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Originally Posted by Dead Winter
If you want to play only metal, don't play a Fender. If you want to play many styles and metal is only one of them, then STILL don't buy a Fender. Get a Les Paul or something. I've played tons of Fenders and I still can't understand what the big deal is over them. I don't like how they play, their action is shit, the neck is really short, the frets are really small, and they just aren't made for distortion. They are great for blues, pop, etc....but IMO, not metal. Even if you put a humbucker in the bridge, it still doesn't have a great sound compared to other "metal" guitars. You may have seen some bands play them like Entombed, but you have to realize that those are MODIFIED Fenders...not store-bought.
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Hey, it's all in a person's preference you know. If he likes small frets and thicker necks, he will probably like it way better than an Ibanez. I agree with you about Fenders in general, but you can make just about any guitar have a great metal tone if you just put a high quality humbucker in it. Load that Fender up with a Dimebucker or EMGs, and its sound will
crush any guitar with stock pups - including anything that Ibanez can throw at it. And don't think that you can't shred on a Fender! I thought YJM made that clear 25 years ago, and it doesn't end there. You have Murray/Smith/Gers, Glen Tipton, Wolf Hoffman, and a crapload of other metal greats who have used them both in the studio and live.