The David Shankle signature 7 string!

[777]

epic guitar fail ....

[Dusty201087]

Originally Posted by Esp Griffyn

Dean (terrible workmanship, awful quality control, the cheapest parts going) vs Peavey (extreme quality, but with that comes price...)

Not that hard to decided really. I'd rather spend the extra money and get the Peavey rather than waste a bunch of cash on a Dean. That said, I don't think the Dev is that awesome either, but then I'm not into Vs. If it had just been a 7 string version of his 6 string Axis style guitar I'd be well on for that.

Some of the artist sig models (RC7x for example) have been getting a lot of praise, so I wouldn't write this off too quickly, it could be the next Loomis sig (unlikely though!)

[mattofvengeance]

Originally Posted by Dusty201087

Some of the artist sig models (RC7x for example) have been getting a lot of praise, so I wouldn't write this off too quickly, it could be the next Loomis sig (unlikely though!)

Lord I hope not. I've never been so underwhelmed by a guitar before.

[Esp Griffyn]

Originally Posted by mattofvengeance

Lord I hope not. I've never been so underwhelmed by a guitar before.

Amen to that, underwhelmed is barely a strong enough word, espescially after some of the things I was reading about it. "It doesnt have that huge neck like other Schecters!". Oh how I wish that were true

[terron]

USA DAVID SHANKLE
SIGNATURE DS7

• Alder Top / Body
• 25-1/2" Scale, 29 Fret
• Neck Thru Design
• Ebony Fingerboard
• Custom DSG Inlays
• Mini Grover Tuners
• Black Hardware
• Kahler Trem. Bridge
• EMG 707 Pickups
• Finishes: Classic Black

[Prydogga]

Not for me thanks

[CrushingAnvil]

Originally Posted by Prydogga

Not for me thanks

Come on guys, Take away the inlay and change the logo to RAN and you'd be all over it.

I don't find it that bad. The Inlay is gay and the headstock dialogue is wanky as shit but it's a nice looking guitar he has, obviously the one available to the public will be korean or even indonesian...

[PirateMetalTroy]

the headstock is bigger than shenkle. EVEN IF it said "ran" on the headstock instead of dean i would have done "who the .... willing subjects their guitar, and the people who watch them play said guitar to that headstock? Seriously?"

Wasn't it Michael Angelo Batio who, when propositioned for a signature model my dean guitars said, "okay, but you're designing me a new headstock, because I WILL NOT have the piece of shit on my guitar"?

Those may not have been his exact words, but that's pretty much how it went. It was either him or Dave "the walking ego" Mustaine.

[Prydogga]

Originally Posted by CrushingAnvil

Come on guys, Take away the inlay and change the logo to RAN and you'd be all over it.

I don't find it that bad. The Inlay is gay and the headstock dialogue is wanky as shit but it's a nice looking guitar he has, obviously the one available to the public will be korean or even indonesian...

Sorry but No logo will make me like a black V with a kahler, not that a Ran logo would make me like it anyway. I'm just not into it.

[Origin]

I just straight-up despise Deans. I can't get past that. XD

[Demonsev7en]

Thats ....ing disgusting.

Im not even gonna try and be civil.

[MaxOfMetal]

I think Dean has officially mastered the art of ruining otherwise impressively spec'd instruments with HORRIBLE aesthetics, terrible endorsees, and ridiculously inflated prices.

It's probably a great guitar, but there's no way in hell I'm buying a guitar with someone else's initials so noticeably placed on the fretboard. I have no problem playing someone's signature model (hence my love of UV's) but this is ....ing over the top. Even for someone who was in Manowar.

How does Dean expect to sell this? Let's count the niche's this falls into shall we.

1) Signature Guitar
2) Seven String
3) Even V Shape
4) Black Guitar
5) EMG Equipped (ugh routes )
6) 29 Frets
7) Most likely $2400+ price tag.
8) GIANT DSG INLAY!!!

So in order for someone to buy that, they need to like at least 3/4 of those things, and not be COMPLETELY put off by the remaining 1/4.

Though, I will say this, there's some metal dude out there, somewhere, with the initials of "DSG" and is ....ing stoked beyond belief.

[Customisbetter]

Im loving that bass string.

[technomancer]

But guys, you can use the headstock to play shuffle board

[Randy]

Originally Posted by technomancer

But guys, you can use the headstock to play shuffle board

Is that a crabclaw joke?

In seriousness though, I like the body and the specs on it as far as my tastes are concerned. The few things I find epically wrong with it are the DSG inlay, the TREMENDOUS headstock, and the price tag is kinda 'meh'.

[BigBaldIan]

Originally Posted by MaxOfMetal

1) Signature Guitar
2) Seven String
3) Even V Shape
4) Small bodied/disproportional V Shape
5) Black Guitar
6) EMG Equipped (ugh routes )
7) 29 Frets
8) Kahler equipped
9) Most likely $2400+ price tag.
10) GIANT DSG INLAY!!!

The body is teeny compared to the headstock/overall dimensions of the instrument as well.
In evolutionary terms it's like a bloody volcano rabbit, so specialised that it'll never survive.

[MaxOfMetal]

Originally Posted by BigBaldIan

The body is teeny compared to the headstock/overall dimensions of the instrument as well.
In evolutionary terms it's like a bloody volcano rabbit, so specialised that it'll never survive.

I'm sure there are even more!

I think your analogy is right on. This guitar exemplifies exactly why some instruments should remain artist customs opposed to signature production guitars.

[BigBaldIan]

Originally Posted by MaxOfMetal

I'm sure there are even more!

I think your analogy is right on. This guitar exemplifies exactly why some instruments should remain artist customs opposed to signature production guitars.

Agreed, the trick with any successful sig model is that it has to balance the individual artist's aesthetic quirks with mass-marketability. I'd say that Ibanez have got that balancing act pretty much down to a fine art. Not too sure about Dean though.

[Fred the Shred]

Do you know what really bothers me, looking at this axe? It's that it incorporates the kind of features I had discussed for my new Turbulence and then takes all that potential and turns into a V with a headstock as large as the guitar itself, huge initials in the fingerboard, the corniest subtitle conceivable (do I REALLY need something to remind me it's made to shred on?), and completely imbalanced from an aesthetic standpoint. So much awesome potential gone to waste.

Ah well, I guess I can use the headstock as a spike to roast marshmallows while I play...

[Louis Cypher]

At least if there is a world wide apocalyptic event and we are ravaged by zombies/vampires or blood thirsty hamsters, Big Dave will be laughing with that headstock to help him fend off n kill the undead hordes ravaging the land and handy harry for cooking up a tasty meal in the evening over an open fire.... I dispair sometimes at artist signature models....

[Andromalia]

Could have been worse, at least there's no DIME logo on it.

[Fred the Shred]

Originally Posted by Andromalia

Could have been worse, at least there's no DIME logo on it.

Patience, my friend - they should be preparing the new Dime-O-Shankle sig model, I'm sure...

[MaxOfMetal]

Originally Posted by Andromalia

Could have been worse, at least there's no DIME logo on it.

Yeah, only four new Dime models this year, they must really be holding back!

[ellengtrgrl]

No thanks - not my cup of tea. BTW, is the headstock adequately large enough for the guitar?

[Triple-J]

I'm really underwhelmed by the David (ham)Shankle sig as the pickups look way too close together and overall it looks like they took the neck and headstock from an 8 string bass and put it onto the body of one of those baby V's Dean/Epiphone make, but hey it's a Dean and they aren't exactly a company known for making tastefully designed and well crafted guitars are they?!