And now for something completely different:



Reverend Jetstream 390 (No longer available!)

 

It has the Edge Zero bridge on it.. I was looking for an older RG8470 but couldn't find one, that has the Edge Pro.

I've been thinking about getting a 7VWH, I have a 777DY and love it, probably my favourite. Though I play my Universe more now, loving the 7's

Tuna, the 1570 is a great guitar. it's basically the newer version of the RG550/570 I mentioned.

Honestly, if you can find an older 550/570 i'd get it over the 1570. It had the original wizard neck and was pretty much a stripped down Jem, but same quality.

The RG5EX and the like I think are made in Indonesia.. quality is suspect, then again I bought an RG350 for a 100 bucks off craigslist and it's pretty damn wicked, so you get lucky or you don't unless you can play it first.

Between the two, 1570 hands down.

Kremlin, which USA custom do you have? it's not one of the ART guitars is it? Some guy on 7string.org is selling his Necromancers Castle.. the hair band part of me wants it.

As for the Reverand, it's amazing they aren't more popular then they are, they are truely hidden gems. I've only played a couple, but been impressed both times.

 

Huh, I haven't even heard of the Edge Zero bridge. How is it?

The 7VWH has a rounder neck than the DY, which I've grown to like more. Probably my favorite guitar to actually play, but the Evo pickups are so tight sounding that it's not great for rhythm work (e.g. not Vai).

Yep Necro Castle is actually the exact one that I have I got it from some guy who hadn't touched it in 10+ years, paid $350 Canadian. It needed some work, but it was a great deal.

 

Dunno, the guitar won't be here till next week. The purists say that only edge pro or lo pro are the way to go. I love the Lo Pro, but then again I have one with an Edge 3 and it's fine too. It's got some good points, but probably not as good as the lo pro.

I have a RG7620 with Evo's it's great for rhythm, could be because it weighs a tonne, oddly my Universe not so much. I have an RG with a tone zone in it though ( same as the J Custom ) and it is better for rhythm no doubt.

I have puny hands though, so the smaller the neck the better for me. Trying to play a les paul is like holding a 2X4 for me.

You got one of those for 350???????? fuuuuuuukkkkkk man why can't I find deals like that? you could probably sell it for 4k!

 

have you guys ever played around with a parker fly (or any of their other models)?

I played a couple back when i was a complete noob and didn't know what i had in my hand (till i looked at the price tag ) I love the look and the light weight, and what i read online is nothing but positive. only store in cinci that sells them is quite a ways away from me, but I might make the trip out to try a couple.

 

In a different vein...I actually am a huge fan of PRS. They're a little on the expensive side, but some of the more "stripped down" models that don't have all the crazy inlay, etc...still sound just as good they're just not as "pretty."

I have a CE24 and a Standard 22. I also have a deluxe players ed Stratocaster, with vintage noiseless pickups for when I feel like getting some of that single coil action.

My CE is alot like so:

http://www.guitarsetc.net/guitar_el/prs_ne..._ce24_f1_lg.jpg

My Strat is the exact same as this:

http://www.hilltribe.org/thai/webboard/pho...13736325067.jpg

To be honest my PRS's can do just about anything I need to do, but the Strat feels good when playing blues and some lower gain stuff. Some of the clean tones I pull are to die for as well. (imo)

 

My only beef with the Parkers is that they seem to have no personality. Their sound seemed. . . clinical. That might be a good thing though.

Conversely, do try out a PRS. I hate them. However, the main reason I hate them is that they have a lot going on; it just so happens it's a lot I personally don't like. The neck and fretwork are robust, and the result is a tone that's even thicker than a set-neck Gibson. If I were playing a shit-ton of hard rock, I'd have one in my arsenal.

The instrument I nearly bought instead of the Reverend was a Hagstrom Super Swede. However, it's sometimes difficult to find a dealer, you'll want to get it set up by a good luthier, and you have to deal with Musician's Friend if you don't have a local dealer. In other words, PITA to just "try."

 

A friend of mine used to own one. Interesting guitars with an untraditional tone. Great sustatin. My only major gripe is that the body shape, the pokey bit on the upper horn, rubs against your chest. My buddy literally got a callous on his chest from it.

 

I used to be a huge PRS fan, but they became very popularized right around 2000 and "sold out" in many ways. A pre-'94 PRS has a neck heel about half the size, the current ones are so much bigger that upper fret access isn't nearly as good. Their quality took another dive around 2000 when they moved from "a bunch of luthiers in a shop" to basically mass production.

That said, they still make really great guitars, but they've trended towards the Gibson, traditional/overpriced market. They're not a "boutique" brand like they used to be, but they still make fantastic stuff and I'd love to own a (preferably pre-94) Custom 24 some day.

 

I feel what you guys are saying.

I really think you'd be surprised at the versatility of the 22 fret models with the lower gain pickups in them though. It really is a world of difference in tone. I honestly can barely get any good clean tone out of my CE24...it's like hi-gain or go home. The 22 gets alot of "clean break" sweet warm tones, but can still reach up into the stratosphere if you punch it.

I've played a few older ones too, and yeah they're really nice, they just start getting cost prohibitive

I do really like Ibanez though. I've REALLY wanted to own an AT100, cause I've really been enjoying the super fat tones Andy Timmons gets...sounds like he's playing with a felt pick sometimes...