show your ESP's and LTD's with passive pickups

[TheLivingDead]

Re: show your ESP's and LTD's with passive pickups

My 2002 ESP MV-200:

These pics were taken in December 2006; the neck pickup, a DiMarzio HS-2, is now at the neck of my Carvin DC135 while that Powered by Lace bridge humbucker is still there. As of September of last year this guitar has been pretty much out of commission; it is sitting in its gig back without any electronics and no neck pickup and no strings.

Oh MAN I love that.

I'm such a sucker for H-S guitars.

 

[arellanon]

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Oh MAN I love that.

I'm such a sucker for H-S guitars.

Yeah, it looks cool and it actually sounds good but it plays terrible. All my MIK guitars feel like crap.

:eyecrazy:

 

[TheLivingDead]

Re: show your ESP's and LTD's with passive pickups

That really pains me to hear that.

 

[rumblebox]

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Yeah, it looks cool and it actually sounds good but it plays terrible. All my MIK guitars feel like crap.

:eyecrazy:

Haha send it to me with $100, and I'll change your mind. If not, I'll return the $100 and eat the shipping cost.

 

[zakkwyldefan79]

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Yeah, it looks cool and it actually sounds good but it plays terrible. All my MIK guitars feel like crap.

:eyecrazy:

I've found that I like made in Korea guitars. 7 of the 9 guitars and basses that I currently own were made in Korea. The higher end ones are usually pretty good. The lower end models usually suck though.

 

[bloodswords]

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Very very nice. Can you tell me a little about that one; mainly tone and feel?

It's a wonderful player feel-wise. But the default pickups lack the warmth (despite the rosewood fretboard), surprisingly, the twang was aplenty.

 

[bloodswords]

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Did I not contribute to this thread? Here's my 90's ESP Horizon with stock pickups, it's getting the fugly bucker upgrade soon...

I was looking for this one but they only have the Floyd version, told me no more were coming (discontinued), so I just had to grab whatever's there.

 

[Butch Snyder]

Re: show your ESP's and LTD's with passive pickups

It's a wonderful player feel-wise. But the default pickups lack the warmth (despite the rosewood fretboard), surprisingly, the twang was aplenty.

Hey man, thanks for the reply on this. I am looking to get an ST-203 like that one. Pickups can be changed.

 

[arellanon]

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Haha send it to me with $100, and I'll change your mind. If not, I'll return the $100 and eat the shipping cost.

Well I think the issue with this guitar is that the nut is too high an actually raises the strings. Plus I feel the TOM bridge is high to begin with so it just feels out of place to me.

The other MIK I have is another story. The neck feels hollow! :eyecrazy:

 

[arellanon]

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I've found that I like made in Korea guitars. 7 of the 9 guitars and basses that I currently own were made in Korea. The higher end ones are usually pretty good. The lower end models usually suck though.

I purchased this MV-200 back in December 2002 for about $250 and the another MIK Kramer from the old MusicYo for about the same price a few months afterwards; I guess these would be medium end ones at best.

 

[rumblebox]

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Well I think the issue with this guitar is that the nut is too high an actually raises the strings. Plus I feel the TOM bridge is high to begin with so it just feels out of place to me.

The other MIK I have is another story. The neck feels hollow! :eyecrazy:

I know. I have a nut files, leveling blocks, etc. see my other thread where I'm building a jaguar.

 

[bloodswords]

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Hey man, thanks for the reply on this. I am looking to get an ST-203 like that one. Pickups can be changed.

+1 to that. For guitars in this price bracket, let the default pickups be the least of the worries :friday:

 

[jmcdonaldva1]

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I have 3 ESP's, all with passive pickups.

2000 USA Custom MIII
It has a Screamin Demon at the bridge, a Custom Custom in the neck and a Vintage Staggered in the middle position.

1995 The Mirage
It has a JB at the bridge and ESP singles.

Not exactly an ESP but made by them.
Kramer Focus 3000 with a JBJ marked JB at the bridge.

 

[rumblebox]

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Sex

 

[bloodswords]

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2 days ago: Horizon NT-II

 

[TheLivingDead]

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I love this thread.

 

[alteredbeast]

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2 days ago: Horizon NT-II

oh ok, pimpin' ain't easy.

 

[arellanon]

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2 days ago: Horizon NT-II

Now THAT'S an awesome guitar!

:friday:

 

[bloodswords]

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Awesome only because there are Duncans in there :cool2: Seriously.

 

[jmcdonaldva1]

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Very nice!
I would love to have a Horizon!

2 days ago: Horizon NT-II