ESP E-II ECLIPSE DB VB VIntage black

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    Ben L.

    IM seriously considering a Esp e-II DB VB   and id like to clear up a few things :

    1.  Is the back   SATIN ???  color said vintage black ... but i remember hating satin finish on my gibson traditional pro II ..  i like glossy finish on the back of the neck ... better to move up and down the neck IMO , somethign not sticky . i dont like satin .

    2. Are the gold hardware  EMG 81/60 ???   some ad on reverb  say duncan pickup , other say EMG ... i just wanna be sure that the DB VB has EMG 81/60 gold cover pickup

    3.  whats the general weight of an ESP ECLIPSE ??  id like something in the 7.7 to 8.4  ... not above that .   one of my Gibson les paul standard is 8.2 and its a good weight .. the other is 9.5  (the one for sale ).. and its a bit heavy .. i need a light guitar .  

    4.  Overall ...  is the E-II Eclipse a great guitar ???? 

    5.  what would be the THIN U   neck profile in the GIbson range . i like 60's neck from gibson and not baseball bat chunky neck .  is THIN U  confortable enough for small fingers ? 

     

    thank you 

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    Pushead
    Pushead wrote

    1) Yes, black satin.

    2) The model they currently offer is with gold EMGs.  There are older versions with SD 59 and JB pickups.

    3) There is a fairly wide range of weights.  I have one as light as 7lbs and one that's near 10lbs (older ESP Eclipses).

    4) I haven't played an E-II, but the older ESP Standard guitars are dependable, solid guitars.  I wouldn't have multiples if I didn't think they were worthy.

    5)  It's a bit thicker and rounder than the 60's neck, but not as thick as the 50's neck.  I'd say it's a bit thinner than the neck on a current Gibson LP Studio.

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      RZK
      RZK wrote

      You don't like a sticky neck, so you want a gloss one, and you hate satin.

       

      Right. I don't think those words mean what you think they mean.

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        Pushead
        Pushead wrote

        I have to agree, I find satin to be less sticky than a gloss neck.  But if OP doesn't like them, who am I to judge?

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          Stephen S.
          Stephen S. wrote

          What does the the DB mean in the eclipse vintage black guitar?

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            Pushead
            Pushead wrote

            DB usually means double bound (front and back binding). But sometimes people list things on eBay (extra letters at the end) without knowing exactly what they're saying.

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