Head (Korn) using ESP now, getting LTD sig model

[Mathemagician]

Needs reverse cockstock.

Jk, liking that color though.

 

[jl-austin]

http://www.espguitars.com/articles/2005006-welcome-to-the-esp-family-brian-head-welch

Cool guitar, but I am not a fan of EMG pickups.

 

[BearOnGuitar]

Cool guitar, but I am not a fan of EMG pickups.

Those are Fishman Fluence Moderns. Big difference, and another reason to be excited about it imo.

 

[jwade]

Looks badass!

 

[ZXIIIT]

I bet he(head) has a stack of custom ibbys under the bed... One does not simply abandon THE legacy! DD

Head said he sold off/gave away his Ibanez 7s when he quit korn, only kept his LACS Untouchables guitar, also said he dind't pick up another 7 string until he went onstage to play with korn for the first time since he had quit.

 

[Musiscience]

Really dig it

 

[MikeH]

I'd take a K7 before that, IMO. I really dig ESP a lot, but that doesn't look too special for a sig model. It's cool, but I'm really shocked he left Ibanez for it.

 

[Ammusa]

I'd take a K7 before that, IMO. I really dig ESP a lot, but that doesn't look too special for a sig model. It's cool, but I'm really shocked he left Ibanez for it.

My thoughts exactly. It doesn't need to scream signature, but it's a bit boring and I just hate Evertune

But still, Ibanez artist department is a bit "stiff" unless you're mr. Vai or Satriani and that's why I understand him swapping to ESP. Maybe the next Head model will be more appealing to me.

 

[s2k9k]

HUGE step up from that Komrad.

 

[s2k9k]

Any info on the neck profile? Since he was an Ibanez player, it's safe to bet he is into thin and flat necks. Will the LTD have the Extra Thin Flat profile?

I can't say anything about Head's sig, but I got the H-1007B and that neck is surprisingly thin for an ESP/LTD. I really like it a lot.

 

[Ben.Last]

The most important question is, of course...

Will it be available in lefty???

 

[HeHasTheJazzHands]

^It's ESP, so no.

I'd take a K7 before that, IMO. I really dig ESP a lot, but that doesn't look too special for a sig model. It's cool, but I'm really shocked he left Ibanez for it.

I disagree. I was never a fan of the inlays on the K7. Love how much more subdued this is. If anything, this seems to have more personality compared to his boring Konrad sig model.

 

[Ben.Last]

^It's ESP, so no.

ESP has a decent amount of lefty models (definitely more than Ibanez).

 

[Lasik124]

Want

 

[Vrollin]

Hes also moved over to Orange amps, unless I missed that bout an he was doing that a while back...?

 

[Blood Tempest]

Blurry, but took a screenshot from ESP's Instagram video feed. This thing looks really nice. The hardware appears to be a true black and not a black chrome/cosmo black look. That's a positive in my book.

 

[theicon2125]

Blurry, but took a screenshot from ESP's Instagram video feed. This thing looks really nice. The hardware appears to be a true black and not a black chrome/cosmo black look. That's a positive in my book.

Head posted this on his Instagram last night. It definitely looks like they ended up going with a matte finish on the pickups.

 

[Blood Tempest]

 

[theicon2125]

My thoughts exactly. I just need ESP to update their website so I can download a high res full image of the guitar to look at until mine gets here.

 

[Blood Tempest]

My thoughts exactly. I just need ESP to update their website so I can download a high res full image of the guitar to look at until mine gets here.

How is the price on this thing?