Alright since I don't really care for Halloween and can't think of anything else to write about, I decided to write a review of my electric guitar. There's a lot of technical information in here that no one will really care about, I'm just writing because I can't think of anything else.
My guitar is an ESP LTD MH-401 QM. It has a "superstrat" style archtop mahogany body with a red quilted-maple top finish. The neck is a maple neck with a set-through neck joint, 24 XJ frets, a rosewood fingerboard and a thin u-neck contour. The bridge is a Floyd Rose Special, which is a licensed version of the original Floyd Rose bridge made by Schaller. Tuners are made by Grover. The hardware is black nickel, with a master volume knob, master tone knob, and a 3 way pickup selector. The pickups themselves are active EMGs, with an EMG81 in the bridge and an EMG85 in the neck.
What I really like about this guitar is the playability. I shopped around for a long time for a guitar and was not really comfortable with many of the guitars I had played, until I laid my hands on the MH401. It is an absolute pleasure to play this guitar. The U neck contour fits my hand perfectly, and the fretboard feels like butter under my hand. The weight is balanced perfectly, so it is very comfortable both standing up and sitting down. The archtop also somehow contours to my hand perfectly, adding an extra level of comfort. However, the set-thru neck joint is what really sets it apart from other guitars in its price range. Normally with a bolt on neck the neck joint gets in the way when soloing on the higher frets, but with the set-thru joint the neck is essentially one with the body, and the joint fits the curvature of your hand perfectly.
I'm also a fan of the aesthetics of this guitar. The red quilted maple finish is absolutely stunning - it looks like the bottom of a lake, and at certain angles it almost seem to shimmer. I have gotten compliments on the finish of this guitar at almost every show I have played.
The one thing that I don't like about my guitar is the Floyd Rose bridge. It makes changing the strings a lot more complicated and time consuming, and doesn't let me change tunings without doing a lot of setup. I like to change tunings a lot, and right now getting a Floyd Rose doesn't really seem like a very wise decision. I am also not a very big fan of the EMG pickups, even though I used to like
Overall, I am very happy with my guitar, it was well worth the money I paid for it.
Wait, you don't care about Halloween? Free candy everywhere...
ReplyDeleteYour guitar sounds very complicated. I did not realize how many different types of trees are involved in the make-up of one. How long have you been playing guitar? How did you become interested in the instrument? Why is it called "Floyd Rose" bridge? Does it have anything with Pink Floyd? I never knew how in-depth one can go when talking about their guitars.