The upper fret access on the RR3 is nothing compared to the Ibanez RG /w the AANJ, but access up to 20th fret isn't a problem.

Not many songs require you to shred your @ss off in the 20 to 22nd fret area anyway... unless you're into some really seriously psycho-shred stuff with sweep arps that start like on the 22nd fret low E... but if you're into that kind of stuff, you'll probably have the skill to compensate for the fret access anyway.

can't go wrong with Jackson King V

thats cos you've never tried a SG with 60s neck.
not playable? better than pencil thin necks

Haha, the 60s necks are ok, but i really hate those baseball bat 50s necks...

LTD MH-400? How much is that going for at GC? Knowing them, surely its gonna be like twice the price it should be..

thats why i dont own any current SG standards, i got 3 SGs with 60s necks plus my '74 standard whos neck is damn thick but has narrower fretboard so its real comfortable.
plus the necks on current SG standards are somehow bigger than my LP standard w/ 50s neck.

Damn us Asians and our small hands...
Lol..

well my friend bought a MH250 for RM2.8k so......
i'm guessing RM3.6k or >4k

I just knew that was coming. WAY overpriced, haih. Guess i'll just have to make do with something else.

Any other recommendations? Doesn't have to be a V anymore. Just a good metal guitar with 24 frets and a neck thru. Max budget RM2.5k. Thanks again.

i know one good one.
a kramer baretta that woh fatt is selling.
they got one red and one blue.

http://www.musicyo.com/news/baretta_rev.asp
http://www.musicyo.com/news/gitrrvw9_01.jpg

its a beautiful guitar, IIRC RM2200 before discount.

Hmm that kramer looks nice. Like their headstocks.

that guitar looks good, with the nice headstock similar to jackson's.

kramer reminds me of seinfeld =s

Wow, that Kramer is too good of a deal to be true. Haha, i think i'll go to Woh Fatt and check it out. Thanks for the suggestion Everdying.

Any other suggestions? Something rad looking?? Haha.

y is it that so few alder bodied double cuts / superstrats have archtops
zzzzzzzzz
so freaking hard to find =(

hmm, now that i recall.
the kramer at woh fatt is a fixed bridge version, tuneomatic bridge with string thru body, and the 2 humbuckers both have coil splits.

My RG370DX is fine man, but i think i'll use it mostly for shred. Doesn't really have a good bottom tone, sounds very nasal. Doesn't suit chugging heavy metal TBH. And yea, the trem is a serious pain in the @$$.

But any pickups you recommend that would make it more suitable for heavy metal man? If it sounds good, then i won't buy another axe i guess.

Ok, first off... I admit I'm an EMG ho' so what I'm gonna say is probably biased like hell.

EMG81 in bridge, EMG85 in neck... the standard EMG metal config... hehe...

The 81 is good for rhythm, but a bit tricky for fast leads coz the output is so high. The 85 on the other hand is d@mn nice for leads, very smooth and clear...

The thing about the 81/85, if I'm not mistaken, is that they are actually low output passive pups that get boosted significantly by the internal pre-amp... so even though you can get very very high gain sounds, it's a very very quiet pup when you don't play.

And for chugging heavy metal, you can probably use an EQ to boost the bottom end... the EMGs themselves have very flat EQ, so they respond very well to tweaks...

Or you can probably just work on heavy picking hand technique...

Haha, i tought about the 81/85 combo, but most people say that EMGs sound too trebly in basswood and alder, something like Slayer's tone. Don't really like that.

Is this true or just some dumb myth?