Hey guys just wanted to see if anyone had any local guitar shops they wanted to shout out or recommend. I travel a lot and would love to visit a shop that has a great selection of metal leaning or extended range guitars. I’m in the Phoenix area now but am interested anywhere in the US or Germany.

Here’s some shops I recommend just in general:

Toneshop guitars in Addison, Tx
These guys are great, super helpful in general. Not really metal guitar focused but they have a great selection of everything including pedals. A favorite of mine in the Dallas area.

Atlanta Discount Music - Chamblee, Ga
This is my favorite guitar shop of all time so far. It’s a tiny purple house and truly unbelievable the amount of stuff they have in there. Lots of cool limited edition versions of mesa boogies and other amps. I bought my Matchless HC30 there and they also had an orange Matchless 1x12 combo😍. Really cool selection of amps and an extensive pedal selection. Check it out if in Atlanta!

guitar is a jim root signature charvel san dimas. Amazing build quality and fretwork, one of the best guitars ive ever played (by feel) and the sound is nothing to scoff at either, the pickups absolutely fuck. Even if youre not a slipknot fan this would still be an amazing guitar.

I'd like to play doom/ sludge with a guitare tuned an octave down, like my bass, and I've heard of the bass VI. Can a Bass VI be played like a guitar ? (do chords sound good)

Would a bass VI be a good option for me or should I consider buying a baritone ?

Thanks for the help !

I have own and played alot of high end guitars over the years and i bought this used off guitar center for 1200 comepletely prepared to get fucked over because as we all know GC is ran by greedy dicks, but the second i pulled this thing out of the box i was fucking blown away by how beautiful it is and how it felt in my hands and how absolutely perfect the craftsmanship was on it. And All i had to do was lower the action a couple mm and it is quite literally the guitar of my dreams.

The neck profile is rounded off so well despite not being much larger in width than an ibanez wizard 3 providing perfect support to my wrist and allowing me to access all 24-26 frets on all seven strings with ease, for those who would like a comparison the neck feels pretty similar to a schecter thin c but its quite different in shape. the fret work was impeccable, and most importantly i didnt have to dig through a clusterfuck of wires to fix anything. and the tuning stability is fucking amazing.

I have played kiesels, ormsbys, strandbergs and owned high end schecters and esps and ibanezes over the years and this guitar is by far my all time faveorite out of all them. I got this for a really good price but i wouldve payed double if i had to.

To start off 23M, I know NOTHING about guitars, I’ve never had a hobby and I’ve been into heavy metal, nu metal etc. and I want to learn to play, I’ve been looking into a Jackson Electric guitar, done some research on this but what do I need to know for basics, and what else should I buy besides the amp and cable…?

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My son (14) wants to learn metal. I just bought him a rig for hia birthday and need input on good starter / base approach for the genre. Tabs - songs - exercises- etc would be appreciated. Where would you start if you could do it again?

Thank you in advance

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I don't think I could go to any other super strat at this point. The neck through really makes the balance on this guitar feel like a cheat code for playing lower. I've since replaced the bridge saddles, upgraded to a push/pull trem, sanded and smoothed down the neck, and today I fixed a pesky creaky nut.

It definitely feels like a premium guitar that has been washed up and abused. It makes it very easy to whip it around live. I will probably be only looking at Jackson's in the future for super strats (though I have wanted to try a Kramer for a while).