Bare Knuckle Pickups Forum
Forum Ringside => Guitars, Amps and Effects => Topic started by: Crazy_Joe on October 24, 2007, 12:59:20 PM
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Was in discussions with Feline but i really couldn't afford one of his beautiful guitars at this point. So i went searching for a different guitar with the same kind of great spec but lower priced (i know extremely hard to find)
However, i found something that fits it perfectly :D
ESP LTD EC1000 Deluxe
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y207/Sandman666/IMGP0936.jpg)
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y207/Sandman666/IMGP0937.jpg)
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y207/Sandman666/IMGP0939.jpg)
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y207/Sandman666/IMGP0940.jpg)
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y207/Sandman666/IMGP0943.jpg)
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y207/Sandman666/IMGP0945.jpg)
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y207/Sandman666/IMGP0944.jpg)
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y207/Sandman666/IMGP0933.jpg)
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y207/Sandman666/IMGP0932.jpg)
Specs:
Set-Neck / 24.75"
Mahogany Body w/ Flamed Maple Top
3-Pc. Mahogany Neck / Rosewood Fingerboard
Earvana Compensated Nut / 42mm
Flag Inlays
24 XJ Frets
Aged White Binding
Chrome Hardware
Sperzel Locking Tuners
Tonepros T3B-T & T1Z Locking Bridge + Tailpiece
Seymour Duncan JB / 59
I am not the biggest fan of the traditional Les Paul feel (bad upper fret access imo), so i went for this as it's more suited to my style/tastes which fixes that e.g. 24 frets/upper fret access cutaway, body contour, 3 knobs instead of 4.
I can't stand bad tuning either so with Sperzel, Tone Pros and Earvana i should be alright :D (that was not to do with traditional LP's btw)
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i think you need to show us a better pic of that upper-access cut away ;)
not my style, but i must say she looks top notch though - you must be stoked.
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Yeah i love it, sounds great with the SD's in too :o blasphemy!!
It's secondhand btw, was a steal at the price i got it for too, just in case you were thinking i bought it new, i'm not that rich haha.
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what happened to the ceramic holy diver loaded greco by the way?
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what happened to the ceramic holy diver loaded greco by the way?
It's on ebay, needs to sell to fund this really haha.
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Gorgeous mate, great pickup combination too.
I'd sooner have that over a Gibbo LP any day of the week - higher quality parts, better construction.
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Looks nice, I've been meaning to try one of the ESP LP shapes for a while but not gotten around to it.
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How much for the Joanna :D
Is it entirely satin including the neck?
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How much for the Joanna :D
Is it entirely satin including the neck?
Pretty much all satin apart from the neck has a gloss finish, and i got it for £400 including hard case and postage. :D
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How much for the Joanna :D
Is it entirely satin including the neck?
Pretty much all satin apart from the neck has a gloss finish, and i got it for £400 including hard case and postage. :D
YOU ONLY PAID £400 FOR THAT?!
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I'm phoning the Police, you just totally robbed that seller!
How's the neck profile? Is it more a 50's or 60's thickness? *prays you say the slimmer 60's*
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How much for the Joanna :D
Is it entirely satin including the neck?
Pretty much all satin apart from the neck has a gloss finish, and i got it for £400 including hard case and postage. :D
She's a beauty and from the sounds an absolute bargain but why must they varnish the necks :evil: .
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Amazing value there! not quite my cup of tea, strays too far away from traditional LP-ism. ESP finishes seem to be quite consistent
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How much for the Joanna :D
Is it entirely satin including the neck?
Pretty much all satin apart from the neck has a gloss finish, and i got it for £400 including hard case and postage. :D
YOU ONLY PAID £400 FOR THAT?!
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I'm phoning the Police, you just totally robbed that seller!
How's the neck profile? Is it more a 50's or 60's thickness? *prays you say the slimmer 60's*
Haha i know it was amazing, i couldn't believe my luck!
And yes it's the slimmer 60's style, on ESP's site it says Neck Type: Slim U or something.
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Really good price for that guitar, well snapped-up :)
Now get off the board & go play it!
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I'm sorry, but I think that guitar looks like cr@p.
Just kidding! (Wanted to see how it felt to be a negative-posting jerk)
That is a very fine looking axe! You left out some important details -- fret wire size (XJ doesn't mean anything to me), fret board radius, and nut width.
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He did give nut width!
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Haha i know it was amazing, i couldn't believe my luck!
And yes it's the slimmer 60's style, on ESP's site it says Neck Type: Slim U or something.
Awesome stuff, that's me sold!
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sounds great with the SD's in
no. no it doesn't. you are wrong - i hate that JB with all my heart.
LOOKS FIIIIIIINE though. i really like the look of that cutaway - i have a bruise on my ribs from playing my LP sitting down :(
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He did give nut width!
Okay!
No need to yell about it!
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sorry, have been feeling rather loud recently.
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Haha, i don't know all the measurements but i just copied the stuff off ESP's site, all i care about is that it rocks my socks!
Possibility of BKP's in the future, though i don't have enough money for anything like that yet, and it's sounding great at the moment.
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Very nice Joe-sounds like a bit of a bargain to me.
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That's a great price for that guitar. Congrats!
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I still say it'd be better with amber bell knobs like on LP standards - cant stand those large silver ones.
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Large? lol they are smaller than my other LP's by a long way, i just don't think the amber suits the rest of the geetar.
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i was going to ask why you didn't go for an edwards instead, but your last paragraph in the original post explained why...
Nice guitar, I liked the one I tried a while back. Wouldn't want to pay new prices for one, though...
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I really like the ESP / Ltd line.
Thats a fine guitar Joe.
Absolute bargain too!!! :o
I really like the ESP flag inlays I think they look sweet the way they mirror the headstock. But I'm sure they could improve on the 12th fret inlay... :?
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Superb guitar - Deffo what I would buy if I was looking for an LP.
I won't hear a bad word said about the LTD Deluxe series - They're absolutely SUBLIME guitars.
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Yeah it's a really nice playing and sounding guitar, i love it!
As for the starting price of a new one, i agree i would never pay that much, but if you can find one secondhand at a good price then it's definatley worth checking out :D
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I'm not usually a big fan of "modern" guitars, but that's an absolute beauty. I really like the way ESP have "re-imagined" the Les Paul - not saying it's better, but it looks great. The only thing that puts me off is the slimmer neck.
And there's something about zebra pickups on a sunburst... perfect. :D
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@TO,
XJ is short for Xtra jumbo, which i think is about 0.112" x 0.055"
(width x height) but i could be wrong.
or in other terms: massive! :twisted: