KH2 Relic vs Vintage

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    ko112
    For anyone who knows... What is the difference between The KH2 Relics and Vintage? Is there any difference in build quality and sound? thanks...
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    KH Guitar Freak
    KH Guitar Freak wrote

    Relic is just the first 100 runs of the KH's replica guitar, Vintage is what is afford from that point on till now...

    I also noticed that my Vintage has a vintage tint to the neck, the Relic doesn't seem to have them...

    As for sound and build quality, I don't think ESP intentionally make one better than the other...

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      ko112
      ko112 wrote

      so how many relics in total were produced? I believe they were made in 2001 right?

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        shroom
        shroom wrote

        yes they were made in 2001

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          ko112
          ko112 wrote

          so do the relics have a higher resale value???

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            gainiac
            gainiac wrote

            I have a bolt-on too, and I'll be interested to hear if you hear a difference. I'm looking to buy another one to keep in standard tuning, and torn on which to get.

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              ko112
              ko112 wrote

              wow... I thought this thread was dead!

              Well after a couple of months I can honestly say that the Kh-2 Vintage is superior to my KH2 bolton. Now, the degree to which someone will find it superior is subjective but i find the sustain to be way better, due to the neck through construction.

              The tone of the vintage also seems to be a tad less sharp (if thats the right word...)
              The one positive with a standard KH2 bolty is that the neck is ever so slightly thinner.

              I just find the Vintage to be an all around better playing, sounding guitar.

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                matt b.
                matt b. wrote

                Hey ko112, might I ask where you got your KH2 vintage and for how much? I am very interested in getting one but they are not cheap. Best I have found one for (new) was $2,800..................ouch. You can send it to my pvt mwil if you dont want to disclose that info in public. Thanks

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                  ko112
                  ko112 wrote

                  No prob... I dont mind.

                  I paid 2000.00$ USD brand new off ebay... Now it was probably lightly used, but with these guitars there is no way of knowing! I do know that it was produced in late 2006 so it was a really good deal.

                  On top of that, when I bought it (november) the canadian dollar was 10%higher than the USD, so in reality it cost me closer to 1800$!!!

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                    GuitarsCollector
                    GuitarsCollector wrote

                    The ESP kh-2 relic is a limited edition of only 100 pieces and are very very rare, hard to find, and cost a way more than the standard ESP kh-2 vintage series.

                    Kirk Hammett has 2 of them: n.001 and n.002 used in every live concert as backup of his original ESP mm-290 "hot-caution".

                    I have this guitar and is absolutely amazing...

                    www.GuitarsCollector.com

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