The ESP Guitar Company

Should say the model on the back of the pickup.

mhm I know. I want a second hand H2 and a guy on fleaBay has what looks to be one but theres no sticker or model no. on the back, so I wondered if there was any way to tell other than what's on the back.

forgive me for asking (probably stupid), why you want specificaly the H2, or worry about getting a H1 instead?
i know they're supposed to be close in terms of sound (and specs).

anyway, i still have my h1's (from my ex), if you're interested, let me know, maybe we can work something out.

its just I have the H4 model in my Alexi 600 and i notice the newer models have the H2 and having played both the H4 and H2 I kinda prefer it, dont know why, i think the H2 has a bit more grunt. with the quik-connect system I thought if I got a really cheap H2 I could switch between them whenever I please and decide which I prefer.

whadda u think of the H1 dude?

well, there was that other tread about them not being high output and so on.

i aggree.
they sound fine with cleans and mild distortion.
but for shredding, they can't touch actives (IMO), they just lack the... attack/edge.

that i why i switched to actives.
but different pups for different uses.
if someone finds them suitable for what they need, they realy ain't bad pickups.

I like the H1's, I've got them in 2 guitars, I sold one to a friend and I have 1 more left. They have a good sound, better than what I had before in both guitars, and the one my friend that bought it from me put it in. (He swapped an H2 for it I think)

if it doesn't have a model it's the original 'HZ' HZ model which also came in all the old LTDs.