Anyone tried a Lynch?

[tolstoi]

...any of them? I've never seen one in person - is the quality up to Jackson USA standards? Playability, etc? I don't have any specific one in mind, just wondering in general.

[CharvelRocker]

They play and sound AWESOME, but they are HEAVY guitars, as they mahogany. They have tone in spades though. I would love ot have one some day.

[Jack Napalm]

They are nice guitars but have a different feel because of the wider nut. I have a Kamikaze and Serpent and the Kami is a heavy guitar. The serpent is about average weight. The Kami is heavy because it is thicker. Great guitars.

[toejam]

They play and sound AWESOME, but they are HEAVY guitars, as they mahogany. They have tone in spades though. I would love ot have one some day.

I thought they were maple.

[toddstaples]

I thought they were maple.

They are..
I had a kamakazi years ago, and it was heavier than my LP...

[Robotechnology]

Maple and HEAVY. There's an M-1 Tiger Stripe at my local GC that I played for a little bit a month ago. Sounds fine but, too heavy and needed another pickup.

[jgcable]

Great guitars but if you are looking to sound like Lynch.. the guitar isn't gonna do it. The majority of his tone is in his playing style.

[tolstoi]

Thanks. 'Heavy' seems to be the recurring theme here.

They certainly look nice in pics - how's the quality? From a fit and finish perspective, do they rate those kinds of prices?

[diablomozart]

i have owned a regular kami and a red white and blue kami...in a nutshell they are excellent guitars period as long as you buy the esp and not the ltd...d.m.

[Robert Burns]

They play and sound AWESOME, but they are HEAVY guitars, as they mahogany. They have tone in spades though. I would love ot have one some day.

+1 on that...really heavy! Which imo means great build quality...or
Maple? But it was a bad ass... i have not played the newer ones..
this one was a purple Bengal from about 93' i think. But they are on par
and equal to Charvels imo

[Holy Diver]

Would it be wise to put a Duncan Distortion in the Kami 1 in place of the Demon, with it being maple?

[chrisolson]

I have the LTD M-1. I actually LIKE the Demon - for the first time EVER. I hated that pickup in ANYTHING else I've ever heard it in. I don't really feel that the guitar is that heavy though, but I imagine the Kami and the Purpleburst Tiger might be - they are bigger guitars and have a pretty substantial neck.

They are nice guitars - and I wouldn't hesitate for ONE SECOND to put a Duncan Distortion in it. As mentioned before though - the guitar won't make you sound like George - nothing will. I still sound like ME when I play mine. My Dean ML didn't make me sound like Dime either...

[straycat]

I had an ESP kami for a while a great guitar just really heavy.Build quality was top notch.

[tolstoi]

I know ESP can make some outstanding guitars, and I expected the Lynch models to be as good as anything they make, so it's nice to hear that they are great. Being that heavy scares me, though, as I get older and fatter and all. Perhaps a Parker, or a ukulele...

[chrisolson]

Heavy is all relative. If you play a Les Paul, you might be fine with them. "Scared" of a "heavy" guitar?? Come on, bro...hike up your skirt and grab a hold!!