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ESP Viper Custom - Thoughts?


Richard Milliner
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Hi,

Im thinking abut buying ESP Viper Custom that Ive been stalking on fleabay for a while. Its a big investment for me at approx. £1300 and have yet to play it, but seems its been in the shop for a while and not had a previous owner...

I do have a LTD EX-104, that I love the sound, tone and playability which Im hoping will be the same or better on the viper

Just wondered if anyone out there had any experience of such a beast and whether the price seems reasonable.

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In my experience (a friend of mine has quite a few Japanese ESP guitars) the difference in quality between the LTD models & the 'proper' ESP stuff is massive.
If you've got & like a LTD then I'd be very surprised if you were disappointed by the ESP.

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I'm in Sussex, guitar is in North Wales... But am heading to HRH next week and will pop in en route. My explorer is very neck heavy, hoping this will have better balance. I figured the ESP will be great but the most expensive guitar I have bought previously was about a grand cheaper! Did I mention it's a camo paint job? Not quite sure...

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I used to run a shop and stocked ESP - all LTD models except for one, and all great instruments. The genuine ESP really did have that thing you can't put your finger on which made it worth the £300 more than the most expensive LTD version. Also, a little after I closed my shop I went with a friend who A/B'd a 400 series LTD Surveyor and the ESP version. Again, the ESP had that little bit of magic. I'd be surprised if you were disappointed with the Viper.

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These guys in Sussex have a high end LTD version in their warehouse - might be worth seeing if you could try that one which should give you a very good idea what the ESP version will be like.

[url="http://www.guitarsound.co.uk/electric-guitars-for-sale/brands/esp-and-ltd-electric-guitars-for-sale?guitar_type=201&p=2"]http://www.guitarsound.co.uk/electric-guitars-for-sale/brands/esp-and-ltd-electric-guitars-for-sale?guitar_type=201&p=2[/url]

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ESP stuff is the bomb! I've now got 4 MIJ ESPs and they are definitely worth the price tag, that said I would always recommend looking for them second hand as their resale is (undeservedly) quite low and even importing from Japan can work out quite a bit cheaper.

That said, I wouldn't say no to a camouflage viper. Don't worry, not going to swoop in on that one, my better half would be none too pleased!

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