h-204 on ebay

[cod65]

http://tinyurl.com/2xuvn8

 

kind of neat

 

headstock is beyond ugly -its just odd

 

but thats a nice piece of wood

[Dick Seacup]

A semi-shredder Les Paul...interesting.  Nice looking wood, but that headstock really doesn't fit that body shape, and if they really wanted it to be shredder-esque, they should've thrown a trem on there.  I wonder if it'll sell.

[Yankeefan01]

I saw that.  Kind of ugly. Again though, shredders are a different breed.

[PacerX]

I saw that.  Kind of ugly. Again though, shredders are a different breed.

 

I'm a shredder.

 

Totally shred-a-riffic guitarness generally involves a couple of important features:

 

1) A wide neck (1.75" at the nut is a good place to start).

 

2) A relatively thin neck cross-section (unlike Les Pauls... the Ibanez "Wizard" or a Jackson profile is a good example...).

 

3) A flat fretboard radius (starts around 15", and goes north from there), some Jacksons had radii in the neighborhood of 20".

 

4) Usually, shredders want to have a scale length longer than 24.75" as it makes it easier to get at the upper frets.

 

5) Generally, we prefer double-cutaway bodies.

 

The headstock on that one is... well... awful...

 

I like the standard Heritage headstock, the only gripe I have about it is that I would rather it had a straight string pull.  This one solved that problem... in a most aesthetically displeasurable manner.

[cod65]

I like the back picture better than the front !

[grayta]

... in a most aesthetically displeasurable manner.

 

LOL You aren't kidding! 

 

Too bad he installed the 5-way.  Ugly stock aside, that one's no longer in production and collectible.  But it should have the individual on/offs, not a strat switch.

 

http://www.heritageguitar.com/images/No%20Longer%20Made/H-204-DD-and--H207-D.jpg[/img]

[cod65]

I must've been playing a sax during that era or something... what does a 'shredder' want single coils for ? ???

[Dick Seacup]

I must've been playing a sax during that era or something... what does a 'shredder' want single coils for ? ???

 

Less magnetic pull on the strings so they snap back into tune when you let the wiggle bar go?  ???

 

(I keed!)

[grayta]

I must've been playing a sax during that era or something... what does a 'shredder' want single coils for ? ???

 

Two words: Power Ballad.  ;D

 

LOL

[PacerX]

I must've been playing a sax during that era or something... what does a 'shredder' want single coils for ? ???

 

Malmsteen, Eric Johnson and Chris Impettileri (sp?) all use/used single coils (and/or stacked humbuckers... nearly the same thing, minus the hum...).  Heck, how about Blackmore?  He was kind of a proto-shredder...  Lots of guys use singles.  Furthermore, when lots of gain is in the offing, neck position humbuckers kind of "mush out" - they aren't bright enough.

[Thundersteel]

Two words: Power Ballad.

   

  :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'(

 

Malmsteen, Eric Johnson and Chris Impettileri

 

These guys, along with Michael Angelo Batio, Steve Vai, and Joe Satriani--nothing but slowpokes!   ;D

[cod65]

I just saw John McLaughlin the other nite. Not exaclty a shredder, but he's been doing it for 40+ yrs.....  and he still plays too many notes.