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I have a MH-103QM but it does not have a Tone Pot or Split Tap Coil. Is that something only for the 203? I love my MH-103QM
Boa noitemh, tenho uma pergunta, a Floyd rose da MH 203 segura a afinação bem ao usar alavanca?
Boa tarde, a ponte Floyd rose da MH-203QM segura bem a afinação quando se usa a alavanca? Obrigado
So I have the MH-103QM and read the comments about the acute differences. Interesting. If its just a model number and some other variences why the huge price jump as well??
I actually aquired this because it was 'gifted' to me, since my ex decided he liked my 50th anniversary diamond series snow white with gold inlay hand signed number 25 schecter more... apparently. So I'm making the best of a Interesting situation! Lol
And how do I find out how old this guitar is and all that? Since all the comments on this are 3 years plus and running...
Hello, LTD!
I have this model and I need to replace the pots but I would like them to be the exact original stock pots. Is there any way you could help me with that?
did they ever made this same model but in a different finish or color? I am exactly looking for a setup like this! Single coil pickups and a humbucker, this is exactly within my price range.
Hola compré esta guitarra en chile pagué mucho dinero y dice que es china.. cambia mucho su calidad? Aun no me llega tengo una jackson js22 asi que las voy a poner a prueba espero no me decepcione.
The order page says Pre-Order...does that mean it's not currently available? If I order it now, will it ship out on the indicated date?
Hi, any time our stock is not available and we are waiting for a new shipment you may see this. You may go ahead and fill out a preorder and the sales rep will contact you regarding actual estimated delivery date.
I am about to buy this guitar after reading the superb reviews. My main questions are the clean sounds of the 2nd, 4th and neck positions of the pickup selector. Does it quack like a strat in 2nd and 4th positions and does the neck sound like a single coil strat neck pickup ?
Also, does the bridge humbucker split at the 2nd position of the pickup selector? And which coil outer or inner coil of the humbucker combines with the middle pickup at 2nd position?
Further, is there a reverse headstock version of the same model?
In addition, are the single coils noiseless?
if you have any questions you may reach out to our customer service team at customerservice@espguitars.com or https://www.espguitars.com/pages/support
I have an MH-103QM, the fret edges are like razors, I'll have to have them filed down, other than that, it's my favorite playing and sounding guitar, even including my high end Japanese and American instruments, truly strange how that ended up being the case.
Fingerboards can sometimes expand or contract during transit to areas with different climates. From the sound of it I would assume something like this is affecting your instrument. Should be easily rectified but if you need any other help you can reach our service department at customerservice@espguitars.com
I have found a nice, used MH-103QM but I cannot find anything online that tells me the difference between it and the MH-203QM online. GC has an MH-103QM and Sweetwater has an MH-203QM, and the specs and pricing look the same, except maybe the 203 doesn't have dot inlays?
I am presuming that the model numbers are indicate that maybe the 103 is a GC exclusive?
It's the same, only the model number has changed.
Carl N. you are mistaken. Actually, through careful comparison of the specs on Sweetwater and GC's listings, I see that the 103 has a basswood body and the 203 has a mahogany body. The 103 also has dot inlays and the 203 seems to have no inlays; I don't know about the edge of the neck because I can't find any pictures of the top edge of the neck.
They both have the same electronics and the same quilted maple veneer. They also have the same scale length, hardware, and frets; so though they are very similar, there are some mild differences.
Cool, then there you go, you have your differences!
203 has block inlays on the top of the fretboard (and double on the 12). Here is a picture of mine. You can zoom in and see the blocks.
Thanks Nathan! That helps. I see that you have also changed out your pickups. Is there a reason you didn't like the ESP passives?
TO everyone else, I am trying to "like" your comments, but for some reason I can't. I also cannot reply to individual message, only to the main one, mine. Weird.
It was my first guitar with single coils, so I was trying a bunch of different ones. The LTD single coils are great and actually back in my guitar. The bridge pickup certainly isn't bad, but it wasn't as hot as I typically like. I swapped it with a Seymour Duncan JB. The EMGs are passive and went in a different brand guitar that came with significantly worse pickups than the LTD did. On my profile, you can see I used white LTD pickup covers too
. This is one of my favorite guitars all around. It needed a small amount of fret work, but it sounds amazing with that JB pickup and is crazy light. It went up a little in price since I got mine, but still worth it imo.
Hi
i got one of these great guitars
but got a serious damage issue in tremolo arm.
i dont have access to esp shop.
is there any floyd rose or other brand tremolo bridge which i can install on this guitar easily?
Thanks for attention
Hey Kasra, sorry to hear about the issues you're having with this. These bridges are licensed by Floyd Rose so a Floyd Rose bridge would work perfectly in this instrument if you needed a replacement. If you need any assistance with this feel free to reach out to our customer service team at customerservice@espguitars.com
Love the guitar. It looks and plays awesome. My only suggestion is to move the knob away from the humbucker pickup. It interferes with the right hand ring finger and pinky finger a little. Might try to recess or lower the internal potentiometer with plastic washers and put a low profile knob on the outside of the guitar. The picture is of the guitar I own. The neck/fret board feels like a smooth satin finish. ESP customer service says it has a thin coat of polyurethane. The unfinished neck look is great.
Hi Terry, Thanks for your suggestions.
would be nice to have the same model without the tremolo.
Thanks for your suggestion George.
I'm a dealer for Guitar Center I have to say for the money these are great affordable guitars the only problem the tremelo on these guitars and Jackson Dinky the Floyd Rose special needs a stronger metal for the screws ,as they seem to come back stripped because the alloy is kinda soft , I know ESP with therr quality can fix this I'm sure. I'm huge fan of ESP guitars can't wait to see what comes out next for Summer Namm
I've not had great success with "Made in China" guitars, but this was pretty much exactly what I've been looking for. I trust the ESP quality control enough that I ordered one from my local shop a bit over a week ago... I can't wait to get the call that it's in!
EDIT: I received it a few days ago! It's so easy to play.. I love the neck to death. My only real complaint is that it came SUPER dirty. My hands were covered in soot after playing it a few minutes. The bridge pickup is pretty weak too, but I planned to change it out anyways. All in all, it's a fantastic guitar and fits well in my collection.
I just got one of these today and the pictures really don't do it justice as to how pretty it is.
Just got mine as well, astoundingly beautiful.