New guitar

[NTNR]

The only good Epiphone is an Elite which is basically a Japanese built Gibson for a few hundred bucks less than a real Gibson. It's probably better quality because, hey, Japanese! B.C. Rich make crappy guitars unless you spend more on the higher end models. That could almost be said for any brand out there, however I've yet to play a low end (or any end for that matter) Fender, Ibanez or PRS that I'd qualify as good. I recently acquired an Iron Bird Pro and it rocks! I'm getting a different pickup for it since it came with an active EMG and I'm not into the active stuff. I'm adding a push/pull knob and a kill switch too. I love this guitar because the body style is my all time fav (next to the Les Paul style then the V) and because it's an Ebony fretboard. 90% of all guitars have rosewood and I loathe it. Maple, Ebony & Graphite are my favorite kinds. They feel and sound better. To each their own but I don't think I'm going to be in the guitar market for a bit after this guitar gets it's new guts.

[FatherAlabaster]

I don't care for much aside from Gibson, but my Steinberger is amazing (if difficult) to play. It's very revealing if I fuck up. I don't put most Epiphones in the same class as most Gibsons, but they're totally passable if you're on a budget. The only prs and fender guitars that I've liked at all have been baritones.

[RelentlessOblivion]

I personally like Dean guitars. I prefer my ML to the Razorback (which I think I may mount as a decorative piece because to be honest I can't justify putting new pickups on a guitar that plays that poorly. Of course I fucked up the ML and need to get it serviced to repair a few things (also need to get some minor repair work done on my Les Paul at some point). When I do get the ML fixed I'll put new pickups in it so actually could use a few ideas on what to put in it.

[FatherAlabaster]

I think I've mentioned my favorite bridge pickups elsewhere, but here they are, anyway: Gibson 498-T (an AlNiCo magnet) Bareknuckle "Cold Sweat" (a ceramic magnet - it'll have an edgier, grainier tone) Seymour Duncan "Invader" (also a ceramic magnet) In a guitar made with a denser, darker-sounding tonewood like mahogany, the ceramic magnets can do a lot to bring out the high end and prevent the guitar from sounding "muddy". I'd pair an AlNiCo magnet with a brighter tonewood like maple, alder, or basswood. There are other great pickups out there; these are the ones I personally own and use. It's getting easier to find extremely high-output pickups these days but I'd avoid them. I know a lot of metal guys use them. In my experience they have a detrimental effect on clarity and articulation. Any amp geared towards a metal player will have tons of gain as it is - no need to crush your signal on the way in.

[RelentlessOblivion]

The ML is a Mahogany body and neck with a rosewood fingerboard. Currently it's got EMG active pickups.

[FatherAlabaster]

Try an Invader or a Gibson 500-T. I haven't used the 500-T myself but it's the ceramic version of the one I have. The Bareknuckle pickups are awesome but they cost almost twice as much, at least here in the States.

[RelentlessOblivion]

I'll probably have to see what's readily available down here if I'm going to change the pickups. the ML weighs a ton so it's never going to be a stage guitar I'd probably use it exclusively for recording once I get it back up and running. 'd

[NTNR]

This is my newest toy: Ironbird Pro Guitars - B.C. Rich The spalt maple

[FatherAlabaster]

Watch it, you're gonna put somebody's eye out with that thing!

[NTNR]

Well yeah, lol