Has anyone owned or played the ESP E-II Viper Baritone?

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I owned a few Viper Baritones in the 2010-2012. very comfortable, no noticeable balance issus.
 
The balance on the vipers is super solid, on both the baritones and standard scale ones IME
 
I’m about to buy a e2 viper baritone.. soundstorm you never reported on the balance of this guitar? Is there any noticable neckdive?
 
Neurosis said:
I’m about to buy a e2 viper baritone.. soundstorm you never reported on the balance of this guitar? Is there any noticable neckdive?
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Yes there is. I had to move the strap button to the tip of the horn, just like Tony Iommi used to do with his SGs. Works perfectly. I put a small black screw where the old button was. It’s a killer guitar and still my current favorite.

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My Viper deluxe 1000 has some neck dive. It won't drop to the floor but it feels like it's going to. It levels off parallel with the ground. I tried to do the wheelweights a few days ago. Didn't work. I used some duct tape to simulate a couple differnt strap button locations. I'm thinking it will need a Bigsby and strap button relocation to make it hang the way I want it to, neck up. $240 with the vibramate in gold. I let a killer Sheraton go once cause the bigsby solution was too high priced. I told myself never again so this is the never again.

I'm leery about putting the button on the tip of the horn. It doesn't seem robust enough to me I thought about going on the inside of the horn, in the upper bout where there is a little more meat. Anyone used the tip location long term and put a lot of gigs and use on it?
 
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The one I had balanced super well. It feels more like an LP than an SG as far as heft of the body goes, much much thicker than an SG.
 
VonBonfire said:
My Viper deluxe 1000 has some neck dive. It won't drop to the floor but it feels like it's going to. It levels off parallel with the ground. I tried to do the wheelweights a few days ago. Didn't work. I used some duct tape to simulate a couple differnt strap button locations. I'm thinking it will need a Bigsby and strap button relocation to make it hang the way I want it to, neck up. $240 with the vibramate in gold. I let a killer Sheraton go once cause the bigsby solution was too high priced. I told myself never again so this is the never again.

I'm leery about putting the button on the tip of the horn. It doesn't seem robust enough to me I thought about going on the inside of the horn, in the upper bout where there is a little more meat. Anyone used the tip location long term and put a lot of gigs and use on it?
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I think a lot of guys move the strap button to the horn, it balances the guitar perfectly. No issues at all with mine over the last year and a half or so, but I’m also not throwing it over my shoulder and playing crabcore with it either.
 
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