Premier Guitar | 8 years ago
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PG’s Chris Kies headed over to the War Memorial Auditorium in Nashville to hang with Pierce the Veil lead guitarist Tony Perry and chat about Perry’s love for ESP Vipers, why his favorite amp is a modded 1971 Super Lead, and what prompted him to go with passive humbuckers.
Guitarist Tony Perry has been a loyal ESP user for years and this particular 6-string was one of the first instruments he received from the brand. This Viper is the basis for his new signature model. This oldie’s paint job is actually a vinyl application done by Tony’s friend, but the production models have a traditional paint finish. He originally started on SGs, but parted ways after realizing he preferred the 24-fret Viper’s bigger body, higher fret access, and overall balance. The original neck pickup has been removed to make room for R2D2 and the bridge pickup is a Seymour Duncan SH-4 JB humbucker. (Perry’s stock signature model comes with just the bridge JB.)
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