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glad you enjoy it

Same. I've had mine on pre-order with Sweetwater. I'm assuming the delays are covid related. They do seem to finally be going out though. I see one on Reverb already. 

Stainless used to be a high end upgrade but as more musicians keep demanding this on production instruments we have to try and please them if we can.  Personally 90% of musicians wouldn't need stainless frets other than just to brag that they're stainless, it's a bit overkill, like filling your prius up with premium, not going to make it go any faster.  These should already be in stores now so you can check one out for yourself...as long as your local ESP dealers are still open during the quarantine.  ESP Original, USA, E-II and the higher end artist signature series will come with cases, standard 1000 series instruments do not at the moment.  These will be built in countries we deem to be up to our standards for quality, whether that be Korea or elsewhere.

Fair call. I'm sure that I mentioned this in a different thread but the Vietnamese TE series are quite simply remarkable. The playability punches way above its price point but most off all it supports my theory that if brands hire their international builders to build to a standard that pays its homage to its flagships tasteful, playable and great sounding, it really doesn't matter where it's built. The form and function reflect the brand, and that's a brand at its best across the guitar economy. ✌️

SS frets are a real advantage, every guitar I've ever owned have shown fret wear after even just 6 months to a year. Also, in my place in Thailand (I stay there for about half the year) my guitars fret only stays shiny/polished for about a week due to the climate before becoming a bit "cloudy" and if I put it in the case for a month I can actually see and for sure feel rust. This is in a modern house with AC on most of the time. My 10 year old Anderson with SS frets I can pull out of the case and the frets look like they were installed yesterday. How anybody CANNOT see these advantages is puzzling to me...Odd even. Also, when you sell on aftet x number of years perfect and new-looking frets are a huge plus.

I have a kh-602 and needs refreting.its my only guitar and fretwear makes it not so pleasant to play.i am not a professional but 2 professional guitarists who have made some setup in my guitar told me how the frets gone so bad?told them that its my only guitar and i play almost every day.i already have talked with luthier to make a refret.i will put stainless steel frets.i will think a lot to buy guitar for 1000euro or more with nickel frets again.

Thanks for your opinion!