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@csykoe
Жыл бұрын
I’m a Gibson fan but ESP is the best there’s ever been!!!
@TylerJohnstonGuitar
Жыл бұрын
ESP is in a league of their own. That Lynch Burst Snapper is incredible.
@mathias_411
Жыл бұрын
Absolutely. I saved for years and bought an ESP USA Horizon II. Absolutely worth every penny
@TylerJohnstonGuitar
Жыл бұрын
@@mathias_411 I’m looking to start an Eclipse fund myself. You get a lot more bang for your buck over a Gibson.
@mathias_411
Жыл бұрын
@@TylerJohnstonGuitar That's a good idea. The workmanship of the ESPs is really first class. I would not have thought that the jump from a normal ESP Eclipse I (pre lawsuit) to a USA is then again so high. I own both and would never give them away again. I have also had several Gibson and always something was not 100% perfect.
@shanewalton8888
Жыл бұрын
14:24 That is not "some guy robbing a bank". These are Japanese Buddhist Gods. This is the wind god. He is holding the wind in that sack.
@sgt.grinch3299
Жыл бұрын
Beautiful pieces of form and function.
@Davidckennedymusic
Жыл бұрын
Eloquently put Sarge
@bellis8084
Жыл бұрын
That flying V "persimmon" wood one is pretty cool. That silver design on the front V really looks like a blade.... even a super custom "Damascus Steel" blade that is a very high-end knife steel design. It really works with the wood. Not sure about all this "Art" project guitars because it's supposed to be about the sound but the talent and creativity sure is cool.
@pharris125
Жыл бұрын
Looks like they also used that steel for inlays, very cool.
@MrPointy75
Жыл бұрын
The V was my favorite.
@picksalot1
Жыл бұрын
The Guitar as Art. This is what can happen when you really love your job. Fantastic creations. 😎
@WilliamHaisch
Жыл бұрын
13:37 Those last two are Raijin (Thunder God, with drums around him) and Fugin (Wind God, carrying a large sack of winds) of Japanese folklore and Shinto religion. source: Wikipedia (EN)
@bretspangler8717
Жыл бұрын
I so agree, I love guitars but I also love all the woods and amazing craftsmanship.
@mentalcog2187
Жыл бұрын
Serious Artisans and Craftsman working there! WOW! What they've done with the woods is fantastic! Keep in mind,.. different woods react differently to all things moisture (stains, finishes, etc.), sanded or carved! Regardless of body and neck styles,.. these are beautiful standalone works! Hard to choose only one you like most!
@danriley5848
Жыл бұрын
These ESP's are on another level and they look absolutely amazing.
@apostlestumpy
Жыл бұрын
I've been saying for years that you spend thousands of dollars on an expensive guitar that has cheap plastic on it! The guitars I've started building have no plastic. It's either metal or wood. I also mount the PUP's from behind to keep the top clean, and I make wood PUP covers. I love what ESP has done here, especially the V types.
@e4tm333
Жыл бұрын
Stunning craftsmanship
@jackmundo4043
Жыл бұрын
Very impressed with every one. Beautiful and extremely creative. Thank you.
@intoit1074
Жыл бұрын
All hail ESP they are just pure works of art. Fantastic!!
@UTubeHandlesSuck
Жыл бұрын
Speaking of typos, I love the Les Paul version being "COLOR Natural w/Gold Reaf." Flashback to Revenge of the Nerds, "WTF is Reaf?!" 🤣
@leviathan_is_me
Жыл бұрын
WTF is a frush? Nonononono see, you got too many reds..so we get rid of these four and give you fresh new cards.... .....oh sank you!
@ethanhitchcock5431
Жыл бұрын
Go-ol-ly !...So much color & flame ,I really liked the Arrow with Japanese Persimmon wood , the layering of textures , that second layer looks like a 'dog-hair ' finish which I love . The Snappers were cool , and the M2's as well , the FRX was just goofy looking , reminds me of some ' Minarik ' guitars ...and that 6 string bass is quite the beast , I appreciate the artwork . Thanks Trog !!
@eric_in_florida
Жыл бұрын
That purple M2 holy moly!!
@firststep7750
Жыл бұрын
I never thought there'd be an art division of a guitar manufacturer. The builders of these ESP Exhibition guitars are the most skilled craftsmen I've seen.
@user-ql1pc7pi9x
Жыл бұрын
The artistry and craftsmanship is incredible.
@andrewbrookes2485
Жыл бұрын
And I’ve seen loads of Gibsons ( not epiphone’s either!) that can’t even fit knobs on correctly….. or tooling marks etc etc …. ESP custom shop are awesome luthiers : the real deal
@hippiebiker3399
Жыл бұрын
That Persimmon V is gorgeously sick! Not overly done like some of the others, but the craftsmanship is outstanding! Gibson should send a team over to observe how true craftsmanship and quality control are done…..
@thisguy2973
Жыл бұрын
7:44 the pickup cover design here is called perlage. It’s commonly found in high end Swiss watch movements. Those rings are typically hand done.
@DanielRodriguez-eh1qd
Жыл бұрын
I’m surprised you didn’t bring to attention the custom nut on these models, interesting design as well. These things are beautiful, ESPs stand alone at this level.
@wadeguidry6675
Жыл бұрын
They're all to fancy for my tastes, but that "nautical " eclipse is to die for!
@tres311
Жыл бұрын
That last guitar is 100% on some yakuza boss’s den wall next to his authentic 15th century samurai sword with 27 confirmed period kills …and a few more present day.
@stangfan1984
Жыл бұрын
ESP is second to none when it comes to their custom shop.
@ckelly5141
Жыл бұрын
Crazy amount of detail on these ESP’s.....very impressive!🎸
@larrynoe6162
Жыл бұрын
That 6 string bass is bad ass.
@BillyMac812
Жыл бұрын
Those art guitars look like right and left hand versions! That might be a first!
@216trixie
Жыл бұрын
These are some of the most beautiful guitars I've ever seen.
@WAMilyFamily
Жыл бұрын
The natural to purple burst Snapper is sooo beautiful. I would love that in a 6 string.
@joermnyc
Жыл бұрын
The six string bass, the inlay doesn’t just go off the neck onto the body, but it goes up and over the neck pickup cover too.
@highlands
Жыл бұрын
Those gold 'lightning strikes' on the snappers look like they filled the voids in the wood with resin.
@BoyAditya
Жыл бұрын
3:25 Esp should sell that beautiful fixed bridge as part of their accessories
@Calbertone
Жыл бұрын
Amazing craftsmanship!
@AtomicMeatballGuitar
Жыл бұрын
Man, Im a sucker for the arrow shape. Too bad most of these will never be played.
@martinclayton7260
Жыл бұрын
I love purple, and green guitars, so those ones were my favourite.
@ivarmarkusson382
Жыл бұрын
since i first held one and played it... esp is just at the top in my opinion, non of those guitars where something i would buy though, but as a show piece of what they can do, they do just that
@m4ssee
Жыл бұрын
I'm a Fender guy but ESPs are always fun to look at.
@sconni666
Жыл бұрын
Nice to see original designs.
@worksucksletsdrink6011
Жыл бұрын
Purple one is fucking sick!
@thomasriley2307
Жыл бұрын
Like, why do you highlight ESP, and not like Gretsch or a boutique like Waterslide. These all look like the dream guitars for Winger fans or something.
@sgt.grinch3299
Жыл бұрын
EVH’s Kramer sold for $4 million. Yikes! I can’t afford that.
@AndrewJones-cx6kl
Жыл бұрын
But overall what matters is how the neck plays and feels, and the tonal quality you get from the pickups. Pretty cool stuff I will admit
@jonathanbrimhall2727
Жыл бұрын
Esp is upping everything beautiful wood work im super impressed love the look of the MII's the best
@jeffbear5317
Жыл бұрын
Looks like someone at ESP watches Ben at Crimson Guitar
@jameslanclos568
Жыл бұрын
10:55 - Anytime there's a skeleton themed guitar, the back access panel to the pots should be a vintage coffin shape/routing. Just sayin'. Every skeleton needs a box!
@rexrathtar3893
Жыл бұрын
Some are a bit too busy and many are not my style, but no doubting the craft and skill that has gone into making these. Did like the fish swimming in the stream -- a nice touch.
@StrumVogel
Жыл бұрын
The carved ones are of Shinto gods Raijin (thunder god) and Fujin (wind god).
@rudiyantohalim736
Жыл бұрын
I think the tuner bushing that resses to the headstock have to be appriacte too
@johnnytruck2009
Жыл бұрын
I would every one of these guitars, beautiful!
@jeffreytgilbert
Жыл бұрын
I looooooove this series.
@Bluesky5553
Жыл бұрын
These guitars are gorgeous.
@tonyy.8852
Жыл бұрын
ESP makes by far the best guitar I've ever played, and I still haven't really played their higher end original, USA and custom series
@shanewalton8888
Жыл бұрын
ESP custom shop destroys the crap Gibson puts out.
@nicandknacksandseans
Жыл бұрын
Love that eclipse. Very Baroque.
@nidalbouzekri4331
Жыл бұрын
Nice review and you know what, it would be great to see you review an ESP guitar. Maybe a KH-2 (a ouija ?) since you did the Greeny Hammett ! Peace from France 😉
@FrazySting
Жыл бұрын
These are crazy.
@clarkbabin9799
Жыл бұрын
Maybe the first four would've looked better if the plate were countersunk into the back or just countersink screws with washers on back. Also the one with the river on back appears to have shark swimming in that channel. The last two art guitars both look as if theres a switch on them jacks. My favorite was the skeleton s from the nut to onto the guitar itself. I kind of was getting a Grateful Dead vibe from it also.
@blakemoore1905
Жыл бұрын
They have the best choices of literally every spec and like Jesus
@user-sr9in2es8b
Жыл бұрын
Snapper seems like a sort of strange name for a model of guitar.
@vladimirpoutine7522
Жыл бұрын
I have one of the custom shop F series ESP guitars and it's super gaudy so I don't play it much. Kind of a case queen really. I break it out to show it off more as an art piece occasionally but that's about it.
@svart_kors
Жыл бұрын
Love ESP's! Got a few myself! Thanks for this episode!
@DreidMusicalX
Жыл бұрын
I like the 1st, and 3rd, ESP. I got rid of my Green ESP Mirage years ago and wish I didn't.
@michaelpacinus242
Жыл бұрын
5:03 loud clicking sound made it into the video
@sgt.grinch3299
Жыл бұрын
2nd one for Chloe
@ex-subsailor3480
Жыл бұрын
Nice! I dig these videos of beautiful one off guitars that can only be obtained by the uber-rich or VERY LUCKY... This peon can only look at them in videos... I do appreciate the very fine craftsmanship, but I wonder how many trade Tuesdays it would take to go from a Glarry to one of these bad boys??? Trogly? Trogly? Trogly???
@WAMilyFamily
Жыл бұрын
I also love love love that multi coloured Mystique
@pulaski1
Жыл бұрын
They're great looking guitars, but it's a shame they didn't send you a couple to actually look at in person.
@tomleary121257
Жыл бұрын
ESP the real ones are definitely a cut above Paul Reed Smith or even gipson's best guitars I would rather own a ESP than almost anything
@mikecarbone828
Жыл бұрын
Salutations Austin! An interesting assortment of guitars. A lot of them are a bit to much for my tastes, and I actually liked the backs of some of them more than the fronts, but there were a few that were great all around, such as the purple one that you mentioned and the Flying V with a similar finish in red, which were both high on my list of favourites. It looked like there were switches built into the output jack receptacles that are mounted on the back side of the elaborately carved guitars, which is a nice feature, so you could turn off the power, without having to unplug the instrument, that would be a very useful feature on many guitars that have onboard power, so you don’t run down the batteries while you’re taking a break. Unfortunately, either of those guitars don’t appear to be comfortable to play with a strap on sitting down, they are both strictly wall hangers. I might actually visit their website though, and look into a few of the models that I like. I don’t recall you touring this particular site before, it never hurts to mix it up every now and then. Thank you for posting these videos! Please have an excellent and awesome day! ☀️✨🎸
@DDE_ADDICT
Жыл бұрын
all walnut guitars look so awesome, like The SG
@myoptik3x103
Жыл бұрын
I appreciate that they managed to make these guitar artful without making them whimsical. Well, ok, the skulls are kinda whimsical.
@itsaBoomer
Жыл бұрын
That purple 7-string is something I'd die for.
@StevieScotty19
Жыл бұрын
Trogly,You’ve really got to check out @ben Crowe,Crimson guitars,He’s a quite brilliant luthier,The guitars him and his company make are probably the finest craftsmanship you can get,I’ll be ordering one in the next few months,
@john564holloway
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for reviewing, Austin. I love my ESP LTD KH White Zombie. Check 'em out!
@leahcaudill6559
Жыл бұрын
Just plain awesome! They got it going on.
@destianpatrianagara1119
Жыл бұрын
Didn't expect that wolf shaped guitar in the beginning 💀
@SIXPACFISH
Жыл бұрын
My fav was the green back FRX.
@PdaMack
Жыл бұрын
Hey Trogly, have you seen the "thing"? The buckethead thing? I just saw an interesting Guitar world post
@Trog
Жыл бұрын
Yeah, but the buckethead website never responds so…
@silvernuggets1285
Жыл бұрын
Big fan of that first arrow.
@benlogan430
Жыл бұрын
This year’s releases are super classy!
@MrPinkStrat
Жыл бұрын
Gibson Should Send Some of their Staff To the ESP factory to Learn HOW to Paint & FINISH guitars ! I Burst out Laughing When you showed The GIBSON GUITAR & Said it Looked Similar !! 😂😂🤣 I don't Think So Trog ... Looked like we had Gone from $3000 to $4000 Guitars down to a $500 Guitar !
@Sleepy8
Жыл бұрын
Wow! Amazing guitars.
@KevinSmith-wb4ju
Жыл бұрын
Purple 1!!!
@wooferdevlin3571
Жыл бұрын
Hooray for wood covers and bobbins!! If I had to pick fave. BASS!! 😵💫
@elamon51
Жыл бұрын
Woot woot Trogly's guitars 🎸 🙌
@stonedgooglescientists2414
Жыл бұрын
Contra 3 alien wars was the skeleton guy inspiration for the fretboard word
@Izayoink_Saccuy
Жыл бұрын
ESP is amazing especially the E-II series
@PhoenixFlight94
Жыл бұрын
Used E-IIs are one of the best buys out there. For whatever reason, most E-IIs tank in value on the used market (lack of brand recognition maybe?) Highly suggest looking at used ones in Japan since the exchange rate is favorable right now.
@Izayoink_Saccuy
Жыл бұрын
@@PhoenixFlight94 not forgetting that they are all hand built by professional luther and most have Seymour Duncan pickups
@79fuckoff
Жыл бұрын
I have always been a big fan of having my ash exposed.
@markbaum9615
Жыл бұрын
It's the teaser series... just showing a little bit of that fine ash
@homersreluctantodyssey2508
Жыл бұрын
it would be cool to know the price of some of those. people joke about blues lawyers buying the high end classic design guitars, i guess there are heavy metal lawyers too
@PhoenixFlight94
Жыл бұрын
Prices on these haven't been revealed yet, but last year's went for $10k on the low end, $35k on the high end.
@dannymatthews6365
Жыл бұрын
Love these ESPs.
@kevinolson1710
Жыл бұрын
I agree
@ereimul1444
Жыл бұрын
ESP is a piece of art. love em.
@larryburwell8550
Жыл бұрын
Certainly alot of craftsmanship and art on these. I've never played a ESP guitar. Never really wanted too.
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