Thanks for the info, Nick! If I were to customize a Carvin it would look a lot like this DC727:
ebony board w/ Blueburst flamed maple
Then I look at mass production models with similar body & top woods (like these other prospective guitars, for instance...
quilted maple but whatever
)
How can the Carvin price tag be justified? Is its construction and playability $600 better than the Loomis, about a grand over the Agile?
The black cherry C-7 has the look, and the Interceptor's evil as well, which I'd been gassing for since their last batch... I'd love an RG-like feel or playability, so the 25.5" Agile just stepped up a notch.
If the extra inch isn't noticable by a person with small hands, would a further half inch make a difference; if I just got the tribal red 27" Interceptor Pro?
It might be wise to stick to just one scale length, since I want to use the guitar for both rhythm and lead; just so stretchy and tappy licks etc wouldn't have to be relearned going between different scale axes... Besides that, I'd love to know if anyone with a Loomis has experience with the new Hellraiser C-7 FR's w/ original floyd, and how they compare in feel and playability (since apparently the old hellraisers had thicker necks than the ones they put out now, which according to Schecter have the exact neck dimensions as the Loomis).
Do any of you extended range players have issues going back and forth between regular and extended scale guitars?
Thank you!!