Jackson Pro Randy Rhoads RR3 - "Heavy sounding guitar"
The Jackson RR-3 was introduced in the mid 90s as a lower priced yet still high quality alternative to the wildly popular USA Select Series RR-1 Rhoads. It features an alder body, a maple neck with r…
Hamer Vector Flametop - "Great mid priced V"
The Hamer Vector XT was designed to be a mid line Flying V shaped guitar in their arsenal. This guitar is made in Korea. It features a mahogany body and neck, a veneer flamed maple top, a rosewood fr…
ESP Snakebyte - "Hetfields new ESP"
Hetfield is back with the Explorers, but with a slight twist this time. James Hetfield is the frontman for the band Metallica. He is known for his Explorers and Les Paul shaped guitars. Playing with …
Carvin V220 re-issue - "Reissue of a radically shaped Carvin"
Carvin is a Custom guitar and audio gear maker from the west coast. They make everything in house and all the guitars are made to order to the customers specifications. The guitars have hundreds of o…
LTD Ninja-600 Michael Amott - "Mike Amott ESP"
This was Mike Amotts signature ESP for the short time he played for them. He is one of the guitar players for the popular band Arch Enemy. For a long time he played an ESP custom flying V which looke…
ESP KH-1 - "Very similar to the JH-1"
Kirk Hammett had been playing ESP guitars for a lot longer than Hetfield. I guess ESP decided to put out two Metallica signature guitars together with very similar features on each. Even though Kirk …
ESP JH-1 - "One of the earliest Hetfield signature guitars"
This is the guitar Hetfield played in the Whiskey in the Jar video. It is one of the earliest Hetfield signature guitars from ESP. You do not see these much and the production was very limited. It wa…
ESP DV8 SE - "ESP Dave Mustaine model with a special edition finish"
This is one of the few variants ESP got to make of Dave Mustaines signature guitar before he left to go to Dean. A lot of people were switching guitar makers back then. Mustaine went from Jackson to …
ESP DV8 - "Dave Mustaines shortlived signature ESP"
A few years ago it seemed like all the famous Jackson players seemed to jump ship and go to ESP guitars. I guess they didnt like the fact that Fender had purchased Jackson. This is Daves first ESP si…
ESP Alexi Scythe - "The most basic Alexi Laiho ESP signature guitar"
Alexi Laiho switched from his beloved Jackson guitars to ESP when his Jacksons were stolen and they couldnt make him replacements in time for his touring duties. ESP was able to make a similar guitar…
ESP Alexi Scythe - "Alexi Laiho's ESP with Scythe inlays"
Children of Bodom have always kept a Grim Reaper motif around with them so it is only fitting that one of Alexi's signature models carry this motif. This guitar has Scythe inlays which make it specia…
ESP Alexi Sawtooth - "ESP Alexi signature with Sawtooth inlays"
ESP has been making a lot of signature models for Alexi Laiho recently. I guess he has been a good seller for them. Alexi is the frontman for the popular metal band Children of Bodom. He was more kno…
ESP Alexi Arrow Head - "Alexi ESP with the paintjob of his old Jackson"
Alexi Laiho is a well known guitarist nowadays. He is the frontman of the popular band Children of Bodom. Back in the day before the band was huge he was known for playing his custom Jacksons. After …
Epiphone 1984 Explorer EX - "80s Explorer with active EMG's"
This is a cool new guitar from Epiphone. Recently Gibson reissued a small number of 84 Explorers as part of its Guitar of the week line. Now Epiphone has a model out. I dont know how long they make i…
Jackson Stars Rhoads RR-j2 - "Japanese market RR1"
Jackson has a small high end factory in Japan for the Japanese market. These guitars are called Jackson stars. It is not hard to import these from Japan so more and more are popping up outside of Jap…
LTD Snakebyte James Hetfield - "New Hetfield model"
Another year another Metallica signature guitar from ESP. I guess it was Hetfields turn this year and it seems like he decided to go back to the Explorer. Since he is with ESP he cant have an exact E…
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Gibson [Guitar of the Week #47] '84 Explorer Reissue - "Familiar design"
Gibsons guitar of the week series is a run of guitars that allows them to make a new guitar every week and make a guitar that might have been from their past or something that they could have made ye…
Ran Guitars Xplorer - Rom176's review
translatedGuitar Custom handmade in Poland in 2005 (6 months between the manufacturing specifications and reception) therefore with a custom quote Magohany with any guitar in rosewood key fixed bridge with T…
Gibson Flying V Zebra Patent - mc_nip's review
translated- In what country does she makes? Factories in the United States of plants 1977 1984 Kalamazoo, Nashville (1989 days) for example mine: N SERIES 81401062! ime the 140 day of year 81 499 0xx: …
Gibson V-Factor X - nefrenka's review
translatedThis is a wonderful MODEL Gibson guitar (in my opinion the best brand in the world). Manufactured as it should be in the United States like any Gibson MODELS. Gnrale configuration is super simple…
Gibson Flying V 83 - Style 30T - rock_tron's review
translatedFrom USA of course ... UTILIZATION Channel rapid access to acute and excellent ergonomics ... And like all Gibson (ne) s, it sounds! SOUNDS A big fat and its rev present for rock and hard r…
Jackson JRR-94 - bongo666's review
translatedAs so well presented in the notice of a hand, a Japanese quality very average. Note nonetheless that in my case, plus a Super Distortion and PAF Pro one, and electronics redone, it suddenly makes m…
Gibson Rd Artist - timberson's review
translatedMade in USA Maple body Channel 22 boxes in Maple 2 humbuckers a little weaklings (for rock): I replaced the handle of a Di Marzio no vibrato very good mechanical a pickup selector (neck,…
Stagg F300 - artrock13's review
translatedWhat is certain is that it's not a U.S. Channel 22 boxes alder body Maple neck 2 humbucker (I will return further down the electronics) mine is the first series the one with the handle ful…
ESP Alexi Scythe - night's review
translated- Made in Japan - 24 frets / 1 micro-HZ-H4 EMG - Original floyd rose - 1 volume only and not micro slcteur seen that there is only one micro ^ ^ - NECK - Key in bne - Taken great style;) …