ESP Lynch Super V

[the rossness]

I'm hunting for a new V of some sort and I'm curious about the ESP Super V. What are these like to play? How do they compare to a kamikaze or Gibson v? I'm just looking for some info as I can't find much online. Peace-

 

[jkdsteve]

I had a cherry one and the body was very light......had chronic neck dive but I gather this is a problem with many V guitars. I enjoyed the tone out of the pickups but felt overall the guitar lacked sustain even after a good setup...was a bit of an effort to play.

 

[satannica]

Played one for a few minutes.

They're very light which was odd, but very playable. The only thing that irritated me was I found the top horn tended to push my arm further forward than I would have liked. I got tired a little quick on it.

My money would go on a Jackson KV or RR personally; if you want to stick with ESP, I have two SV Standards that I'll never get rid. Excellent balance and tone.

Gibson Vs I've found to be hit and miss. One I had was a definite miss but I've preordered a Govt. Series, so we'll see how that goes.

 

[rupe]

You'll need one of these to play it:

 

[lettmusic]

I have the ESP Super V, the LTD version. First of all, I really love the look of it. The cherry red finish has this cool gothic look to it, you can see through the wood grain, classy. the sharp V shape is rounded off by the overall shape of the body, so it looks more ergonomic than those super sharp Jackson Vs.
It has SD Phat Cat in the neck, which sounds surprisingly single coil, which is what SD intended. Nice for clean tones and boosted high gain leads. I'm not sure what the bridge is, I think it's an SD Screamin' Demon, but don't quote me on that.
One surprising thing about this guitar is the neck, it's not a 25.5 but a 24.75, with the back more flatter than a Gibson neck. It's really comfortable to play. i prefer more curve and wood on the back of the neck, little more C shape. This has more of a EVH Kramer-era feel with a wide flat neck feel.
I almost sold it once, I'm glad I didn't. It's a really unique guitar, especially the aesthetics.

 

[the rossness]

Played one for a few minutes.

They're very light which was odd, but very playable. The only thing that irritated me was I found the top horn tended to push my arm further forward than I would have liked. I got tired a little quick on it.

My money would go on a Jackson KV or RR personally; if you want to stick with ESP, I have two SV Standards that I'll never get rid. Excellent balance and tone.

Gibson Vs I've found to be hit and miss. One I had was a definite miss but I've preordered a Govt. Series, so we'll see how that goes.

I've been trying to change up my tonewoods and have all the major ones. Latley, I'm finding that I like a little more punch than Alder, which is on most of my charvels and the Jackson shapes are the same. I'd do basswood with a maple top, but can't find any V's like that, so I've been looking at Mahogany. I'd look at at an ESP or Edwards if the tonewood was different and if they had a neck pickup. I use my neck PU all the time, which makes the alexi guitars kinda useless for me. They look and play nicely, but the lack of a neck PU kills it for me.

 

[the rossness]

I have the ESP Super V, the LTD version. First of all, I really love the look of it. The cherry red finish has this cool gothic look to it, you can see through the wood grain, classy. the sharp V shape is rounded off by the overall shape of the body, so it looks more ergonomic than those super sharp Jackson Vs.
It has SD Phat Cat in the neck, which sounds surprisingly single coil, which is what SD intended. Nice for clean tones and boosted high gain leads. I'm not sure what the bridge is, I think it's an SD Screamin' Demon, but don't quote me on that.
One surprising thing about this guitar is the neck, it's not a 25.5 but a 24.75, with the back more flatter than a Gibson neck. It's really comfortable to play. i prefer more curve and wood on the back of the neck, little more C shape. This has more of a EVH Kramer-era feel with a wide flat neck feel.
I almost sold it once, I'm glad I didn't. It's a really unique guitar, especially the aesthetics.

Yea, I've looked at the LTD version as well. I think the only differences between it and the ESP are:
1) Screamin" Demon in the LTD vs. Super V Custom Shop PU in the ESP
2) The LTD's neck is finished and the ESP isn't
3) Some of the ESP's had Floyds none of the LTD's did

I have the ESP Super V, the LTD version. First of all, I really love the look of it. The cherry red finish has this cool gothic look to it, you can see through the wood grain, classy. the sharp V shape is rounded off by the overall shape of the body, so it looks more ergonomic than those super sharp Jackson Vs.
It has SD Phat Cat in the neck, which sounds surprisingly single coil, which is what SD intended. Nice for clean tones and boosted high gain leads. I'm not sure what the bridge is, I think it's an SD Screamin' Demon, but don't quote me on that.
One surprising thing about this guitar is the neck, it's not a 25.5 but a 24.75, with the back more flatter than a Gibson neck. It's really comfortable to play. i prefer more curve and wood on the back of the neck, little more C shape. This has more of a EVH Kramer-era feel with a wide flat neck feel.
I almost sold it once, I'm glad I didn't. It's a really unique guitar, especially the aesthetics.

Yea, I've looked at the LTD version as well. I think the only differences between it and the ESP are:
1) Screamin" Demon in the LTD vs. Super V Custom Shop PU in the ESP
2) The LTD's neck is finished and the ESP isn't
3) Some of the ESP's had Floyds none of the LTD's did

 

[lettmusic]

I have the ESP Super V, the LTD version. First of all, I really love the look of it. The cherry red finish has this cool gothic look to it, you can see through the wood grain, classy. the sharp V shape is rounded off by the overall shape of the body, so it looks more ergonomic than those super sharp Jackson Vs.
It has SD Phat Cat in the neck, which sounds surprisingly single coil, which is what SD intended. Nice for clean tones and boosted high gain leads. I'm not sure what the bridge is, I think it's an SD Screamin' Demon, but don't quote me on that.
One surprising thing about this guitar is the neck, it's not a 25.5 but a 24.75, with the back more flatter than a Gibson neck. It's really comfortable to play. i prefer more curve and wood on the back of the neck, little more C shape. This has more of a EVH Kramer-era feel with a wide flat neck feel.
I almost sold it once, I'm glad I didn't. It's a really unique guitar, especially the aesthetics.

Yea, I've looked at the LTD version as well. I think the only differences between it and the ESP are:
1) Screamin" Demon in the LTD vs. Super V Custom Shop PU in the ESP
2) The LTD's neck is finished and the ESP isn't
3) Some of the ESP's had Floyds none of the LTD's did

It's my favorite Flying V, it's radical but a lot of thoughts have gone into the design. Maybe that's why it never caught on, it's not a mainstream piece.
If you like the look how it plays, you can't go wrong with this one. I was skeptical about it at first but after owning it for awhile, it really grew on me.