ESP Eclipse, Seymour Duncan Custom 5 & 59 pickups, N tune guitar tuner

Review of my main axe, The Esp Eclipse II. Has been modified with Seymour Duncan humbuckers (Custom 5/59), coil taps and an N-Tune guitar tuner.

Guitar is being played through my VHT Pitbull 50/12 combo, reviewed in another video.

Enjoy ;)

Let me know your thoughts on the review, any comments/feedback is welcome!

Category:

Music

Tags:

• ESP
• eclipse
• seymour
• duncan
• custom
• 59
• pickup
• humbucker
• tune
• guitar
• tuner
• vht
• pitbull
• review

[aneyekay1]

NICE !!

may i ask?

1:21 do u wrap over ur strings at the stopbar?

it does looks like it

n is it recommended to do that

[VinniesReviewPage]

I do wrap my strings around the stopbar, but its a personal preference thing. I find it increases the tension a little and gives the heavier strings a "spongier" attack.

The main reason people do it is to get a good break angle of the strings from the tailpiece to the bridge, allowing the tailpiece to be screwed all the way down the the body, thus theoretically increasing the guitars resonance. Some people don't really see the difference or the point, but I like it that way on my guitars.

[scaryfried]

nice demo, good to see that you know what you're talking about as well. im think of picking up a custom 5 bridge trembucker and 59 neck for my ltd mh-250nt, recommended? i play a mix of modern hardcore (lion of judah, fucked up), new crossover (iron age) and post rock (single state of man). recommened set? i'll be getting the 4 con pups for coil splitting.

[VinniesReviewPage]

I definitely reccommend the Custom 5/59 set! However thats because its my own personal preference, and I believe that with the right amp, it can handle any style of music.

Some prefer the JB bridge pickup for the higher output - I had to replace the Custom 5 in my Baritone guitar with a JB for this very reason! But the clarity and open sound the Custom 5 delivers is just beautiful for aggressive playing.

[Daemonfury1]

what sd pickup should i get for metal or down tuned. im looking for a lot of power but i want the sound to be clear. i was looking at the sh-6 distortion, and custom custom, what do u think and do u have other recommendations?

Thanks

[VinniesReviewPage]

Hmm...I don't have personal experience with the specific pickups you mentioned, but I have heard great things about the custom custom. In my baritone guitar (tuned to Bb standard!) I have the JB and it sounds great! Usually I find it sounds a bit fuzzy and muddled in mahogany body guitars, but as my baritone is all maple it sounds quite good. EMGs aren't too bad for downtuned metal, I find that doing the 18v mod adds some clarity and headroom, check out some of the DiMarzio range too ;)

[wpmtpm]

Not a big fan of les paul style guitars but that is a gem mate love the tuner,tell us what you think of the custom 5 thanks mate.

[flowerdrop1]

will standard Gibson knobs fit on ESP Eclipse? I want to swap the knobs but not sure what size/type to order. thanks

[sndgarden]

Best review on these pickups on youtube. Congrats dude, keep on rockin'! Is the Custom 5 pinch harmonics friendly with the right amount of distortion?

[dimezakkrandykirk]

hey, i'm sure you've been asked this question before but would the custom 5 sound heavy enough for a metal pickup? i like alot of bite in the bridge and most pickups i've played don't really deliver what i want.

[JessieBolt]

I just put the same PUs in my Hamer Artist. I also installed Duncan Triple Shots.

Sounds KILLER thru my Marshall JCM800.

[MAnderson110]

And yes, it could have been wired in a more convenient manner haha

[MAnderson110]

I sold that guitar to him. I had a JB/59 set in it. The n-tune was wired up as a bridge volume, the second knob is a neck coil tap, and the master tone is the bridge tap. Buying another eclipse ii this week. To whoever said he bets $20 his les paul sounds better, i bet you my les paul sounds better than yours. ;)

[jfig1000]

20 bucks my les paul sounds better

[wbesack]

@carsguitars009 - I share your confusion. If the original owner had it tapped, they usually would have tapped either the 2 volume pots or just on the master tone. I'm surprised they didn't coil tap the 2 volumes and put the tuner on the master tone at the rear of the guitar. I have an Eclipse II AHB with SD JB/59 combo that I had tapped on the 2 volumes but don't like them popping out into my strum path so I'm moving to a single coil tap on the master tone. Not usually much use for dual taps.