ESP Guitars: Darkest Hour on the ESP E-II Arrow 

sound like my girlfriend in high school.

Adrain Bolton

Did you get one?

LTD1000 if you want SS frets - they still aren't on the E-IIs yet (surprisingly...)

Kirk Wahmett solo

Sounds like Slayer to me

Samuel.ne to me it kinda sounds like Dave Mustaine

It’s thrash so it sounds like all of those players lol

More of a megadeth solo.

still better than that cheesey LTD logo

I actually like this logo layout better

Never gonna happen. Besides it's been like 6 years. Get over it already.

The E-II logo is geeeeey, ESP block letters will always be the best betas

BullRed94 I hate the font of the ESP and LTD logo. Can’t they change it to a beautiful one just like Jackson does?

Did you ever get one? I got a black one recently and love it

@@robconerty5164 getting a white hardtail this week

I haven't gotten one yet. I bought the E-II Horizon NT-7B in purple Sparkle earlier this year but I'm looking at ordering another guitar this week. Now I'm torn between the Arrow and the Snow White Satin E-II Eclipse

I returned mine because I like really thin necks and my 2011 M-I ESP is the perfect guitar....I have found that the E-II necks are a tad bit chunkier than some the original Standard Series....THE MOST smoking guitar that I bought lately was the LTD Black Metal....killer neck and the SD Black Winter is awesome.....

I just ordered the white one. It should be here Friday

Did you get the Jackson?? I was going to order a Jackson DK1 through Sweetwater and they said wait time is 1 year.

Several differences. First and foremost, this is 24.75" scale while the other Arrow models are 25.5" scale. Second, Mike's signature MSV-1 comes stock with an EMG JH (James Hetfield) pickup set. Third, it's available in Olympic White and has block inlays, and some other design details are unique.

Thomogon block it so you have that sweet sweet tuning stability. Depending on the cavity, you might only need a 9 volt battery, or worst case, a tremol-no

The thing with blocking it off, I'm still paying for a piece of hardware I'm never going to use, if it were for something minor like a locking strapbutton for example's sake then I wouldn't mind as much but we're talking about a few hundred dollars extra on an instrument that already costs around 1000 anywhere in the world depending on the currency. The regular LTD V got taken out of production too, so I guess if that is the way ESP are going I'm going to be out for a while. Blocking off a tremsystem with a 9 volt battery? Are you out of your mind?! There is a reason you're not supposed to apply pressure or heat to chemical containers and that's because they can and will implode and then explode under pressure which will result in battery acid running down your whole cavity ( or in worst case scenario your guitar lighting on fire due to the spark that ignites). Remember, empty batteries never run out of charge, they just have insignificant charge to power the application you're using them for. So to summarize, no I'm not going to block off a several hundred dollar piece of hardware just so I can buy a 1000 dollar guitar with a giant block of aluminium on the front. And no I'm not going to use a 9 volt battery to do so if I ever get the stupid idea to be a hypocrite and still buy a floyd equipped guitar to then block it off anyway because of serious safety hazards.

Thomogon calm down bro. Im giving you suggestions to deal with the proplem you are complaining about. I have several floyd guitars and my most EXPENSIVE guitar is blocked with a 9v battery to stop the bridge from moving. There are hardtail ltd Vs on Reverb and Ebay, not to mention the the clearance section of Espguitars.com. Go get one.

Thomogon not to mention, having a Floyd is not just so you can do divebombs. Floyds offer superior tuning stability compared to hardtails, and plenty of players buy floyd equipped Guitars to block them specifically. Its the best option until evertune becomes cheaper and more widespread.

I still hate Floyds with a passion though, so no thank you :P

it's a legit ESP made in Japan, nothing has changed except the name. ESP has simply reserved the ESP logo for their custom shop guitars....

@@penoyer79 I still don't really understand why they did that. It also really makes me regret selling my Standard Series Eclipse II. Bought that thing brand-new for $1399 in 2007. That was after I bought a USA-made Jackson RR1T for $1499 in the same year. I sold it and got the Eclipse. I can't believe how damn cheap those two axes were back then. They've pretty much doubled in price now, at least the Jackson nearly did.

Hi John. We know this was an attempt at humor, as indicated by you "lol", but the E-II Arrow sells for less than half that amount in the USA. Thanks for the comment, though.

I don't think that was their intention at all and I didn't hear them say you MUST have a V. However, the claim that this guitar will allow easier access to higher frets seems likely because of the location of the strap button where the neck meets the body changes where the upper frets are in relation to your body and hands (which is kind of what he's trying to say). The shape and placement of the strap buttons makes a big difference in terms of how the guitar sits in relation to your body when playing standing up and also can affect how "cool" it looks when you're playing it. It also changes the natural hanging angle of the neck.

I dunno I would say it makes guitar strings changed easier?

I see what you mean, but many guitarists do that. Sure, the locking tuners don't really serve a purpose for tuning stability since a locking nut is present, but it'll most certainly make changing strings that much quicker, as stated above.