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  • čas přidán 4. 07. 2019
  • Joss and Mark take a look at some high end Japanese ESP's
    ESP E-II Eclipse BB, Black Satin -bit.ly/2EcfwGl
    ESP E-II M-II NT, Black Natural Fade -bit.ly/2NyO3nb
    ESP E-II Eclipse FM, Lemon Burst, B-Stock -bit.ly/2YtRcWd
    ESP E-II Horizon NT, Dark Brown Sunburst -bit.ly/2Jdg3Z1
    ESP In-store event - TBC
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Komentáře • 136

  • @RemmyRiffs
    @RemmyRiffs Před 5 lety +12

    ESP has been absolutely KILLING IT with the E2 lineup. I own an ESP E2 Horizon NT2 in see-thru black and it is honestly the most well built guitar that I have ever owned. Worth every penny. They have been doing better with the E2 lineup than they did with their old Standard lineup. The quality of these guitar's is amazing. ESP are true craftsmen.

    • @dustydreams5940
      @dustydreams5940 Před 3 lety +1

      Esp is an amazing company, my first real guitar was an LTD and it set a high standard for me, then i touched an actual ESP and my erection didnt cease for hours. Figuratively that is

  • @AkiraSpectrum
    @AkiraSpectrum Před 5 lety +13

    Gorgeous. SO much want. Love ESP guitars, and E-II's are fantastic. ESP is one of the few brands where I love all the models/shapes.

  • @oldmanzen6682
    @oldmanzen6682 Před 5 lety +3

    I have an Ibanez in Dragon Eye burst that looks very similar to the finish on the Horizon (though without the gloss). Looks gorgeous.

  • @jankydisplay
    @jankydisplay Před 5 lety +8

    I have the E-II Eclipse BB and a LTD EC-1000. I don’t know if the E-II is almost a $1000 better, but it does feel nicer. They’re both great playing guitars for their respective price points.

  • @burnsZY85
    @burnsZY85 Před 5 lety +67

    I really wish they did not change the headstock name to E-ii, really like the ESP logo.

    • @joshbarnes6759
      @joshbarnes6759 Před 5 lety +26

      I honestly think the E-II logo looks better. On most models it’s a very high quality inlay rather than a cheap decal like the old standard series. The font is more aesthetically pleasing too.

    • @joshbarnes6759
      @joshbarnes6759 Před 4 lety +9

      Rammoshe I own 4 E-IIs and 2 standards and I can tell you that they’re identical in quality. I’m even about to get rid of a standard and plan on replacing it with another E-II soon. They’re made in the same factory by the same people with the same process. No difference whatsoever. They feel exactly the same.

    • @joshbarnes6759
      @joshbarnes6759 Před 4 lety +12

      Rammoshe they’re sought after by morons like you who are being stubborn and hard headed about the logo change for really immature reasons. The E-II models have better finishes and more modern features and THE QUALITY IS THE SAME! I don’t care about the ESP logo. It’s on the back of the headstock and it’s on the 12th fret. The quality speaks for itself and I don’t need the logo on the headstock to know I’ve got a nice guitar in my hands. I resell guitars for a fun hobby and the standards are going for the same prices the E-IIs are going for on eBay and Reverb. The resale value is the same which means that plenty of other people have no problem owning an E-II.

    • @waynemetallum7623
      @waynemetallum7623 Před 4 lety +5

      honestly the esp decal looked ugly, i prefer the eii pearl logo tbh, it looks more sleek and real gearheads will know its a legit esp

    • @MaestroJericho
      @MaestroJericho Před 4 lety

      I notice my ESP standard has more flame on the neck than the E-IIs i've seen actually (honeyburst Eclipse)

  • @briancarroll1412
    @briancarroll1412 Před 5 lety +8

    I have the same M-II but the previous model (black turquoise) and love the way it feels.

    • @Eventual420
      @Eventual420 Před 5 lety +3

      I also have the Black Turquoise Burst M2 and it is energized like no other. Bare Knuckle Aftermath. Reverse headstocks are the bomb. 24 frets ease of access the whole way. One of my all time favorite guitars

    • @joshbarnes6759
      @joshbarnes6759 Před 5 lety +3

      I have it too, but I took the Bare Knuckles out and put in a zebra set of Duncan Custom and Jazz. The BKs were just too mid heavy and throaty for me.

    • @briancarroll1412
      @briancarroll1412 Před 5 lety +1

      @@joshbarnes6759 I plan on doing the same, I like sound of the neck somewhat, but the bridge just has way to much high output. I was think some SD's or even some DiMarzio's.

    • @valentinpau1434
      @valentinpau1434 Před 4 lety

      Lucky guy 😁

    • @A.D.D.O.C.D.T
      @A.D.D.O.C.D.T Před 4 lety

      Looking to buy one ,these comments are good feedback

  • @Thirteen31Music
    @Thirteen31Music Před 5 lety +11

    I’ve got me an E-II eclipse. Seriously fantastic guitar. People bitch and moan about E-ii being inferior to the old ESP standard series but honestly they are seriously good guitars and great value - I own other more expensive guitars and its as easily as good as any of them.

  • @RicardoRiveroHerrera
    @RicardoRiveroHerrera Před 5 lety +1

    Finally! You did justice to ESP.
    The old video about Eclipse was horrible.
    Nice one!

  • @lonspangrud5992
    @lonspangrud5992 Před 4 lety +4

    Have a ESP Kamikaze 1 (Lynch) on order. It takes 6 months to finish and ship. $4000.00+ later I’m stoked to pick up in a few more months. ❤️❤️❤️

    • @Tatted-ne7tu
      @Tatted-ne7tu Před 2 lety

      Lon
      Gotta ask, is the ESP Kami everything it’s legend to be? Always wanted one of those and an American Shop Warren DiMartini Snakeskin Charvel.

  • @DevMehatara
    @DevMehatara Před 4 lety +5

    If I see someone holding an E-II series guitar ..... I'd be like wooh That's an ESP man!! Won't mind the logo going from ESP to E-II and the guitar also says ESP on the 12th fret too.

    • @Pepunkt
      @Pepunkt Před rokem

      I always thought the ESP logo looked kinda awkward and small on the EC models so im happy they changed it to the E-II branding

  • @jimihendrix1575
    @jimihendrix1575 Před 5 lety +3

    I have a "Made in Japan" ESP with the script logo on the headstock in Snow White. Much better guitar than I am a player! But an absolute joy to play!

  • @Laponea
    @Laponea Před 5 lety +40

    Finally some real ESPs and not LTDs

    • @victimology7761
      @victimology7761 Před 5 lety +5

      They're not ESP's tho. They're EII's. :(

    • @Laponea
      @Laponea Před 5 lety +4

      @@victimology7761 Eii is the rebranded ESP standard series. They are being built at the ESP factory in Japan. The logo /name is not ideal but the quality and sound is there

    • @victimology7761
      @victimology7761 Před 5 lety

      @@Laponea I hear ya, but I don't wanna pay Porsche money for a 911 with a Skoda badge on it. I may be weird that way, but all of my ESP's are from the 90's and say ESP on them.

    • @Laponea
      @Laponea Před 5 lety +3

      @@victimology7761 I totally get it and that rebranded logo put away a lot of existing and future customers. Possibly a stupid thing from ESP but EIIs are ESPs indeed, as ESP builds them in their factory

    • @victimology7761
      @victimology7761 Před 5 lety +3

      @@Laponea I just find their marketing totally baffling. Let's build ESP's in the ESP factory and then call them something else. All businesses strive to have that kind of brand recognition, and ESP actively resists it. It's like they don't want to sell guitars. That they already built. The price point is still the same, but without that logo, the resale value tanks. I understand not slapping their logo on absolutely everything (I'm looking at you Jackson and Ibanez) but to make thousands of guitars a year but only have your name on a hundred or two is just bizarre.

  • @tonymarinelli7304
    @tonymarinelli7304 Před 9 měsíci

    What a superb player!!! ❤❤❤❤

  • @onebad78ta
    @onebad78ta Před 2 lety +1

    I've got that horizon and it's awsome ,I've also got 2 USA ESP ECLIPSES,,Not to sure if the USAs are worth it over the E II because the E II ARE SPOT ON,,,

  • @CorpseGrin
    @CorpseGrin Před 4 lety +9

    Aren’t those aftermaths not nailbombs?

  • @BagusWibisono
    @BagusWibisono Před 5 lety +1

    YES, FINALLY ESP!!!

  • @CaffeineNightOwl
    @CaffeineNightOwl Před 3 lety

    wow. blondie is very good. and the E IIs are such great guitars.👍

  • @funkybee6506
    @funkybee6506 Před 4 lety +1

    I just bought the ESP eclipse 2. Does it chug?

  • @muriloninja
    @muriloninja Před 2 lety +2

    It's a crime that you did not explain the pickups (Bare Knuckle) on the E-II M-II - they are badass!

  • @robertpaul1983
    @robertpaul1983 Před 4 lety +2

    I was debating which of the 2 guitars to buy the horizon or the m2 NT but since the dildo comment which is totally true I went for the m2 NT in black turquoise haha thanks for actually pointing that out

  • @Tatted-ne7tu
    @Tatted-ne7tu Před 2 lety

    Can anyone tell me if there is an issue with the volume knob being too close on this guitar? I’m looking at this one.

  • @THE_Secular_Conservative
    @THE_Secular_Conservative Před 2 lety +1

    I am thinking of eventually buying one. How much better r they then the LTDs? $1000 better?

  • @seanwakeling2405
    @seanwakeling2405 Před 4 lety +1

    Which would be your recommendations for playing Metallica,Megadeth,Sabbath, out of a Horizon with 57/66 pickups or m 2 with Bare Knuckles such as the one you played?

  • @swanation45
    @swanation45 Před 5 lety +1

    Where do I get this sofa?

  • @justinorprecio3094
    @justinorprecio3094 Před 5 lety +7

    That Horizon is gorgeous
    Nice Street Fighter shirt too 😊

  • @StefanoKunosCasillo
    @StefanoKunosCasillo Před 5 lety +1

    damn Joss in on fire.. looking forward to that new album!

  • @kbhasel
    @kbhasel Před 4 lety +1

    I hate the e-II on the headstock. Why get rid of the ESP logo ?

  • @FunkyMonkey-ip4xy
    @FunkyMonkey-ip4xy Před 5 lety

    Love anything to do with ESP. Nice to see someone showcaing a few. I especially like the black Eclipse. Good job.
    Also I've seen the Horizon headstock referred to as the 'cock' headstock on a number of occasions 😀
    P.S. I think you forgot to add the date of your ESP event in the description.

    • @joshbarnes6759
      @joshbarnes6759 Před 5 lety

      I have always called the Horizon headstock the cockstock. Calling it anything else just feels weird.

  • @Eventual420
    @Eventual420 Před 5 lety +2

    I love it when Joss goofs around. Hilariously fun.

    • @Saikotik666
      @Saikotik666 Před 3 lety

      you and two other people against the whole world I think...

  • @whoiniko
    @whoiniko Před 5 měsíci

    the surprised sound on 15:00 🤣🤣🤣

  • @thedanksavatron7782
    @thedanksavatron7782 Před 5 lety +1

    Ñisssssssssce 🎸

  • @arifmiftachul8626
    @arifmiftachul8626 Před 5 lety +2

    Finally shred axe from Japan

    • @onthe1481
      @onthe1481 Před 5 lety +1

      Japan produces all kinds of shred guitars.

    • @greekfreak1980
      @greekfreak1980 Před 5 lety

      As opposed to Ibanez or Caparison,who makes only guitars for blues and jazz or something. lol.

  • @redberry3852
    @redberry3852 Před 5 lety

    Greatest Guitars Ever !!! fin...

  • @andrewwilkinson3510
    @andrewwilkinson3510 Před 5 lety +3

    I mean c'mon Esp, look at that Horizon fretboard, u see it? U do? Well I don't 'cos it's not there! The white binding (which over time turns beige.......) is missing which should be implemented on more models, like that M-II they played with! Just my humble opinion... :D

    • @sethherron313
      @sethherron313 Před 5 lety

      Andrew Wilkinson totally agree.... my 96 ltd h200 has binding body and neck including the headstock and its the esp style head.

  • @neiltosolini2465
    @neiltosolini2465 Před 3 lety

    The music is between the notes!!!

  • @strykerx24
    @strykerx24 Před 2 lety

    Why no Wammy bar?

  • @slash91991
    @slash91991 Před 3 lety

    Good demo, but sh16 is not jb. It is 59 custom hybrid.

  • @LaszloVarga-msc
    @LaszloVarga-msc Před 5 lety

    Daemoness rulez!

  • @stringsattached67
    @stringsattached67 Před 2 lety +2

    ESP was originally a Japanese made guitar . So in my mind the E II line is the actual standard of these guitars. It would be like buying a Gibson from Japan. So buying a USA ESP is sorta a downgrade .🤷

  • @MidtownMeezus
    @MidtownMeezus Před 4 lety

    Guy on right > Rob Chapman... I need more E-2 videos

  • @Davidtheswed
    @Davidtheswed Před 4 lety

    Nasa t-shirt guy. Bennetic Cumbatch(spelling?) Is it only me?

  • @camh4656
    @camh4656 Před 5 lety

    For the money of an E-II you can get a second hand standard series WITH the ESP on the headstock with change to spare! Don't understand why they ever made the "ESP" a premium only for the customs and Japanese models.

  • @AdultsAreTalking
    @AdultsAreTalking Před 4 lety

    This video was way better in 2x speed lmao

  • @dustydreams5940
    @dustydreams5940 Před 5 lety

    Advent Children!!!!

  • @dnadeau819
    @dnadeau819 Před 4 lety

    No way dude. The bare knuckles sounded way better.

  • @Shoda0197
    @Shoda0197 Před 4 lety

    Gongaga

  • @newgunguy4176
    @newgunguy4176 Před 3 lety +1

    Why can't they just use a double inlay on the twelfth fret instead of that fugly block bullshit?

  • @hosoiarchives4858
    @hosoiarchives4858 Před 11 měsíci

    . . 13:48

  • @TheTactical6string
    @TheTactical6string Před 3 lety

    An issue not only on E-II's but a lot of ESP S types is the volume knob is to close to the pickup. The only reason its not an issue for me on my ESP KH2 custom is the neck pu volume is what's closest to PU so I don't care if i hit it. If you're prone to hitting it (and OSD about checking to make sure its al the way up) this will be very annoying. Ive actually put one of those D Addario Lock knobs on my E-II M-II Camo but that's not a great fix for some people. Ironically it seem like all this is not an issue on LTD's, those knobs seem to be further away. In the end, my ESP's are more stable and seem to have better intonation then any other guitars i own they just seem to be great. I put Charvels second, fret sprout and all.

  • @o_o231
    @o_o231 Před 4 lety +1

    So glad he's stopped playing the same run over and over again

  • @tonybrown7847
    @tonybrown7847 Před rokem

    Love ESP but I’m not digging the E-II branding, should have left the standard version alone imo

  • @dnadeau819
    @dnadeau819 Před 4 lety

    After this video dude got an bare knuckle endorsement and dumped emg

  • @guitarwithdm6901
    @guitarwithdm6901 Před 3 lety

    Hey jos it's Barenukle aftermath not nailbombs Don't give wrong information

  • @watchher4398
    @watchher4398 Před 5 lety +3

    E-II is made in Shandong China, assemble in japan. Only esp original is handmade in Tokyo.

    • @joshbarnes6759
      @joshbarnes6759 Před 5 lety +10

      That’s a lovely bit of misinformation. The E-II guitars are made in Tokyo, Japan. Exactly the same as the old ESP Standard series.

    • @iceblink8221
      @iceblink8221 Před 5 lety

      what a load of crap , i bet you got that one from aliexpress

    • @watchher4398
      @watchher4398 Před 5 lety

      Josh Barnes Every Chinese guitarist knows it...Body, neck and paint are all done in China and they are great to play. Japanese just install pickups for E-II and Edwards lineup.

    • @watchher4398
      @watchher4398 Před 5 lety +1

      Ice Blink I ‘m just telling you, if you want a 100% made in Japan guitar, go for original series.

    • @joshbarnes6759
      @joshbarnes6759 Před 5 lety +2

      Find proof and link it. Otherwise, obvious troll is obvious.

  • @matt926uk1
    @matt926uk1 Před 5 lety

    Josh's playing is so obnoxious lol

  • @jace76ful
    @jace76ful Před 5 lety

    Why does esp put that stupid esp on the 12th fret? It looks cheesy! I know its your company but come up to with a cool design..

    • @MaestroJericho
      @MaestroJericho Před 4 lety

      Lol I hated the model numbers on the LTDs and how it just says ESP on the japanese ones, looks really shit

  • @krogwaugh
    @krogwaugh Před 3 lety

    OOOOH boy am I fucking sick of hearing those riffs and chords. The talking was fine though.

  • @zaldum386
    @zaldum386 Před 3 lety +1

    If i buy a Gibson, i don´t want "T7" on the headstock, if i buy a Fender, i don´t want "P3" on the headstock and if i buy a ESP, i dont want "EII" on the headstock!!! Worst marketing decision ever.

  • @brinepacer
    @brinepacer Před 5 lety +3

    Had to turn this off. Interested in the guitars but the dude on the right is too "wacky".

    • @Andrew-ry7iw
      @Andrew-ry7iw Před 5 lety +3

      I think "Annoying as fuck" is how I would phrase it

    • @u563rick6
      @u563rick6 Před 5 lety

      I like him.

  • @tylerisagirl1
    @tylerisagirl1 Před 4 lety

    These guitars sound like ass. The player is incredible though. I love my LTD.