The ESP Guitar Company

I never would have considered an ESP guitar. I don’t play metal and I am too old to have a guitar that pointy! I came across this TE-1000 Evertune. I always wanted to try the Evertune Bridge. I played the guitar in the store for a good while and was so impressed by the playability of the guitar, the unreal tuning stability of the evertune bridge and the lack of sharp pointy parts that I took the guitar home with me. I always turned my nose up at active pickups! These EMGs sound pretty darn good! They do surprisingly well in the low volume “edge of breakup” realm where I live.

It’s just a fun guitar to play. I keep the evertune in the “you can’t bend a note” mode and practice lead work. It really makes you approach soloing in a whole new way. It’s a challenge! And I like challenges!

I liked this guitar so much that I went back to my local guitar shack and pick up that LTD Koa top M1000HT that was hanging next to the TE1000 I purchased 2 days before! Another non pointy surprise hit of a guitar. The Duncan’s are great pups!

Both of these guitars play so well that it begs the question, does a $4000 ESP play 4x better than my two LTDs? Is that possible? I don’t care about the different exotic woods that ESP uses. I don’t care about the fancy finishes. I’ve already expressed my thoughts about the pointy parts! 

Duncan pups are Duncan pups whether in a $1000 LTD or a $4000 ESP. 
Better tuners don’t cost an extra $3000. 
Better Floyd Rose doesn’t cost an extra $3000. (I don’t buy guitars with Floyd Rose bridges)

Quarter sawn necks don’t cost an extra $3000

All of those put together don’t cost an extra $3000

Can someone explain where the ESP “Value” is? Because my 2 LTDs kick butt! And if I can get 4x the butt kicking in buttery, free from finger fatigue, low action, fast neck playability, then as Doc Holiday says….”I’m your huckleberry!” And I will purchase an ESP tomorrow! But If I do end up purchasing an ESP and it ends up not playing any better than my LTD, I will be disappointed.

Im thinking of buying the guitar from thomann but i cant find any information regarding the fret material, i know the newer esp guitars have stainless steel on some of them but Im not sure if this one does , anyone know anything about that? 

This piece is really close to what I've been lookin for...which is in this video at 3.00 from  Sade's "Hang On" Montreux jazz festival with player Stuart Matthewman on a fine lookin instrument....a little variance in hardware..maybe the same bridge. and color schemes..options like maybe a Gotoh 510 and I think this piece would be a real flyer

This guitar is a perfect match for me, so just ordered the last one from Thomann, but some info on the weight would be great, and would it ever be possible to get it in a different color, don’t want two guitars on tour in the same color‍♂️

Would I be able to tune the guitar to E flat standard?