kinda want a faster guitar??

[hbombgraphics]

Have a strat
dot and SG that I play most of the time
used to have an LTD M with three buckers and a floyd that I flipping loved

thinking about getting a shredder again

don't know what I want
Kinda want an Ibanez S or a jackson?????

Any thoughts?

I know this isn't normal ILF behavior

[kbit]

Consider Schecters. They're not very cool by any means, but every one ive played had a thin, quick neck and felt awesome. The Corsair is fucking sweet if you want another semi hollow.

[hbombgraphics]

I have hated every schecter I have ever tried
maybe I am playing the wrong ones

Local GC has a mockingbird for sale.
it seems like the ultimate worship guitar

[D.o.S.]

Sell minivan, acquire BC Rich Mockingbird.



Also how long has your avatar been blinking because I seriously just noticed.

[lordgalvar]

What about a Kurokumo or Fillmore Mosrite (silvertone 1445 is similar)? Yamaha might be a cool choice too (SGVs!). But yea, I think Yamaha is a bit underrated (I think outside of electronics, it is a better guitar than my fender with a way thinner neck).Not Ibanez thin by any means, but thinner than usual (more like a mosrite with a wider fretboard). Real Mosrites have really thinner necks than the copies too.

[backwardsvoyager]

korean schecters are hit and miss IMO, i don't really like the finishes on most of them but YMMV. the have a fair variety of models so it's hard to make general statements.
japanese schecters are completely different and fucking great but you'd have to import so that would be in the $700+ range.

i love ibanez wizard necks but they're also in the so-thin-it-might-give-you-muscle-pain camp.
the S series and RGA are uber comfortable shapes but they're all so thin i find them lacking a lot of sustain and depth sound-wise. usually pretty dull-sounding.

if you want something similar to what you're comfortable with already but just that little bit more sleek and fast, look at old-ish charvels maybe?
a used san dimas could be a good option, they feel like a strat but are faster and more rugged/simple.

also peavey made some fucking neat shred guitars in the 80s that you could probably still pick up for peanuts if you look around. like a horizon.

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[hbombgraphics]

old charvels and peavey is a good idea
always like the way the ernieball necks felt

part of it is just comfort
I have been dealing with a ruptured disk for a few years and it gives me left arm weakness and pain at times
so a lighter action would be cool

any thoughts on parkers?

[lordgalvar]

My friend (best guitar player I ever knew before life stuff happened) loved his parker fly (all black with all the neat stuff on it and a concave body) but he pawned it in a moment of weakness. He swore by that guitar and pretty much gave up after losing it. Crazy light if I remember. He played kinda shredder metal through a 5150 full stack. I don't know about the lesser models (his was like 3k or something). Crazy low action and didn't even really need to be setup.

[bronzetalon]

Check out the Sterling by Music Man series. I have a JP70 and that thing rips and is tons of fun to play.

[magiclawnchair]

the standard neck on my EGC is crazy fast. crazy fast. I would not recommend it if you have disk issues though. my EGC is lighter than my LP custom but the weight distribution is in a totally different spot and give me back issues from time to time.

hamer makes some shread-tastic geetz that can be had for not crazy monies.

[culturejam]

Fastest guitar I've ever played is my Ibanez 700dx (original, not reissue, FYI )

[hbombgraphics]

thanks for all the tips
I gotta just take an hour and go sit at a shop and play some guitars

I hate playing at guitar stores

[Dandolin]

Just curious--what do y'all consider the important factors contributing to a fast guitar? Ability to support super low action w/out excess buzz? Very little neck relief? Thin back to front? Flatter fingerboard radius?

Fret size (larger I guess?) Do stainless steel frets make a difference b/c quicker attack transient allows lighter touch which contributes to speed?

All of the above? Anything else?

[tuj]

The Mockingbirds aren't bad (I have one) but the Parker necks and fretboards to me actually feel a little faster when they are setup correctly. I never found a Parker that I could both afford and liked, so that might be the trouble there; the good ones hold their value.

If you want a value shredder, check out the FujiGen-made guitars from the 80's. There were some seriously good Ibanez shred guitars that came out of that factory.

[hbombgraphics]

that's the mockingbird that they have at GC I think?

You like it?