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The ESP Eclipse II Electric Guitar is a powerful tone machine with quality craftsmanship that far exceeds its price! With a subtle and sophisticated appearance, this classic guitar from ESP is quality from the ground up. The ESP Eclipse II features the famous EMG 81 and 60 active humbucker pickups for lead and rhythm, giving you huge versatility and a powerful tone that is favored by thousands of pro guitarists.
ESP Eclipse II Electric Guitar Features
- Maple top on a Mahogany body for a warm tone with just the right amount of bite
- Set Mahogany neck with a super comfortable Thin U contour
- EMG 81/60 Active humbuckers for scorching leads and chunky rhythm
- 22 fret Ebony fingerboard helps with note clarity and has a smooth feel
- Gotoh Magnum Lock tuners
ESP Eclipse II Electric Guitar Specifications
- Construction: Set-Neck
- Scale: 24.75 inches
- Body: Mahogany
- Top: Maple
- Neck: Mahogany
- Fingerboard: Ebony
- Nut: 42mm Bone
- Neck Contour: Thin U
- Frets: 22 XJ
- Hardware: Black Nickel
- Tuners: Gotoh Magnum Lock
- Bridge and Tailpiece: Gotoh TOM
- Pickups: EMG 81/60 Active
- Controls:
- Bridge Volume
- Neck Volume
- Master Tone
- 3-Way Toggle
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| Quality |
| Would you consider this product to be made well? How dependable? |
| Let me start this review by saying I have played probably hundreds of guitars in my life. My main guitar used to be a 1980's era Gibson Les Paul Custom and in terms of construction and quality control, the ESP blows it out of the water. I'm not joking. Right out of the beautiful hardshell case this axe was set up flawlessy; the ebony fingerboard is dark yet shines in the light, the frets are perfectly set up and feel pristine, and the hardware is all put together without any adjusment needed. Just simply perfect worksmanship.
I'll be going over every aspect of the guitar in this review, from tone to ease of use/string changing to what seperates this brand from the mighty LTD brands.
Overall, it's my new favorite; which is a hard title to achieve. |
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| Reliability |
| How has it stood up over time? |
| I've only recently purchased this guitar (had it for about a week now) but it's built so sturdy and well that I'll have it for a lifetime. It feels solid as a rock and every part on it makes it feel stable and tough. |
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| General |
| Your general opinion of this product. |
| Overall, you know what I'm going to say and have heard of ESP if you're checking out this review. This guitar is pricey, however it plays and feels better than any guitar I've owned/played at prices double of what ESP sells it for. |
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| Playability and Feel |
| How does it feel, Heavy, Fast, Chunky? How was the neck? Are the controls easy to get to while playing? |
| This is the important part because some of you reading this will probably wonder "Why not just buy an LTD, they sound just as nice?" You are right. Partially.
I have played LTD guitars, and they were recommended to me by a friend who uses them. Once I picked up his $900.00 LTD Deluxe EC-1000 and it played just as well as well my $5000.00 Gibson, I realized it was time for a change. I immediately started reviewing and looking into LTD guitars and was wondering what makes an ESP so much more different. Let me tell you, there is a huge difference.
You will not really understand unless you're holding one, but it ultimately comes down to playability, versatility, neck navigation, finish, tone, and crafstmanship. The ESP line of guitars is simply a work of art. The neck is ridiculously easy to move around as opposed to LTD guitars; you can perform bends, solos, and MUCH better chords on the neck of an ESP. The neck is smooth and perfect, I have never played one better on any guitar. |
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| Tone |
| Bright and snappy? Dark and smooth? Were the pickups hot, mellow, thick, thin? |
| Truly, this is what sold me. I play all kinds of music, from blues to pop punk to classics to progressive metal. The clean smooth creamy tones from the EMG 60 in the neck with the mohagony body is balanced and wonderfully easy to color to your liking. However, most of you reading this, I know what you want to hear. The metal sounds from the EMG 81 are insane. I play off-timing palm mutes frequently, with fast licks and arpeggios to follow and the the bottom end not only shakes shakes everything around you, but the transition from low to high happens so fast and so seamless with such a great tone. Few other guitars get that sound, with such a light body. But what would you expect with a skillfully handcrafted guitar? THAT is what seperates an ESP from an LTD. |
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| Finish |
| How did the stain or paint job look? |
| The paint is impeccable. Not one flaw, and I'm ocd about paint. I went up and down the whole guitar inspecting it and |
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| Action |
| How was the action out of the box? |
| Another huge selling point of an ESP. When I got the guitar, I had to change the strings. The Gotoh locking tuners, by the way, are a bit difficult to get at first, but once you get the hang of them they are awesome and fast to swap strings with. They stay in tune too, even after a lot of bends and hard playing. So after I put heavier string gauge one the guitar as a preference, I expected to have to adjust the action somewhat. Guess I was wrong, it was still just as flawless as before. The strings on the neck rest great above the frets, and there was no buzzing, just as if you purchased a guitar double the price. |
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