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					Originally Posted by AD720  I worked at a small family owned chain in NJ. 
 ESP makes some really nice guitars. I'm more of a Strat guy. We did have a Japanese made ESP strat style that I was very tempted by.
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 Speaking of strats, I just replaced the pickups in mine with some custom hand-wound ones.  They sound gorgeous.  A much fuller sound than I had originally.
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					Originally Posted by Darrell  No offense, but I assume this was on or around 3k. 
If I'm spending 3k on a guitar, I'm getting a Paul Reed Smith.   | 
	
 Now you're talking my neck of the woods.