Good & Bad Heavy Metal Guitars - Part 1 of 3

[@OlaEnglund]

just awesome!!!

[@cantekdemir1972]

YOOOOO

[@manipreferchicken4083]

bruuh

[@Trainens107]

Yo Ola you’re here too bro 11 years earlier than me lol

[@vigneshkarthikeyan8174]

Its such a classic

[@kristopher6031]

Ola my brOla!

[@Livesinashack]

the intro sounds like a safety vdeo at work

[@u.iceman6598]

hahahahhaa

[@holdenmcgroin5003]

And the safety video was made because of something you did the previous day

[@r39erzz6]

Yeah the music sucks idk what's up with it

[@Redpepper917]

I'm not lying... I didn't expect the riffing to be so good.

[@cletusmax77]

Old school whup-ass metal! We need more players like you.

[@anthonyperkins5856]

cletusmax77 dang right🤘🏿

[@NotNewton1]

Somebody get this man a solo album

[@RazvanStancut]

Daaamn I used to watch this video and the rest of the series back when I was a kid. Nostalgia hit me hard on this one.

[@MisterAutist]

For some reason, I really like the presentation of slides between the guitar playing. Makes me feel nostalgic like watching an old informational VHS tape.

[@lasseplatburk]

02:15 Did you just play a Slayer version of Jingle Bells?

[@User-lu3gv]

slayer suck

[@User-lu3gv]

Tyler Evans lol love you too. I am retarded for having an opinion? Even tho I like slayer....

[@tylerevans3873]

Logan i was getting ready to say u dont like sayer u need some help slayer is badass

[@tylerevans3873]

Logan u make me wanna kill a sheep

[@Conan2433]

sorry folks, but slayer really sucks hard ass

[@josephbrandenburg4373]

This is why I like metal. The guitars are the best. It's a shame he didn't have the recording equipment to match the guitars. But dang, they even sound great through camera audio.

[@Sacrazygamer1337]

damn right

[@warwickfarguson4241]

This guy listens to a lot of Megadeth

[@MoonOvIce]

I would say thrash metal in general. He's really good though.

[@dzh1239]

I love the Deans used by Mustaine and Dimebag

[@holdenmcgroin5003]

Sadly Dean won't survive another year bcuz they just lost Mustaine and Dimebag relatively recently

[@Johnnytheboy11]

@@holdenmcgroin5003 didnt they also lose rusty cooley?

[@holdenmcgroin5003]

@@Johnnytheboy11 i dont know anything about that at the moment. I also kinda take back what I said, cuz their new Vengeance series looks FUCKING epic

[@NetPower36]

i never get bored of that background music

[@Airtrooper719]

What ive found is that anything with a tune-o-matic (high bridge) is good for rhythm type stuff not so good for fast leads, but when it comes to accuracy in tremolo, alt and sweep picking hardtails and floyd roses WILL make things 10 times easier.

[@guidocorrea3282]

god, how i loved these videos back in 2010

[@michaeldurham7341]

He plays so well, it makes me want to quit.

[@dombaos2515]

he was at your level at some point, and he saw the same in someone else probably, and instead of quitting, make it inspire you to become like him.. and anyway, guitar is about the journey not the destination.. it would become boring if you knew everything there is to know :)

[@xhoiboy99]

He makes me want to practise more

[@jaredbelcher4591]

So many years later and this guy still rules.

[@angelvogel7184]

The intro is like "chek it out with Steve Brule" 😂😂😂😂

[@fbombtehgr3at]

Note that if you changed your strings and that the new strings have a different thickness compared to the old ones, adjusting the springs may not be enough. You may have to add or remove a spring.

[@obundoben82]

Your background music should of been you just absolutely *shredding.*

[@elvinjohn7]

Good reviews. And at 9:12 on the screen part to the right, the place where you put the pickups looks like a smiley face =D

[@gcf7175]

Dude this just got me SO PUMPED that I was doing spin kicks off the couch and I broke my moms lamp. I need to get some crazy glue before my stupid step dad comes home and beats my ass and takes my guitar away again.

[@sethferrin2807]

HAHAHAHA!!! Can u recommend q great metal guitar for a beginner? Not too pricey?

[@sethferrin2807]

A*

[@sethferrin2807]

about $300 - $500

[@sethferrin2807]

***** about $300 - $500

[@gcf7175]

SethDiamond King Dude, I totally fixed that lamp. My stupid stepdad never even knew it was broken. Also, I have an Ibanez. It's pretty sweet.

[@NeglectedField]

You're the best guitar player on youtube in terms of how you set stuff up, IMO. Your playing is tight and you use a tight sound. And you also evaluate guitars based upon the sort of playing and sound that I use. Kudos!

[@omarsparks3353]

Gibson, the most hyperhyped guitar brand for I 'd heard...

[@WakizashiSabre]

You should ideally take your friend who plays guitar with you when you are going to buy the guitar. Both are start models. String through body is nice. Pickups are sucky in both guitars but can be swapped. Tuning machines are bit sucky too, but nothing to worry about.

[@michaelfreimann9974]

To be honest wood plays very little in tone for solid body electric guitars. pick ups and volume on a good amp is the majority of tone. Fingers come first

[@guitaroidman524]

Are you stupid? Wood plays one of the main roles

[@kutchemes]

guitaroidman524 Wood matters but even different pick's effect much more than wood.

[@disillusioned165]

guitaroidman524 im not going to say that wood doesnt make a difference in a solid body, but i think pickups, scale length, bridge material, nut material, fret material, pot and tone caps and value if any, string gauge, and even the action can have more effect on tone. i wouldnt call it one of the main roles, but im not going to say id be ok with a plywood body either. i think it makes a huge difference in the feel of the guitar though which is important.

[@piprnic1]

guitaroidman524 Wood has nothing to do with electric guitars. The pickups are magnetic and don't hear the resonation of the tone woods. Sorry, that's scientific fact.

[@nofxorbust]

atefromthe Tree nice! lol

[@robertmancuso1883]

This is the most comprehensive, well thought out, and seamlessly executed, metal guitar review videos I have ever watched. And dude, you rip on guitar. Great Work! Thank you. .. I nearly crapped myself when I heard the King V , if evil has a sound, thats it.

[@brendansweeney9719]

HOLY SHIT THIS GUY RIPPS!!!!!!

[@RockGod152]

A couple things I should have mentioned, the Moser was about $600. He also had a Hamer Sunburst Vector for $550. They both sounded great, but I was put off from the Moser because its a prototype and because it had that pickup issue, and from the Hamer because the MSRP is only a bit more than what he charges, I believe. I know you've said that price doesnt matter, but i cant help it. Are these fears justified?

[@lennyallen435]

Jackson soloist sl2h is by far the absolute best metal guitar, try it and thank me later!!!

[@danpluso]

Glad to see someone agree with me. I have seen lots of people claim Yngwie is a metal player. Even his wikipedia says he plays metal. I think neo-classical sums up his genre style the best but it does have some metal influences.

[@HeartCalcos]

BC Rich Mockingbird is a bad guitar? Welp my dream guitar is shit might as well stop playing.

[@Sly.Therrin]

Nice to see another player who likes to really dig in. People seem to get this misconception that playing harder doesnt make it sound any heavier. Its simple physics.

[@DissolvedGirl]

Jesus Christ this dude is fucking amazing!!

[@KillerRat666]

Love the Ibanez RG tone

[@PacMan592]

Jaysus dude you can play

[@coolheros1]

which guitar did you recomend ---- Ibanez RG5SP--- Ibanez GRGA32T ---ESP LTD F-50 with Floyd Rose ---- ESP LTD MH-53 --- ESP LTD M-100FM ---ESP LTDM-103 ESP LTD MH-103----Dean Vendetta 1000

[@AHFxCK]

your a fucking beast, dude you fucking shred!

[@SF2036]

I actually liked the sound of the King V with the Seymour Duncans. Don't get me wrong, EMG pickups sound great, but there isn't much variation to the tone. I think passive pickups give you the option to make your own individual sound more dynamic. If they could make a metal version of the lace sensor pickup it would bury EMG when placed in the right hands.

[@aalex497]

Nice video. But... to late. Now is 2014

[@MichaelWeizenfeld]

Nope, 2018

[@zAvAvAz]

cool. and great powerful cover playing.

[@Datniccaboy]

but your playing thru a fucking line 6

[@KobeVadillo]

Jacob does guitars I honestly really like line 6 amps. i have a line 6 120w Spider IV combo and its a honestly a really good all around amp for everything. i dont understand the hate line 6 gets.

[@TheCrimsonIdol987]

Generally the sound is thin for the Spider series, it doesn't really have a nice punchy mid range, a deep bottom, and detailed highs. Everything seems too fizzy, not crunchy. Trust me, place them up against something like the Orange Micro Dark and the Joyo Zombie, and the Spiders lack serious punch. It gets even worse when you compare them to tube amps, as there are comparatively priced tube amps. Now if you're talking about the Line 6 Helix or Line 6's Helix Native Software, that's another matter as the amp simulation actually sounds great. It's like Line 6 decided to stop fucking around. Overall Line 6 makes decent stuff, but the Spider series just sounds wrong to me.

[@DeniStoneX]

6:50 - Man, you looked like you were having fun just goin' town on that damn trem!

[@samirgurung9538]

he is just fucking with his guitars.

[@paganphoenixguitar]

Where did this tone wood debate start? Different wood=different density=differences in resonance=differences in tone A recent example I can think of is playing a Ibanez RG752LWFX side by side with a RG752WLFX. The LW is basswood with a limba top and rosewood fretboard compared to the WL's Mahogany body, wenge top, and maple fretboard. Same pickups, same strings, same player, same amp, same settings. The LW was overall brighter and louder compared to the WL being darker and quieter. I welcome any criticisms so please keep the debate civil.

[@MegaGoofy33]

One les paul can beat every guitar in this rewiew

[@BradyHiles]

Obliviously you know nothing about guitars.

[@SonZurcAled]

les paul?ahahahhaha

[@Erowens98]

Les paul is by no means bad but you have to be a special kind of stupid to think it is some kind of axe of the Gods that crushes everything it comes across.

[@MegaGoofy33]

Sorry shredder pricks but Les Paul have bigger tone than any of these guitars,And Dimarzio superdistortion are best pickups ever.

[@rimrizzo5364]

Brady Hiles Nah he's kind of right in a way. I mean ever listen to In Flames their guitarist use les pauls and other Gibson products and they have a fat ass heavy tone. They do put emgs in some of them but the biggest thing when it comes to tone is the wood of the guitar. These guitars do sound good but they sound thin, though thicker strings and raising the action on the guitar might help that. Other great guitars for a heavy sound are the Esps from the 80's that are worth like $3000 now, or an Ibanez rg 550 from the same era, mid 80's to early 90's along with the Ibanez 575. They go around 500-700 on ebay. Now if you have thousand of dollars to spend for a heavy sound nothing is better than a caparison or suhr guitars.

[@ursaproxima]

Dude, i recomend you all a warlock bronze series, almost no buzz from the frets, no pick up sound, 24 rosewood fretboard, and a great sound, thin and heavy ( Wich amp you choose it sounds diffrent)

[@TenguTerror]

ESP makes the most amazing looking guitars. many custom ones they made for guitarists like hizaki and teru from versailles and other metal guitarist are amazing

[@DeathMetalManiac1988]

Hey man, are you still active? Your videos were one of the best back then.

[@razormusik]

Schecter Gryphon. It's the C-1 classic's little brother. 540 through Guitar Center assuming you want to change the pickups (hint: you do.)

[@MistahBooples]

Yeah but to get a good heavy metal sound out of a fender you have to heavily mod it. Dave Murray modded his, so did Yngwie Malmsteen. My friend's MIM standard strat (I have one too just not modded) has Dimarzios in it and he replaced the strings with ernie ball super slinkys. But you're completely right about playing any other type of metal.

[@EggplantHarmesan]

I would! I use an ESP LTD M-53. I'm also starting out. This guitar only has 2 control knobs (volume and tone) so you wont get mixed up easily. I got mine at musicians friend so it came with clear toned strings. The pickups are great but the whammy is a tiny bit hard to use (not that much).

[@herrajukka]

If you want ESP LTD, check the 400, 500 and 1000 series with Seymour or Emg pickups and fixed bridges. If you really want floyd rose styled floating bridge, put a lot more money or go for Ibanez (I heard that Edge III is decent bridge and Edge Zero is way better than any cheap floyd rose bridges).

[@lesgobrandon2436]

Incredible playing. I wish you would do some covers. Just awesome.

[@Nightkill95]

But taking the time to learn how to string, tune and set up a locking trem the right way can pay off since not many people can do it right. And you will never just buy one thats already set up right. Also high output pickups on your first electric guitar might not be the best choice. I would actually recommend single coils or vintage PAF humbuckers, for they will help you develop a cleaner technique.

[@Steelbullets]

@codismyBxTCH It depends. Dont look at guitars as "good and bad". Look at which one fits you. Go to a local guitar center or guitar store and try out some guitars, and find out what you like. Low action, high action, low gain, high gain, pickups, floyd rose, no floyd rose, bridges, etc. You should find something you like for a reasonable price. Good metal guitar companies are B.C. Rich, Jackson, ESP, and Ibanez. Those are some of the lower end ones, so they will cost less. Hope this helps!

[@MeanGreenMovies]

i think you got a REALLY dodgy mockingbird because the one i tested at a shop was absolutly GORGEOUS!

[@SkillerGuyVids]

I'm not exactly sure about the V, but the ibanez would pull it off pretty well. I'm not experienced with tremolos because i always have bad luck (such as tuning problems) so i can't give you anything about that, but any ibanez pulls off metal pretty well.

[@Mr.Goldbar]

my heaviest sounding guitars are my 1993 Ibanez RG450 and my Chapman ML1 Norseman

[@Inazumaha]

Carvin is a custom shop. You have to get it custom made through the website.

[@xedgerenegade6666]

after watching your all three good & bad heavy metal videos and some of your original songs i must ,you know a lot about guitars and you play really really great so I just wonder why aren't you in any internationally renowned metal bands. you absolutely deserve to be in great metal bands. whatsoever... keep making metalheads guitar educated \m/

[@MusicisPartofMe5]

That opening music shall forever be engraved in my brain

[@Dimefan91]

Man, through my personal experience, I've found that the Kramer Vanguard is a Rad guitar for Metal, only flaw I can think of is the stock pickups (those should really be replaced). Some may also note the Neck size as a problem.

[@RockGod152]

In a local shop I found what the owner claimed was the Moser Bastard V "prototype." Apart from the fact that when i switch to the neck pickup, theres a huge drop in volume (which the owner claimed he'd fix for me with some spray). I was wondering if in your experiences you've come in contact with Moser Bastards (hell, It'd be great if you've played the prototype, I'm not sure how many were made) and you could let me know what you thought of them. Thanks in advance.

[@nlkhoshiro]

majority of those problems can be easily fixed by setup the instrument some problems are true,like khaler stability or volume knob location, but majority of those problems are just fret leveling or maybe i'm missing something. eg. jackson not intonating well, care to explain how you reached that conclusion? you moved the saddle retuned and? did the saddle slipped or what? on ESP M II you said bad fret leveling please explain how did you reach that conclusion? I mean are you talking about factory setup?

[@Goabnb94]

I have a Jackson Performer w/ Floyd Rose and Dimarzio D Activators. Thoughts?

[@svilendenchev9984]

Change the pickups to Seymor Duncan JB and Jazz

[@AlexElFriki]

I prefer Dimarzio Over seymour duncan it just feels more natural.Keeping in mind that Sey Dun have a really powerfull attack

[@STARGAUD]

00:35 Jackson King V 1:55 Carvin V220 3:22 B.C. Rich Wartribe 4:38 ESP MII 5:49 Ibanez Roadstar 7:04 Charvel Model 4 7:54 Gibson Explorer 84 Reissue 9:25 B.C. Rich Mockingbird ST

[@metallicaspiker16]

hey dmo im a guitar player that is looking for a really thrash metal sound. i want to stick with passive seymour duncan's but i don't know if the setup im planning is a good one. I have: 1. Aria Pro II Ironman Standard V-Shape (body is really heavy, probably mahogany, maple neck) 2. Soon to be a Floyd Rose Original (you've inspired me to like tremolos) 3. HORRIBLE PICKUPS Im thinking of putting a dimebucker in the bridge and sh-8 invader in the neck for death metal too. is that a good setup?

[@generation666]

I checked through as many Carvins as i could handle and none have Kahler, but if you want one that bad you probably take it to a guitar tech and have them cut out a space to fit a kahler trem.

[@aerosmithisawesome11]

i have played the gibson explorer, and haven't had any of the problems you have had with yours.

[@isaacbernardez6193]

i love your guitar style, its so aggressive its very unique if u played in a band everyone would know your name

[@HollowedSunMusic]

you just have to tighten the springs correctly, sometimes one more than the other depending on how the strings react. theres videos on floyd rose setup on youtube.

[@RiteanDan]

Thx for suggestions so far! I'm not married to ESP LTD, but I'm just learning and on a budget ($300-$500). Probably a fixed bridge and active pick ups, thin, narrow bridge (I have smaller hands)...So trying to get a model that's decent for price & perhaps I can grow into? I also freely admit, I'm influenced by the endorsers. As a newb, I've got a lot to learn!

[@RiteanDan]

I bit the bullet and after watching a few more videos on KZbin and reading reviews online, I decided to order in the ESP LTD-330 FM for $420. I really don't think for my first guitar and learning to play, dishing out $1000+ makes much sense, especially since I'll just be learning. It sits just below the LTD 400 Series and has a Fixed Bridge. I don't think a Floyd Rose trem is or me, as I understand they are very high maintenance for Drop Tuning, etc., so I think I made right choice.

[@alvarg]

my guitar pros and cons : im not going to tell you what it is but this is what i get: Pros: its got a decent distorted sound, its fairly balanced, its guitar tone is good for most genres of music, good for beginners, affordable cons: its almost impossible to do tapping solos because alot of the other strings tend to ring really loudly for no reason even when there not being touched, the distorted sound can buzz often, bad for experienced players. can u guess what it is.????

[@Tormundisc00l]

I wouldn't go for a locking tremolo on your first electric. They can be a pain to set up and restring. I'd get an Ibanez RG351DX. Decent pickups, easy to maintain and looks killer. Or maybe an Ibanez XG300 or XH300 if you want something oddly shaped.

[@JoshDevoursRainbows]

Just a question.. I'm looking for a heavy metal guitar but, as douchey as it may sound, I want it to have some sort of flair, to stand out. Like, a cool design finish or something like that. Example: Joey Jordison Signature B.C Rich Basically something that looks cool and has a good sound. Any suggestions?

[@itsyourboydylan6512]

Wow dude!! Just wow!!.. I've listened to this for years an still liston to this day an the way you shred that carvin v220 omg.. gives me goosebumps everytime frfr..

[@Zennakku]

If you're getting an LTD get a model over 200. (as in model number not price) I've got two LTD V's 300 and 200. Both pretty good. But for metal there is certainly a huge difference and the 300 model is MUCH better. Just go to a guitar store and try out various guitars.

[@al6s2491]

so the mocingbird actually didn't have serious problems with the tremolo,only that it needed to be height adjusted,right?

[@Madbutcher305]

To all the tube facists here: A solid state amp can sound as good as a Tube amp. The line six doesn't; but due to principals such as harmonic distortion if you make a solid state with a fairly linear electronics layout you can have similar tone to a decent quality valve amp. But nobody designs them well enough, so that sucks. But Dmo: Have you ever considered getting a program like Samplitude then using amp plugins like Le Pou's? They sound pretty sweet IMO.

[@imehandle]

nice ! 1:20 Hey i really like that V design and wana know if it feels good while playing or not. Is there any good V design that is good for solos and some good trash heavy playing like you did in this video. Im looking up to mid range prices (500€ or something) I listen to slayers, children of bodom and helloween if that helps and have been playing for 2,5 years Thanks ! Really good videos, good explanations, and excelent playing ! !

[@Micheal30567]

i disagree that dean is a bad guitar. Yes, i know some dimebags are overpriced, but i have a razorback with custom graphics and a floyd rose special trem that works like a beauty. the only flaws that i have are the excessive pickup noise and the thing going out of tune once in a while because i need to change the strings, but otherwise it works like a beauty

[@PaleAura1]

Ok now that youre specifiying Heavy/Deathmetal dont argue against peavys. I myself have a Line 6 HD100 stack with a 1960a marshall cab. And TRUST ME that "heavy, bassy, low guitar" sound your talking about will come thru much more heavy through a peavy. Line 6 are good amps. But not the best like you say.

[@lordofsaxable]

May I just say that I am sure all bc rich guitars have the neck that you say is the most comfortable you have played as standard. I had similar thoughts on my bc rich when I first got my hands on it

[@ericswanson8894]

Bro...you sound awesome even on the "bad" guitars. Keep shredding alive!

[@Dey123hi]

Ah, that sounds awesome... I saw a model 6 with a floyd rose bridge on ebay recently, maybe you could contact him and ask him about a few things? anyway, good luck!

[@quentinconnor6226]

Wow he's an amazing player your finger work is great and so is your strum/picking

[@ursaproxima]

Dude, i recomend you all a warlock bronze series, almost no buzz from the frets, no pick up sound, 24 rosewood fretboard, and a great sound, thin and heavy ( Wich amp you choose it sounds diffrent) PS what spider 3 do you use?

[@FabioJureS]

nice video dude!!! i learned a lot with this.... but i have one question, you said that the bc rich mockingbird st is a bad guitar. but you also said that they are the guitars that you played but there is some differents, not all are the same. my question is if i will be able to find a good bc rich mockingbird st? and until i watch this video the guitar that i would buy is that. and now i don't know what to do, i was going to put EMGs and the most that i like of this guitar is the design thank!

[@lakenormanusa]

@rolfeder I play metal on my mexi-strat because it's playability is the incredible. Add a carvin C22B in the bridge and a carvin AP11-2 in the neck and it will hang with any metal guitar.

[@Gonzoidzz]

Some insane riffs and leads going on here, great shreds!

[@SouthpawdShredder]

So i really want to know what you think about the B.C. Rich Warlock N.J. series guitar? im getting one tomorrow morning and you are the best guitarist that i can get a hold of. your videos are amazing! so what do you think about it? thanks!

[@andreavgr]

I really don't think that a strat with two hums is a metal guitar.. And charvel in the late 70s (before Grover bought it) wasn't a guitar company. They were a guitar workshop famous for its customizations in strats. So again the first metal guitar was the Concorde

[@WindsOfNeptune]

Cool vid! i'm considering an LTD JH600. You mentioned that Kahlers go out of tune when you bend. Isn't that also the case with a Floyd?? I had a Charvel many years ago that had a Floyd (probably liscensed), but I remember not liking the fact that it went out of tune when I bent strings.

[@AHMADF93]

To me, the ESP m2 comparison is quite biased. Volume knob too close?? Not a problem for me.However, it is your comparisons not mine..

[@blackfender100]

Hey Harvester I have a Jackson Kelly.Great guitar if you put a nice set of pickups in it I love the neck. I think the Carvin sounded pretty good Here

[@menchacaTHEbeast]

I love your videos, I've eat watched them all. I was wondering what you thought of PRS guitars? I'm trying to figure out what's the best guitar for metal in the 500 ish range.

[@undeny]

its like the damn bgm is setting up some really urgent news update.. an then the riffs come in & just blow it all up to BITS

[@tonyjones1560]

Interesting comments on the '84 Gibson Explorer...or the 2008 re-issue thereof. I have an actual '84 that has none of the mechanical problems, but I agree there are definitely better heavy-metal guitars out there! Kudos for your playing, btw. Dude, you're tearing the necks of those guitars...

[@TheCondemnedProphet]

Thanks. But i have a Marshall, and i've heard that they are crap and aren't good for metal. Is that true? If not, can you repeat what i should do for a nice heavy metal sound, in more detail and less profanity lol? Thanks alot man!