yes true , agreed . when i think metal , the ibanez, esps and all come to mind . but with an 8k price tag , its a fancy metal guitar isnt it hahaha . to the softies who commented about gibsons being known for rock , blues and all , that is true but personally i find that it is the most versitile guitar around , its almost like a swiss army knife of guitars , just tweak it here and there and boom . same with fenders but i think they lack that punch factor for me and i really like the original sound of the single coils , so i wont change them to super singles and all cause the original strat tone is what i go for , what sound i make , depends on the pedals