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Hi Juan. Everything seems legit about this. Looks to be a 2018 EC-1000T since it has the back binding.

Hello everyone, I'm new to the forum and I just wanted to see if I could get some help with this E-II Horizon NT-II I picked up.  

Hopefully someone can tell me if this is real or not.  Only things that concern me were the 12th fret inlay looks like the older style thinner ESP inlay and the strap buttons don't look to be the correct ones that came with the guitar originally.  Also, the original owner swap the tuning machine heads with white ones but the original black ones came in the case. 

Also looks like the original owner sanded down the neck a bit to get rid of the gloss finish. 

Thank you in advance! 

Hi Francis. It's a legit 2016 Horizon. The 12th fret logo is correct for 2016, it was closer to the end of 2017 that they stopped using the block logo at the 12th. The strap pins are for Dunlop Strap Locks.

Looking at this ESP E-II online and noticed it has a 9 digit serial number. The seller says its from 2014. However, from the sites I have checked/can find the ESP E-II doesn't have a 9 digit serial number. It should have a 8 digit serial number or possibly 7.
Is this a fake? I am considering buying it. Thank you

Hi Chad, I replied to you post in the other section as well. It's legit, a 2014 model.

Hey guys. This one looks fake. The tuners, the bindings, the pickups frames, no stickers on the back plate, no mention of a flycase. It is a bit overpriced and the nut is broken. This "Eclipse 1" is from a french "pro" seller, with 100+ music stuff to sell and 35/35 good evaluations.

What do you think?

Hi Dimmu. The guitar is legit, a 2006 Eclipse I. The stickers on the back plate are easy to remove and it seems a previous owner did just that. You are correct, the rings have been replaced. This model would have come stock with chromed plastic rings. In 2006, the Sperzel tuners were likely stock.

I'm sorry, are you sure? Here are some close-ups on the tuners, I'm shocked that Sperzel would sell such low quality tuners and that ESP would put them on their japanese models. I read somewhere that fake tuners could be spotted by the low quality of the engraving.

Also, the binding looks odd to me, it's one thick grey line that looks like paint. I don't remember seeing this on any catalog. My own CTM is not like that, it's binding is composed of several thin lines.

Thanks

Let's put it this way, if I were in the market for one, I'd feel comfortable buying this one. The "binding" on this model is painted on. This finish on an Eclipse referred to as a "Paul Landers" model. The silver paint is actually over a multi-ply binding (I've seen photos of an owner who scraped the silver off.)

You can see other owners of this guitar from the forum in this thread - https://www.espguitars.com/forums/1963222/posts/1978478-eclipse-i-ctm-paul-landers-owners-look-in-here

You can also see from the 2006 North American catalog that Sperzel tuners were stock. - https://cdn.connectsites.net/user_files/esp/downloads/000/000/088/ESP-2006-Catalog.pdf?1392144651  The Eclipse I models weren't sold in North America after 2005, so you won't find this model in the catalog. You had to be willing to import the guitar (or find a shop that would) if you wanted an Eclipse I in the US.

The price shown on reverb is, at least, $1000 too high by my estimation, but prices have gone bonkers since 2020.

I see, I was not aware of this Landers model.

I knew that the Sperzel were stock because my Eclipse is also from 2006 and it has sperzel too, mine just look better.

Here in France this Landers is at 1700 euros, which is too much in my estimation.

Thanks for your insight!

Oh, yeah. 1700 euro is way better than the price I'm seeing (on Reverb) which is closer to 2600 euros (after the Reverb conversion to USD.)

My apologies, the other E-II I was asking for verification sold before I could buy it. I appreciate your help Pushead Thank you so much! Hopefully this will be my first ESP
Now the seller is selling this one. Can anyone verify it is authentic? Thank you so much!

Hey Chad. Looks good to me. A 2019 model.

Pushead    
Just wanted to say a BIG thank you! I ended up buying the guitar and I absolutely LOVE IT!! Here is a quick pic I took.
I was so nervous about fakes especially because I got a smoking deal on it.
As I was rewatching Youtube videos on ESP today I noticed this is your Youtube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@Pusheadcic
so of course I subscribed and gave the ole thumbs up. Good Lord this thing feels and sounds amazing...there truly is a step up from the LTD 1000 line (which I didn't fully anticipate) I adore my EC1000 and I absolutely am obsessed with my E-II. Thanks again, I sincerely appreciate your help! You ROCK!
 

Congrats man, it looks great!