Finland's Children Of Bodom have checked in with the following update:

"Our friends at ESP Guitars have donated an Alexi Laiho LTD guitar, which Alexi signed, to the kind folks at Sweet Relief Musicians Fund. Check out the auction here, and check out the great things they're doing for musicians who are struggling to make ends meet while facing illness, disability, or age-related problems. And hey- Fuck Cancer."

In the clip below, Laiho takes Premier Guitar through his minimalist setup. It was shot on February 12th prior to the band's show at Exit/In in Nashville, TN.

Laiho tours with a trio of his signature ESP Custom Shop models. "Greeny" and "Scythe" are both tuned a whole step down from standard and house a single EMG HZ F-H2 passive humbucker and an EMG MM-04 gain boost. The boost is almost always on and is controlled with a simple switch near the volume knob. "Pinky" is the third ESP that Laiho takes on the road and is tuned to B–F#–B–E–G#–C#. All the guitars are strung with Laiho’s signature set from DR Strings (.010–.056).

Tour dates with Megadeth, Suicidal Tendencies and Havok:

March
13 - Chicago, IL - Aragon Ballroom
15 - Niagara Falls, NY - The Rapids Theatre
16 - New York, NY - Terminal 5
17 - New York, NY - Terminal 5
19 - Bethlehem, PA - Sands Bethlehem Event Center
20 - Philadelphia, PA - Electric Factory
21 - Boston, MA - House Of Blues
23 - Bangor, ME - Cross Insurance Center
24 - Quebec, QC - Centre Videotron
26 - Sioux Falls, SD - Badlands Pawn