Rich makes excellent axes these days.
Same goes for Washburn.
I despise dean and esp, so i wont reccomend any of them :)

Some of the guitar i've been looking at myself recently has been(not gonna mention gibsons. the list would be too long then :D ) :


http://bcrich.com/models/guitars-and-bass/Stealth/Stealth-Chuck-Schuldiner-Tribute/68


http://jacksonguitars.com/products/products.php?group=Rhoads-Body&page=1&product=2913002803#

http://www.guerillaguitars.net/guitars/m-sr6_stb_warprimer


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This is just inspiration xD
My next guitar will probably be a Les Paul :)

[Crunch]

I had an Ibanez Xiphos, not long ago. Honestly, the best metal guitar I've ever touched.
A lot of tremolo snobs will go on and on about how the Edge III is inferior, but I preferred it over proper Floyds.
May not be the shape you're looking for, but I would trust Ibanez with $700 to give me a proper metal guitar.

[Denim n Leather]

http://wayneguitars.com/wordpress/

[gwEm]

http://wayneguitars.com/wordpress/

nice

[asianaxeman]

for sub 1000 bucks you can't go wrong with ESP LTD M1000 or MH1000 DELUXE. Check it out. Look great in see thru black...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EfviM0JTxg&feature=related

[JacksonRR]

Played a DBZ Halcyon this past Saturday. I thought it was stellar. Didn't even know it was a sub $700 guitar until I was told.



edit: Just checked quickly. They're right around $600 USD. Come with 81/85 sets and an Original Floyd, not licensed.

[MDV]

That headstock should never go on a superstrat. Ever. its hideous. The bodys pretty cool though.

I vote an ibanez of some sort. Of the guitars in the <1000 range I've had through my doors of late they've been the most consistently impressive. The ZR trems are also a stroke of genius.

Dean are inconsistent, as are schecter, dont know what sort of standard jackson are putting out now havent encountered a new one in quite a while (but my MIJs are excellent, but old), ESP Proper are fine but LTD are garbage, and last I checked so were non-top-end BC rich...who did I miss?...Dont get me started on gibson.

Or, better yet, get an 80s or early 90s RG second hand. Edge 1, wizard 1, better wood quality than you generally find in most modern production guitars (the necks were pretty consistently quartersawn from good stuff), or maybe its that they're old and its well broken in...same difference...and it'll knock seven bells out of most modern £1000 guitars for ~£300

....I miss my '89 RG560. Great guitar. But, I love the VHT that I lost it as part of trade for, glorious amp. But seriously, its the only guitar I've ever parted with that I would have back in a second, and I've never met an old RG that wasnt an impressive instrument (provided it hadnt been $%&#ed with or abused).

[dave_mc]

i'd agree with mark regarding MIJ ibanez and Jackson... unfortunately the prices for both have shot up recently.

actually in the current economic climate, if you're easy about the actual guitar and just want a good guitar, just keep an eye out for sales. a lot of shops are having sales at the moment, you might get lucky.