Top 12 Guitars for Heavy Metal! Countdown of Affordable + Custom USA Models

I play and compare my top 12 guitars for heavy metal and hard rock. They include American, Japanese and Korean guitars built in different decades. Some of them are more affordable, while others are high-end custom USA guitars. I play the following guitars with my own multi-track recording:

. ESP M-II - EMG 81 Pickups & Original Floyd Rose Tremolo

. Gibson Tribal Explorer - Gibson Pickups (500T & 496R) & Kahler 2215 Tremolo

. Jackson KV2 King V - Seymour Duncan Pickups (SH-4 & TB-4) & Original Floyd Rose Tremolo

. B.C. Rich NJ Jr. V - EMG 81 & 85 Pickups & Original Floyd Rose Tremolo

. Hamer Vector - Hamer Pickup & Kahler 2300 Tremolo

. Dean Razorback - Floyd Rose Special Tremolo, Seymour Duncan Pickup (SH-13 Dimebucker) & Dean DMT Pickup

. B.C. Rich Bich - DiMarzio Pickups (Super Distortion & PAF) & Kahler 2300 Tremolo

. Hamer Phantom - Hamer Pickups & Kahler 2300 Tremolo

. ESP NV Standard - EMG 81 Pickups & Kahler 2315 Tremolo

. B.C. Rich Mockingbird - DiMarzio Pickups (Super Distortion & PAF) & Kahler 2300 Tremolo

. LTD JH-600 - EMG 81 & 85 Pickups & Kahler Hybrid Tremolo

. B.C. Rich Wartribe - EMG 81 & 85 Pickups & Kahler Hybrid Tremolo

I created my own custom distortion with Bias Amp and Bias FX using a Mesa Boogie Mark IIc+ amp simulation. Audio interface is Line 6's UX-1.

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