Ben W.
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Is there a manual or user guide that comes with this guitar?

 

Just got mine and it's fantastic. Just want to learn everything I can about it.

Kostas A.

Bought this guitar a month ago and can’t stop playing it.

it’s a beauty from all aspects.

the fingers on the fretboard just slide along.

 

im playing it through a peavey 6505mh and just sounds perfect.

Manfred C.
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Wish this Came in gloss black with Seymour Duncan passives. 

Rasmus T.
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Hi, what is the thickness at 1th and 12th fret? Regards Rasmus.

Patrick_plays_guitar
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Does this guitar have a maple cap or is it a maple top with a veneer layered over it? Researching this guitar I read in various forums that it is a veneer, but here it just says quilted maple top.

Robert S.

I hsve owned a few ESP guitars this is the first non custom shop and i am very impressed it plays just as good as my alexi scythe custom shop only thing i find strange is my pots dont have push pull which is weird but maybe its not supposed to it has the satin neck so it cant be that old thinking it sat for a while and its an older model but the satin should be on the newer models maybe someone had them switched and changed their mind and didnt buy it on a layaway kind of deal who know but its a great guitar. 

Bryan M.

I have this guitar. It is incredible. It has the best non custom shop fret work I have ever seen. The ebony fingerboard is so well polished I can see my reflection in it. The only down side I should have considered before buying it is that it has a sticky painted neck. BUT..the perfect frets and fingerboard are so smooth together one forgets about the sticky neck very quickly. This is my FIRST ESP product. I thought the neck was going to be half as thick as it actually is. "Thin U shape"? The thickness is fine but that description of it is quite a reach. The PUPS sound incredible. Came with outstanding hard case.

Tensor

It's weird... I actually came here to post about how bad the ebony fretboard on my E-II HORIZON NT-II is. After about a month of use, it became practically brown and looks like rosewood. I contacted ESP and they replied that they stain fretboards and this is "normal"...

I wonder if they export guitars with different qualities depending on the country (I bought it in Ukraine).

Veritas0Aequitas

Is this guitar still in production? If so, any chance it'll be produced with a satin neck? Thanks!

Todd B. ESP

Hello, Yes this is still in production. All E-II models now are made with satin necks.

If you have any questions not answered on our product page, please contact ESP Customer Service at customerservice@espguitars.com

jack w.

Satin the neck yourself it is easy ...tape it up all around . blue painters tape.. and use 600 and then 1000 wet/dry paper.. perfect .

I have 2 horizons an 2 Eclipses / perfect Now..

Andrew W.

Carl I just got my delivery today. (Also bought and ESP USA from sweetwater a couple months ago - I'm in love with your brand!) Wow. This E-II...What a rock and metal machine. It plays amazing. Really, vicious tones and great, great feel. But...here's the thing.

If you notice, string 1 and 2 and 3 are literally touching the TOM bridge, literally like riding it, behind the saddle. I think this is a no-no, right?I worry about the down-angle. I mean...the whole point of a string-thru-body design is to increase sustain...which is clearly being infringed upon. Isn't this angle too steep and my strings - especially 1, 2 and 3 are bottoming out at the back of the bridge. This adds MORE friction points to the strings (bad for tuning stability & sustain) – and I'll be breaking more strings, right? It's creating like a little string "plateau". I can actually hear the strings rubbing the bridge back there (when I touch them back there, I can hear a rubbing sound where they will soon wear the bridge finish!) When I tune I hear PING! and it's coming from the bridge, not the nut.

I would also add that a really steep break angle, beside deforming the bridge, also tends to make the guitar's action a bit stiff...as a general rule a less steep break angle gives you a slinkier, easier to play feel. And, strings touching the back of the bridge, beside creating sonic and intonation problems also increase the likelihood of breakage. (PING!)

Now...the thing is set up beautifully and intonated really well...so...is this normal? And Yes, I have lowered the bridge already to adjust string height to taste...I can't lower it anymore without riding on the frets...I have never had a string-thru the body before and I wonder...did the luthiers mess up and put the string thru holes too close to the bridge....or, the bridge too far back? It's really weird and I've heard, at least in the world of les pauls, this is NOT something you want, so I'm concerned. It wasn't a cheap guitar to say the least, and it's my dream metal machine! - Andrew (help!)

Carl N.

This is a fairly common occurrence with string thru tune-o-matic bridges but nothing to cause concern.  If you'd like to discuss this further or need assistance with your instrument you may reach out to our customer service team at customerservice@espguitars.com or https://www.espguitars.com/pages/support

Andrew W.

Thank you, Carl. 

Andrew W.

Hi Wes, 

Not really a resolution. Of course, the company I ordered from has hassle-free returns for 45 days. I love this guitar so much but already the metal plating is wearing off the bridge and there's PING! every time I tune. I am thinking about what to do. I had sweetwater take a look at all their E-II NT-II models and they are all the same in this regard, some better, some worse. I heard back from ESP and they said this is typical of string-thru bodies and if it's bothersome to me, they suggest a stop-tail. Which I would do buuuuuuut it's actually not the pickups I would like. - Andrew

Wes G.

Thanks for replying back! Yeah, there doesn't seem to be a great resolution besides attaching a tail piece. I absolutely love the way it plays though... so I'll give it a shot and see how it develops over the next month.  Thanks!

Joshua T.

When I add this to my cart, the estimated ship date is two months out. Why is that?

Carl N.

if you have any questions you may reach out to our customer service team at customerservice@espguitars.com or https://www.espguitars.com/pages/support

mike c.

Beside the pickups, and fixed bridge, is it the same as horizon fr - black natural burst? Same sound?

Carl N.

These will be roughly the same instrument but naturally different pickups will evoke different sounds.  While they may sound similar while played when they are not plugged in, the pickups of these two guitars will produce different tones ultimately.

Axel M.

Can this guitar be drop-tuned in BEADF#B with strings .011/.016/.024/.032/.042/.056?

Carl N.

Yes it can, be sure to have it professionally setup if you're unfamiliar with working on your own instruments.

Axel M.

Great, thank you!

Bruce M.

I would buy this in a heartbeat if you brought back the standard headstock and  she through black cherry finish.  

Carl N.

Hey Bruce, you could always go through our custom shop for an instrument that deviates from our standard offerings.

Andrei A.

Like this one? I'll let you know if i decide to sell it.

Sean D.

Quick question, the prices on all three colors now appear to be the same. I thought originally the tiger amber fade was a little more expensive because it offered coil splitting. Why the same price for all three now?

Carl N.

Hey Sean, might have been a typo, no need to charge any different for these as they are basically the same instrument with different color finishes.

Sean D.

Ok thanks. I’m just wondering why the tiger amber fade color has coil splitting listed under the bridge and neck PU, but the other colors don’t. Do they all have coil splitting or not?

Carl N.

Hey Sean, this is a running change that was made fairly recently.  These models will have the 57tw/66tw sets with push pull functions but as there are still some of these models on hand with us and dealers that we produced prior to this we have held off on updating these specifications.

William W.

Hello,

I received my guitar a few days ago and man...I am totally blown away.  I love this thing.  I'm very impressed with the Emg 66/57 pickup set.  This Guitar sounds awesome through my simple rig.  The Guitar itself is very resonant and fun to play unplugged as well.

Thank you.

Carl N.

Glad you are enjoying it.  Thanks for sharing William!

Terrance S.

I ordered this guitar, waited 7 months for it to show up in vancouver canada, and when it did the paint job was a disaster. 

Carl N.

Hey Terrance, a little hard to discern any details from your provided image but I'm going to assume you are referencing the neck thru lines on the back of the instrument.  Different types of wood accept finish differently, this will be the reason for the lines of your neck thru construction being visible.  Fairly common throughout this industry, no reason to cause concern.  Hope this helps!

Eric Olivarez

I just got this guitar I love it but it has push pull pots on it straight from the factory is it coil splitting or some other voicing options ?

 

It changes the sound for sure when I pull the pots. I was not aware you could do that with this emg set.

Carl N.

Hey Eric, yes coil splitting will be a feature with the new EMG 57/66 set, hope you enjoy it!

Rick_Kala

I have purchase like 10 LTD/ESP guitars in my life and this one I have now is my favorite. I really hope next year we get this model with the FR and in Red or Green!

Carl N.

Hey Rick, glad you're enjoying this one and the rest of your ESP/LTDs.

Ryan Y.

Could we do this guitar with a hipshot bridge? That would be super sweet.

Carl N.

Hey Ryan, thanks for your recommendation!

Pete P.

Hey,

 

we need that thing with a trem again. I know there has been a model around, but it is not in production anymore. Classic design, no reversed headstock, EMGs… it is an evergreen ; )

Carl N.

Hey Pete, thanks for your insight!!