you do reviews the way theyre meant to be done! great job man. this review was the one i was looking for to decide whether or not i wanted to buy this thing. thanks alot.
My ESP Alexi will be here tomorrow I can't wait. Glad you liked the first one enough to get the second. I do think that ESP quality is superior. I've owned LTD, Edwards, Navigator and ESP plus ESP Custom shop, I feel the lynch guitars and custom shop are better than any other guitars anywhere. I love ESP
I just noticed this and read online that the ltd version has longer fins because of lawsuit reason with jackson and the Edwards one has the normal sized fins
@TH34C30F5P4D35 I was referring to neck dive, which means that, if the guitar's weight is not balanced and the neck is heavier than the body, the guitar will "dive" towards the headstock, making it difficult to play while standing and using a strap. I hope ghostrider didn't mean dive bombs with the floyd...
@pippynugget Alexi used to use the MM-04 gain boost and just a regular volume knob, the MM-04 has the mini-switch to activate it. His new signature pickup (EMG ALX with ABQ) has the push/pull knob activated gain boost. Hope this helps =]
owned a bunch of guitars, epiphone, gibson, prs, schecter, but i always come back to my LTD guitars, ESP sure makes some superior products! and living in norway, and with the dollar being so weak, buying an ESP model for less than a LTD 200 model would cost me is awesome
I come to your Videos to I can listen to some excellent advice from a very wise buyer, buying guitars in Australia is very expensive so i'm usually forced to buy guitars from overseas. Thanks for your videos Ghostrider!!! and Keep up the excellent playing!!
Cheapest I have found the Edwards on Ebay is $1,500. I would rather pay $700 more and get the actual ESP. Most expensive I have found this Edwards for was $2500 (no way in hell)
I did it back in 2005. I have a Esp kh2 neck thru cs left handed. It took more than 9 months to arrive, I had to order it as a CS order model as it wasn't available lefty if I remember well at the time. I won't pay that big money and hold that time again :) I was thinking to sell it and get a ESP CS but I don't know... The kh2 is more complete in the end.
@gh05trider9 thats what i was afraid of. i have a older washburn that i am borrowing from my dad. it has a floyd and it seems that i really have to turn the fine tuner alot just to get to drop D. thx for your fast response to my questions.
Thanks for the Ebay link. I went to it and he does have some nice stuff. Wish he had more. Looking for a Fender Tele with HB/SC set-up or a G&L. I'll keep checking his site.
@gh05trider9 Thanks man,I will try to take a edwards, but the Blacky model is very rare! one last thing, when you play at the beginning,what amp / pedal you use? great sound!
Dude, The EMG ALX is just the F-H2 thats stock in the Ltd Alexi Blacky and Scythe, plus a volume pot with EMG's attempt at replicating ESP's MM-04 preamp booster.
i love your collection. I myself am a huge fan of ESP I have owned 3 and soon to be 4. i own a ESP Horizon and have and LTD as well that i am selling to make way for a better LTD. I am very interested in these Edwards. Do they make Hetfield Explorers still in Japan?
Hey man awesome guitar you got there! sorry for bothering you but what is your opinion on the floyd rose frt 02000? because the Charvel I want has that. thanks for the video man!
How much will an edwards model cost me and how much will esp model cost me...?? Looking to buy the edwards scythe model or the katakana series . So confused .. N great video man . Subscribed big time :-)
Its ok lol. Ur reviews are great. Keep up the good work. I want this guitar. Btw. I thought alexis switch was a pull-out on the volume knob? am I wrong?
hey man don't beat yourself up about your playing, I think your picking is amazing and great tone, so many metal players out their can play fast and have terrible tone. Anyways awesome guitar and love your videos
i know what the next guitar is. it's the matt heafy dean ml it "completes" your corey bealieu (however you spell that lol) package with dean the deal is gone obviously, if i'm right, how did you get the matt heafy model?
Hi there cool video thanx ;) I'd like to get that guitar ( I already had an Edwards ), unfortunately I'm left handed. I asked many dealers for it left handed but seems Edwards do not make them custom. I can't afford another ESP custom now... So I'm quite disappointed...
Oh. Well it must only be in the esp version. But yeah alexis guitar has a pull knob. Also idk if u answered this in ur video but what pickups does it have?
That guitar looks the same one TK just bought. Those are some scalloped frets my friend. LOL Hard to play? Which Mesa 2x12 is in the background? Does it give you good bass response? Lou
@gh05trider9 Thanks for the reply dude! don't know wich buy...here in EU is hard to find a Edwards,what do you advise me?i'm not a really pro guitarist maybe i can get the ltd version :) by the way thanks for the video!
Im curious about the gain boost switch, is it really noticeable? can it be replaced by some gain/booster pedal? wished i had the pink one! Would be cool to see a demo about it!!
is the body sizes of the 3 versions almost the same? i mean,is the upper horns have the same length? coz i got the alexi 600 blacky,and it look smaller in person..thanks! :)
is it difficult to change tunings of the guitar when u have a floyd with lockers? do u have to loosen the lockers or can u go from 440 to drop c with just the fine tuners. thx
Slipknot's music is actually quite hard to play. Post a video of you playing some of their songs just like Mick if it's so easy, or you could do the same speed down picking as in his Guitar World video if you don't mind.
@gh05trider9 Cool thanks for the help man! I'm gonna get that then, it sounds like a nice guitar for 900$ and looks really nice, now I just need more money or I could just wait till my friend goes out of town and steal his hehe, thanks for the help look'in foward to your next video!
@gh05trider9 i've been pretty good man, how bout' you? I think the alexi scythe shape is sweet, V's sit really well with me but I'm trying to sell my RR3 for something else, lost interest in it.
dude..is this guitar really worth the money?i want to get my hands on this guitar first before buying but i cant because it has to be ordered first..so i wanna ask you..is this guitar good?how's the trem and tune?hope you can answer my questions.thnx
so your the guitar professor , first of all no one plays the same so how could he play it like the CD and they tune differtly for every song and the guitars sometimes have 11 's or higher and tuned IN B D or whatever they feel like ,so you must have a hundred guitars tuned differently your awesome
@gh05trider9 The new "So cal" model I want to get at Musician's Friend, Thank's for the help because I played my friends "San Dimas" the other day it was amazing but it was and old USA model not a new Japan model, take it easy man thanks for the help.
Actually, just because he played the wrong notes doesn't mean you can play better than him. However, because I used correct grammar in my sentences, I can say I can type better than you.
you do reviews the way theyre meant to be done! great job man. this review was the one i was looking for to decide whether or not i wanted to buy this thing. thanks alot.
My ESP Alexi will be here tomorrow I can't wait. Glad you liked the first one enough to get the second. I do think that ESP quality is superior. I've owned LTD, Edwards, Navigator and ESP plus ESP Custom shop, I feel the lynch guitars and custom shop are better than any other guitars anywhere. I love ESP
I just noticed this and read online that the ltd version has longer fins because of lawsuit reason with jackson and the Edwards one has the normal sized fins
Dude i want the new Katakana model so bad, i used to have the pink stripe E-AL-166. Great video!
@TH34C30F5P4D35 I was referring to neck dive, which means that, if the guitar's weight is not balanced and the neck is heavier than the body, the guitar will "dive" towards the headstock, making it difficult to play while standing and using a strap. I hope ghostrider didn't mean dive bombs with the floyd...
@pippynugget Alexi used to use the MM-04 gain boost and just a regular volume knob, the MM-04 has the mini-switch to activate it. His new signature pickup (EMG ALX with ABQ) has the push/pull knob activated gain boost. Hope this helps =]
@pippynugget The pull-out knob was for his gain boost, not switching.
owned a bunch of guitars, epiphone, gibson, prs, schecter, but i always come back to my LTD guitars, ESP sure makes some superior products! and living in norway, and with the dollar being so weak, buying an ESP model for less than a LTD 200 model would cost me is awesome
I come to your Videos to I can listen to some excellent advice from a very wise buyer, buying guitars in Australia is very expensive so i'm usually forced to buy guitars from overseas. Thanks for your videos Ghostrider!!! and Keep up the excellent playing!!
Cheapest I have found the Edwards on Ebay is $1,500. I would rather pay $700 more and get the actual ESP. Most expensive I have found this Edwards for was $2500 (no way in hell)
I love the black pearl binding
I did it back in 2005. I have a Esp kh2 neck thru cs left handed.
It took more than 9 months to arrive, I had to order it as a CS order model as it wasn't available lefty if I remember well at the time.
I won't pay that big money and hold that time again :)
I was thinking to sell it and get a ESP CS but I don't know...
The kh2 is more complete in the end.
@gh05trider9 thats what i was afraid of. i have a older washburn that i am borrowing from my dad. it has a floyd and it seems that i really have to turn the fine tuner alot just to get to drop D. thx for your fast response to my questions.
Thanks for the Ebay link. I went to it and he does have some nice stuff. Wish he had more. Looking for a Fender Tele with HB/SC set-up or a G&L. I'll keep checking his site.
Oh my god Marshall JVM410H + Rockerverb 100 is my future setup thats an amazing sound from that marshall
@gh05trider9 Thanks man,I will try to take a edwards, but the Blacky model is very rare! one last thing, when you play at the beginning,what amp / pedal you use? great sound!
man i want another guitar after seeing these new videos! sick guitars mans
esp guitars always seemed to be the best for me, great shred guitars
Dude, The EMG ALX is just the F-H2 thats stock in the Ltd Alexi Blacky and Scythe, plus a volume pot with EMG's attempt at replicating ESP's MM-04 preamp booster.
Rose of Sharyn.
Thank you Perry!
i love your collection. I myself am a huge fan of ESP I have owned 3 and soon to be 4. i own a ESP Horizon and have and LTD as well that i am selling to make way for a better LTD. I am very interested in these Edwards. Do they make Hetfield Explorers still in Japan?
Hey man awesome guitar you got there! sorry for bothering you but what is your opinion on the floyd rose frt 02000? because the Charvel I want has that.
thanks for the video man!
Great video and great guitar that you got. I love the esp edwards. Thanks alot
How much will an edwards model cost me and how much will esp model cost me...?? Looking to buy the edwards scythe model or the katakana series . So confused .. N great video man . Subscribed big time :-)
hey ggg did an awesome job angels don't kill is a hard song to get down and he did it very good in my opinion
Its ok lol. Ur reviews are great. Keep up the good work. I want this guitar. Btw. I thought alexis switch was a pull-out on the volume knob? am I wrong?
Congratulations.
hey man don't beat yourself up about your playing, I think your picking is amazing and great tone, so many metal players out their can play fast and have terrible tone. Anyways awesome guitar and love your videos
i know what the next guitar is.
it's the matt heafy dean ml
it "completes" your corey bealieu (however you spell that lol) package with dean
the deal is gone obviously, if i'm right, how did you get the matt heafy model?
Do you like Gibson's Flying V or SG's and is one of those on the list of guitars you want.
Hi there cool video thanx ;)
I'd like to get that guitar ( I already had an Edwards ), unfortunately I'm left handed.
I asked many dealers for it left handed but seems Edwards do not make them custom.
I can't afford another ESP custom now... So I'm quite disappointed...
Make another video for us please ;)
Which strings and tuning are you in with the Edwards?
I recently put DR A. Laiho 10/56 they're great ;)
Nevermind I remember. Sorry. Seymore duncan blackouts right?
he used blackouts for i think like a year or 2 on one of his instructional dvds he uses blackouts
Oh. Well it must only be in the esp version. But yeah alexis guitar has a pull knob. Also idk if u answered this in ur video but what pickups does it have?
That guitar looks the same one TK just bought. Those are some scalloped frets my friend. LOL Hard to play? Which Mesa 2x12 is in the background? Does it give you good bass response?
Lou
I would kill to get one of those with the pink pinstripes xD
@gh05trider9 Thanks for the reply dude! don't know wich buy...here in EU is hard to find a Edwards,what do you advise me?i'm not a really pro guitarist maybe i can get the ltd version :) by the way thanks for the video!
Im curious about the gain boost switch, is it really noticeable? can it be replaced by some gain/booster pedal? wished i had the pink one! Would be cool to see a demo about it!!
You can setup the gain boost between 4 and 18dB so yes it can be really noticeable !
Angels don't kill. One of my favorite songs ever. Idk why he murdered it so bad. I got it down in a week
so this guitar still has the same neckdive problem as the ltd?
is the body sizes of the 3 versions almost the same? i mean,is the upper horns have the same length? coz i got the alexi 600 blacky,and it look smaller in person..thanks! :)
Thanks man!!!! Much appreciated!
what were you playing through? it sounded amazing! (tone)
Man...now you got me contemplating an ESP... Haha.
is it difficult to change tunings of the guitar when u have a floyd with lockers? do u have to loosen the lockers or can u go from 440 to drop c with just the fine tuners. thx
Thanks bud!
hey i wanted to know is it possible to add a neck pick-up on this guitar ?
it is a good amp the spider valve?
Does this guitar suffers from neck dive?
Where did you get the racks that your amp heads are on.
i've made my choice..i think ill buy the edwards version..thnx mate :D
Awesome, I love the tone. :D
its possible i saw a guy who did it.Can pm you the link.
But this guitar shouldnt have a neck pick up dude its his signature :D
what was the song you were playing at the start? please respond
Slipknot's music is actually quite hard to play. Post a video of you playing some of their songs just like Mick if it's so easy, or you could do the same speed down picking as in his Guitar World video if you don't mind.
@gh05trider9 Cool thanks for the help man! I'm gonna get that then, it sounds like a nice guitar for 900$ and looks really nice, now I just need more money or I could just wait till my friend goes out of town and steal his hehe,
thanks for the help look'in foward to your next video!
how much was it
@gh05trider9 your welcome dude :)
@gh05trider9 i've been pretty good man, how bout' you? I think the alexi scythe shape is sweet, V's sit really well with me but I'm trying to sell my RR3 for something else, lost interest in it.
dude..is this guitar really worth the money?i want to get my hands on this guitar first before buying but i cant because it has to be ordered first..so i wanna ask you..is this guitar good?how's the trem and tune?hope you can answer my questions.thnx
@gh05trider9 glenn tipton of judas priest has been using the engl fireball since nostradamus :) phun phact for the folks
Good news!;)
I hope Edwards will make this and other models left handed...
I don't know why they don't build it... Arghhhhh :P
hi there
your guitar what difference has from the e-al128?
That's actually not a bad tone for KWE!
is easy to play on the lasts fret?
he does
Want to sell the white LTD you have?
Hi Chris. I actually sold that a quite a while back... Shocked this video is already 5 years old... dang...
that's actually not a bad tone for KSE!
Does it dive?
this one or ltd is the better one?
@gh05trider9 Thanks... Wish it was more balanced... :/
i thought alexi laiho uses emg pickups?
what was the second song you played?
it wasnt cob, right?
Is this one as neck heavy as the alexi 600?
i had a choice , this guitar an ltd snakebyte. got the snakebyte
it's much better than the ltd model?
does this guitar take a nose dive like the LTD?
They dont make them anymore though
nice review,good job bro....
I think you should get a Jet city Half-stack.
love the white one lol
@gh05trider9 thnx for the info mate :D
so your the guitar professor , first of all no one plays the same so how could he play it like the CD and they tune differtly for every song and the guitars sometimes have 11 's or higher and tuned IN B D or whatever they feel like ,so you must have a hundred guitars tuned differently your awesome
you probably crank your amps all the way. how do you stand the volume without getting your ears blown out?
DAMN
How much you got it?
Why does people always focus on negative things, it’s a hardware and gear review and your just focusing in his playing,, dude, be more constructive
@gh05trider9 oh wait... yeah could be the powerball
Dude how many guitar do you have? :)
@gh05trider9 Yeah, I'm having a lot of fun checking out all these guitars. Also, no problem man, I really like your videos, keep it up. :)
@gh05trider9 The new "So cal" model I want to get at Musician's Friend, Thank's for the help because I played my friends "San Dimas" the other day it was amazing but it was and old USA model not a new Japan model, take it easy man thanks for the help.
@gh05trider9 I thought so :)
@gh05trider9 oh wait ... fireball sounds right actually haha
That is great playing. Alexi is a awsome guitarist.
Actually, just because he played the wrong notes doesn't mean you can play better than him. However, because I used correct grammar in my sentences, I can say I can type better than you.
*.* i love it! :D
O.O Give me that fucking guitar. I've been trying to save up but the bills keep getting in the way. :(
the beginning is kinda mono :( ahhhhh
the rr24 is far better. i'm just saying