Hell Yeaaaaah!!

[The_Gatekeeper_]

mine's the same one since the 7th grade :P (currently a freshy in college) so I wouldn't totally say it's bad. I would have gone with a gibson, though. The classic fender strat wouldn't have hurt (must be me I'm not too much of an ibanez fan)
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my friend has the red version (showed me at his house). That's a pro guitar my friend :P even if I couldn't play it (lefty!). You know it's pro because it's made here in the US (which is why I like gibson, unlike the japanese ibanez). I'd suggest get some custom pickups like duncan
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they're in my friends exploder (not those, but the same brand) and lemme tell you it's great!

[Unleashed Hell]

Yeah, I know, Gibson got awesome stuff. Seymour Duncan pickups are also great, I played one guitar with their pickups on it, I don't remember the brand. Thing is, I ain't got enough cash for a new Explorer, or a Les Paul.. and besides, I'm a growling vocalist by 'profession', not a guitarist, Basically, I learned guitar just because I liked this instrument and because it helped me a lot with improving my composing skills. But I WILL get a new guitar once I have some spare cash :P

[The_Gatekeeper_]

sorry I went a little overboard, I love talking about guitars xD

[Unleashed Hell]

LoL me too XD