Awesome video dude! Not too surprised that the pickups don’t hurt the tones too much, but definitely won’t hurt to get that Het-Set in!
@A7Tones10 ай бұрын
Already got them in last night lmao
@GokPlusPlus7 ай бұрын
@@A7Tones On the eBay listing it says pickups are passive. And I did not see the battery cover in the back either. How did you put the het-set in?
@A7Tones7 ай бұрын
@@GokPlusPlus I fit the battery in the electronics cavity
@legion74788 ай бұрын
ESP will always make better quality guitars than gibson. And unlike gibson, it will tune and stay in tune
@ethansanchez61206 ай бұрын
This isn’t an esp or a gibson and gibsons stay in tune mine are amazing
@legion74786 ай бұрын
@@ethansanchez6120I've had both. No they don't. I'll take an ESP all day over a gibson. Hell i'll even take a Epiphone over a gibson.
@THE-CRT3 ай бұрын
@@legion7478dude this isn’t a real ESP
@Indepthparanormal2 ай бұрын
Gibson is the original, the Daddy
@adriansantos5314Ай бұрын
Were you even paying attention to the video lmao. This isn't an ESP.
@Unyko8 ай бұрын
After taking it to my buddy, we found out there was a major grounding issue with mine. Not sure of ALL of them are like this but mine was and i immediately bought EMG Zakk Wylde signatures. Until those arrived, we resoldered and removed the tone knob as it was one of the main wiring and grounding issues. We relocated the top strap button to its proper place behind the guitar and it no longer has terrible neck dive and doesnt catch on any clothes. I genuinely love this guitar and think its gonna be one that stays in my collection until the day I die once i get the new pickups and some locking tuners in
@A7Tones8 ай бұрын
glad to hear you like it, i replaced mine with emgs and replaced all the knobs n shit, for the strap i dont really use it so thats not an issue for me, if you wanna take it one step further then you can replace the black nut with a white one.
@jasbari10 ай бұрын
Just for 400$?? Fcking sick, i'll buy one by next month, you are a legend!!!!
@A7Tones10 ай бұрын
289$, although I am curious, where did you find that number lmao
@jasbari10 ай бұрын
Ma bad, i hat two tabs opened, one with 389$ and then this one for just 289$, was looking at the wrong one. But dude, just 289$, this is insane, it sounds realy good!! @@A7Tones
@A7Tones10 ай бұрын
@@jasbari yeah right lmao it’s pretty good for the price
@diego93358 ай бұрын
used right for 289@@A7Tones
@legion74782 ай бұрын
@@A7Tones Sure beats paying $1500 for a guitar you have to end up fixing
@dancewiththedead8 ай бұрын
I just received mine this week (ordered from the Ebay link you provided). I'm extremely surprised of the quality of this guitar for the $310 (shipped) I paid for it. I would argue this is better quality than some Gibson / Epiphones I have. Pretty awesome guitar. But man....you were NOT kidding about the beefy neck....probably the thickest neck I've ever experienced on a guitar. Needless to say, for $300 this is a great guitar. Glad you had this video for the recommendation.
@heavyasi19818 ай бұрын
I bought one of these with a accidentally painted black front of the head stock, but has the same inlays as the EET FUK Guitar. I had to sand the nut down, quite a bit to get the action to drop at the first fret, and then head to level out some pretty obvious overspray on the sides of the neck, I also had to reset some frets, because of high spots, and dressed the frets on the sides and remove some excess. Glue residue off the fretboard along with overspray. Also, they had the three-way switch flipped the opposite direction, and one of the nuts that goes over the tuning post wasn’t put on all the way like they were trying to cross threaded, and then one of the screws on the back of the Tuner was stripped out, so I replaced that. Basically, you are getting a guitar that’s technically a very nice guitar, but the hardware is lacking and the set up was terrible on it. I have a set of the early 2000s EMG Zakk Wylde sets coming next week so I have the actual emgs in it, and I’ll fine tune her as I play it.
@Salomon_G8 ай бұрын
I don't know about James' other guitars, but I remember playing the first released signature, and only MX sig that was released (diamond cut black with deer skull inlays) right before the lawsuit, the neck on that was definitely thick like a Les Paul. I think that's just how a lot of James' necks were back then.
@ogorkiszony_Ай бұрын
Did you play the JH2 made for James? Cause I think that the signatures that you could buy had the diamond plate pattern on the fretboard with the M star on the first fret
@Salomon_GАй бұрын
@@ogorkiszony_ That's the one I'm talking about, didn't remember what it was called
@migionie9 ай бұрын
BRO YOUR TONEEEE what is this???? It's amazing man!
@Faboofighter7 ай бұрын
I really wish I could find one of these with the actual banana headstock - that one has the headstock that was used on the next 220s and 250s, but the eet fuk guitar had a fatter headstock
@chaosandorderstudio5 ай бұрын
It's impossible to find one unless you buy a real one 😂
@ogorkiszony_Ай бұрын
Yeah, I saw one that had a perfect headstock but it was deleted from the site :(
@Liberty_763 ай бұрын
I pulled the trigger and got one of these from the same seller. I ended up taking it to Guitar Center and had them swap out the shitty fake EMG’s with real ones (81/60) and I gave it a quick set up (when I have time I’ll do a proper set up) and while it doesn’t come close to my real ESP Explorer I gotta say I’m pretty happy with it. But you’re right the body and neck are fucking thick as hell LOL!
@Enteringofthesandman3 ай бұрын
Love the Megadeth shirt for the showcase of James’ guitar
@SupOnyx9 ай бұрын
So excited to get mine dude, thanks a lot.
@Unyko9 ай бұрын
Love the video, man. Bought it because of this review so thank you for the videos!
@A7Tones9 ай бұрын
Glad to help
@chaosandorderstudio7 ай бұрын
The logo on those emg's is legit It's just the old logo they used
@A7Tones7 ай бұрын
The back of it indicated that it was a fake
@chaosandorderstudio5 ай бұрын
Of course they're fake but they reproduced the old logo from the 80's till the 2010's (if I'm not wrong). I didn't say they were legit pickups
@raidergoons6 ай бұрын
I bought the ken lawrence explorer, blew my away with how it sounds. Little minute thats like you said such as short frets etc, but entirely playable straight out of the box, even came tuned.
@raidergoons6 ай бұрын
(from the same ebay seller)
@dragthis20063 ай бұрын
How did u get it through customs
@raidergoons3 ай бұрын
@@dragthis2006 just ordered it off ebay like you normally would with anything, i think it was a day or two late at max but never had any issues with customs
@real_thedopestnerd3 ай бұрын
Wait… so even if it’s a replica, the guitar still functions? My friend told me that replica guitars don’t work
@TheCaliforniaCheeseBurgler5 ай бұрын
I'm so excited to get this thing!! I've been looking for some kinda '84 explorer/eet fuk replica for cheap.
@Salomon_G7 ай бұрын
I don't think James used that guitar on TBA tour at all. Justice tour, and that's it. Never saw the stage after that. All his guitars on TBA tour, were black. He only used guitars he was getting at that time and nothing older. I don't think he's ever used any of his guitars from before TBA tour ever again onstage. The weathered white V he uses onstage sometimes isn't the original.
@109acepilot10 ай бұрын
Looks like you made out ok!
@A7Tones10 ай бұрын
Gotta do a bit more work on it still sadly
@lanewisdom633016 күн бұрын
I was looking through the eBay reviews and found the picture you took of it in that same room haha. How’s that guitar holding up after all this time?
@A7Tones15 күн бұрын
@@lanewisdom6330 wait wait really? Lmao pleeeease send me the link, also I stopped working and playing that guitar entirely.
@KoRupT_8 ай бұрын
How long did it take overall to get it? I have the money now to buy it but it says around early March… just wanted to know if it gave you something similar to that estimated time as well?
@Greendrifter7 ай бұрын
i bought one from the same exact seller and it originally said i was going to come by april or march but i got an email today saying it should arrive by feburary 3rd
@royceb12457 ай бұрын
That tone dude is crazy
@theshotgunscientists8 ай бұрын
How come the photos of the guitar in the eBay listing are completely different than the guitar you have?
@Lucas-ww6sp8 ай бұрын
I was wondering the same thing. The guitar in the ebay listing has the selector switch in a different spot and the neck heel is different.
@Indepthparanormal2 ай бұрын
I have one and they are rediculously oversized to a real explorer
@Riotss7 ай бұрын
I just bought one from that guy. I hope it looks at least like the one you have. Imma change out all the hardware
@erickgonzalez63452 ай бұрын
what do you use for your effects?
@A7Tones2 ай бұрын
At the time I was using the basic effects on amplitube 5 such as chorus little bit of reverb, stuff like that
@erickgonzalez63452 ай бұрын
@@A7Tones thanks alot mann, still trying to get into that sort of stuff, sounds fucking sick🙏🏽
@deez99415 ай бұрын
Yo w guitar an all but was that audio from the clean tone?
@zemah426810 ай бұрын
damn looks really good
@A7Tones10 ай бұрын
Oh yeah it does
@dimebag4005 ай бұрын
I do not have 2,300$ to spend on a 90s esp explorer I will be buying one of these replicas
@JoshBrown188 ай бұрын
I got a snakebyte like this,. there are like 5 lengtths of round eneded frets, if you look knowing that you will see it.
@syracuse66516 ай бұрын
Actually those pickups sound pretty good .
@fluffytoaster42710 ай бұрын
Not bad dude! Fretboard looks sick compared to the pics on Ebay. Would you say it's some kind of ebony copy or richelite type?
@A7Tones10 ай бұрын
Feels like an ebony copy but it’s not horrible, just buy an EMG kit and it will fit in the cavity, your pretty much good from there other than basic setups ECT ECT
@SuHwanLee13 ай бұрын
Sound awesome!
@matthewsalyersjr49654 ай бұрын
Bro! What all are you using to get that sound? Im actually getting one of those guitars and I’m gonna upgrade “Everything” on it.. I’m gone with the 81/60 not the hetset though..
@DullDingle3 ай бұрын
Sounds and looks sick af how long was the the delivery time ?
@niallmcdonagh3894Ай бұрын
Do you pickups it comes with need a battery?
@Guitar-Geek-JoeyАй бұрын
What you using for that tone??? Please share!
@YLS87634 ай бұрын
Damn dude you’ve got great tones! What do you use?
@sinistar426Ай бұрын
Is it true the fretboard is some kind of plastic/ HPL "HARD PLASTIC LAMINATE"??
@A7TonesАй бұрын
@@sinistar426 yeah dat shit plastic af, but somehow they feel better than some epiphones
@Liberty_765 ай бұрын
Hey man, out of curiosity, what was the end cost for it and customs duties? Shipping? Etc…
@user-lw9rc5wj6e6 ай бұрын
I just got one from the same seller except in black. I'm going to return mine because the fretboard edge was not sanded and is sharp making it really uncomfortable to play. Is yours like that?
@rubyrayvaughan10 ай бұрын
Love it
@Louisxs6508 ай бұрын
I love mine, Got the frets levelled and put real EMGs and its great. What do you use for amps to get that sound!!
@heavyasi19818 ай бұрын
Same here! Mine needed a major nut adjustment too!
@jaredpritchard49919 ай бұрын
Dose the truss rod work
@hunterblack92387 ай бұрын
Do the pickups that are default with it require batteries? Like are they active?
@matthewz55037 ай бұрын
How can you change from distorted to clean just changing the pickup position??
@PrimaryToSecondary7 ай бұрын
He has a foot pedal
@coldbastard68599 ай бұрын
Hey, can you upload any videos or phoots of the control cavity and/or the truss rod cavity? I know these chinese counterfeit sellers usually state that these guitars are made out of mahogany but mine was made out of paper waste wood and I'm not even joking.
@A7Tones9 ай бұрын
its def not mahogany, the neck feels so bad, prolly waste wood
@fernandocoronel84048 ай бұрын
Hey man. Cool guitar. Where did u buy it from?? Thank you
@MaximusAdonicus9 ай бұрын
These fake pickups seem to sound A LOT like the real ones! And they sound better than about 100% of any pickups in budget guitars! Thus it would seem practically pointless to change them to the real ones since the tone will probably improve only 10%... but ofc, if one is loaded with money... I would personally just buy these fake EMG's to ALL my guitars, save a shit ton of money, and rule the world!! 🤩😈🤘
@heavyasi19818 ай бұрын
Mine has these pickups and I hate em, very tinny, and doesn’t have the same tone as any emg I’ve used in the past.
@heavyasi19818 ай бұрын
I’ll add: I just swapped out the electrical guts and pickups to a early 00’s Zakk Wylde set 81/85, converted the harness to two volumes and 3 way with no tone, and it sounds WAY better!
@dragthis20063 ай бұрын
How do u get it without it being taken àt the airport
@SenatorTacos9 ай бұрын
whats the audio? sound great
@off_1ine7 ай бұрын
Sick
@CscrewDriver9 ай бұрын
The fake pickups use battery to work?
@monsterbubba7 ай бұрын
What amp did you use that tone sounded soooo Metallica
@yegocego8 ай бұрын
would i have to do anything to replace those fake emgs with real ones like replace the hardware and shit (i dont know if those fake emgs are active or pasive)
@A7Tones8 ай бұрын
The pickups are fake but sounds pretty much like the real ones, I replaced mine with real ones, this video was with the fake ones though.
@evanstine42624 ай бұрын
Is that a ebony fretboard?
@keithdailey65813 ай бұрын
The EMG logo “looks horrible” because it’s the old logo, dude. Lol, the guitar is a 1989 replica.. hence the reason for the old logo
@A7Tones3 ай бұрын
Yeah man. Looks horrible.
@brandrnelson10963 ай бұрын
What’s the fret board made out of?
@A7Tones3 ай бұрын
I’m really not sure, it’s just very cheap
@fuctcarl8 ай бұрын
What amp are you using?
@jacobabejero849010 ай бұрын
how do you get those tones
@A7Tones10 ай бұрын
Amplitube 5 and some IRS I made
@jacobabejero849010 ай бұрын
@@A7Tones could u drop tutorial?
@jacobabejero849010 ай бұрын
@@A7Tones or could u share the preset cause i got amp 5
@GregofRivia2 ай бұрын
Hello, did u have issue with this guitar? You know...chinese copy..
@A7Tones2 ай бұрын
The paint has started to crack a little
@alexiruse7 ай бұрын
I have one of those and played another one. The build is great, but the hardware needs to be replaced: the pickups are the worst pieces of garbage I've ever heard and tuners are not keeping in tune. Also - YMWV with the fret buzz: out of the two I tried one was set up perfectly, the other one needed a few frets sanded. The nut was also a little too high on one. A great instrument for the price overall, but needs setup and major hardware overhaul.
@hunterblack92388 ай бұрын
How long did it take to deliver after you ordered it?
@A7Tones8 ай бұрын
Just about a week and a half
@guitarplayer65658 ай бұрын
Would you say that the fret board looks like rosewood?
@A7Tones8 ай бұрын
Yeah kinda
@guitarplayer65658 ай бұрын
@@A7Tones I got one recently and it said Ebony but there is zero grain and it definitely isn’t Ebony but plays decent and sounds great. Just a bit of a thick neck is the only complaint for me, used a different seller but seems like they are all from the same source
@A7Tones8 ай бұрын
@@guitarplayer6565 yeah that’s how it’s gonna be with these replicas man
@IvanVillarreal-vu8sq5 ай бұрын
Is this the from Aliexpress something like that
@victorsilvaduarte26514 ай бұрын
link tá na bio mano
@alfydime5 ай бұрын
Hey kiddos, just don’t buy chibsons. It’s just a waste of money.
@A7Tones5 ай бұрын
Not a chibson, and not a waste of money.
@alfydime5 ай бұрын
@@A7Tones nothing personal dude, but if you buy a replica on eBay or Ali express or whatever IT IS a chibson. It may have the look, but it’s all fake.
@A7Tones5 ай бұрын
@@alfydime Knock off esp. not a chibson, but seriously I know what you mean
@alfydime5 ай бұрын
@@A7Tones no problem man ! That’s just my point, I was also tempted to buy one of these but, no, when I see the fretboard the neck everything it’s just good to look at but, not for me buddy !