ESP 2023: E-II

I believe ESP had released its full 2023 offering in view of the recently concluded NAMM show. The EC FT ET FL you see here gets my vote for the best looking model but personally, the Evertune bridge there is a deal breaker for me. It kind of broke the visual pleasantries but remains discrete here owing to its colour scheme.

I'm still not a fan of the Snapper headstock but this reversed version is very acceptable indeed. (SN-3)

Would have loved this more if it has a maple 'board but ebony is more than worthy. (M-1 Thru).

This year, the E-II models have largely been contained to kinda regurgitate the ESP counterparts so nothing really new was featured. Many models are now featuring Fluence pickups which is of course keeping up with the times. The Fluence is a hit with many players because it caters to both the high gain & clean-ish camps.

Pics: ESP Japan