Author Topic: Looks like i've finally decided which guitar to get! (Read 16201 times)

_tom_ · « **Reply #15 on:** June 02, 2006, 03:54:51 PM »

Burnt chrome! It will suit it well I think.

Crazy_Joe · « **Reply #16 on:** June 02, 2006, 05:09:14 PM »

All the pictures don't show the burnt chrome well though because of the lighting so i won't know the proper look of it till i get the actual pickup

Jonesy · « **Reply #17 on:** June 02, 2006, 05:24:50 PM »

Its tough deciding on colour aint it lol...if the worst came to the worst, you could always send them back an dgte them re-covered

btw..I think burnt chrome looks pretty cool in ur Dean

indysmith · « **Reply #18 on:** June 02, 2006, 05:27:07 PM »

I'd have regular gold covers myself - i'm not sure either of the others would go very well with the gold hardware on the guitar... although if i had to pick - i'd choose a distressed cover... a distressed gold cover?

Crazy_Joe · « **Reply #19 on:** June 02, 2006, 05:27:51 PM »

Can you get those?

indysmith · « **Reply #20 on:** June 02, 2006, 05:30:00 PM »

i'm not sure - i'm sure they'd do one for you if you asked for it... this is kind of like what I'm thinking;
http://www.bareknucklepickups.co.uk/forum/files/nailbomb_splatter2_132.jpg

Crazy_Joe · « **Reply #21 on:** June 02, 2006, 05:59:28 PM »

Yeah that would be cool, but do you have to pay extra, like more than you usually do for a cover?

Crazy_Joe · « **Reply #22 on:** June 02, 2006, 10:40:44 PM »

There is an aged gold cover, by special request.

BleedMarshall · « **Reply #23 on:** June 03, 2006, 03:43:33 PM »

Quote from: Crazy_Joe

I'm not good with making decisions between guitars, but i finally did it, i chose a Dean Z Black Gold over an Ibanez RG1570, some people might say i'm crazy for that but i like the Dean more. I just got a quote from that Singing Chicken site someone posted and they said they could knock it down from £599 to £399!!
I just need to gather up the rest of the money i need which might take a while but not that long.

Dean Z Black Gold
* Mahogany Body and Neck
* Set Neck
* Flame Maple Top
* Rosewood Fretboard
* Pearl Black Inlay
* "Black Gold" 12th Fret Inlay
* Gold Hardware
* Grover Tuners
* 2 random cr@p humbuckers getting changed to BKP straight away :D

http://www.themusicfarm.com/pics/zblackgoldmerge.jpg

Nice guitar. I'd change it to a stopbar as opposed to a string through, but that is just me. Great find no doubt.

Crazy_Joe · « **Reply #24 on:** June 03, 2006, 04:28:13 PM »

I've heard string through gives a better tone.

BleedMarshall · « **Reply #25 on:** June 03, 2006, 04:41:55 PM »

We had a big debate on that, on another board, and wrapping the strings around the stopbar (ala Zakk Wylde) and we came to the conclusion (after an internet brawl of sorts) that it depends on the set-up of the guitar and the style of playing of the player. I like the tone from a stopbar, unwound, but that is just me. I have owned both string through and bridge through as well. *shrugs* Still a great guitar though brother.

Crazy_Joe · « **Reply #26 on:** June 03, 2006, 05:00:42 PM »

I play a lot of fast alternate picking metal, i have a non wrapping round stopbar at the moment.

BleedMarshall · « **Reply #27 on:** June 03, 2006, 06:43:34 PM »

Oh, this discusson was weather you lost tone and sustain or not, and it was just that several people had seen Zakk do it (on ZakkWylde.com :roll:) and everyone and their brother had to do it. I was not exactly talking about the wraparound stopbar like on some PRS' and Gibbys. This is a reg. stopbar like on most Gibsons that I am talking about it. I personally lost tone and sustain after wrapping the strings.

Crazy_Joe · « **Reply #28 on:** June 03, 2006, 08:42:56 PM »

Hmmm i'm having second thoughts about it! I'm not really a fan of all that gold hardware, but there isn't really another guitar out there for my specs.

BleedMarshall · « **Reply #29 on:** June 03, 2006, 08:54:12 PM »

Do you like vintage worn hardware? Gold wears off quick, and gives a nice worn look after a damn day. :lol: At least it has on an Ovation, a Gibson, and a Strat I had. :lol: