Hey guys. are the seymour duncan invaders (sh-8) suitable for playing songs from avenged sevenfold? and i've been saving up to buy a guitar made of mahogany as their customs use too. any guitar recommendation? preferably ibanez and schecter with floyd rose. and are the pickups good ? plus this will be my 2nd guitar
pickup question
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HarrisonYeo
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wad's u're budget for the guitar?
Whitestrat
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Like I told you in the other thread. An Ibanez S is suitable for your uses. And very versatile still when you outgrow A7x.
Again, you've got a lot to learn: It's not the guitar. It's the player.
RyanZ
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Agreed with Whitstrat. You may have all A7X gears but they all are useless if you cannot play the guitar well.
EugeneSmasher
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Agreed. If you have good pickups but a lousy amplifier, there's no way you're gonna get good tone. And even with a good amplifier, you've got to tweak the equalizer settings and experiment until you get a tone you like.
If I remember correctly, A7x uses Seymour Duncan pickups, if this helps.
Agreed and seconded, I've said this many times before, the strat/EBMM JP would be my guitar choice if not for the looks. Except maybe the LP because it really is ridiculous to shred on that baseball bat... I mean neck.
subversion
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i would see this as a distortion issue, not quite the pickups issue.
is it really impossible (or next to impossible) to shred a Gibson-profiled neck? then i'd quote one of the entries above: it's the player, not the equipment.
is it really impossible (or next to impossible) to shred a Gibson-profiled neck? then i'd quote one of the entries above: it's the player, not the equipment.
neuro182
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subversion
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even if there's no Zakk Wylde to prove the point; it's all about adaptation. i played Ibanez guitars only for quite sometime, to me, the other guitars were unplayable due to the neck profile issues. however, i swallowed some pride & bought non-Ibanez guitars & force myself to re-learn. to say the least- it had been fruitful.
Whitestrat
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You should really go and try the Gibson Slash LP. If you can't shred on that, you can't shred at all.
Whitestrat
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You and I have been through the same damn thing. I had the same humbling experience after 18 years of playing Ibanezes. Then I switch to a Strat for some stupid reason 2 years ago, and had the most humbling experience of my hobby life. I realised I couldn't play properly... Now that I got used to conventional strats (thick C, V and whatever necks) I can pretty much play anything on any guitar that's well set up.
ahhaha okay thanks for the advices. i'm currently playing on a strat copy now.. not buying so soon until i become better.maybe going for guitar lessons at yamaha during the holidays. or does anyone of you know any guitar tutors around here? plus my cousin bought me a hot head distortion pedal as a present haha.
Godspeed64
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That's the way bro!
I am a through and through SG fan, but I don't mind playing a strat, an LP, a tele, a flying V, a superstrat, etc etc! They all have different characteristics, and more often than not you'll tend to play songs that are more befitting to the guitar's image portrayed.. Only one brand I won't touch though.. B.C Rich.. T_T
Of course shredding on a Gibson neck is possible, just that it just doesn't feel right. Not in my hands it doesn't, never will, I've had my fair share of people telling me to try an LP blah blah blah. Every single one I've played has failed to impress, rather, everytime I see one, I feel a sense of revulsion. The SGs didn't fare any better in my book, except for marginally superior upper fret access.
If not for the looks, I'd be playing a strat, so, if you think a strat looks sexy, you ought to get one.
Welcome me to the club. I played a jackson and never looked back, bye bye ibanez
. I'd considered a fender before, really nice to play, easy on my shoulders, just that, the looks aint my thing.Odd, my shopping list has a BC rich in it. I plan to own one Dean, one Jackson, one Ibanez and one BC Rich. Guess pointy guitar fans will always be at loggerheads with gibbiebuckets
PatheinRaindropMoe
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heh, loggerhead issues arise from the lack of understanding differences and preferences of others and not just oneself.
of course, its more obvious when comes to geetaring and changing lightbulb by geetarers
of course, its more obvious when comes to geetaring and changing lightbulb by geetarers
Whitestrat
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How many guitarists does it take to change a light bulb?
10. 1 to do the changing, and 9 others to stand around and comment on how they could have done it better.:mrgreen:
Rhizopus
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wrong answer.
it took one guitarist to suggest to just bring it to tech like Guitar Connection. Another guitarist will suggest to bring it to Malcolm for quality. Some other guy will suggest Standard Value for better $$. 2,384 other guitarist just do nothing but view the it from forum :mrgreen:
