It would seem that I can't stop buying gear...

[King Loudness]

Hey guys,

So Thursday night I was browsing Kijiji casually as I often do, just checking it out to see if there was anything cool or interesting up for sale. I've bought a Suhr Modern, a USA Charvel San Dimas and a Diamond Compressor this month - so I really wasn't looking to buy anything else per se.. However, out of the blue I caught a VERY recently posted ad for what looked like a snow white ESP Eclipse II. I scanned the ad and saw that it had undergone a solid but really haphazard looking headstock repair, but otherwise was stock and was for all intents and purposes, a MIJ Eclipse II loaded with EMGs. I then saw his asking price and this statement:

"... it's not the prettiest looking headstock repair but it's solid and the guitar plays like new. That's the reason I'm selling this $2000 guitar for $250."

Yes, you read that right. A Japanese made ESP Eclipse II in excellent condition other than the headstock repair, loaded with EMG 81/60 pickups and TonePros/Gotoh hardware for $250 CAD.

I said to myself that I was just nuts for even considering buying another guitar, and my father of course thought I was criminally insane for considering ANOTHER dual humbucker loaded ax, but I drained out every last dollar from the ol' bank account and brought it home today. It's definitely got a cool vibe to it that will work well for some dropped tuned stuff and the EMG pickups add another flavour to my collection that I don't really have in any of my other guitars.

Here are some quick n' shitty pics I grabbed before my camera died:

and a shot of the headstock repair from the front...

Cheers,

Will.

 

[roadifier]

The headstock paint looks like house paint though...

 

[Mailman1971]

Good find....I would of snagged it myself.

 

[The Hoff]

The headstock paint looks like house paint though...

Yeah, doesnt look too great but that's a deal!

 

[mbman]

Smokin' deal I woulda snagged it too.

Martin

 

[King Loudness]

Thanks guys! I'm really digging it - the EMGs have a unique tonal quality that works well for modern riffage and lead based stuff quite well. I'm still undecided about what to do with the headstock, but I have a few irons in the fire to pick from, so we'll see what's going on soon enough.

W.

 

[snakeman1986]

Hey guys,

So Thursday night I was browsing Kijiji casually as I often do, just checking it out to see if there was anything cool or interesting up for sale. I've bought a Suhr Modern, a USA Charvel San Dimas and a Diamond Compressor this month - so I really wasn't looking to buy anything else per se.. However, out of the blue I caught a VERY recently posted ad for what looked like a snow white ESP Eclipse II. I scanned the ad and saw that it had undergone a solid but really haphazard looking headstock repair, but otherwise was stock and was for all intents and purposes, a MIJ Eclipse II loaded with EMGs. I then saw his asking price and this statement:

"... it's not the prettiest looking headstock repair but it's solid and the guitar plays like new. That's the reason I'm selling this $2000 guitar for $250."

Yes, you read that right. A Japanese made ESP Eclipse II in excellent condition other than the headstock repair, loaded with EMG 81/60 pickups and TonePros/Gotoh hardware for $250 CAD.

I said to myself that I was just nuts for even considering buying another guitar, and my father of course thought I was criminally insane for considering ANOTHER dual humbucker loaded ax, but I drained out every last dollar from the ol' bank account and brought it home today. It's definitely got a cool vibe to it that will work well for some dropped tuned stuff and the EMG pickups add another flavour to my collection that I don't really have in any of my other guitars.

Here are some quick n' shitty pics I grabbed before my camera died:

and a shot of the headstock repair from the front...

Cheers,

Will.

Ya headstock doesn't look the best but i think you would have been criminally insane NOT to have gotten it for that deal! Great find!