Originally Posted by American Viking

ESP and Schecter are just machine cut, run of the mill, over produced, Jap-crap. Jackson's lower import models suck too. Jackson USA is the way to go. Schecter and ESP don't come close in quality of a handmade Jackson. As far as the imported Jackson bull shit guitars, the ESP/Schecters probably got it beat, but they still can't touch the USA Jacksons.

Forget all three, go Bernie Rico Jr. He'll hook you up with a hand made custom built to your spec guitar for the same price or lower than a brand new Jackson USA. The prices of those guitars is getting out of control since the Fender buyout. I own two American made Jacksons but I'm moving on to Bernie Jr.