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This guitar is awesome. Just received it yesterday. I used to own a esp mii standard series from 2010 and it is every bit as good as my eii mii and in some aspects better. The one I received has a dark rosewood fretboard and looks really high grade my old mii rosewood board was light in color in comparison. I keep looking the guitar over and I can’t find a single flaw. When I received the guitar the setup was flawless and it was even in tune. The fretwork is excellent. All hardware is top of the line. This guitar sounds so good for metal. It has a very quality sound and I play it through a evh 5150iii. It plays very good and effortlessly with no buzzing at all anywhere on the board. I am very impressed and can’t say enough things about it. I recommend anyone to buy this and not be hung up on the eii logo on the headstock vs. esp logo. It’s ever bit as good as my old standard and maybe better in ways. Don’t hesitate.

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I have 2 of the ESP E2 M2 Urban Camo NT guitars and can't be happier. I got the third one back in March 2019 after my second one got stolen. I wanted to wait to write a review after I put the guitar through a few gigs and studio sessions. The guitars are total "machines", they perform above and beyond my expectations. I've got 2 of them and the old one (2016 model) hangs in there with the 2018 model I got back in March. I tune one in E standard and one in Eb tuning for different songs that we play, both guitars never go outta tune, they take all the punishment of the road and the studio, and they look cool on stage too. I wear camo on stage so they match me! The tone of these guitars through a Marshall Full Stack(tube)is legendary! Searing highs and moaning lows and everything in between, all the sounds a metal band would want! I get compliments on my tone from people and I tell them it's good equipment choices that I've made. The build quality of the guitars is perfect, their more like works of art with the paint jobs that they have and all of the cuts in the wood couldn't be more perfect. I would recommend these guitars to any pro who was looking for a shredder guitar for metal, death metal, hard rock, or prog cause that is exactly what they were built for, the sound, the lifestyle, the environment, everything! You don't have to modify nothing cause the guitars are already hot-rodded outta the box! With EMG 81's (Active), Floyd Rose locking bridge and nut, and Gotoh locking tuners(easy string changes). Just plug and play! If you get the black model or opt for the urban camo(my fav)ESP has built a shredding machine that is setup to make you play like a star. And ESP customer support was right there to answer any questions I had about the guitars, thanks to their website. Thanks ESP and Thanks zZounds!!!

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The guys at esp have out done themselves when they made this guitar. It's the perfect machine for metal. I've been playing guitar for 25 years and I've never put my hands on anything better than this guitar. The playability, the tone, the Floyd, right down to the locking tuners. Man this guitar shreds. It has a cool paint job too. I've been looking for a professional tone to run through my Marshall stack and by god ive found it. I'm really impressed. Thank zZounds!

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When I opened the shipping container I was struck by the fact that ESP had wrapped the case in a protective bag. After removed I opened the case to find that they had also put protective candy to protect the guitar inside the case! Nice touch ESP! The guitar itself was no less. The attention to detail is incredible. Were this an Ibanez it would retail for 3 grand. The finish is immaculate. The Floyd, the pickups, the neck are all spot on. The battery compartment should be featured in Star Wars. I LOVE this guitar. Slightly thicker neck than I am used to but it was an easy change. Not bad. BUY IT!

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Out of the box it sounded great but one problem is the volume knob is too close to the floyd tremolo other than that it is great.The quality is top notch compared to the ltd versions u get what u pay 4.

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I bought this guitar in March of 2016 here from zZounds and this is my review. I am a devoted Desth Metal Grindcore Extreme Metal Guirarist from San Francisco, Ca. Shipping from zZounds was quick and overnighted by choice of shipping options. After unboxing the guitar and opening the case I was disappointed to find the toggle switch broken on the guitar. The case may have been tight and it broke during shipping. Was not a deal breaker and zZounds gave me a credit for the repair. The guitar checked out perfectly after that day I was able to swap the EMG pickups, set up with 11s strings and installed nazguls and sentiment pickups. This guitar is killer to play but be prepared to get a set up and if your not into emgs the cost of a swap out. This guitar is probably the best metal guitar ever made period and a must buy!!!!

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