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If you've ever played an instrument from ESP's E-II line, you know firsthand just how right these guitars feel. By combining a vintage single-cut body design with electronics and appointments geared for the modern player, the ESP E-II Eclipse Electric Guitar sits understandably towards the top of one of ESP's flagship series. The mahogany body and Thin "U"-shaped neck pair together beautifully, blending warmth, resonance, and durability made to last for generations. Hard rock and metal players love a bit of extra bite from their instrument, and the E-II Eclipse's quilted maple top pushes this 6-string into prime territory for delivering distorted aggression. Its pair of high-powered EMG active humbuckers are ideal for dishing out low-tuned chugs and molten leads with ease. Top it off with Gotoh locking tuners with matching TOM bridge and trusty Dunlop locking strap buttons, and you get a class-act killer axe tailor-made for today's most demanding players.





Hard-rocking tonewood combination





ESP has been crafting some of metal's finest instruments for nearly a half-century. The E-II Eclipse continues this tradition, utilizing a classic tonewood combination to reveal its forceful presence and commanding sound. A mahogany body sits at its core, imbuing warmth and resonance into the E-II Eclipse, with a striking quilted maple top to brighten the overall tone and add some serious snarl. Sweetwater shredders love ESP's world-class Thin "U" neck profile, a feature that makes this axe incredibly difficult to put down. Capped with a fast-playing ebony fingerboard, the E-II Eclipse's endlessly sustaining and rock-solid mahogany neck sports the perfect recipe for finger-twisting solos and effortless 6-string sweeps.





Searing pair of EMG humbuckers with plenty of versatility





Power. Clarity. Aggression. As tried-and-true active pickups for all forms of rock and metal, EMG humbuckers achieve all this and so much more. The E-II Eclipse is equipped with an EMG 81 in the bridge and a 60 in the neck, providing an excellent balance of warmth and grit. A true landmark of modern metal tone, the 81 in the bridge is built using beefy ceramic magnets and close aperture coils delivering fat, thunderous growls and metallic screams. The EMG 60 humbucker in the neck combines high output with a very bright high end for a tone that cuts cleanly through the densest of mixes. This pickup combination is anything but a one-trick pony; it's capable of everything from shimmering, glassy cleans and vintage PAF tones when experimenting with both volume knobs and the single tone control.





ESP E-II Eclipse Electric Guitar Features:


Fast-playing, hard-rocking electric guitar built in Japan by ESP luthiers


Sleek single-cut mahogany body with bright, sustain-enhancing maple top


Lightning-fast Thin "U" mahogany neck with ebony fingerboard


2 EMG active pickups deliver warm, aggressive, PAF-style tone


Gotoh locking tuners with matching TOM bridge and tailpiece


Handy Dunlop locking strap buttons