ESP Kirk Hammett KH Demonology 2017

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ESP Kirk Hammett KH Demonology 2017

Finally, it has arrived.

The ESP KH Demonology guitar......




ESP 348

I was really looking forward to this guitar, but I must admit................I am a little disappointed they didn't put a little extra effort into it.

I mean, how hard would it have been to have those sigils as inlays and an Ebony fretboard???

And carry those airbrush sigils completely over the pickups, that would have looked much nicer IMO.

For the amount of money these guys will be asking, that is the least they could have done.

I was pretty certain I was going to order one, but I am not too sure now.

And fuck that silly Tombstone case off, that can go with the LTD version, not the ESP version! Nothing beats the classic plain black ESP hardcase.

In Australia, the ESP version will be AU $6000 more expensive than the LTD version.

Is there $6000 extra in that scalloped fretboard and 5 minutes worth of airbrushing on those pickups?

I know what ESP Custom Shop quality is like, it's the best! But even a die-hard Hammett fan like myself struggles to see the extra money there, considering they used the same type of materials to build these guitars.

Ebony fretboard, sigil inlays, sigils painted over the top of the pickups and limited to 100 guitars would have made this guitar special and I would have happily paid $10,000 for it.

ESP 348

The specs......

LTD at the top, ESP down the bottom.


LTD tuners on the ESP version?

Reckon that's a mistake? Or is ESP cutting costs. lol

ESP 348

A little pic of both guitars I quickly knocked up.

They are way too similar for my liking I think.

ESP could have done it sooooooooooo much better!

Let's hope the "prices and specifications" change and we get what I am asking for.

 

 

Pushead

Meh.

Big Daddy B

I still like it and it is right on line for a halloween release.

I agree though painted pickup covers would look nicer. I could go either way on the case only because I was also EST. in 1975 otherwise yeah plain black is fine. That tuner thing has to be a mistake. I would suspect Gotohs.

Big Daddy B

Pap if you look closely at the esp pic it looks like the sigils are on the pickups but only the edges. And there is no EMG logo which may hint at covers. This might just be the mockup.

ESP 348

Hello Big Daddy,

I see the 'airbrushed' sigils on the corner of the pickups. When I read the specs I got excited because I thought the sigils would have been painted all over the pickups like the Ouija guitar.

I still like it, but I am just disappointed because it could have been A LOT better.

It's just another plain old black ESP KH2 with some stickers and a little paint on it.

Maybe I should spend the money and order one myself from the ESP Custom Shop with the ebony fretboard, paint over the pickups, sigil inlays and black ESP hardcase.

Guiguitarz

Berk 

BlackJack21

I agree still disappointing. I also hate that the KH is on the truss rod cover as well.

Breadfan32

Cool guitar but it should be the same price as a regular KH2.  I remember when the KH2 SE came out it was the same price as the KH2 at the time.  It made sense for me to buy it.  

I agree with ESP 348.  

I don't think Kirk has even played the demonology on this North American tour.   

ESPEXP

Weak....

Big Daddy B
Breadfan32 wrote:

Cool guitar but it should be the same price as a regular KH2.  I remember when the KH2 SE came out it was the same price as the KH2 at the time.  It made sense for me to buy it.  

I agree with ESP 348.  

I don't think Kirk has even played the demonology on this North American tour.   

I am thinking he may not even have the ESP one yet and we may see it in Europe. Seems like a marketing angle to release this guitar around Halloween.

Pushead
Guiguitarz wrote:

Berk 

This is my new favorite term.

Guiguitarz

Big Daddy B
Pushead wrote:

Berk 

This is my new favorite term.

I shit you not from UD....

In Sigil, the berks are killed quickly.

Guiguitarz

This swAgMaStEr69 made my day 

Breadfan32

Looks like specs have been changed to scalloped frets 17 to 24 and gotoh tuners which we assumed 

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