I love mine! Got to meet Zakk and got the stage played BLS ODIN GRAIL. Which looking back on it(2018), quite a deal for $1500. You’ll pay over $3k for that experience nowadays…
I have 2 Wylde Audio guitars and they are outstanding guitars feeling wise and easily my 2 favorite guitars. They have super thick baseball bat necks that are super comfortable and far bigger than any other guitar necks I have played. It gives you a nice sense of control and stability when playing that I don't get from other brands. HOWEVER!!! both of them had bad 3 way switches AND input jacks. Cheap and easy repairs but... it's over 1k CAD. I expect higher quality hardware.
I’ve wanted a WA guitar ever since they were first introduced years ago, wanted one even more so after actually playing an Odin (back when the only finish options were satin black and dark red w/black bullseye stripes) some might say the neck was chunky but for me it was probably the most perfect neck I’ve ever played on a guitar, I’m glad that WA is still going strong, maybe one day I can get one in my collection.
WA isn't going anywhere. Schecter distributes them and Hisatake (founder of ESP) owns Schecter. Hisatake-san, if you read any comments ever, I'll say the same thing I always do: Please buy Dean (with Dean) and do for Dean what you did for Schecter. (Schecter was originally a US company like Dean, but it thrives now and provides great use to the community, so it's all good)
One might not like Wylde audio designs but the quality dollar for dollar i think is one of the best in the biz!!! Love them all, As someone who has 40 plus guitars gibsons, Esp, Jackson etc the wylde audio stuff kills i love it. The quality is killer
Wylde audio is just a rebranded schecter, same as Abasi guitars (at least some of them). So quality per price is the same as schecter (pretty good but not extraordinary), maybe even a little lower due to artist markup.
@@metalosaur For a g note I think its dollar for dollar a great guitar for the money quality wise. Does is compete With my custom shop Esp, Or Jackson, Or ken Lawrence No lol but its not 8 grand. Yes Schecter def makes it.
very nice! Zakk is one of my biggest influences. i really dig the grail. ALSO! i just got the amplitube amp sim you offer and omg is it amazing! stay cool fluff.
Last time I saw Zakk Wylde was in 2006 or 2007 playing for Ozzy with Rob Zombie opening the show. He's someone I listen to very often, but when I do, I think "I should listen to this stuff more often"
Bro, that burling on the guitar and the stripe effect just makes it look killer. Sounds fantastic (your playing is why ) and visually awesome. Well done on this review. Definitely looking at one if I decide to pick up another axe.
I have this exact guitar in the same color it is my favorite guitar to play I love Wylde audio I’m a huge Zakk fan I’m a huge dime fan and have several razorbacks a few Jackson’s and other schecter guitars both 6 and 7 strings but the Odin grail to me is so comfortable and sounds amazing sure they have weight to them but man they are epic. I’m about to pick up the dark green warhammer that recently came out. Anyone debating Wylde audio I promise you won’t be disappointed at all only grip is at the price of their stuff I think you should get one of Zakks cool cases but unfortunately those are sold separately lol. 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼
Those fiddles absolutely rip! The main reason I love single cuts are because of Zakk. Quirky designs, and my only issue is the lack of an arm contour. Which really is a personal thing. Luckily they have a lefty in this model. Still contemplating one.
The thing I can’t get on board with is all of these are ZW signature models. They all have his ascetic, his chunky neck carve, the 81/85. I feel like we can offer some other options to diversify the lineup, and have “Zakks specs” as one of several options
i find it interesting that Zakk tunes down for BLS but tunes to 440 for most of his solo stuff thru the years and his ozzy stuff. i would like to hear this in 440 probably much more dynamic and sonic
I love Zakk Wylde and would totally love to have more WA guitars, I even like some of the weird shapes. But getting them in the UK is more difficult and more expensive
So you've missed the entire point of everything, huh? If all you care about is sound, why bother looking at guitars at all? You can get whatever sounds you want with the right plugins. Some people actually play for the experience of playing, and we get different experiences from different guitars. Crazy, I know. Some people care about things.
I like a lot of his designs, this finish in particular is really cool. Even if some designs are misses, I’m just glad there’s somebody putting out new non traditional shapes. I just probably won’t ever buy one though because of the neck. I own one of his old signature Epiphone bullseye’s with the ZW 81/85 set and while it sounds great the chunky ass baseball bat necks he prefers is just not for me. Going from traditional guitars owning/playing Gibsons and Fenders to PRS, Ibanez and now mostly only playing my Strandberg’s; light weight and awesome necks. I just can’t go back to playing an old school slab of wood. Why make it harder to play?
I know feel is a subjective thing, but thanks for telling us your thoughts on the neck. ZW demo, and only one pinch harmonic? No surprises with this fiddle, and that's not necessarily a bad thing.
@@RiffsAndBeards for this price, thinking on the overall I would honestly go for an Epiphone MKH signature or a Snakebyte, at least those ones come with locking tuners and the case. It seems like a lot more business to me
I’m curious to the weight on these. That’s the only info I can’t find and haven’t been able to play one. I get it the looks are not for everyone, but that’s why we have choices. Just weird how so many people have to go out of their way to make comments on how bad they look. If it’s not for you then why not just move on. Can’t imagine living life in the way of having to make negative comments on things.
Wylde Audio has an interesting company policy. They REQUIRE all players to have a beard, and do not allow ANYONE without a beard to even touch their guitars. I support this policy 100%
Ive heard the necks are pretty wide on those, kind of like the LP moderns, wonder if theres any truth there...My favorite WA guitar is probably the purple SG style they make/made.
Finally got to try a bunch of these in person, and MAN they are not for me lol, they feel very clunky to my preferences and I play a couple mid 2010’s Schecter and they feel much more sleek and comfortable especially on the neck, maybe the look in feel will be good for someone else, but for someone like me who was looking forward to trying one, I walked away a bit disappointed
@@Surge_LaChanceyes but also the body is thicc, I probably wouldn’t have minded the neck profile if it didn’t have the sticky polyurethane finish on the back
He put links to them on Guitar Center’s website. I’ve played at few at my local GC as well. So it looks like GC is the place to go, never seen them anywhere else.
I live in Canada ( We never get anything here). Our version of guitar center (Long & McQuade) wasn't a wylde audio dealer at the time they were, however, a schecter dealer. As wylde Audio is distributed by schecter, I was able to get mine that way. might be worth finding your local Schecter authorized dealer and giving it a shot that way.
@@sniperguy1995 I'm from Canada, but I live in South Korea now. Guitar stores here are terrible. I tried to go to a store ready to buy, and they told me they only took customers by appointment.
@@jconner3891 that’s the problem. They’re god awful ugly. Trying way too hard to build edgy looking guitars. Idk what’s worse. These or MGKs razor blade guitar
I mean, it's backed by Schecter, specd by Zakk Wylde, features some top quality and modern components for anything rock related. It's pure greatness...but the whole range is ugly. It's like Zakk and Schecter decided to troll us by letting loose the dude who designed those hideous Minarik guitars in the 00s inside their R&D department
Absolutely hideous. I even like the James Tyler headstock, old Guilds, and many others. This seems like it was designed by a 6 year old. It does sound good. The necks on the one I tried were huge, but uncomfortable. I WANT to like them, but every time I see them, is I ask why, and who would actually buy these guitars? It is perplexing.
Get over it. Obviously the original members don’t have an issue and I’m sure Dime wouldn’t have an issue with it. This comment sounds like the kid of guy that took Dime away in the first place. Zakk literally plays the guitar Dime gave him at the BLS shows and pays special tribute to him. They close friends, Dime would probably say right on brother keep going.
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That was the best in mix music you've done in a while, nice
Bro, I replayed that intro jam like 8 times before I continued the video. Great mix bro.
I love my Odin Grail Rawtop. Best guitar I own. Period.
Not enough pinch harmonics
Unsubbed!
Not nearly enough pinch harmonics or wet chorus effects
THE INTERNET SPEAKS TRUTH AGAIN
Needs analog chorus on it.
🤘🤘🤘🤘
And more skill
Fluff! Mr. Bruce! The riffs you come up with are killer!🤘🏼🤘🏼
I like it. 🤘 As others have said though, this review was missing 242 pinch harmonics at minimum. 😁
I love the Odin.... wasn't crazy about the Wylde Audio at first, but the Odin grew on me fast! And your tone dude, always so fucking killer!
I absolutely love Zakk and Wylde Audio. Both are fucking legendary
Love the looks of it…and it sounds great
That demo song was 🔥
Wow, that’s wild. (Took me all day to write that one.)
Bucketlist guitar 😍 🤘
I love mine! Got to meet Zakk and got the stage played BLS ODIN GRAIL. Which looking back on it(2018), quite a deal for $1500. You’ll pay over $3k for that experience nowadays…
you got the white or black one?
I have 2 Wylde Audio guitars and they are outstanding guitars feeling wise and easily my 2 favorite guitars. They have super thick baseball bat necks that are super comfortable and far bigger than any other guitar necks I have played. It gives you a nice sense of control and stability when playing that I don't get from other brands.
HOWEVER!!! both of them had bad 3 way switches AND input jacks. Cheap and easy repairs but... it's over 1k CAD. I expect higher quality hardware.
I’ve wanted a WA guitar ever since they were first introduced years ago, wanted one even more so after actually playing an Odin (back when the only finish options were satin black and dark red w/black bullseye stripes) some might say the neck was chunky but for me it was probably the most perfect neck I’ve ever played on a guitar, I’m glad that WA is still going strong, maybe one day I can get one in my collection.
WA isn't going anywhere. Schecter distributes them and Hisatake (founder of ESP) owns Schecter. Hisatake-san, if you read any comments ever, I'll say the same thing I always do: Please buy Dean (with Dean) and do for Dean what you did for Schecter.
(Schecter was originally a US company like Dean, but it thrives now and provides great use to the community, so it's all good)
Awesome video! I have the bullseye rawtop and I love it! Zakk never disappoints. 🤘🏻
I'd never actually heard one of these before, they sound really nice, ESPECIALLY in clean tones :)
One might not like Wylde audio designs but the quality dollar for dollar i think is one of the best in the biz!!! Love them all, As someone who has 40 plus guitars gibsons, Esp, Jackson etc the wylde audio stuff kills i love it. The quality is killer
Wylde audio is just a rebranded schecter, same as Abasi guitars (at least some of them). So quality per price is the same as schecter (pretty good but not extraordinary), maybe even a little lower due to artist markup.
@@metalosaur For a g note I think its dollar for dollar a great guitar for the money quality wise. Does is compete With my custom shop Esp, Or Jackson, Or ken Lawrence No lol but its not 8 grand. Yes Schecter def makes it.
I so want one of those, one of these days, I'm a huge Zakk fan!
nice ... you played great.. best you ever done! keep it up.
That riff kills it
very nice! Zakk is one of my biggest influences. i really dig the grail. ALSO! i just got the amplitube amp sim you offer and omg is it amazing! stay cool fluff.
Snapcase, hell yes
Still dreaming of the Nomad Norse Dragon 💥🤘
Last time I saw Zakk Wylde was in 2006 or 2007 playing for Ozzy with Rob Zombie opening the show. He's someone I listen to very often, but when I do, I think "I should listen to this stuff more often"
The looks are way cool! The pickup tones seem a bit plain, but you could always change them out.
Bro, that burling on the guitar and the stripe effect just makes it look killer. Sounds fantastic (your playing is why ) and visually awesome. Well done on this review. Definitely looking at one if I decide to pick up another axe.
That is a nice guitar. I have an early run Odin signed and played by Zakk.
Dude, I need to get one of those😮
These are awesome guitars!
I have this exact guitar in the same color it is my favorite guitar to play I love Wylde audio I’m a huge Zakk fan I’m a huge dime fan and have several razorbacks a few Jackson’s and other schecter guitars both 6 and 7 strings but the Odin grail to me is so comfortable and sounds amazing sure they have weight to them but man they are epic. I’m about to pick up the dark green warhammer that recently came out. Anyone debating Wylde audio I promise you won’t be disappointed at all only grip is at the price of their stuff I think you should get one of Zakks cool cases but unfortunately those are sold separately lol. 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼
Loved your in the MIX tone! YOU NEED to make that an actual full song! Ill drop some killer lyrics on it if you would like? Cheers from Canada!
Ok, that actually looks cool af...
Those fiddles absolutely rip! The main reason I love single cuts are because of Zakk. Quirky designs, and my only issue is the lack of an arm contour. Which really is a personal thing. Luckily they have a lefty in this model. Still contemplating one.
The thing I can’t get on board with is all of these are ZW signature models. They all have his ascetic, his chunky neck carve, the 81/85. I feel like we can offer some other options to diversify the lineup, and have “Zakks specs” as one of several options
Goreghen I believe was the other model. Now you need to do a Warhammer.
That would look sweet in a see through black(still see would) or maybe a tinted clear would be the correct paint with the stripes and white binding
This was probably your best demo play thru. Is it possible to get tabs for it? 🤘🔥🔥🤘
i find it interesting that Zakk tunes down for BLS but tunes to 440 for most of his solo stuff thru the years and his ozzy stuff. i would like to hear this in 440 probably much more dynamic and sonic
If you close your eyes when Ryan speaks it sounds just like the Bert Kreischer. 😂 Anyway great review!
Sounds like a typlical emg guitar honestly. But the asthetic and and player feel is what sets em apart. Just my two cents
I love Zakk Wylde and would totally love to have more WA guitars, I even like some of the weird shapes. But getting them in the UK is more difficult and more expensive
grab an epiphone and throw EMG's in it and you'll get the same sound.
So you've missed the entire point of everything, huh? If all you care about is sound, why bother looking at guitars at all? You can get whatever sounds you want with the right plugins. Some people actually play for the experience of playing, and we get different experiences from different guitars. Crazy, I know. Some people care about things.
@@rmaxtpmx I purely made an observation about the sound. Not the playability of the instrument.
We know. And you’ll also have an Epiphone.
Okay? Any LP style guitar with emg 81,85 will sound exactly the same. Some of us just think it’s a cool guitar.
I like a lot of his designs, this finish in particular is really cool. Even if some designs are misses, I’m just glad there’s somebody putting out new non traditional shapes. I just probably won’t ever buy one though because of the neck. I own one of his old signature Epiphone bullseye’s with the ZW 81/85 set and while it sounds great the chunky ass baseball bat necks he prefers is just not for me. Going from traditional guitars owning/playing Gibsons and Fenders to PRS, Ibanez and now mostly only playing my Strandberg’s; light weight and awesome necks. I just can’t go back to playing an old school slab of wood. Why make it harder to play?
Yep. Sounds like an EMG 81/85 combo.
I know feel is a subjective thing, but thanks for telling us your thoughts on the neck. ZW demo, and only one pinch harmonic? No surprises with this fiddle, and that's not necessarily a bad thing.
Nice'n Chuggy🤘💀🤘
you think the case or at least a bag should be included for the price?
Absolutely I do
@@RiffsAndBeards for this price, thinking on the overall I would honestly go for an Epiphone MKH signature or a Snakebyte, at least those ones come with locking tuners and the case. It seems like a lot more business to me
I’m curious to the weight on these. That’s the only info I can’t find and haven’t been able to play one. I get it the looks are not for everyone, but that’s why we have choices. Just weird how so many people have to go out of their way to make comments on how bad they look. If it’s not for you then why not just move on. Can’t imagine living life in the way of having to make negative comments on things.
Looks very 🆒️! Will it last much longer? Who knows?! Namastè.
Zakk Wylde babyy!!
Is the top really burle or 100% decal like a lot of his guitars?
I have his camo les paul that I put a het set in, & I fkn love how it feels & sounds.
Wylde Audio has an interesting company policy. They REQUIRE all players to have a beard, and do not allow ANYONE without a beard to even touch their guitars.
I support this policy 100%
Where’s the review of the Nomad you got like two years ago?
I wish I could sack up and bring myself to buy one of these.
Ive heard the necks are pretty wide on those, kind of like the LP moderns, wonder if theres any truth there...My favorite WA guitar is probably the purple SG style they make/made.
I want one, but I can't afford one atm lol so I'll stick with my epi zakk wylde for now lol.
Nothing wrong with that mate..... how does your Epi play ?
Man those Wylde Audio guitars are so unfortunate looking
Very nice guitar...
Is that not the Black Sun on the guitar??
I’d like that guitar a lot more if it had a plain black top or not those black stripes
Kick ass guitars by Schecter
Lol exactly why i won’t touch them
Wonder if it is by accident? Odin Grail Wylde Audio Guitar. Can be OG Wylde Audio Guitar.
It’s weird after I watched this I had an urge to reenact the civil war.
It's basically Schecter, can't really go wrong with reliable quality
Why no stainless frets on these? All it is missing.
Blood Eagle?
Someone did some pinch harmonics like Zakk would! Hey now!
I'm sure it looks different in person, but to me on video, that finish looks like its painted on or its a big sticker.
The pattern sadly reminds me a lot of the SS sun wheel 😮
😶
EMGs with distortion: sounds the same on almost any guitar, whatever its wood, color, design or what you can read on the headstock.
Just like every humbucker.
The player makes the guitar 🎸🎸🎸.
Finally got to try a bunch of these in person, and MAN they are not for me lol, they feel very clunky to my preferences and I play a couple mid 2010’s Schecter and they feel much more sleek and comfortable especially on the neck, maybe the look in feel will be good for someone else, but for someone like me who was looking forward to trying one, I walked away a bit disappointed
Probably more of a vintage LP neck carve.
@@Surge_LaChanceyes but also the body is thicc, I probably wouldn’t have minded the neck profile if it didn’t have the sticky polyurethane finish on the back
Haaa something interesting
I'd really love to have a Wylde Audio, but there distribution sucks! I can't find them anywhere.
I wish they had stainless steel frets though.
He put links to them on Guitar Center’s website. I’ve played at few at my local GC as well. So it looks like GC is the place to go, never seen them anywhere else.
@@donewithmodernlife I don't live in America, nor am I American.
I live in Canada ( We never get anything here). Our version of guitar center (Long & McQuade) wasn't a wylde audio dealer at the time they were, however, a schecter dealer. As wylde Audio is distributed by schecter, I was able to get mine that way. might be worth finding your local Schecter authorized dealer and giving it a shot that way.
@@MrJingles021 Defect. Then, get an Odin.
@@sniperguy1995 I'm from Canada, but I live in South Korea now. Guitar stores here are terrible. I tried to go to a store ready to buy, and they told me they only took customers by appointment.
Did I just hear a Chuck Schuldiner riff??? 😀😃
Zakks 🎸 are 🔥🔥🔥 killer great 👍🏻 demo brother 😎👊🏻💯
Me want
Build quality on the few I’ve seen in person seems fine but I just do not like the designs. Then again I’m a BC rich guy…. I cant really judge lol
Weird scale - 24.63" ?? Even shorter than a Les Paul. You'd think Zakk would build longer scales.
Its a import, they don’t use inches
He is a small man
It's the least horrid of his signature line, they'll never beat the OG bullseye
Thoraxe
Not enough squeals for a proper eval
His guitars are the worst. I hate the fact that Schecter associates themselves with these terrible guitars
What’s wrong with them other than looks?
@@jconner3891 that’s the problem. They’re god awful ugly. Trying way too hard to build edgy looking guitars. Idk what’s worse. These or MGKs razor blade guitar
@@grenade.turtle they are ugly. 🤣
Wylde Audio is a substandard brand that ruins the name of a boutique premium, Wild Custom Guitars (of France).
Wylde audio guitars are ugly as fuck, and sound as generic as it gets. I see no point in using them. Apart from being part of the Zakk Wylde cult.
I mean, it's backed by Schecter, specd by Zakk Wylde, features some top quality and modern components for anything rock related. It's pure greatness...but the whole range is ugly. It's like Zakk and Schecter decided to troll us by letting loose the dude who designed those hideous Minarik guitars in the 00s inside their R&D department
these guitars are just combing shapes that already existed. Basically a poormans BC Rich
That point on the tail of the body spells dings/dents for me. I’m out.
Absolutely hideous. I even like the James Tyler headstock, old Guilds, and many others. This seems like it was designed by a 6 year old. It does sound good. The necks on the one I tried were huge, but uncomfortable. I WANT to like them, but every time I see them, is I ask why, and who would actually buy these guitars? It is perplexing.
Please don't call that tribute band pantera...🙄
It is blasphemy that Zakk Wylde plays his brand of guitars when playing Dimebag's music with Pantera.
Get over it. Obviously the original members don’t have an issue and I’m sure Dime wouldn’t have an issue with it. This comment sounds like the kid of guy that took Dime away in the first place. Zakk literally plays the guitar Dime gave him at the BLS shows and pays special tribute to him. They close friends, Dime would probably say right on brother keep going.
I just wish they would offer one in 25.5 inch scale!
I like the runes