Today was a good day. I was able to find a dude on Ebay who had a 2006 ESP Standard Series Eclipse that was so unused it still had the tags on it, genuine NOS.
So I picked it up and a week later here it is. The case I had to leave back in the states as I wanted the cheaper postage so it was shipped in a more figure-hugging tweed case that did the job just fine.
On to the pics:
Specs:
Mahogany body and neck, maple cap
24.75" scale
Sperzel locking tuners
Pickups: EMG81 in Bridge, EMG60 in neck
Two volume, one tone
I have always wanted a Gibbo Les Paul-type guitar, but love my metal and modern guitars so went one of these instead of an Edwards copy. The flame maple I could give a rats about when purchasing, but now...
I have never owned a "pretty" guitar before so my eyes went a little watery when I saw how nice the flame was, the pics really don't do it justice.
The shorter scale will take a little getting used to, but it plays very quick. The neck is sensational, and is more of a softer C-shape than my Ibanez SCA 220 (the only other electric 6 I own).
And I LOVE the sound of the EMGs... even clean I like em. I have heard complaints about the "dark cleans" of the EMGs but I must admit I think the dark clean is a sexy tone indeed. It ain't "classic" or "vintage" but if I wanted that I woulda got the Edwards.
Despite this I am still tempted to pick up some Blackouts since they are a drop-in replacement just to compare...
The beast is currently equipped with SIT strings set up for E standard and I was thinking of stringing it up for drop C or possibly drop B tuning. Any string gauge suggestions from fellow short-scale owners?