ESP E-II M-II-7 UNBOXING
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- čas přidán 17. 07. 2018
- Ordering and unboxing an ESP E-II M-II-7 Dark Brown Natural Burst 7-string guitar. First look and a quick raw test with the guitar through a Yamaha THR 10x.
Hope you enjoyed it!
- jp
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I absolutely LOVE that guitar. I have an ESP Horizon NT2 that I would totally give up for this M2. ESP have been building some REALLY fucking beautiful guitars lately. I imagine they know with the switch to E2 that they needed to step it up with the quality and designs. I have yet to play a bad E2...every single one of them have been PERFECT, not a single flaw found. They are worth every penny. Japanese ESP craftsmanship at its finest.
Riffin' Remmy Thanks dude! And I totally agree that these new designs are really killer.🤘 Was really impressed when I first found out about these M-II's.
absolutely gorgeous. ESP really hit it out of the park with this, and some of the other newer E-II models.
This was like gold for my eyes and ears, especially when you hit the first song, Sylosis! That's a beautifull guitar. The riffs from Eartheria sound amazing too, gotta check out that band.
Glad to hear man! Yeah, Sylosis is an awesome band and I can't wait to hear some new material of them.🤘 Hope you enjoy our stuff too and thanks for the comment!
Thank you very much, this has helped me get over the line and order one of these myself. Sounded awesome. Great playing, thanks again.
No probs mate, thank you for the kind words! Hope you have a blast riffing with your new guitar.🤘🏻
Just ordered one of these in the purple fade finish, can’t wait to get it! Great video and sick playing dude! 🤘🏻
Awesome, that is a beauty too! Hope you get yours soon and get to churn out some killer riffs with it🤘🏻 Thanks for the comment man!
Sick guitar, sick riffing ! Man I really wanna get this guitar now ! Eartheria is absolutely killer ! Instantly downloaded your songs.
Thanks man, greatly appreciated.👍🏻 Really glad that you like our stuff!
Excellent playing man! Some thrashy prog for the win! I’ve narrowed it down and I’ll be picking up this beast soon! Thanks for the review!
Many thanks Josh, I really appreciate your kind words. :) It is a really good choice. Best of luck with the new guitar! \,,/,
the finish on that thing 😍
Right?! It is truly beautiful. :)
Awesome guitar man, I love Esp's. I got a bunch myself. These days I am gravitating more towards the Ibanez prestiges, there latest line is kickass. Great playing as well killer stuff
Very cool video !! Very good guitar playing too !! 👍👍💥
Thank you so much!👊
Esp are great guitars. I had one before the 1000 model if I remember right it had EMG active pickups. Loved it. Wish I never sold it. Uggh. I will buy a New one someday. Good video buddy cool 😎👍👌🎸🎸💯
Thanks for the nice comment Mike!👊🏻 Hope you get a new one some day🤘🏻
My congrutilations to you,dude!Nice guitar
Thanks alot man!🤟🤟
came here for the guitar review, left with a guitar lesson! haha rock on brother
Thanks, much appreciated man!🤘🏻
A fine choice!
sick playing, congrats!
Thanks Justin!🤘🤘
I am already waiting for the next video. I think many people are doing the same. Please JP, feed our hunger
awesome sound !!!
Thank you sir!🤘🏻
amazing dude
Thanks so much!
Hi. I really enjoyed about your video. I hope there will be coming more stuff like this. Please play Tempest, I beg you. Eartheria is just amazing 👍🏼🤟💪🎸🎸🎸
Damn. I really want this one and its 6 string counter part. I know what two guitars im going to buy now
Now that is a good unboxing video :)
Thank you my friend!👍🏻
3:17 Eclipsed! Sylosis is a great Band
Edit: Didn't see the letters in the bottom corner, still happy to hear someone playing it :D
One of the greatest and Eclipsed is one pf their best songs imo!🤘🏻 Hoping for a swift return but it seems like a distant dream at the moment.
I met your band through this video, and I'm simply impressed with the song "Nihil".
Thanks for sharing your art.
Thank you so much Matty, really happy to hear that you checked us out and liked our stuff.🤘🏻 We have some new material lined up for the near future so be sure to follow us in Spotify etc. if you are interested👍🏻
Cheers mate!
@@leinojp I'm glad to know that the band is still active, I got to listen to the EP, I liked it a lot.
What tuning do you use on guitars?
@@mattycavalcanti Much appreciated! Definitely still active, just been working on new stuff in the studio.
We use several different tuning on our stuff. Standard B, Drop A, ADadgbe etc.
Standard B with the g-string dropped a half step is a tuning that I have recently settled with more.
@@leinojp Release the tablatures for we can to do covers yours music, it will be a pleasure learn them.
it will certainly serve as an influence for my new songs.
ADadgbe (Dir En Grey Tuning) Haha.
Thank you for answer.
@@mattycavalcanti That is a great idea, have to put them out there at some point - thanks for the suggestion.👍🏻 It'd be pretty cool to see someone covering our song.
Nice riff selection , would you say it's a significant upgrade over the schecter? How does the neck compare?
I mean you get an instant like for coming out of the box with a Sylosis riff!!
Thanks boss, killer band!🤘🏻
@@leinojp Hell Yeah! Eclipsed too, great choice of track!
@@p4fizzle One of my all-time favorites from them!👍🏻
Great playing man,tight
Thank you so much!🤘🏻
Excellent unboxing and great playing! This colour or the purple arghhh 🤷♂️ undecided.
Thank you so much mate! That is a tough call and comes down to personal preference. Both are gorgeus so can't go too wrong on this. :)
leinojp can I please ask do you still have this guitar? Any instability in lower tunings? I’m going to get mine Tomorrow... just want to make sure it’s a solid guitar... 👍🏻
@@shane4796 Cool, which one did you end up picking? If it is set up well then no - I'd say it is a pretty stable guitar.
leinojp had to track one down today, so I’ll be picking up the purple fade tomorrow 😀
@@shane4796 Right on! Have a blast riffing with your new guitar.🤘🏻
Hello!. I am thinking to buy this very same model. How do you like it after playing it for a while?. Did it come with any certificate?. Many thanks 😊
Ha or warpigs
and how do you do to have this awesome sound
You paly with amps or axe fx kemepr ..
Or juste with vst instruments ?
I wish I had a Kemper or Axe Fx. :D But the sound in this video comes directly from the Yamaha THR 10x amplifier to the cameras external microphone.
Waw magique cest disto and this sond realy cool
I want to buy one
But you change his pikup to bare knauckl aftermath no ?
Hey Samir and thanks for the comment. I did not change the pickups. :) They are Warpig -pickups by Bareknuckle.
- jp
Damn, brought before the emperor is a real banger
Thanks man, always super stoked about feedback like this. Feel free to check us out, we have also new music coming up soon.
Beautiful guitar! Anyone know the history of ESP and Schecter? I believe I heard somewhere they were the same company or one is owned by the other?
Thanks Jeffrey!🤘 That was totally new information to me! Apparently there was some mutual ownership at some point but the companies/brands remained/are still separate. This info was from Schecter Wikipedia page. Thanks for watching!
Excellent unboxing vid/playing! Just ordered the purple version this morning. Chose it over an Ibanez prestige. How does the neck feel to you? I don't need something razor thin but I definitely like fast feeling necks for lead lines. I'll essentially be paranoid about the money I spent on it until it's actually here 😂
Being paranoid is definitely understandable considering the money spent on these things😀 But thanks for the compliment and that purple version looks real good too! The neck feels perfect to me, not too thin at least - the only thing I dislike about this guitar is that the fretmarks on this guitar make it hard for me to navigate on the higher frets. Still getting accustomed to that but it might also have to do with the fact that I regard myself more as a riffer/rhythm player.
Hope you get your guitar soon and it is the perfect match👌🏻
- jp
Is the neck gloss or satin on this one? I know the newer ones (like the purple burl model) has satin, but I can't quite tell on this previous model. Sick playing btw.
I believe it is gloss in this one. Thanks for the compliment!🤘🏻🤘🏻
I’m keen on the guitar but wondered, does it stay in tune perfectly??
I am pretty happy overall with the way it stays in tune.👍🏻 Not as good as my Schecter as it is pretty hard to yank it out of tune.
That’s sounds awesome! I can’t get my THR 10X to sound like that. What settings do you use?!
Thanks Ben! I am using the Brown II Channel. Gain is a bit over noon, Master, Treble and Mid are dialed up almost all the way. Bass is set quite low because I think the sound is already quite hefty on the low-end.
Hope this helps!
Hiya, have you tried tuning your guitar down to drop A or A standard? I'm thinking of getting an EII seven-string (with an Evertune bridge), but I'm a bit worried it may not handle drop A on a 25.5 scale... Any thoughts?
Hey! I regularly use drop-A with this guitar and it works just fine imo. Sometimes I also use ADADGBE tuning and it handles it well also.
Just saw your comment about the Schecter but couldn't find it anymore. But I think the Schecter does a bit better in that regard.
Man, I like the black fade they did on the 6 string version so much better. I'm shopping for a 7 and I'd have my mind made up if they offered that finish. I mean this one's fine, but for that money I want to be stoked, not just fine. Can't win 'em all I guess.
Thats true man, it has to be perfect for you at this price point.
I've been thinking of getting this since they do make a left handed model, but I'm trying to save up to get a custom 7 string Eclipse made xD
An Eclipse would be sick too👌🏻 You have a hard decision to make.😀
hey good play! Would you still recommend this beast today? or did you try better ones?... I'm trying to get one of these
Thank you Cristhian! I might look others as well but at the same time I personally am happy with my choice. The price on these has gone quite ridiculously up at least in my region so that is why I would see what else is in the market.
In the end it comes down to what you need and prefer. I´d just recommend testing one out if possible so you instantly feel if it is meant for you.
Thanks for watching and hope you find a killer axe for yourself.
Hey there. I got the same guitar 2 months ago and I absolutely love it! It looks amazing, plays amazing and it sounds absolutely killer!
But.....
My guitar doesn’t stay in tune properly. I have to retune every other song or so which is super annoying and really disappointing for an instrument in that price range.
Before I played an SG tuned down to B with 12-60. I never had ANY problems like that.
Did you have any tuning problems with your guitar?
Hello! At first I had the same problem. It felt that especially the g-string wouldn't stay in tune at all and with every bend it shifted but some other strings had the same issue also. I too was really bummed out by the fact that a high-end guitar like this would keep its tuning so poorly. However I feel that after I got it set up a few times in different shops properly the problem pretty much disappeared.👍🏻
- jp
I had the same problem and I think it because the nut hasn’t been correctly cut for the size of the string so it’s causing tuning instability , once I corrected that issue it performed much better. Though this SHOULD NOT be happening with a guitar in this price range, pretty embarrassing for ESP if you ask me. I would always opt for the older ‘Made In Japan’ with the ESP logo on the headstock, they are truly better made instruments, I’ve played them for years and trust me there is a difference. They are no longer made to the same quality as the older ones, also there are rumours that the E-II guitars may actually be part made/finished in China, a pic online apparently showed a rack of E-II guitars in the background of a Chinese guitar making factory.
Hey there! What's your opinion on the scale length? Interesting that ESP went with a 25.5 scale length here, did that impact your decision at all? I have a Schecter 7 and know they are 26.5, wondering if it really matters at the end of the day, cuz either way, sounds SICK. Also looks like I have some riffs to go learn... those Eartheria riffs were so tasty!
Thanks Randol, this comment made my day.👍🏻 Always stoked when someone likes our stuff!
But no, it didn't really impact my decision that much. I got accustomed to this scale lenght quite fast and it is a really comfortable guitar to play. Long stretchy chords are easier on the ESP for example. Then again Schecter is a bit better for tight rhythms on the lower strings because the strings are less sloppy due to the scale lenght. I shuffle quite a lot between tunings and the lowest I go is ADADGBE. The low strings could be a tad tighter when playing in that tuning.
I wish I could buy that guitar.❤️
Hope you get a chance to buy one some day🤘🏻 It is a killer axe! Thanks for the comment Boba!
Great vid! Do you still have this guitar? Been thinking about one of these but the last E-II I bought, the sustain was horrible and the neck didn't feel that great. In retrospect, any thoughts on your purchase? thx
Thanks Jordan! Yes, still have it and use it as my main guitar atm.👍🏻 It is a great guitar and I have no major complaints about the quality of it. The issues I have with this guitar boil down to personal preferences regarding the missing fretmarks and overall playability of the guitar. I personally am more comfortable with a different kind of a bridge and neck. So in retrospect I'd probably look into other options as well and I think that there is plenty of awesome axes available for a lower price - the price tag was a bit too much for what I got out of it.
You might like it tho so I'd definitely go and test it out if you have the opportunity. :)
What guitar would you recommend instead?. Mayones?. Hapas?. Ibanez Prestige?
Does the volume knob ever get in your way while picking?
Nope not really👍🏻
Hello greetings from Italy! Can you share the settings you're using for this sound? I cannot get something like that from mine, the pickups sound too open and not really aggressive, i tried with some kemper profiles and my powerball II but nothing. Thank you in advance!!
Hello Marco and cheers from Finland! Hmm, that seems quite odd to me since these pickups in my opinion sound quite aggressive and they deliver a really punchy gain sound from the get go. That combined with a proper metal amp like the Powerball II you have and it should give you a solid gain sound. Does your Powerball work fine with other guitars or is it only with this one?
I could probably do even a video at some point to showcase the settings I use when playing with this guitar but I can give you a rough idea on the settings I used here. The Yamaha I used only has gain, master, bass, middle and treble controls. Gain and master at 2 o'clock, bass a bit below 12 o'clock, middle and treble are at about 3 o'clock.
So the gain is relatively low on my settings. Hope you get the idea and it helps. :)
- jp
@@leinojp thank you for all the infos and for your time! Well the other guitars work better with other pick ups, i have an ibanez with liquidfire/crunch lab combo and an esp with sentient/pegasus combo, they seem to have a more aggressive sound with power ball and with kemper, that is why i was thinkink about something wrong with my warpig pickups. Just for curiosity can i ask you what kind of settings would you use with engl powerball II and if you like to use overdrives with it? Thank you in advance and for your time!!
@@marco06061994 No problem man! If the other guitars work fine and produce a good sound then you should get a good sound with similar settings using Warpigs. Or at least you should get a good sound by doing minor adjustments to gain, presence, depth punch, treble, middle or bass. So admittedly it is a bit weird if not.
I haven´t personally used Powerball II so it is hard to give good advice without access to the amp. I´d probably try to apply similar knob settings that I had on my Yamaha since I usually end up to similar settings on every amp. Then just adjust presence and depth punch to your liking.
The other option is to set everything to noon and just start to work your way knob by knob and try to find a good sound.
I myself like to use an overdrive pedal in front of an amp because it tightens up the sound in my opinion. The change is subtle but it makes a difference for me. I use a Seymour Duncan OD-805 but wouldn´t recommend it because it is too pricey. Instead I´d go with something like Maxon 808 or MXR Zakk Wylde Overdrive. But if you have an option to try different pedals with your amp then I´d suggest you go and test to see which fits you ENGL the best. :)
@@leinojp thank you for all the infos and for your time of course!! I'll try to do what you said and i'll let you know how is going! Thank you again! Ehy will you play in Italy in the future? It will be amazing!!
@@marco06061994 You are welcome, hopefully you´ll find the sound you are looking for! :) It would definitely be a dream to play in Italy one day, we´ll see. Thanks for the kind words!
Can I ask for your thoughts on the guitar now compared to when you got it? I am going to look at one later today. Excellent playing by the way.
Sure thing, thanks for watching!
Sorry for the delayed response. At first it took a while to get used to since Schecter has been my number 1 axe for years. The sound it produces was something I was and still am really happy with today. Now I'd say it feels and plays really good too however I am still missing proper fret marks today. Nothing wrong with the guitar but I'd maybe now look into other options as well. The LTD range has a few gorgeous guitars too but they are a grand cheaper. So I am really curious how they feel and sound.
@@leinojp No worries. I ended up buying it. Mine is in the purple finish. I was actually considering an LTD like you mentioned but right now in the US so many guitars are just out of stock and they had some insane closeout deal where I was able to get $1100 off the price so I couldn't say no. It's a great guitar. The finishing on it is incredible. I can't even see or feel a seam where the nut joins the neck. Thanks!
@@Xeridae Wow, really? That is an insanely good deal so well done. The purple finish is also super cool, bet it is even better looking irl. Hope you enjoy your new axe.🤘🏻
Can u coilsplit the pickups? \m/
I don't think you can. :(
Any issues with the volume knob being too close? I’m looking at this one.
A bit yeah unfortunately. I compulsively check it though so it is not a major issue but especially when I play aggressive stuff the knob gets turned in the process.
@@leinojp Thank you for the reply. That’s one thing I’m really bad at. It’s like the volume knob on all my guitars are magnetized to my pinky. I’ll keep this in mind while I consider this one. But I gotta say, I really want it.
@@Tatted-ne7tu Sounds familiar, I guess it is a quite small issue though that could be resolved with some gimmick. All in all it is a cool axe👍🏻
@@leinojp again, thank you for helping out.
Dude can you cover sylosis? I really like the way you play very clean and smooth
Thanks man! I can definitely look into it. What would you like to hear?
@@leinojp after lifeless years or transcendence. Well anything really!
@@ophhate Both are great songs! Thanks for the suggestions, will have to look into them.👍🏻
Love the guitar bro! I'm actually planing on getting this next year with the idea of putting in some Steph Carpenter Fishman pickups... My question to you is, have you had the back plate off that covers the pots and switch? If so does it look like I could fit a 9v in there? The info would help me greatly.
Thank you very much dude! That sounds like a great plan! I´ve been wanting to test out Fishmans for a long time myself - heard great things about them.
But yes, I have had the back plate off a few times and I´d say that there probably is room for a 9 volt battery + wiring. I popped it open just now and took a few photos for you to see it yourself also. I hope that the photos help you and let me know if you can´t access them via the Dropbox -link below.
www.dropbox.com/sh/33xywzt319niftc/AAB882J7thcL7NHPrvMLhNSPa?dl=0
@@leinojp Thank you so much bro! Yeah looks like i will be able to get a 9v in there. This is GREAT news! There is nothing wrong with BK just came to me as a thought and now I really want to go forward. 2500 dollar project but I think it'll be well worth it. I hope to find one with the type of top you have that spalted maple top pattern on yours is just PERFECT.
Curious what you think about Schecter... I'm picking up a sls elite, haven't decided on color (black fade, or antique fade) The specs are solid for a 1000 dollar guitar.
Update: After talking to my sweetwater guy we decided it would be far better to have a battery box installed, which they do (didn't know that) It'll cost a bit more but no possible noise interference. This is still a year away but if I remember I'll get back to you here and share pics of the completed project. Anyway thanks for the info and pics. \m/
@@-J.P.Thomas No problem man, happy to help out! I agree with you that ESP really hit a homerun with this finish. It is a stunning guitar and will be worth your investment. :)
I think that Shecters are also phenomenal guitars. Before I bought this ESP I had a Schecter as a main guitar and the playability is superb imo. Also really reliable.
Nice to hear that you found a solution with the Sweetwater folks! And it'd be awesome if you remember to share some pictures afterwards. Would be really nice to see the end result.🤘🏻
@SH Oh I have. Personally I think it's a bit high for an ltd (plus I just wanted a Japan made e-II) I know it has an evertune but I'm not really sold on those anyway. I hear bends can feel..."off".
@SH You love it huh? NICE! Yeah don't get me wrong I love Korn and was inspired by their music to experiment more with my music. What I was talking about is I've heard that when they are set up to bend the bends still seem a bit "off" I researched the hell outta evertune so I know what it can do. I can see having at least one guitar with one in the arsenal, just not sure if sir Headly is the one. ;-)
looks and sound good, mostly due to the BKP... however if esp would put a baritone scale instead and unfinished maple neck i would pick this one right up...
Yeah! I have to admit though that I am considering on changing the bridge pickup. The low-end is real good and punchy but I think that on the higher strings it tends to be quite thin and brittle sounding. My Schecters solo sound is alot fuller imo.
Maybe they will do something along those lines at some point!😎
time for the updated review mate
I will do it soon!👍 Just been swamped with other stuff lately.
@@leinojp Nice dude, I'd really like to get one but the 25.5" scale wouldn't work for what I need, I am going to go with a E-II Horizon NT-7B wise it came with the bareknuckles though
@@eXSPLY That is a beauty too. Bet it is going to be a stellar guitar🤘
Ton ku sais 6 kielisenä niin menisin ja hakisin kotiin samantien. :D Kovaa soittelua!
Jooh!😀 Ja kiitoksia! Törmäsin myös sun videoihin ton oman unboxaukses kautta ja soitto kulkee komeesti sielläkin🤘
haha kiitos paljon :D Itellä tulee vieläkin seurattua näitä E-II unboxausvideoita vaikka omasta on jo melkein 2 vuotta aikaa :D Pitäis jättää kokonaan kattomatta kun tulee hirvee hinku ostaa enempi noita e kakkosia :D On ne vaan perkeleen hienoja pelejä!
Henry Widell Joo sama homma! Kaikki kamavideot on kyl lähtökohtaisesti aina vaarallisia, ainakin lompakon kannalta😀
Thicc necc
I'd buy it on a wimp if only it had the non-reversed headstock :/
🤔Mayones like 🤭🤫
Mayones would be a pretty rad axe too!
leinojp
The characteristics of the guitar is very similar to what mayones already do.
Yeah, there are some similarities definitely. :)
Suomalainen
Kylkyl! :)
Ew this yamaha is very cool so xD hhh and very shiping
Buys a $2,000+ to play on a tiny portable amp?
Yes... At home. Plenty of people have to play with smaller amps at home so it is really not that unheard of.
I do have a Blackstar amp with 4x12 cab but it is in my bands rehearsal place and the idea of this video was just to do an unboxing with first impressions.
Also do not sleep on the Yamaha THR10X, its actually a beast (but I do get your point ;))
I get what you’re saying, but you should really upgrade to a mini head. Once I went to tube heads I just couldn’t play on a solid state again. I even bought a Katana 100W for the apartment but it just doesn’t compare. My ears are spoiled by expensive high gain tube amps. I kinda wish I never went to tube amps hahaha.
I saw on forums that these have bad quality control. And their qc is hit or miss. you may get a lemon or maybe no. I think it’s because of the bare knuckle pickups. They’re overrated I think. I had some juggernauts and I hated them. I would get one and put work into it but absolutely hate the headstock. Reminds me of my garbage Jackson that I also hated.
I've heard similar things. It is a real shame considering how high-end the price is. I think these Bare knuckles have a terrific low end with a real punch but they lack something when playing higher strings. So overall I prefer EMG at the moment.
I think that this particular guitar is good and there is nothing wrong with its quality but I might sell this in the near future and try something else. We'll see.