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Timo Tolkki: New ESP guitar in September Young Guitar
Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2005 1:44 am
by Burning Reflection
I just got the September 05 issue of Young Guitar magazine in Japan and there's a picture of Timo Tolkki's new ESP model and an interview there! I haven't read the interview yet, but the picture of Timo's guitar looks really cool

It's an ocean/sky blue color with a dolphin swimming under water on it! Has any one seen this yet either at a show, on the internet or in Young Guitar?
Re: Timo Tolkki: New ESP guitar in September Young Guitar
Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2005 2:07 am
by Wickerman
yeah, Tolkki used that guitar in the last concert in chile,, really, i think the same , the guitar its amazing!!
Re: Timo Tolkki: New ESP guitar in September Young Guitar
Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2005 2:31 am
by browneyedgirl
Sounds very beautiful. I'll look for it on 'Net sometime, unless somebody posts a Pic!

Re: Timo Tolkki: New ESP guitar in September Young Guitar
Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2005 3:08 am
by Aresius
ive seen it.. it was really beautifull... like.. full of happiness
Re: Timo Tolkki: New ESP guitar in September Young Guitar
Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2005 9:29 pm
by stratoplayer
pic please!
Re: Timo Tolkki: New ESP guitar in September Young Guitar
Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2005 2:30 pm
by StragOvariuS
Didnt found in the catalog...just a pic of him there.

Re: Timo Tolkki: New ESP guitar in September Young Guitar
Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2005 2:43 pm
by IceBreaker
I saw only this "not-so-good" pic of Tolkki on Kotipelto-forum.
http://usuarios.lycos.es/leunam666/stra ... s/s_15.jpg
Re: Timo Tolkki: New ESP guitar in September Young Guitar
Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2005 3:35 pm
by tmhal
Well..
That looks nice guitar! Dolphins Rock! I bought new album longsleeve shirt from Stratoshop and i got it today from post office and it rocks! Now i have 4 Strato shirts

It would have been sooo nice if Strato would have made a video from Paradise!

Autumn is coming and i truly hope i can get to see Stratovarius when they come to Helsinki in October.. "it would be my first show to see

"
Take care all nice Strato lovers!
-Eagleheart1980-
Re: Timo Tolkki: New ESP guitar in September Young Guitar
Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2005 3:36 pm
by Twilight Legionnaire
WOW
Really nice-looking guitar!

Re: Timo Tolkki: New ESP guitar in September Young Guitar
Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2005 6:45 pm
by Aresius
just beautiful
Re: Timo Tolkki: New ESP guitar in September Young Guitar
Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2005 7:51 pm
by Burning Reflection
If you guys didn't also notice, there's also a metallic ESP logo on the 12th fret!
Re: Timo Tolkki: New ESP guitar in September Young Guitar
Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2005 8:12 pm
by StragOvariuS
Burning Reflection wrote:If you guys didn't also notice, there's also a metallic ESP logo on the 12th fret!
yea...but, as far i know, the sig models dont have it or its written the name of the artist.
well...i saw that Tolkki is endorsed by ESP...maybe his guitars are Custom Shop maded...dont know...shit im confused

Re: Timo Tolkki: New ESP guitar in September Young Guitar
Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2005 8:13 pm
by stratoplayer
damn, its awesome!
Re: Timo Tolkki: New ESP guitar in September Young Guitar
Posted: Fri Sep 02, 2005 2:52 am
by browneyedgirl
That is a beautiful&Cool guitar, but TT ALWAYS has beautiful guitars with a pattern which matches the album theme!
My fav is still the VISIONS guitar--Damn, its gorgeous!

Re: Timo Tolkki: New ESP guitar in September Young Guitar
Posted: Fri Sep 02, 2005 12:01 pm
by The Enigma
.
Ha!

- I knew TT said something about his new guitars a few months ago on this very board and here it is. As you see, his new guitars are custom painted basic stock ESPs, not custom made.
TimoTolkki wrote:
Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2005 7:18 pm
Holy Light wrote:
Timo, Are they really making you a new custom shop? Probably done by now if the rumor was true. Sounded like a sweet deal!
I just order new guitars 2 days ago:)
I gave away all my other guitars. The last one I gave away was Visions, which I gave to my brother who is hosting
www.metalquiz.com and there will be a competition there. Check it out, you might win.
My new guitars are just basic stock ESP M2 deluxe, with custom paintings and no scalloped fretboards anymore.
I am again experimenting with which amps I´ll bring to tour.
Let´s see.
I am in the process or reopening my website in a few months and also a site for my company GoldenWorks Entertainment.
TT quote from this thread
Re: Timo Tolkki: New ESP guitar in September Young Guitar
Posted: Fri Sep 02, 2005 12:45 pm
by browneyedgirl
It sounds as if TT has alot of irons in the fire. I wish him luck&hope he can handle it all.
Another contest? Yeah, right.

There were a couple StratoShop contests that went bust awhile back--I guess the winner was someone not to their personal liking, or something.
I'm glad that Dolphins are still a fav pattern of TT--maybe I should put that link back up for that great music site with the Dolphin-theme!

Re: Timo Tolkki: New ESP guitar in September Young Guitar
Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2005 11:43 pm
by Bryant
i´m glad he still uses ESP, i heard a rumor he was using fender now. i don´t like fender guitars very much.
Re: Timo Tolkki: New ESP guitar in September Young Guitar
Posted: Sat Sep 10, 2005 12:19 am
by Twilight Legionnaire
Bryant wrote:i´m glad he still uses ESP, i heard a rumor he was using fender now. i don´t like fender guitars very much.
I do believe he uses a fender in studio.. But I'm not sure, if someone knows, feel free to contradict me

Re: Timo Tolkki: New ESP guitar in September Young Guitar
Posted: Sat Sep 10, 2005 11:51 pm
by valo_666
I was at the most polemic concert of stratovarius in 2003 in Piorno Rock Festival and he used a Fender Stratocaster. Or maybe abused at that time...
Re: Timo Tolkki: New ESP guitar in September Young Guitar
Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2005 5:21 pm
by Hellovarius the Simp
My guitar is more beatiful

Re: Timo Tolkki: New ESP guitar in September Young Guitar
Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2005 6:48 am
by weathermanusa
wow nice guitar. man i am confused i thought he used ibanez. now i hear he uses fender in the studio and esp on stage. man i am trying to buy a new guitar and i would like to get guitars my fav bands use so now i think my choices grew. lol but still sweet guitar. ESPs rock
Re: Timo Tolkki: New ESP guitar in September Young Guitar
Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2005 6:57 pm
by Beast_Pete
Hellovarius the Simple wrote:My guitar is more beatiful

Then show us that guitar.

I want to see it.
Re: Timo Tolkki: New ESP guitar in September Young Guitar
Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2005 8:01 pm
by stratoplayer
weathermanusa wrote:wow nice guitar. man i am confused i thought he used ibanez. now i hear he uses fender in the studio and esp on stage. man i am trying to buy a new guitar and i would like to get guitars my fav bands use so now i think my choices grew. lol but still sweet guitar. ESPs rock
I'm pretty sure he uses ESP the most, especially the japanese ones
Re: Timo Tolkki: New ESP guitar in September Young Guitar
Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2005 11:52 pm
by IceBreaker
stratoplayer wrote: I'm pretty sure he uses ESP the most, especially the japanese ones
And don´t forget that he or Strato is supported by ESP.

Re: Timo Tolkki: New ESP guitar in September Young Guitar
Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2005 1:05 am
by stratoplayer
precisley
Re: Timo Tolkki: New ESP guitar in September Young Guitar
Posted: Sat Sep 17, 2005 6:05 pm
by Bryant
Twilight Legionnaire wrote:Bryant wrote:i´m glad he still uses ESP, i heard a rumor he was using fender now. i don´t like fender guitars very much.
I do believe he uses a fender in studio.. But I'm not sure, if someone knows, feel free to contradict me

well, i don´t know that either. maybe it´s in the new album´s booklet written down what he used ? i don´t have the new one.
Re: Timo Tolkki: New ESP guitar in September Young Guitar
Posted: Sat Sep 17, 2005 11:15 pm
by IceBreaker
Bryant wrote: well, i don´t know that either. maybe it´s in the new album´s booklet written down what he used ? i don´t have the new one.
From an another thread and before that from the booklet:
Timo Tolkki uses:
ESP guitars, Engl amps and cabinets and his brain (sometimes)
Re: Timo Tolkki: New ESP guitar in September Young Guitar
Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2005 6:46 am
by Holy Light
I saw his new axe up close. Very Cool! I would love to own a piece of Strato History like that! I liked Timo's new tone with the ENGL. I think he was running it with just the G-Force. He got a nice heavy tone out of it. His acoustic guitar sounded excellent. I may have to pick one of those up in the future. I think it was a Gibson?
Re: Timo Tolkki: New ESP guitar in September Young Guitar
Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2005 2:58 pm
by StragOvariuS
Holy Light wrote:I saw his new axe up close. Very Cool! I would love to own a piece of Strato History like that! I liked Timo's new tone with the ENGL. I think he was running it with just the G-Force. He got a nice heavy tone out of it. His acoustic guitar sounded excellent. I may have to pick one of those up in the future. I think it was a Gibson?
hmm...i think that was a Guild.
Re: Timo Tolkki: New ESP guitar in September Young Guitar
Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2005 4:50 pm
by NeonVomit
I think he uses Gibson acoustics.