Re: schecter c-1 hellraiser VS ltd mh400
Mmn.. I dunno, the one you said looks good but my experience with Deans made me feel like they are cheaply, mediocre at best guitars... I once tried a Michael Schenker that cost a little over your budget (about 1000 euros, not bucks), I guess it would be the Standard, and it left me with the worst impressions.
The neck was so-so, the body less than comfortable and it had the dullest, most uninspiring sound I had ever heard... Furthermore, what really makes me wonder is the fact that in the description for the Vendetta 4 Floyd there's
no mention of the woods... Plus, the pups are not active and thus, you'll probably gonna end up looking for a place to put the battery, even route the body...
I second for a Jackson, I think the Hellraiser would be more to your liking but I tried a DK2 once (bolt-on/in? neck) and left me with
the best of impressions... I think that if you went for a DK1 (if you can find it anywhere in your price range) or better yet a Soloist you wouldn't be disappointed...
I'm pretty sure that no ESP is anywhere near your price range so I guess that's not an option... Overall the guitars I think you'd like best still are the Hellraiser FR, perhaps a Jackson and if you're willing to pay that sth extra I was mostly impressed by that LAG, it appeared to be very well built...
(Btw,
HERE's a link I found while looking for one, you've even got me interested in it, although I literally drool over the AP2000 Royal Blue...)
However, what I'm saying here is simply my opinion on which guitars you would do best to check out
yourself!
I would never advice anyone to buy a guitar he never played. (or at the very least, tried a very similar one like the same or very close model).
Most aspects of a guitar are a very personal thing and as such, there's no such thing as "best" but rather, "best for me"...
