My Top 10 Guitars For Hard Rock

Ever since I saw the video of Alice in Chains 'Would' owning an all mahogany Les Paul has been imprinted in my mind. And it wasn't until 2005 that I was able to make that wish a reality.

It's the only 'impulse buy' I've done till this day. I had owned a regular Studio before, but to me the pickups on the Studio Faded combined with its raw finish was the deciding factor.

A Les Paul among other things is heavy, expensive and the pickups might not work for all styles of music. The fact that this one doesn't have a maple top nor paint makes it cheaper, lighter and gives it a very unique hard rock sound.

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-->Gibson Les Paul Studio Electric Guitar Faded

The Les Paul guitar is among the most imitated, almost all electric guitar companies feature a variation of this shape. Among the many that I have tried my favorite are the ones by ESP.

The LTD EC it's a more comfortable guitar to play ergonomically speaking, the body and neck are thinner, and features jumbo frets.

If you're into heavy metal this guitar with EMG pickups is a good option, but for hard rock I prefer the one with Seymour Duncan humbuckers.

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-->ESP LTD Deluxe EC-1000 Electric Guitar

Since 2003, when Gibson set up a private factory in China to build their Epiphone Les Paul guitars, their quality has improved substantially. Their Les Paul Standard is already among the best guitars in its price, and the Tribute is no different.

It has real American Gibson pickups with series/parallel switching. It comes in 2 types of necks, the famous 60's slim tapered and a very comfortable asymmetrical shape. And it includes a hardshell case.

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--> Epiphone Tribute Les Paul Standard Electric Guitar

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Many of my favorite players are known for playing Stratocasters, like Ritchie Blackmore, Jimi Hendrix, Yngwie Malmsteen and Eric Clapton.

The American Special is in the middle of the Hwy 1 and the American Standard. The finish is thicker than the almost non existent of the Hwy 1, but not as nice as the American. The pickups are fairly hot, the bridge humbucker has a lot of power.

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-->Fender American Special HSS Stratocaster

When I bought my first Gibson Les Paul Studio I felt like a million bucks, but after a while I found it limiting. The first time I tried an RG I was shocked at how efficient the guitar felt. The neck was the thinnest I had ever played, and it was the first time I had 2 humbuckers and a single coil.

There are many RG guitars to choose from, but the Japanese Prestige series are above the rest. The RG2550 while barely scraping the $1000 mark has Dimarzio pickups and one of the best tremolo systems ever.

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-->Ibanez RG2550E RG Prestige Electric Guitar

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