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[HateEvent]

This is for the U.S. market. All of these guitars will be available in the UK.

It's the Export models I'm looking forward to (the models not available to the U.S.) being unveiled.

Here are some of the new ones:

ESP Max Cavalera AX (also available as LTD 600)



LTD Static 600 (Wayne Static sig)



LTD JH-600 with Kahler Hybrid Trem (the JH-200 now comes with a kahler too)



LTD Alexi-200 (available in white and black)



ESP Will Adler (Lamb Of God) Eclipse (also available as LTD-600)



LTD FX-400 (spalted maple top) (also available as LTD-260)



LTD PB-500 (potbelly shape, used to be ESP Original Series only)



ESP Custom Series Horizon Custom (the main thing with this - and also with the LTD Horizon line - is that the headstock has been changed. It is now a mix of the F series and EC series headstocks)



Now this one is cool - ESP KH-20 (20th anniversary KH-2 with a flame top!)




There is also a GL-20 (George Lynch 20th anniversary).

Urban Camo has been rereleased in the USA as the Urban Camo Jeff Hanneman sig is now available to them aswell.

Stephen Carpenter's Green 7 string is now available.

The Vintage Plus series is also available (they are basically Strats).

There is also a V series for LTDs now aswell. V-500 and V-200 being the options. They are basically just the old Dave Mustaine models (DV-200 and DV-8R) but without the signature and first fret 8-ball inlay.

Some of the models which were not previously available in the U.S. but were available here (M-I NT) are now available there aswell.

Gus G (the guitarist from Firewind) has a signature RS (Random Star) which was available here since 2005, it's now available everywhere and there is also an LTD-600 version of it too.

Other than that, it's mostly new colours for lots of the previous models on offer.

I'm pretty impressed with what they are putting out for 2007, but it's, as I said before, the Export Series stuff I'm really up for! That's the good stuff!

[HateEvent]

Still more to come! I'll update after other things are announced at NAMM and also when the Export stuff comes up (probably not until - or just before - Frankfurt show).

[Frosty Jack]

SPAMMER!!


jk

[Alkaline]

I really like the finish on th FX-400 and the PB-500. Also, the KH-20 looks nice too. I almost bought a Kirk sig ESP when i got my first guitar. I sometimes regret not buying it

[Chris]

Hmm, aside from the KH-20 which looks great, there's nothing there that I want.

What kind of stuff are you expecting from the export models that's getting you wet with anticipation?

[HateEvent]

SPAMMER!!

I almost bought a Kirk sig ESP when i got my first guitar. I sometimes regret not buying it

I almost bought a Jeff Hanneman MS-320 (the black 2002 model with kahler trem) but ended up going for a KH-2 Neck Thru. They are brilliant guitars, you wouldn't (or at least shouldn't) be disappointed if you ended up going for one

What kind of stuff are you expecting from the export models that's getting you wet with anticipation?

The Export line is just always really great for what they come out with to be honest. It's hard to expect stuff as they're alot more hush hush regarding what their plans are.

I'm thinking they will put out a V Standard with a floyd (they should if not!). The SV-280 and SV-320 - the SV shape being very similar to a Jackson Rhoads - is being made available as an Original Series in Japan, so we'll see if they put that out here too.

It's just really a case of waiting it out and seeing what they come up with now, but usually the stuff in the export catalogue is the droolworthy material when there are no customers in the shop


Just to add: The KH-20 has some interesting specs that other Kirk models don't have - Sperzel machineheads, an ebony fretboard, obviously the flamed maple top and also the skulls for the inlays are different, look a bit more evil

[Jeid]

I really like ESP's... just not enough to buy one... if you know what I mean. Same with Schecters.

[Old Gold]

Oh dear Max Cavalera, your older guitars were so sensible too

[Hogisbald]

Any word on who Dave Mustaine has moved to?

[Al Coholic]

Let's stir things up a bit -

Yes you may look really cool playing these guitars. But how does the neck feel? How well are they built? Does the resonance feel good? Isn't that actually more important than a flashy shape or colour?