The Fake ESP Thread
The Fake ESP Thread
Pushead and I are here to help verify ESP and LTD guitars. If you have, or are looking to buy a guitar that you're unsure of, post pictures and questions in this thread. Please post clear pictures of the front and back of the headstock, the fretboard, and the front and back of the body. Preferably before you buy anything.
Anyone else is free to offer suggestions on authenticity. If you answer a post, please tell us why you think it's real or fake.
Hi folks !
I'm new here, about to buy a used Eclipse II at a fair price, and wanted to check the authenticity. The serial seems legit, the whole aspect as well, but the different trussrod cache and the absence of the word "Eclipse" on the headstock makes me doubt.
@Pushead : I watch your videos on Youtube, I enjoyd them a lot Do you think it's the same finish as your amber one ? On the sale ad, it is labelled as Dark Brown Sunburst.
Thanks a lot by advance !
Hard to tell from the small-ish photo, but it seems to be a 2003 model. It may be before they added the name to the headstock and the matching truss rod cover.
Everything else looks good to me, so I'd feel comfortable picking it up if it was a good price. It looks more like aged cherry sunburst rather than the brown, but maybe it's just the photos.
Hi Pushead, I thank you so much for your quick answer !
I zoomed on the picture and it clearly is an early 2003 serial number.
i can get it for 1400€ which is not the deal of the century but still pretty fair in comparison to the others ad I checked.
I didn’t know there was a period during which ESP didn’t put the Eclipse name on the headstock and the model had a different truss rod cache. I assumed after watching your video presenting your tremendous collection that these details were on all the Eclipses since they’re on every model you own. That’s good to know !
Edit : I just found this video of another early 2003 Eclipse, seems to be the same finish, and same headstock details than the one I spotted !
https://youtu.be/pAfAgeFVes0
You rock man, I feel completely confident know !
espSpain, yeah, looks like mid 80s. I'm not really familiar with that era, but there's nothing that looks particularly out of place.
Greg, it's a legit 2007 Eclipse I. The truss rod cover isn't stock, but that's the only thing that seems out of place.
Dylan, it's a legit KH-503, but not from 1990, it's be closer to 2000-2002ish. The spider sticker is not stock, nor is the trem bar.