which one should i save up for?

[finite pewter]

i wanna set a goal to work for. being a 3rd Electric guitar, but i am struggling to choose between these : ESP LTD EC-1000 See Thru Purple Sunburst, Jackson KVTMG Pro King V Snow White, and the JH Snakebyte.

[sleek scarab]

Imo the eclipse

[finite pewter]

is it better compared to the other two? it may be down to just the v and the eclipse, as i like to have something that is "mine" instead of "someone else's instrument"

[barren raft]

All preference honestly!

[finite pewter]

well their both loaded with emgs, so thats a plus. thats what ive been wanting for the longest time

[sleek scarab]

Same and the eclipse has better tuning stability than the V

[barren raft]

Ehhh aren’t they both really running the same bridges tbh lol

[sleek scarab]

The headstock is the issue

Not the bridge

[finite pewter]

rn i have an epiphone prophecy explorer and a ibanez gio lol

[barren raft]

I’ve never had an issue with 6 inline headstocks on Jackson’s or Kramers though

[sleek scarab]

@brazen stratus can tell you all about that

[finite pewter]

so im just wanting to find thats comfortable and is good for rythm

[sleek scarab]

Well play them I think eclipses are super comfortable

[finite pewter]

• i like my guitars hanging quite low.

[finite pewter]

where i live there arent any good guitar shops

the one that we had close is now moving to a bigger building, so their not open

[barren raft]

Both are solid. The one thing I will say is the necks are drastically different

[finite pewter]

and they dont have such guitars here, i played the eclipse tho. it sounded tough asf

[sleek scarab]

The Ltd has a bit bigger neck

[finite pewter]

i have quite thin, long fingers

[barren raft]

The Jackson’s a compound radius which is nice

[sleek scarab]

The Jackson speed is too skinny imo

The ESP/LTD thin U is amazing

[finite pewter]

idek what type of neck my epiphone prophecy explorer has

[sleek scarab]

Modern C I think

[finite pewter]

quite thick i think ]

[sleek scarab]

Which is about little thicker than thin U

[finite pewter]

i have the problem where i may be pushing to hard against it causing my thumb to ache

[barren raft]

Yeah Jackson’s are always thin, this one’s actually a bit thicker of a profile/rounder than most Jackson’s though

[finite pewter]

its such a shame i cant test it out anywhere

[barren raft]

Since it has that compound from 16 to 12.

[finite pewter]

so i really would need to buy it, and then send it back if i dont like it

[sleek scarab]

12 to 16

[barren raft]

Ah flipped it

[sleek scarab]

16 to 12 means it has a flatter toward the nut

I’ve never seen Jackson with that lol

[barren raft]

Yeah I was wrong lol. Mines 20” across the board since I like to kill my fingers doing chords

[sleek scarab]

Damn

[finite pewter]

they both have locking tuners

[barren raft]

Djent radius. But you can’t go wrong with either of those lotus. They’re all preference at that point.

[finite pewter]

the eclipse is just 400 euros more

[sleek scarab]

I prefer single cuts over Vs

[barren raft]

It’s really a matter of do you want a fun shape or not 😂 I will say that purple quilted maple looks sweet. I was toss up between that, the Arrow 1000, and the mustaine V I just bought tonight

[finite pewter]

im curious if i get a esp case with it if i order it

[barren raft]

You do not. Think it was a gig bag.

[sleek scarab]

I don’t think so no

[finite pewter]

thats a shame

waiting times are huge on both of them

6-8 weeks

[barren raft]

If you went to that ESP price point I could let you know later this week how the mustaine Kramer V plays 😂 I got it for like $950, $1100 after tax.

[sleek scarab]

I’m being super bias here since I love my Ltd eclipse a lot more than my Jackson lol

[finite pewter]

i have around 900 now and i was planning on saving for the snakebyte since that was my goal originally. but as i said i kinda dont wanna play "someone else's guitar"

[sleek scarab]

Same that’s why I changed my mind on most signatures

[finite pewter]

do you have the one im wanting or a diffrent one

[sleek scarab]

There’s like 2 signatures I’d actually get

[sleek scarab]

Ltd ec256fm

[finite pewter]

if the kirk oujia's would still be made and sold id buy the red sparkle one

only one i would actually really want

[barren raft]

It’s whatever you want to make of it 🙂 I love signatures but I also don’t like signatures for the price of them being signatures, I get an sig because it has something I want like a certain pickup arrangement or voice etc

[sleek scarab]

Ew super Strats

[finite pewter]

whats wrong with superstrats

[sleek scarab]

I don’t like em

[barren raft]

All I can say is I don’t like playing the eclipse body styles standing much, same with most Les Paul styles ones.

[finite pewter]

yeah im not that good at playing standing. but i do wanna find a band and actually gig

[sleek scarab]

I love it

[finite pewter]

so you guys recommend the eclipse over the v?

[sleek scarab]

My second favorite guitar I’ve ever played

[barren raft]

They’re both even personally to me. It’s probs not worth $400 more to me since you’re not getting any additional features out of it personally

[sleek scarab]

Is my eclipse

[finite pewter]

choosing is hard

[sleek scarab]

My favorite being an Ltd ec-1007 evertune

[barren raft]

It is.

[finite pewter]

this is my wall now

[barren raft]

Just feature wise you’re getting the same. So it’s really about body and looks.

[finite pewter]

and i really want to get that acoustic off the wall, since 1, its acoustic. 2 i got it from my ex and its hard to look at

[sleek scarab]

Fishmans nice

[finite pewter]

yeah they sound great, altough i asked multiple people if i should replace them, they all said i should keep them in hahha

[sleek scarab]

If you wanna I like both Fishman and emgs they feel every similar

[finite pewter]

yeah thays why people said i shouldnt

i wanted 81 - 60's

or the JH set

[barren raft]

Both are solid. I haven’t snagged fishmans yet, I almost did in the last one I got.

[finite pewter]

i was, still am. Searching for the sound when you hit the low e string, it would almost sound like a church bell

like in welcome home ( sanitarium)

in the clean sound ofc

[sleek scarab]

They didn’t have Emg quite yet there

I believe it was JB and invaders

And amp was mesa boogie into a marshal jcm800 and I forget what cab

[barren raft]

Well I thought it was proven they just played the E string over a Yamaha keyboard bell sound lmfao

[sleek scarab]

Idk 🤷

Probably

[finite pewter]

live metallica sounds so good

but thats with simulators and stuff

axe fx

i am no where near capable of getting money for that lmao

[sleek scarab]

Get a fractal fm then

It’s made by the same people and I’m pretty sure they are basically the same thing but don’t quote me on that

[finite pewter]

Axe fx is 3 k

Fractal 1.1k

[sleek scarab]

Yeah

1 is a rack mount the other is floor board

The one is a bit more powerful (axe fx)

But they use the same models and all

[grand wave]

that purple

[gloomy vessel]

Snakebyte

[bronze grail]

I’d take the snakebyte out, you say you don’t like the idea of it being someone else’s instrument + if you’ve got an explorer they’re decently similar off the bat; I’d choose the V because I prefer the neck and like playing things that are a bit more comfortable with a flatter neck but that’s just preference

[finite pewter]

alright man, thanks

[acoustic cloud]

i'd chose the ltd

[sleek scarab]

There’s 2

[acoustic cloud]

yea