I find it adorable how people fear looking dorky with a headless, as if any living soul will ever watch them play
Actual downsides of headless guitars:
- Hardware can be meh
- Hangers and stands
- I don't own enough of them
- I can't play the single one I do own, because I am bad at guitar
I really like the green one
Not quite sure why Schecter decided that the initial version should be in a lovely "Our Precious Bodily Fluids White" colour, but, hey.
Normally I'd understand where you're coming from
However
Teuffel deserves to be in this thread more than 3/4s of the "I won't let my peg leg and pirate hook stop me from pursuing my dream to build guitars" objects posted here
Everyone now and again I'll randomly remember "Oh, right, the Suhr Neon Drip is a thing that exists!"
These moments make me happy that it exists, and sad that it exists at a price.
Truly, we live in a society
I wouldn't really blink an eye if all music reaction vids disappeared overnight, but the Firearms Expert Reacts videos I find genuinely enjoyable. Maybe because I love videogames and have 0 clue about real-life guns, no idea.
I mean - look at it, dude's got a stone-age gun on hand, AND he isn't...
Yeah, This Godless Endeavour will probably remain my number 1 most favourite album in metal, and The Obsidian Conspiracy, uh, is definitely one of the albums that Nevermore recorded.
It does have some pretty decent songs, and I still think Emptiness Unobstructed is a super cool and accessible...
21st century is getting wild, yo
Also, I really like the EVH-y pickguard. I don't think it should be smaller, but it might be cool to have the entire top with the grey criss-cross pattern, with a clear pickguard on top.
On the solo track I really like the D-Activator X, but I'm listening through a """gaming""" headset, and who the heck knows what it's doing to the frequencies 🤷♂️
I think it's fair to say that metal in general is NOT influenced by classical. Individual prominent musicians within metal ARE very much influenced by classical.
That really shouldn't be a surprise, though. I feel like people with formal musical education will always have broad influences, just...
If it sounds good, it is good.
You can then use music theory to understand WHY it sounds good, and how to replicate/modify/expand it with other notes, but this is analysis after the fact; the fact being - it sounds good.
Interesting, they're not on the Harley Benton website, even. Wonder if they'll be doing a refresh on the Amarok series.
As far as I understand, Amaroks are pretty great value, if you're in Europe and can take advantage of their returns policy in case you get a Guitar-Shaped Object.
New Exocrine:
Your standard good tech-death - incredible playing, but if it were in the middle of a tech-death playlist, I'd never be able to tell which exactly band it is.
Bonus: continues the Exocrine trend of having a goofy-looking monster on the cover. Apparently album is due mid-June...
Not sure if it's been posted, but this seems to be Rob Scallon's signature 8-string Schecter, or maybe a prototype version? Also has some pretty wacky sounds in it to enjoy regardless:
edit: yeah it's a prototype I guess, there's a second video on Rob's channel:
For real; I've been holding onto some minor cash in reserve, in the vain hope that someone, anyone at all, PLEASE just release a lower end 7-string X-shape with 26.5 scale and a hardtail.
Of course I'm fully mentally prepared for Ola to slap it at 22.5 inches or somehow invent a floating TOM...