Yeah, it weighs barely nothing at all. It hasn't bothered that much yet, and it sounds good to my ears, so I'm generally happy with it. It's important to remember that it isn't a very expensive guitar, so there are limitations to how high you can expect the quality to be.
Well, if it's this or...
Well, it's a dream come true I suppose. As a kid I was always a fan of Metallica and the Explorer, and even though I've had two Gibsons, I really prefer this kind of model without the pickguard and a rear control setup.
So I finally sprung for one of these, new from Japan. An ESP Custom...
I got this baby today. I've been looking for a Strat for a while (sold my other one earlier this year), and while I was flexible on price, I couldn't find one that properly peaked my interest until I found this. I wanted some light flame, a nice finish, preferably a Maple neck, and it was pretty...
I've tried two sets of Dragonfire pickups, the EMG replicas. They were horrible. :/
These sound great though, looks like there are big differences in their quality.
On another note, gorgeous finish on that strat.
I've got a 2007 Custom 57 VOS, excellent guitar. I'd haggle on the price a bit if possible, but generally you're headed for a good deal on a great guitar. :)
I'm not sure if that's possible. The routing is different for the controls, body binding, fretboard material, inlay and fretboard binding are all on this, not present on the Faded V (unless you have model I'm not familiar with). I also think the Custom has a bound headstock with a diamond inlay...