On the bench…WYLDE AUDIO BLS GUITAR

[BRENTrocks]

So I got a call from my brother in law….

DUDE!!! They have a BLS Zakk Wylde guitar used at GC in Kalamazoo!!! Will you go check it out for me?

So I did. It’s was very nice. The original owner did play it but it’s still in very good condition.

He ended up buying it and I picked it up for him, since he lives 3 hours away….took it home for a complete cleaning, fretboard conditioning, setup and new strings.

The only thing with it was that it had a little bit of fret wear. Not bad though. It still has the plastic on the back plates.

The truss rod needed to be tightened. The fretboard was filthy. Frets were tarnished. Tuners were finger loose. The jack was loose as well as the toggle. It needed some serious TLC.

Good news is that it sets up great. Plays great and sounds great!!! My brother in law will be very happy!!!!

 

[Alpha Stryke]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/3068901953...4qiL+8cH5U3x4o1Y+1U+OE1QHQ==|tkp:BFBMrtexodJn


Would rather.

 

[Jack Luminous]

I got the same one with bullseye finish on long term loan from a good friend. It's a great guitar ! Very easy to play.

 

[Alpha Stryke]

WA is made by schecter.

 

[SFW]

Schecter makes great guitars. I just can't get past the shapes on the Wylde Audio guitars. I guess I'm just too hung up on traditional shapes.

 

[ZEEGLER]

I had a Warhammer on my bench last year. Solid, well made guitar (of course, it's a Schecter), but the thing was massive and the neck was huge, thick and wide. Definitely bigger than I could get along with, and I'm pretty flexible with neck size.

 

[Jakem]

Congrats for the new guitar!

 

[Music&Chaos]

Damn that is one hideous boat anchor guitar. The BLS logo on the front makes it worse. Maybe if it were a cool color or something but just black with their logo makes it look cheaper and goofier than it already does.

 

[cardinal]

The shapes are so bad that I like them haha. Just completely over the top weird.

 

[Music&Chaos]

The shapes are so bad that I like them haha. Just completely over the top weird.

It can be done better and had cheaper.
Check out Minarik guitars.


https://www.guitarcenter.com/Used/M...1JZdnfqTKYNtXjTjgau7V6xtuNUcMmsxoCwbsQAvD_BwE

 

[creep66]

They look like meme guitars

 

[Jack Luminous]

I guess they're not for everyone. I find the Odin shape (the one above) totally alright for my own taste.

 

[cardinal]

It can be done better and had cheaper.
Check out Minarik guitars.


https://www.guitarcenter.com/Used/M...1JZdnfqTKYNtXjTjgau7V6xtuNUcMmsxoCwbsQAvD_BwE

Eh those seem to actually take themselves seriously. Plus they had some strange association with BC Rich back in the day.

 

[Music&Chaos]

Eh those seem to actually take themselves seriously. Plus they had some strange association with BC Rich back in the day.

Do they? Either way, I found some examples that look better IMO though neither are something I would generally buy.

This looks kinda cool to me:

https://reverb.com/item/97553033-mi...N6sumLZRBEb7TeVNO-FjpIEF4QUqgkRBoCcvEQAvD_BwE

 

[Holy-diver]

They shoulda gone with a bc rich ish headstock that one looks weirdly plain on there