ESP Review: F-207

History:

Purchase: I always thought the F shape was cool, and I always wanted to own a 7-string so I could pull off alot of the music I like (some of Morbid Angel's songs in particular).

What I Like About This ESP F-207: Other than the styling - nothing.

What I Do NOT Like About The ESP F-207: Other than the styling - everything.

ESP F-207 Quality Rating: The guitar sounds loud and fat unplugged, but the stock pickups are junk, pure and simple. I was under the impression that EMG made great pickups, but the HZ's should have never been released. They sound like mud, the neck pickup has almost no output at all. Good luck getting any harmonics out of this guitar, either. Appartently the pickups aren't the only thing that are sonically dead about this guitar. I swapped out the bridge pickup with a DiMarzio Evolution - which had to be modified to fit the deep, rectangular cavity left by the HZ. This didn't even help as much as it should have. It still sounds like mud, all mids, no highs.

Review Summary: This guitar is the reason why I'll never buy anything music related on blind faith ever again.This guitar is a novelty, and should be considered as such, nothing more. Save your money and buy an Ibanez or a Carvin.

Rating of this ESP product: 1

This ESP F-207 Electric Guitars Review Submitted By: Pale Face

Review Date: 2004-02-25