The ESP Guitar Company

Any chance on a lefty?

Not sure if I feel duped or not..??  I picked up a brand new ESP LTD Bill Kelliher Signature BK-600 on Black Friday 2019 before Christmas through Sweetwater Indiana.  As I ordered it....It came as expected with the Lace Sensor Dissonant Aggressor pickups...which are the original signature pickup version Bill intended for that guitar and specific Mastodon tone.  Bill Kelliher was here in Vancouver, B.C. December 12/19 a few weeks ago for a ESP promotion clinic at Rufus guitar store.  I was honored to see him and he autographed my guitar on the backside body   

So...the kicker is, now I'm seeing and just learning this signature guitar is now being loaded with Seymour Duncan distortion pickups in it..?  IMO....now loaded with SD pups...how can this guitar remain a "signature" guitar of Bill Kelliher...?  Which means it no longer carries his original unique Mastodon tone....and should be rebadged and called a Gen 2 model so buyers can know that there is a difference in tone.

I understand if Bill left Lace Sensor..that's his prerogative.  So should I feel blessed or privileged to own the "original Lace sensor signature guitar version" and it being autographed by Bill...??  How does this new Gen 2 version alter the value or resale value of my Gen 1...??....is it worth more or less now..? 

Well...all in all my Lace Sensor aggressor pickups Gen 1 guitar sounds kickass with 12-52 D'Addario NYXL strings tuned to drop CGCFAD.  Tone complimented with a REVV G4 aggression pedal and keeping that aggression tighter with a Fortin Grind.

Nice, but where is the sparrowhawk ? 

Bill's not with Lace pickups anymore?