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I've never really had the opportunity own a set of these pickups because I've always played vintage instruments and preferred to keep them stock. That was until recently, when I bought a 1991 Les Paul Studio as a touring guitar. Although this guitar sounded good with the stock pickups, I couldn't resist the opportunity to install a set of Bare Knuckles and find out how good they sounded.

In the following video, Guitar World's Paul Riario looks at the new Dean Dave Mustaine Zero Angel of Deth II, the latest signature model from Megadeth's iconic guitarist.

In the following video, Guitar World's Paul Riario takes a look at the new Diamond Series Blackjack SLS C-1 FR-S and SLS Solo-6 from Schecter.