ESP Control Kobs [Archive] - ESP Guitars Message Board

mightyjoeyoung

11-08-2007, 02:54 PM

I just bought an ESP Eclipse 2 Standard w EMGs' It has Four Gibson top hat style knobs 2 tone and 2 volume for each pick up. I noticed many other guitars of the same name only have 3 stainless knobs. What is the difference, and why do they have the same name?

Microdomus

11-08-2007, 03:50 PM

^^You just bought the right one!!;) The one you have is the lawsuit version(Gibson doing what they do best), so...4 knobs FTW!

Feel free to show us some pics of your new axe!:eek:

sp1keNARF

11-09-2007, 05:03 PM

current status: never happened

coyote

11-09-2007, 11:08 PM

Yep............pics or it never happened!

Gfunk

11-10-2007, 09:26 AM

The forth knob, or as you say kob, is the talent pot.

I usually leave that one on 10.

:D

mightyjoeyoung

11-10-2007, 01:38 PM

OK, This is some kind of a collectors item or something. I just got it the other day , took off all the strings with tender care, (which where pitted and abrasive after hanging on a wall for two years), and am about to restring with my beloved DiAddarios, even more gingerly. Case in point, I am afraid to play the damn thing ! I always wanted an ESP so when I went into this little store in MO and saw one hanging in the corner of a little mom and pop country western type store covered in dust, I asked about it. They said they had it for over a year and no one in the Country Twang field has ever expressed any interest. They said they wanted to get rid of it and would give it away cheap so I looked it over, Mint. I asked about layaway and 4 months later I have it. I will upload some pics of it next week, I don't have a digital so I have to go buy one of those cardboard cameras and get Walmart to put it on a disk file. Now i'm afraid to play the damn thing even more. Back to my LTD I guess. Let me know more about the law suit n stuff anyone who knows and i'll work on getting the pics up ASAP:\
Thanks MJY

Gfunk

11-11-2007, 09:30 AM

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Yo Daddy

11-11-2007, 01:38 PM

The forth knob, or as you say kob, is the talent pot.

Great! Now you tell me.

Kgry

11-12-2007, 08:56 AM

I'll post a pic of mine to pick up his slack until he gets pics...

http://www.kengrygienc.com/eclipse.jpg

JoeBender

11-12-2007, 02:21 PM

mightyjoeyoung

11-12-2007, 06:52 PM

I don't understand this thread... the guy says he has an Eclipse II with 4 knobs... while that's one of the things they changed when making the Eclipse II. It's probably just an Eclipse I CTM, are those supposed to be really rare or something? I thought they were kinda easy to find, you see them on eBay quite often..
Its me.... no pic guy, they are coming though. I have also looked on e-bay and have seen the pre law suit axes for reasonable prices. I did buy mine new from a store, dont know if that matters caus' now if I sell it it sells as used. I guess they will be sought after in the future. I know I liked having the tone and volume of both pickups just due too my music style being kind of dynamic. I am still trying to get the L/D on this guitar myself.

mightyjoeyoung

11-12-2007, 06:55 PM

I'll post a pic of mine to pick up his slack until he gets pics...

http://www.kengrygienc.com/eclipse.jpg

Awesome ax, same color but mine has EMG 81 's instead.

PT ESP

11-12-2007, 10:47 PM

Its me.... no pic guy, they are coming though. I have also looked on e-bay and have seen the pre law suit axes for reasonable prices. I did buy mine new from a store, dont know if that matters caus' now if I sell it it sells as used. I guess they will be sought after in the future. I know I liked having the tone and volume of both pickups just due too my music style being kind of dynamic. I am still trying to get the L/D on this guitar myself.

Eclipse 1 CTMs (which is what you have) are still available outside of the U.S. They just can't be sold within the U.S. anymore (thanks to gibson).