Killer Guitars

[crimson]

https://reverb.com/item/52957481-killer-kg-fascist-vice-bib-black-04-03

I wish I found out about these bad boys earlier. It's definitely my style.

https://www.killer.jp/guitar/kg-fascist-vice-bib.html

I only wish it was Neck Thru, but all in all, it's a killer guitar.

 

[cardinal]

They used to make a 7-string Prime and I badly want one of those, but I've never seen one for sale.

 

[ArtDecade]

Only cat I remember playing these back in the day was Takasaki from Loudness. I actually didn't know they were still around.

 

[HeHasTheJazzHands]

Only cat I remember playing these back in the day was Takasaki from Loudness. I actually didn't know they were still around.

Yep, because it's his brand. He still plays them alongside ESP, who I believe co-owns the brand.

 

[Emperor Guillotine]

Akira Takasaki is the founder/owner of Killer Guitars. And given that he also has had good relations with ESP over the decades as an ESP artist, ESP co-owns and manufactures the Killer products.

ESP definitely maintains pretty high quality for the Killer brand given the price-points that Killer products come in at.

I've seen Killer really pop off since 2020 with a handful of new models, and a bunch of eye-catching finish options. So, I've kind of started casually keeping an eye out for when any of the Killer-branded stuff hits the used markets in Japan.

With that said, if they had more exposure and more appeal (in regards to retaining some level of perceived resale value) outside of Japan, specifically here in the USA, I would definitely consider snagging a few for my lineup.

 

[ArtDecade]

I didn't know that he was the owner of Killer, but I have seen him with ESP too. That all makes a lot of sense now. LOL.

Loudness rules.

 

[TheDandy]

They look pretty cool overall but that headstock is a sin

 

[Yul Brynner]

They look like a chunky dude in cut off army shorts.

 

[Pingu]

They look pretty cool overall but that headstock is a sin

"Hello I'm looking for a 5+1 set of locking tuners..."

 

[73647k]

Well well….
Thanks for the GAS @emperor

 

[narad]

Well well….
Thanks for the GAS @emperor

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That's my favorite one for sure. Apart from that, his ESPs were way better. I want that Mondrian style star he used to have and his SSS one:

 

[sumitagarwal]

Way little info out there in the wild about these axes, which is unfortunate as they seem like a killer () way to get into ESP Japan quality for less.

At killer.jp they have most of the specs for the guitars but no fretboard radii listed for a lot of the models, like the Marquis. Anyone have any info on that?

 

[Whoman Bean]

It says Hitler on a headstock and one of the models is called Fascist.
Reported.

 

[sumitagarwal]

It says Hitler on a headstock and one of the models is called Fascist.
Reported.

It says Hitler?

 

[brector]

It says Hitler?

No, that is a Killer guitar

 

[manu80]

buy some glasses before posting that, really
On the few comment I saw this morning, seems like it's gonna be a good day....

 

[Whoman Bean]

 

[SalsaWood]

Our strings shall last for a thousand years!

 

[manu80]

my bad. but sometimes it's hard to know....

 

[imyourpriest]

Way little info out there in the wild about these axes, which is unfortunate as they seem like a killer () way to get into ESP Japan quality for less.

At killer.jp they have most of the specs for the guitars but no fretboard radii listed for a lot of the models, like the Marquis. Anyone have any info on that?

My KG-Fascinator (Saki signature 7) was 12", I think almost all ESP stuff is, at least out of Japan/US. I'm sure there are caveats though.