LTD DV8 Dave Mustaine Model - Any Good???
LTD DV8 Dave Mustaine Model - Any Good???
DV8's had half the weight of the V-350 series. Trust me I held them next to each other. I actually liked the DV8s, but not enough to own. They seem like pretty good guitars.
the original V-series had maple necks and stuff didnt they? I wasn't an ESP fan back then, but I think they were made outta heavier woods. The DV8's were really light mahogany. (The kind I wish Gibby would use instead of making 14 pound Les Pauls...lol)
Not to bash you El Diablo but why do people have such a hard time figuring out how to play this guitar sitting down? It's the most comfortable guitar to play especially when sitting.
Yeah, what's up with that? Do people NOT know to play a V in the classical positioning? I find mine easier to play sitting down than standing up.
Not to bash you El Diablo but why do people have such a hard time figuring out how to play this guitar sitting down? It's the most comfortable guitar to play especially when sitting.
Yeah It´s comfortable to play the V, I just say I can´t play it for too long when sitting down, Classical position it´s just not my thing right now, I prefer when sit down a smaller type of guitar like an Eclipse or Viper. :D
had a black dv8r with the livewires and it was a great guitar it played awesome and sounded great the one i had was really light too
i personally hated the pickups they were kinda shitty but thats just my opinion i sold it a few months ago to buy an m2 bolt on so i never got around to swapping them out for emgs
ive heard that the dv8rs were real hit or miss too some were awesome and some were really shitty so try it out before you buy it
Iv got an ltd DV8 r and it really does kick ass. I bought mine from reverb in glasgow about a year ago an it really does rip it up. I really like the pickups in it, but unfortunatly it needs to go as Im having a big clearout of guitars! If your interested in buying a Silver LTD model Imperium, let me know!
The DV8-R wasn't so bad. Being a big fan of the DV8 at the time, I was cool with it. Compared to the ESP, it was a little heavier and often not as well-dressed fret-wise. The rosewood on the boards wasn't too bad but occasionally you'd see some really swirly ones.
I had a couple. They were nice "bonehead" guitars to beat on. I had ESP DV8's mostly, but have had two of the LTD's as well. I still have a black one. (I gave the silver one away to a friend of mine) It's a pretty stable and solid guitar and my black one doesn't even have a case anymore. It's exposed all the elements and treated like complete crap...but plays in tune perfectly and still comes back for more.
As far as the Mustaine pickups, that's preferrential just like any guitar. You may like them. You may not...only you can say. I myself liked them when they came out. But I found myself moving away from them and removing them from all my DV8's after the novelty wore off...they were kinda brittle sounding for me. I also found out that black nickel cover on them is not only a pain in the ass to bother cleaning all the time, but is made to age and look like it's been beat. It's a thin mylar-like plating that WILL come off. (Once it starts, you can peel lil' pieces. Some even had production flaws from Duncan where you'd have a bubble in the "plating"...)
All in all, the only thing I really warn people of when they ask about my DV's is the size. It is a larger V than a Jackson or BC. So often my friends will sit with it, like it, and then find out it's too big for them when they stand up.