SL2H rhythm metal?

[Sheddingskin]

Does anybody have a clip of an SL2H playing rhythm metal? I just want to be sure it has enough balls and isn't too bright. I already know that the lead's awesome. It would be even better if it was through a 6505+, but I'm not too worried about that. Thanks.

[Robotechnology]

It depends on your taste in pickups but, an SL2H KILLS for Leads AND Rhythms!

[DonP]

I can totally nail Megadeth, Loudness, Ratt, etc with my SL2H and the stock pickups. The notible exception is classic Maiden and Priest; I do those with my LP Classic and a Gibson 500T pickup.

Leads are really great. The JB is a great soloing pickup, and fits great in a "soloist"

[MartinBarre]

This is really a silly question.

[kmanick]

This is really a silly question.

+ about 1000000000000000000000000000
come on now.

[Sheddingskin]

Yea I know it can do it, I just want to hear a clip so I can be sure I like the tone.

[kmanick]

Ok, I'll try and record something with my recto (my Sl2H is in standard tuning) so how about some Petrucci? or what do you want to hear?(I need a backing track keep that in mind)

[Matt_B]

Yea I know it can do it, I just want to hear a clip so I can be sure I like the tone.

The "tone" of the guitar is almost irrelevant. The body woods are common (alder and maple, mostly alder), the bridge is standard (OFR) and the fretboard wood is standard (ebony). The pickups, amp, and the player have a lot more to do with the "tone". Besides, we're talking about Jackson here. Wondering if it can do a metal rhythm tone is like asking if the Pope can act Catholic.

[MartinBarre]

It's going to sound totally different through someone else's rig than it will through your own. Unless, by some freak chance, you both use the same kit!

I'm certain it'll do what you want it to do, and even if it didn't changing pickups is a piece of piss.

[Jacksons Shred]

It's going to sound totally different through someone else's rig than it will through your own. Unless, by some freak chance, you both use the same kit!

I'm certain it'll do what you want it to do, and even if it didn't changing pickups is a piece of piss.

Same kit, fingers, strings, picks, room, cab, tubes, and settings!

[Sheddingskin]

Yeah but I currently have a bolt on neck basswood bodied guitar compared to a maple neck through alder bodied guitar. I know the main differences come from the amp, player, and a multitude of other things, but I'm jsut obsessive compulsive about this kind of thing (literally).

[MartinBarre]

Yeah but I currently have a bolt on neck basswood bodied guitar compared to a maple neck through alder bodied guitar. I know the main differences come from the amp, player, and a multitude of other things, but I'm jsut obsessive compulsive about this kind of thing (literally).

Well, if you're so obsessive, you should have been more specific in your question.

"Rythm metal"???

Is that Judas Priest rythm? Annihilator rythm? Deicide rythm? Iced Earth rythm?
There's a lot of different metal bands, all using different tones.

Joe Satriani uses basswood guitars I believe, and he manages nice rythm tones. I really do think you can make almost any guitar sound like you want it to using just pickups/amp/pedal.
If you want a Soloist, get one.

[emperor_black]

are you by any chance coming from the ultimate-guitar forum? In that forum, they have all sorts of rumors going on that alder=bright, mahogany=dark and basswood=asswood. That is simply not true. Alder is very toneful wood and I too had the exact impression that my soloist is gonna be too bright. On the contrary, with stock SD pups, it sounds thick and fluidy. yes, it will satisfy all your rhythm needs and more. But then, if you are not setting your 6505+ or any other amp right, any guitar will sound bright/crappy.