Help me out here guys. Hopefully you won't be TOO biased towards Iby's...lol
Shredder might be a little misleading... I already have an RG550 with EMG's. It slays! But I want something with the same playability yet a little more mellow. Maybe dimarzio's or even...gasp.... bare knuckles?
Right now I'm thinking maybe a Carvin C66 or an Ibanez J custom. I have $1200-$1500 to spend. Open to ideas.
Some things to consider...
-I want a quilt or flame top, and a maple fretboard.
-I'm fairly sure I want a floating trem. In a perfect world I would get a hardtail for the sustain, but I like the way floyd roses stay in tune plus I love those sick harmonic dives.
Here's some examples of stuff I like.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com.....5927cb.jpg
http://www.geocities.jp/fumio949/P4010015.jpg
I'm tempted to go with Carvin. I did a mock up of a custom shop and it came to $1200, which is about $400 cheaper than what a j custom or a Jackson PC1 would cost me used.
But like I said, I wouldn't be posting this if I didn't want ideas.
fyi: I use an Axe-fx with a dcm600 into a VHT 4x12.
