New old glasses, who dis? Big thanks to Sweetwater for "rebirthing" my favorite guitar! Bookmark my link for all your gear needs/desires imp.i114863.net/e6bNQ
Hunter. I have same ESP eclipse II black. Since 2005. (I won’t mention what I paid for it because well, the hate). 😛 Mine is the first year they offered that guitar in the US with that color. It was also supposed to have 4 knobs when I ordered it. The whole stop making 4 knobs happened from when I ordered it till I got it. There are 3 differences between mine and yours. My guitar is all mahogany no maple cap. The knobs are black and sperzel locking tuners. Mine came stock with EMGs. I left those for a year and it has had Duncans since. Currently it has a JB/Jazz antiquity set. I have a bunch of other guitars. This guitar has remained in my top 5 since the day I got it. I can understand why you like this guitar so much. I am glad you got it back and in top shape. P.S. the bridge of mine has the same gold wearing off. Thank You Palm mutes. 😁
I've seen quite a few on Reverb for very reasonable prices. The second hand market is pretty large for ESP brands so unless it's very rare, you should be able to find one well under $2k. I've seen some around $1k. Definitely worth a look.
Fricken sweet! I have loved every guitar I've gotten from Sweetwater because I always want them to Plek the crap out of their more expensive new sales too.
Since you have so many single cut models, can you do blindfold challenge to see what is your favorite single cut. It would probably be a few videos since you have so many.
That'd be dope. I think Ola has done something similar, but just one or two videos. Hunter's would be dope since it'd take him 3 months to get through all of his singlecuts😂
Yes i agree. I had bought an used Esp 1000 that had active Emg pickups. It was black. Too. I bought it to clean up and flip. For a little profit. I plugged it in and fell in love with it played and sounded so nice. I flipped it and made a few bucks. But i wanted to keep it. Oh well i needed the bucks. When i could afford it id buy a new one for sure oh Hell yes 👍💪💯🎸🎸. Way to go folks at Sweetwater ❤️👍💯🎸
Hunter, I’d love to see you with a Mesa mark series amp.if I’ve missed that video over the years I apologize. But your Lamb Of God riff skills deserve one!
I have the exact same guitar from that year as well and I've modded it a few times. 3 different sets of pickups later I stuck with the Nazgul Sentient set from Seymour Duncan. Also swapped to Sperzel locking tuners. It really does play like no other guitar I own.
My fav and best playing guitar is also my ESP Eclipse, I have a 2018 E-II though. Absolutely love the sound and feel, my LTD EC-1000 doesnt even come close.
Its funny, ive had a few standard series ESPs and they always have a dedicated battery compartment. It's actually really cool because its in a little metal ashtray type thing. Its strange yours doesnt have one.
I won't change my string gage either Hunter... Although, I run 12-60 or 11-56 pretty exclusively for standard tuning 😂 Happy your ESP is back looking and feeling great.
I have the much cheaper LTD version same colors and I really love it, such a great guitar right out of the box. I’m sure the actual ESP model is just sick!
Got the same ltd had it for over a decade. Came with sperzel locking tuners witch surprised me. I’ve played LPs worth triple the amount that don’t stand a chance against the ltd.. 🔥
My brother, you have just helped reignite my love of my eclipse and i have to tell you i got chills hearing you speak about getting your eclipse and the plethora of emotions that followed getting such a work of art because literally everything you've said is the same here when i got mine after the first covid stimulus check! Lol i felt a bit unworthy and formed a constitution that i had to get better or give it to someone more worthy. Anyway, i was in a rut and hearing this reminded me of that fire and has me playing again!! Thank you
Recently picked up an old 1994 Washburn hb35. Lots of fret issues. Leveled, Recrowned, and polished them. Plays and sounds great. Great skill to learn and you can make it exactly how you like.
I have a full thickness long horn, 4 knob version of this. 4.5 kg weight. I can understand why Gibson felt threatened by these models. They are SO GOOD! I would like a version like yours too though!
I just got a Pacifica 112 from Sweetwater last week, and it is so much better than any Squier I’ve tried (I’m only a beginner, but even I could tell that the quality is day/night)
I have the LTD version and I love it. Also have an E2 m2 and it does indeed have a battery compartment that you push on and it flips around there’s no screws which is convenient.
My main is also an ESP, and I've also been thinking my years of playing and wear have definitely changed how it felt compared to when I got it (which had immaculate playability). Damn, now maybe I gotta head over to Sweetwater too.
Love my Plek'd guitar. It's something probably more guitarists need to know about. I don't think 9's with 24.75 in Drop D is bonkers. I do it too....but with changing the 42 to a 46. That's the string that needs the most tension help. The tone is more defined, thicker, and tighter. Maybe try that if ya haven't!
Just like to mention, ESP Standards don't have Jescar frets, even ESP Originals didn't start using Jescar frets back then. ESP Originals switched to Jescar frets some time after 2013 or 2014. Prior to that they were only using Japanese made frets. Very nice Eclipse though, the gold Fishman Fluence fits nicely!
That is so cool man! I feel inspired, so I'll share my story. I recently got my old favorite Ibanez from like 20 years ago out of the case so to speak, upgraded it and and busted out the files and shit. Mine had dents in the frets too! After i got it fixed up though, playing it is just so gratifying! Sounds like I thought it did when i was like 17 or so playing it through some Kustom digital amp i had ha ha! It's magical playing an old main guitar, it's like your fingers know exactly where to go, how to fret the strings at the right angle and amount of pressure to make it sing.
If you use pure nickel wound strings - I prefer round core, then they won't wear-out your frets. The nickel coating over steel strings wears-out quickly from the string rubbing against the fret, then the steel grinds against the softer nickel-silver (even Jescar, which are harder than Dunlop etc.), which rapidly wears grooves into the frets. I find higher quality steel used in more expensive strings, makes a much better string: they don't stretch as much in the beginning, then stay in tune after that, unlike regular strings from D'Addario, Ernie Ball etc., which stretch and stretch and stretch and then go dead. Since the more expensive strings feel better to play - round core are more flexible, sound better, and last longer, it seems like a no-brainer to me, so that's all I use anymore.
My Eclipses are only EC-256s, but I still love the hell out of them. The fit, finish, and playability is way too good for guitars I paid $300 apiece for.
I have to get a Sweetwater credit. They definitely have the monopoly on the gear market and treat content creators very well. They are pretty good customer service as well. If I didn’t live so far from them, I’d love to visit their store. A killer job on your guitar
I swapped out my Emgs to Fishman Moderns on my 2011 Snow White ESP Eclipse 2 and it really is night and day for me. I also play through a Engl Savage 120 Mk1 with a Engl Pro 412 and it’s just nasty. The guitar is also either in drop B or drop A#
I got one of those back in 2005. Really great guitar. I’m too picky about fret height for fret levels, I always just refret and usually switch to stainless.
I have an LTD EC-1000 Was my first really good guitar. It was stolen from my apartment a couple years after I bought it and i was freakin devastated as I'm a lefty and it's hard to come by good guitars. My uncle sent me a cheap guitar (an EC-50) a couple weeks after that to hold me over till i got another good one. One day I went to a pawn shop that was quite a few blocks from where I lived to get some strings for the new guitar and lo and behold there was my EC-1000 hanging on the wall. Needless to say I bought it back and held it close to my side ever since. So rare and lucky to get your instruments back and I'm thankful as heck. But anyways, even the LTD models are deadly ass guitars. They play and sound great, have really thin necks, killer pickups, and look pretty slick overall.
8:50 This is why i'll only shop from Sweetwater for music gear. Their customer service is the best in the industry. They go above and beyond to make sure you're taken care of as a customer. It can't be cheap to be that awesome
Dude, Hunter, this comes from a place of love. You are a dope guitar player, straight fire. If you just got a few months of lessons (I’ll teach you for free), you would be doubly fire and you might have more fun. Either way, thank you for the content
I've LTD version, and I've a number of High priced guitars such as my Les Paul, ESP 7 string mirage, Gibson Explorer, Gibson Les Paul and a PRS McCarty 594 and I have to say the LTD Eclipse is the best playing guitar I have.
Wow it seems like Sweetwater really did take care of you. They look pretty awesome, a shame I can't really give them any of my own business being in the UK. I really don't understand how they could have fixed that pitting/wear in the frets without putting new frets in?! I've seen a local guitar workshop advertising near where I live and they offer full refrets that are something like £600 (about the same in dollars really) for a stainless steel refret. So I suppose it must have been a combination of some real expert fret dressing and that high tech Plek machine to get your most special guitar back to its best without needing a pricey refret. I actually tried my first LTD/ESP model recently. A second hand guitar shop in my city recently expanded into much bigger premises as they had so many more guitars than their smaller shop could fit so for the first time I was able to find an ESP brand guitar in my city. It was an LTD EC-1000 black cherry with EMGs. TBH it wasn't really my thing, I think I've got far too acquainted with Super-Strat style models to appreciate single cuts so much, but I could certainly feel the quality of the instrument. Felt incredibly sturdy and well built - heavier than I expected but not in a bad way, just felt nice and solid. The ESP website describes that model as having a 'Thin U' neck but it did feel a bit thicker to what I'm used to but for those wanting a modern single cut style guitar the neck is probably the ideal compromise between classic chunkiness and modern slender. My favourite thing was just how beautiful the inlays looked from the playing position. Action was incredibly low too. EMGs sounded great for clean stuff, but they didn't have a suitably high gain amp ready to go to try the chuggy metal stuff though. Anyways, whilst I'm definitely more of a Super-Strat style guy it hasn't put me off the single cut shape, in fact it just makes me want to try some more! The increased chunky resonance over a Strat style body is one of the benefits I can agree with. And it really is impressive just how many Eclipse variations ESP/LTD do. Surely this would be Agufish's modern alternative to his favourite classic: www.espguitars.com/products/31214-e-ii-eclipse-full-thickness-evertune Made in Japan, Evertune which we know Agufish loves, that black & gold colour scheme that just oozes class (which even includes the Evertune parts itself), plus Fishman Fluence Classics which are some of my favourite Fluence models as they can handle just about any style of music, Interesting about the lock on your original case breaking. I just got my first high end guitar recently, an Ibanez Prestige 7 string. My first ever made in Japan model, and my first to come in a hard case. After I'd got the guitar safely out of the case I ended up knocking the case ever so gently with my foot (socked too...no shoes!) and this little metal strip came off. Couldn't work out for ages what it was for but finally realised it was so you could put a padlock on the case to secure it. Clearly these bits of case hardware aren't in the same quality league as the guitar. At least I know from your video there's no point trying to get it fixed, just have to live with it. Not that I'm a travelling guitarist anyway with a concern that my instrument may be targeted for theft from the case during the jet-setting travels in my head xD And if that situation ever did come up in the future I'm sure there are aftermarket locks available.
I think it would sound even better with EMG pickups, I've had the Eclipse II with the EMG and it sounded spectacularly sharp! The only reason why I sold it is that I found the ergonomics poor but I do regret it as I haven't found a guitar that sounded that sharp since then
G.A.S. just about cured. I went ahead and checked the price on the Plek service; one can literally buy several decent guitars for the price of this service. The only way I'd go for this is if I decided to go full-on human machine and do as close as I can to a Plek job, then get an actual Plek job for comparison.
It's always great to see someone stoked about their favorite guitars getting some love that it just puts a smile on your face. This is why I'm subscribed, Hunter! Keep having fun, bro!
something i kinda ironic , u ,me and rufus mann Chinese heritage who love Japanese guitars but they are fckn killlllllerrrrrrr , most ESP have an ashtray battery box . i would agree wit tom and go wit 11-52 at least
Glad you got your baby back, Hunter - but did you really have to give me G.A.S. over a Plek job? I mean, I love the way my guitars play after I've given them a fret job, but there's no way I can match a Plek machine, and I'm looking sideways at the only guitar I have that I wouldn't do a fret job on. That's a Schecter C-1 Élite that just turned "vintage" this year. I just love its setup, even though I had nothing to do with it and don't think I can really improve it. Could a Plek do better? I have to believe so. Do I want to do it, or do I want to try my best to emulate a Plek machine? That one I don't know.
It is so funny that this is your most beloved guitar coz i used to have basically the same model. Smaller cutaway, 3 knobs before rebrand MIJ and that guitar sucked ass... :D :D :D I mean it was ok. But had extreme tuning issues on low strings (seemed more like problem of the construction than tuners) neck felt wabbly and soft and i also hated tone of it. It had a ton of lower mids and bass (even with EMGs in it that surpress bass and add higher mids) and it just didn't cut trough in any feaking mix... i was so happy when i got rid of it, cause my other 2 EC1000s are just so much better guitars) Funny enough i got myself an EC1000 vintage black since (cause i missed the color) and it has no tuning issues as the ESP used to have, but the "darkness" of tone persists :D it just lacks higher midrange compared to everything else i have. It feels good playing at home in bedroom, but in band situation or in mix. It just sucks a bit :D
Hey, Agufish... When are your new Harley Benton's going to become available? I got some money to spend...and I need to hurry up before my wife finds it! hehe.
New old glasses, who dis?
Big thanks to Sweetwater for "rebirthing" my favorite guitar! Bookmark my link for all your gear needs/desires imp.i114863.net/e6bNQ
can you do grassroots pink review metal) please? i see you have it
When will Streetwater be carrying the AguFish line?
9-42 on drop d eclipse with 24.75 scale...respect bro, respect. 😲
Those are some liiiiiiight gauges for a 24.75 scale guitar lol
I use a delicate touch 😘
Hunter. I have same ESP eclipse II black. Since 2005. (I won’t mention what I paid for it because well, the hate). 😛 Mine is the first year they offered that guitar in the US with that color. It was also supposed to have 4 knobs when I ordered it. The whole stop making 4 knobs happened from when I ordered it till I got it. There are 3 differences between mine and yours. My guitar is all mahogany no maple cap. The knobs are black and sperzel locking tuners. Mine came stock with EMGs. I left those for a year and it has had Duncans since. Currently it has a JB/Jazz antiquity set. I have a bunch of other guitars. This guitar has remained in my top 5 since the day I got it. I can understand why you like this guitar so much. I am glad you got it back and in top shape. P.S. the bridge of mine has the same gold wearing off. Thank You Palm mutes. 😁
That esp's a beast!🔥🔥🔥
I wish they would switch the E-ll branding back to just ESP.
It won’t happen, and I’m glad I have one with the ESP logo on it haha
I've seen quite a few on Reverb for very reasonable prices. The second hand market is pretty large for ESP brands so unless it's very rare, you should be able to find one well under $2k. I've seen some around $1k. Definitely worth a look.
Thats like saying I wish they would want to make less money. Lol
They have to justify the extortionate price of the ESP USA series somehow.
@@Ottophil Shit if companies stopped trying to make money, imagine the deals 😂
Yes bro. I've got a 2006 in Vintage White. It's killer
Dude, Sweetwater is awesome! There is no way guitar center can offer these services
You palm mutes are great man. Super tight.
I’m rocking the same strap on my esp eclipse as well lol
Fricken sweet! I have loved every guitar I've gotten from Sweetwater because I always want them to Plek the crap out of their more expensive new sales too.
Since you have so many single cut models, can you do blindfold challenge to see what is your favorite single cut. It would probably be a few videos since you have so many.
You could call it the one month challenge.
Very curious if you could tell. Have a third party hand them to you.
That'd be dope. I think Ola has done something similar, but just one or two videos. Hunter's would be dope since it'd take him 3 months to get through all of his singlecuts😂
Beautiful rebirth 🙂
No way this guy uses 9-42 in drop. I need your tuners
I love that eclipse, I’m going to get one next year.
Would love to see you and Kyle Bull collab again!
Yes i agree. I had bought an used Esp 1000 that had active Emg pickups. It was black. Too. I bought it to clean up and flip. For a little profit. I plugged it in and fell in love with it played and sounded so nice. I flipped it and made a few bucks. But i wanted to keep it. Oh well i needed the bucks. When i could afford it id buy a new one for sure oh Hell yes 👍💪💯🎸🎸. Way to go folks at Sweetwater ❤️👍💯🎸
Hunter, I’d love to see you with a Mesa mark series amp.if I’ve missed that video over the years I apologize.
But your Lamb Of God riff skills deserve one!
I have the exact same guitar from that year as well and I've modded it a few times. 3 different sets of pickups later I stuck with the Nazgul Sentient set from Seymour Duncan. Also swapped to Sperzel locking tuners. It really does play like no other guitar I own.
My fav and best playing guitar is also my ESP Eclipse, I have a 2018 E-II though. Absolutely love the sound and feel, my LTD EC-1000 doesnt even come close.
Also, it came with a seperate cavity with an easy acces plastic lid for the battery. No need to open up the main electronics cavity.
Its funny, ive had a few standard series ESPs and they always have a dedicated battery compartment. It's actually really cool because its in a little metal ashtray type thing. Its strange yours doesnt have one.
I won't change my string gage either Hunter... Although, I run 12-60 or 11-56 pretty exclusively for standard tuning 😂 Happy your ESP is back looking and feeling great.
11s are great for Eb. I use Power Slinky’s and they feel so much better than 9s and 10s.
I used to have 15's on a standard tuned Ibanez S470. The riffs were fat!. And no, the neck tension was set properly.
I might have to send my guitar to Sweetwater to see if they can fix my baby too lol but what a beautiful metal machine 😍🤟🏽
Congrats on getting your #1 all fixed up!
日本人です。日本でもesp standard series は貴重となっていて、中古市場では中々レアです。僕も同じ色の2009年製のeclipseを持っていますが大切に所有しています！
This man would probably use 9-42s for drop b😭
That little chuckle after the first chugs, THAT'S how you know you love a guitar haha
I have the much cheaper LTD version same colors and I really love it, such a great guitar right out of the box. I’m sure the actual ESP model is just sick!
Got the same ltd had it for over a decade. Came with sperzel locking tuners witch surprised me. I’ve played LPs worth triple the amount that don’t stand a chance against the ltd.. 🔥
I like to say “Plek em’ all”
My tech in Huntington Beach at 13st Guitar Repair has been using a Plek machine for years now. I Plek all of my guitars
Nice!!!! I just put new strings on my EC-1000 and my E2 Eclipse, love my ESP's!!
My brother, you have just helped reignite my love of my eclipse and i have to tell you i got chills hearing you speak about getting your eclipse and the plethora of emotions that followed getting such a work of art because literally everything you've said is the same here when i got mine after the first covid stimulus check! Lol i felt a bit unworthy and formed a constitution that i had to get better or give it to someone more worthy. Anyway, i was in a rut and hearing this reminded me of that fire and has me playing again!! Thank you
Recently picked up an old 1994 Washburn hb35. Lots of fret issues. Leveled, Recrowned, and polished them. Plays and sounds great. Great skill to learn and you can make it exactly how you like.
I worked at a music store when these came out and i loved these things, it was my go to for heavy stuff at work.
9-42 gang, let's go!
I have a full thickness long horn, 4 knob version of this. 4.5 kg weight. I can understand why Gibson felt threatened by these models. They are SO GOOD! I would like a version like yours too though!
I got my Pacifica 612 a PLEK from Sweetwater a few months ago and it has become my favorite guitar beating out my fender as my main guitar.
I just got a Pacifica 112 from Sweetwater last week, and it is so much better than any Squier I’ve tried (I’m only a beginner, but even I could tell that the quality is day/night)
@@unknownricecake3036 Pacificas are very underrated guitars, they are fantastic for the money. I would take one over a squire every time.
I have the LTD version and I love it. Also have an E2 m2 and it does indeed have a battery compartment that you push on and it flips around there’s no screws which is convenient.
Now that is one sweet riff stick!
8:00 Kitty Kat loves ESP!
My main is also an ESP, and I've also been thinking my years of playing and wear have definitely changed how it felt compared to when I got it (which had immaculate playability). Damn, now maybe I gotta head over to Sweetwater too.
Love my Plek'd guitar. It's something probably more guitarists need to know about.
I don't think 9's with 24.75 in Drop D is bonkers. I do it too....but with changing the 42 to a 46. That's the string that needs the most tension help. The tone is more defined, thicker, and tighter. Maybe try that if ya haven't!
I love the sound you made when you first strumed it...i had to laugh,ive heard that before with other musicians!
Just like to mention, ESP Standards don't have Jescar frets, even ESP Originals didn't start using Jescar frets back then. ESP Originals switched to Jescar frets some time after 2013 or 2014. Prior to that they were only using Japanese made frets.
Very nice Eclipse though, the gold Fishman Fluence fits nicely!
That is so cool man! I feel inspired, so I'll share my story. I recently got my old favorite Ibanez from like 20 years ago out of the case so to speak, upgraded it and and busted out the files and shit. Mine had dents in the frets too! After i got it fixed up though, playing it is just so gratifying! Sounds like I thought it did when i was like 17 or so playing it through some Kustom digital amp i had ha ha!
It's magical playing an old main guitar, it's like your fingers know exactly where to go, how to fret the strings at the right angle and amount of pressure to make it sing.
If you use pure nickel wound strings - I prefer round core, then they won't wear-out your frets. The nickel coating over steel strings wears-out quickly from the string rubbing against the fret, then the steel grinds against the softer nickel-silver (even Jescar, which are harder than Dunlop etc.), which rapidly wears grooves into the frets. I find higher quality steel used in more expensive strings, makes a much better string: they don't stretch as much in the beginning, then stay in tune after that, unlike regular strings from D'Addario, Ernie Ball etc., which stretch and stretch and stretch and then go dead. Since the more expensive strings feel better to play - round core are more flexible, sound better, and last longer, it seems like a no-brainer to me, so that's all I use anymore.
My Eclipses are only EC-256s, but I still love the hell out of them. The fit, finish, and playability is way too good for guitars I paid $300 apiece for.
I have to get a Sweetwater credit. They definitely have the monopoly on the gear market and treat content creators very well. They are pretty good customer service as well. If I didn’t live so far from them, I’d love to visit their store. A killer job on your guitar
a good plek job is absolutely game changing.
Wow what a beauty!!!
I swapped out my Emgs to Fishman Moderns on my 2011 Snow White ESP Eclipse 2 and it really is night and day for me. I also play through a Engl Savage 120 Mk1 with a Engl Pro 412 and it’s just nasty. The guitar is also either in drop B or drop A#
Dude that ESP is gorgeous I can see why its your fave.
I got one of those back in 2005. Really great guitar. I’m too picky about fret height for fret levels, I always just refret and usually switch to stainless.
That Heritage box was such a cruel tease! 😆
I have an LTD EC-1000
Was my first really good guitar.
It was stolen from my apartment a couple years after I bought it and i was freakin devastated as I'm a lefty and it's hard to come by good guitars.
My uncle sent me a cheap guitar (an EC-50) a couple weeks after that to hold me over till i got another good one.
One day I went to a pawn shop that was quite a few blocks from where I lived to get some strings for the new guitar and lo and behold there was my EC-1000 hanging on the wall.
Needless to say I bought it back and held it close to my side ever since.
So rare and lucky to get your instruments back and I'm thankful as heck.
But anyways, even the LTD models are deadly ass guitars. They play and sound great, have really thin necks, killer pickups, and look pretty slick overall.
Yo that’s wild! Glad you managed to get your guitar back, man
@@agufish
Thanks my dude!
Sounds Damn good!!!👍
8:50 This is why i'll only shop from Sweetwater for music gear. Their customer service is the best in the industry. They go above and beyond to make sure you're taken care of as a customer. It can't be cheap to be that awesome
Dude, Hunter, this comes from a place of love. You are a dope guitar player, straight fire. If you just got a few months of lessons (I’ll teach you for free), you would be doubly fire and you might have more fun. Either way, thank you for the content
This model always reminds me of early Andy James
Yep, 9-42 on drop D, catches the eye. Nothing wrong with your personal prefs, but that 6th string must be very loose
1983 Gibson les paul custom pearl white! My 1st. High end guitar! Still got it! I payed $1000.00 new! With chainsaw case! Thanks 😊
I've LTD version, and I've a number of High priced guitars such as my Les Paul, ESP 7 string mirage, Gibson Explorer, Gibson Les Paul and a PRS McCarty 594 and I have to say the LTD Eclipse is the best playing guitar I have.
Looks like one of the guitars from black veil brides. Sick
I have the CTM version. Love that guitar.
Dude, I used to have the same guitar strap!
gorgeous axe
I like your ESP Eclipes.
Wow it seems like Sweetwater really did take care of you. They look pretty awesome, a shame I can't really give them any of my own business being in the UK.
I really don't understand how they could have fixed that pitting/wear in the frets without putting new frets in?! I've seen a local guitar workshop advertising near where I live and they offer full refrets that are something like £600 (about the same in dollars really) for a stainless steel refret. So I suppose it must have been a combination of some real expert fret dressing and that high tech Plek machine to get your most special guitar back to its best without needing a pricey refret.
I actually tried my first LTD/ESP model recently. A second hand guitar shop in my city recently expanded into much bigger premises as they had so many more guitars than their smaller shop could fit so for the first time I was able to find an ESP brand guitar in my city. It was an LTD EC-1000 black cherry with EMGs.
TBH it wasn't really my thing, I think I've got far too acquainted with Super-Strat style models to appreciate single cuts so much, but I could certainly feel the quality of the instrument. Felt incredibly sturdy and well built - heavier than I expected but not in a bad way, just felt nice and solid. The ESP website describes that model as having a 'Thin U' neck but it did feel a bit thicker to what I'm used to but for those wanting a modern single cut style guitar the neck is probably the ideal compromise between classic chunkiness and modern slender. My favourite thing was just how beautiful the inlays looked from the playing position. Action was incredibly low too. EMGs sounded great for clean stuff, but they didn't have a suitably high gain amp ready to go to try the chuggy metal stuff though.
Anyways, whilst I'm definitely more of a Super-Strat style guy it hasn't put me off the single cut shape, in fact it just makes me want to try some more! The increased chunky resonance over a Strat style body is one of the benefits I can agree with. And it really is impressive just how many Eclipse variations ESP/LTD do. Surely this would be Agufish's modern alternative to his favourite classic: www.espguitars.com/products/31214-e-ii-eclipse-full-thickness-evertune
Made in Japan, Evertune which we know Agufish loves, that black & gold colour scheme that just oozes class (which even includes the Evertune parts itself), plus Fishman Fluence Classics which are some of my favourite Fluence models as they can handle just about any style of music,
Interesting about the lock on your original case breaking. I just got my first high end guitar recently, an Ibanez Prestige 7 string. My first ever made in Japan model, and my first to come in a hard case. After I'd got the guitar safely out of the case I ended up knocking the case ever so gently with my foot (socked too...no shoes!) and this little metal strip came off. Couldn't work out for ages what it was for but finally realised it was so you could put a padlock on the case to secure it. Clearly these bits of case hardware aren't in the same quality league as the guitar. At least I know from your video there's no point trying to get it fixed, just have to live with it. Not that I'm a travelling guitarist anyway with a concern that my instrument may be targeted for theft from the case during the jet-setting travels in my head xD And if that situation ever did come up in the future I'm sure there are aftermarket locks available.
I’ve always wanted to get one of my guitars plek’d but I can’t justify spending more on that than what I bought the guitars for.
I think it would sound even better with EMG pickups, I've had the Eclipse II with the EMG and it sounded spectacularly sharp! The only reason why I sold it is that I found the ergonomics poor but I do regret it as I haven't found a guitar that sounded that sharp since then
NEXT BOX!
That is one nice looking guitar 🎸
G.A.S. just about cured. I went ahead and checked the price on the Plek service; one can literally buy several decent guitars for the price of this service. The only way I'd go for this is if I decided to go full-on human machine and do as close as I can to a Plek job, then get an actual Plek job for comparison.
you need lightening bolt strap.
It's always great to see someone stoked about their favorite guitars getting some love that it just puts a smile on your face. This is why I'm subscribed, Hunter! Keep having fun, bro!
something i kinda ironic , u ,me and rufus mann Chinese heritage who love Japanese guitars but they are fckn killlllllerrrrrrr , most ESP have an ashtray battery box . i would agree wit tom and go wit 11-52 at least
The PLEK-maschine is an excellent thing.
But some of the people working with it, really don't know how to use it perfectly...
Hunter, thoughts on the new Sevendust record?
Its blurred in thw thumbnail i cant see it. Is it a pink flying v?
It’s that hot dog Kramer 😂
Nice Bro..
Looks like the guitar from Bocci the Rock
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That guitar tone sounds like 8-bit.
Glad you got your baby back, Hunter - but did you really have to give me G.A.S. over a Plek job? I mean, I love the way my guitars play after I've given them a fret job, but there's no way I can match a Plek machine, and I'm looking sideways at the only guitar I have that I wouldn't do a fret job on. That's a Schecter C-1 Élite that just turned "vintage" this year. I just love its setup, even though I had nothing to do with it and don't think I can really improve it. Could a Plek do better? I have to believe so. Do I want to do it, or do I want to try my best to emulate a Plek machine? That one I don't know.
Maybe have the rebuilt Gibson guitars plucked too?
Dude, your Eclipse sounds fucking massive! 🤘
It is so funny that this is your most beloved guitar coz i used to have basically the same model. Smaller cutaway, 3 knobs before rebrand MIJ and that guitar sucked ass... :D :D :D I mean it was ok. But had extreme tuning issues on low strings (seemed more like problem of the construction than tuners) neck felt wabbly and soft and i also hated tone of it. It had a ton of lower mids and bass (even with EMGs in it that surpress bass and add higher mids) and it just didn't cut trough in any feaking mix... i was so happy when i got rid of it, cause my other 2 EC1000s are just so much better guitars) Funny enough i got myself an EC1000 vintage black since (cause i missed the color) and it has no tuning issues as the ESP used to have, but the "darkness" of tone persists :D it just lacks higher midrange compared to everything else i have. It feels good playing at home in bedroom, but in band situation or in mix. It just sucks a bit :D
What loadbox and IR are you using with the Engl?
Where's tone mountain Georgia
Maybe an unpopular opinion. I like the E II logo more than the script ESP logo
I roll 10-52 in standard o don’t know how you play 9-42 on yours in drop d
Dude. When you say it’s the last guitar you gigged out with, how long is it since you played live? Looks like an old pic
if im reading that right, they raised the action overall?
If it's pleked it is pleked 👌🤷♂️
Hey, Agufish... When are your new Harley Benton's going to become available? I got some money to spend...and I need to hurry up before my wife finds it! hehe.
Q4 of this year is what they’re telling me!!
@@agufish Awesome! Tell 'em to hurry, I want to give you some money! lol
@@agufish I hope they hurry up. I can't hide this money from my lady forever!!! ;)
Bro I sold this guitar and till this day I reset the f out it
Are you from Indiana ?
You need to look into a knife sponsor for your unboxing vids... #smackdatcashcow
YT SQUAAAAAAD
Tell me your videos are now scripted infomercials without telling me they are scripted infomercials 😊
There's discord. Hella slow 😂