ESP case shortage?
ESP case shortage?
Ordered an EC-1000-FR plus ESP case from axemusic, guitar was in stock but not the case. They offered their house model generic LP case, I opted to wait for stock on the ESP since I already have a few LPs already and this is my first non-Gibson/Epi so I kinda wanted something a little different. Plus they're supposed to be he largest ESP dealer in Canada and ETA was 5-10 days.
That was 2 1/2 months ago...:confused:
Was wondering if there was some kind of delay or something with ESP w/ EC/LP cases? I wasn't in a big rush or anything, but at this point I'm getting a little annoyed...
I do not find a case specifically made for my new LTD D-5 Bass. Can someone tell me which case to order if needed please?
Thanks,
Gary
Ordered an EC-1000-FR plus ESP case from axemusic, guitar was in stock but not the case. They offered their house model generic LP case, I opted to wait for stock on the ESP since I already have a few LPs already and this is my first non-Gibson/Epi so I kinda wanted something a little different. Plus they're supposed to be he largest ESP dealer in Canada and ETA was 5-10 days.
That was 2 1/2 months ago...:confused:
Was wondering if there was some kind of delay or something with ESP w/ EC/LP cases? I wasn't in a big rush or anything, but at this point I'm getting a little annoyed...
Short answer: YES.
On May 5, I ordered a Horizon NT-II from GC Atlanta. They put in an order with ESP 2 days later. Two weeks later it still hadn't shipped. I was told hard shell cases were on backorder.
I am a little bit surprised that they don't just ship them from Japan to Cali in hard shell cases (safer for the guitars in transit, I'd think). Then again, I did get the guitar last week, and the case was like what the nicer USA Fenders come in, the ones that have the little metal plate inside that says "G&G Cases USA" or whatever. And to be fair, it is a very nice case. Maybe they use those cases for the NA market and different cases for the APAC market.
Regardless, there is a delay, but I don't know any more than that. And naturally, an Eclipse will take a different case than a double cut, so maybe their delay is longer. And I hate to make it sound even scarier, but they may be favoring ESP's over LTD's, rather than working on a strict first-come-first-served basis.
I'd ask the dealer to call ESP and get a real ETA. That's what I had to do.