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Expected more
Minuses:
1. Numerous external defects
- poor polishing on the headstock
- under-painted on the headstock with white edging (a black stripe 1.5 centimeters long)
- carelessly installed nut
- on the back side of the fingerboard (below the inscription "DESIGNED BY ESP"), a black varnish was badly applied. The tree line is visible.
- the pick-up screws are carelessly screwed in and there are scratches on the plastic
- tailpiece in scratches
- uneven coloring of the fingerboard on the pickup selector switch side
- the black metal is not completely painted on the pickup selector switch
- roughness at the junction of the fingerboard and soundboard
2. On the official website ESP and at Thomann it is indicated that the fretboard is made of ebony - in fact, polysander. -____-
3. The antiphase is very-very insignificant (compared to the antiphase on my Gibson)
4. A lot of long wires for potentiometer, it was possible to make it more aesthetically pleasing.
Pluses:
1. Full shielding of the tool from the factory.
2. Fishman pickups
3. Locking machine heads
4. There was a set of two hex keys in the box
5. The sound resonates well on wood (without connecting to an amplifier)
6. Clear sound is well reproduced through the amplifier and on recording
Conclusion:
Delivery is fast. Thomann ignored my request to indicate a "fragile item" on the box. The box came in a sad condition, but the guitar was NOT damaged.
Guitar from ESP LTD for ~ $ 1000 will not be outwardly perfect. It feels rough and clumsy when assembling. There is a defective in terms of an incorrect fretboard.
I expected more from an ESP LTD guitar for ~$1000.
p.s. Thomann is by no means to blame, I'm writing about this guitar and the company that makes.
1. Numerous external defects
- poor polishing on the headstock
- under-painted on the headstock with white edging (a black stripe 1.5 centimeters long)
- carelessly installed nut
- on the back side of the fingerboard (below the inscription "DESIGNED BY ESP"), a black varnish was badly applied. The tree line is visible.
- the pick-up screws are carelessly screwed in and there are scratches on the plastic
- tailpiece in scratches
- uneven coloring of the fingerboard on the pickup selector switch side
- the black metal is not completely painted on the pickup selector switch
- roughness at the junction of the fingerboard and soundboard
2. On the official website ESP and at Thomann it is indicated that the fretboard is made of ebony - in fact, polysander. -____-
3. The antiphase is very-very insignificant (compared to the antiphase on my Gibson)
4. A lot of long wires for potentiometer, it was possible to make it more aesthetically pleasing.
Pluses:
1. Full shielding of the tool from the factory.
2. Fishman pickups
3. Locking machine heads
4. There was a set of two hex keys in the box
5. The sound resonates well on wood (without connecting to an amplifier)
6. Clear sound is well reproduced through the amplifier and on recording
Conclusion:
Delivery is fast. Thomann ignored my request to indicate a "fragile item" on the box. The box came in a sad condition, but the guitar was NOT damaged.
Guitar from ESP LTD for ~ $ 1000 will not be outwardly perfect. It feels rough and clumsy when assembling. There is a defective in terms of an incorrect fretboard.
I expected more from an ESP LTD guitar for ~$1000.
p.s. Thomann is by no means to blame, I'm writing about this guitar and the company that makes.
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The wait was 100% worth it.
Top notch.
PROS:
-The Fishmans offer incredible quality. You can pick distorted chords and every note rings out beautifully. The clean tones are also warm and clear.
-Amazing playability. The neck feels smooth and fast and bending strings has never felt better.
-Great setup from the box. Came perfectly intonated and the action was fairly low and comfortable.
-Great craftmanship (Mine was made in Indonesia btw). The binding is beautiful, the fretwork couldn't have been better, the locking tuners do their job and the guitar doesn't go out of tune, despite having low action and the somewhat infamous 3L 3R tuning peg system.
-Chugs for days. I play a lot of Megadeth and Metallica and the sound this guitar/these pickups offer is MASSIVE. You can't go wrong if you're playing that type of heavy music.
-No neckdive, well balanced, fairly comfortable to play sitting up. I'm used to playing explorer/kelly shapes, but I got used to the LP shape in a really short time.
-Way thinner and less bulky/heavy than your traditional LP. I don't know why anyone would choose a Gibson over an EC-1000 or an Eclipse.
Cons:
-I'm fairly sure the Fishmans will chew through the 9V batteries like no tomorrow, but I can't say I've witnessed that just yet.
PROS:
-The Fishmans offer incredible quality. You can pick distorted chords and every note rings out beautifully. The clean tones are also warm and clear.
-Amazing playability. The neck feels smooth and fast and bending strings has never felt better.
-Great setup from the box. Came perfectly intonated and the action was fairly low and comfortable.
-Great craftmanship (Mine was made in Indonesia btw). The binding is beautiful, the fretwork couldn't have been better, the locking tuners do their job and the guitar doesn't go out of tune, despite having low action and the somewhat infamous 3L 3R tuning peg system.
-Chugs for days. I play a lot of Megadeth and Metallica and the sound this guitar/these pickups offer is MASSIVE. You can't go wrong if you're playing that type of heavy music.
-No neckdive, well balanced, fairly comfortable to play sitting up. I'm used to playing explorer/kelly shapes, but I got used to the LP shape in a really short time.
-Way thinner and less bulky/heavy than your traditional LP. I don't know why anyone would choose a Gibson over an EC-1000 or an Eclipse.
Cons:
-I'm fairly sure the Fishmans will chew through the 9V batteries like no tomorrow, but I can't say I've witnessed that just yet.
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