I was wondering, what was your guy’s first metal and how far into yoyoing were you before you got it?
DV888 after a month. DM2 was my first.
Zen 4 I threw it until I finished advanced part 2 (so about a month)then I got a Majesty and since then many more
A tie between Code 1 and a Gnarwal. I could bind and was doing better, although clearly not very well at the same time(I’m a slow progressing player).
There’s no “right” time. If you can bind and have the money, it’s your call when to get one.
In comparison, I saw parents buy a kid an MVP who never threw a yoyo before and it went from “new in box” to being destroyed beyond repair within a 2 hour time frame. Clearly, starting off with a $120 metal is NOT a good way to go!!
However, I am serious about what I said. If you can bind and feel comfortable with your string length, it’s really your decision. If you can afford it, then why not? I will say having a good quality metal will help if the yoyo works good for you, which is a matter of preferences. I would suggest trying something more moderately priced for a first metal, but that’s just a matter of trying to save you some money as you grow your skills. Even so, a C3 DiBase or Capless are absolutely amazing. The God Tricks Bounty Hunter is big and fun and helps you land the tricks and are under $50.
I still play my DM2 and my Classics get a lot of play time, even though I seem to quite literally have a “pick of the best” in my collection, which includes General Yo, One Drop, CLYW and plenty of others. I enjoy them all.
I’ve been throwing for a year, and now my first metal(s) are on my way- Super G and G Funk
First metal was my OD Burnside and it’s still one of my favorites! I believe I had been yoyoing for a little over a month, and I was working on the expert section of the YYE trick list. Before that I was learning with my (plastic) Grind Machine. :]
2nd run pyro after about two months.
Red and grey M1 when they originally released.
Mine was a Maverick. Not unresponsive, and I wouldn’t recommend it for $30. I always start people with an unresponsive yoyo.
A month and you were on the expert section?!
Chico-Yo Heavy Hitter.
I still have it. Still one of my favorites.
My first metal was a wolverine BvM. I had been throwing about 4 1/2 months.
My first metal was a Duncan echo and to this day I love that throw and I’m planing on buying 2 more
My first was a dv888. If you count the hiatus between when I really started and when I got past double or nothing, 4 years. If you count when I actually tried, the dv888 was my only working yoyo, and therefore my first.
yyf yuuksta after 3 months then rec rev facade then chief then glacier express and cliff than arctic circle than teh yo then aman model 10
My first was an 888x, and I bought it the second day I was playing. I knew it was something I was interested in getting into and I didn’t know when I would see more. Sooo I bought it.
And then I found YYE. :
Dv888 as my first yoyo, except for a wooden fixed axle from summer camp. But then the axle stripped, and I decided to screw a yomega axle in the axle hole, causing the hole to strip. 
haha Yes! If only I could’ve kept up that pace! >.<’ I tend to advance very quickly when I pick up a new hobby and then hit a wall somewhere along the line and then go into snail learning mode. haha. No big deal, I’ve been having fun nonetheless.
I’m assuming you got the pro pack, in which case I’m totally jealous.
Skyline, first yoyo