Got my new LP in the mail today, my camera's dead, but this is the guitar (pic from the guy I bought it from)-

I'm impressed so far, never thought I'd really be able to like an LP so much. Incredibly smooth.

It's an Epi Zakk Wylde with the active 81/85 EMG's. It screams, but in a remarkably smooth way. You get almost no "dirty" distortion with those pickups, even with my Metal Zone. Plus the necks were designed by Wylde for a Jackson/ESP style shred.

And yeah, I thought it was hideous at first, but it's really grown on me.

Jack Carver wrote: I really wanted something with a locking Floyd-Rose tremelo, and they had a used Ibanez there with one for only a little more, but it just didn't sound good in the low end. I'll just have to get another one some day.

Same here, I use a ton of tremolo in the music I play, but I just found this one at an exceptionally good price, with the active pickups already installed, so I picked it up. Floyd Rose's are awesome for dive bombing, and they stay in tune great, but man what a pain to get strings into. You did better with the hard tail, and Seymour Duncans are excellent pickups.

Your wall mount setup makes me feel sloppy with my wires and pedals scattered all over the floor .

I'm a huge fan of ESP guitars-I've played quite a few of them at friends' houses and GC, I plan on picking up a Kirk Hammett as my next axe.

What kind of amps do you use Anarchy? I've set myself out for blues (Blues Deville and Hot Rod Deluxe) so I'd look to move on to some metal rigs. I've been checking out the Joe satriani Peavey head, or my personal holy grail, the Marshall JCM stacks (mmm...plexi...), but being completely n00b with metal, I'm lost.

I'd definately recommend saving your money for tube power, if at all possible.

If you want to emulate Marshall tone (at least to the highest possible degree in digital emulation), check out Line 6's floor pods. I use myself, even with my Fender tubes, just because there are times I want (yet cannot afford) classic Marshall Plexi tone to come through my 2x12 Hot Rod. I turn it on clean (don't use the POD's distortion, spare your ears), and add my own distortion (usually a Boss Metal Zone). I fool alot of untrained ears with that setup, alot of people can't tell you're not playing a Marshall, or better yet one of the fantastic Vox AC 15/30 tones the POD uses.

Whatever you choose, check out the http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Boss-MT2-Metal-Zone-Effects-Pedal?sku=151328 - Boss Metal Zone . There are so many tonal possibilities, if you like metal/grunge/alternative/punk, then it's definately worth your time. The only pedal I used more religiously was my Tube screamer, but I blew it out and am currently too cheap to replace it.

Chorus is a must if you play alot of metal or alternative, you might check out a rotovibe pedal (Line 6 has an awesome one through musician's friend) for extra thickness to your sound.

My thicker setup for harder lead lines goes-

Tube Screamer (when I get it fixed that is)----Metal Zone----Crybaby (wah)----Boss Chorus----Boss Compression----Rotovibe

The tube screamer will give you an edge, or a bite, to your lead lines, even when added in mild doses to the Metal Zone.

No problem man, I know how it feels to go through twenty different eighty dollar pedals because some hack on the floor things their hXc. I've dumped a ton of pedals in the trash.

I wouldn't advise going with the Crybaby though. I hate mine, as soon as I crank it up the treble goes through the roof. I bought the $150 adjustable Q dial model so I could adjust the treble settings myself, but you either get your fullness back and lose the wah effect, or sound like a quacking duck but lose your bass. I've resorted to taping cotton to the bottom of the base so the pedal can't go all the way down and open up the filter completely. PITA.

I'm going to be checking out the Vox wah-I've heard it has a much fuller, richer sound.