ESP Eclipse I CTM thin-u neck profile
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So I discovered that not all Thin-U necks back contour as listed in ESP necks are the same.
As an example the H-1001 neck profile is pretty much uniformly rounded across the neck while the neck on the Viper-1000 is getting...
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MH-350FR vs. MH-1000FR
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I was thinking about picking up another Horizon-style guitar, and while the 1000-series is presumably higher quality, I much prefer the simpler binding of the 350 (or, heck, maybe even the 327).
Can anyone speak to the...
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HORIZON FR vs. HORIZON FR-II
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What are the differences between these? Is it just the body woods?
They look the same in pics on the ESP site......
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EC-1000T/CTM gold for chrome hardware swap?
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Just bought a new black EC-1000T/CTM and love it, playing wise. Appearance wise I'm not a big fan of gold and would rather go chrome or nickel.
Anyone buy a Faded Cherry Sunburst EC-1000/CTM and interested in swapping...
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LTD D-5 Bass Bridge
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Was changing the strings on my new D-5 Bass and pulled the bridge to get some guitar wax buffed off that collected around the edges. The information on the ESP site state the bridge is a BB-605 but on the back of the cast...
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Randall RG100ES vs. RH150
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So for you Randall users, if you had the choice between a RG100es (Dimebag favored) or a RH150, which would you choose? theres a RH150 at my local GC for 300 bucks, and a RG100es on craigslist for 200 (both come with...
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Lynch M1 tiger question
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Has anyone ever seen or own an M1 yellow tiger with the stripes painted on the back? Other than George's I have only seen one. Were these ever produced or is the other one a prototype? Still waiting to hear back from ESP but...
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7 string and TOM bridge radius
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Anyone know if they changed the radius of the Tom bridge to match the radius of the fretboard? My old 307 has a bridge that is too flat for the fretboard which causes the outside strings to have a high action compared to the...
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New Lynch LTD next year?
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I was disappointed that there wasn't a new Lynch LTD this year, I'm wondering if the series is going to be discontinued, or if there are plans for another LTD model in 2013??...
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st-203 & st-203FR
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Does anybody know if the truss rod is single action or double action on the ST-203 guitars? I'm a former GL-256 owner, and the only reason I sold it was it had a single action truss rod (couldn't give the neck any relief),...
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Wrong logo on my guitar. Is it a 2nd?
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Sorry to repeat this question but I figured with it in the title it might get more views than a NGD post. The thing is I traded into a ESP NT7 and all the examples of this guitar have had a ESP logo that was just plain...
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Looking for White Horizon FR-II w/Duncans?
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Has anyone seen one of these around in the US or know anyone/anyplace that is selling one?
Thanks....
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Replacement neck for B-208FM?
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I have an LTD B-208FM 8-string bass that I bought about 4 years ago from Musician's Friend. Unfortunately, the neck has become bowed beyond repair. Anyone know if there's a way that I can get a replacement neck from LTD? I...
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Who can I place a Technical House order from?
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Hiroaki at Ishibashi is slow as fuck and is a fucking idiot.
Anyone know of any other Japanese ESP Dealers who do international orders?...
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Behringer VT-100FXH Head
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I'm young, on a budget, have a Spider IV 75, want something different.
I know everyone hates on Behringer, but I've used a lot of their pedals and find them decent. So anyone wanna chime in on the quality/sound of the VT100...
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Black ESP Locking tuners
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I entertained the notion of replacing the gold hardware to black. Where can I get black esp locking tuners?
thanx!...
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Testing Passive Pickups
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Is there any known way of testing some Gibson passives without actually having to install them and solder them into a setup?...
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Coming soon-ngd!
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I just bought an ESP ltd exp200 for 295 shipped :D needs a little tlc but I think I got a good deal for it. Will post pics soon...
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new Cavalera for 2013
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I hope there will be a new signature ESP and LTD 600 line. For the ESP guys some killer:
Maybe a viper with 25,5, neck through, alder /mahagony body, single Seymour distortion or emg 81, one volume, ebony fretboard ...colour...
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How much a tip-top condition ESP KH1's value in year 2012?
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Can anyone tell me please? how much a ESP KH1 worth? Got a friend want to let it go, but I think the price is .... kinda expensive... one pickUP only... around USD$5,000.00 I think it's a bit over price....
Thanks!...
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Parts question
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Hey fella's looking for some input here...
I'm going to be upgrading the hardware on my EC256 and just need to confirm some things. Since I haven't been able to 100% confirm in my research and I just want to be sure I get...
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Sinclair tremolo
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Hello everyone, im waiting for my yellow M1 custom to be delivered in about a weeks time. It has a nice Sinclair chrome trem and chrome hardwear... Needs to be black! ..its all about black and yellow!!!
Anyways.. Does...
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New to Message Board
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Hey Guys, I've been looking around here for while and finally signed up. There's lots of great info on here and you guys seem to really know what you're talking about with these guitars.
I currently own a EC-1000VB with...
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esp kh20 / JH1 for sale (not mine! just links)
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found these on a dutch selling site
kh20
JH1...
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Overdrive Through High Gain Amps
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So for fun the other evening, we were trying to duplicate the heaviest guitar tone of the ages which I believe to be Entombed's "Clandestine" album. How in the HELL did they get that sound out of their amps and what did they...
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String Recommendations ?
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i have a deluxe Viper 1000 ive been trying diff strings but cant seem to find what i want...... i like a thick chunky sound, i do not down tune but i dont want so chunky they are hard to play.....
I have the Daddarios on...
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ESP/LTD Pickups?
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I'm sure there is a really old post on here somewhere (I couldn't find it) that gives this info, but figured I would take the easy way out and let someone in the know help and get a warm fuzzy:
Is there any info on the...
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Question: Gibby V Kirk Aged and Signed
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Guys, I know that here is ESP forum, but I got some Gibby question here.
I just found Aged & Signed one, but the serial number is #51.
It's in Japan, authoriaed Gibson Dealer in Japan. As far as I know there is only...
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How to kill a push-pull pot
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In short, solder your grounds to it with a pitiful cheap iron, where you heat the casing too long and burn the little sucker to death.
Here's my story, I recently wired my M-II so my two humbuckers could be tapped via the...
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