ESP Stephen Carpenter 7 SC607B

I've had this guitar for about 2 months now, I felt I'd let my initial euphoria subside and then post a more level-headed review later, so here I am. I am motivated to write about this guitar, mainly because of how surprisingly excellent it is. I feel the need to get the word out. When I ordered my Rico Jr, I knew it would be world-class, I had dealt with Bernie Rico before and I liked his work. So it was like "wow this is amazing, but... well no shit". But with this ESP/LTD guitar, I really bought this as an experiment and it has been one of the most satisfying experiences I've had with guitars because it flat out is incredible.

Features: Neck-thru maple with maple wings. Arch top. 27" scale. 24 frets on a dark rosewood board. White binding on the neck & headstock. Tone Pros bridge. EMG 81-7 pickups. 1 Vol 1 Tone 3 way PU selector.

Playability: This is really where this guitar stands out. I was expecting a rather girthy neck...

Cool review man
That's a real nice guitar. I want one badly but the 27" scale worries me a bit (short fingers!),but the regular scale one doesn't have the cool reverse headstock!!!?! Dilemma time
They're also around £800 at least over here (approx $1600!!!!).Nasty!

Beautiful collection man!!!
That BRJ V is a stunner (nice colour choice ) and that Carvin is gorgeous too.
You've got it so much better in the U.S. as far as guitar prices go.

I have small hands and I had no issues with the 27" scale on the KXK. I wouldn't let it worry you - I didn't like it sonically, but playing-wise, it was pretty easy to adjust to.

cool, thanks for the review.
if these came with a floyd I'd be very interested, I love the one Devin Townsend plays

Yeah so do I, no worries on the 27" scale folks.

That's good to know

I might try and get one from the U.S. if i can find an affordable (and reliable)way of shipping it.
It works out at more or less half the price i'd pay for one here.

I like the regular 607 in the natural mahogany finish too,but again,there's no reverse headstock.

I could trade you mine for your LACS Dino But yeah it's a great guitar, you'd really like it. I'm an Ibanez guy at heart when it comes to feel, and I'm right at home w/ the ESP.

Definitely gotta' try and get my hands on one.
The ESP models are real nice but i just can't see that they'd be worth the huge amount extra they charge for them.
It looks like you get a hell of a lot of guitar for your money with the LTD SC's.

You don't see them on ebay very often though unfortunately.People must hang on to them.

Good review Nick. I got to play the mahogany SC607B and maple SC607 before Christmas and the SC607 is waaay to bright for my tastes. The SC607B is definitely a guitar I want, in the natural mahogany finish.

Thanks. Yeah mine is maple, I don't it's think really that bright at all, seems more balanced to me, but then again a VHT + Oversized Mesa cab = plenty of warmth. That being said I too would like to acquire the mahogany model sometime too. The natural mahogany finish is no longer available on the SC607B though, for 2007 it replaced the sunburst finish on the SC607 25.5 model.

Yeah, it's a shame but there's still some floating about I'm sure.