M-II vs KH602
M-II vs KH602
After owning both... The M-II will overall be a better built guitar... HOWEVER... when I did have my KH602, I went for that guitar first over many of the fiddles I own. It was really comfortable, sounded great, stayed in tune for weeks at a time. The little details like the fret ends and what not are what made the difference, but it was a killer guitar for the money. The higher-end Korean built LTD's of today easily rival the Japanese Jackson/Charvel and ESP's of the 80's. The LTD logo and Korea-built stigma bring these things down... but I can bet if you re-logoed a KH602 (if it didn't have the block logo at the 24th fret too) with an ESP decal, many would be hard pressed to tell a difference. Try em both, then make your decision.
Thanks for all the replies. Seems pretty unanimous so far. I'd like to try both, but to be honest I'd be lucky to find either of them. I live in Madrid and I haven't found either of them yet. There are a few shops I haven't been to yet though. I might have to see if someone can order it for me to try out.
is the mii the nt or bolt
The NT is really pushing the top end of my budget. Actually the bolt-on is too, so I don't know if I could push it that far.
Would any of you change your minds if it were MII bolt-on vs KH602, and not the MII NT?
Also, would you go for the EMGs or the SDs? I've listened to both on line, and they both sound awesome. I'd use it mostly for heavy thrash-style. I think the KH602 only comes with EMGs so no choice there.
I really need to find one to try out!
The cool thing with the KH is you get independent volume knobs... and a tone knob if you care. The M-II will only have 1 volume and no tone.
You can't really compare the neck thru with a bolt on... I mean, to some there isn't much difference but the higher fret accessibility is better on the neck thru's. Bolt on's tend to be a bit snappier tone wise, but neck thru's sustain a little more.
It's too bad you can't compare them both side by side. But... having owned both (and several other real ESP's), you won't be disappointed either way.
M-II
Better woods, no signature, and 3way toggle switch instead of completely useless strat switch