The only special change for this guitar- otherwise it's an ordinary, off-the-shelf M-Series- is the inclusion of a single coil neck pickup instead of a humbucker. This is my first Special Order guitar, I just want to observe the QC standard which is unquestionably superb!
Body rear view- the heel there had been inclined & bevelled as an upper fret allowance.
... the rear headstock has the label proof that this is not a custom order model. The Special Order is any Standard Series guitar with specific instructions from the buyer to incorporate a little deviation in specs.
This is another ESP guitar of mine, featuring an Original Floyd Rose bridge, which allows for a very low action. I'm not concluding that a Floyd Rose inclusion is the end-all solution for you if you wish for a low action but it facilitates this set up.
The pickups in this guitar:
- Neck: Seymour Duncan Classic Stack Plus
- Bridge: Seymour Duncan JB
I am currently favouring the single coil pickup in the neck for its more top-end protrusion; I wouldn't like to hear too much bass in this position.
My utmost thanks to Janet @ Davis GMC for making this acquisition possible, Chris for leaving a message to inform me of its arrival & Burn for helping me hook this guitar up with many Fuchs pedals! Thank you, everyone!
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what's the different of slanted neck pickup if compared with normal position one?
reverse headstock is always nice. A beauty that you there bro.
Very nice Sub
- LG
the idea's trickled down from Fender- the slant makes the thinner strings brighter. i did A-B it against my Strat's non-slant neck pickup just moments ago :-)
awesome! neck profile?
ESP calls it 'extra thin flat neck' which is very Ibanez Super Wizard type thin & flat. they got the shred invitation right for this one.
Could you give a rough price bracket for it, and how much extra it took over a standard production model? Only if convenient, of course ;)
sure bro :-)
*base price: $2,200
*Special order charges: $400
*final price: $2,600
$400 for an option like that doesn't sound half bad! Good price bro, and have fun with it.
if the charges are still current, i believe there's a cap to the amount :-)
this remind me of Michael Romeo! :D
ah, yes... white + ESP, the inevitable Mike Romeo association, but he had left the camp, of course. i certainly didn't buy this guitar because of MR, i really wanted an H-S guitar, seeing how it worked for Greg Howe, i thought i've overlooked the significance of having a single coil neck pickup & using it for loads of distortion :-)
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