B.C. Rich Warlock

You knew this guitar would be on here. For the longest time this has been a metal and rock icon guitar. From glam rock to metal, you’ve seen the Warlock a million times in videos and on stages everywhere. The bad thing about the Warlock is the balance of the guitar and sometimes you have to relocate the strap peg on the neck side to somewhere lower on the guitar body to get a good balance. If the body is a lighter, cheaper wood this makes the balance even more difficult to achieve.

Jackson King V

An amazing guitar by Jackson. Other guitar makers make a version of the sharp flying V, but Jackson has always been the standard. I owned one back in the late 90’s and I loved it. I didn’t play it very well and it ended up collecting dust. When my son was born times were tough and it became a pawn shop casualty.

Dean ML

Made famous by the late great Dimebag Darrell of Pantera, this guitar made a huge comeback after his death. The newer version the Razorback was designed by Dimebag before his death and has become very popular as well. Click here to see a modern razorback version of Dime’s Dean From Hell. Pretty cool, eh? It can be yours for 5 grand! Everything about the Razorback screams METALLLL!!

Ibanez

Ibanez strat shaped models and even the newer Xiphos have a sleek appearance to them and the playability of the D shaped neck along with the bright, cutting sound of the Ibanez make them a great metal guitar. I have an Ibanez RG Series (same as above) that sounds amazing and is a blast to play. I wish I had bought an Ibanez a long time ago.

B.C. Rich Beast

A slightly newcomer, the Beast just looks like an evil guitar. Although it has a very cool “Metal” shape to it, you don’t see it as often as one would think. Another balance problem guitar, the beast is big and uncomfortable to play and even the mid grade platinum models don’t sound as good as they should. Another guitar I have owned in the past and sold because it was not comfy to play.

Les Paul

Not really a cool, metal shape, the Les Paul is an amazing guitar to play. For both the sound and the playability. It is comfortable and smooth to play and the choice of so many accomplished musicians. However, the Les Paul can be a heavy weight guitar. Even the lower end models. But even some of the lower end models sound great.

Flying V

Wether it’s a Gibson, Epiphone (Yes, same company), a Dean, etc., the flying V has been a staple of metal and rock dating back almost 40 years.

Explorer

Gibson’s Explorer shape has been copied and modified by other companies such as Jackson’s Kelly and even B.C. Rich’s Mockingbird. Often mocked but rarely matched, the Explorers shape makes it a comfortable guitar with ease of playability.

Gibson SG

Where the hell would metal be without the SG. When you first saw Tony Iommi playing Ironman or Paranoid on this guitar, you know you wanted one. The shape looks sharp and heavy. Whether you hear the deep dark riffs of Black Sabbath or the leads of Angus young, this is another Iconic rock/metal guitar.

Fender Strat

Although not the sharpest looking guitar for the genre, the strat has been played by some great guitar players and has a great sound with different pick-up variations.

These are just a few of many I could probably think of, especially by B.C. Rich. Just about everyone of their guitars look “Metal” but are usually just variations or copies of other models.

The shape of the guitar is important to a lot of metal musicians but to some it’s the playability and the way the guitar sounds. it has to be comfortable to play night after night. It has to be durable and stay in tune. If it looks cool and does none of those then the guitar is almost worthless. If you have a favorite “Metal” guitar, let’s hear it.

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The RIAA is still relentless about screwing artist out of money they get from settlements from illegal, Read about it here

I gave a list of My top 10 songs and cds this year. Some are new and some are old favorites. Check them out. Metal Martyr Top 10

I had a chance to check out a great show the beginning of the month and I got video Interviews with All That Remains Phil Labonte (Part 1 and Part 2), Light This City’s Laura Nichol and Ben Murray, and Black Tide.

Metallica Is Reissuing older releases on Vinyl.

Creator Destructor Records is a label operated by Light This City’s Drummer Ben Murray. Starting small but sure to get much bigger.

The Metal Potential Of 2008 is going to be great with all the great bands releasing new work and touring this year.

Sub-genre Hatred is never ending. Do you hate Metalcore?

I did a review of Marc Canter’s Book Reckless Road, the first years of Guns N Roses. I also called Slash Saul Rosenburg when his real name is Saul Hudson. Must have heard The Jerky Boys say Saul Rosenburg a few too many times and it stuck in my head.

I did a quick interview with Troy Medlin (T-Roy) of Southern Sludge Metal Band Sourvein here.

Metal has never been really radio friendly except on satellite radio

Do you think DragonForce’s song Through The Fire And Flames compares to the classic Eddie Van Halen Solo song Eruption? Let me know.

Black Tide released Light From Above on Interscope records and the Cavalera brother reunited for the Cavalera Conspiracy. Is there a possibility of a Sepultura reunion?

I did a quick review on As I Lay Dying’s First Recordings on The Long March

I talked about My favorite Concert and stepped away from Metal for a moment and talked about Straight Edge Punk legends Minor Threat.

Dimebag Hardware Clothing Line is up and running.

In Flames Release A Sense Of Purpose tomorrow. I got a copy early and I love it!

Metal fans are like rabid Pitbulls and sometimes we turn on our own. Read about it in I Am Hated part 1 and Part 2.

That’s about it for the month of March. If you want to see what else got posted this month, Click here.

As for me, I’m going to take the rest of the evening easy, throw some new Ernie Balls on my Ibanez and play around a bit. See you next month and thanks for coming!

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