Nice demo. The best I’ve seen for the Duncan model. Thanks.

Great review. I am awaiting on the see through black cherry EC1000 to arrive with EMGs. Been on back order for months. This will be my 3rd esp/ltd. You cannot beat the quality, craftsmanship and playability for the price. Keep rockin it.

Man don’t justify buying a new guitar to us. We - everyone of us - gets it!

@SameRulesApply

2 жыл бұрын

Amén

My Main Guitar since 1 year for Punkrock. Standard tuning. I love it.

The pinches and the vibrato, man! Beautiful guitar, great playing.

I love this look! Gold and yellow binding. I hope you still enjoy it! Congratulations!

Nice guitar man esp and their ltd line are both great brands! The clarity on Seymour Duncan's is amazing especially for metal top pickups

New guitar sounds INSANE dude. MOAR VIDEOS!

This axe is a gem ! Great acquisition.

What an absolutely gorgeous guitar!!!

Exceptional playing man! Love your energy bro! This will be my next guitar!!!

Nice review, lovely guitar, sounds and looks great!

Nice playing....and T-Shirt, the fresh queezed is one of my favorite IPA's.

@VafaMottahedin

3 жыл бұрын

dogdaysunrise1970 Thanks! Hope you check out my originals and other videos for more of my playing. Not sure if I’ve ever tried fresh squeezed but I have heard lots of great things. I really like their mirror pond ale.

amazing review mate!

Nice in depth review and good quality

Just got this for Christmas can’t wait to shred

Great review mate

Really can’t beat ESP quality… just beautifully made instruments

Sweet playing. Nice guitar 🎸. Just bought the Purple Sunburst version of this guitar.

I have this exact guitar and love it.

Just bought this guitar today. Super happy with it.

@rv6205

2 жыл бұрын

is the neck super thin like an ibanez ?

@charlesyoung8600

2 жыл бұрын

@@rv6205 honestly I don't know. I've never played an Ibanez. Sorry I couldn't help.

I like the pickup selection. I thought the Jackson Pro Monarch had that same combination of pickups. Wow. That lead sounded good man@!! I'm glad ESP has those pickups. I always check the high fret access. I would love to get those pickups in my Korina Flying V!!

Definitely want one!

I like this cause this resembles the vintage black Les Paul Customs and the 68 and 57 reissue Les Paul Customs.

Great thorough review mate, thanks. Was looking at this vs the Epiphone Prophecy but think I prefer the SD's over Fishmen Fluence.

this guitar is my dream guitar bro

Really impressed with the depth and thickness in sound. Maybe I will get this instead of a cheaper Les Paul?

@ThorCarlton

3 жыл бұрын

I've been between this and a Les Paul for a while, but I think I'm gonna go with this one.

@marcalbert674

3 жыл бұрын

Les Paul is heavy and thick...The ec 1000 is lighter and thinner, plus the humbuckers are extremely versatile out of the box but truly shine on saturation. I can jump from BB king's blues improv to Pantera's heavy groovy licks like a breeze. Truly an amazing guitar!

@brettpanzer

3 жыл бұрын

I played an EC401 a couple years ago and have wanted one ever since. I have a Gibson SG and always thought my next guitar would be another SG or LP, but ESP/LTD/Edwards make guitars that punch far beyond their price.

@talkychris

2 жыл бұрын

I wish ESP would do the black satin body with silver hardware and white binding. These are great playing instruments but the gold hardware and yellow binding is horrendous IMHO. All the finishes with silver hardware and white binding have a gloss finish and I like that satin neck a lot.

@Ryan-kc5pl

2 жыл бұрын

I own 4 esps. 2 ltds and to E II Eclipses. All better than Gibson in my opinion

Congrats on your new axe! Looks sick and sounds sick too! Would be cool to hear it with a real amp.

Six months ago I bought the flame maple green one with Custom5/Jazz Duncan’s. With the easy fret access on the sculpted neck I find it about 90% as easy as my Horizon. Ridiculously easier to hit the 22nd fret than a Les Paul. Build quality was great. ESP makes awesome stuff. Gibson could sell a lot more LP’s if they made the heel in a similar way across most models.

@spacejockey4746

Жыл бұрын

Gibson would sell a lot more LPs if the cost of a Classic and Standard weren’t up to $2500 and 2800+, respectively. Gibson LP buyers don’t care about the neck heel, they care about it being a Gibson Les Paul.

@alanmiller2250

Жыл бұрын

Wow exactly. I guess you told them rightly so. The Gibson Axcess sp? Has 2 cutaways.

"Of course you can shred on it" Wel.. if Alex Skolnick do it, so you can!

Sweet 🤘

Damn dude, you really make that thing scream.

Was at the shop and saw this guitar. Looks really good! Love the matte black look with gold. The one I saw had a gold bridge but black pickups whereas I see yours has gold. I see you're a Chargers fan but I gotta say, this looks like a Steeler guitar ;) Black & Gold baby :D

@VafaMottahedin

3 жыл бұрын

Oh man yeah I didn't even think that this guitar's colors would be more suited to Steelers 🤣Maybe the next guitar I get can have a color scheme that matches Chargers better. What color scheme says 'choking' and 'botched time management'? Asking for a friend 😂

@dafu3045

3 жыл бұрын

Black pickups are the emg81s. Gold ones are the SDs. Right?

@VafaMottahedin

3 жыл бұрын

@@dafu3045 Yes, these are the Seymour Duncan pickups.

The 59 is unbeatable

I own the andromeda version of this its a 150 more dollars but comes with the fishman moderns and man sounds and looks way more amazing the fishmans lets you get active tones with knob down and passive tones with knob pulled really amazing just wish I had a better amp

That playing didn’t sound sloppy to me at all. Sounded great, and great guitar too

Just got this today, went for the jackson rr24q in winterstorm but it seemed kind of beat up for the price, like to many people had tried it out. Saw this and several other variations of it but the way the neck felt was all I needed to know what I was Leaving with.

I had this guitar but with the EMG pickups. I wished it was the Passive Duncans instead. I ended up selling because I too found it umcomfortable to play while sitting down. Same problem, it was digging into my ribs! and I found the balance was off. The guitar kept sliding forward off my lap. Other than that, very solid great quality instrument.

@zac2877

2 жыл бұрын

I just put it on layaway with EMG pickups, there's a gold one on the bridge that says EMG HZ and a silver one. I used to have an Epiphone Les Paul with the zakk Wylde setup. The EMG 81 + 85, and all in all that shape guitar with the quality of the upiphone build and those EMG pickups, that guitar sounded gnarly

@Electrifiedyettiwob

2 жыл бұрын

What is comfy sitting down?

Back in the '80s I bought a brand new Les Paul custom unfortunately after buying it I was not satisfied with it so I sold it. A friend of mine bought an ESP LTD years ago and I picked it up and started playing it I have to say I would rather own this guitar than have my 88 Les Paul custom back plus I think it actually looks cooler than the Les Paul custom

I have this same guitar with the thicker body and Dimarzio pickups. I switched to C# standard to play some tunes off Tales from the Thousand Lakes and Black Sabbath, but find intonation isn't as good up the neck. Is there additional setup I need to do when changing tunings like that? Or should I just leave it so when I go back to Standard I have no issues

@VafaMottahedin

4 жыл бұрын

Hey man! Yes, you will definitely need to adjust your intonation or truss rod any time you change tunings, or change strings gauges. Basically, your guitar's intonation depends on the string tension. If you tune down, or change your string gauge, that balanced tension will be thrown off. So it really depends on what tuning you want to play in.

7:32 clean tones

Dude, I’m having so much trouble deciding between this and the Black Metal Arrow. Aside from the fingerpicked acoustic stuff that I do, I have strong roots in Pop Punk and Post-Hardcore...but I also love Black Metal and would love to experiment with the whammy bar with active pickups. But I feel like that’s the girlfriend and this is the wife.

@The_Apothecary

4 жыл бұрын

You'll be quite restricted with what you can play on the Black Metal Arrow, its good for Metal and Metal only. Where as this EC1000 Duncan is one of those most versatile guitars out there.

Sounds fucking sick.

Where did you get this? Only ones I've been seeing in this color have EMG pickups..Sounds great!!

@VafaMottahedin

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I found this guitar at a GuitarCenter near me, but I ended up buying it on Amazon. Also, I actually got rid of this guitar after a year or so of owning it 😅 I replaced it with my Prophecy SG and I made a review of that guitar too if you want to see it, it's on my channel.

Hi, would this be a better option than a prs se custom 24? I already got one, and I'm thinking about upgrading to this or the prs se paul's guitar, or, just stick to my trusty se custom 24? Just a hobbyist, nothing serious, but it would still be nice to have serious sounds. Thanks in advance! 😁😁😁

@VafaMottahedin

3 жыл бұрын

Hey man I don't know much about PRS but I do know they are quality instruments. Personally I wouldn't go for it because I hate those kind of bridges, but sorry I can't give more detail than just that. But I am sure it is a high quality instrument!

I like i lot this kind of video bc they are not oversaturated with effect so we can actually hear how the guitar sounds.do u have any regret? I want buy this guitar but i cant decide from egm or duncan.advice me pls

@VafaMottahedin

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks I appreciate it. Personally I have no regrets. This is an awesome guitar. The pickups work really well for me. The only thing that is a little annoying is that the upper fret access is not so great, but as I said in the video, I'm primarily using this guitar for rhythm anyway so it doesn't bother me too much.

Does the fact that from the 16th fret all the way to the last fret you have to basically hold on to the body to reach those frets cause any issues? Seems like it would be kind of pain to play the upper frets

@VafaMottahedin

3 жыл бұрын

Yes absolutely. The upper fret access on this guitar (and any LP shaped body guitar, in my opinion) is pretty hard. However, I got this guitar primarily for rhythm, so I don't mind too much. I usually play my Ibanez RG for leads. But yeah the upper fret access on this guitar is difficult.

i have the same, but mine doesn't have coil splitting. When i saw your video i tried to pull the same pot but it won't move. I love the color combination of this and the matte black finish.

@Mindartcreativity

4 жыл бұрын

Are you sure 100% it is the exact same model? Did you buy new or used? Maybe the previous owner removed the push/pull option? Maybe contact ESP with the serial number of your guitar to find out if it should have the coil-split or not.

@Skunkwerx

4 жыл бұрын

What year is your ec-1000 man? They made a few tweaks to these in recent years. The main change was the heel join going from a shelf type to a much smoother ‘all axcess’ style, and they removed the Ec-1000 12th fret inlay and changed it to a flag with the truss rod cover now bearing the model name. I’m not sure if they also added the coil split when they made these changes though.

@cannedmilk

4 жыл бұрын

@@Skunkwerx I have that one. It's smooth transition on the back and I don't see the EC 1000 on 12th fret. I don't know how to tell its year.

Hey, a bit off topic but I got some dings on the front side which traded white. Should I apply some varnish/coat? Is it matte or satin ? can't tell

@VafaMottahedin

Жыл бұрын

No idea, I suggest taking it in to an expert. Don't ruin your finish!

If I have the budget to get Mexican fender player tele or strat or delux Ltd duncan .. which you recommend for me ? this guitar has very nice sound ..

@VafaMottahedin

3 жыл бұрын

Well they are very different so it depends on what type of sound you want. I personally don't like Teles but that's just because I play only metal! I would assume the LTD would be better for metal.

I'm hesitating between that model and the one with EMG mics. Did you try it ? By the way I like your face expressions :-D

@VafaMottahedin

4 жыл бұрын

Hah thanks, I've been told I make good face expressions in my other videos too. I did try an EC with EMGs, but not nearly as in-depth as this one. So I can't really compare the tone between the two. However, I have had a Seymour Duncan in my SG for like 20 years, and I am not a fan of active pickups in general. So for those two reasons, I didn't test out the EC with EMGs nearly as much as I compared to this one.

@mrtimberson4960

4 жыл бұрын

@@VafaMottahedin Thanx for your reply. Keep on rockin !

I bought the exact same guitar last week. I just wish they provided a case with the guitar. Other than that, the guitar is pretty amazing. The neck feels a little long, but I am getting used to it.

Great tone and playing homie not sloppy at all.. what amp & pedals are you using??

@VafaMottahedin

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks I appreciate it! I'm using EZMix and a few expansions (I put them on screen when I'm playing) for this video. My favorite EZMix expansions are 'Metal Amps' and 'Mark Lewis'.

@therealjulez7886

3 жыл бұрын

@@VafaMottahedin Thx for the response brother! I've had my eyes set on this axe for awhile now.. just that gold hardware bugs the hell outta me.

Would you recommend this for '80s Metallica / Megadeth' through to 'Joe Bonamassa / Gary Moore' style of playing? Im into metal and blues.

@VafaMottahedin

4 жыл бұрын

Absolutely for metal and thrash metal stuff. I am not a blues player though so I can't speak to Joe Bonamassa or Gary Moore style of playing, but I'd assume it would work great because the split coil feature gives a lots of room for different tones.

@The_Apothecary

4 жыл бұрын

@@VafaMottahedin Ordered one yesterday!

@HassHeater33

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah for sure. Dave Mustaine’s go-to pickup is the JB, which this guitar has.

Very nice sounding! Can you tell me what amp do you using playing with?

@VafaMottahedin

2 жыл бұрын

Hey thanks for checking out my video. In this video, I'm using EZMix and a variety of expansions.

@wilcool406

2 жыл бұрын

@@VafaMottahedin Oh..I didn't realized you can play the electric guitar without the guitar amp. Sorry I don't know much about the electric guitar. I was looking for one for my son and we bought a same Duncan as your and a Katana MKii amp yesterday. Job Done!

@VafaMottahedin

2 жыл бұрын

@@wilcool406 Oh nice I have heard good things about those amps, so I hope it's working out for him!

I think this is a great alternative to a way over priced Les Paul Standard at $ 2800.

I think actives are better for rhythm because it sounds deeper, passive for leads... but then there are just so many haters of actives... probably why I don’t own any :( The black and gold is sick! Can you do some buckethead stuff?

@pmAhavasi

4 жыл бұрын

I think the opposite XD I played passives for the past 10 years, now I got the EMG's with my ec1000. At first I didnt liked it. It surely has a more compressed sound compared to a passive pickup, I find it better for leads, as it got a fatter tone. I have an epiphone les paul besides, I kinda like it better for rythm as it sounds a little richer compared to emg's.

@VafaMottahedin

4 жыл бұрын

Honestly I haven't played as many active pickups, but I haven't really liked the ones I've tried compared to passive. Just my opinion though. Also I don't like the idea of having to constantly deal with batteries. Anyway I can't possibly even come close to Buckethead 😅

@C_mao

4 жыл бұрын

@@VafaMottahedin I'v heard you only have to change the batteries once a year (i'll find out bc i put a SD 'Blackouts for metal'(active) in the bridge of a BC Rich Mockingbird, and Blackout(passive at the neck btw ) ..Also one of those 'Little 59's' in an Ibanez (but that was a single coil, that kinda looks like a double, two rows of screws. I think that LTD looks cooler than a Les Paul, cooler shaped head stock too

it`s a killer guitar for Death Metal haha

Is it easy to play around the higher frets?

@VafaMottahedin

4 жыл бұрын

I'd say the high fret access isn't bad, but it isn't great either. If that's a big concern, this might not be the right guitar for you. For instance, my Ibanez has much better high fret access.

nice shirt

Just ordered the black cherry one with EMGs. 575 shipped vs 2000 for esp eclipse 2.

@crockie2230

3 жыл бұрын

@aluminumfetish yea guitar center sells them used on their website in the 490-600 range

I think ill go fo this guitar instead of shecter custom ii VB

Luv the Korean made

@bc454irocz89

3 жыл бұрын

Do they still sell the Korean?

@VafaMottahedin

2 жыл бұрын

No idea, but I do see on their site that they are backed up due to supply chain.

I almost got one of these, but got a hellraiser hybrid pt instead. The all around specs of it are a bit smaller than im used to...

Hey, Ive got 1 month ago an ec1000 stbc (red with emgs). Does your guitar hold tune? Ive set up everything, and its still pretty bad at holding the tune. I can feel the strings are sticking into the nut (also sometimes does the pop sound). Older LTDs had a decent nut, im a bit disappointed at this. My epiphone holds the tune better

@VafaMottahedin

4 жыл бұрын

Sorry to hear that! I haven't had any issues with this new guitar myself, but I'd take it to a tech at a guitar store to get an idea of what it could be. Might be as simple as filing down the nut just a little bit.

@pmAhavasi

4 жыл бұрын

@@VafaMottahedinHey thanks for the reply, youre right I need to find a tech guy, but first gather some money, I want to replace that nut with something better. Cheers!

Any alternatives to this?

@VafaMottahedin

4 жыл бұрын

How do you mean? There are lots of options for the EC line. You could get one with a Floyd, with active pickups, etc.

What pick are u using

@VafaMottahedin

2 жыл бұрын

I use a Jim Dunlop Glow Standard 1.14mm. It might be hard to find these days, but I bought mine online. They are awesome picks. They are nice and huge and easy to hold, they have a good grip, and they even glow in the dark which is not really necessary but just kind of cool. In my opinion, they are much easier to use than tiny little Jazz IIIs which I have never really liked.

Does it come with case ?

@VafaMottahedin

3 жыл бұрын

vijay anand No case included. The pickups are splitable which is awssome

@vijayanand7778

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you😊

Which duncans are in it?

@VafaMottahedin

4 жыл бұрын

According to the site, they are JB and 57, but I couldn't find 57 on the Seymour Duncan website.

@C_mao

4 жыл бұрын

@@VafaMottahedin maybe it's the SD 'Little 59'

@ba3960

4 жыл бұрын

asianaxeman JB in the bridge and 59 in the Neck.

What Song is this sir? 7:30 ☝🏻💯🖤😁👊🏻🤙🏻🤙🏻

@VafaMottahedin

2 жыл бұрын

Those are some riffs from my original song called Ancient Sensory Mutilation: kzread.info/dash/bejne/qIOgy62lZdivd9o.html

@emoarisoy7668

2 жыл бұрын

Thank U alot 💯❤️

How much did it cost??

@VafaMottahedin

4 жыл бұрын

Prices will probably vary depending on your region but I got this one for $900.

@abbddos

4 жыл бұрын

@@VafaMottahedin cool.. I currently have a Fender stratocaster, it's wonderful, but I still need the Les Paul humbuckers for heavy stuff, and the Gibsons are really expensive. I might get this ESP piece by Christmas. Thanks a lot.

Korea or indonesia?

yes, metal pickups. Awful on cleans. got one,easy to play solos, which is great. Next would be emg i think

How much is this?

@VafaMottahedin

3 жыл бұрын

I paid around $900 USD, but that will vary depending on where you are located.

Why would you say this guitar is primarily for rhythm?

@VafaMottahedin

Ай бұрын

Not necessarily. It is nice for leads too

@doomsayr_x

Ай бұрын

@VafaMottahedin okay awesome I was confused I thought maybe the fishmans were better for rhythm

@VafaMottahedin

Ай бұрын

@@doomsayr_x fishmans? This one has Seymour Duncans. I have an sg prophecy that has fishmans and I think they are good for both but maybe a bit too much midrange for rhythm for my taste.

@doomsayr_x

Ай бұрын

@VafaMottahedin yeah bro I just got the ESP LTD EC 1000s fluence. It will be here Wednesday. All the reviews look pretty good on it. There's 3 different voicings, I guess. I have a jackson soloist with seymour black winters in it so I'm curious which will have more crunch.

@VafaMottahedin

Ай бұрын

@@doomsayr_x congrats!!you are going to love it. Let me know if it had that midrange boost I was mentioning

What tuning are you playing in?

@VafaMottahedin

4 жыл бұрын

D standard, and drop C at the end.

@callumsinclair6097

4 жыл бұрын

@@VafaMottahedin how well does it handle Drop C? And what gauge of strings are you using

@VafaMottahedin

4 жыл бұрын

Callum Sinclair pretty great actually, the stability is exactly as good as you’d expect from a high end guitar. I haven’t changed the strings from what it came with so I think they are 10-42.

awww man these arent made in korea anymore???? always been disappointed with indo guitars

@VafaMottahedin

3 жыл бұрын

Yea probably not, I think it's just cheaper in Indonesia.

Wasn’t this a $799 guitar? Wtf now they want like 1100 for it

@VafaMottahedin

2 жыл бұрын

Wow inflation sucks! It was about $900 for mine back in 2020.

I want one but cant afford it..can someone send me one for free.thanks

Indonesia👎 Korean are better made

@SinggihSans

4 жыл бұрын

I think the quality is same,indonesia have good tropical forest wood for the body guitar too,Solar guitar ola englund produced on indonesia too

This guitar costs $1000 and is made in Indonesia??? Hard pass.

Funny that every comment that isn’t praising this person has another comment from some idiot saying something smart. No this isn’t interesting. Makeup, lights and glitter… great. The solo has been done a thousand times.. great. Do something original make your own name.

never again will i buy an indonesian guitar body it is very low quiality for the price