ESP: Special order - touchdown (4)

I was at Beez's last weekend, had a push-pull coil split switch installed in my ESP Special Order M-II so that the Duncan JB there could be reduced to a single coil for a wider tonal option. I'm currently liking the fact that there's no tone knob in this guitar so it churns out that very protrusive growl.

This is how the control cavity looks like- spacious & absolutely neat all round.
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My other ESPs:

• Eclipse II (satin finish)
• Horizon II
• Horizon III
• Phoenix II

Karao-guitar-ke

I went across the Causeway yesterday despite people warning me about the biometric i/d-causing traffic jam which could last about 4hrs or more. That's very damaging to the kidneys & bowel unless you do not mind answering the call of nature on the Causeway asphalt. My answer to this was simple; it's all about the timing. I left early in the morning & experienced no aberrations in traffic flow. Ditto the journey home.

But that's not the highlight of this post, it's about the karaoke sound system you see above. Judging by the build & finish, it's very much an in-house product which doesn't cost very much considering it's capable of collapsing a small theater as indicated by the wattage rating of its sibling underneath it. 

But the only concern here to us guitar dweebs is its capacity to accept guitars. So if you live in Malaysia, especially in the JB vicinity proximate to a certain Hindu temple, just a stone's throw away from the customs, you have yourselves an alternative.

JB/ Jazz: 35th Anniversary commemoration

There's nothing extra here in terms of tone, the 35th Anniversary JB/ Jazz set is still the same 'ol humbuckers which have satisfied many of our tonal needs (mine especially). However, I'm highlighting the fact that the anniversary version is devoid of that 'Seymour Duncan' label which many of us dislike; we prefer our pickups to be lable-free so they don't interfere with the instrument's cosmetics, yes?

The Anniversary package is a limited run offering (meaning: These won't be offered indefinitely) & the pair list for $199 @ Davis GMC. The zebra finish you see here is available as well as the traditional all black version.

Phat Horizon

Was at BEEZ's today to have the neck pickup of my new ESP Horizon FR-II installed. This is how things are in the pickups cavities- very neat & tidy, even the shielding paint had been applied evenly.

Ditto the controls cavity; everything prim & proper in there. I'm very happy that ESP made a point to have Orange Drop caps in the Horizons- it's a statement of quality. I don't see the point of naming my guitars after girls, I just have stickers pasted on them, strategically, of course.

The Horizon FR-II features a push-push coil split pickup switch.

The current pickups in there:

• Neck: Duncan Phat Cat
• Bridge: Duncan JB trembucker

 I have the JB-'59 combo in my ESP Phoenix II so the neck '59 here made way for the Phat Cat. It's now a single coil + humbucker pickup guitar, would it be any lesser than it's previous H-H feature? Definitely not, it's what I want to hear from this guitar & I got want I wanted; a brighter, less boomy tone in the neck pickup position.

Thanks BEEZ, for the splendid job, as always.

PS: Vanessa, if you are reading this, nice meeting you today.