Guitar Collection: Shred Machine

When I was a kid, I always wanted a Kramer. A humbucker, a fast playing neck and a Floyd Rose. When I returned to actively playing guitar in 2005, I did a bit of research, went shopping and walked out with a Schecter XXX. This is basically a regular Schecter Diamond Series C1 - with a carved-top body that reminds me of the Kramer Stagemasters from the 80's.
It has two Duncan-designed humbuckers with a a coil-tapping pull switch on the bottom tone knob. It has a set neck with 24 jumbo frets and a fast fretboard - with a few special edition features - it has a very clean white binding on the body, neck and headstock, and unique inlay of silhouettes of strippers. Problem is, it's just plain black and doesn't have a Floyd Rose, just a Tune-O-Matic bridge. I still have the guitar, I brought it to my apartment in Brazil, so I have something to play when I am working down there.
I needed that one guitar to shred on. I have never really liked Ibanez for some reason I can't explain. Most of my favourite shredders play them too - Steve Vai, Paul Gilbert.
The other dream guitar I always wanted was a Hamer Californian. Not the garbage Hamer is putting out nowm but the neck-though-body one they made in the late 80's. If you can find one nowadays, they still demand a huge price tag.

I wanted a guitar with an exotic wood top, preferably a neck-through-body with a carved top stained blue, a floating-mount Floyd Rose tremolo, EMG active pickups and some outrageous inlay and binding work.
I checked out the lower-cost Jacksons. None of them were really what I wanted.
Then I found it. The ESP MH-1000. Carved curly maple top. Elaborate abalone inlay and binding on every part. EMG 81 and 85 active pickups. They are usually over $1000, but this year's model doesn't come in blue. They only did the blue stain in 2009. I found a used one about 30km away in perfect condition for well under $1000. It plays exceptionally fast with the lowest action of any guitar I have. The EMG's have such a solid tone. The guitar is very light and fits like a glove. It's a sexy art piece as well.