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Here's my latest pickup, an ESP 2014 Custom Shop made by the Technical House shop. This thing has Warwick and other tones for days with a killer B string to match, plays like a dream!
Specs:
Body Wood - Single Piece Bubinga
Neck/Headstock - Single Piece Wenge w/ Spoke Wheel Truss Rod Nut
Fretboard - Ebony
Nut - Brass
Scale Length - 35"
Bridge - Gotoh 17mm Spacing w/ String Through & Top Load
Tuners - Gotoh
Electronics - MEC 9v Preamp w/ Volume, Pickup Blend, 3 Band EQ (Highs, Mids & Lows) w/ Active/Passive Switch & Coil Split
Pickups - MEC Twin J-Style & J-Style
Specs:
Body Wood - Single Piece Bubinga
Neck/Headstock - Single Piece Wenge w/ Spoke Wheel Truss Rod Nut
Fretboard - Ebony
Nut - Brass
Scale Length - 35"
Bridge - Gotoh 17mm Spacing w/ String Through & Top Load
Tuners - Gotoh
Electronics - MEC 9v Preamp w/ Volume, Pickup Blend, 3 Band EQ (Highs, Mids & Lows) w/ Active/Passive Switch & Coil Split
Pickups - MEC Twin J-Style & J-Style
Thanks, the ebony board adds a super bright top end.
Thanks, she's a beauty alright. Not quite a kidney but, the price wasn't too bad.
i swapped the stock pickups from my esp the surveyor bass for the seymour duncan hot pickup set and changed the volume/volume/tone electronics for a master volume/pu blend/tone wiring. i've felt like the pj mode was kinda weak and the overall output was way to quite. it turned out, that the modification was a massive enhancement for this instrument. i played parts of the song 'mindshag' by my band mudhead. do you guys like it?
I have a ESP LTD F-4E and a F-5E. Does anyone have any knowledge or history about these two basses. I can't find anything. Even Wikipedia does not list them on the ESP list. It would be nice to have some history behind these two basses. I love them. They play great and sound Awesome. I will send pic's later today.
Hi!
Any experience on the LTD Stream-1005 and are those heavy basses?
Any experience on the LTD Stream-1005 and are those heavy basses?
Quadzilla
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Before anyone beats me up too bad for this, I do own a real ESP or two and LTD is owned/made by ESP, no? Anyway, I feel like this particular model leans more towards ESP as opposed to LTD...
I know that LTD is ESP's "budget" line, however, I find this bass to be quite the exception in terms of features, hardware, electronics, tone and playability.
I mean come on man.....Aguilar pickups in a reverse P with J setup (my personal fave), Aguilar OBP-2 preamp, Babicz bridge, ebony fretboard, Northern ash body, very smooth turning tuners (Gotoh maybe?). All from the factory with these goodies???? What's left to upgrade? Nill, nada!
Plays awesome, incredible tone. I know that when I gig her, some bassists may have their noses up due to the LTD name on the headstock, but dear Lord, she's a wonderful instrument!
I don't think these are in production anymore, which, if that's the case, is a damn shame. Anyway, if you find one, grab it. Oh, these PT-4s came in at least 3 versions that I'm aware of, this being thr cream of the crop (Aggie and Babicz, etc).
I know that LTD is ESP's "budget" line, however, I find this bass to be quite the exception in terms of features, hardware, electronics, tone and playability.
I mean come on man.....Aguilar pickups in a reverse P with J setup (my personal fave), Aguilar OBP-2 preamp, Babicz bridge, ebony fretboard, Northern ash body, very smooth turning tuners (Gotoh maybe?). All from the factory with these goodies???? What's left to upgrade? Nill, nada!
Plays awesome, incredible tone. I know that when I gig her, some bassists may have their noses up due to the LTD name on the headstock, but dear Lord, she's a wonderful instrument!
I don't think these are in production anymore, which, if that's the case, is a damn shame. Anyway, if you find one, grab it. Oh, these PT-4s came in at least 3 versions that I'm aware of, this being thr cream of the crop (Aggie and Babicz, etc).
Quadzilla
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To my ESP brethren, selling one of my Japanese made ESP / Edwards basses for CHEAP!
For Sale - 1993 MIJ Fiesta Red - Bound and Blocked Edwards Jazz - MUST SEE & READ!
For Sale - 1993 MIJ Fiesta Red - Bound and Blocked Edwards Jazz - MUST SEE & READ!
hello,
As I'm looking for a "modern" ¨PJ bass, I'm more and more interested in a LTD AP-4, but I have a concern about the neck. ESP/LTD necks seems shallow, and the AP-4 also has a narrow jbass type neck. To LTD bass owners, do you think there could be stability issues with those necks, since it seems there are no reinforcement rods?
As I'm looking for a "modern" ¨PJ bass, I'm more and more interested in a LTD AP-4, but I have a concern about the neck. ESP/LTD necks seems shallow, and the AP-4 also has a narrow jbass type neck. To LTD bass owners, do you think there could be stability issues with those necks, since it seems there are no reinforcement rods?
Not sure about the AP-4, but the couple ESP LTD basses I have have been rock solid since I bought them nearly 20 years ago. Both are neck-thru with relatively low profiles.
I am planning on getting a Surveyor '87 one of these days, unless I can find a good deal on a Japanese ESP Vintage 4. Feel like I need an ESP PJ too.
I am planning on getting a Surveyor '87 one of these days, unless I can find a good deal on a Japanese ESP Vintage 4. Feel like I need an ESP PJ too.
LoveThatBass
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