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impulse buy....new guitar.....couldn't help myself

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lance  
23 Oct 2008 18:02 | Quote
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was hanging at my buddies shop messing around with a few guitars and
picked this up. played it for a few and just couldn't resist from
buying it. ESP FX-260SM,the lower end of the series $399 i just
love this thing.....



Phip  
23 Oct 2008 18:05 | Quote
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We like to be unique don't we lance? VERY NICE! you could send it to me and i'll break it in for you??
Phip
BodomBeachTerror  
23 Oct 2008 18:14 | Quote
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lance dont send it to phip! when he says "break it in for you" he means "break it so you cant have it!"

sweet guitar, i like the old not so pointy explorers better
goodtunes  
23 Oct 2008 18:26 | Quote
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sweet!!! i like the natural color on the flashy body style i think that a kewl combo
TheAmericanBrit  
23 Oct 2008 18:35 | Quote
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meh.
macandkanga  
23 Oct 2008 18:58 | Quote
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That is a sweeeet guitar. It looks like neck thru the body and is that EMG pickups? $399 is a steal for what you get with that guitar. Nice impulse buy. If I didnt buy on impulse, I wouldnt have anything!
TheAmericanBrit  
23 Oct 2008 19:00 | Quote
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I would just take the EMGs and trash the guitar.
lance  
23 Oct 2008 20:57 | Quote
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Phip says:
We like to be unique don't we lance? VERY NICE! you could send it to me and i'll break it in for you??
Phip


you know,that actually could be arranged seeing you only live like an
hour away...lol
yeah i like different. what i like most on these are that no two
are alike. kinda like owning a 1 off. i've never even seen one
before my buddy ordered it in.

the p/u's are emg esp designed hb's, nothing special...but sound
pretty darn good just as they are. not sure if i want to put some new
ones in just yet. my buddy has a mij comming in next month w/actives
so i'll see how that sounds before i decide to do anything.

@ TheAmericanBrit
i was the same way not to long ago and swore i would stick to
classic styles,but for some reason this just felt really,really
good in my hands and played even better.

some better pics from when it was first at the shop









TheAmericanBrit  
23 Oct 2008 21:00 | Quote
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The wood looks unfinished.

I'm more fond of Firebird's.
league  
24 Oct 2008 01:12 | Quote
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That is one badass guitar! Nice impulse buy.

Id get one but only after my 10 string Bich

macandkanga says:
Nice impulse buy. If I didnt buy on impulse, I wouldnt have anything!

Same here.
CTown  
24 Oct 2008 11:10 | Quote
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I've never felt comfortable with that design, but the natural wood looks amazing...it looks like its finished to me. Good deal.
Guitarslinger124  
24 Oct 2008 11:34 | Quote
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yea thats one of the new ones from ESP this past year. its a pretty rockin gutiar with raw looks.
league  
24 Oct 2008 11:36 | Quote
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Its definetely finished. I really like guitars with a natural finish. It gives them a vintage look but the pickups and shape scream THRASH.
league  
24 Oct 2008 11:39 | Quote
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Guitarslinger124 says:
rockin gutiar with raw looks.

Thats the phrase I was looking for.
TheAmericanBrit  
24 Oct 2008 12:58 | Quote
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Maybe it was just the way the lighting was that made it look unfinished.
lance  
24 Oct 2008 14:26 | Quote
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it's a satin finish(no gloss)so it looks unfinished in the pictures.

my friend at work has the firebird bass & a matching mandolin..lol
both are very cool looking.
TheAmericanBrit  
24 Oct 2008 16:11 | Quote
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Firebird bass? I think you mean the Thunderbird.
soy.el.che  
24 Oct 2008 17:51 | Quote
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it looks sweeeeeeet....
how does it sound???
does it has "tall" frets??
macandkanga  
24 Oct 2008 18:30 | Quote
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I went to Guitar Center today at luch to see if they had one but they don't have ESPs.
league  
24 Oct 2008 21:54 | Quote
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I know its weird. Sam Ash carries ESP but they dont sell Jacksons.
lance  
25 Oct 2008 08:13 | Quote
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soy.el.che says:
how does it sound??? does it has "tall" frets??

i'm not sure what you mean by tall frets,but i'd guess no because
they feel like my other guitars

for sound here is a decent review of it on you tube.



i did a little research on this and quite a few folks paid upwards of
$650 for this.i guess i did pretty well for $399 and my buddy didn't
even give me a discount on the guitar.
jcb3000  
25 Oct 2008 09:36 | Quote
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thats a really nice guitar. if you had the grain the right way round it would match the floor. looks pretty snazzy if you ask me. the wood grain compliments the shape, i mean it just wouldnt look right on a strat or tele. good buy
GRX40  
25 Oct 2008 12:21 | Quote
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Grrr, I hate the Guitar World reviewer. He's such a wanker.

It's a nice guitar though!
EMB5490  
25 Oct 2008 17:22 | Quote
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lol so true.
lance  
25 Oct 2008 18:02 | Quote
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so i'm hangin at my buddy's shop again today and now he's offering
to drop in a set of my choice,active emg's for for the special price
of $100 :o hhmmm......a 2 for 1 w/free install.....damm.....i really
don't have another 100 to just drop on a dime atm,but at that price
i just might have to...he does this to me everytime i buy something.


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