Hammeron wrote
So what is it you don't like about them?.....You can't sit and play them?
You can sit quite comfortably with them, especially the Randy Rhoads type, just prop it on your right leg. My issues with them are mainly because I play everything from metal to jazz fusion and I don't think they fit the general appearance of all these genres I love, I'm not saying you couldn't successfully get a killer tone out of them for these styles but there's something overly flashy about them, they put out more of a "Hey! Look at me!" kinda image and I tend to like my guitars to say "Hey! Listen to me!". My biggest issues with them are from a shredders perspective, mainly being that it's hard to play fast on guitars that don't really give you much area to anchor your right arm/wrist which I find uncomfortable - Now I know there have been lots of shredders who use flying Vs but I can guarantee you that pretty much none of them hit the kinds of speeds that players like Shawn Lane, Guthrie Govan or John Petrucci hit. Before this get's incorrectly interpreted though I do wanna say that speed shouldn't be the focal point of your technique/music but it can be a great compositional tool to add drama and intensity and it seems to me that the players who are really serious about playing without boundaries tend not to go for the pointy guitars, they generally gravitate towards some form of superstrat-esque kind of guitar as from an ergonomics perspective these assist you in playing without boundaries, or at least would be better suited toward it than a pointy guitar. This is however just my opinion, tons of people have produced tons of great music that can go against these norms so don't let my words get you down, one day however when you're considering a new guitar and want something that'll maybe be easier to lay down a solo or two on I suggest you pick up an RG or superstrat and give it a whirl ?
