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Given that the business of playing metal makes some very specific demands of an electric guitar, a degree of specialism can help no end in finding the right guitar for the job. Just as there are many types of metal, the metal guitar comes in various guises, too.

Here, we’re going to take a look at some of them, walking through some of the choices you will face when it comes to pickups, a hard-tail vs. floating vibrato, shape, build, and whether a blood splatter finish is too necro for playing your little sister’s eighth-grade graduation ceremony.