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Josephz1
Josephz1 wrote

Thinking about pulling the trigger on this one.  I've heard the neck is similar to a 60s style Gibson Les Paul, not as fat as a 50s.  What is the thickness of the body?  Is it comparable to a Gibson Les Paul, or thinner?  I've had a Les Paul Lite but couldn't get passed the super thin body.  Other than that, the guitar looks amazing.

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    Carl N.
    Carl N. wrote

    Neck will be a thin u 20-22mm and the body is about 50mm so not a full thickness body

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      Josephz1
      Josephz1 wrote

      First of all, thank you, Carl.  It seems then that the ESP is about 1-inch thinner than a Gibson LP.  It also seems the ESP is somewhere between a Les Paul Classic Lite and a Les Paul.  If you own this particular guitar, what are your thoughts on it?  How does it play?  How is the tone? Etc?  The guitar below was the old LP that I had to sell during hard times.  

      Joseph

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        Bjarne J.
        Bjarne J. wrote

        Hey guys, does anyone know if new E-II models are going to be announced this year?

         

        Thanks!

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          Carl N.
          Carl N. wrote

          Nothing planned at the moment

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            Steven P.
            Steven P. wrote

            Hi Todd, 

             

            Any plans to release the VB with the full access heel joint or the coil split EMGs? Love the look of the guitar, but it'd be awesome to have these features available in the future versions. Vintage look, modern features.

             

            Thanks!

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              Todd B. ESP
              Todd B. ESP wrote

              Hi Steven, You make some great points and I agree with you. However I don't think that we will change this model to set thru heel joint at this time. Split coil EMG's might be used in more models soon. Have you tried the new EMG 57/66 TW set?

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                EM
                EM wrote

                Hi, also seriously considering buying as well. But none of the shops around me carry any. If ordered, what are the order lead times for Ontario Canada? Thanks!

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                  Todd B. ESP
                  Todd B. ESP wrote

                  Hi EM, You will need to contact your distributor in Canada because we do not ship outside the US. Here is a link to our distributor page: https://www.espguitars.com/locations?categories=intl-distributors    

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                    Alonzo
                    Alonzo wrote

                    Hi there,

                    Seriously considering buying this guitar but I am afraid I will have to do it online having never played it. I did however play the "regular" Eclipse e 2 (the one with the EMG 57TW/66TW pickups) and quite liked it. Was wondering what are the differences between the two guitars? I know the pickups are different, but I can't quite understand what difference that actually makes. Would love if any of the pros here can explain that to me, also what are differences are there between the two guitars, and mainly how they affect playability and sound. Thanks!

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                      Todd B. ESP
                      Todd B. ESP wrote

                      Hi Alonzo, The only difference are the pickups, the neck joint (SET NECK on this DB one compared to SET THRU on the regular Eclipse with Blue Natural Fade. This Vintage black version has binding on the top and back of body so it has the traditional heel shape. If you are looking for more of a modern and progressive guitar, then I would say go with the one in Blue Natural Fade or any others with the Set Thru heel. If you don't play  much past the neck joint area, then it doesn't really matter about the neck joint. THE EMG 57/66-TW pickups are more versatile compared to the 81/60 set (more organic sounding & have the ability to split to single coils). All the other differences are visual like the color and body top and hardware color.

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