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Posted by: ZakkWylde Aug 19 2009, 10:56 PM

http://www.epiphone.com/news.asp?NewsID=1619

no comment

Posted by: Skalde Aug 19 2009, 11:00 PM

The Headstock looks good, but the body??

Posted by: Fran Aug 19 2009, 11:04 PM

I would feel weird carrying that coffin for sure

Posted by: ZakkWylde Aug 19 2009, 11:05 PM

Zakk's sure doing some weird things since Ozzy fired him...

Posted by: Canis Aug 19 2009, 11:29 PM

Um...

I think he should stick to playing the guitars instead of designing them

Posted by: The Uncreator Aug 19 2009, 11:30 PM

It should be burned, Its hideous!

Posted by: Bogdan Radovic Aug 19 2009, 11:34 PM

OMG It would be embarrassing for me to carry a coffin around

Posted by: skennington Aug 20 2009, 12:45 AM

I don't think I'll comment either.. seriously, your right, he is doing some crazy things nowadays.

Posted by: NoSkill Aug 20 2009, 12:47 AM

Embarassing --|-----------------------------------Awesome

Posted by: Praetorian Aug 20 2009, 01:31 AM

As I have stated before...if you are going to wield an axe like that...you better be able to tear it up! I have neither the talent...or desire...to pull out a guitar like that!

Posted by: lcsdds Aug 20 2009, 01:40 AM

I vote you change your avatar in protest.......

Posted by: Emir Hot Aug 20 2009, 03:55 AM

I respect Zakk very much but this is realy silly What is the message (or say conclusion) with this model? For me guitar is guitar. I can accept some weird shapes but this makes no sense to me. Even bumblefoot one looks stupid. His Gibson with circles looks really cool. Why does he need this piece of non proportional cut? Very tasteless.

Posted by: Santiago Diaz Garces Aug 20 2009, 04:13 AM

Didn't like at all. What he's trying to say to us with this model?. Image isn't all in music

Posted by: VinceG Aug 20 2009, 04:44 AM

It's like the gift you give to a person you hate.

Posted by: mattacuk Aug 20 2009, 08:51 AM

This actually left me speechless. Im so stunned I cant make comment

Posted by: Oxac Aug 20 2009, 09:18 AM

Man.. where is the taste?

Posted by: AdamB Aug 20 2009, 10:14 AM

A little embarrasing perhaps.

Posted by: MickeM Aug 20 2009, 10:23 AM

I usually don't generalize but anyone who buys this is wrong Bad taste. Uncool.
With the intent, I'm sure, to make an uber-cool and evil guitar it's a huge failure.

What were they thinking, Zakk and Epiphone???

Posted by: Kristofer Dahl Aug 20 2009, 10:30 AM

Looks fantastic, I'll put it up as a painting on my wall... when I'm dead

Posted by: Canis Aug 20 2009, 10:58 AM

Thinking about it that way, it's a pretty cool thing to be buried in

Posted by: Kristofer Dahl Aug 20 2009, 11:00 AM

hehe yes that was where the death association came from!

Posted by: facjata Aug 20 2009, 11:47 AM

reminds me Nekromantix's bassist's gear... COFFINBASS

Posted by: Ivan Milenkovic Aug 20 2009, 12:04 PM

It's probably pointed towards younger metal players, but it's still tasteless I agree

Posted by: Sensible Jones Aug 20 2009, 12:24 PM

WOW!!!!
That's so cool I want one!!!




Damn, did I type that out loud? I was just having the same dream as any 9 year old who sees that thing!!!!



Also, I love this bit:-

The EMG HZ-4A is positioned in the bridge position for optimized lead performance while the EMG HZ-4 is voiced for and positioned in the neck position. Designed to emulate the sound of their active counterparts (the EMG 81 and 85), these HZ's are probably the quietest passive pickups available. And unlike actives, you never have to worry about these babies showing up dead.

But surely that's the point of bringing them to the Gig in a COFFIN!!!!!!

Posted by: kaznie_NL Aug 20 2009, 05:37 PM

Embarrising... Very...

Posted by: Fingerspasm Aug 20 2009, 06:04 PM

Wow he is following one dreadful guitar after another..... I am not a big fan of this one either!
http://guitars.musiciansfriend.com/product/Epiphone-Zakk-Wylde-ZV-Electric-Guitar?sku=580838

Posted by: Pi38 Aug 20 2009, 06:25 PM

That's a very...interesting guitar. I respect Zakk Wylde as a guitarist, but not so much as a guitar-designer after this one.

Posted by: kaznie_NL Aug 20 2009, 08:41 PM

Posted by: Smikey2006 Aug 20 2009, 08:48 PM

NONONONONONONONONONONONO

also zakk uses too many pinch harmonics

Posted by: Fingerspasm Aug 20 2009, 09:53 PM

I wanted to make it clear that I like Zakk Wylde and I think he plays a mean guitar. I just do not like the last couple of guitars that he is putting his name on. But as far as his playing I think he is great.

Posted by: playaxeman Aug 20 2009, 10:19 PM

embarrassing

I wonder why are these guys so obsessed by death....

...they can't beat it.....

Posted by: fkalich Aug 20 2009, 10:37 PM

It would be ok if this guy was playing it, and wearing that tie. Because then, nobody would know what in the heck to think, and that can be a very good thing.

Posted by: enforcer Aug 21 2009, 06:17 AM

Hmmm it is hideous indeed... Maybe a little touch would do it a little better like reversing the body and adding some decorative elements like:




nah... it still looks hideous

Posted by: dusty Aug 21 2009, 06:56 PM

what ever floats you boat i suppose, i wonder if epiphone had it presented to him by pall bearers from out of the back of a hearse.
bit to grim for me.

Posted by: ZakkWylde Aug 22 2009, 10:36 PM

That one actually plays better than it looks, the first v you can play sitting down!

Posted by: Gus Aug 22 2009, 11:13 PM

HAHAHA. No way!

You can call me old-fashioned , but for me the most beautiful guitar design ever are Les Paul and strats! (I include also super-strats there)

Posted by: audiopaal Aug 23 2009, 12:49 AM

I don't mind the case too much, but seriously..
That guitar was downright ugly and should be a bannable offense to even sell!

Gibson/Epiphone makes some awesome guitars, but they should fire both Zakk and the design team over this one

Posted by: Pedja Simovic Aug 23 2009, 02:35 PM

Thats crazy, I would never buy it

Posted by: steve25 Aug 24 2009, 11:56 PM

Highly disagree personally but then I guess i'm not that old (20). Never rated Les Pauls much but strats are ok. This is way over the top. I can see what they were trying to do but I think they got over excited about a design that perhaps could have been succesful but just turned out really badly.