Can Dave Simpson Become Kirk Hammett Using Affordable Pedals?

[@roaddog7542]

Dave is a monster player and class act. The more Anderton's invites him the better. 🎸

[@hogie1259]

Love seeing Dave on your channel !! Hope he becomes a permanent fixture to Andertons. Between him and Pete, you have the perfect mixture/team.

[@frankzappa951]

Absolutely. The People’s Guitarist.

[@Perzberg]

The more Dave the better!

[@bozeeke]

Anybody who's ever watched Dave's channel knows he can sound like anyone he wants using cheap gear.

[@TiberiusWallace]

Dave is a living legend.

[@stevegroves]

Yep Dave is just awesome! love his channel, the guy is an inspiration!

[@Severinate]

Pretty much anyone, with a strat and a CR120.

[@kevinhill6079]

@@Severinate beat me to it! That's what I was going to say. He can make an orange amp sound like anyone!

[@miguelbarrera8052]

That is soooo true! I was looking for review videos about the Squier Bullet Strat I was considering to buy. Me as a beginner and to try to introduce my children to the guitar world, I wasn't looking for an expensive one. I found his video on his channel and boy oh boy, he smashed the hell out of that red bullet strat! Such nice rhythms and solos. Wow, I was like wow, wow wow. Almost went to the floor and bowed to him.

[@WoodyNWUK]

Brilliant. Dave is like a mostly undiscovered national treasure, and this series is really looking like he's having an absolute blast doing it. Don't let this be a short term collaboration guys, please keep finding stuff for Dave to do here.

[@fiacmar]

Strongly strongly second that motion! Aside from his playing skill and infectious enthusiasm he brings a sincere credibility to anyone who knows his videos.

[@andrewmcdonald5704]

Lee Anderton is a really accomplished host. He's getting the best out of Dave but is at ease with Rob, Pete, Rabea and all his interview guests. To be like that on camera is a skill, not everyone is successful at it but the Captain puts everyone at ease and shows real interest in them. The glue that holds all of Andertons TV together but never the star, love his modesty.

[@seanslatter4311]

I love watching him! Anderson’s has an amazing social media presence

[@pads-zr9ln]

​@@seanslatter4311agreed, it's a shame they're not as competitive as a lot of other companies

[@ericolsen67vw]

I like Dave. What a good soul he is. I hope his wildest dreams come true.

[@jularious2725]

Unless I’m mistaken, the Eyemaster pedal is supposed to emulate the “Chainsaw” Guitar Tone of the Swedish Death Metal scene, particularly that of the album Wolverine Blues by Entombed; there is actually a track on that album called “Eyemaster” and the font on the pedal face is similar to that on the cover of the album :)

[@AtomicStewMusic]

I don't know if the pedal has anything to do with that, but props for mentioning that amazing album!

[@henkeH2]

True! Thanks for mentioning it Santiago.

[@H_Oscarsson]

You also get the Swedish Death Metal sound a'la Entombed with the Boss MT-2 (everything on full) and a Peavey Studio Pro 40 combo. That's what they used in the studio...

[@Defleshuary]

@@H_Oscarsson Perhaps you mean HM-2? That's what Leif Cuzner used. Into a Peavey combo as mentioned.

[@vorpalblades]

At The Gates was the Metal Zone into the Peavey.

[@ricardocosta6392]

Eyemaster is a song from Entombed Wolverine Blues Album, a swedish death metal band. Their guitar tone is almost synonymous with the Boss HM2, which is the sound that the TC Electronic - Eyemaster tries to achieve.

[@christian_eklund]

100% correct! A Boss HM2 with everything on 10.

[@mahatera]

not inspiring Ha aha hahahahahahahahahahahah.

[@peroskarstorholm4196]

It’s a crap replica of the ‘Wolverine Blues’ guitar sound, yes. Not sure if they were still using the Boss MT2 by then, but I know they used on their debut, ‘Left Hand Path’. Nice try, but I’m not impressed by it.

[@cchavez248]

Oh man, this is the first video at Anderton's where Dave seems to be coming a bit out of his shell! Man, this was FUN, good job all!

[@johnspokus]

It looks like all these recent videos were done on the same day, judging by the clothes. He was probably warmed up and comfortable by this point.

[@saccharineblack5436]

We never get to hear Dave do covers on his channel. The solo at the end put a big smile on my face.

[@benlogan430]

Mr Simpson is starting to shine in this format! Nice to see him hanging with others doing cool things! Music and the like is better together than alone to me. Right on!

[@SteveBaerThatsMe]

I had no idea Dave could Kirk Hammett like that. This episode was epic! And the Katana really took those pedals well. Awesome.

[@charliebryant686]

Glad to see Dave getting more exposure. I first saw him when the Katana's came out and he demonstrated it, i was so impressed that he could play so many different styles. A good player and guy that deserves more recognition.

[@dbo4506]

Haha same here. I was contemplating getting one watched Dave’s video and brought a 50w. To this day still love that amp. I’ve got tube amps coming out me ears. But I still play the katana heaps. Low volumes and the fact I can pull every tone on earth out of it. Why wouldn’t you play it.

[@barryquinn7922]

This is hands down, one of the best Andertons productions yet. For pure entertainment, musical, fun & informative. More please of Lee & Dave's enthusiasm for affordable anything 🙏👍

[@keithdaniels7491]

Honestly, huge fan of Dave and of course Andertons, but with Dave on, man, it's like you've struck that perfect equilibrium. He's a monstrous player and like all true bluesmen, a humble classy act. No arrogance or airs, has chosen music as his life. Keep him!!

[@jayapps72]

I think it would be criminal if Dave didn’t attempt a Dave Murray tone. I know he is one of Daves idols and it would make an amazing video

[@theKGB65]

Dave Simpson makes a perfect Anderton's personality. He brings the fun!

[@kristianhvaal5762]

Love this series. My fave KZbin guitar player on my fave guitar Channel. Really hope you guys continue to work together for a long time to come.

[@charliepayne9248]

Agreed, I haven't seen anyone as good as him & modest as well.

[@SeasonedSalmon]

Glad to see Lee and Dave feeling more at home during this serious. Great series, great show and great episode as usual. Keep it up guys.

[@yorulaney8563]

Edit: not disappointed

[@barryb90]

Great to see Dave being featured more. The guy is a legend. He could sound like Steve Vai on a banjo if he wanted.

[@jasonwilliams8091]

I’d love to see Dave do a gigging rig for under £500, I think Andertons should revisit some of Lee and robs old challenges with Dave-Pete-Rabea 3 different styles so be a style for everyone

[@tonibaroni]

Great idea

[@oncameramastery]

Keep the Dave content coming, WE LOVE IT! 👍👍👍👍

[@alastairfoster3955]

Agreed. More of this please

[@calebtylershepherd21]

I’ve been having some pretty serious health issues, and was in the hospital for a week all through Christmas. When I got back home this past week It was so good to see Dave on Anderton’s tv again! That brought a smile to my face. I’m so incredibly happy for him getting the opportunities that he has to showcase his ability. Such an extremely talented musician, and a wonderful person. Hope to see many more videos with you two together. I’d love to see Dave and Bea’ do some jams together sometime. To everyone who makes these videos possible thank you, and I hope you all had a Merry Christmas! 🎄🎁

[@wspeed657]

Wow. Dave nailed this one. This one was great. Keep making these. I'd love to see him jam with Rebea.

[@itsmeagain1745]

Oh Yes! Make it happen please.

[@lukecowley4949]

Definitely wouldn't say nailed 😂😂

[@Mark_Ocain]

Dave kills it every time...brilliant chops and pedal understanding. Now...how about some Bowie era Mick Ronson, eh?

[@ItsJustRyan89]

What about ‘Legends for Less’? That would be a good title for this series. Or ‘Legendary sounds for less pounds’.

[@Elektrifekt]

Brilliant!

[@Paul-D]

You should be credited too as that is a great title for a youtube series haha

[@ItsJustRyan89]

@@Paul-D I can’t see it happening. But thank you :-)

[@andrewpappas9311]

That is a great name, I love it

[@egg43002]

Fewer

[@gooberthoreau]

I love these, but I wish Lee let Dave actually do the setup and fiddling. Over all the videos so far Lee has kind of pushed back on some of Dave's suggestions and he is always adjusting stuff for what he thinks it should be set to, which isn't supposedly the point of the video, it should be what Dave would do. Lee tends to listen with his eyes all the time.

[@NERDOFUNK]

THIS!

[@NoelHaven]

Yeah, and Dave is too nervous and agreeable to tell him no, stop there etc.

[@PaulCooksStuff]

There's the same tendency on Lee/Pete pedal vids, though the vids would be twice as long if Lee left Pete/Dave to play with their own knobs. They can't play guitar and twiddle knobs at the same time. Some of the full range sweeps are useful to hear.

[@doctoribanez]

I think during the cut scene to the floor he sets the stuff how he likes. I doubt he just plays them how they are set

[@matthewtyler-jones8317]

@@doctoribanez yup

[@clivegregory52]

These videos with Dave should be called 'Gravy in Guildfordshire'. Keep 'em coming

[@charleslegrand6017]

All of these videos have been great fun. Please make a bunch. No surprise that Dave is such a natural in the room with the Captain. Always comes across as nothing but a genuinely good dude. Well done having him on your channel.

[@fen3184]

Great work, Dave! The price of the Wah might frighten a really young lad or lass just getting their first pedals, but you've shown beyond any doubt that they really can get the tones they want on a budget they can afford. Mission accomplished, good sir.

[@SirVicc]

Dave is the best. This one was so much fun and sounded GREAT!

[@mikerichardsonuk]

Well that was a fun 25 mins, always great to see Dave rocking it at the end !

[@andrewpappas9311]

Kirk was one of the first guitarists that got me into heavy riffing so I'd say that this was a really good take on getting his tones, great job guys. I'd love to see one of these for David Gilmour (I can't remember if they've done one for Dave yet tbh), Daron Malakian of System of a Down, George Harrison (he did get a lot of cool guitar tones throughout The Beatles' career), Josh Homme or even someone like Adam Jones or Dan Auerbach

[@KeeperOfPoops]

they haven't done a pedalboard video for David Gilmour (only sound like) so they defo can do that, QOTSA, Tool and Black Keys would be fun too!

[@lassesuurmunne8340]

I absolutely LOVE that Dave is doing these videos! His and Lee’s chemistry is just as awesome as Lee and Pete and Rob! I personally love Kirk Hammett. He’s so humble and a genuinely nice person, and a very tasteful guitarist who has composed some of the most beautiful and iconic solos and he’s a major part of Metallica’s sound. And Dave did a great job here finding the sound and the playing at the end was genuinely epic! Can’t wait for the next episode. I hope there’s a Paul Kossoff episode because I know that both Dave and Lee love Koss and Kossoff deserves more recognition 🙏💙

[@CrossingWays]

I love Dave. Been watching him for years. We want all the best for this dude. Keep being you Dave!

[@guitarflyer172]

I’ll agree with some of the others, with Pete and Dave, you have the perfect players for reviews Captain!

[@samtalbot-cross2621]

The madness that ensued every time the Captain turned on the Eyemaster was unbelievably funny

[@TheZotman5]

Dave is a great addition to the team. Please keep bringing him back.

[@VonHeinz57]

I used to play a ton of Metallica stuff when I was younger and recently had the itch to play some of that again but my rig has changed so much that I didn’t have anything good for it. I literally got the Fangs in the mail yesterday after finding it on Ola’s Will It Chug series last week. Such a great pedal for the job.

[@steveritchie3650]

Amazing collaboration with Dave who is absolutely killer with anything he plays. Awesome job in arranging this Lee and team.

[@dancompton1728]

I'm commenting before the start of the video. If I don't see fifteen wah pedals on the floor, then I'm going to feel cheated. On second thought, it doesn't matter cause Dave on the Andertons channel is the gift that keeps on giving.

[@atb1325]

Awesome to see Dave on here!! He is the king of getting great sounds out of affordable gear. If you watch Dave's channel, he sets up his amps very clean and his pedalboard is dialed in and ready to rock. I've bought pedals based on Dave's reviews and demo's of affordable and great sounding pedals. Really like this series Anderton's!! 🤘

[@dsmalf]

Loving these videos with Dave, they kind of fill the hole of the "Sound Like" videos y'all use to do. Been a fan of Dave's for a few years glad you brought him aboard.

[@ovidiucostescu7543]

As a beginner, on this show, I can learn about pedals. My first one was on Dave’s recommendation 🤟. I think soon going to have a new one :) You guys are amazing, thank you for this truly good knowledge.

[@johnp8044]

The ending solo was pure Kirk magic 🎸 Please keep the Dave content rolling!

[@pauljury1326]

Superb video’s with the Anderson’s crew and Dave Simpson collaboration being put out recently…. This example is no different. Congrats to all you guys. Dave, I particularly enjoyed watching “the Captain meets dave Simpson” video. The honesty in which you described your mental health challenges in your past was inspiring and an example to all. So much so after watching, I instantly went of and grabbed my “classic vibe strat,” brushed of the dust and had a little jam. Music can save the soul and hopefully with the work of youtubers like yourselves doing these vids, let’s hope more people out there get as inspired to pick up any instrument and enjoy the music as you guys clearly do. To Anderson’s as a whole - I’ve watched you guys for some years now especially the “sounds like series” but never left comments before. Just awesome, keep doing what you all do so well. Cheers

[@troycollins6069]

Lee your going to have every metalhead visiting Dave's videos asking him to do that again... Thanks is a blast! Love this

[@johnnorth9355]

Watching Dave having fun is such a blast !

[@mayakashiii]

Really enjoying this series with Dave. I hope this format keeps going.

[@NBNracing]

Perhaps it's time for Dave to resurrect "Sounds Like". I loved it with Bea and Matt?

[@tonepilot]

Dave is such a great guy, glad to see him on your channel again.

[@MrNeilltupman]

Dave is the best thing to happen to the Andertons channel in a long time! Lee & Pete are great, but Dave brings a real punters-perspective to proceedings.

[@ROLEPLAYA64]

Dave is a national treasure. Find as many things for him to do as possible! I'd also like to see him do a "worlds cheapest gigable rig" video too!

[@emdawg2676]

What a lovely person Dave is. I really really like him. Super dooper charming full of awkward charisma i love it. Please keep inviting dave back and giving this wonderful person some more screen time. Made my morning. Thank you Andertons great stuff as always

[@scotcruickshank7445]

This is the best one yet! Dave is getting more and more comfortable

[@GeeFunk84]

I really don't understand why the MetalZone has become such a meme. In the 90s it was the go-to thrash metal pedal, it was literally Metallica/Megadeth/Pantera in a box. Yes, it can sound amazingly crap, but if - with all those EQ options - you cannot find a tone on it that sounds alright, then probably it's your guitar playing.

[@harrycampbell2593]

Love it when Dave plays metal. This series is awesome

[@Rockerrobin]

Love Dave's getting a lot of time on the channel love his solos and sick tones.

[@erajad]

This concept + format really suits Dave with the Cap'n very nicely. Kudos! Great to see Dave relaxing in the Anderton's studio. :)

[@CJMartial]

I think the Tone City Model B might have been worth a shot for this video. It's basically an affordable Boogie in a box. I own one and think it sounds great.

[@callumcrow7830]

Been following Dave since Old Hat guitars started supplying orange amps. His Cr120 series was mind blowing for me. Doesnt matter what equipment the guy has he always end up as close as possible to the desired sound. He was born to teach us how to get premium tone from budget gear.

[@FretFriendGWaL]

The Ibanez mini TS is one of ther best pedals I have ever know in 40 years as a player. Lovely pedal and great for stacking/boosting...

[@thorinbane]

Thanks for having Dave on. Guy should have been here before chappers. Guy has super soulful playing. Have a great one and cheers from Canada.

[@edwardtcrump5312]

Would love to see Dave and Pete jamming in a guitar paradiso like episode! And would love to see Dave testing the new PRS Silver Sky SE with you

[@mojo6778]

Love these videos with Dave! Danish Pete is awesome as is Rob, but it is nice to see the variation as each person mentioned has a different approach.

[@Ardanian]

Personally I would love to see a sound like Ritchie Blackmore. Not sure how much more he used than a Marshall amp cranked up and a Fender Strat, but hey, it's an idea.

[@hulldanfan]

much love for TMIB

[@Tehstroyer]

It was a Vox AC30 before that. Also a tape machine for its pre-amp as a booster.

[@valuedhumanoid6574]

Kirk is the reason I play guitar today. When I listened to Call of Ktulu off the Ride The Lightning album it immediately became the heaviest song I had ever heard and the guitar work of both James and Kirk made me want a guitar. My dad took me to my local shop and told me that I could get whatever I wanted regardless of price, because I was going to make the monthly payments. He got the financing for me and that's it. Even though Kirk is The Man, I prefer his rhythm over his lead, even though I do love his lead. Like Eddie, the rhythm is where he shines.

[@ianybanez6884]

Ah yes, Call of Ktulu. Those riffs have been giving me goosebumps my whole life.

[@sillyskeleton]

You left out the most important part, man! What gear did you end up buying?

[@valuedhumanoid6574]

@@sillyskeleton I got a Japanese made Squire Strat (this was 1986) with the HSS configuration, black body with black pick guard and a rosewood board into a Carvin 50w head with a Carvin 2x12 cab (they were a Carvin dealer)A Boss tuner and a Tube Screamer. That was it. I paid $900 for the whole rig and I remember my payments were $40/month. I actually made my own picks from a Linda Ronstadt album that my sister gave me. I cut them out with a soldering iron then used a file and sandpaper to finish the edges. That's the whole story.

[@christopherguzzi1316]

Dave is the best!!! And I love that you set him loose at the end and said the hell with demonitization. ☺☺☺

[@MykelObvious]

Dave still blows my mind. Hendrix of our time! Keep being an awesome human being and make all the tones!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Geetarpicker1]

Dave so glad to see you here ! You truly are an awesome talent and an asset to the guitar community ! Great job all around here ! Always enjoy it ! Thanks Captain !

[@theplatinumpearls]

I miss Dave’s “Hello people of the tube” intro on these videos. This is a great way to create pedalboards. I love that Dave doesn’t follow the “you have to set up your board in this order”, do what sounds right for the tone your going for! Experiment with pedal order. Thanks for being so real Dave! Love it!

[@BassGuyRy]

The eyemaster is for an entombed type swedish metal sound. The fangs is one of the most fun pedals I have ever owned and for £30 you just have to!

[@michaellistov8493]

i didnt know that before but Kirk got his own wah, he used a Dimebag's signature wah wich is very cheap naw days and it sounds exacly like on records im in love with one i got.

[@axelovingguy]

The eye master is a Boss HM-2 clone. Used by Death Metal bands for the ‘Gothenburg’ tone. Eyemaster is a song from the seminal Wolverine Blues album by Entombed. They are even using the font from the album on the pedal.

[@DerekHartley]

24:17 I really felt Lee's joy there when the Tube Screamer kicked it. The tone was just spot on, and the playing wasn't half bad either!

[@brunomuniz5776]

Love Dave's energy! He's always so true in his essence... Awesome

[@WilliamFeryll]

Love this series so much, Daves solo at the end was epic!!

[@dubster82]

For Chorus I'd say the TC mini with the unfortunate name is the one to go for, it's what I use for Metallica cleans and it nails it on the stock patch. The bonus being you can load basically any chorus tone onto it too. For distortion, I actually preferred the Plexi pedal and I'd of liked to of heard it with the tube screamer. I use a Blackstar HT DistX pedal, they're not exactly cheap though but my mate uses the Mooer 008 pedal based on a Mesa mk3 and loves it. This is all slightly pointless when you consider what he's plugged into though, I imagine the Katana does distortion and clean chorus fine. Save your money on those pedals and get a wah and some EMG Pickups (81-60, KHBB), maybe the tube screamer.

[@stevehanham9266]

Not a great Kirk Hammett fan to be honest. But Dave is an amazing player! 😊😎🎸

[@SteveBaerThatsMe]

This episode was so awesome I had to watch it twice!

[@bretspangler8717]

I have been using my Boss Katana 100 for about 7 months, for the last few weeks I took off all my pedals except for my Katana-Air and my GAFC just to control my patches, I have been getting great tones for weeks with no extra pedals, I have a small collection including the OD-200 which does tube screamers and klon, blues, metal zone, etc and I have just left it sitting on the shelf. The Katana 100 is a great solid-state amp with plenty of built-in tones, I highly recommend them. I rarely use the app, but that adds a ton of options too.

[@dylanporter8105]

Absolutely love dave been a huge fan of him for a long time now glad many more people get to discover him now thank you Lee and co

[@gahokas]

I'd like to see an attempt to get the same sounds using the Katana's built-in effects. Katana has a built-in BOSS MT-2, chorus, delay, etc.

[@crjacobs1313]

It's great that Dave and Andertons found their way together.

[@caorach3354]

Please can we see Dave given a random selection of really inexpensive pedals/amp/guitar and then be asked to make them sound like a randomly selected guitarist. The key being that Dave doesn't know who he has to sound like in advance :-) It would be fun to see how close he comes.

[@billsedge7360]

Two of my favourites together 👍just need danish Pete and I’m sorted,

[@jamesortiz5388]

Good job Dave and Lee! Thank you Andertons!

[@jasmineblackmon1409]

Dave’s playing is insane!! I love these videos.

[@Messier31NGC224]

Wow that was awesome! Dave is fantastic at covering these bands. I swear, that Enter Sandman solo at the end was spot on compared to the record. Definitely more videos with Dave!

[@KickerOfAss]

Lee makes the same mistake that all non-metal players make when trying to go metal: waaayyyy too much gain. Also, pedals like the Fangs and Metal Zone sound horrible in front of an amp. If you put them in the effects loop, they both sound amazing. Also also, Eyemaster is a reference (in name, design and tone) to the album Wolverine Blues by the amazing Swedish band Entombed. Aside from that bit of nitpickery, great video as always, guys!

[@truetom]

These are one of the best videos on Andertons lately!

[@michaeltt1]

The most enjoyable series yet on Andertons! . Dave is an incredibly talented player and a joy hear. showing us how it's done. Could we please see the Captain and Pete also play along with Dave, I think that would make them the best videos on KZbin. Thank you to all the team keep it up!

[@triledink]

7:54 I think its my first time hearing cap10 say meme. Also the Eyemaster is emulating the sound of the original Boss HM. The name Eyemaster is taken from the song Eyemaster by Entombed and Entombed is one of the bands that made the Boss HM be called the Swedish chainsaw sound.

[@DominiqueHeine]

Perfectly summarized

[@andrewpappas9311]

That's actually a really solid explanation, thanks for that

[@AndyH--M7FNM]

beat me to it

[@janneelias]

Dave Hammett, one of my favourite guitarists :)

[@darrenmartindevereux]

"Master!!!! " Lee, keep our master on your show. Dave is the Man!

[@recordatron]

The Golden Plexi is such a great sounding pedal, not quite right for this sound but it's definitely the best sounding overdrive out of all these. The TS mini is great for just tightening whatever sound you've currently got 👍

[@dubster82]

I actually thought the Golden Plexi was sounding the best for this. He was playing a pretty authentic sounding "Now that we're dead" riff with it. I think it just needed a bit more and I'd of liked to have heard it with the the TS in front of it actually

[@whiteninja2006]

This should be a more like a ''sound like Hetfield'', apart from the Crybaby part for solos, which is Hammett of course. Hetfield played all the rhythm and clean parts on the albums. Other than that, I didn't think it came very close at all, but the budget was probably the most important factor and for that it sounds really ok. Imo it all still sounds too fizzy with too much gain. Awesome playing by Dave though, superb addition to the Andertons Family!

[@randy0210]

James used a completely different set of amps than kirk. Kirk used Super Leads on the Black album, James used both Axe FX and Mesa Boogie.

[@antonyedwardson9900]

This series is almost exactly what I was going to suggest to resurrect ‘Sounds like’. Let’s face it, when we wake up in a morning and think I’d quite like to sound like x’ we don’t go out and buy a whole new rig, instead we use an appropriate pickup configuration guitar, a clean amp tone and maybe go and buy a couple of pedals (affordable or otherwise). In short I love this series!! Who would I like to hear? I,d probably say Billy Corgan but I know it would be an op-amp big muff nano and maybe one of those tc doublers to get the multi track thing. Still worth a try though!

[@Cheximus]

To my ears, amp distortion as always sounded better than clean + distortion pedal, so my go-to is never a clean amp tone (as a primarly distortion player).

[@shanedeel2]

The chorus is spot on and the star of the show

[@AnakinSkybarker]

I always love that satin black finish on guitars.

[@inTheBandTree]

Inexpensive Jacksons are such great guitars. The only negative is that they don't last real long when you play like a mad man, but they will last plenty long for a beginner or casual player. Very underrated.

[@MehdiS-music]

I agree, i have a Jackson JS32Q Dinky Hard tail and its great for the price, funny enough i own an ESP LTD EC-1000 too, yet the Jackson is the go to guitar for jamming and playing at home, so light and fun to play! The only down side are the sloppy tuners, they keep the tuning but are not fun to use.