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FloydFan1861 wrote:Hey All
I am looking to replace my beaten up old Stratocaster that I have had for a while now, but I am looking to replace it possibly with an Epiphone. I usually play Classic/Blues Rock (Pink Floyd, Led Zep, Hendrix, etc), Grunge/Hard Rock (Nirvana, Foo Fighters, Muse, etc) or some more Alternative/Softer bands (Radiohead et similar)
So far I have looked at three different Epiphones: Firebird, Les Paul Oxblood and Wildkat.
I was wondering which one people thought was best/best suited or if anyone had any ideas on other guitars that are under £300 that would be good for the job.
Thanks in advance.
Have a look at this epiphone it's called an explorer here's a link mate it is acctually a great guitar my friends got one its got great sounds looks and everything 
http://www.gear4music.com/Guitar-and-Ba … -Black/C9Z
Apache wrote:Dom wrote: Ye really nice guitar. But i dont have that money to spend in one go. which fails quite alot 
Might be worth just trying say the Omen 6, and then trying something else in the shop that has EMG's then you can hear the difference.
Apparently Schecter and ESP owned by the same people, and I did read somewhere that some of them are made in the same factory..
Good luck with your search - my purchases were both impulse buys... Went it just to try, compare etc, and well u know how it goes.... 
Thanks a lot for your help
And i was also thinking using the ESP for metal because i like playing in Drop C. And using the schecter for Rock sort of stuff. I have tested the schecter omen 6 on friday that was a beast can't think of a better word lol.
jamesd74 wrote:They are pick ups designed for mainly metal playing.
So are they better than EMG's??? 
Apache wrote:If you've got around £400-£500 to spend, to be honest I'd just get the one guitar, and get one with better pick ups etc.
I would EMG's are good pickups for metal too, and much better than those you get on the Omen.
The ESP's are fab but if you want to do alternate tunings its a nightmare - lots of metal is in drop d or c, so a hard tail would be a good option, have a look at this:-
This has got active EMG's, and when I played it in the shop I loved it:-
http://www.soundaffectsmusic.com/schect … uitar.html
Ye really nice guitar. But i dont have that money to spend in one go. which fails quite alot
jamesd74 wrote:What about black outs???
never heard of them 
What do you think of the gutars ?
jamesd74 wrote:I have a peavy vypyr 75. I think for metal styles its very good.
You have The xxx, the 6505 on there as well as many others.
On top of that there are 9 stomp box effects and 11 rack effects. To be fair when I was looking it was the one packed with the most features.
Check them out before making up your mind.
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I have the peavey VYPYR 30 That is a badass amp
dbond23 wrote:I'm upgrading to a good modelling amp and I need something that I can play hard rock/metal on that type of thing. I've got a choice between two used amps:
Crate GT212 with Danelectro phaser and Danelectro PB&J thrown in, costing £140 (£228)
or
Line 6 Spider 212 with channel changer/selector thrown in, costing £120 (£195)
Not got enough knowledge on amps to make the decision so any help would be greatly appreciated!
Cheers
HI there Just a little advice
If you were going to get the line 6 you mite b getting sothing that you will probs replace in a few month.
I was going to get a line 6 but then i compared it to a peavey as in sound, effects bla bla bla
And it has to be said the line six was crap compared to the peavey cos i actually tested them both in person.
Just thought it mite help. LOL
Here are a couple of links of the guitars
ESP LTD MH-50 --------> http://www.gear4music.com/Guitar-and-Ba … -Black/CSN
Schecter Omen 6 ------> http://www.musicianscentre.com/schecter … white.html
Let me know what you guys think
I think i mite get the Schecter Omen 6 and an ESP LTD MH-50
Does anyone Know About This ESP?
Thanks Again Guys
bigiain wrote:some people prefer the fixed bridges less hassle and you concentrate more on the playng than toying around with floating trems like me lol its a cool toy and can have alot of fun with them but if your into heavy metal/rock its your duty to divebomb and satch squeels
The schecter omen 6 im think im going to get has a fixed bridge plus all the guitars i've had have had a fixed bridge Thanks alot mate
crowhue wrote:Ive got a Schecter C-7 Blackjack with Blackout pickups. Its Korean but the quality and playability is superb. Ibanez are cool too but the quality seems to vary highly across the range top to bottom.
well i tested a schecter 006 Deluxe in a music store and that was amazing just the sound and feel
and the amp i used really was great thanks alot 
jamesd74 wrote:Go for an ESP there great.
If You don't mind me asking have you got an ESP?
Are They the Ibanez style ones?
Hi I'm 14 years old I'd say i'm not a profesional guitar but lets say an intemediate.
Anyway to the question. I'm looking at buying a new Guitar prefrably A heavy rock/metal guitar and had a look at these two and the reviews are really good but i dont know which one to get, can i have some help please. Here are the guiars The SCHECTER OMEN 6 And The IBANEZ RGABK42.There is a bit of a price differece but it dosent matter. 
Thanks
Dom
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