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Published on 05/29/13 at 08:48Guitar made in Japan - a real ESP
Mahogany body
Mahogany neck-through
Ebony fingerboard
Pickups: 1 x 1 x EMG 81 and EMG 85
Gotoh
24 frets
Color: Black
Comes in case Thomann
UTILIZATION
The handle is very nice, the guitar is very light and comfort due to the shape is similar to a Gibson SG, that is to say that mutes are very pleasant to attack and treble are easily attainable. However, it is not easy to play standing up, because as the SG handle leans toward the ground, the dropping it is horizontal (so it looks less to the ground as the SG). This is a problem for me personally.
NB: my viper is very light, but I have a friend who bought the same in "black satin" and it is heavier and does not have the same feeling ... strange.
SOUNDS
I've never met a guitar that sounded better for my style of music (rock, pop, punk modern rock), it is very clean, neat, straight, powerful, no spurious frequency goes. If you like very specific, powerful, clean, bright / dark incredible balance and mute precise, it is the ESP Viper will be the best - beware, if you want a hot or dirty vintage grain, it must pass your way, you'll hate this guitar by treating object without a soul.
OVERALL OPINION
I use it for 5 years and I compared it to Gibson SG Standard, Esp Eclipse II, Ibanez RGA, Esp F Sanskrit and PRS Custom 24, because I've always wanted to replace it or have a back up to par, but no guitar has ever managed to get to his ankle, I sent all these guitars from Thomann after a few weeks of comparison.
It costs € 1,600 and each Euro is profitable by his excellency, the price / quality ratio is perfect and when I hear the misery she put a custom 24 to 3k I raises serious questions on the faces of these foutage sponsoring brands that we all take for balls.
Mahogany body
Mahogany neck-through
Ebony fingerboard
Pickups: 1 x 1 x EMG 81 and EMG 85
Gotoh
24 frets
Color: Black
Comes in case Thomann
UTILIZATION
The handle is very nice, the guitar is very light and comfort due to the shape is similar to a Gibson SG, that is to say that mutes are very pleasant to attack and treble are easily attainable. However, it is not easy to play standing up, because as the SG handle leans toward the ground, the dropping it is horizontal (so it looks less to the ground as the SG). This is a problem for me personally.
NB: my viper is very light, but I have a friend who bought the same in "black satin" and it is heavier and does not have the same feeling ... strange.
SOUNDS
I've never met a guitar that sounded better for my style of music (rock, pop, punk modern rock), it is very clean, neat, straight, powerful, no spurious frequency goes. If you like very specific, powerful, clean, bright / dark incredible balance and mute precise, it is the ESP Viper will be the best - beware, if you want a hot or dirty vintage grain, it must pass your way, you'll hate this guitar by treating object without a soul.
OVERALL OPINION
I use it for 5 years and I compared it to Gibson SG Standard, Esp Eclipse II, Ibanez RGA, Esp F Sanskrit and PRS Custom 24, because I've always wanted to replace it or have a back up to par, but no guitar has ever managed to get to his ankle, I sent all these guitars from Thomann after a few weeks of comparison.
It costs € 1,600 and each Euro is profitable by his excellency, the price / quality ratio is perfect and when I hear the misery she put a custom 24 to 3k I raises serious questions on the faces of these foutage sponsoring brands that we all take for balls.