Metal Guitar
Metal Guitar
What are the best guitar strings to buy for a heavy metal sound?
I know nothing about buying guitar strings... and I'm trying to find a present for someone. The person told me that there were guitar strings just for heavy metal guitars. Or maybe some just play metal better than others. Basically I have no idea, and would really appreciate any opinions. Thank you!
Ernie Ball, Super slinky.
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String Swing Metal Home and Studio Wide Guitar Hanger (Black) List Price: $14.07 Sale Price: $7.05 Used From: $8.98  |
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For use in your home or studio, the CC11 incorporates a metal back plate with the same yoke used on the CC01 for a sleek and industrial look. Available in both black and white. |
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Vox amPlug Metal Guitar Headphone Amp List Price: $56.00 Sale Price: $37.20 Used From: $32.95 |
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The Vox Amplug AC30 is a headphone guitar amp that lets you enjoy serious guitar sound, fast. Jamming late at night? Don’t want to wake the neighbors? Maybe you want to work out a lick with your MP3 player without taking the time to set up your amp... |
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String Swing Metal Home & Studio Wide Guitar Hanger in White List Price: $14.07 Sale Price: $10.95 |
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For use in your home or studio, the CC11 incorporates a metal back plate with the same yoke used on the CC01 for a sleek and industrial look. Available in both black and white. |
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Boss MT-2 Metal Zone Distortion Guitar Pedal List Price: $166.50 Sale Price: $74.00 Used From: $76.99 |
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One of BOSS' most popular pedals, this stompbox provides some of the most over-the-top, insane distortion tones in the world, with huge mids and lows and an ultra-saturated sound. 3-Band EQ with semi-parametric mid control offers a wide range of extreme distortion textures. |
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B.C. Rich Warlock Metal Master Blade Electric Guitar, Black with Silver Blade Graphic List Price: $510.00 Sale Price: Too low to display Used From: $230.00 |
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For over 20 years Kerry King and B.C. Rich have teamed up to develop some of the most sinister axes. This latest Demon Spawn worships at the alter of evil tone. The standard features for the Tribal Fire Metal Master include two B... |
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Planet Waves Pro Winder String Winder and Cutter List Price: $13.99 Sale Price: $3.70 Used From: $5.99 |
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The ultimate restringing tool!! The Pro-Winder is a high quality peg winder with a built-in hardened tool-steel wire cutter. The extra-length design provides more torque for easy winding. The ultimate restringing tool... |
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Grip Studios Metal Mayhem Custom Guitar Grip List Price: $44.00 Sale Price: $33.95 Used From: $33.46 |
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The Metal Mayhem Guitar Grip is a leap above your standard wall hanger! The Grip Studios Custom guitar hangers are the newest and boldest way to show off your favorite axe! Each custom hanger is built tough and steel reinforced to hold your guitar securely... |
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Martin M130 Silk & Steel Folk Guitar Strings, Light List Price: $15.79 Sale Price: $5.25 |
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Martin Strings are high quality strings for daily use. Core and wrap wires must meet strict requirements in order to make the grade. Martin Strings are wound to precise specifications. |
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Fender G-DEC® 3 Thirty 30W 1x10 Guitar Combo Amp METAL List Price: $549.99 Sale Price: $269.95 |
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This aggressive-looking amp will have the metal or punk guitarist plugging in and shredding for hours. Black/White/Grey camouflage covering, black grille cloth, and black hardware shout that this amp means business... |
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Hosa GTR205R Guitar Cable 1 Right Angle 5 Ft List Price: $11.25 Sale Price: Too low to display |
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Hosa Guitar Cables are designed to provide years of dependable service. High-quality components and world-class manufacturing combine to deliver products of exceptional value. |
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 Guitar Danelectro Fab Metal Effects Pedal  US $2.99
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 LA Metal LM7 Ibanez guitar effects pedal euc original vintage 8128330 US $15.49
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 BOSS METAL ZONE MT 2 Guitar Distortion Pedal US $31.00
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Review Of The B. C. Rich Mockingbird Elite Classic: The Ultimate Metal Guitar?
Since the 1950's, most guitar shapes are mere deviations of the vintage Stratocaster and Les Paul designs. It's very rare that a unique guitar shape makes a significant influence on guitar players who, for all their differences, are a conservative lot when it comes to guitar body shapes.
The late instrument maker Bernardo Chavez Rico (popularly known as B. C. Rich) was one such designer who did transcend convention and design numerous guitar shapes that were not merely recreations from the past. Indeed, he gave us such renowned models as the Warlock and Mockingbird, the latter being one of the company's earliest models that has also become one of their most popular.
The Mockingbird guitar shape is available in a number of different incarnations. Current B. C. Rich Mockingbird models include the Calibre Classic, the Special, the Special X, the Masterpiece, the ST, and the Exotic Classic, which is the focus of our present review.
Current Mockingbird instruments are constructed in Korea to exacting standards, contributing to the guitars' high affordability. While the original Mockingbirds were made by hand in Rico's custom shop, Korean standards have increased to the point where outsourcing the guitars overseas makes perfect sense. The Mockingbird is still made to very high standards, including neck-through construction, which gives the instruments much greater sustain and tone.
The instrument is a speed player's dream machine! The ebony fretboard allows for very fast fingerwork. The frets are well-rounded, smooth, and polished perfectly, particularly for an import.
The Rockfield pickups are very nice if you're into classic metal or classic rock and have a creamy, smooth, and well-defined sound. If you desire super high gain from your pickups, you might be in the market for some replacement pickups (Duncan or Dimarzio), but we found them quite acceptable.
We found the B. C. Rich Mockingbird Exotic Classic to be a first-rate classic rock and metal machine. The fit, finish, and action are exceptional. The hardware is first-rate, though we would have liked some locking tuning machines.
If you want some even more metal sounds, you can opt for the Mockingbird ST, which offers an original Floyd Rose vibrato system. The Exotic Classic, however, is such a solid hard rock machine that we didn't miss the Floyd Rose one bit, and we recommend the B. C. Rich Mockingbird Exotic Classic without reservation.
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