My guitars, past and present

[Fikealox]

My latest guitar, though I'm probably going to sell it.

My old LTD H1000.

My old LTD M1000.

My old ESP Customshop M2 neckthru.

My current ESP M2 Maple.

My old ESP Customshop Gus G signature.

My old ESP Eclipse FT.

My old customised ESP Vintage Plus.

My old ESP Viper.

Some more of the gang.

And I have a crimson Caparison TAT II on its way as a self-christmas present

 

[phil_104]

Re: My guitars, past and present

So I assume you like ESP and LTD right?

Very nice guitars man. I dig the collection.

 

[jah279]

Re: My guitars, past and present

Haha, yeah, you must really like ESP! I like 'em, especially the Laney you've got there.

 

[Fikealox]

Re: My guitars, past and present

Hehe, yeah, I'm definitely an ESP fanboy. I've got my eye on a couple more, actually. The Laney is actually on my to-sell list. It's a nice amp, and I'd recommend the Lionheart to anyone into the blues, but I'm restricted to headphones through the computer lately, so it's gotta go : private:

 

[jah279]

Re: My guitars, past and present

Hehe, yeah, I'm definitely an ESP fanboy. I've got my eye on a couple more, actually. The Laney is actually on my to-sell list. It's a nice amp, and I'd recommend the Lionheart to anyone into the blues, but I'm restricted to headphones through the computer lately, so it's gotta go : private:

Oh man, that sucks! How much do they go for normally?

 

[Fikealox]

Re: My guitars, past and present

I think they're something like $2200 aussie dollars new. Not sure what that is in actual money for you American guys.

 

[Fikealox]

Re: My guitars, past and present

My latest score: a crimson Caparison TAT2 with Screamin' Demon bridge and Jazz neck

 

[Rowan]

Re: My guitars, past and present

Very cool man. Which is your favorite of all the ones you've played?

 

[Fikealox]

Re: My guitars, past and present

That's a really tough call :-\

The Vintage Plus served me well for a long time, but I eventually got really frustrated with its stratty sound, dealing with pickguards, and the fact you have to take off the neck to adjust the truss rod.

The Gus G was phenomenal, and really was in a class of its own, and while it was surprisingly comfortable, it's not quite as natural-feeling to me as the strat shape. It was probably the best guitar, being a customshop model and all, but somehow not my favourite.

So I guess it's a tossup between the M2 Maples (I have two now) and the TAT. The M2s have the most amazing-feeling unfinished maple neck and feel a bit more solid and hefty, but the TAT has much better upper-fret access and has a tone knob (which I sometimes appreciate). Tone-wise, the TAT sounds a bit fatter and heavier, but it's hard to say how much of that is down to pickups. I'm probably going to pick up another TAT after NAMM