Stephen Carpenter's Fender 7-string (and other guitars)

[beaverwithfishyshoes]

In the video for Hole In The Earth he plays a white Fender Telecaster 7-string. Does someone have some info about this guitar or pictures of it? And can someone tell me why the hell he has costum made bodies of Louis Vuitton; that's a popular (handbag) brand among trendy girls if I'm not mistaken. It's the brown/light-brown one, left, on the pictures with those flower-like symbols and LV-logos.

[UrZ*]

as far as i know stef uses ESP...maybe a kinda of fender-ish model...but dnno if it's really fender

[tarkil]

It's an ESP...

[beaverwithfishyshoes]

It's an ESP...

dude go fucking watch the Hole In The Earth video; Stephen plays a sparkling white Fender Telecaster. The guitars on these picks (including the Louis Vuitton-body one) are ESP's.

Chino plays Telecasters too by the way.

[tarkil]

dude go fucking open your eyes :

kthxbye

[beaverwithfishyshoes]

Ok great! Why didn't you post that pic right away cuz it's nothing but a Telecaster model. Kind of weird ESP makes them.. couldn't he just get a real Fender?

[rainnyx4]

Ok great! Why didn't you post that pic right away cuz it's nothing but a Telecaster model. Kind of weird ESP makes them.. couldn't he just get a real Fender?

He is sponsored by ESP and they make much better guitars for his style of writing music than Fender does.  Also, he plays 7-strings and as far as I know there's no off the shelf 7-string Fender Teles.  He'd need a custom one which would most likely require sponsorship.  But as I said before, he's sponsored by ESP.

[tarkil]

Cause I was too lazy to search for it again... But as you didn't seem to believe me, I had to...

I dunno why he changed his guitars shape though...

[beaverwithfishyshoes]

Yes ofcourse I need prove! I mean, never heard of ESP Telecasters

I found them, this is the exact guitar as in the video. Probably ESP too. Cool stuff.

http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2449605080029014452dvVzhG

http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2672547180029014452MMulQJ

[beaverwithfishyshoes]

He is sponsored by ESP and they make much better guitars for his style of writing music than Fender does.  Also, he plays 7-strings and as far as I know there's no off the shelf 7-string Fender Teles.  He'd need a custom one which would most likely require sponsorship.  But as I said before, he's sponsored by ESP.

Can professional guitarists like Steph not be sponsored by more than one brand?

By the way, I have seen there are Fender 7strings. I know Fender isn't a real metalguitarist brand but I'm sure they could customize a guitar that would fit Steph's playing. But is ESP allowed to do this, I mean, Telecasters are Fender guitars.

[tarkil]

It's just a shape you know... So yeah I think the are allowed...

[CrenshawMoreno]

ESP Telecasters are fucking amazing sounding.... seriously, go out and find a Ron Wood Signature Telecaster. They're made by ESP. They sound really REALLY good. Especially through a nice tube amp (twin reverb or an old jcm800).

[snw9]

look at that monster

[beaverwithfishyshoes]

ESP Telecasters are fucking amazing sounding.... seriously, go out and find a Ron Wood Signature Telecaster. They're made by ESP. They sound really REALLY good. Especially through a nice tube amp (twin reverb or an old jcm800).

http://jsamans.tripod.com/esptele.html

[beaverwithfishyshoes]

But, no one knows howcome Steph owns a Louis Vuitton body? It's just kind of random: guitarist from Deftones with a body costumized by a popular handbag brand. 

[hisnextfix]

But, no one knows howcome Steph owns a Louis Vuitton body? It's just kind of random: guitarist from Deftones with a body costumized by a popular handbag brand. 

he probably thought itd be funny dude

[Alvar]

But, no one knows howcome Steph owns a Louis Vuitton body? It's just kind of random: guitarist from Deftones with a body costumized by a popular handbag brand. 

he probably thought itd be funny dude

it definately fits better to deftones than a "B.C.Rich Demonslayer-Bloodbitch-Waraxe-Dragonslaughter..."

[beaverwithfishyshoes]

oh dont get me wrong I think its a cool body.. Steph's got some style.

[Subliminal]

But, no one knows howcome Steph owns a Louis Vuitton body? It's just kind of random: guitarist from Deftones with a body costumized by a popular handbag brand. 

Why the fuck does that matter? Who cares if it's random, It looks good and he probably did it because it was probably on offer. Or maybe he just likes the fuckin' design.

I ask again, Why does it matter!?

[beaverwithfishyshoes]

Why the fuck does that matter? Who cares if it's random, It looks good and he probably did it because it was probably on offer. Or maybe he just likes the fuckin' design.

I ask again, Why does it matter!?

have you been dumped or something? relax, read all my and other member's comments before you make a fool out of yourself. no one has got any problem with it. its a cool body and since I never have seen such a combination i just wonder if someone knows more about it, cuz i'm a fan of steph.

so if chino starts using McDonalds mics in the future, let me fucking ask about it if want.