The ESP Guitar Company

I just got this today and I figured I'd post my experience. (Mine is marked INDONESIA)

The guitar packaging was very secure and well done. Right out of the box the neck was straight and the action was just how I like it. The guitar looks really good. The stock pictures and the picture I'll post don't do it justice. The burled poplar gives it so much character, and it's cool to me that no two guitars will look the same. 

One concern that I had was the glossy neck. After feeling how smooth it is and playing it, I don't see this being a problem. It feels, surprisingly, really good to me. I also really like the neck shape. 

The guitar also sounds really good. This is my first experience with these passive SD pickups, but they sound great. I wish the frets were stainless steel, but who knows, maybe these will hold up just fine.

This is a fantastic instrument. The fine folks at ESP LTD have really outdone themselves. 

P.S. Thank you, ESP, for not putting the model number on the 12th fret! The fret markers on this look great and I prefer the markers to be uniform as they are on this model. 

I am itching to make myself a Xmas present... this particular looks and sounds awesome (even for YT standards). 

But I am a bit sceptical of the gloss neck (I guess a test drive will solve this... if I find one somewhere near). How come these don't come with satin necks?

EII version??

What's the action like?

Beautiful guitar, very Clear sound , It's a guitar that's very diverse for Al genres of music.

The neck feels good to play quick

The pickups are great!