ESP Viper Bass

[Jonny Walker]

This is a Jap ESP Viper Bass in see-thru black [neck-thru],
3 piece Mahogany neck and mahogany wings,
EMG Jazz in the neck and a EMG 35DC in the bridge,
GOTOH pegs and a GOTOH Willkinson bridge,
it was sent to SIMS to fit 20 front and face red L.E.D.'s and a custom mother of pearl 12th fret inlay [ESP].
i use standard gauge Elixir strings apart from the 135 i use to drop down to a low b without putting any strain on the neck.

This is my first post so i hope everything comes out right... anyhow any opinions on my bass would be appreciated as it is extremely hard to find any information about ESP [not ltd] viper basses on the internet.

Thanks very much,
Jonny Walker.

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[The Burpster]

Very Metal......

Nice one. I like Black!

[OutToPlayJazz]

Nice through-neck SG-style bass you have there, Johnny - And welcome to the forum

[EdwardHimself]

i really like these basses, it's just a shame that they don't make 5 string versions of this or the eclipse bass otherwise i would have snapped it up.

[Deep Thought]

Can't comment on the basses (although it looks nice!) but Captain Sensible raves about the six-string version on his bit of The Damned's website.

[Marky L]

[quote name='Deep Thought' post='111029' date='Dec 30 2007, 04:41 PM']Can't comment on the basses (although it looks nice!) but Captain Sensible raves about the six-string version on his bit of The Damned's website.[/quote]

He certainly does Deep Thought. And what a highly under rated guitarist too.
I believe Stu, their bass player is using ESP too now.

[Jonny Walker]

[quote name='OutToPlayJazz' post='110951' date='Dec 30 2007, 01:51 PM']Nice through-neck SG-style bass you have there, Johnny - And welcome to the forum [/quote]

Thanks very much, i've always loved the sg style and the viper adds i nice jazz esq slant on the design.
Bass chat seems like a very freindly place.

Edited December 30, 2007 by Jonny Walker