I am offering here an ESP Standard Eclipse-II VB from 2019, a handcrafted premium singlecut guitar model from the Standard Series of the renowned Japanese luxury guitar forge ESP, featuring a generously contoured mahogany body weighing just 3.55kg, arched maple top, set mahogany neck with slim Thin U neck profile and 42 mm bone nut, bound ebony fingerboard with elaborate custom flag inlays, powerful HH pickup configuration consisting of an EMG 60 humbucker at the neck and an EMG 81 humbucker at the bridge, high-quality Gotoh tuners and GotohTune-o-Matic bridge with matching tailpiece in a gorgeous vintage black satin finish with gleaming gold hardware and aged yellow body bindings in very good condition, including black ESP luxury hardshell case and professional setup with 10-46 Elixir Optiweb strings.

The ESP Eclipse-II is the perfect instrument for the modern metal guitarist looking for a top-of-the-line guitar to execute the most virtuosic playing techniques in a high-gain context. As you’d expect from ESP, this beast—handcrafted in Japan—combines all the high-end specs a hard rock/metal guitarist could ever dream of: an extremely resonant, solid mahogany body topped with a arched maple top delivers a solid tone with that extra bite in the attack, while the one-piece mahogany neck in set-neck construction offers ideal tone transmission with long sustain and an ultra-fat tone, and two active EMG 60/81 humbucker pickups deliver the full range of charged-up, hot sound options at the amp—this guitar is a sublime-sounding all-rounder!

A sound sample of this model can be found above at the end of the photo gallery.

In terms of playability, the slim Thin U neck profile with a 42mm-wide bone nut and a 628.6mm scale length delivers—typical of ESP—fantastically smooth playability. Gotoh tuners and a Gotoh Tune-o-Matic bridge with matching tailpiece ensure ultimate tuning stability with clean intonation all the way up to the highest of the 22 extra-jumbo frets.

Visually, the guitar immediately stands out with its striking Vintage Black Satin finish combined with the almost slightly flashy gold hardware, and loving details such as the Aged Yellow bindings around the body and headstock or the elaborate Custom Flag inlays on the bound ebony fretboard lend it a majestic elegance.

In short: A genuine Japanese ESP Eclipse of the absolute top class with an incredible value for money, combining perfection in sound, playability, and appearance!

Technical Specifications:

• Origin: Tokyo, Japan
• Year of manufacture: 2009
• Body style: Singlecut
• Body: Solid mahogany
• Top: Arched solid maple top
• Neck: One-piece mahogany neck, set-in
• Neck profile: Thin U
• Fingerboard: Ebony with ESP Custom Flag inlays, bound
• Fingerboard radius: 12"
• Frets: 22 extra jumbo
• Nut: 42mm, bone
• Pickups: 1x EMG 60 humbucker (neck), 1x EMG 81 humbucker (bridge); active
• Electronics: 3-way switch, 2x volume and 1x tone controls
• Tuners: Gotoh Gold Tuners
• Bridge: Gotoh Tune-O-Matic Bridge and Gotoh Tailpiece
• Hardware: Gold
• Bindings: Aged Yellow, multi-ply
• Finish: Vintage Black
• Scale length: 628.6mm
• Weight: 3.55kg
• Serial No.: SS0946461
• Includes black ESP deluxe hardshell case

The ESP Eclipse-II VB is one of the sought-after ESP models from before the introduction of the E-II series and therefore features the ESP logo on the headstock.

This guitar is in very good condition and technically flawless. Visually, there is some age-related wear (see photos). The frets are nearly flawless.

The instrument has been professionally set up with 10-46 Elixir Optiweb strings, and I (a long-time guitar teacher) will ship it fully insured with DHL for €29.99 within Germany or €79.99 within the EU. Worldwide shipping is available—individual shipping costs upon request.

All photos shown are of the actual instrument for sale.