NGD! Dead Mint ESP JH-2 Explorer. (Thanks fellow community member)

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    NGD! Dead Mint ESP JH-2 Explorer. (Thanks fellow community member)

    Wow this thing is dead mint. Was in storage for like 15 or more years Maybe even since 1999. I can't find one imperfection on it.

    Big thanks to member Flying Dutchmen in the Netherlands. He messaged me about a Grynch he had from 2003 and it had the original sales receipt with my name it from when I bought the one he has in 2003 from 48th Street Custom guitars in NYC.

    We were chatting back and forth and I told what I was looking for (JH-2, Iron Cross, JH-3 etc.) He found an auction in Germany for this guitar. Sadly the seller would not ship. I have a big fan base on YouTube and one of my kind subscribers actually went, got the guitar, packed it and shipped it to me! Full video will be on this channel this weekend: https://www.youtube.com/user/mesaseany/videos

    I have not played it yet as I can tell it needs a set up and the strings are like 15-19 years old lol But wow.....I cannot find a single ding, mark, imperfection...nothing. It's like it was made yesterday. Crazy...

    Pics! and the rest of the pics are here: 

    and here: https://www.instagram.com/p/B7Zd-6qFMw6/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

     

     

     

     

     

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    Tondog
    Tondog wrote

    Sweet!

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      frantic77
      frantic77 wrote

      Congrats!

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        Mesa Sean
        Mesa Sean wrote

        Thanks dudes! 

         

        I did a full set up and it plays great. The intonation is a tiny bit off which is crazy as the guitar as not been played in so long. The neck really has no issues in terms of a back or front bow. The fret board needed a serious cleaning and come out stunning. Plays and sounds great. Threw on some .11's and tuned it to Eflat. 

         

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          Breadfan32
          Breadfan32 wrote

          Excellent score!  Congrats. 

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            Mazze F.
            Mazze F. wrote

            Congratulations on finding one with a COA! I got my Jh 2 a couple of years ago, sadly without the COA.. 

            What a monster it is! Plays like a dream and sounds like a frikkin' sledgehammer :-) :-)

             

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              Dominic D.
              Dominic D. wrote

              Is the video coming soon? Looking forward to seeing it 

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                Mesa Sean
                Mesa Sean wrote

                Yeah I am waiting for one of my YouTube sponsors to send me these Key Lights to start making some proper guitar videos, aside from my regular content.

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                  ESP 348
                  ESP 348 wrote

                  Congrats mate!! What an awesome guitar!

                  Looking forward to the video!

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                    johnny7322
                    johnny7322 wrote

                    Very nice. Subscribed

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                      Mesa Sean
                      Mesa Sean wrote

                      Here is the full video on the JH-2 and the story behind it:

                      [NEW VIDEO] DO MIRACLES HAPPEN?? A Subscriber Helps With A Long Held Dream!

                       

                       

                       

                       

                       

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                        Flying Dutchmen
                        Flying Dutchmen wrote

                        Great story Sean and even more, fantastic Guitar! Enjoy and cheers from Grynch from Holland! 

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                          Mesa Sean
                          Mesa Sean wrote
                          Flying Dutchmen wrote:

                          Great story Sean and even more, fantastic Guitar! Enjoy and cheers from Grynch from Holland! 

                          Thanks dude!

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                            ESPEXP
                            ESPEXP wrote

                            Congrats man! Looks really nice!

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                              FlameToBlack
                              FlameToBlack wrote

                              Amazing! Thank you for sharing this special story with us.

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                                ESP 348
                                ESP 348 wrote

                                Great video man!! Thanks for sharing.

                                Have you weighed the JH2 yet? Would be cool to know what it weighs.

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                                  Dominic D.
                                  Dominic D. wrote

                                  I'd say it would weight about 5 or 6 kg or 11 to 13 pounds. That's what my remake I built weighs. 

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                                    Mesa Sean
                                    Mesa Sean wrote
                                    ESP 348 wrote:

                                    Great video man!! Thanks for sharing.

                                    Have you weighed the JH2 yet? Would be cool to know what it weighs.

                                    No I don't have a scale. It's heavier than my MXII-CTM's and MX-250 for sure. I LOVE heavy guitars though... I never get along with with light ones. I got lucky with my truckster as it also is very heavy compared to older Trucksters I had.

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                                      ESP 348
                                      ESP 348 wrote

                                      That's great man, no worries.

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