My dad loves the look of the white guitar. I want get a genuine one or a custom shop one from esp but I dont have 10,000- 15,000 dollars to spare i might end up with a fake for 300 -1000 dollars.
Dont pay $1,000 for a fake. If you want the look I've seen plenty of them for $200-$300 and then you can buy real EMG pickups, real Gotoh tuners and a real Floyd Rose if you wanted to upgrade the parts :)
@@EssexRecordingStudios that probably what I'll do i need to have some experience working on a guitar and don't want to do it on a real expensive one. Thanks for the video it helped me alot to find fakes that people are scamming for
Hey man I appreciate the detail you went into in this review! I’ve decided to get the replica and I can definitely I’m not disappointed at all with the quality!
Ive noticed that custom shop isnt adding paperwork in their cases like certificates of authentication. For a company that produces extremely good equipment their worth would be so much more to document their history.
How's it feel in your hands? How does it sound? Can always do a set up.. change pickups n tuners and you've got a really nice guitar. And you've saved a ton of cash.. a small fortune actually.
I have a replica white one but I put emg bone breakers in it redid the letters and made the neck where the neckthru looks fake look like a real kh2 u couldn’t tell the difference with mine
Sure there’s tiny differences in how it looks, but how’s it sound? Any difference in how it feels when playing? Hardware used? Same pickups? If I wanted to buy it just to hang up and look at, I’d buy the fake one lol
I want to buy one just cause I can't afford a "real" ESP. I have LTD deluxe 1000's but I think I might take a risk and get one of these. All I want is the ESP on the headstock anyway...lol.
@@manicmurph I just want a guitar that has the ouija design. I don’t care if it’s a rip off as long as it sounds good and it looks kinda like the real deal I’m sold. I found one on Ali express for like 350
Have to say, not sure if it's just the luminosity of the video, but the inly looks better on the fake one, they look like actual pearl while the real one look like plastic
I see these fake on eBay all the time , do a little homework if your interested in getting one of these and the knock off and imperfections will be obvious. Floyd rose and EMG’s are a first to look for. Then either esp or Ltd on headstock.
@@EssexRecordingStudios yeah I ended up passing, he was not willing to negotiate the price at all or even travel closer to me so didn’t wanna do business with him
Tbh....the original Kirk Hammett signature is too over priced. Why not just buy one of these take the fake EMGS out and put real Kirk Hammett signature emgs in. You’d get the basic look of the real one and sound for half the price of the real guitar.
I'd rather hear the difference
My dad loves the look of the white guitar. I want get a genuine one or a custom shop one from esp but I dont have 10,000- 15,000 dollars to spare i might end up with a fake for 300 -1000 dollars.
Dont pay $1,000 for a fake. If you want the look I've seen plenty of them for $200-$300 and then you can buy real EMG pickups, real Gotoh tuners and a real Floyd Rose if you wanted to upgrade the parts :)
@@EssexRecordingStudios that probably what I'll do i need to have some experience working on a guitar and don't want to do it on a real expensive one. Thanks for the video it helped me alot to find fakes that people are scamming for
i just recieve my fake one yesterday....it feel good..
Why not find the ltd version.
@@ramlihassan8238 Where did you buy it ? DHgate?
*If only ESP can somehow release a limited edition "8-string version" of it, then I'm sold.*
Custom shop
Hey man I appreciate the detail you went into in this review! I’ve decided to get the replica and I can definitely I’m not disappointed at all with the quality!
That was an interesting and cool video keith, thanks for sharing your knowledge 👍🤘
No problem dude!
Ive noticed that custom shop isnt adding paperwork in their cases like certificates of authentication. For a company that produces extremely good equipment their worth would be so much more to document their history.
Who cares if the instrument is a reproduction; like a beginner or a blind person? it's the sound.
great review, because here in Argentina have some fake replicas in the market
ESPs are so perfect, it's hard to believe anyone could even come close😂.
How's it feel in your hands? How does it sound? Can always do a set up.. change pickups n tuners and you've got a really nice guitar. And you've saved a ton of cash.. a small fortune actually.
I have a replica white one but I put emg bone breakers in it redid the letters and made the neck where the neckthru looks fake look like a real kh2 u couldn’t tell the difference with mine
Sure there’s tiny differences in how it looks, but how’s it sound? Any difference in how it feels when playing? Hardware used? Same pickups? If I wanted to buy it just to hang up and look at, I’d buy the fake one lol
I want to buy one just cause I can't afford a "real" ESP. I have LTD deluxe 1000's but I think I might take a risk and get one of these. All I want is the ESP on the headstock anyway...lol.
@@manicmurph I just want a guitar that has the ouija design. I don’t care if it’s a rip off as long as it sounds good and it looks kinda like the real deal I’m sold. I found one on Ali express for like 350
@@PhatDaddyPhil if they actually played as good as the LTD's I have I would have already ordered one...lol. lmk if it plays good when you get it.
Have to say, not sure if it's just the luminosity of the video, but the inly looks better on the fake one, they look like actual pearl while the real one look like plastic
where is the sound comparison??
🌟Are you a keyboard? Because you're my type.
Aww thanks Jess 😘
💪💪👌🤘
Thanks a lot
No problemo!
Good eye Keith. Good eye😷😷😷🤘🤘🤘🤓🤓🤓🤓
Any sound test?
if only you can put both in the same colour....that will be better....compare to the prize...i will deffenately go for the fake one..
I have a real one red sparkle I always wondered the difference was
Wow that's epic!!
Im okay with it just give me the fake one and I'll give you my brother 🤝🏻?
the only thing missing here is the sound comparison when actually played.
reserved?
where is the battery cavity on the real one?
Behind the back cover for the volume/tone pots
wasnt the difference in the art an copyright issiue?
like others, i would have like a sound comparison
thanx anyway
👍
I see these fake on eBay all the time , do a little homework if your interested in getting one of these and the knock off and imperfections will be obvious. Floyd rose and EMG’s are a first to look for. Then either esp or Ltd on headstock.
Yeah they seem to be showing up very often on ebay these days
Help guys, I'm bout 2 pull the trigger on one of the fakes on Aliexpress, is that where u buy them? Hook me up
Crazy he never really answers that question. At least that Aussie Dude shares a link to get these guitars
Found the site I believe. I was wrong sorry. Couldn’t find anything but it’s Alibaba
I seen a guy selling one of these for 550 CAD would it be worth it?
nahhhhh....$200 on Alibaba
@@EssexRecordingStudios yeah I ended up passing, he was not willing to negotiate the price at all or even travel closer to me so didn’t wanna do business with him
Those differences are VERY intentional. These fakes are intended to emulate the real ones as opposed to being outright counterfeits
You can tell when they price them significantly cheaper
How mutch ? They coast
These fakes are cheap...a couple hundred dollars
@@EssexRecordingStudios okay thx
you see the prices and builds of bc rich this year. they went up so much. i maybye buy a fake. no hell no mate
I haven't checked out the new BC Rich dude...need to do that!
really want a stealth but I'm not going to pay 1.2k for one, I might get a fake one as well and change the parts
Isn’t it pronounced wii-ha?
No. It's pronounced Wee Gee or Wee Jaa, depending on what you want to say. I've never heard someone say Wee Haa..
You don't get a bolt on ESP ouija.... 😂😂😂 looks like you have another fake..
Yes the first Oujias were bolt-ons :)
isnt it OUIJAAAAA...not OUIJEEEEE ?
Ask the board
Tbh....the original Kirk Hammett signature is too over priced. Why not just buy one of these take the fake EMGS out and put real Kirk Hammett signature emgs in. You’d get the basic look of the real one and sound for half the price of the real guitar.
How bad are the fake emgs?
@@McMrs pretty bad I believe
@@Treywayne504 damn really? Like too bad for just a practice guitar? Hopefully playability can make up for it
Play the fucking guitar pelase
You show bullshit painting , show how the guitar sounds like