Still a bit choppy, anyone else ever mess around with tapped arpeggios?

I have the opportunity to get one of my two dream guitars but I’m honestly pretty split on which one to get.

Option one: Gibson 80s explorer loaded with het set, in a beautiful solid black. I’ve wanted an explorer forever and this one is a beauty

Option two: Alexi Laiho hexed Ltd in purple I love this shape and I’ve been wanting an Ltd for a while now, and purple is my favorite color. Only downside is that I don’t tend to like signatures, but this is the only reasonable way I can get this version of an Ltd V

What do yall think?

Finally got myself a pointy battle axe! Already made the switch to an EMG 81 and 85 but contemplating if I should dye the fretboard black (see last ai-pic). I am a sucker for black fingerboards and also did this to my RR3 with good results. Also the shape is really comfortable for playing in a classical position!

Btw. It's sitting in D Standard for my melodic death metal needs (insomium, amorphis, omnium gatherum...) 🤘

I’ve had the Ibanez for almost 10 years and love it so much. The neck is fast, flat, and feels like the old school wizard necks. The generic mockingbird has been with me for a couple months. I changed out the pickups for GFS Power Rails and I could not be more happy with it. It’s sounds so chunky and the tuning amazingly stable. I like to keep the both in drop A#.

Finished up this 28 inch scale baritone a couple months ago. Finally got around to taking some good pics. Specs as follows

Body - Mahogany
Neck - Quarter sawn maple (21mm at 1st, 23mm at 15th)
Inlay - Clemence Guitars logo
Fret markers - Custom glow
Frets - Stainless Jescar 57110
Nut - Bone
Top - Figured maple
Construction - Blot on
Finish - Open pore satin nitro
Tuners - Hipshot Grip-Lock open
Bridge - Evertune
Controls - Single volume
Pickup - Corrigan pickups “Uruk” model
Set up - G# standard tuning, 13-62

Ask away if you’ve got questions/comments!

Been looking at upgrading to a tube amp for gigs instead of using a modeler cause the helix hasn’t been sounding the best.

Peavy is the brutal death metal amp but is the 5150 worse? It runs quite a lot cheaper so idk if it’s the smarter choice.

Also is 100W+ overkill for a 212? should i get a 412 or smaller amp?

Or should i say fuck it and just get a quad cortex that can gig and record.

I am using a harmonizer for dual lead effect, but no matter how i adjust my dials it seems they arent as clear and sharp as this. To get it close, i have to turn the distortion waaaay down, but even then its not super sharp and clear like that.

Amp- Dean M-15 (it's super sharp and capable, that'swhy i got it, i was testing amps in the store with my metal zone, and it allowed the highs to come out in comparison to other amps they had).

Guitar- black Squire limited edition bullet hss (sure a low end guitar, but believe me the bridge humbucker is sharp).

Pedals- Boss Metal Zone, EHX Metal Muff With Top Boost, and Zoom MS-100BT.

The zoom is a multieffects pedal which has the harmonizer.. it also has a 6 band graphic eq and a 2 band parametric eq, and pedals in the unit can be stacked, it has a bunch of effects, little bit of everything... i havent tried hitting this with the eq yet, as i just thought of it while typing this.. but, idk, i just doubt it will clean it up like that, but instead would just adjust character.

What am i doing wrong pr different, what else could i do?

Listen to the video at 2:27, its very clear.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=WfCcc7pJ-uQ

Hey! Usually, which string size do you use for a 26.5-inch scale 7-string in Drop A tuning?

Hey there, just looking for a cheaper metal guitar, as I have my main one all sorted and upgraded, and just looking for some advice, or answers on what guitar might be best bang for my buck.

I am tired of making bands work and never standing on a stage yet releasing music anywhere.
So I decided do just share something raw I came up with yesterday while the child and wife weren’t at home for an hour.. just to get my music out there.
Don’t be to cruel, first time here! 🫠

apologies ahead of time if this is a common/boring question, i scrolled around the sub for a while and didn’t see any posts about it. i’m a newbie when it comes to guitar, so i don’t really know what’s out there, but i’ve been thinking of replacing my strings. i just replaced the strings on my bass (because i got it off FB marketplace, and the strings it came with were VERY old) and holy shit, the difference is incredible. now i’m wondering if i should get a fresh set of strings on my guitar before i record some music.

either way, i’d love all your string-related thoughts and opinions, hot takes, etc!

the picture is unrelated, just here for your viewing pleasure 🙂‍↕️ my guitar is a Spear Gladius HT, and my bass is a Washburn XB-102!

EDIT: WOW i got a lot more recommendations than i know what to do with!! thanks a ton you guys, i’ll respond to as many people as i have time for!!

Picked up this Jackson King V today. after set up. I’ve been really impressed with it. Love the neck, love the 22 frets (typically run 24 fret guitars).It really inspires a guy to play. I say that because I’m novice at best. Quality axe!

Whats better statistically, feel wise, sound wise etc.

Always wanted a pointy type, ive played a mates xiphos and its awesome, never touched a warrior. Both are available to me, but the warrior is almost 1/3 of the price of the xiphos. Got a feeling it's a get what you pay for situation. Thoughts and wisdom?

Whats the best budget guitars for metal.

Halloween Bonus Backing Track - Thrash Metal 154 BPM - B Minor + A Minor mid to the end
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