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Semi-hollow Sound, Total Tonal Triumph





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With such a sprawling history of fine craftsmanship across genres and styles, it’s no surprise that ESP has implemented their talents in the world of semi-hollowbody guitars. And no effort has been spared in bringing to life their USA Eclipse Semi-Hollow. Masterfully adapting their vaunted single-cutaway Eclipse body to accommodate the sonorous supplements of semi-hollow design, this axe is raring to rock. With a gorgeous quilted maple top, a mahogany body, and a 3-piece thin “U” neck, it’s primed to produce the hottest licks an ebony fingerboard and Seymour Duncan humbuckers can handle. A full-thickness carved top is adorned with natural, masked binding, fully spotlighting the finesse employed in each contour of the exquisite quilted maple. With the USA Eclipse Semi-Hollow, modern engineering meets timeless sound in an instrument that has Sweetwater’s guitar pros raring to rock.





Unmatched craftsmanship with distinctive character





From the wildly angelic customs to the signature stylings of countless rock icons, ESP luthiers' design philosophy firmly embraces form and function. Their USA Eclipse Semi-Hollow is comprised of a mahogany body, topped with distinctive quilted maple, mixing blooming harmonics, solid mids, and a well-balanced dynamic range. A 3-piece mahogany neck solidifies its midrange musicality, yielding a tonal balance that blossoms for players of numerous styles. Up top, the ebony fingerboard delivers the bite to drive home the characteristic warmth of its surrounding tonewoods, with shimmering trebles, thunder lows, and striking sustain.





Contemporary design, time-tested output





This Eclipse features dual graphite neck reinforcement bars, representing the modern methodolgies implemented in this stunning semi-hollowbody. Standard in each ESP USA guitar, these carbon fiber supports provide consistent, reliable support for the set-through, 3-piece mahogany neck, without adding weight or compromising tone. A 24.75-inch scale and a thin “U” neck set the stage for the 22 extra-jumbo Jescar stainless steel frets that sprawl the ebony fingerboard’s 12-inch radius, accommodating licks of any style with speed and precision. For impeccable intonation, Sperzel Trim-Lok tuners, alongside a TonePros locking TOM bridge and tailpiece, bookend the strings, passing through a 1.65-inch bone nut, ensuring buzz-free sonics at every step.





Simmering sonics ready to strike





To ensure this Eclipse fully shines, ESP outfitted it with a set of Seymour Duncan Alnico II Pro humbuckers. Having cemented itself in history as Slash’s exclusive pickup for Guns N' Roses 1987 classic LP, Appetite for Destruction, the pickup's vintage output coil wind is combined with an Alnico II bar magnet to deliver soaring, dense highs, saturated lows, and plenty of sensitivity. Perfectly dubbed a “true bluesbreaker” by the good folks at Seymour Duncan, these pickups unleash sustain in spades. The guitar's no-nonsense control scheme includes two volume controls, a tone knob, and a 3-way toggle. For complete tonal triumph, a push-pull coil split is included in the tone knob, massively increasing this semi-hollow's already-broad range of sonics.





ESP USA Eclipse Semi-Hollow Electric Guitar Features:


Quilted maple, full-thickness top includes natural masked binding to spotlight contours and shape your sound


Semi-hollowbody construction includes a bound and angled soundhole to deliver distinctive sonics with plenty of flair


Mahogany neck and body anchor tones in solid mids with blossoming overtones and rich harmonics


Ebony fingerboard ensures tremendous sustain and articulation, with clarity and shimmer throughout every register


Thin “U” set-through neck construction makes for fast, flexible action perfect for a broad range of playstyles


3-piece neck includes dual graphite, carbon fiber reinforcements to maintain stability without adding weight or impeding sound


2-way adjustable truss rod lets you fine-tune your setup with ease


22 Jesccar XJ frets sprawl a 24.75-inch scale and 12-inch fingerboard radius for versatile performances with unyielding range


Seymour Duncan Alnico II Pro humbuckers deliver sweet heat, perfect for overdriven leads, subtlety, and everything in between


Push/pull coil split tone knob lets you further expand the tonal range of your sound, at a moment’s notice


TonePros T3BT Locking TOM and T1Z Locking Tailepiece, alongside Sperzel Trim-Lok tuners and 1.65-inch bone nut, keep you in tune without affecting resonance or sonic profile


Dunlop Locking strap buttons allow you to reliably play your own way