What type for guitar is better used for heavy metal?
I’ve heard great heavy metal tones made from a wide variety of guitars – Strats, Les Paul knock-offs, Explorers, Semi-hollowbodies, you name it, it can be done and probably has. The criteria for choosing a good guitar are as follows: Does it feel good to you? Does it fit your hands? Different neck styles will feel radically different sometimes, and sometimes fret size will make a difference. This is the most important qualification. If it works for you, it’s good. Second – how good is the wood? Denser woods give you more sustain, which is important in heavier styles of music. It’s not critical, but in general denser woods are preferred over lighter woods for modern detuned heavy metal. This is sooo not a rule, though, and this is nowhere near as important as feel and electronics… Third – electronics. Really, you probably should swap out your stock pickups and put better pickups into whatever guitar you end up buying, unless it’s really really expensive or something. Try to select a p
