ESP guitars

[Dr_Stephen_Poop]

I'm looking to eventually buy an ESP guitar,
and I was wondering if anyone had any recommendations
on a good model. I'm into metal, and I have a jackson king v right now.
The only things I know I DO want to have on it are the best pair
of EMG's already installed in it, non bolt on neck, string thru body
and a V-body style.<

[CW14]

Check out this site: http://www.espguitars.co.jp/oversea/index_gt.html
Some droolicious models there.

Heres one I found that fits your description: http://www.espguitars.co.jp/oversea/standard_gt/sv_std_bk.html
The one pictured has a Floyd, but I think it comes with a string-thru too.

Theres also this: http://www.espguitars.co.jp/oversea/standard_gt/v_std.html
Which is a string-thru, but it comes with Duncans, not EMG's.

I'm not sure that these Japanese models are available everywhere though.

[Dr_Stephen_Poop]

Sweet, I was looking for those V's everywhere but couldn't find them on any sites. Thanks man. One more thing, do you know what the difference between set-neck, and neck thru are? And how they effect tone or playability?

[PonyOne]

neck through means that the piece of wood that makes up the neck goes all the way through the body. in terms of sustain, this is the best way to go; i have a Kramer that's neck-through/string-through and it sounds just awesome. it's also the most stable guitar construction; less prone to cracking at the neck joint because, well, there is none...

the downside is that should you damage (as in break) the neck, your guitar is toast. probably not that big a deal if you plan on taking care of your guitar.

set neck is a piece of wood glued into the body. in terms of tone i find neck through to be superior overall, but, it's not necessarily the case for everyone. it's not as robust, and is easier to break at the joint, but, you can get a new neck. Les Pauls, PRS', and many guitars costing over $5k use this construction so it's not like it's all bad.