 Best Guitar With A Whammy Bar? |
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 Apr 9 2008, 07:27 PM
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GMC:er  Group: Members Posts: 19 Joined: 9-April 08 From: Derbyshire Member No.: 4.843  |
Hi Guys, need some help. Looking at buying a new guitar, around £400-600 with a whammy bar/floyd rose. I play pretty much any style, a lot of metal and bluesy styles though.
Any Suggestions on decent models? -------------------- Ginson SG Standard w/EMG 81-85
Ibanez EX S520 w/Seymour Duncan SH-1n-SH-8b |
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Apr 9 2008, 07:40 PM
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 GMC:er Group: Members Posts: 564 Joined: 12-March 08 From: Alabama...:( Member No.: 4.546 |
QUOTE (Tom_Cop @ Apr 9 2008, 01:27 PM)  Hi Guys, need some help. Looking at buying a new guitar, around £400-600 with a whammy bar/floyd rose. I play pretty much any style, a lot of metal and bluesy styles though. Any Suggestions on decent models? How about the KH-202? I got mine kind of recently and I couldn't be much happier with it. A lot of people say the pick-ups on it aren't great but I think they are awesome, personal taste I guess. The whammy bar isn't original floyd rose but I don't know how many guitars in this price range will have one. The licensed model, however is fine if you ask me. The neck on it is super fast too. It's a sweet guitar but, if you aren't a Metallica fan it might not be for you since it is Kirk's signature after all. I think it's in the 400-500 USD price range. Not sure in euros. -------------------- Gear
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Apr 9 2008, 07:53 PM
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 Lets go fishing!  Group: GMC Senior Posts: 5.526 Joined: 21-December 06 From: Somerset, England. Member No.: 1.001 |
If you can strecth any of these 3 would be FABULOUS
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Apr 9 2008, 08:00 PM
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 Instructor Group: Passive Posts: 4.085 Joined: 19-October 07 From: middle east / lebanon Member No.: 3.084 |
jackson for those money what you have
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Apr 9 2008, 09:27 PM
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 Instructor  Group: GMC Instructor Posts: 3.497 Joined: 16-February 08 From: Norge! Member No.: 4.261 |
Yeapp, the Jackson licensed Floy Roses are good in that priceclass.
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Apr 9 2008, 09:31 PM
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 Instructor Group: GMC Instructor Posts: 25.396 Joined: 20-November 07 From: Belgrade, Serbia Member No.: 3.341 |
hm, maybe try some Ibanez models, and make sure it's a good quality whammy. They are not too good quality in the price range.
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Apr 9 2008, 10:50 PM
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try a used s series with the ZR trem....you will love it. Best trem on the block.
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Apr 10 2008, 11:16 AM
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 Instructor Group: Members Posts: 1.829 Joined: 16-February 08 From: Italy Member No.: 4.263 |
I think the Ibanez have the best whammy, but not the cheap models, check out the models with edge zero, edge pro or zr trem.
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Apr 10 2008, 12:26 PM
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GMC:er Group: Members Posts: 19 Joined: 9-April 08 From: Derbyshire Member No.: 4.843 |
Thanks for the advice, im looking into gettin the Ibanez S520EX, love the look of it and its got the ZR trem....
-------------------- Ginson SG Standard w/EMG 81-85
Ibanez EX S520 w/Seymour Duncan SH-1n-SH-8b |
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Apr 10 2008, 01:18 PM
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 Learning Roadie Group: Members Posts: 2.878 Joined: 2-June 07 From: Raleigh-Durham, NC Member No.: 1.984 |
Guys, he can get plenty of good whammys in that price range. It's not $400-600, its $800-1200
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Apr 10 2008, 07:32 PM
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Instructor Group: GMC Instructor Posts: 25.396 Joined: 20-November 07 From: Belgrade, Serbia Member No.: 3.341 |
Yes but he must be careful, sometimes whammys are not that good in that price range. It would be different if he had like 2000$, no worries for whammy quality there, so no need to mention it
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