Anyone tried a Lynch?

[tolstoi]

Point taken. Let me try again. I'm afraid that when I'm shoving my guitar into some rowdy groupie's face that I may accidentally kill her, and I can't go back to jail, man - I just can't.

[CharvelRocker]

I thought it was mahogany You're right its maple. Man what am I supposed to know, I don't play ESPs

[DonP]

I have the LTD M-1. I actually LIKE the Demon - for the first time EVER. I hated that pickup in ANYTHING else I've ever heard it in. I don't really feel that the guitar is that heavy though, but I imagine the Kami and the Purpleburst Tiger might be - they are bigger guitars and have a pretty substantial neck.

They are nice guitars - and I wouldn't hesitate for ONE SECOND to put a Duncan Distortion in it. As mentioned before though - the guitar won't make you sound like George - nothing will. I still sound like ME when I play mine. My Dean ML didn't make me sound like Dime either...

Don't be putting a Duncan Distortion in a maple axe - that's my idea and I patt'd it

I have my own "Lynch" mutt axe, alder with a TB Demon and a Kahler Killer, and I can pretty much nail his tone with it (I'm a fanboy )

I have another solid maple axe project that will have a DDJ Zebra in it, but it is in the middle of being stripped / repainted. Unfortunately it's routed for a Kahler flat mount and dual hums. I can never win.

I've played a skull and snakes and it sounded good through a TSL 2x12 combo, but that was like 10 years ago. I didn't buy it at the time.

[toddstaples]

IF I remember, The Kamakazi and Tiger were/are maple, The Skull and Snakes is Alder, and The Serpent (Discontinued) was Ash.

[Razor]

I have a Skull and Snakes and I really like it. Alder body with the Screamin Demon in it just kills! Fit and finish on it is very good too.

[RIPPER03]

I have A skulls and snakes...


and an LTD sunburst tiger....



Both are fine instruments...

[sonicsamurai]

Would it be wise to put a Duncan Distortion in the Kami 1 in place of the Demon, with it being maple?

seeing as thats what he used until the demon came along in the early 90s, yes...thats what was on all the classic dokken records

[surfreak]

Heavy? So what's different from most current Charvel reissues?

ALL the new Charvels I have tried (or owned) are MUCH heavier than any original S Dimas ones I've had, and I'm not talking about different wood types like Swamp Ash vs Mahogany.

[j2379]

thats odd the 3 i played at GC NYC were lighter than the old ones ive owned. one of them was very light, much lighter than any alder guitars ive had.

[sonicsamurai]

depends on the guitar and the tree it came from...

[Predator1]

I was told recently by ESP that the Lynch bodies (except the Kami's) are now made of soft maple/western instead of eastern Hardrock maple. The customer service rep said the decision was made based on customer complaints about weight and their builders felt it was more resonant. I recently had a 2006 ESP M1 Tiger in my hands and it definently felt lighter then most of my Alder Charvels.

[OUTLAW1969]

They are..
I had a kamakazi years ago, and it was heavier than my LP...

I agree, even heavier than some of my Norlin era Les Pauls......but the Kami's are awesome guitars.

[Dimebag]

i had a skull and snakes,the third producted.it's a great guitar ,comparable to jackson usa as quality but it's very different from the jackson usa

[Soap]

One has to have an ear and a feel for Lynch's sig line of guitars.
Unlike any guitar one will every play or take for a test drive.

The maple bodies aren't harsh and brittle but tinty/trebly more than nonmaple bodies. Ex. Take the Screamin demon pickup thats in a Kami, its sound alittle too trebly/tinty. Also, the maple body Kami's sustain for days effortlessly. Take a skull and snake lynch guitar (alder body) and its not as trebly or tinty. Its sustains good but not as well as the kami's do.

The Kami models are imo, the cream of the crop definitely the best of Lynch's sig models. Yes heavy, but have their own distinctive sound which has everything to do with combination of the maple bodies, ebony fret boards and screamin demon pickups.

These pickups aren't forgiving they pick up every little picking nuance.
The very slightest string noise can be heard.
These guitars aren't for the faint of heart. If one is a sloppy player and doesn't want others to think they are, these guitars will bring that out. I can't emphasize just how much a clean player Lynch was.
When you play one of them this becomes true to you.

The wide necks runs some people away also.
These guitars all have wide necks 1 3/4 at the nut. Smaller hands will struggle a bit. I've got big large hands/fingers so the width of the neck isn't an issue with me. I love the width of these necks.

I've never had a guitar that feels, sounds and plays like a kami does. Truly a beast of its own. Built like a tank and will last for ever, darn near anyways. I honestly don't like the Kami graphic that much.
They don't play or feel anything like an older or newer Charvel or any Jackson. I wouldn't say better, just different in a good way.
The have good resale value, very easy to get rid of one because many are wanting them.

[Rupe]

I have played every guitar in the line multiple times (Lynch was my second biggest influence behind RR) and I have never seen a fit/finish issue...these are a top notch build for what they are (simple bolt-on design).

Tonally, they are all over the board, even within the exact same model. I'm sure this is just the difference in the wood but I found it odd just how different some of them sounded. That said, none of them were bad...just different.

What ultimately kept me from owning one was the neck width. I'm just not a fan of 1 3/4" nuts.