The MEANEST Guitar I've EVER Played!! - It's the BARBARIAN!
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- Yes, this guitar is called the BARBARIAN!!
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VIDEO SECTIONS:
1 - What exactly is the Barbarian? 1:21
2 - What does it sound like? 3:46
3 - One minute solo! 6:54
4 - What is the construction like? 8:04
5 - What is the Barbarian like to play on? 10:50
6 - Final Thoughts 12:39
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Got a fun one for you guys today!
VIDEO SECTIONS:
1 - What exactly is the Barbarian? 1:21
2 - What does it sound like? 3:46
3 - One minute solo! 6:54
4 - What is the construction like? 8:04
5 - What is the Barbarian like to play on? 10:50
6 - Final Thoughts 12:39
Enjoy!
Hey Darryl, love the channel. Have you thought about the new B.C. RICH Mockingbird? Or maybe the Dean from Hell ML that Dime Bag used as his #1. Not the exact but a copy I mean.
I guess opinions on looks will always be subjective. I think your SG doesn't look agressive but looks very classy. Like a black tie event instrument. The barbarian does look agressive. Love the videos. All are entertaining and educational!
You should review the Amarok-6 from Harley Benton. Neck thru body, Grover locking, carved body with quilted maple veneer top, EMG hot 70's, Graphtech nut, and stainless steel frets for $456.
heads up TH-cam has the ability to add segments into the video bar at the bottom of the video you can name instead of doing this now. It's called video Chapters. I've seen other channels use them, and they look much nicer. Not sure how to set them up though.
Hi Darrell!!! Can you review a super cheap vault rg1rw or vault st1 !! It will be help for the beginner guys!!
You forgot to mention that it lets you roll additional damage dice when you crit.
Can I use this as a twohanded versatile weapon with my bardbarian??
Don't know who else will get the Hero Quest reference!
@@andyoc DnD in general ;)
I play a half orc barbarian in my local group and this guitar speaks to me on so many levels, it just screams Conan!
hahahhahahah
when you held it up i thought it was a rotisserie chicken
Same 😂
Yeah with strings
It does like pretty delicious, maybe a little spicy.
😂
I’d love to see some Jackson or Charvel demos. Actually would love a head to head between the Fender HM strat and Jackson’s SL3 pro MAH.
Totally agree - this guy loves playing some nice guitars. So play some Charvels!
Wow your guitar taste is great sir. Loved it 😘😘😘😘😘
Totally agree
I’ve always been a fan of aggressive playing on classic looking guitars, just found out I’m a fan of classic playing on aggressive looking guitars.
Clearly, a very well made guitar that captures the vibe they were going for. Thanks for including the clean tones in the demo. I was surprised how good they sounded. I don't think I could ever get enough tattoos to even pick up that guitar, but I'm sure it would be fun.
Zakk wylde has no tattoos though. (smfh)
Yeah was gonna say, only tats Zakk had were the fake tats in Rock Star.
@@somethinburnin If there ever was a guitarist that doesn't need tats, it Zakk.
Wylde Audio has contracted with Schecter to handle the building of these instruments. Quality was sketchy before Schecter coming on board.
Yeah, I remember picking up one at GC when they first came out and the wood felt cheap, the frets were sharp and everything felt cheap. Good see Schecter right the ship
Too bad they couldn't fix the ugly.
@@i.p.knightly149 It's not pretty is it lmao
Yeah, it has the same serial number format on the back of headstock, definitely made where Schecters made..
Schecter has always built wylde audio guitars so I'm not sure what you mean by that.
Online looks like Wylde Audio is distributed through Schecter - looking at the crafted in South Korea on the headstock looks exactly like my Schecter E1 Evil Twin. No surprise the fretwork is amazing. Also great use of UHF at the end of the video. One of my favorite movies from the 80s!
Schecter makes 'em.
That's why it looked so much like a Schecter
It seems that South Korea is the new heaven of guitar manufacturing. Lots of good stuff coming from there
@@roadrunnerplaying Not new though, been making guitars forever - Ovations, Alvarez's; Samick makes the most guitars in the world - almost half of them in fact under hundreds of brand names. 🎸
@@cuda426hemi Either made FOR Schecter/Wylde by CORT or World Music!
Beautiful axe, and I do love the clean tones from the EMG's as well, but I have to say - there was a shocking lack of pinch harmonics in your demo, less than 4/s is sacrilege for ZW style. Plus you should have multi-layered harmonized your vocals throughout your video 😉
I too was wondering where the pinch harmonics went?
I love my Barbarian, (raw top psycho bullseye), they definitely live up to their name. As soon as you pick one up you can tell it's built to handle seriously aggressive playing and it really sounds and feels the best when you are lacing into it.
Call me crazy, but I've always liked the sound of EMGs on a good clean channel
Well with how far EMG has come I would have to agree that EMG can have a great clean tone. Not to mention Metallica’s rhythm guitarist uses his EMG pickups in his clean songs. So your not that crazy.
So I'm 4 months late to this but I have emgs in my guitar and that was what surprised me the most. The cleans that emgs give are unbelievable.
It depends what you're playing - the sound is very modern
@@MirrorMan3038 "Metallica's rhythm guitarist"? What metalhead doesn't know who James Hetfield is?!?!
@@ethanmichael7940 Well every one knows about James Hetfield and Kirk Hammet, but who remembers when Dave Mustaine was apart of the group.
WOW, never thought i'd see you pick one of these up for a demo. great video!
Thanks to you I'm learning about guitars I would have never known existed, let alone the in depth review you always provide...still waiting to see you play a Charvel. I'm convinced the necks on the San Dimas alone would hook you!
Charvels may be the best guitars! He won't play them or Reverends🤔
Charvel junkie here got two and they are just a great axe.
Although this weirdo here looks fvckin awesomely strange.
Although I hate emg active PuPs.
Great review Darrell! Thanks!
Wow! That's just perfect. Everything I could wish to have in a single guitar
I have one and I love it
Hahaha,when I saw the title and the pic I said, " Wylde Audio". Only ZW could make something that kickass. The neck is nice, love the satin vs a glossy painted one. The wood is beautiful too, and you said it's pretty lightweight. Too expensive for me right now, but I like it. Thanks DB. 😁
I love my EMG 81/85 combo, I don`t play a lot of metal (it`s nice to have the tonal option), I find the pickups are great for clean, the sustain and quietness really add some depth, stomp on the high gain and BOOM! Pretty obvious why this pickup combo are a benchmark. Another great video!
This is why I come to your channel, I know you're not a big metal guy, And sometimes I just want to hear some clean lead tones and an honest opinion. Thank You
I love the body shape, it looks like it wants to kill something for fun.
I find the orange mahogany does not fit with the burl though. Would have gone with black or maybe even a natural color if it was a better fit.
I already have an SG and a guitar with EMG ZW pickups so I can't justify buying this one, but I'll definitely look at their collection.
I'm a sucker for burls. My Warwick Corvette $$ has a poplar burl top on an ash body, and it looks absolutely stunning. Plays and sounds as good as it looks, too. Thanks for another great video!
Would like to see you do a Jackson, maybe a soloist or even go the cheap route with an JS-22. Just never seen you go the Jackson route and I love their necks.
imo
Terrific vid on a hell of a guitar.
As an SG fanatic, the fact that this isn't yet another Strat/Tele/LP-derived look is a huge plus for me.
How 'bout trying a Danelectro '59 Devine...
imo
I knew exactly which guitar this was from the thumbnail. I was very quick to click and hear your review.
Man, with a Guitar titled something like the Barbarian, you know it's gonna be insane! I am always interesting in hearing about guitars like this! Awesome!
The Barbarian and Blood Eagles are my favorite. Love my Barbarian so so much.
The demo of this guitar!! I have the ZW epiphone Lp and PRS SE both with Emg 81/85 and love the tones from heavy to jazz. Simple to me the best PUPS. What’s really cool about the Wylde brand is that Zakk actually plays these guitars so it’s awesome that the build quality is so good. Kind of like EVH In the music man and peavey days!! Thanks for trying this one I now really want a Wylde.
Love Zakk, Love your videos, but HUGE HUGE props to you on this one for the UHF reference at the end. One of my favorite flicks!
She sure IS a beast! However, with THOSE pick ups, she sounded better CLEAN than dirty! Just too fizzy, but to their credit, those EMGs, DO sound good for hum buckers played clean! Very sparkly and chimey! Alm single coil sounding. (Probably due to the very LOW wind construction of most active pick ups!)
I've never enjoyed EMG distortion sound. Your points ring true for all I've heard. The cleans are good but the dist is way down on my list of good pickups
@@FretSuccess Ahh, a man/woman with taste! The Roswell actives used in some of the metaller Harely Bentons actually sound far more passive like under some gain! MORE pleasant than EMGS! (BUT they still sounded BETTER as clean pick ups!)
Thank’s Darrell! Your channel is amazing!
I bought your album on Amazon today Darrell,we need to see more of that format on this channel.A nice change of pace...................
Props for the UHF clip at the end! Love that movie!
The intro video is pure gold!!!
Wow! Loved that guitar! And savagely played by Darrell "Conan" Braun
That guitar is sick, the sg from hell
They are like an SG mixed with an LP, the body is absolutely huge too, my Barbarian makes my SG look like a tiny little baby lol.
Why do I have a quote from Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure going through my head "Please welcome the very excellent barbarian..."
BTW What watch are you wearing?
Beautiful guitar. Sounds even more beautiful
Even it is interesting video or not, i always watch to see you smiling and get my dose of energy for the day ♥
When you said this TH-cam series is about guitars you normally wouldn't play my mind instantly went, "man I would love to see Darell play a 9 string"
With a bigsby of course lol.
Lets take a moment to thank My mom, and dad, but most importantly, CONAN THE LIBRARIAN
Do you know.. the Dewey decimal system?
The UHF clip was perfect.
Hi Darrell, Great demo 👍👍👍.
I really like the Barbarian, the finish, particularly the frets, look nicely finished, great Camera work. 👍.
Take care,
Melbourne, Australia.
This just proves my thinking. It the right hands almost any guitar is capable of almost any style. The clean tones sounded great to me and the 1:00 minute solo was beautiful. I LOVE the look of the guitar. so yea, pretty awesome.
Kevin O'Rourke
Emg clean tones are beautiful. Very bright full and glassy. And they can get 100% clean which is something a lot of high output passives can’t do. I love both types of pickups.
Really enjoying the 'Out Of Your Comfort Zone' series!!!
Would love to see the Darrell Braun take on Rickenbacker.
I'd love to see a Jackson Rhoads demo
I got a jackson rhoads js32t fsr, such an amazing guitar guitar for a relatively low price!
Wow! When you were playing that, I felt like I was being mugged. That is one of the most seriously badass guitar tones ever. I don't play a lot of metal, but if I had one of those I suspect I'd play a lot more Jst need to find a spare thousand bucks lying around.
And of course, my birthday isn't too far off, so if you are feeling generous Darrell...
Jst sayin'
LOLOL Color me: Impressed
When I woke up this morning I didn’t expect to hear you to metal chugging, but now it’s all I want to hear!
Nice. I'm not a metal player but love the guitar. I'd probably want more blues and rock humbuckers but would be proud to own the Barbarian. Thanks again.
Great vid as always Darrell - would be keen to see you tackle a micro-tonal guitar!
Never thought i would hear Darrell play with double bass drums in the back!!!
Schecter E-1 apocalypse. It’s in explorer shape which I don’t think you’ve ever done, and the apocalypse series is unlike anything I’ve ever seen before.
Those frets looks soo good !!
Damn even though I usually don't sub to people who don't do my music type (extreme metal) I'm gonna sub because you seem like one of the best reviewers on TH-cam. Keep up the good work
Hi Darrell, I'm a fan from the Philippines. I enjoy all the brands and gear you show in your channel. Very informative man. I would love to see more EBMM guitars in your future demos too. More power maaan.
*Possibly the meanest looking and nastiest sounding guitars…. I love it! 🎶🎵 I’m definitely looking to buy one soon!*
Wylde is the badass line of Schecter guitars designed by Zakk. Fun
Hey darrell. Nice vid. Next can you check out brands like esp, prs, bc rich, manson. Theyre definitely interesting
Hi Darrel, as a young french guitar player your channel really got me into loving the guitar !
I'm a big fan of the Les Paul, and especialy since I linstened to players like Slash, Joe bonamassa, Randy Rhoads, and of course Zack Wylde, and when I heard about Wylde audio guitars, I was nearly in heaven, and I was wondering :
Could you do a comparasion between a Gibson Les Paul Standard or Studio and a Wylde Audio Odin (this one has a contoured body, and slightly thinner), and between a Gibson Les Paul Custom and a Wylde Audio Odin Grail (double bound, larger body, heavier, just like a Les Paul Custom) ? And if they are too different, there is the Epuphone Les Paul Custom Prophecy Plus, that has a set of EMG's 81-85, same pickups as the Wylde Audio's.
Thanks for reading this, keep up the great work, your channel is amazing, hope to see the next one soon !
Just love this channel!
The neck overlap on finish is because its a set neck and you dont get clear maple necks on set necks that often, the line is simply where it was masked off... the neck goes down into the tinted part of the body hence the line. it wouldn't be worth the ball ache and cost to mask off all of the neck and then respray and clean up everything.
That axe is sickening, man i like it you picked a great vid . Lol TroyFrost/Troyster 😎cool riffs cool 🎸🤘🤘🤘
I trust Wylde to get it right! I want an SG style guitar and being a huge fan of EMGs this would be an excellent choice. Thanks for sharing this is unique at a great price for a premium guitar. You can add the case at AES which is meant for it.
I would’ve used the opening riff to Smothered by Spineshank to demo how well it handles low drop tunings being that the song is played in Drop A#, and how much control the guitar has overall because Smothered can be very squirrely at times because of the precision required to play the riff cleanly, i use that riff alot when trying out guitars at GC, I’m a Metalcore/Nu Metal/Grunge etc. style player and i love a nice riff, another great one to use is Dig from Mudvayne, this one really stretches those pickups past their limits, if a guitar can handle Dig with the tone Mudvayne uses, those are some solid electronics, that song is very aggressive and really shows just how versatile the guitar you’re testing is, really seperates the boys from the men, a Fender Strat for example, fantastic instrument, not very versatile, Schecter Damien, fantastic instrument, very versatile, i was actually shocked to see that a Gibson LP can handle Dig very well, i got the idea because in the music video, Greg uses a Gibson Gothic Morte LP, So why not see what a regular LP can do, i slapped some EBMM Mammoth slinky’s on there because of the short scale length, put it in Drop B, and it handled great, I’m not a Les Paul guy at all, but i was very pleased!
I would love to see some demos of Cort guitars. Most of the TH-cam Gear channels do not talk about that brand. But as I work in a musical instrument store in an Asian country, I have played some of their guitars and I have to say, they are really good for the money, especially the Acoustic guitars. And the reason is, as most people do not know, they make guitars for many renowned guitar brands.
I don't really like EMG's normally, but one the whole I am surprised how warm and natural yet clear and defined this guitar sounds ...
I dig! I wish I could fnd these in stores though. I'm normally not too much of a metal player either, but my next guitar will be something geared a little more towards shred/metal, and it's so hard to find guitars with a fatter neck these days so this sounds promising!
You should make a playlist for this series though so I can watch the other "unusual" guitar reviews
Love the inlays looks reminiscent of Gretch!
I think that the: Zemaitis C24MF NT, would be interesting, a brand, unknown by many, but that I think deserves more diffusion, regards.
That's an almost flawless guitar for the metal boys, extremely beautiful and a real achievement. If I was in a metal band I'd buy one in a snap. The clean sound, though, is not as lovely as a Les Paul.
One thing we owe to the Chinese is the finishes on guitars. The hollows especially now come with the most insanely beautiful finishes - we are living in the best ever era for guitar finishes. The guitar as an Art Object of beauty. MOUTH-watering flames. I'd like to see more carbon fibre necks, though. They seem like a huge upgrade and a no-brainer. How can you beat having total stability all the time, especially here in Australia where the heat causes guitars simply to fall apart?
We're also seeing more varied woods such as Cocobolo and Koa. For me, I'd always buy a Cocobolo guitar. Always. I think the tone is unmatched. Could you do a wood comparison? Say, spruce vs maple vs mahogany vs cedar vs koa vs cocobolo?
I love your vids and there's a couple of things I'd like to see you do. I'd like to see some Washburns reviewed. I have an HB32DM (distressed mahogany). I bought it cheap because the headstock was busted off, and when my luthier did a near-perfect repair on it - mostly he has PRSs and won't usually even look at anything under $5000 - he said "Don't sell this guitar. This is a really good guitar". He considered it the equal of some much more expensive guitars that he had.
I'd like to see you give us a blind test on some solids, semis and hollows. Myself I prefer the semis. They're very versatile.
I like SGs and the second-best guitar I've ever had is one of the cheapest SGs you can get - an Epi SG Special. In the USA these are only about $90 2ndH and so cheap most players wouldn't even look at one. But I loved the neck on that guitar - a shallow D, perfect for a beginner and very easy to play. Perfectly balanced, no headstock dive at all. I only sold it because I have a 1967 lawsuit (Aria?) that I am assembling. But I'd like to see a '6 SGs that you should try before buying a Gibson' test.
My fav guitar, which I still have, is a Guild S 280 or 281 from 1985, needs headstock work. When my luthier picked it up he said; "Those are Seymour Duncan Invaders!" He was impressed. To play and the sound, it is super-creamy. It's a hair metal guitar but it's equal to a top Gibson or Fender. Just the most easily playable guitar and the most wonderful sound. If you see one of these, GRAB IT! For about $350 2H you will have a guitar easily = a $2,500 Gibson or Fender. Absolutely a perfect lead guitar for your band. You might want to take it down to the local auto shop and get that godawful pink re-sprayed. You will never sell it.
I'm a member of the Newport, Melbourne Folk and Fiddle club, which is all-acoustic, so I hear a lot of different guitars. The best acoustic I ever heard stood head-and-shoulders above the rest, both in sound and in price - it was a like $4,500 guitar. It was a Santa Cruz, hand-made in the USA. The sound stood out immediately. I am a big advocate for inexpensive guitars and I wouldn't have thought there would be that much difference, but I would pay for that or a Bourgeois or import a Sundberg from Sweden for $3,000 any day of the week. They are worth it.
I have never heard you play that heavy. If you keep playing like that, we might be able to pull you over to the heavy side.... Great video. Keep up the good work.
I luv it. Beautiful custom design. ☕👏
I want to see some reviews of travel guitars - electric and acoustic. When you go on vacation, there are times when there just ain’t enough space to pack the full size guitar. The kids can also play an electric travel guitar in the back seat with headphones, or sing along when playing the little acoustic. That’s my recommendation for one of your great vids. Thanks...
Ive only seen this intro once.. its so cool!
I'm biased because Zakk is the reason I picked up a guitar at 17 years old. The necks are absolutely amazing!!
🤘🤘🤘
Hi Darrell!
Very cool video and overall amazing channel! Great and well-balanced mix of professional touch and entertainment. Sorry that the suggestion may be slightly out of topic currently, and it might have been something similar somewhere among your videos (however, I still think I watched pretty much everything and did not see the one I suggest) can you please make a video something like "The ultimate non-Fender Strat". IMHO, either PRS Silver Sky and Schecter USA Traditional shall be on top, however there are really nice Ibanezes around (e.g AZ2204) too.
I think there are plenty of Strat aficionados who dislike certain features of the original Fender Stratocaster but still love the shape and classic single-coil tones.
Thanks a lot for consideration! Wishing to your channel even more success and prosperity. Keep up these really great videos! Cheers and stay safe.
There is a DIY way to fix neck dive. You know those tyre weights you use to balance your car tyres. Stick those on the inside of the control cavity.
You can get a box of them for maybe $5 on Amazon.
Just FYI, I have aWylde Audio Odin Grail (the Les Paul shape) and often play it clean and with just a little breakup for blues. I love it for that. I just hate sitting down to play it. I've never found a comfortable sitting position haha :)
Wow, impressive tones!
UHF Clip at the end is classic!
Darrell,
FYI-ProStarAudio has a Supro Silverwood for $429.00.
Do you think you’ll ever try one of these?
Anyway, thanks for all the great reviews and builds. I was thinking strongly about replacing my Carvin tube amp for the Hughes&Kettner head - any discounts if I mention your name?
Thanks,
Chris
That thing is BEAUTIFUL
Did you try playing it standing up at all? Really curious how bad that neck dive is from a standing position.
a guitar that can shred both on stage and in self-defense. Awesome!
Darrell would you be able to make a vid for guys with shorter fingers? My palms are considerably longer than my fingers and I've never felt 100% comfy playing the usual stuff. Cheers mate
My favourite is the Barbarian Vertigo purple 🤤 pure Sabbath tool madness
Another great review. Pull no punches. I really liked the clean tones. Though that monster is pretty aggressive looking and loaded with those pickups I would have like to hear its versatility with some traditional blues licks. Great job though. I love the figured top!
That’s very different indeed... I think that..... yea that’s very different! Thanks for the video.
Those Wylde guitars are sick, just ordered a redrum Nomad!
That guitar is a beast
Thank you for a very helpful and thorough review. Getting more GAS ....
That guitar looks so awesome! Would be cool if you could review a Skervesen shoggie. I've always dreamed of having one.
The 1 minute solo sounded really great, really tasty playing. I was thinking, wonder if they have a 7 string version - checked they don't. Love the look of the guitar too - reminded me of BC Rich. I already own a Schecter and it's made by the same company, so it's going to be good, just a pity I'm not in the market for a 6 string at the moment.
As for guitars you would pass by how's about the new line of BC Rich guitars? They have the look I like and 7 stringers as well.
I flip my EMG 81-85 around so the 85is in the bridge and 81 in the neck position......try it sometime. Awesome video Darrell
The 85 is a really nice bridge pickup. More output than the 81 but a little bassier.
@@theshotgunscientists The 85 is a Alnico V magnet and the 81 is ceramic
That guitar is Beautiful!!
That’s the best-looking Wylde guitar I’ve ever seen! Actually, it’s the only model of theirs that I don’t hate. I’m an SG and Telecaster player for the most part, but I’d play that thing. I’d have to change out the pickups; I’m not a big fan of those EMGs. They’ve got some new pickups out that are supposed to have more of a vintage tone; maybe those would work better. I’m not a metal player-I play blues, classic rock, country, R&B, and jazz-just about anything except metal. Unless you consider Cream and Hendrix to be metal. (I don’t.) I don’t think I’d take that guitar to a jazz gig-they’d look at me funny-but anything else would be fair game. Cool guitar, but I’d have to change those pickups. Gold hardware would look good on it, but I have a tendency to kill gold plating, so it wouldn’t look good for very long.
Great review. Wondering if those pointy parts at the bottom of the body dig into your leg or create any kind of discomfort when playing sitting down. Thanks.
thank you. beautiful guitar
How about some B.C. Rich models? Their new Shredzilla is a superstrat style, so more traditional than the rest of their lineup. I'd love to see you review their Bich 10-string.
I absolutely love my Wilde Audio ❤
One thing I think I read about the Wylde brand is the neck width is slightly larger. I dont know how large, but thats what I recall. Anyway, how about reviewing some of the Wolf, Dean and Harley Benton brands. If you have and I missed it, sorry
Do more of these guitars!
OMG this is the first time I've been hit by a guitar🤣
Love the intro ❤️