ESP Kirk Hammett KH Demonology 2017
ESP Kirk Hammett KH Demonology 2017
Finally, it has arrived.
The ESP KH Demonology guitar......
ESP 348 wrote: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.
Post pics when you get it.
Now THAT looks very nice doesn't it.
I was waiting for some "real" pics of this guitar before I made the decision to order one.
I didn't realize they painted the pickups black, that's a lot better! It's shame they didn't put a little extra paint/sigils on top of the pickups.
And that fretboard, it's a very grainy wood isn't it.
Wish they made it Ebony, that would have been awesome!! And those inlays. *sigh*
Thanks so much for sharing these pics man, I think I have just made my decision.
Sephiroth wrote:I thought you were joking, but I can see it in the picture showing the back /cavity plate. Maybe it's in for repair? or he's ordered another one? It looks like it's hanging on a wall. there's 3 fret protectors on the table as well. I could do with a couple of those
yeah it's the back picture where you can see it clearly and see EMG logos on the pickups. Could be some sort of a replacement or updates on kirks for the european tour. They will send it back to him along with the ESP demonology. Just a thought.
It also looks like the green paint color and inlay colors are wrong. (Though I don't actually have an SE, but I remember Kirk's having green tinted inlays.)