Let's fucking gooooo. I'm becoming an expert on guitars just from watching your channel, and I've never even touched the instrument. You're the man, man.
Thank you! This is drop C tuning. Good catch. I bought the guitar through Evertune’s online store, and I actually paid a little extra to have them set the guitar up in drop C with 11-52 strings, so unfortunately I’m not sure if they had to file the nut. I would assume they did since these guitars come stock with 9-42, but I don’t really know for sure. I do know that I was able to keep the bridge stock to achieve drop C with that 11-52 string gauge, so I didn’t have to pay for their high/low tension saddles.
As with previous videos, excellent insights into manufacturing components and sound capabilities of this guitar. I love the blend of your technical knowledge with you obvious artistic capabilities in playing the guitar. This ability is rare and draws me to your website for both learning and enjoyment. Many thanks for this and keep up the effort.
Thank you so much. Still need to get the tuners and pickups but I have some other things I’m working on in the meantime. I do really appreciate hearing that you are looking forward to something else from me. Hopefully i’ll get those parts soon.
Thanks Seth. Really informative, balanced review. I appreciate hearing perspectives from a place of knowledge and not just repeating garbage from the internet. Keep it up!
Hi! Great Vid, got a question for you, I have the LTD EC-1000vb without evertune, I tune my guitar in drop A and have some issues getting the correct tune, it sounds fine but not perfect, the note tends to oscillate, did you try a low tuning? Does the evertune works fine for that?
Thank you so much! I haven’t personally tuned this guitar to anything aside from drop C, BUT I do think the evertune would be useful for your situation. If you have the necessary string gauge/tension for a particular tuning (you can confirm this on Evertune’s website), you can actually set the strings so they don’t go out of tune no matter how hard you pick, but the trade off is you cannot easily bend the string to change the pitch I’ve seen people use Evertune to tune a standard 25.5 scale guitar to drop F and they are able to do it with no pitch problems because of this ability to “dial in” the amount of pitch variation you want. I hope that helps, and thank you so much for watching!
Fantastic job Seth! You are a phenomenal guitarist and your explanations of how things work is so easy to follow and understand. You are simply very good at this. Keep it up!
Thanks so much for your high quality videos! You'll get so many subscribers in no time if you keep up this quality:) I watched your upgrade video too, what locking tuners did you end up buying for it? Cheers!
Oh my goodness, thank YOU so much for such a nice comment! It means a lot. For the tuners, I got the Gotoh SG-301-04 MGT Magnum-Lock TRAD set with Keystone buttons (long name, I know). They dropped right in and the holes lined up close to perfect with the Grovers.
Loved the demo even though I’m not usually a fan if metal music. I enjoyed listening the information about the guitar it was very informative. I appreciate your talent keep it up your amazing.
Seth: I got this same guitar and love it. Your review and my love of EC-1000s over all were definitely contributing factors. Are you still enjoying yours?
Glad to hear you love yours. I still dig mine. I don’t play it as much currently just because it needs some new pickups and strings, but it’s still a solid guitar.
@@SethSilvaMusic what kind of pickups are you planning to put in it? I have the 57/66TW set in another guitar and they seem pretty solid…definitely different than the 81/60TW that comes stock in the BB.
I actually have that set in the guitar currently, and while I prefer them to the 81/60, I just greatly prefer passive pickups so I’ll end up throwing something in there. Haven’t decided what yet though. Whenever I do it, I’ll make another update video.
Just added the Evertune to my Ibanez JBM10FX. I have Drop C tuning too with 11 gauge strings. Do I have to change anything if I want to use a lighter gauge?
Just noticed your comment here answered the question I asked you on my other video. Thanks for the comments and watching the videos btw. I really appreciate it. I actually haven’t changed string gauges on this guitar. When I ordered it from Evertune, I had them set it up with 11-52 strings in drop C, and I haven’t changed it from that. From my own previous research though, I would think if you changed gauge/tuning, you might have to adjust the setup a hair to compensate. At minimum, you’d need to adjust the saddles for the new string tension, then likely also adjust the intonation. I hope that helps. Sorry its not necessarily coming from a place of direct experience, as this is my first/only experience with the Evertune and I haven’t really had to mess with it all that much.
Eclipse BB is one of my dream guitar from ESP. When I get one, I will change the pickup to passive one. Because I already have guitar with 81 85. Thing is brushed aluminum cover on those EMG fit really well with the aesthetic of the guitar. Yet, I'll be using passive pickup with black bobbin. If my choice of pickups are correct, I'll be having guitar with nice sound but less beautiful than the original.
Thanks for checking out my video. What pickups were you thinking about installing in yours? I know some companies like BKP and Dimarzio will build pickups with custom covers so you could have a similar look.
@@SethSilvaMusic I’ll be using SD 59/custom hybird on bridge and suhr thornbucker on neck. I dont want to buy custom pickup since eclipse BB isnt cheap and changing to passive pickup means I have to spend more money for pickups itself and other component. I may change the pickup rings to chrome one because old esp eclipse BB uses those and black pickups bobbins. Thanks for your reply.
Thank you so much. I guess the answer to your question would largely depend on what type of guitars you like the look/feel of. Given how much I’ve enjoyed this guitar, I feel like LTD’s 2021 1000 series would be a safe bet since you get some cool spec for less than $1500. Never tried the Fishman Moderns/Classics, but the other guitars in this series seem to use those and by all accounts they are a bit more versatile than the EMGs used in this guitar. I’ve had pretty decent experiences with Schecter in the past as well, but its been a few years since I’ve tried one under $1500. If you don’t care about stainless steel frets or aftermarket pickups, the PRS SE line are also pretty solid as well, but you may decide to upgrade electronics, the nut, and/or the tuners down the line. Sorry if all this seems broad/general for the moment. I hesitate to get more specific without knowing exactly what sort of things you’re into as I don’t want to give a bad recommendation.
@@SethSilvaMusic Thanks for the detailed reply. I've decided to sell one of my basses so my budget now extends up to $3k or so. I'm mainly into 90s alt rock (Tool, Smashing Pumpkins, AIC) bit of hard rock (QOTSA, Zeppelin etc.) though I also dig Blues, jazz and metal every once in awhile (Opeth, Lamb of God, Mastodon mainly). So I guess the guitar has to be pretty versatile. Any advice appreciated thanks!
If you like this LTD, or single cuts in general, and are looking to spend more, i think you could get what your wanting out of one of the E-II eclipses, so long as you get one without the EMG 81/60. Haven’t played one myself, but if its a better quality version of this, then that’d be a sweet guitar. I’m a big fan of Music Man guitars, and with that budget, you could afford quite a bit of their offerings. The Stingray is a guitar I’ve seen used in a lot of genres, and the pickups have a sound that works well for plenty of styles, even though its a pretty straightforward guitar. Similarly, you might want to check out a PRS CE24. The bolt on gives it a bit more snap like something in the Fender camp, but the short scale and dual humbuckers give you some thickness to the sound. More on the budget side, since you mentioned Smashing Pumpkins, the Reverend Billy Corgan is a pretty cool guitar that isn’t too expensive if you can find one. The electronics in that guitar make it versatile enough to do clean and more aggressive stuff. Hope any of that helps. Obviously, if you can try any of these out, it would help figure out if they’re right for you/your needs. Or just buy a guitar somewhere with a generous return policy.
You my man may have helped me to figure out what this awful buzzing is at the bridge of my evertune. Drives absolutely nuts! I’ll have to see if I can get one of those wedge pieces from evertune as well. Thank you!
I can certainly tell that you were strongly inspired by BFMV/Killswitch Engage/AILD with the stuff you were playing on here, super nice guitar I gotta say, that looks fucking sexy as hell, I myself am a proud owner of an ESP LTD EC-401 B (Baritone) kinda sucks that they don’t make these anymore, great video though!
Thanks for watching/commenting. I’ve never tried the EC-401 B, but they’re also very cool looking guitars. It’d be cool if LTD made a 1000 series version of that guitar with stainless frets and maybe even the Evertune.
A little mod you could get for the emg are 24 volt mod which will bring a lot more clarity, clear, and make it sound like a passive and active pickups baby. It’s only 30 dollars.
Good review and fair comments on the pups. I went the Granite Sparkle in an EII to get the 57/66TW set, which are a lot more versatile and have more character. It's a looker too.
Thank you! That granite sparkle is definitely a cool looking guitar. I’d like to see ESP bring the stainless steel frets over to the E-II line, since i find it pretty weird that the current production 1000 series has them, but ESP Japan is still rocking nickel frets.
@@SethSilvaMusic I vaguely thought it had stainless steel frets, the spec does not specify, so probably not. TBH I'm not bothered. I have a Jackson Bulb with SS frets, and I find them very bright. So long as they're big, I'm happy. I've only ever worn frets out on one guitar, and that was when it was my only one, now I have a bunch the wear gets spread around with the love.
I’ve been wanting a Jackson Bulb since their announcement, so that’s awesome. What color/pickups are in yours? At this point, I’m a stainless steel diehard, so a guitar has to be particularly special for me to get it without stainless steel frets. I don’t think i fret to terribly hard, but I have had some guitars that required fretwork much sooner than I would’ve liked, and i’m not comfortable enough to do that work myself. Hence, stainless steel stops the problem before it happens. Or its a darn good placebo. Either way, i’m in too deep.
@@SethSilvaMusic Funny, I didn't realise we had a similar conversation on the video where you do the upgrade to the 57/66TW a while ago. I told you about the Bulb then too. LOL, I was loving my ESP yesterday and looked up some UA-cams and ran across tis one again, which I have watched before. How are your long term feelings about the 57/66 set ?
Oh wow, you’re right! I thought your name sounded familiar. Thanks for coming back! As far as longterm thoughts the 57/66TW, I’m starting to really consider switching them out for some passives. I definitely still prefer them over the 81/60 by a lot, but they still have enough of the “EMG” feel to where I really only like the way they play with certain tones. I thought about Fishmans, but they are still an unknown for me and I already know I tend to prefer passives in general anyway.
You can somewhat tweak the amount of tension depending on what zone you are in with the Evertune, but I still don’t feel like this is a crazy high tension bridge. Feel wise it’s more similar to something like a Floyd, but bear in mind this guitar is a 24.75 inch scale so it’s inherently a little slinkier than 25.5. I have never tried an Evertune on another guitar so I’m not sure how different it would feel on a longer scale.
I’ve never played the Phoenix myself, but looking at specs the Phoenix has a few more tonal options than the BB since it comes with the Fishman Fluence pickups. I personally prefer the shorter scale of the EC-1000, but the Phoenix seems to give you a little bit more flexibility for the money. It really boils down to personal preference. Me personally, I prefer the EC-1000 just because I love singlecuts, but I do wish this guitar came with Fishman pickups instead of EMG.
@@SethSilvaMusic thank you for answering. phoenix model and ec1000 bb is really good but I did not know before we can’t tune our guitar to any tune with same string gauge with evertune bridge guitars. Is it true? I learned just in. If we can’t tune our guitar every tune with same string gauge I don’t want to use evertune cuz making harder than floyd rose if I have to change strings for few tunes.
Evertune is a tension based system so there are some limitations in what you can tune to with the stock saddle with any particular string gauge. They have a tension calculator on their website where you can plug in a string gauge and the note you want to tune to to double check, but really, if you are going for a tuning that is VERY difficult, it is a good idea to swap string gauges anyway.
i got the EC1000T in tobacco burst and man it is flawless ! wasnt too sure about the fishman classic pickups but man was i wrong they are soooo versatile
I’m glad to hear it! That guitar looks awesome and its definitely one I want to get my hands on since I’ve never tried the Fishman Classics myself. I was actually between that one and this one but went with this mostly because I wanted to try a guitar with the Evertune.
I’m actually working on another video where I’ll discuss it a little bit. The short version is, its pretty cool, but there is a learning curve that I personally am still getting over. So far though, I wildly prefer it over a floyd rose because its significantly more stable and less frustrating when tuning.
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I switch it up honestly depending on the moment. Sometimes i have finger down, sometimes they are are in. When i was younger i always had my fingers down and was always told i needed to tuck them in so I started practicing doing that. Honestly, i think people should just play however is most comfortable for them. Sometimes its fingers in, sometimes fingers out
The scene has definitely changed, but I still enjoy a lot of the newer stuff. This tune was mostly heavily inspired by bands/songs from the 2000’s/2010’s just because when I was writing metalcore music, those were my biggest influences. The new stuff takes heavy cues from modern progressive metal, and I love some of that too, I’m just not the best at writing songs like that myself.
I actually have another video on my channel where I did put the 57/66TW set in this guitar. It was definitely an improvement. Thanks for watching and for your comment! It really helps
I agree with your preference. Black/Gold looks good on the LP Customs, but with this EC-1000 The silver helps distinguish it from those. Sorry you're missing out on options in Canada. Did you guys not get the full lineup of the 2021 1000 series? I always thought Canada and the USA were similar in guitar offerings since they're on the same continent.
I haven’t played a Gibson Tribute in a long time, but the EC-1000 is definitely more feature-packed so I’d probably go with it. That said, if you need something more classic sounding, the Tribute would be better.
You’re welcome and thanks for watching! This one is made in Korea, but I’ve seen others from the 2021 line made in Indonesia as well. (Hopefully thats the answer to your question since I used Google Translate)
Definitely inspired by that as I ADORED Bullet and was constantly jamming their stuff. 0-3-5-6 in drop C is just so cool and mean sounding man, and its been used in so many awesome songs. Glad it got you moving!
Hello! The video is actually not sped up at all. What you’re seeing is just me being a spaz since this is literally the second time I tried talking to a camera for a video.
@@SethSilvaMusic the first part of the video where the riff is played downstroke, accelerated) I repeat, this can be seen by the movement of the chin) also, if you look closely at the brush, you can see it) I will not prove further, as I see there is no point) or freezing video, that doesn't look like. Best regards
Let's fucking gooooo. I'm becoming an expert on guitars just from watching your channel, and I've never even touched the instrument. You're the man, man.
Thanks. I’m by no means an expert but I’m glad I give you the impression :)
Nice Video! Is this Drop C Tuning? If yes, did you replace the default strings and did you have to file the nut or change something else?
Thank you! This is drop C tuning. Good catch. I bought the guitar through Evertune’s online store, and I actually paid a little extra to have them set the guitar up in drop C with 11-52 strings, so unfortunately I’m not sure if they had to file the nut. I would assume they did since these guitars come stock with 9-42, but I don’t really know for sure. I do know that I was able to keep the bridge stock to achieve drop C with that 11-52 string gauge, so I didn’t have to pay for their high/low tension saddles.
As with previous videos, excellent insights into manufacturing components and sound capabilities of this guitar. I love the blend of your technical knowledge with you obvious artistic capabilities in playing the guitar. This ability is rare and draws me to your website for both learning and enjoyment. Many thanks for this and keep up the effort.
Thank you
Looking forward to see the video about tuners upgrade. Great quality content mate, keep it coming!
Thank you so much. Still need to get the tuners and pickups but I have some other things I’m working on in the meantime. I do really appreciate hearing that you are looking forward to something else from me. Hopefully i’ll get those parts soon.
Thanks Seth. Really informative, balanced review. I appreciate hearing perspectives from a place of knowledge and not just repeating garbage from the internet. Keep it up!
Thanks, Dan! Glad you enjoyed it.
I learned a lot on your demo and review. Thank you for providing a real thoughtful and thorough explanation.
Thank you for watching and for your comment. I’m glad you found the video helpful
Whata badass guitar !!! Somday!great video man awosum intro!
Hi! Great Vid, got a question for you, I have the LTD EC-1000vb without evertune, I tune my guitar in drop A and have some issues getting the correct tune, it sounds fine but not perfect, the note tends to oscillate, did you try a low tuning? Does the evertune works fine for that?
Thank you so much!
I haven’t personally tuned this guitar to anything aside from drop C, BUT I do think the evertune would be useful for your situation. If you have the necessary string gauge/tension for a particular tuning (you can confirm this on Evertune’s website), you can actually set the strings so they don’t go out of tune no matter how hard you pick, but the trade off is you cannot easily bend the string to change the pitch I’ve seen people use Evertune to tune a standard 25.5 scale guitar to drop F and they are able to do it with no pitch problems because of this ability to “dial in” the amount of pitch variation you want.
I hope that helps, and thank you so much for watching!
@@SethSilvaMusic thanks man! Very helpful
You need more subs man.. Great vid!more guitar reviews to come!
Thank you so much for your kind words. I really appreciate it
Serious Dark Tranquillity vibes there for a bit. Love it!
I’m glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching!
Fantastic job Seth! You are a phenomenal guitarist and your explanations of how things work is so easy to follow and understand. You are simply very good at this. Keep it up!
My favorite song and riffs you've done so far! 🖤 killin it 🤘
Thanks, Amanda. I appreciate your support.
Which song mate
Thanks so much for your high quality videos! You'll get so many subscribers in no time if you keep up this quality:)
I watched your upgrade video too, what locking tuners did you end up buying for it? Cheers!
Oh my goodness, thank YOU so much for such a nice comment! It means a lot.
For the tuners, I got the Gotoh SG-301-04 MGT Magnum-Lock TRAD set with Keystone buttons (long name, I know). They dropped right in and the holes lined up close to perfect with the Grovers.
Great review and great playing man. Good luck with the channel, you seem like a nice dude.
Thank you so much! I really appreciate it and I’m glad you enjoyed it!
Just ordered one of these. Can't wait to get my hands on it. Great review man.
Thank you! Congrats on the new guitar as well!
@@SethSilvaMusic Thanks man!
How do you like it? I'm considering ordering one of these over the holidays. Either this Eclipse, or a Sustaniac Solar
@@iRemainNameless I sold it a bit ago, but when I did have it it was excellent.
Loved the demo even though I’m not usually a fan if metal music. I enjoyed listening the information about the guitar it was very informative. I appreciate your talent keep it up your amazing.
Seth: I got this same guitar and love it. Your review and my love of EC-1000s over all were definitely contributing factors. Are you still enjoying yours?
Glad to hear you love yours. I still dig mine. I don’t play it as much currently just because it needs some new pickups and strings, but it’s still a solid guitar.
@@SethSilvaMusic what kind of pickups are you planning to put in it? I have the 57/66TW set in another guitar and they seem pretty solid…definitely different than the 81/60TW that comes stock in the BB.
I actually have that set in the guitar currently, and while I prefer them to the 81/60, I just greatly prefer passive pickups so I’ll end up throwing something in there. Haven’t decided what yet though. Whenever I do it, I’ll make another update video.
Just added the Evertune to my Ibanez JBM10FX. I have Drop C tuning too with 11 gauge strings. Do I have to change anything if I want to use a lighter gauge?
Just noticed your comment here answered the question I asked you on my other video. Thanks for the comments and watching the videos btw. I really appreciate it.
I actually haven’t changed string gauges on this guitar. When I ordered it from Evertune, I had them set it up with 11-52 strings in drop C, and I haven’t changed it from that. From my own previous research though, I would think if you changed gauge/tuning, you might have to adjust the setup a hair to compensate. At minimum, you’d need to adjust the saddles for the new string tension, then likely also adjust the intonation.
I hope that helps. Sorry its not necessarily coming from a place of direct experience, as this is my first/only experience with the Evertune and I haven’t really had to mess with it all that much.
Eclipse BB is one of my dream guitar from ESP. When I get one, I will change the pickup to passive one. Because I already have guitar with 81 85. Thing is brushed aluminum cover on those EMG fit really well with the aesthetic of the guitar. Yet, I'll be using passive pickup with black bobbin. If my choice of pickups are correct, I'll be having guitar with nice sound but less beautiful than the original.
Thanks for checking out my video. What pickups were you thinking about installing in yours? I know some companies like BKP and Dimarzio will build pickups with custom covers so you could have a similar look.
@@SethSilvaMusic I’ll be using SD 59/custom hybird on bridge and suhr thornbucker on neck. I dont want to buy custom pickup since eclipse BB isnt cheap and changing to passive pickup means I have to spend more money for pickups itself and other component. I may change the pickup rings to chrome one because old esp eclipse BB uses those and black pickups bobbins. Thanks for your reply.
Did you ever buy the Eclipse Evertune eventually? I'm looking at one right now.
Great song and review, i have two ltd ec fr and they are amazing, their quality for the price.. hats off!
Thank you so much for watching and for your compliments!
@@SethSilvaMusic No problem! my pleasure
I don’t know shit bout guitars but this video is extremely informative/well recorded
Thanks for taking the time to watch this. I appreciate it
Great review and playing man! It really is a nice guitar and end up wanting one.
Thank you so much!
Great review. Hey what would be your choice for a new electric with a budget of $1500, to play alt. rock and hard rock mainly? Cheers.
Thank you so much. I guess the answer to your question would largely depend on what type of guitars you like the look/feel of. Given how much I’ve enjoyed this guitar, I feel like LTD’s 2021 1000 series would be a safe bet since you get some cool spec for less than $1500. Never tried the Fishman Moderns/Classics, but the other guitars in this series seem to use those and by all accounts they are a bit more versatile than the EMGs used in this guitar. I’ve had pretty decent experiences with Schecter in the past as well, but its been a few years since I’ve tried one under $1500. If you don’t care about stainless steel frets or aftermarket pickups, the PRS SE line are also pretty solid as well, but you may decide to upgrade electronics, the nut, and/or the tuners down the line. Sorry if all this seems broad/general for the moment. I hesitate to get more specific without knowing exactly what sort of things you’re into as I don’t want to give a bad recommendation.
@@SethSilvaMusic Thanks for the detailed reply. I've decided to sell one of my basses so my budget now extends up to $3k or so. I'm mainly into 90s alt rock (Tool, Smashing Pumpkins, AIC) bit of hard rock (QOTSA, Zeppelin etc.) though I also dig Blues, jazz and metal every once in awhile (Opeth, Lamb of God, Mastodon mainly). So I guess the guitar has to be pretty versatile. Any advice appreciated thanks!
If you like this LTD, or single cuts in general, and are looking to spend more, i think you could get what your wanting out of one of the E-II eclipses, so long as you get one without the EMG 81/60. Haven’t played one myself, but if its a better quality version of this, then that’d be a sweet guitar.
I’m a big fan of Music Man guitars, and with that budget, you could afford quite a bit of their offerings. The Stingray is a guitar I’ve seen used in a lot of genres, and the pickups have a sound that works well for plenty of styles, even though its a pretty straightforward guitar.
Similarly, you might want to check out a PRS CE24. The bolt on gives it a bit more snap like something in the Fender camp, but the short scale and dual humbuckers give you some thickness to the sound.
More on the budget side, since you mentioned Smashing Pumpkins, the Reverend Billy Corgan is a pretty cool guitar that isn’t too expensive if you can find one. The electronics in that guitar make it versatile enough to do clean and more aggressive stuff.
Hope any of that helps. Obviously, if you can try any of these out, it would help figure out if they’re right for you/your needs. Or just buy a guitar somewhere with a generous return policy.
@@SethSilvaMusic Thanks for the advice, it's much appreciated!
You my man may have helped me to figure out what this awful buzzing is at the bridge of my evertune. Drives absolutely nuts! I’ll have to see if I can get one of those wedge pieces from evertune as well. Thank you!
Glad to be of service! I never heard about this issue myself prior to getting this guitar, so I figured it’d be important to bring it up.
I can certainly tell that you were strongly inspired by BFMV/Killswitch Engage/AILD with the stuff you were playing on here, super nice guitar I gotta say, that looks fucking sexy as hell, I myself am a proud owner of an ESP LTD EC-401 B (Baritone) kinda sucks that they don’t make these anymore, great video though!
Thanks for watching/commenting. I’ve never tried the EC-401 B, but they’re also very cool looking guitars. It’d be cool if LTD made a 1000 series version of that guitar with stainless frets and maybe even the Evertune.
@@SethSilvaMusic Yeah man I get what you mean :b if you’re on instagram you should totally follow me that way I can DM you a picture of the guitar (:
Nice video. Very informative
Thank you! I’m glad you enjoyed it.
@@SethSilvaMusic sure did
Sweet vid bro, cheers.
Thank you!
We’ll done, bro! Took me back to 2005.
Thank you! 2005 was a great year for metalcore, so that’s some high praise!
A little mod you could get for the emg are 24 volt mod which will bring a lot more clarity, clear, and make it sound like a passive and active pickups baby. It’s only 30 dollars.
Thanks for the recommendation! I’d heard of the 18v mod but never a 24v. I went with the 57/66 for this guitar, but I’ll try that in the future
Good video. I love LTD guitars.
Thank you! After having this one, I think I love them too.
I want to get an e-ii eclipse bb but don't have $2500. This seems like a great alternative
Good review and fair comments on the pups. I went the Granite Sparkle in an EII to get the 57/66TW set, which are a lot more versatile and have more character. It's a looker too.
Thank you! That granite sparkle is definitely a cool looking guitar. I’d like to see ESP bring the stainless steel frets over to the E-II line, since i find it pretty weird that the current production 1000 series has them, but ESP Japan is still rocking nickel frets.
@@SethSilvaMusic I vaguely thought it had stainless steel frets, the spec does not specify, so probably not. TBH I'm not bothered. I have a Jackson Bulb with SS frets, and I find them very bright. So long as they're big, I'm happy. I've only ever worn frets out on one guitar, and that was when it was my only one, now I have a bunch the wear gets spread around with the love.
I’ve been wanting a Jackson Bulb since their announcement, so that’s awesome. What color/pickups are in yours? At this point, I’m a stainless steel diehard, so a guitar has to be particularly special for me to get it without stainless steel frets. I don’t think i fret to terribly hard, but I have had some guitars that required fretwork much sooner than I would’ve liked, and i’m not comfortable enough to do that work myself. Hence, stainless steel stops the problem before it happens. Or its a darn good placebo. Either way, i’m in too deep.
@@SethSilvaMusic Funny, I didn't realise we had a similar conversation on the video where you do the upgrade to the 57/66TW a while ago. I told you about the Bulb then too. LOL, I was loving my ESP yesterday and looked up some UA-cams and ran across tis one again, which I have watched before. How are your long term feelings about the 57/66 set ?
Oh wow, you’re right! I thought your name sounded familiar. Thanks for coming back!
As far as longterm thoughts the 57/66TW, I’m starting to really consider switching them out for some passives. I definitely still prefer them over the 81/60 by a lot, but they still have enough of the “EMG” feel to where I really only like the way they play with certain tones. I thought about Fishmans, but they are still an unknown for me and I already know I tend to prefer passives in general anyway.
7:52 I was waiting for a pinch harmonic after that riff coz it sounds like Fever by BFMV.
does the bridge make for a slinkier string tension? i like a little more resistance when i play.
You can somewhat tweak the amount of tension depending on what zone you are in with the Evertune, but I still don’t feel like this is a crazy high tension bridge. Feel wise it’s more similar to something like a Floyd, but bear in mind this guitar is a 24.75 inch scale so it’s inherently a little slinkier than 25.5. I have never tried an Evertune on another guitar so I’m not sure how different it would feel on a longer scale.
@@SethSilvaMusic thanks for this, i live on and island and can’t test many guitars in person before ordering them.
I want to buy new guitar and I chose 2 guitar. 1. Ec-1000 BB evertune 2. Phoenix 1000 evertune silver sunburst. Which one is your favorite?
I’ve never played the Phoenix myself, but looking at specs the Phoenix has a few more tonal options than the BB since it comes with the Fishman Fluence pickups. I personally prefer the shorter scale of the EC-1000, but the Phoenix seems to give you a little bit more flexibility for the money. It really boils down to personal preference. Me personally, I prefer the EC-1000 just because I love singlecuts, but I do wish this guitar came with Fishman pickups instead of EMG.
@@SethSilvaMusic thank you for answering. phoenix model and ec1000 bb is really good but I did not know before we can’t tune our guitar to any tune with same string gauge with evertune bridge guitars. Is it true? I learned just in. If we can’t tune our guitar every tune with same string gauge I don’t want to use evertune cuz making harder than floyd rose if I have to change strings for few tunes.
Evertune is a tension based system so there are some limitations in what you can tune to with the stock saddle with any particular string gauge. They have a tension calculator on their website where you can plug in a string gauge and the note you want to tune to to double check, but really, if you are going for a tuning that is VERY difficult, it is a good idea to swap string gauges anyway.
i got the EC1000T in tobacco burst and man it is flawless ! wasnt too sure about the fishman classic pickups but man was i wrong they are soooo versatile
I’m glad to hear it! That guitar looks awesome and its definitely one I want to get my hands on since I’ve never tried the Fishman Classics myself. I was actually between that one and this one but went with this mostly because I wanted to try a guitar with the Evertune.
@@SethSilvaMusic how is it ? looked complicated to adjust like a floyd rose lol
I’m actually working on another video where I’ll discuss it a little bit. The short version is, its pretty cool, but there is a learning curve that I personally am still getting over. So far though, I wildly prefer it over a floyd rose because its significantly more stable and less frustrating when tuning.
The whole track at the beginning sounds like Dethklok; I can totally imagine Nathan Explosion vocals over it.
Dude I loved Metalocalypse! And Brendon Small is an awesome songwriter so being compared to him is really high praise and it means a lot.
Is it a B-stock ? because the binding flaw is noticeable.
Not a B stock. At least I didn’t pay B-stock prices. Thanks for watching
YOU PLAY LIKE I DO...YOUR INACTIVE FINGERS ARE
WAY UP IN THE AIR UNTIL REENGAGED...
EVERY TEACHER I'VE EVER HAD TELLS ME TO
GET THEM DOWN FOR ENHANCED SPEED...
UNTIL THEY PUT ME UP AGAINST THEIR
'FASTEST' STUDENTS, WITH THEIR LOWER FINGER RELEASE
POSITIONS...AND I ALWAYS WIN THAT GUN-FIGHT! (LOL)
I , PERSONALLY, THINK IT'S ABOUT THE PHYSICS OF
LEVERAGE AND MOMENTUM...
ANYWAY, GREAT STUFF...
ROCK ON, MY BROTHER!
I switch it up honestly depending on the moment. Sometimes i have finger down, sometimes they are are in. When i was younger i always had my fingers down and was always told i needed to tuck them in so I started practicing doing that. Honestly, i think people should just play however is most comfortable for them. Sometimes its fingers in, sometimes fingers out
That looks awesome Seth I'd like an esp guitar like that
Thanks for watching and for your comment! It really helps!
@@SethSilvaMusic no problem 👍
The leads at the end reminds me of parkway drive
I do dig me some Parkway Drive
@@SethSilvaMusic definitely can tell same with for today and fit for a king metalcore isn’t really metalcore like what we grew up listening to
The scene has definitely changed, but I still enjoy a lot of the newer stuff. This tune was mostly heavily inspired by bands/songs from the 2000’s/2010’s just because when I was writing metalcore music, those were my biggest influences. The new stuff takes heavy cues from modern progressive metal, and I love some of that too, I’m just not the best at writing songs like that myself.
Well done.
Thank you very much! I’m glad you like it
@@SethSilvaMusic that was a very good review.
I would prefer the 57TW on the bridge but still a magnificent guitar.
I actually have another video on my channel where I did put the 57/66TW set in this guitar. It was definitely an improvement. Thanks for watching and for your comment! It really helps
@@SethSilvaMusic I just grab a "used like new" one on Musician's Friend today. That's exactly what I'm planning to do.
Nice! Let me know what you think one you do it. I hope you dig the guitar.
I like the silver black more than the black gold ec 1000. Canada doesn’t have much options for guitars man.
I agree with your preference. Black/Gold looks good on the LP Customs, but with this EC-1000 The silver helps distinguish it from those.
Sorry you're missing out on options in Canada. Did you guys not get the full lineup of the 2021 1000 series? I always thought Canada and the USA were similar in guitar offerings since they're on the same continent.
HOW ARE YOU LIKING THE EVERTUNE SYSTEM...
PITA OR HEAVEN SENT?
Evertune is cool. It definitely feels different but it works as advertised
Which Song Mate
If you mean the demo track, it’s actually something that I wrote for this video
You fuckin’ shred dude!
Thanks for the compliment and I’m glad you enjoyed it!
This ec 1k vs. Gibson tribute??
I haven’t played a Gibson Tribute in a long time, but the EC-1000 is definitely more feature-packed so I’d probably go with it. That said, if you need something more classic sounding, the Tribute would be better.
Спасибо за обзор. Гитара производство Япония или Корея?
You’re welcome and thanks for watching!
This one is made in Korea, but I’ve seen others from the 2021 line made in Indonesia as well. (Hopefully thats the answer to your question since I used Google Translate)
Is this Indonesia or Korea?
This guitar was made in Korea. Thanks for watching!
Okay the Metal 6505 was STRAIGHT from Fever! Got me kickin my feet and shi
Edit: I meant the riff used for it
Definitely inspired by that as I ADORED Bullet and was constantly jamming their stuff. 0-3-5-6 in drop C is just so cool and mean sounding man, and its been used in so many awesome songs. Glad it got you moving!
BM 7:05 TY. #940 ; )
why speed up the video? this can be seen from the atypical movement of the head
Hello! The video is actually not sped up at all. What you’re seeing is just me being a spaz since this is literally the second time I tried talking to a camera for a video.
@@SethSilvaMusic the first part of the video where the riff is played downstroke, accelerated) I repeat, this can be seen by the movement of the chin) also, if you look closely at the brush, you can see it) I will not prove further, as I see there is no point) or freezing video, that doesn't look like. Best regards
Like i said man, nothing is sped up on my end, and idk what “brush” you’re referring to. You have a good one though dude. No hard feelings.
@@SethSilvaMusic No hard feelings.
Hate flat finishes on guitars.!!
No one cares