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C'est bon ça!
Publié le 30/05/12 à 15:063 photosSérie Signature, made in Japan, maîtres de la lutherie incontestés.
Manche extra-fin conducteur (neck-thru) en érable, frettes "extra-jumbo" festonnées de la 17ème à la 24ème ; touches en palissandre avec incrustations des mythiques "skulls & bones" (en vert!) et corps en aulne.
Deux micros actifs signés EMG. Un 60 en micro-manche et un 81 en position chevalet.
Une finition Greenburst impressionnante par sa beauté, recto-verso. Seul le manche n'est pas peint.
Mécaniques Grover, très fiables, un Floyd original, un sélecteur de position et enfin trois potards, un par micro et une tonalité.
Difficile de pondérer cette partie "caractéristiques", les goûts d'un guitariste à un autre ét…Lire la suiteSérie Signature, made in Japan, maîtres de la lutherie incontestés.
Manche extra-fin conducteur (neck-thru) en érable, frettes "extra-jumbo" festonnées de la 17ème à la 24ème ; touches en palissandre avec incrustations des mythiques "skulls & bones" (en vert!) et corps en aulne.
Deux micros actifs signés EMG. Un 60 en micro-manche et un 81 en position chevalet.
Une finition Greenburst impressionnante par sa beauté, recto-verso. Seul le manche n'est pas peint.
Mécaniques Grover, très fiables, un Floyd original, un sélecteur de position et enfin trois potards, un par micro et une tonalité.
Difficile de pondérer cette partie "caractéristiques", les goûts d'un guitariste à un autre étant très versatiles. Quoiqu'il en soit, très subjectivement donc, pour une première dans cette configuration c'est parfait pour mon style de jeu.
UTILISATION
C'est ici que l'on peut sans craindre exposer toute l'efficacité de la lutherie ESP.
A peine tu ouvres le flight case, c'est l'extase. La guitare est aussi bien emballée qu'une bombe atomique prête à exploser; le détail allant jusqu'à empêcher le contact cordes-manche (métal-bois) avec une petite languette de plastique.
Une fois en main, l'équilibre est parfait. La forme en double-cutaway est taillée pour les soli. L'accès aux aigus est impeccable (avouez que ce serait malheureux pour une guitare de soliste).
Bon, on l'a déballée, on l'a en mains, et si on la branchait?
OH-MY-GOSH, is it real?! C'est trop beau que pour être vrai. Le sustain, la profondeur de ce son. Ces micros sont vraiment épatants.
Tu lâches les cordes, et même sans couper le volume tu n'entends plus un bruit.On se dit alors que l'électronique doit être tout aussi béton que le reste de la fabrication. De bons points en faveur de ESP quand on sait que malheureusement trop souvent, l'interne est souvent bâclé au profit du visible, préférant l'effet "poudre aux yeux" plutôt que la qualité de l'instrument.
Je me répète donc, mais jusque là, c'est un sans faute.
SONORITÉS
J'ai adopté depuis un petit temps maintenant deux fidèles compagnons.
L'un est un ampli tout-lampes nommé BLACKHEART, l'autre est un multi-effets nommé BOSS GT-8.
Le son est très beau, que ce soit en clean ou en disto.
Le EMG81 est taillé pour le metal, indéniablement. C'est un pur bonheur d'exploiter son grain de saturation et son tranchant incisif.
Le EMG60 quant à lui se révèle bien plus rond, plus profond, un bonheur qui offre à la guitare une polyvalence sans limite.
Grâce à elle, plus besoin de changer de guitare lors d'une envie de passer du blues au rock, voire au reggae, ou alors par pure fénéantise afin de ne pas réaccorder la guitare.
AVIS GLOBAL
Je l'utilise depuis exactement le 5 mai 2012, mais c'est déjà ma meilleure amie.
C'est certain que ça représente un sacré investissement, mais bon sang! ça valait le coup !
On ne va rien se cacher, c'est pareil pour toutes les grattes, les effets de chorus, reverb, et autres disto' subliment les sonorités.
Je ne serai donc pas hypocrite au point de sanctifier ESP et ne noterai pas mon avis global d'un 10/10 final, ceci dit, à refaire, c'est clair que je recommence les yeux fermés.
Lire moins11 - tjon901
Nouveau laid Kirk Hammett Signature
Publié le 20/12/11 à 17:47 (contenu en anglais)The main KH-2 signature guitar hasnt changed much over the years. For the longest time it was the only way you could get an M2 outside of Japan. The KH-2 has been around forever. No one remembers the KH-1 which was a flying V thing. When people think Kirk Hammett signature they think this guitar. This is the newest version of the Kirk Hammett KH-2. The guitar has an alder body with a neck through maple neck. The fretboard is rosewood with 24 jumbo frets. The 17th-24th frets on the fretboard are scalloped. It has a locking nut and an original Floyd Rose. The pickups in this guitar are the traditional Metallica EMG set with the 81 in the bridge and the 60s in the neck. The controls are two volumes and a master tone with a 3 way switch for switching between the pickups.
UTILIZATION
If this guitar didnt play great Kirk wouldnt play it. This is a full ESP that says ESP on the headstock. It isnt an ESP LTD. This means that it is made in Japan by the sme people who make all the custom shop ESP guitars. This is some of the best fit and finish you can get on a guitar. The back of the neck is raw so you get the smooth feel of a bolt on even though it has neck through construction. The higher frets being scalloped means that up there you can get an even better grip on the strings for a better vibrato. The Original Floyd Rose is the original and still one of the best. It holds tune perfectly when properly setup.
SOUNDS
These pickups are the traditional setup if you want a Metallica sound. Hetfield has his new signature pickups but the set in this guitar is what they used for years and years. The 81 and 60 setup is surprisingly versatile for a set of EMGs. The 81 in the bridge was one of the first active pickups ever made and it is still one of the most popular. The 81 in the bridge is a metal machine. If you want that thick crunch like metallica this is the pickup to use in the bridge position. It keeps its composure even during high gain with low tunings. It is very consistant as well since it is a battery powered pickup it doesnt care whats going on around it. The sound will stay the same. The 60 in the neck is a good compliment to the 81. The 60 has a bit lower output and has a tone better suited for clean playing and bluesy leads
OVERALL OPINION
Metallica has some hardcore fans. If you have to own the latest Kirk guitar then by all means go out and buy this guitar. If you are just looking for a good guitar you can buy an older one used and save a lot of money. They really havent changed much with this guitar. It has a new finish that I dont think looks that great. Everything that matters is unchanged and that is a good thing because it is a guitar that has a good solid design that lends itself to good playability. If you have to have the newest Kirk guitar this is the guitar for you otherwise you should just find an older KH-2 used.00 - Hatsubai
Nouvelle finition, mais la plupart les mêmes
Publié le 22/09/11 à 00:52 (contenu en anglais)With the new year usually comes something new from ESP, and this is one of the things that Kirk has started using. In reality, this guitar is no different from the newer KH-20s, aside from the paint job. The guitar features an alder body with a maple neck-thru neck, a rosewood fretboard with 24 extra jumbo frets, the signature skull and crossbones inlays (now in aged green), an original floyd rose tremolo, two EMG humbuckers, two volumes, one tone and a three way switch.
UTILIZATION
The main feature that this guitar has is the new paint job, and it looks great. The fading was done nicely, and there were no drips or runs in the paint. ESP is generally really good about paint, even if they do apply it a bit thick at certain points. The rest of this guitar is the same as any other newer KH-2 out there. The fretwork was top notch, just like you'd expect from ESP. The guitar also had a good weight to it. The necks on these are nice and thin, but they're not super thin like Ibanez necks. It also had a nice C/U shape to it unlike the D shape from the Ibanez style necks.
SOUNDS
The guitar is equipped with the current pickup configuration that Kirk seems to be using, and that's the EMG 81 in the bridge and the EMG 60 in the neck. The EMG 81 in the bridge is awesome for metal. It's very bright and cutting. This works great for those super dense metal mixes which tend to be geared more towards the low end spectrum. This allows you to be heard as a guitarist, but you have to be careful as it can get a bit shrill on its own. The EMG 60 in the neck is great in mahogany bodied guitars, but I find it to be a bit too bright for this wood configuration. It's great for cleans, but it's kinda lacking something for leads.
OVERALL OPINION
If you're a big fan of the paint job and green inlays on this guitar, you'll want to look hard at buying this model. Aside from that, you're probably better off buying an ESP M-II NTB. I'm not trying to push the standard line but just give you options on something that could help reduce the costs and prevent potential "fanboyism" comments from other people out there.00