Interesting Mustaine quote in new Guitar Player interview.

[toejam]

There's the EX and the Snakebyte and they both look like ass.

But the EX is just a pointy Explorer that Charvel already did in the '80s!

[levantin]

But the EX is just a pointy Explorer that Charvel already did in the '80s!

If you mean the Stryper guitars, I always thought they looked like ass too!

[toejam]

Yes, the Stryper guitars. I don't care for that pointy Explorer either, just pointing out it was another thing ESP ripped off!

[kermitz]

I've played on a high end ESP and it was nice, but it still didn't feel as good as my Jackson. Maybe it's just what I'm used to and it would've grown on me if I had more time.

[MetalDaze]

I'd rather have a ESP over a Dean anyday.

I like ESP's.

Dean = Poop

[xenophobe]

Dave left ESP because "the relationship wasn't there." I don't know what ESP did to piss Dave off; but man, I'd like to know.

ESP wouldn't let Dave buy them, so he left.

[atomic charvel guy]

48th street custom guitars in NYC back in the middle of the explosion, was a great store filled with ESP strat bodies , necks, the works.
You could go put a Charvel type strat together with buying the parts instead at 48th st. custom, they were all ESP parts and they were just fine
I'm going back to '85 through '89 now.

[xenophobe]

48th street custom guitars in NYC back in the middle of the explosion, was a great store filled with ESP strat bodies , necks, the works.
You could go put a Charvel type strat together with buying the parts instead at 48th st. custom, they were all ESP parts and they were just fine
I'm going back to '85 through '89 now.

Yeah, well 48th street was "The Era" for ESP strats. Those are sweet and very rare guitars now. Hell, I would love to have one of their stratheads....