I know it's rare for me not to be talking about my own stuff but I had this brought in by a Norwegian girl metal guitarist who calls herself by the stage name of "The Commander in Chief" and has a nice Ibanez endorsement.
Anyway - this is what she brought in and at first I thought I might dislike it in the same way that I really dont like the BC Rich Beast and the Dean Razorback - both because they feel really clumsy.
But this was well balanced and worked well - a bit like a BC Rich Stealth - the Rick Derringer/Chuck Shuldiner(Death) one
It does have shades of Jackson Warrior about it but it felt better than any of the Warrior guitars that I have handled
It also sounded really good -(this was a thru neck prototype version they only made for NAMM apparently)
I would love to try a 6 string version....maybe I should make something in this vibe - the maple neck through construction and ebony board sounded great - I'd have to have Miracle Man pickups in it though....
Strangely enough her other endorsement is with Duncan and it was fitted with a Duncan Custom which sounded fine once we raised it closer to the strings, but I felt that there were lots of BKP pickups that would have sounded better in this guitar for the style of shred that she likes .....Miracle Man or Ceramic Warpig both spring to mind.
And for those of you who prefer to see pix of skinny Norwegian chicks who play metal guitar and sing opera - here you go:
