Okay getting new guitar, need help?

[laxlover_bill369]

Okay right now I am looking at some differnt guitars (I play mostly rock and metal----Metallica to slayer to cure to Queen to Mastodon):

BC Rich Mockingbird Special
http://www.bcrich.com/mockingbird_special_lefty.html

Epiphone SG Custom
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3E-B4i90Z0&feature=related

BC Rich Jr-V NJ neck thru
http://www.bcrich.com/v_jr_nt.asp

Xaviere XV-580
http://store.guitarfetish.com/xvchdocu.html

Xaviere XV-500
http://store.guitarfetish.com/xvso3matoflm.html

Right now I am leening on the mockingbird, jr V and the xv-580, just looking for in put thanks for your comments

[randel_07]

aight, so i've been looking at the epiphone sg's too
and the only thing preventing me from getting one is the fact that the neck's a little heavy
i just can't handle a guitar that will constantly tilt towards the neck.

i know it can be fixed using a wider strap, but why not just have a balanced one to begin with

[Houdini116]

I don't own any of those, but I do have a B.C. Rich Exotic Classic Mockingbird, and let me tell you, it's one of the sweetest guitars I've ever owned. Nice fast neck, pretty good stock pups (although I swapped them), and it looks extremely badass. I play a lot of styles doom>blues>stoner>classic rock>punk>and some thrash metal, and the guitar does all those styles extremely well. It cleans up really nice, but it also has a nice metal sound as well. I think you'll really enjoy it. The only thing I disliked about it, was that I bought it online, so I didn't get a chance to see it before hand. So it came, and I loved how it looked, but then I looked at the back of it and you can clearly see that there are like three different pieces of wood put togething in there, and they're all a slightly different shade. No biggie, but I was a little disappointed on seeing this. It's a neck-thru though, which was a plus for me.

[magiclawnchair]

i have a bc rich perfect 10 bich and it is a real nice guitar. the neck is smooth and the stock pups are good. i have thought about putting different pups in there but it sounds so good now i just dont know if i want to change it.

i also have a bc rich calibre classic bich and mockingbird. these are hand made in the czech republic, at least they were back in 06/07, and are just incredible. the pots and pup switch are not real good, but i had them replaced. i really, really love these guitars!!!

i am pretty sure that blooghost plays the xavieres...

[Big Mon]

The Ghost does indeed play the Xavieres! I've never used one with humbuckers,but I've owned 3 and enjoyed them thoroughly. Choice woods,GFS pups,noice cosmetics,and teh cheapz

[delaydecay]

i have and epi sg custom that ive used for about 8 years. its a really great guitar with a thick, round neck an pretty decent tone; but i do agree that the neck tilting downwards can be a problem for some.

i also changed out the stock tulip tuning machines for some sperzel locking tuners and replaced the nut with a graphite one.

overall its a great guitar for the price but you should try it out first to see how you like it.

[theavondon]

The xaviere 580 in lemon drop would give you some serious hessian cred, Matt Pike style. DO IT.

[Big Mon]

[quote="theavondon"]The xaviere 580 in lemon drop would give you some serious hessian cred, Matt Pike style. DO IT.[/quote
this.

[theavondon]

I may just have to buy one myself and keep it in an absurdly low tuning....