Hi, I'm a garage band nerd who can spot a whammy pedal and list off half a dozen artists that use it a mile away. :D

My singer stomped on it at a show drunkenly and I have to get a new bucket and toggle switch for it :( They are awesome though.

*drools* I gotta get a whammy for my bass....


What kinda gutar do you have. I'm a bit of a guitar geek...

Well... It's really kinda basic, and rather sucky...
It's a Fender Starcaster. No. Not Stratocaster. It's a rip off of the Strat.
It can be seen here:
http://freebro.deviantart.com/art/N.....uitar-99555927

Yeah, it looks a lot like a squire, which are..... meh.... but everyone's gotta start somewhere. My first bass was a Jay Turser, which are far worse than any Squire I've played.

Actually this would be my second guitar...

I need a real guitar.

hehe. well, fender just redesigned their entire mexican standard line, so if you wait a few months, you can probably snag an older mexican standard for 350ish

Well... I'm currently shooting for this: http://www.guitarcenter.com/Ibanez-.....15-i1395598.gc
Although, I have yet to test it out.

I've played a lot of Ibanez guitars before. They're good for metal, but.... only metal. EGM's in general sound pretty uninteresting when played clean. EMG's are very hot pickups, but are at the same time are dynamically neutral, since they're designed to work in conjuncture with a good overdrive system.

In terms of the guitar itself... I've never been a huge fan of Ibanez platforms, but that's largely personal taste. I've never liked the way they feel, and for that style I much prefer a PRS (the lower end PRS guitars are VERY nice). The other thing is that the body wood is a kind of a turn off for me. EMG's are GREATLY affected by the body wood you use, and basswood is one of the most acoustically neutral woods. Neutral EMG pickups + neutral body wood = a rather boring sound (unless you use tons of overdrive).

I guess the bottom line is that it's not a bad guitar. I just wouldn't get it unless you're only gonna play metal (I know people say its good for other styles but... it's not). If you do get it though, read up how to use a floyd rose tremolo. If you know how to use them, they're great. If you don't, it can be BAD.