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Hey, I'm looking for a good guitar to play metal on. I most likely want a 6 string possibly a 7 string but no more. I hate active pickups (the battery annoys me) and i don't want a floyd rose. Lightness is important, sustain doesn't really matter to me. I don't want to spend more than 400 dollars maximum. So basically things i want is a fixed bridge, passive pickups, a light body and no 8 or more strings. Any metal brand is good except BC Rich (Since I've heard to much shit about them in my BC Rich thread). So I know what I want in a guitar but I don't know too much about good options in different metal brands (LTD, Jackson, Ibanez, schecter etc.). Any recommendations following this criteria? (PS I don't mind buying second hand) Peace out,

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But then you end up like me: buying a guitar on impulse because it sounds good through the crazy expensive amp they tried to offload on you at the same time (both my Deans) and eventually come to hate them because they are setup more like showpieces then actual guitars. Whatever you do avoid buying a Dean guitar they are, in fact, dreadful in every possible way.

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I prefer the pointy V shaped guitars as well which is why I would never buy a Flying V. I also think the Explorer looks goofy. If the lines were straighter it would be a cool looking guitar.
I kinda shy away from most modern Gibsons personally. I feel their quality has degraded over the past 15 or so years, though a classic style firebird will always have a place in my heart.
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I kinda shy away from most modern Gibsons personally. I feel their quality has degraded over the past 15 or so years' date=' though a classic style firebird will always have a place in my heart.[/quote'] What's happened is that they've started offering more "budget" to midpriced models, which lets them sell more volume and charge premium prices for the "good" ones. Having said that, I think even some of the midpriced ones are solid guitars, considering the hardware and pickups you get (I've played several), and the "good" ones haven't fallen off in quality from what I can tell. And prices haven't gone up that much, compared to a lot of other things. My "gothic" Explorer was $1100 in 1998. A comparable guitar now would be a couple hundred bucks more at the most.
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What's happened is that they've started offering more "budget" to midpriced models' date=' which lets them sell more volume and charge premium prices for the "good" ones. Having said that, I think even some of the midpriced ones are solid guitars, considering the hardware and pickups you get (I've played several), and the "good" ones haven't fallen off in quality from what I can tell. And prices haven't gone up that much, compared to a lot of other things. My "gothic" Explorer was $1100 in 1998. A comparable guitar now would be a couple hundred bucks more at the most.[/quote'] True, true. I guess you have to test the waters no matter who you look into.
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