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My biggest problem with ESP is their excessive use of ugly, outdated features like TOM bridges, Floyd roses (sorry, people...), and pickup rings (just direct mount the dang things).
These guitars have none of those flaws. So clean!
I sold the 5153 and replaced it with an Omega Iridium, but good call... this guitar needs to get in a shot with all that.Simon, you always have the classiest taste in brutal gear. This one might be one of my favorites out of your past few new guitars! I wanna see a pic with your 5153 and Omega cab.
That can happen, but I've had white guitars in the past that didn't turn yellow. I think it may depend on the type of finish used. Also, this guitar is like 2 years old or so and apparently hung on a wall hanger at the ESP headquarters. So far it didn't yellow/cream out.I love the white guitar but don't they always turn yellow/cream after a few years? Personally I find that afwul and I don't think I could get over that. That is basically the most important reason I would turn down a good, white guitar.
^This.Theres nothing outdated about a TOM or Floyd Rose bridge. I've had numerous custom builds with more "modern" bridges like Hipshots, Schallers, and EverTunes, and I would take the Gotoh TOM bridge 100% of the time over it. I think TOM get a bad wrap from some of the cheaper variants out there or guitar builders who dont recess them properly.
And if you dont like Floyds, thats cool, but for anyone who wants a trem, there's still nothing better than an OFR or Lo pro Edge trem.
This is the most absurd off-base thinking. TOM gets better pick attack, definition and tone than a flat mount. OFRs are just floating bridges if you don't like them don't get them and by far most of their models do not even have them. Pickup rings are superior to direct mount, there is no tone difference and you can actually adjust your pickup height and change pickups without it being a huge pain.My biggest problem with ESP is their excessive use of ugly, outdated features like TOM bridges, Floyd roses (sorry, people...), and pickup rings (just direct mount the dang things).
These guitars have none of those flaws. So clean!
1.I don't know if TOMs do all that you claim,but if it did I presume they would be more popularThis is the most absurd off-base thinking. TOM gets better pick attack, definition and tone than a flat mount. OFRs are just floating bridges if you don't like them don't get them and by far most of their models do not even have them. Pickup rings are superior to direct mount, there is no tone difference and you can actually adjust your pickup height and change pickups without it being a huge pain.
You know how les pauls are so popular for guitar tracking? TOM bridge and pickup rings.
This is the most absurd off-base thinking. TOM gets better pick attack, definition and tone than a flat mount. OFRs are just floating bridges if you don't like them don't get them and by far most of their models do not even have them. Pickup rings are superior to direct mount, there is no tone difference and you can actually adjust your pickup height and change pickups without it being a huge pain.
You know how les pauls are so popular for guitar tracking? TOM bridge and pickup rings.
Theres nothing outdated about a TOM or Floyd Rose bridge. I've had numerous custom builds with more "modern" bridges like Hipshots, Schallers, and EverTunes, and I would take the Gotoh TOM bridge 100% of the time over it. I think TOM get a bad wrap from some of the cheaper variants out there or guitar builders who dont recess them properly.
And if you dont like Floyds, thats cool, but for anyone who wants a trem, there's still nothing better than an OFR or Lo pro Edge trem.
I love the white guitar but don't they always turn yellow/cream after a few years? Personally I find that afwul and I don't think I could get over that. That is basically the most important reason I would turn down a good, white guitar.