Dumple Stilzkin
Pointy star bastard.
I’ll update later with more details, but I just got this yesterday for right about $2,000. Has a K serial number, made in 2012. Alder body with a maple neck, the Duncan distortion was traded out for a Dimebucker but the seller included the original pickup. Hot rails in the neck and has an upgraded brass big tremolo block. Other than that, I believe it’s stock. Does anyone know where to get a replacement tremolo cavity cover? For whatever reason it wasn’t included.
Weighs 8lbs and just feels real solid. Whenever people say that ESP’s made in Japan in the custom shop have some high quality feel and mojo to them they aren’t kidding. These are the real deal. The quality is every bit as high as my USA made PRS and similar in feel to my old custom shop Jackson Rhoads. Though I prefer the way the ESP feels and plays to the Jackson (better fretwork).
So far I actually like the Dimebucker in this one, tight, aggressive, and harmonics galore. Rail pickups aren’t something I’ve experienced too much. But I loved my X2N that I had many years back in said Rhoads. I don’t have any immediate plans to switch out the bridge pickup, but may try the distortion or even a SD Custom someday. It sounds pretty good so far! It sustains very well and just feels really solid and high quality.
The guitar came with some undisclosed damage to it, so I’m trying to get a partial refund for those issues. But unless the seller isn’t willing to budge, I’m going to keep it. The finish is hard to capture, it’s the kind of finish that is very deep and shows off many shades of red. Beautiful. The fretwork is the best I have ever touched. I will just play the hell out of it and get it refinished a custom
metallic way farther down the road.
Nothing too major as far as dings but there’s a few small ones. TLDR if you don’t own one Japanese made ESP you’re depriving yourself of some of the best guitars made.
Weighs 8lbs and just feels real solid. Whenever people say that ESP’s made in Japan in the custom shop have some high quality feel and mojo to them they aren’t kidding. These are the real deal. The quality is every bit as high as my USA made PRS and similar in feel to my old custom shop Jackson Rhoads. Though I prefer the way the ESP feels and plays to the Jackson (better fretwork).
So far I actually like the Dimebucker in this one, tight, aggressive, and harmonics galore. Rail pickups aren’t something I’ve experienced too much. But I loved my X2N that I had many years back in said Rhoads. I don’t have any immediate plans to switch out the bridge pickup, but may try the distortion or even a SD Custom someday. It sounds pretty good so far! It sustains very well and just feels really solid and high quality.
The guitar came with some undisclosed damage to it, so I’m trying to get a partial refund for those issues. But unless the seller isn’t willing to budge, I’m going to keep it. The finish is hard to capture, it’s the kind of finish that is very deep and shows off many shades of red. Beautiful. The fretwork is the best I have ever touched. I will just play the hell out of it and get it refinished a custom
metallic way farther down the road.
Nothing too major as far as dings but there’s a few small ones. TLDR if you don’t own one Japanese made ESP you’re depriving yourself of some of the best guitars made.
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