Am I mad to be contemplating this swap?

[Philly Q]

Can you use a V in a Punk covers band or is that too OTT?  :lol: (tongue planted firmly in cheek btw)

If anybody challenges you on it say you're being ironic.

[Dave Sloven]

You have to buy a 'pork pie' hat, giant eyeglasses that don't improve your vision, and wear ugly clothes and cut your beard in funny ways in order to be ironic.

I'd just scratch it up and pretend that you found it in a dumpster.  Instant punk cred. :D

[Brow]

Cheers!

I don't think there will be a winner in this weeks game of 'What guitar is he going to bring tonight?' that my bandmates play every week; none of them know I have the V!  :lol:

[Telerocker]

Can you use a V in a Punk covers band or is that too OTT?  :lol: (tongue planted firmly in cheek btw)

If anybody challenges you on it say you're being ironic.

The Dutch punkband Flyin' Spiderz did it thirty years ago. I remember het guitarist used a V!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLR2bLQPZDE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDkMLjcikdM

[Twinfan]

Keep the V and use it!

I think that's my old guitar isn't it?

[dave_mc]

I know what you mean mate, the over cautious thing is a trait be both seem to have!  :lol:

The guy has wound me up a bit actually by saying that he has a hard case for the LTD but he was only going to include it in a cash sale. Whereas my V has the padded gigbag it came with aswell as a full hard case I've since bought for it!

Yeah :lol:

The other thing is, just because a LTD is technically "worth more" here, doesn't necessarily mean it's better. Personally I think LTDs are a bit overpriced in the UK (probably Europe too), so that's worth bearing in mind as well.

It's really up to you :lol:

[Alex]

Both guitars are pretty good and it really depends on personal taste. As some have mentioned, the LTD might have been more expensive, but personally I think they both have a comparable value overall.

Some of the differences would be
- classic/cool vibe & iconic body shape (V)
- extra jumbo frets (LTD), 24 frets
- pickups

I think it is a really tough choice. I already have an Eclipse (although an ESP one with less "bling") and I like it a lot, primarily because of its tuning stability and playability. I've also always wanted a V because it is just such a cool and iconic looking guitar!

[Brow]

The Dutch punkband Flyin' Spiderz did it thirty years ago. I remember het guitarist used a V!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLR2bLQPZDE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDkMLjcikdM

Thanks for the links! I'd not heard of them before but I'll check them out later on when I can.

I took the V to 70s/80s Rock band practice last night and really got into playing it again  :lol:

The Riff Raff in the bridge worked really well with the SLO clone for the stuff we do. I normally use my Splawn with this band but I was in a rush and picked the wrong amp up  :lol:

Yeah it's your old V Dave.

[richard]

The V is a classic look. The LTD, in my opinion, looks horrible. The headstock is ugly, the cutaway looks plain wrong and the bling is vomit inducing. I guess you could say that I prefer the V.

[Brow]

The V is a classic look. The LTD, in my opinion, looks horrible. The headstock is ugly, the cutaway looks plain wrong and the bling is vomit inducing. I guess you could say that I prefer the V.

Don't hold back, say what you really feel! :lol:

[AndyR]

Slightly off topic (keep the V, btw)... but this made me laugh:

Yeah it's your old V Dave.

Left me wondering how may guitars owned on this forum are "it's your old XYZ Dave" ...
And how many other people on the forum have also had ownership of each guitar at some point...

[Toe-Knee]

Just a quick question. Is the last time that V was out of it's case the time I was round earlier in the year? If so I would say that warrants moving it along.

This is however a tough one for me. I love the EC but I also love the V

[Brow]

Slightly off topic (keep the V, btw)... but this made me laugh:

Yeah it's your old V Dave.

Left me wondering how may guitars owned on this forum are "it's your old XYZ Dave" ...
And how many other people on the forum have also had ownership of each guitar at some point...

I'd be quite interested to hear about this myself  :lol:

[Brow]

Just a quick question. Is the last time that V was out of it's case the time I was round earlier in the year? If so I would say that warrants moving it along.

This is however a tough one for me. I love the EC but I also love the V

Nah, its been out a few times since then, and also when jimmymoorby popped round for some guitar stuff. Its been to 2 band practices this week though and possibly to a gig tomorrow!!  :lol: