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oh la la, im in love with what you got picked out. Myself would be a ESP kinda guy but theres like no where in town or in local towns that deal with them. Im a bc rich guy but from the looks i'd advice yourself to play and see what you think, dont matter what others do but its what you think of it.

I've picked up the Tom Araya ESP which is similar so I'll give you my thoughts on that one. It's a good size bass with a good low end and lots of aggressive tone. The Araya sig was pretty much designed with a pick in mind, I don't know if that's the same with this one or not. Also, it didn't seem to have to much high end power, all it's muscle was in the low end.
It's a decent bass, but not my style.

I've only got one ESP bass, and I have to say that for me, they are awesome basses! I'm more of a Warwick man, but he ESP has similar credit when it comes to durability, sound and value. ESP's don't break easily and I find that they're strings allow just the right amount of slack to let you play metal, rock and even a little slap Jazz bass! ESP's are cool and the price isn't too bad!

its alright i guess, its really sort of more of a metal bass, and i respect that, but i think there's better buys out there. just make sure you play it before you buy it, on the esp website there might be a dealer map and you might have to do a little bit o drivin. (dont make my mistake)

Holy Cow! Nice bass!

I'm digging the look and the local GC has some ESPs I tend to try out while my brother has guitar lessons. I dig their sound too man.

Totally get it, the inlays kick a** and the body is a beautiful peice of work.

It looks nice, but if you want to spend that much cash I would stick with a mainstream reliable bass guitar for you to take a step up on. My current bass is a Fender American Precision, I also had the Squier pack beforehand and the P-Bass really has yet to fail me. I've tried other basses and they don't even come close to the smooth neck, versatile tone, and great construction of my Bass. My advice is to stick with a Fender, Musicman, or something that has proved its reliability. A lot of not-so-well-known basses just look cool. If you're going to drift away from the usual I would either do it once you have a reliable bass or after you've throughly tested the one you plan on getting (in person). Good luck.

well, it has a good neck thru design, but im a firm believer in finishes like thar taking away from the tone of the instrument... I have a satin finish on my bass, but that still takes away from the tone... but that ESP beats the hell out of what you have now... Also, it doesn't look comfortable... I have never been a fan of the jaged edges... Im more of a smooth flawless look... but thats just a personal preference... I suggest a Scheter though... same price.. better design (Stillehto Studio) sp?

As I said before... def. go with the neck thru design... the sound is so much better than a bolt on