ESP NAMM 2019 thread
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gunshow86de
Beef Jerky Time
Dear ESP, make an SC607-B in this color plox & ty.
feraledge
Heard the Good News about Maple Fretboards?
They did make an E-II M-II 7, but I haven't seen more than a few. Could use a reverse headstock and maple board for sure. I'm not sure why they didn't push it harder.
Best of the bunch (IMO). Ebony board/no pickguard is a bolt on neck, but it's painted. This one is not and it's got a Nazgul/Sentient set. Saw even less of these new, but there are used ones floating around:
MR7
Instead opted for the Elias sig, which has similar specs, but soapbar mounts, sig inlays and that awful pickguard.
Best of the bunch (IMO). Ebony board/no pickguard is a bolt on neck, but it's painted. This one is not and it's got a Nazgul/Sentient set. Saw even less of these new, but there are used ones floating around:
MR7
Instead opted for the Elias sig, which has similar specs, but soapbar mounts, sig inlays and that awful pickguard.
Albake21
Ibanez Nerd
Damn that MR7 is so sick!They did make an E-II M-II 7, but I haven't seen more than a few. Could use a reverse headstock and maple board for sure. I'm not sure why they didn't push it harder.
Best of the bunch (IMO). Ebony board/no pickguard is a bolt on neck, but it's painted. This one is not and it's got a Nazgul/Sentient set. Saw even less of these new, but there are used ones floating around:
MR7
Instead opted for the Elias sig, which has similar specs, but soapbar mounts, sig inlays and that awful pickguard.
Zado
Well-Known Member
cardinal
Buys guitars, sometimes plays them
Oops, I totally forgot about those. Both of those were great. I was close to getting them when it seems like they went on close-out but I think I got distracted by some other shiny object.They did make an E-II M-II 7, but I haven't seen more than a few. Could use a reverse headstock and maple board for sure. I'm not sure why they didn't push it harder.
Best of the bunch (IMO). Ebony board/no pickguard is a bolt on neck, but it's painted. This one is not and it's got a Nazgul/Sentient set. Saw even less of these new, but there are used ones floating around:
MR7
Instead opted for the Elias sig, which has similar specs, but soapbar mounts, sig inlays and that awful pickguard.
I've been sooooo close to importing one of those Ohmura sigs. There's now a cheaper Edwards variant as well (no scalloped board, cheaper trem), but I went with my Brian Howard Strat instead.
Honestly not sure why either, the non-pickguard version looks absolutely sick. I think the only artist I've seen with one was from Crystal Lake?
HeHasTheJazzHands
Well-Known Member
I believe that's already an existing model, but with Babymetal being as huge as they are, maybe it'll mean that it finally gets a worldwide release.
gunshow86de
Beef Jerky Time
There's an Edwards version too.
cardinal
Buys guitars, sometimes plays them
It's been around for a while but is very expensive (I think over $5,000 USD). The specs are upscale: partially scalloped board and what looks like an entirely custom trem, so the price is in line with other ESP (Japan) signatures. The Edwards is around $2,000 USD and lacks the scalloped board and the fancy trem (it uses a more common Korean-made trem with a dinky zink block). But presumably it's a nice guitar too. Would love to see either offered regularly in the States. Because of the rosewood board, personally importing either into the US is a bit of a question mark.
Crash Dandicoot
» B E H O L D
Sucks Ohmura didn't spec that one with a maple board like his (gorgeous!) gold Snapper. The 7s are only half-depth scalloped from frets 9-22, IIRC. His 6s are the entire board. The trem is the ESP Flicker-III, their in house non-locking trem. They've used it on all the original and exhibition models. I've never had the opportunity to try one but I've heard good things - better than a 510 I wonder?
noise in my mind
Well-Known Member
ESP, LTD, Edwards, E-II....I am waiting for another name add on.
HeHasTheJazzHands
Well-Known Member
Grassroots and Navigator.
Ikke
A Dream Cartographer
Beat me by two seconds!
HeHasTheJazzHands
Well-Known Member
It's funny how everyone's complaining about the multiple names like it's a new thing. Japan's been dealing with it for decades.
Ikke
A Dream Cartographer
Don't forget Killer either.
Killer is more like an ESP affiliate and not ESP made as far as I know. But if we're adding those in...Seymour Duncan, Schecter, Takamine.
HeHasTheJazzHands
Well-Known Member
Don't forget Killer either.
I debated on including Killer, but someone told me that ESP doesn't really build for them anymore.
Killer is more like an ESP affiliate and not ESP made as far as I know. But if we're adding those in...Seymour Duncan, Schecter, Takamine.
My mistake, I just remember DCGL getting some in some years ago and saying they were built by ESP.
I looked around and I guess some still are built and sold by ESP, but they don't have ownership.
Ikke
A Dream Cartographer
You might be totally right. I really didn't/don't know. I've always thought they were affiliates. But, you learn something new everyday.
Those guitars have always been way too much (out there) for me, so I've not paid any attention.
