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I think the Eclipse retains a lot of what a Les Paul is. I have Les Pauls, regular Eclipses and Full Thickness (LP width) Eclipses. I prefer the regular Eclipses, but the FT guitars do get closer to the Gibson. To my ears, there is a little more lower-mids, which makes it feel a tad beefier.

Congrats, McTallica! Sorry for the delayed reply to this thread, but even with 2-factor, the forum wasn't letting me post here. I have 5 guitars from Rob and they're all great. He shared a few of the build process pics of this guitar with me as he was going and kept saying how resonant it was...

Any time you're around NEOH, you're welcome to come play them.

Thanks! I built it based both on my needs for space. I took the concept from the DRS double-tier stand and adapted it. Mostly because I didn't want to spend a ton of cash on two of his racks (I mean, that leaves more money for guitars, right?) and also because I wanted something to hang the...

A bunch of Eclipses, a few Les Pauls and M-IIs and a random assortment of other things.

This is about as good as I can do to fit them all.

https://reverb.com/item/85587400-antonio-guitars-a-kl-licensed-by-kenneth-lawrence Here's the same builder's licensed KL. It looks like the guy does pretty nice work, but his personality is a bit abrasive. There's no way I'd pay that price for a guitar from him, even if he were the nicest guy...

One thing to consider is that the ESP and the E-II guitars will have a maple cap on the mahogany body. The E-II (formerly ESP Standard Series) with fancy wood tops are a veneer over maple top. The LTD guitars are just a veneer over the mahogany. That may have changed, but my 2003 LTD did not...

I've owned three, ESP Standard Series FT Eclipses (still own two of them.) Two were from 2007, the third 2010. They weighed in at 8lbs 15oz, 8lbs 14oz, and 8lbs 10oz

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I know a thing or two about Eclipses. They're everything you're looking for. My average Eclipse weighs in slightly below 8lbs. Even the "full thickness" (Les Paul thickness) guitars are under 9. The regular thickness Eclipses I have retain a fair amount of what a Les Paul does. With the same...

Very nice. I like the color.

Not included in the video is this 2012 FT Eclipse. It's in a one-off color (for a SS Eclipse) in dark candy red. My buddy has an FT in silverburst and he paid more than I would have. The FT Eclipses are great, but I actually prefer the regular thickness ones.

I have a few. I kinda did a deep-dive into them one day when I was bored. FWIW, I've owned 3 FT Eclipses (still have 2) and with passive pickups, they do the same things that Les Pauls do. I'm not sure what you guys think they're missing. They have a bit more of the low-mid thing than the...

I have a few. I love them, but I've moved to ESP Eclipses, mostly.

There was a thread like this a few years ago on TGP. Same break on the Hercules. I had guitars hung using String Swing hangers for 14 years. Each was screwed into a stud. When I took them down, they were still tight to the wall and they tore paint off the wall. ?

Like many others in the thread, I own (and have owned) many ESP/LTD guitars over the years, ranging from 200 level LTDs to Custom Shop ESPs. I'd always said that they make excellent value for the price range guitars up and down their product lines. At the moment, the E-II guitars are probably...

Excellent job man! I made something similar a few years ago. I really like your take on it.

I've never seen proof that Gibson actually sued ESP. Perhaps there have been cease and desist letters sent over the years, who knows? But the word in the internet is that ESP stopped making MX guitars entirely, even in Japan. I believe that was during the whole "play authentic" / Dean lawsuit...