In truth, though, modern rock, metal or shred guitars - however you like to pigeonhole them - are much more complex and diverse than their first-run ancestors.įresh from the drawing board at Schecter HQ, the Korean-made C-1 FR S SLS Elite aims to knock those old prejudices on the head. 30 years on from the original heyday of the shred machine, many of us still hold these clichés to be self-evident.
Three: thou must equip said beast with overwound humbuckers that would challenge the magnetic field of an exploded supernova.
Two: when it comes to the neck, anything thicker than a splinter shall be considered excessive. One: the whole guitar shalt not exceed the weight of a newborn Daddy Long Legs.