maverick
Hi all
I have an epiphone Zakk wylde model, and I am looking for something else now, since I find the guitar bit heavy and it plays quite difficult for me since I don't have the biggest hands and I don't want to break my wrists....hahaha....... Looking for much lighter weight, slim if possible, and very good quality of sound. Looking to spend in the region of R5000.
Any suggestions?
LMinnie
I played a Gibson Epiphone Special 1...very light body,has a light action and a brill sound...best of luck finding one...there are still a few around...just keep looking!
AlanRatcliffe
The specials are a great option if you want to stay with an LPish guitar, but they are hard to find locally.
Otherwise, if you want to go more comfortable, a Strat-type guitar is the better route. Lighter, more ergonomic (contoured for the human body).
What kind of music are you into?
maverick
I am a hillsongs/planetshakers, queen etc.....so I am not into heavy metal....but I like a thick sound also......difficult choices.......
Spyke
I picked up one of the ESP's the other day (EC50/200 IIRC), single cut away, slightly heavier than the Special but it had a very comfortable contoured body - the price was another story though. Not bad but out of my price brackets
maverick
I am thinking of maybe one of the Ltd's or Ibanez guitars, any suggestions?
AlanRatcliffe
Well, you also get "Fat" Strats with 'buckers or you can get higher powered single-coil pickups. I also like fat tones and mostly use single-coils. Brian May uses very low powered, thin sounding single-coil pickups, but partly because of the Vox amps he uses and because he wires the pickups in series, he gets some really fat tones.
The IBZs mostly have really thin necks and are basically "Superstrats" geared towards heavier styles of music (not all of them though). Well worth looking at, but the better ones can also be a bit pricy.
dee
Get a Danelectro '59... ?
Or more seriously, the Ibanez ART or ARX series might be worth looking at if you'd like to maintain that shape, as well as the Ltd's.
Vintage also offers some nice LP and SG copies that could fall into your budget range, and have a pretty decent sound as well.
http://www.jhs.co.uk/vintageelectric.html if you've never seen them.
maverick
Well, I am very dumb when it comes to stuff like this.....so don't get too technical on me ?
I am not the biggest fan of LP shape, was always more strat type fan.....
teleplayer
If u keen on the fatter tone, i'd suggest a '72 Telecaster Deluxe reissue, my boet just got one, sounds and feels amazing.. Fender with balls.. U may be lucky to pick one up 2nd hand..
I play a USA std telecaster, really love it, Fenders just have such a good feel, don't let the single coils fool u either, eg, TOM MORRELO plays 1 too... Quite a versatile guitar..
Pick up a few, play a few, take our advice, but not to the point where we choose the guitar for u, it must fit ur hands and ears
maverick
Yes, I will thanks...but always good to hear opinions too.......
Must say I am not a big fender fan......but will go try some out....
teleplayer
To be honest, i never was either, i always wanted a LP, my taste then changed when i played a tele, they don't even look great.. I fell in love, went and got mine a week later..
maverick
I will give fender benefit of a doubt then.
Has anyone played Ltd's? I hear a lot of good things from them.
teleplayer
A mate of mine just got one, he's in love with it.. won't stop bragging.. I think they worth checking out too..
A bit too heavy for me(sound wise), but it's all about taste..
maverick
As long as it is not too heavy in weight....I had a shoulder injury and since I play in a praise and worship band, it is difficult for me to stand for long times with the zakk on my injured shoulder......I can really feel the effect after about 10 minutes.
teleplayer
I found that getting a nice thick leather strap helped with playing for long, less pressure on one specific place
AlanRatcliffe
Oh yeah. Common problem - Arjun and I
discussed it a while back as he has problems with his back - he plays an Ibanez S-series because it is relatively light. Parker Flys are the ultimate in low weight, but the real ones are pricey.
+1 on the wide strap. There are special straps from Planet Waves too.
So to sum up, you're looking for a lightweight comfortable guitar with a fat sound?
How 'bout
this? If I can sell it today or tomorrow, I'll sell it for R4K - there's an amp on special until tomorrow that I'm jonesing for.
Otherwise, after that I'm not selling. Stratlike, but even smaller and lighter body. Thin, but not ridiculous neck (21mm at the nut). Pickups are high output noiseless single-coils (which alone sell for R2,800). It's got an extra output jack and a battery compartment not being used this week (I had a piezo system in there and may again if I keep it).
maverick
I use a thick leather strap, but to no avail......
