gigawatt
Experienced
I have to return a guitar:
^^ An impulse buy. Nice player, nice finish, trem stays in tune, sounds like poo, I mean the Duncan "Hunter" pickup= Horrible! My 2002 $250 BC Rich Warlock stock pups sounded better. Plus the neck feels really weird to me. I mean, well I've played a few ESP LTD necks, and while a little thicker than Jackson or Ibanez they were still comfortable. This one almost has a Strat like V shape, not that extreme but definitely not U shaped like they advertise. Then it turns into a C shape around the fretboard. Lastly, look how small it is ^ it's like the size of a Vee Wee. Anyway, Pitbull Audio (Near San Diego) are being nice enough to take it back (I guess they're like Guitar Center; 30 day guarantee) and I asked if they'd do an exchange for one of these:
KH-602 Purple Sparkle:
https://www.espguitars.com/products/20417-kh-602
Says it has a "pau ferro" fingerboard w skull and bones inlays, whatever pau ferro is... @Rex, a little help please! What the heck is "pau ferro?" They shoulda used amaranth (purple heart) wood for the fretboard. I know right? Come on ESP geniuses, you all know the real ESP costs 5 grand? I used purple heart for a 29 fret 7 string Ironbird I made, it had a bright orange flame maple top! Anyway, comes with standard ESP case with ESP stenciled in huge letters so everyone thinks your LTD 602 is a real ESP. Oh, almost forgot it has EMG "Bone Breaker" active pickups, like Kirk Hammett could break anybody's bones, he's the bone, skin and bone . I heard some Youtube demos of them, not too bad.
Next up is the LTD KH Demonology, parents take your kids outta the room!
https://www.espguitars.com/products/19164-kh-demonology
No nonsense EMG 81 bridge and 60 neck, Rosewood fretboard, skull and bones inlays (arrrgh! I see ye be flyin' the "Jolly Roger"). Both neck-thru design, but this one comes with:
So people will think there's a dead guy in there and leave your guitar alone . Ok you can bring your kids back in the room now. Sooo, I need your help again, the Demon has pickups I know all too well (I was in a Metallica tribute band). The Purple Sparkle, idk, Bone Crushers? i mean Breakers, whatever, and who the hell is Paul Ferro? It looks really cool tho... Go good with that Green Sparkle King V in another thread... I heard a couple clips/vids of the Bone Breakers, they sound ok I guess. Hard to tell through the "show boat wanking though."
Whataya like better? As the late great Harry Carey would say, "Come on, Lemme hear ya, nice and loud! A one, a two, a three, take me out to Gui-tar Cen-ter, take me out; aww you know the rest. Place your votes please, I don't have much time, they only have one of each.
Edit: The Tombstone case is OUT OF STOCK .
^^ An impulse buy. Nice player, nice finish, trem stays in tune, sounds like poo, I mean the Duncan "Hunter" pickup= Horrible! My 2002 $250 BC Rich Warlock stock pups sounded better. Plus the neck feels really weird to me. I mean, well I've played a few ESP LTD necks, and while a little thicker than Jackson or Ibanez they were still comfortable. This one almost has a Strat like V shape, not that extreme but definitely not U shaped like they advertise. Then it turns into a C shape around the fretboard. Lastly, look how small it is ^ it's like the size of a Vee Wee. Anyway, Pitbull Audio (Near San Diego) are being nice enough to take it back (I guess they're like Guitar Center; 30 day guarantee) and I asked if they'd do an exchange for one of these:
KH-602 Purple Sparkle:
https://www.espguitars.com/products/20417-kh-602
Says it has a "pau ferro" fingerboard w skull and bones inlays, whatever pau ferro is... @Rex, a little help please! What the heck is "pau ferro?" They shoulda used amaranth (purple heart) wood for the fretboard. I know right? Come on ESP geniuses, you all know the real ESP costs 5 grand? I used purple heart for a 29 fret 7 string Ironbird I made, it had a bright orange flame maple top! Anyway, comes with standard ESP case with ESP stenciled in huge letters so everyone thinks your LTD 602 is a real ESP. Oh, almost forgot it has EMG "Bone Breaker" active pickups, like Kirk Hammett could break anybody's bones, he's the bone, skin and bone . I heard some Youtube demos of them, not too bad.
Next up is the LTD KH Demonology, parents take your kids outta the room!
https://www.espguitars.com/products/19164-kh-demonology
No nonsense EMG 81 bridge and 60 neck, Rosewood fretboard, skull and bones inlays (arrrgh! I see ye be flyin' the "Jolly Roger"). Both neck-thru design, but this one comes with:
So people will think there's a dead guy in there and leave your guitar alone . Ok you can bring your kids back in the room now. Sooo, I need your help again, the Demon has pickups I know all too well (I was in a Metallica tribute band). The Purple Sparkle, idk, Bone Crushers? i mean Breakers, whatever, and who the hell is Paul Ferro? It looks really cool tho... Go good with that Green Sparkle King V in another thread... I heard a couple clips/vids of the Bone Breakers, they sound ok I guess. Hard to tell through the "show boat wanking though."
Whataya like better? As the late great Harry Carey would say, "Come on, Lemme hear ya, nice and loud! A one, a two, a three, take me out to Gui-tar Cen-ter, take me out; aww you know the rest. Place your votes please, I don't have much time, they only have one of each.
Edit: The Tombstone case is OUT OF STOCK .
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