Hey Marty you are the guy that inspired me to play the guitar after hearing the song Hangar 18 ( i'm the hangar18lover at myspace) Anyways i got a real dilemma, for a month already i have been thinking what guitar to buy, i already decided that i did NOT want a tremolo. Anyways can you recomend me a guitar great for metal and shredding?( since that's the playing style i wanna learn). Thanks for your time, hope to hear your answer.