Check out this for a cheap guitar!

Lateralus359

This is a brillant guitar for cheap!

http://www.thomann.de/ie/bc_rich_nj_jrv_deluxe.htm

Well it's not a for someone getting their first guitar but someone who likes metal and wants to upgrade and get good value for money.

I'm considering it.

waltersobchak

Lateralus359 wrote: »

This is a brillant guitar for cheap!

http://www.thomann.de/ie/bc_rich_nj_jrv_deluxe.htm

Well it's not a for someone getting their first guitar but someone who likes metal and wants to upgrade and get good value for money.

I'm considering it.

you cant go wong with the emg 81 and 85 pickups, pretty much the sound of modern metal..

Lateralus359

And you get a tasty real flyod rose. Dive bomb central!

CianRyan

I've only ever played one nice BC Rich.(and i've tried a lot)
T'was a custom shop mocking bird, played and sounded really nice. They take great care in their hand made guitars and they are usually a great deal too, the factory guitars how ever, are not nearly as nice. The quality control doesn't seem great.

I'd be weary about buying a Rich online, they're one of those makes you really have to try that guitar before you buy it.

If it's a nice one though, i guess it's alright.
I'd be looking at the likes of Schecter, Ibanez and LTD in that price range, much better deals to be had.

Patricide

I would have agreed with you on this a few years ago, but the more recent B.C. Riches have really upped the anti, same with jackson. I guess they realised that schecter and LTD were starting to pick up a greater fanbase. They still might not be the greatest guitars ever made(id still take an ltd or shecter over em personally) but for people who like pointy shapes at least theres somthing half decent out there without forking out a rake o moolah.

Lateralus359

I agree with you lads. I'm more of a Jackson man myself but for the price it's great. I don;t know many ibanez or jackson guitars that offer that sort of equipment for the same price.

CianRyan

I don't know any Ibanez that offer EMG 81&85 set ups.
I'm not mad about floyd rose bridges either. The whole locking system just bothers me.
I real metal guitarist can dunk and scream on a hard tail!:cool:

I'll have to try out a new model to see how much better they've gotten. Hopefully a lot.

brendansmith

Flying V's are bad for your back and a wh0re to play bith sitting and standing.

Get this instead http://cgi.ebay.com.au/SCHECTER-HELLRAISER-C-7-FR-GUITAR-Floyd-Rose-Black_W0QQitemZ270407655842QQcmdZViewItemQQptZGuitar?hash=item3ef58d61a2&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=65%3A15%7C66%3A2%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318%7C301%3A1%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A50

Paolo_M

CianRyan wrote: »

I don't know any Ibanez that offer EMG 81&85 set ups.
I'm not mad about floyd rose bridges either. The whole locking system just bothers me.
I real metal guitarist can dunk and scream on a hard tail!:cool:

I'll have to try out a new model to see how much better they've gotten. Hopefully a lot.

The RGT6EX has an EMG 81 and 85 set on there. Think the series is discontinued now.
I was playing mine last night through a 1959 type JCM800. It sounded pretty good, kinda tightens up the tone vs a standard humbucker, which is good for higher gain stuff. Struggled to get a convincing blues/classic rock tone though!!
Not a floyd rose fan either. I think I've only ever used the bar at home messing around, pretending to be Van Halen. Just got it 'cos it seems like a true metal lead guitar should have one.

demanufactured

Paolo_M wrote: »

The RGT6EX has an EMG 81 and 85 set on there. Think the series is discontinued now.
I was playing mine last night through a 1959 type JCM800. It sounded pretty good, kinda tightens up the tone vs a standard humbucker, which is good for higher gain stuff. Struggled to get a convincing blues/classic rock tone though!!
Not a floyd rose fan either. I think I've only ever used the bar at home messing around, pretending to be Van Halen. Just got it 'cos it seems like a true metal lead guitar should have one.

I have to have a floyd on my guitars , once you get it set up properly its flawless.

Paolo_M

demanufactured wrote: »

I have to have a floyd on my guitars , once you get it set up properly its flawless.

Sorry, I wasn't slagging off Floyd Roses. Mines set up properly and works very well too, I just don't really use that much. Guess I'm just not the dive bombing type.

brendansmith

I use my floyd nearly as much as my plectrum.:D