The ESP Guitar Company

haha, this guy is just like me, "i want a mh 250" then everyone is like "get a 400"

welcome

I dont know about the 104, but I've got a 254 and the thing sounds and plays bad ass. I can heartily reccommend that model.

well i know most guys have said buy a 200-400 series. i did save and im quite happy about it.

however, i love the 104 series. i played one in phoenix when i was up there, because it was the only LTD that looked appealing to me. i loved the feeling of it, and the pick ups that come standard are ok seeming how there are many horrible ones out there.

like any one on this board, i would say get a 200 or 400 series. but if youre starting out with bass or looking for a back up instrument, the 104 is a good choice.

i, myself am going to buy a 104 (or any of the new ones from 08) so i can practice switching pick ups.

Thx all for your relpies. But i just dont got so much money, and secondly i hate those see-thru colours! xD ( i love the white on the 104 ). But if i buy the 104 im gonna change the pickups anyway. Maybe ill wait till that ebony model comes out. See what it looks like.

Thank you all. I'll go for the 104 now then. Btw i play a ibanez now too ( BTB-205) and im not happy with the sound at all.

i know of two people that have F 200 series, and i hate both of them. i wanted a F series for a while, and there's something about the construction or the wood their made out of that makes them sound terrible after a year or so. anyone know why?

Can anyone tell me what strings fit the F-104 if i want to use the DGCF tuning or the CGCF?

no, it's definately possible, the tone of wood changes as it gets older, thats why vintage guitars (for the most part) are so sought after. likewise, some guitars start sounding just plain bad. maybe i just dont like the tone, who knows.

oh no dude, by construction I didn't mean the shape, i meant how it's actually put together, haha. Maybe it's just an isolated case or they don't know how to run their gear well.

well that depends on what tuning you want to play in. Pretty much any gauge will fit any bass, but you want to choose the gauge according to the style of music you'll be playing. I'm assuming since you're getting a f model bass, you'll be playing metal of some kind, so go for a lower gauge string set. I'm in a band with some friends and we play in Drop A (it's not as ridiculous as it sounds; there are bands that play in F#) so I have the lowest gauge that I could find.

If you get a set that is too thick for the tuning you're playing, you can risk serious damage to the neck of your guitar.

But if your question is merely between cgcf or dgcf you won't really need a different gauge just for one step.

Drop A is not that ridiculous. In Flames uses A#. Thx for the answer

no im waiting for your review on the EX-104 if it sucks im getting the F 404 or the 405.

I cant afford it atm but soon. Very soon. To bad the EX isnt in a 400 version.

yes i did. I'm going for the F- 404 in red. Caus i want a bass with a higher quality then a 104 series. If the EX would be in a 400 version i would buy that one.

I would have gone with F-4E if it was completly that dark brown wood i dont like the lighter wood colour in the middle.