recommendation for metal guitar below $1k

Hi, currently I have a EJ strat and a vox AC15HW amp, I will like to try out metallica tone, as single coil are hard to get the metallica tone. which guitar will you recommend? I may get a small solid state amp like blackstar id core 10 for leisure purposes.

What I have in mind is a LTD, ibanez or schecter but there are too many model to choose from, I will prefer a two humbucker and a FR.

Thanks

The above all you mentioned can do with for metal genre music. personnelly, I prefer Ibanez over anything.

Above that, Would be ESP to kick some ass. \m/

Godsmen said:

The above all you mentioned can do with for metal genre music. personnelly, I prefer Ibanez over anything.

Above that, Would be ESP to kick some ass. \m/

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thanks, but ibanez there is alot of model to choose from what are the recommended model

Hey man,

since your budget is below 1k, and youre looking for a Metallica-type tone,
and ESPs and Gibsons are typically very expensive, unless you score a good
deal here on soft.com, I suggest you consider either getting new pickups for your
Eric Johnson strat, or if you don't want to, you can also consider buying a cheap
Squier Strat or cheap Ibanez or Epiphone V or smth and modding it with your own
high-gain pickups.

The Seymour Duncan Invader is a popular and very reliable high gain pickup, and
is the preferred choice of many metal guitarists. You can also try the Black Winter
by Seymour Duncan or even the JB, to a certain extent. Di Marzio also puts out some
good high-gain pickups.

But in actuality, I think the main problem here is your amplifier. You can't use a Vox AC15HW and expect to put out a Metallica tone. I love Vox's for their cleans and overdriven tones, but then again I don't play Metal. If you're looking to play metal, a Vox is not your best friend, because its known for its signature chimey, bell-like tones, not blistering low-end which is what you're looking for if you want to get a Metallica-type tone.

I suggest swapping your amp for a Marshall or even a 30w Ashdown Engineering Bass amplifier (we all want Mesa-Boogies but we cant afford the 1,500 price tag), and buying
a Sans Amp GT2 guitar pedal. The manual that comes with the pedal even has a section that shows you what settings to use to get a Metallica tone. It costs about 280 brand new, but i think you can get it here on soft.com for about 180-200.

All in all, getting a cheap guitar to mod, a new amp and a Sans Amp should help you get that tone. Buying an expensive Ibanez or ESP and using it with your Vox isnt going to yield the results you want anyway, so really consider swapping your amp and keeping the project DIY by sourcing for your own items.

Good luck

amongst ltd, ibanez, and schecter, any of them with two humbuckers will be suitable. go to swee lee (ibanez) and davis (ltd, schecter) to see which guitar you prefer in terms of price, looks etc

don't buy another amp when you have one that is perfectly fine, you just need a high gain distortion pedal

amps with small drivers (speakers) will not supplement a distorted tone with much low frequency emphasis. if you invest in the most awesome distortion pedal, coupled with the most awesome guitar out there but plugging them both into a practice-grade amp, you are going to sound like a practice grade set up.

thanks for all your comments, ya dont think i will swap my ej pickup, as i will be playing clean, blues at times, just brought blackstar id core, sound ok for me probably will get a schecter banshee 6 fr,

Davis selling ltd kh model with emg 81-60 and floyd rose... Its around $700 plus new... It sounded better then a typical ibanez rg indonesia for metal

i personally think the Banshees are awesome, getting mine (fixed bridge version) in 2015

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i personally think the Banshees are awesome, getting mine (fixed bridge version) in 2015

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Where can I get the Banshee from?