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When you take the ESP USA Eclipse out of its case, you’ll have to pardon the stares. This is one eye-catching solidbody electric guitar ? and it sounds as great as it looks! A chambered mahogany body soaks your tone in warmth and sustain, while its stunning quilted maple top lends the perfect amount of snap and bite. A pair of Seymour Duncan Alnico II Pro humbuckers delivers vintage-tinged tones with a modern twist. And you’ll enjoy limitless playability with this guitar’s ebony-capped, 3-piece mahogany neck. The ESP USA Eclipse combines jaw-dropping looks with superior tone.





Top-shelf tonewoods deliver superior sound





ESP wasn’t fooling around when they built the USA Eclipse. They started with a chambered body built from mahogany. The warmth and resonance of mahogany are at the center of some of the most legendary rock guitar tones of all time. But ESP didn’t stop there: they topped the mahogany with quilted maple, prized for its bite and sustain as well as its eye-catching appearance. The result is an incredibly thick tone with a bold, edgy character. This guitar’s super-stable, 3-piece mahogany neck is topped with an ebony fingerboard, which results in a comfortable guitar with plenty of snap.





Warm, old-school-sounding electronics





Two Seymour Duncan Alnico II Pro passive humbucking pickups were chosen to deliver this guitar’s rich, sustaining voice. These pickups are engineered to provide the clarity and warmth of a great set of vintage humbuckers with a little added bottom end for thick-sounding single note lines. The volume/volume/tone control layout allows you to blend your pickups to your preferences. For tones that can be classic and modern at the same time, the Alnico II Pro fits the bill.





ESP USA series employs the finest materials from around the world





ESP started as a manufacturer of aftermarket guitar parts in Japan in the late 1970s. By the mid-'80s, ESP was making custom guitars for some of the biggest names in rock. An exacting eye toward playability and craftsmanship has made ESP Guitars one of the most visible and prevalent guitar brands in rock and metal. In 2014, ESP opened its first US-based production factory. It's there that they craft their acclaimed ESP USA series guitars by hand, using the finest materials from around the world. George Lynch, Ron Wood, Kirk Hammett, and Stephen Carpenter (alongside a bunch of us here at Sweetwater) rely on ESP guitars onstage and in the studio.





ESP USA Eclipse Features:


Stunning quilted maple top creates an eye-catching look


Chambered body offers a traditional, full-thickness body with less weight


Carefully selected tonewoods produce warmth, sustain, and the perfect amount of bite


Seymour Duncan Alnico II Pro humbuckers yield old-school tone with a kick


Ebony-capped, 3-piece mahogany neck is stable and boundlessly playable


TonePros locking Tune-o-matic bridge and tailpiece enhance sustain


Sperzel locking tuners provide stable tuning