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Afit W.
Afit W. wrote

Hi, i am from indonesia.

Where i can buy this guitar? Thank you 

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    Todd B. ESP
    Todd B. ESP wrote

    Hi Afit, Nice to hear from you. Please check our list of international distributors on our website and you should be able to contact them to find out where you can buy this guitar. Here is a link to our distributor page: https://www.espguitars.com/locations?categories=intl-distributors

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      YabbieBell
      YabbieBell wrote

      Hi,

      i absolutely love this guitar, but have realised that there is wax in the humbuckers, is this my fault or is this normal?

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        YabbieBell
        YabbieBell wrote

        The white stuff in the circular area (don’t know what it is called sorry)

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          Todd B. ESP
          Todd B. ESP wrote

          Hi Yabbie, This is nothing to worry about. All pickups are built with a coil of wire around each bobbin and they need to be sealed tightly inside the pickup cover so they don't move around (causes feedback). So most pickup manufacturers seal the coils with a process called "potting" with wax and a vacuum system. You can easily wipe off the wax residue with a soft polishing cloth. Nothing to worry about.

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            YabbieBell
            YabbieBell wrote

            Thanks 

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              Aditya
              Aditya wrote

              Hi!

              I really want to buy this guitar.

              Had an opportunity to play it a while ago.

              But what bugs me is the warning on the guitar which says it contains Titanium dioxide particles and Methanol which may cause cancer and reproductive issues. Should I be really worried about this? Is there anything I can do so that I can get rid of the Titanium dioxide and methanol on this guitar somehow or take some safety measures?

              Thanks.

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                YabbieBell
                YabbieBell wrote

                I have an acoustic with the same warning, different brand tho, Butler used it for years and I’m fine. It’s probably just a warning as it may cause cancer, but it isn’t a big deal, as only California are looking into this, and no other places

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                  Aditya
                  Aditya wrote

                  Yeah! I hope so! It's crazy how many guitars have this warning these days! I bought the guitar and its a good buy for the money!

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                    Todd B. ESP
                    Todd B. ESP wrote

                    Hi Aditya, Hope you like the guitar!

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                      Todd B. ESP
                      Todd B. ESP wrote

                      Hi Aditya, For items sold in California all businesses are required to report miniscule amounts of elements which the state of California lists on their Proposition 65 list for carcinogens.

                      Exposure by inhalation or contact is not likely on an electric guitar. Swallowing or ingesting any guitar parts is not recommended.

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                        YabbieBell
                        YabbieBell wrote

                        Hi, I have 2 questions;

                        1) I just got this guitar in Sydney, Australia and it doesn’t have the ‘flag’ on the 12th fret, but has the Ec 256 thingy on the headstock, is this still a legit guitar?

                         

                        2) where was this guitar made? MIM? MIA? MIJ?

                        thanks

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                          Joseph S.
                          Joseph S. wrote

                          You’re very lucky. It’s one of the originals before they switched factories to Indonesia. Probably Korea made?

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                            Todd B. ESP
                            Todd B. ESP wrote

                            Hi Joseph, we did not make these in Korea.

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                              YabbieBell
                              YabbieBell wrote

                              Also is it normal for the volume knobs to be really high off the body? I like it and it works perfectly fine, I just haven’t seen that before

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                                Todd B. ESP
                                Todd B. ESP wrote

                                Hi YabbieBell, Yes it is normal because there is an arch on the body shape so the knob has to sit high enough to clear the higher side of the arch shape and will appear to be higher on the bottom side of the arch (hope this makes sense).

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                                  YabbieBell
                                  YabbieBell wrote

                                  And the guitar I got is much brighter in colour, is that normal? I really like it and it feels great to play

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                                    Todd B. ESP
                                    Todd B. ESP wrote

                                    Hi YabbieBell, Yes colors can vary slightly depending on original wood color and production time. Glad you like it.

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                                      Todd B. ESP
                                      Todd B. ESP wrote

                                      Hi YabieBell, yes your guitar is our most recent version. We have not updated our website photo yet but are working on it. Depends on your serial number, but it will say the country where it was made on the back of the headstock. We have made that model in Vietnam, China and Indonesia, not Korea. Yes colors can vary slightly, and it's normal for the knobs to be  high off the body because of the arch shape. We hope you like it!

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                                        YabbieBell
                                        YabbieBell wrote

                                        Yeah it’s made in China, great guitar, highly recommended if low budget!

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                                          Todd B. ESP
                                          Todd B. ESP wrote

                                          Hi YabbieBell, thanks for confirming that. Glad to hear how much you like it!

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                                            Yiğit A.
                                            Yiğit A. wrote

                                            Hello, Im looking to buy an ec series guitar and thinking between a 256 and an older 401fm model. What does the 401 ones offer over the 256 models? Thank you in advance.

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                                              Todd B. ESP
                                              Todd B. ESP wrote

                                              Hi Yigit, The 400 series model would come with higher end pickups like EMG or SEymour Duncan, as well as Grover tuners. Other than that they are pretty similar build.

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