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Group Test

Budget 24-Fret

Electric Guitars

Getting ‘fret-bored’ with the limitations of your electric? TG solos the

arse off a selection of double-octave, dirt-cheap workhorses

to get you up to that top E note

WORDS HENRY YATES

Schecter Omen

Extreme

BC Rich

Eagle One

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& Schecter Omen Extreme BC Rich Eagle One Group Test Budget 24-Fret Electric Guitars Getting ‘fret-bored’ with the limitations of your electric? TG solos the arse off a selection of double-octave, dirt-cheap workhorses to get you up to that top E note WORDS HENRY YATES 126 TGR203.
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Jackson JS22R Dinky D ropping a pick. Breaking a string. Being wrestled to the ground by an escaped lunatic with your face tattooed on his kneecaps. All are horrible live experiences that will haunt you for years. But nothing matches the hotfaced, prickly palmed, impotent shame of snaking up the neck in the Dorian mode, only to discover you can’t hit the climactic, dog-bothering top ‘E’ because you’re playing a ’54 reissue Strat with a miserly 21 frets.
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& Kramer Striker 211 Custom At a glance £269 Kramer Striker 211 Custom Back of the net? ■฀Body ■฀Neck This doublecut shape might not be original, but it gives cracking fret access The Striker’s maple neck is dead flat, making it a great platform for speed ■฀Pickups There are lots of options but the Striker doesn’t have the sonic character of some D espite being rebranded for the new millennium, we suspect shred legend Kramer is still happiest knocking out 80s widdlesticks, and likely needed all i
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“THE OMEN EXTREME COMBINES ITS CULTURED COSMETICS WITH A GREAT RHYTHM/LEAD TONE” Schecter Omen Extreme Red devil At a glance £299 Schecter Omen Extreme ■฀Body The fusion of mahogany/ maple is attractive and makes for a memorable tone ■฀Pickups ■฀Neck A coil tap means plenty of options, but the full-on beef of both ’buckers is best It’s a very welcoming neck, but a less chunky heel would have boosted access T he sub-£300 market is populated by floorboards with strings, making the Omen Extreme see