Melodic death metal guitar

[weswood88]

I recently bought an ibanez cause they are pretty good for sweeping, but i want a really well made guitar as well, i found the one that i thought was perfect for me, but im not sure if i like the trem, and i definately dont like the pickups and the fact there is 3 pickups ( HSH) i prefer 2 humbuckers for metal. Does anyone recomend any guitar around the 700-1000 price thats good for sweeping, technical death metal, and melodic death metal solos? ive never tried an esp since guitar center doesnt carry them, so wanted to know what people who had used some thought. (i was thinking maybe the ninja-600) but i can find any good reviews on it...and it seems like a guitat with a really short neck...

[NevermoreMan90]

Ninja would work...

Tell you what, everyone is gonna tell you to just try out any guitar that seems to fit what you want. My advice to you is to analyze what you like in a guitar, write it out if you have to, and find a guitar that fits your specs.

That being said, what DO you look for in a guitar?

[njrusmc]

Just under that price range at $630 you can get a 2007 ESP LTD MH400-NT. Two humbuckers only (EMG 81 in the bridge and 85 in the neck), no trem, set-thru construction, good woods throughout, and overall good quality parts. Thin neck, XJ frets ... I am not the best of guitarists but as I am learning to sweep is it significantly easier on my 400 than my buddies Ibanez RG series axe. Even on my MH-100, with the same frets and body design, it was pretty easy (just that the action was killer high).

Might want to check em out.

[Gil]

just a tip, make sure that you test out the necks on an esp guitar before you buy it. most of the esp/ltd guitars I've played have a thin u shape which I like very much. I've played ibanezes and one thing that turned me off of them is the neck shape which is pretty thin. I'm not a fan of sweep picking arpeggios so I wouldn't tell you how they work on there so I couldn't tell you how hard or simple they are on them. For most metal you can't go wrong with http://www.americanmusical.com/Item--i-ESP-EC1000-VBK.html

[ESP_SVT]

You should try an ESP M-II. Super Strat shape, great for technical playing and a lot of them have a Floyd Rose trem. Based on your price range, I would definitely try looking for a used one on eBay. John from The Black Dahlia Murder and one of the guys from Aborted (Matty maybe?) use ESP M-IIs, and they both play the kinds of music you seem to be interested in. Good luck on your guitar search.

[savageshredder]

jackson dinky or a soloist def worth a try.
if you want something that some with emg's stock try a esp or a schecter but the necks on these are fatter than ibanez and jackson guitars.

I play melodic death on me old ltd ex250 and it does the job fine for rythm work and harmony's, when it comes to shred soloing and stuff I do feel safer on my ibby or my friends jackson kelly.

I think the jackson necks are balanced mighty fine right between ibby thin and esp or schecter thickness.

gd luck on yur quest

[wesjoh225]

the Jone Donais LTD-600 model should be perfect for you. 2 humbuckers. and great for sweeps(i assume)

[ZephMan13]

the Jone Donais LTD-600 model should be perfect for you. 2 humbuckers. and great for sweeps(i assume)



It's JON retard.

[InVinoVeritasXXX]

Truth is, you could go with any of these people's suggestions and you'd be alright. If you wanted, you could probably get your pickups rewired and block the tremolo (non-Floyd, I'm assuming) on the Ibby. As far as guitars go, I'd say get a string thru Horizon or something similar. If you like sweeping, the increased string tension will help, and it will be similar to playing with the Ibby, but mahogany, which I believe is required by law for melodic death metal.

[wesjoh225]

It's JON retard.suck ma ballz

[JeanPaul du Vinnie]

and i definately dont like the pickups and the fact there is 3 pickups ( HSH) i prefer 2 humbuckers for metal.
You can do exactly the same thing and more with an HSH configuration as you would do with an HH config. Plus you have the middle single coil for fancy clean sounds. HH would be nothing less than a downgrade.

[njrusmc]

HH would be nothing less than a downgrade.

I do not believe that to be true. Please correct me if I am mistaken, as I have never owned an HSH configured instrument:

In an HSH configuration, when the 5-way selector is in the center position, only the single coil is used. In an HH configuration, both humbuckers are used.

[Treater]

Just save some bucks more and get a SV Standard \m/

[Thrashman]

the Jone Donais LTD-600 model should be perfect for you. 2 humbuckers. and great for sweeps(i assume)

that guit has a NORMAL u-shape, so its gna be fatter than an eclipse neck, might not like-thing..ill try one tho!

[JeanPaul du Vinnie]

I do not believe that to be true. Please correct me if I am mistaken, as I have never owned an HSH configured instrument:

In an HSH configuration, when the 5-way selector is in the center position, only the single coil is used. In an HH configuration, both humbuckers are used.
You've got a point there!

[NevermoreMan90]

suck ma ballz

No.

[MyApocalypse]

Alexi 600

[SuperDuperNaut]

i think whatever neck fits your hand comfortably will determine if its good for sweeps or not................so you really need to try em out

any 400+ series LTD is well made and worth your $$$ though.

[blackrob]

dude, check out the mh400nt. it's an awesome guitar, great pickups, great wood. i know kris norris from darkest hour uses one, and you can check out some videos of it on youtube. if you still want to shell out more money, check out the mh1000s. those are my recomendations.

[Butch]

i would say try a guitar with a thin flat neck if u like ibanez. the bolt on MII should be like this.