LTD James Hetfield Signature Iron Cross Demo || Unapologetically Metallica!!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 23 พ.ย. 2016
- Well with Hardwired... To Self-Destruct on the shelves, it's time to take a look at one of the most badass LTD signature models ESP have out right now: James Hetfield's signature LTD Iron Cross!
EDIT: Not a full thickness model. LTD tricked me with binding on both the front and back, and by using heavier than normal woods for an LTD Eclipse.
0:22 Demo in a Mix
2:41 My Thoughts
More information on ESP/LTD's website: www.espguitars.com/products/93...
Signal Chain/Get the Gear:
ESP LTD James Hetfield Signature Iron Cross bit.ly/2f9uJuV
EMG James Hetfield Signature "Het Set" amzn.to/2ggPlix
ISP Decimator Noisegate amzn.to/1Px8CHZ
Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer amzn.to/1M9H5xO
Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier goo.gl/4aqeW6
Two Notes Torpedo Live goo.gl/nrrpHo
Apogee One amzn.to/1Pxd2hT
Dunlop Jazz III Picks amzn.to/1RkYXmn
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Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier Settings:
Volume: 3
Presence: 4
Treble: 6
Mid: 4
Bass: 6
Gain: 6
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*Sees alternate picking*
"Wait, that's illegal."
It is in james hetfields world mate
"too hetfieldy" hmm.. i wonder whos signature model it is...
yes i know this is old
it's his nice way of saying he doesn't like the designs. and that's its not for him. and I have to agree I love Metallica but i dont wanna look like a fan boy showing up to a show with a metallica guitar.
I think he means it looks a bit cheesy. All of the other signatures are just Hetfield style, but this one is just full on hetfeild themed. Personally I don’t agree and I think the guitar looks sick but I think that’s what he meant.
@@angus9165 My dad surprised me 4 days ago for an early birthday present and I had goose bumps. My uncle has one as well and I’ve played it a few times since he bought it about 5 months ago and I couldn’t stop playing it. It’s a gem to me.
He sounds more kid like compared to now... Love all the reviews and high integrity series
I like how your demos always fit the artists music (for signatures that is)
Now these are the kind of reviews I love. Playing the guitar as the original design meant, and getting straight to the point with the facts. No beating around the bush.
Happy Thanksgiving! IRONchu glad I got around to doing this demo?
For my European friends who have been asking, you can get the Iron Cross here: www.thomann.de/gb/esp_ltd_iron_cross_sw.htm?ofid-1&affid=203
And for my fellow Americans: bit.ly/2f9uJuV
Agufish Can you do a demo of the Epiphone Tony Iommi Signature SG? I've been waiting for a decent review on that one since it first came out.
Epic guitar. And awesome review as usual. Hope you will be able to get Jackson Dominion Pro for review soon! ;-)
Agufish Hey! Can you tell me what the brand of the purple Les Paul looking guitar in your intro? Thank you so much!
Amigo tu deberias de continuar la cancion que tocaste de inicio, suena espectacular! quedaria bien para grabar una cancion, solo le falta un buen solo y ya esta
YEAH!!! #hetfieldvoice
0:20 love that riff!
Great job. I could more single note stuff and chords and the clean part at the beginning gave me an idea of what it would sound like in that type of song. Great job!
awesome review its the first one i've seen that mentions its a full thickness model. GG!
As someone else pointed out, it's actually not a full thickness model :( The double binding on the front and the back, as well as this guitar being heavier than normal LTD Eclipses tricked me...
The dummy selector switch annoys me a bit.
I blame Tom green for my weirdness mine is modded. Two volume two tone and the switch on top is being used.
I think it should’ve had 2 pickup switches tbh
Imagine a killswitch there instead
Why? James's guitar is like that, and this is a signature guitar, so if you don't like it, then get a guitar that doesn't have that.
@@ethanhaines8875 that would be sick
Hey man, always love to see a new video from your channel. Just one thing, it would be great if you could go a bit more into the various tones that you can achieve from each guitar, how the neck vs bridge pickups sound etc. You're visuals, editing and riffage are on point, I'd just like a bit more about what these guitars can produce! :)
I love this channel!!!!!!! Great info, playing and all around content!
Appreciate that dude!
i love the filming in the video. i usualyt dont see videos like this
Your guitar tone has gotten a lot better!
One of my favorite spec'd LTDs in a long while. I've never owned one but played both this LTD version and the ESP version dozens of times. I always manage to pick one up at the shop whenever I see one because of those striking visuals and the fact it's instantly recognizable. I think there's a big difference though in terms of recognition between someone like Hetfield and In Flame's Bjorn Gelotte. I mean, In Flames is one of my favorite bands of all time and Bjorn & Jesper are some of my favorite guitarists, but James Hetfield is simply on another level. He is an American icon, it's that simple. He pretty much single handed took metal a step further in a heavier direction in American culture. Sure there were other heavy bands at the time, but Metallica was a pioneering band in every sense. When everyone else was doing glam metal in LA, James stuck to his guns and wanted to write heavier music. Everyone knows the story though. So that's why I don't think you can compare those two artist's guitars in terms of recognition. James Hetfield has far more name recognition than Bjorn(Sorry Bjorn), and his signature guitars have been around longer and advertised stronger. I get the point you're making though.
But back to the specs of this guitar, there's a few things I really love. The ebony board is as black as they get(possibly dyed as well, not sure). They kept the volume/tone control layout similar to what a Gibson would have, where as other LTD ECs have them all in a line, more similar to a super-strat style guitar ibanezs or jacksons, etc. I love that they went away from the standard metal "dome" knobs that you see on most EC models(and other metal guitars like Jacksons) and went back to a more traditional tophat style knob found on most single cut guitars. James really wanted a traditional gibson style single cut here and he got it. I love that it's full thickness and double bound. I own a 1000T and I've loved it ever since I bought it, EMGs be damned. Finally, and this is a small detail, but I love that they kept the ring around the selector switch that you see on a Les Paul but not typically on an Eclipse. All the little things that give it a more traditional look. The het set EMGs are probably my favorite sounding EMGs ever made. When I was younger and playing stuff like metalcore, I loved both the EMG 81 and 85 in the bridge(I used the 85 in the bridge in my alder guitars), but I've since REALLY grown tired of the active sound and fell in love with moderate output passives...but I still don't mind playing guitars with the het set in them, and my 1000T has them and sounds great with the right amp. I'm still likely going to replace them with passives though, but for now I don't mind it. I just don't play the typical 81/60 or 81/85 sets anymore.
awesome playing and review. Happy Thanksgiving!
thanks dude, happy thanksgiving!
Cool review man. I like your style. Playing and speaking.Keep it up.
thanks John!
Great review!
Great review. Digging your vids
Happy Holidays! You should do a review of the ESP LTD GH-600 NT
love your videos, very informative. A little thing you might want to consider is playing solos and leads with your demos as well as rhythm stuff. That way, your viewers can see how these guitars sound for both lead and rhythm.
haha, I would if I were any good at solos. it doesn't come naturally to me, takes a lot more time and generally sounds phoned in. I do the riffs and leave that lead stuff to the pros.
Not trying to bash you, but frankly I think of youre buying a signature model, that's what you get. If you want your own instrument, I don't really think a signature model is for you. Its Nice to see a signature model that's true to the artist instead of a halfassed in house knock off so removed from anything the actual guy would play it may as well be its own thing. If you want "your" instrument with those features, I think modding is the absolute best thing. Well, in general. Every guitar I own has some mod or another, and some are to sound exactly like other people, and some are for myself. Anyway, not trying to troll, just sharing an opinion I'm sure no one cares about. Still a great video!
i agree with you 100%
4:06 ~ 4:10 that is exactly what he said
I like Billie Joe Armstrongs signature Gibson Les Paul Jr. You don't even have to listen to green day to like the guitar, it's literally a replica of what he plays which is a old Les Paul Jr. Nicknamed "Floyd" it doesn't have any gimmicks or crazy art designs, or anything different on the frets, it's just a LP junior reissue basically
You know a Gibson Les Paul is a signature guitar, right? How many guitarists have made that their own sound?
@Cortlah YEAH DUDE U ARE RIGHT ..... AND IMOP LIKE U SAID THE "VULTURE" ,BUT YOU CAN BUY THE ESP/LTD SNAKEBYTE ....
BTW , I LOVE THIS GUITAR ,BECAUSE ITS VERY BADASS EXPLORER GUITAR ESPECIAL IN BLACK SATIN (MATTE)
I’ve been watching this review probably like 100 times wishing I had this guitar and I finally own it! Such an amazing guitar
Hey that’s awesome!! I have one on the way. I played it a couple years back but couldn’t remember if the neck was satin or gloss, could you help remind me?
@@markschwarz9139 the neck is a gloss finish
@@dookieman9679 thanks!
Really nice guitar, thanks for the review👍🏻
Great review and demo as always. It’s not for me but think James Hetfield fans will love it. Happy Thanksgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving to you as well Dale!
I love your demo man...Great song...Love PAPA Het's guitar...\m/
I own that guitar as well along with the Ltd truckster. Amazing guitars. I also custamized my out Gibson les Paul with the het set and changed the bridge and tail piece, knobs, tuners (Grover locking) and added a few personal touches. I have a mini rectifier through 2 Mesa 1X12 cabs amongst those guitars I own a sully Erna signature model, esp eclipse, James Hatfield snakebyte, Gibson slash anaconda burst lespaul and Ibanez ac300
I had the switch wired to the standard lp position and put a dummy knob in. I love it
sounds awesome !!!
Great Playing!!!
Great vid Hunter. Man I love your passion, and playing (big fat chords..etc..... it just looks and exudes that you love playing.. props bro.
I agree..great guitar..a little over the top, and im a 30 year Metallica fan.
Keept it up..look forward to your next vids..
I put my heart and soul into the channel, so that means a lot Chris, really appreciate it. And yeah, would love an LTD with these specs (with TonePros and the EMG JH set) but in a more neutral finish. That would be amazing
I agree with that statement about signature models. I had an Ibanez MTM 20 for a while and it never felt like my guitar. It always felt like Mick Thomson’s guitar instead despite the fact that I bought the guitar under the idea that it matched all the specs i was looking for (mahogany body, reverse headstock, active pick ups, etc). I have since sold the guitar and used the money to get a brand new ESP LTD M400 that I love! It definitely doesn’t have the stigma that it is someone else’s guitar. It is mine and I can do whatever I want with it and make it into my own signature model :)
So you downgraded to a cheaper guitar because you didn't like the idea that your old guitar was a "signature model"? Get the fuck over yourself.
Sweet sweetness. Great playing.
Thanks dude!
Man that is a tasty fucking riff! I can hear James singing in my head along with it.
Sick riff man
James Hetfield is one of the 3 reasons I play guitar (along with Slash and EVH) and I would love to have this axe. Little bit out of my price range though.
You just won a new subscriber my friend 🤘
dude this is one of your best sounding clips, sweet. And I always think modded EMG's (this one and there is one lower output set out there too) are the best emgs way beyond the stock ones.
Also, did you get a chance to land one of those maxi grip picks yet?
Not yet man, I haven't needed to buy new picks recently since I've actually done a good job of not losing them lately (unbelievable I know!). When I buy new picks I'll look into the maxi grips
Whaha, you'll never believe this but I've been using these 2 since may :P
hey man, new sub. great reviews. sometimes I re-watch to hear your playing. your awesome.
Really appreciate that man
Next challenge for this channel......Review a guitar that is not a Les Paul or an Epiphone!
Haha, most of the requests that I get center around LPs and/or Epiphones, which is cool because that's kind of my thing; I love those guitars. I am trying to get other guitars like the Jackson Mark Morton Dominion sig and maybe some Diamond stuff on the channel.
Definitely would love to hear the Mark Morton Jackson Dominion!
Agufish Haven't found a proper review for a Diamond Hailfire that would be a nice one
Justin Langford it's an ESP Eclipse, not an Epiphone or a Les Paul.
Gary Hylton it's a Les Paul style guitar.
Love your video, btw what song is that? Sounds pretty sickk!
Very nice review! I have a question, I'm thinking about upgrading my 81/85 to the JH Set, is it worth the money?
those pups sound incredible
Thank you for keeping it good old fashioned metal with your guitar reviews (and not another djent nerd) Nothing wrong with “djenting” it’s just over done these days. Lol thank you and happy new year!
Ps killer guitars and amps
This dude can jam.
Lobe that guitar!
I own this a well...it's mean as hell...great demo
I owned it for a year. LOVED the Het Set pick ups. Might be the best I've ever played but the fat painted neck killed it for me. Could never get use to it so I sold it a while back. I still miss that Het Set though. Damn good pick ups.
your original riffs bro? i start to like your channel more and more :)
+ahmad nafis hisyam mohammad naim yessir :)
3:00 It's not a "full thickness" model, it's a regular thickness Eclipse body. The full-thickness EC-1000s are thicker and heavier than the Iron Cross.
Awesome.
Demo song actually sounds like a riff Hetfield and co would write!
Dude wtf too hetfieldy? That's what I'm here for! Nice demo tho
I just got one of these on Reverb for 600 (thank you tax refund!!!) and I am in love with this guitar. To this point I have only used a Jackson JS22 monarch and a first act strat copy, and this guitar just feels and sounds amazing.
rogue498 how do you like the guitar after 6 months.
That’s a nice jump up in quality for you! Congrats man. You always feel more inspired to play when you get a better guitar. 🤘🏻
What is the site you ordered yours?
@@rexluongo6470 reverb
@@jeremiahtorres8509 two years in and I’m loving it!
Any idea on where to find replacement mounting rings for this guitar. I severely damaged the bridge pickup ring when working on the guitar. I've been struggling to find a replacement.
Try emgpickups.com. Got mine there.
Being a big Hetfield-Fan i ordered it as soon as it was released here in Germany. Sadly the ESP model is extremely overprized here, so I got the LTD. In Germany it didn't come with a case nor bag. I had to buy it seperately... All in all great guitar, but it's not full thickness. It looks like that, because of the back binding, but it measures as thin as all my other Eclipses. Sounds awesome, looks cool and the craftsmanship is totally fine.
+Thyrunor Ragefist holy crap you're right. Feel like a moron, I was tricked by the double binding. It's heavier than the other LTDs of the same size as well. And yeah the ESPs are overpriced everywhere man. About 5000 dollars here in the States? ESPs are better, but not THAT much better.
No problem ;-) I also thought it's an FT until i placed it besides an EC-1000. Doesn't matter, very nice video and good playing! Keep it going =)
I imagine you've tried out the mesa mark v at some point or haven't you? If so do you prefer the rectifier over the mark v seeing that you own it? I had the rectifier and now have the mark v. I'm curious to hear your opinion.
Nope! I bought my Dual Recto as soon as I played it because it was awesome and I thought I'd never need another amp... Look how that turned out! I'd love to try the Mesa Mark series though, Morton and Adler swear by it.
Of course. Sounds very much of James Hetfield here. The very signature sound.
Hey agufish must say I really enjoy your videos, I was wondering if you have ever heard or tried a a chapman ml2, I am looking to get a new guitar in the new year and am really torn on what to get
I would love to try a Chapman, but unfortunately have not yet. They're really hard to find here in the States unless you buy them outright. I've heard they're amazing value though. For my two cents, so far my favorite guitar of the year has to be the LTD BK-600.
Thanks dude I appreciate it will probably try both when I visit the place that has both. Thanks to yourself I wouldn't have even known about the bjorn gellote signature which I tried the other day and really enjoyed. Thanks for your input and jeep the vids coming
Great sounding demo. Which CAB Model/IR did use on your Torpedo Live for this one?
+EMRAH CAKIR Same as always to keep at least some consistency in my demos haha. Custom impulse of a Mesa 4x12 mic'd with an SM57
Great tone. would it possible for me to download it? I would love to give it try
I'll see if I can get it off the Torpedo. It was a custom impulse left on by the previous studio owner.
Agufish Thank you Sir!
Could you do a review on the esp ltd kh-602
It is an awesome guitar
Hey budy, I live in Atlanta too. Do you offer private lessons?
jesus that sounds great
\m/
I like your reviews but would be cool if you could go into a bit more detail on the pros / cons.
great review, if you love Les Pauls you should review Epiphones new 1955 Les Paul. I picked one up a couple weeks ago and love it
Is that the one with dual Gibson P-90s?
yes, it is even if you don't review it I recommend trying one
Sounds killer. Not my kind of paint job though. I'd be down with just the white and black hardware, cause I've always liked that scheme
Yeah,
I kinda wish they would come out with a “plain” James Hetfield Eclipse.
Sir can you make a review of Harley Benton SC Custom and Harley Benton EC 1000? they look LTD Guitars
I so want to love this: a non-slimmed Singlecut (when it comes to Electric Guitars, I'm *all* about full-thickness LP-styles), all the "right" woods for this style of Guitar, great build & hardware quality for the price range...
But the first aspect is what you brought up: the *overwhelmingly* Hetfield factor visually. You nailed the point perfectly - keep the white & striped paint job as well as the black hardware, but the Iron Cross behind the bridge and Inlay @ the 12th fret is a) just too much, and too *large* physical reminders that this is Hetfield's Signature Guitar. I also have to honestly say that growing up with a ton of my close friends Jewish (and still have a great deal of those friends close enough to consider "family"), having dinner with their extended families and *seeing* tattooed numbers on Grandparent's arms, the sheer size of those Iron Crosses and their meaning in the history of Germany as well as the rise of Neo-nationalism both in Europe and in America recently makes my stomach turn enough to not want to wear that Guitar, to represent those on me. 😟
...but b), the second part of the Guitar that makes it a "No" for me are the EMG "Het Set" Pickups. I have two PRS SE Nick Catanese (both his original MKI & MKII) that I got NOS for steal prices, both of which came stock with EMG 81/85s that I gave "the old College Try" to work with & like, but simply ended up not being the Pickups for what *I* was trying to do. So far I've replaced 1 of those and 1 of another Guitar with EMG's new Retro Active "Super '77" open-coil design, and they are far more equally balanced in terms of EQ and in general a far less "scooped", more "Hard Rock" Pickups which is what I was looking for. I hope to sell off the 81/85s & Hardware, but I have little use in purchasing a "New" Guitar just to dump and sell the stock Pups. The Used Market is too great to find deals and avoid all that.
But great reviews, and it's fantastic to see you being honest when there are a large amount of reviewers online that aren't, that will sell out for sets of Pickups or a Guitar for wholesale price. You are to be commended! 👍🏼
Kinda similar to my opinion, especially the first bit, I think it looks pretty cool but being Jewish the iron cross imagery doesn’t sit with me, even though James and ESP’s intentions are clearly not supportive of that particular part of history.
Review the LTD Ted!
Back in the day I wanted an LTD edition of the original Iron Cross. This doesn't look like much compared to that.
Do you use any effects for the clean sound ?
Interesting point that this guitar is almost too Hetfield. I think it's pretty cool and anyone buying it knows that he's getting ( almost) one of James's guitars. After playing both sets, would you consider changing out your 81/60's for the hetset? Keep up with the great vids man!
I think that James' set is much better than the 81/60 set, but not enough to go out and replace them. They aren't 240 dollars better. But if I needed to replace the pickups in a new project guitar, say a Harley Benton, I would go for the Hetset over the 81/60 every time. Does that make sense or am I rambling?
I think I’d rather get the snakebyte model you get almost the same specs and you don’t have the weird 2 toggle switch
Thats what i did, but i still want lp type guitar cant decide which ec -1000 to get. Leaning towards natural burst ec-1000t ..
what do you use on the clean part at the beggining?
So I've been looking at getting the Hetfield signature set for my EC-1000 for Christmas. But I have the 81 and 60 in it. Is there a noticeable difference between the 2 sets that it's worth the money???
this is a question I get really often, beginning to think I should include it in an FAQ video. So basically the JH set is higher-output, more aggressive and less compressed. It's much more noticeable in the room when you're playing than it is on TH-cam. Do I think they're a $240 dollar upgrade over EMG81/60 set? Nah. But if I were looking to replace a passive set with an active set, I'd go for the JH Set every time.
yo man what's that song you were playing? sounds awesome
It's just something I wrote for the demo... one of these days I'll get around to naming it lol
Have your tried out the Epiphone 1984 explorer? Does it do a good job of emulating a classic ESP MX220 or 250?
I actually haven't had a chance to check out any of those guitars yet :( as a Metallica fan, I definitely plan on trying the 1984 explorer, eventually.. if I can find one
So what do you think - Iron Cross or Epiphone MKH Signature? I'm on the fence. The Brent Hinds V is also on the radar...if you were going to pick one, which would it be? To be clear, I'm not looking for a signature guitar as a rule, but in the $1000 range, those guitars have massive bang for the buck.
Between the three, I'd pick the Iron Cross. It feels the fastest and the EMG JH Set is the best sounding set of pickups out of the three to my ears. My favorite signature model under $1000 is the LTD BK-600 though. Not a huge fan of the Lace pickups, but the satin finish, neck cutaway, and 12" ebony fingerboard feel incredible.
Thanks for the feedback. I love the satin finish on the BK, but I don't love the green. I actually was able to play all of them (I live in Houston, lots of guitar shops) and went with...the LTD Vulture. It had the Het Set, I love that, satin finish, ebony, no big logos other than the JH on the headstock and the V is really comfortable to play. Thanks for the reply - I know you'll eventually be too big to reply to everyone. Great channel and great riffage!!!
I WANT THIS GUITAR =(
2019 watching this...bro your voice changed so fucking much
Does this comes in red?Jk, but that would actually be pretty dope
Why do you refuse to not do Snakebyte??
Hi mister Led'paul guy, what I really wanna know is this thing Is it good for modern metal I mean this thing is Jame signature and his sound is so classy.
Suicide Goat666 the guitar is very versatile, from blues, to thrash, to nu metal.
Show some Dimebag models ??
3 years later its 200 bucks more, but you can find deals. Got one today for 999 w case and it's just a demo.
these demos are cool man, are they your own composition??
yep :)
those are great (y)
hi, have you ever compared in general a esp to a Ltd? I own a esp but never payed a Ltd, cause I'm left handed. I also had a Edwards Les Paul that I think it's way good than a Ltd. I'm thinking to get another one but it needs some mods that would make the price jump up too far instead of getting a Ltd ( that might already have tone pros and emgs). thanks!
muaythai4lifelife I wonder the same thing but I own an LTD. I'm left handed but I was taught right handed. What I can say about the LTD is that they are really good for the money. At least the 400 series and up assuming your talking about the eclipse. My guess is that they are really just a stripped down version of an ESP. Like aesthetics-wise. Maybe a better bridge and tuners but the ones on the guitar now are decent. You don't really have to do much to it actually.
+Xavi Aguilar Thanx! If the difference would be only aesthetics wise that could be acceptable, especially keeping in mind the money needed to get one, but my opinion is that the difference consists in the quality of the woods, and time dedicated to the instrument during the building process. The big problem might be if the difference would only be the letters on the headstock :) and i think that's not the case :D
The price difference between a esp and Ltd is huge. My personal feeling, hearing/watching many many videos is that the main difference comes from the woods, but I may be wrong...
Most of the LTD hardware is really good. You won't get Gotoh tuners/bridge like on the ESP, but the LTD locking tuners are pretty good, and some LTDs like the Hetfield have TonePros. The biggest differences, for me, is that the LTDs have the battery compartment (ESPs don't), and the ESPs have a 12" fingerboard radius (LTDs usually have 14").
muaythai4lifelife biggest difference between the ESP and the LTD. is that ESP' s are hand crafted one at a time, LTD's are assembly line products.
+Gary Hylton okay thanx!
do a video on the ibanez RG eight string with a locking nut and fixed edge bridge, and the Wylde audio Barbarian.
lol I'm working my way up to 7 strings first. And no one is letting me near a Wylde Audio guitar again haha
Agufish the Odin couldn't have been that bad, the meshuggah 8 is awesome do it. I don't think your review was that unfair, it was just about playability and personal preference. to me it sounded amazing. you should be playing in a band more than making videos.
Agufish, eventually you'll have enough money from TH-cam to just buy all this gear and not give a fuck. Stay Honest, bro. people love it
What’s is the other selector do? It is kill switch?
Really nice playing man. I have a question. I am trying to decide among 3 different ESP guitars. I've been looking at the ESP E-II Eclipse db vb, ESP E-II FRX and the ESP Iron Cross James Hetfield signature. I have my heart set on getting a guitar for heavy metal (mainly Metallica). I want to know if you or anyone can recommend what you think is best or even suggest another guitar. I'm really looking for a shred guitar. Any help WILL be greatly appreciated. Preferrable price range is about $1000 - $1900.
Since I'm not a shredder myself, it's kind of hard for me to give an opinion on that, but here goes anyways! Between the three, the FRX is your best bet. Both the other two have the same shortcomings as a Les Paul (single-cut and the boxy neck joint make upper fret access harder than it should be), and I feel are tailored more to rhythm players. Have you looked into the E-II Horizons at all? They've been a shredder favorite for years.
Agufish I have not looked into them but now I will. Thanks for the feedback I really do appreciate it.
Yash Stanton also if your into mainly Metallica, check out the ESP JH Vulture, fairly new, V style guitar.
Gary Hylton Thanks for the suggestion. I'll be looking into it.
if ur gunna showcase it, show it in its case
Is the fretboard radius 12" like on ESP or 14" like on other Ltds?
As far as I know the Kelliher BK-600 is the only LTD Eclipse with a 12" radius. This has a 14", but everything is so well done I didn't even notice it until I looked at the spec sheet.
do you own these guitars? Or do you borrow them?
The Bear he rents them from Sam Ash and then returns them when his rental times out, unless he doesn't like the guitar, then he sends up right back afterwards.
Wow wish we had a Sam Ash here, I would do the same.
@@davidowen28 how long can you rent them for?
@@EdEddnEddyMercury Don't know, don't have a Sam Ash in Brevard County.
I'd absolutely jizz over a 57/66 vs 81/85 vs Het Set video. if you could switch the pickups during riffs to notice the difference immediately, rather than play a riff with one , stop, then another. a long song/riff, switching between with notifications on screen.
You'd jizz over it? Not doing it then lol...
I know your not a huge fan of V's but i would love to see the Dean Eric Peterson sig on here :D
Hmmmm.. maybe, but probably not likely? In addition to not liking Vs, I think Dean's headstock shape is incredibly ugly. That being said, I do like Testament...
Agufish the headstock always throws people off lol XD
Sir can u do a in depth review of emg 81x/60x....🤘
I just might :)
Agufish would be great 🤘..thank you sir🤘
Would like to see a review of the schecter e1 custom. There is NOTHING out there on this guitar and it looks SICK
I didn't even know that guitar existed. From a quick Google search they look sick, but it seems like literally no one has them but Schecter themselves.
Agufish well that guitar is my suggestion for review. That or the v1 custom. The rest of the stuff they are putting out is a bit wonky looking to me. But I am a sucker for an explorer, and imho, they did everything right on the E1
yeah man they look dope and I don't even like Explorers or Vs. Something about those tops that is just awesome, and they've changed the shape on the E1 just enough so it's not too "metal". If Schecter can get the guitars to Sam Ash I'll check them out
Agufish make it happen!
Kids this is not playin live. Its been recorded and now hes just playin to it. Its like Milli Vanilli would have actually sung themselves.
Ok boomer. Waiting for your video.