ESP 2024

[Zado]

Now super interested. I just don't get the name.

 

[JD27]

During the replay live stream, an ESP rep said that they're 'in the same family as a black winter'

That would make sense, BWs also have Triple
Ceramics.

 

[HeHasTheJazzHands]

During the replay live stream, an ESP rep said that they're 'in the same family as a black winter'

Whoops I confused the Distortion with the Invader. The Distortion has a double-thick magnet while the BW and Invader use 3 ceramic magnets. So it's the wind of a Custom with the magnet(s) of a BW/Invader. Also for some reason I thought the Distortion used ceramic flanks instead of plastic spacers as well but nope. Also probably thinking of the Gibson 500T which also does the triple-ceramic deal

 

[thrsher]

I ordered the arrow 7

 

[amonb]

So I am watching the “ESP Presents” YouTube thing and it looks like 2024 heralds a new ESP flagship… an Epiphone LP Special with a hot pickup…

 

[mlp187]

Just ordered the CAR horizon. If it ever arrives I’ll be sure to post a NGD.

 

[Nobody]

I just had to watch the video. Now I want the EC-01FT in white.

 

[jwade]

Wish they hadn't leaned on those single pickup ECs for so much of the video. That and having homie from Rancid babbling for 5 minutes. Would've been cool if they'd had more guitars demoed.

 

[narad]

Just ordered the CAR horizon. If it ever arrives I’ll be sure to post a NGD.

^ @technomancer the guilty party!

 

[Vyn]

So after having a good week or so to mull things over (and honestly this comment kinda goes for new guitars in general at the moment):

The releases this year so far in terms of specs/designs have been sick. However I'm personally done buying new instruments now. The prices on the 1000 series LTDs are beyond insane.

For an experiment I used an inflation calculator to look at the cost of generic goods in my country (Australia) from 2010 to current day. In 2010, high-end LTDs and LTD Artist models were sitting around the $1999AUD price mark. Based on the calculator, goods at that price TODAY should cost roughly $2648AUD, and I was expecting these to sit around the $2700AUD mark (still high, however again inflation is a thing). The STREET price for a lot of these 1000 series LTDs is sitting at around the $3000AUD mark - in the case of that Baritone arrow, that's sitting at $3399 for fuck's sake. $3k AUD will buy a used ESP standard or E-II any day of the week ending in 'y'.

I'm just one dude on a niche guitar forum so me voting with my wallet probably won't do a lot however I can't do this anymore, the pricing is genuinely taking the piss at this point.

 

[manu80]

Mmmm where's the mick thomson sig ?

 

[maliciousteve]

. However I'm personally done buying new instruments now.

I feel the same. But used prices for certain guitars are ridiculous also, I've just bought my last guitar and that will probably be it now.

 

[OmegaSlayer]

Unpopular opinion
The Les Paul shape with a flat top makes me puke

I really like the Horizon reissues but ESP/LTD has become very boring with the colors...Polar White, Black, Apple Candy Red, Charcoal Burst

I have enough guitars in those base colors and I find the charcoal burst horrible

 

[narad]

There's nothing 1987 about the horizon colors -- they're the same stock colors ESP has been pushing on their original series for years. The least they could do is roll out one custom color and a production color each year. Some of the nicest recent horizons have been the guitarsrebellion custom order colors... idiotic to not at least put one batch of them out there to the rest of the world vs. white/car/black.

 

[JD27]

Wish they hadn't leaned on those single pickup ECs for so much of the video. That and having homie from Rancid babbling for 5 minutes. Would've been cool if they'd had more guitars demoed.

Ha! I like Lars enough, but not necessarily because of his playing. I would rather have seen Sammy rip some more Goatwhore tunes on the 87 Horizon or seen some other demos as well though.

 

[Nobody]

On zzounds they’re showing a January 29th in-stock for the EC 01FT. How realistic is that? I have a buyer for my GOC which is my only guitar. I plan on selling it and buying my first LTD.

 

[Mboogie7]

On zzounds they’re showing a January 29th in-stock for the EC 01FT. How realistic is that? I have a buyer for my GOC which is my only guitar. I plan on selling it and buying my first LTD.

I’d hold off selling until you actually have the ec in hand.

 

[jwade]

Yeah why would you sell your only instrument for something you haven't even tried yet and have no real idea when you might receive.

 

[Nanker Phelge]

On zzounds they’re showing a January 29th in-stock for the EC 01FT. How realistic is that? I have a buyer for my GOC which is my only guitar. I plan on selling it and buying my first LTD.

ESP tweeted today (Sunday) that “many of our “new for 2024” instruments will begin shipping in early February “

 

[bjjman]

We usually are last in line but a number of stores in Australia already have some of the 2024s in stock.