Some Eclipse porn.
Some Eclipse porn.
Changed up some things on my Eclipse II STBAQ. Replaced the Duncans with Lace Dirty Heshers and changed out the black chrome hardware for chrome (Gotoh bridge/tail, locking tuners, same stuff as before), as well as the black knobs with amber knobs.. Looks a lot less 'metal' now. I did, however, forget to get tailpiece studs because I'm stupid soooo, those are still black for now until I can replace them. Wondering if the studs on an old Phoenix I have might fit.
When I got it, still had the metal dome knobs, replaced those with black bell's immediately:
Annnd, now:
Haha. That first picture sucks so bad but it's the only one I have from when I first got it. And yeah, the amber knobs don't work on everything but I think they look great on most quilt tops with chrome hardware.
The case is an SKB I-series flight case. I usually only use it when going overseas as it's gigantic and heavy (about to leave for a European tour soon) but it's a great case. I think they are around $200 but when I bought it, it was on sale and I had an MF discount code so I only payed about $90. Great deal and it's held up beautifully being thrown across tarmacs by flight crews all over the world. I think it's total overkill if you don't fly, though. ESP's standard cases always work fine.. They also claim it fits "gibson's, esp, lp shaped guitars" but my gibson's headstock angle is too sharp and lays against the case so it's unuseable.
That is classy as fuck.
I usually don't like that style of knob at all, but on that axe....they really bring the room together, man.
Maybe some of it has to do with the finish being pictured so much better with the new configuration, but you really took that from looking like another 'meh' eclipse to something that I want to rob your house for.
What kind of case is that?