My First EVERTUNE Guitar! (ESP LTD Phoenix Silverburst! Almost Perfect....)
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- Thanks for watching my demo and review of the ESP LTD Phoenix-1000 Evertune in silver sunset burst! This is my first time trying an Evertune bridge so let's see what I think. This guitar wasn't flawless though :( Let me know your thoughts in the comments! Cheers!
Gear used in this video:
- ESP LTD Phoenix 1000 Deluxe Evertune (Fishman Fluence Moderns)
- ENGL Powerball II tube amp
- RedSeven Amplification Amp Central reactive load
- OwnHammer Modern Progressive Essentials impulses
- Cubase 12 Pro
- Steven Slate Drums 5.5
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Timecodes:
00:00 Introduction
01:47 Heavy Demo (Passive Voicing Through ENGL Powerball II)
03:17 Let's Dive In!
03:38 Cracks In The Ebony Board...
06:38 Features & Specs
07:52 Fishman Fluence Modern Pickups
09:24 Heavy Demo 2 (Active Voicing Through ENGL Powerball II)
11:07 The Evertune Bridge
16:04 Clean Demo (Neck Pickup "Active" Through ENGL Powerball II)
17:46 Conclusion
What do you guys think of this LTD Phoenix Evertune SSS?
Lol. Just interrupted a review on one to watch this again! Now, back to the review...
killer!
I got an EverTune guitar in like 2018 and I have never been able to go back to a guitar without one
Is it still in tune? ;)
Same here and I’ve only tuned it twice. The first time I got it and the second time was when I changed string gauges
I have 3 solars and one eclipse with evertune. The feel is amazing. I love it
How is bending?
@@pmarciano1717 It is different, there is not as much sensitivity but you do get used to it after a bit
I was a huge Evertune skeptic and then I ended up getting an LTD MH1000 ET for very little money, and it completely ruined most of my other guitars for me. I never realized how much time I spent diddling around with tuning before. And I really can't tell any difference in tone. There is a slight difference in how the strings respond on an ET guitar, but it's really nothing too bad. I love it.
I switched to Evertune guitars for the first time about a year and a half ago. I'm slowly converting every guitar I own to an Evertune guitar; for what I do, it's perfect!
Agreed. I have a Solar E1.6 FBB with Evertune.
Will hopefully get a few others from Solar.
Next one if i can swing it will be their only HSS guitar. Yep Evertune.
Cheers from NZ 😎🎸🤘
10:08 Total misery signals vibe! love it
Can we get a Neural Amp Modeler blind test? You're the best guy for this.
I'd love to see a side by side comparison between an ET and a conventional bridge. Right down to even getting a stop watch out timing how long an open string will resonate for. That's what I've found with my ET, it's chords do not ring out for very long, they deaden quite quickly.
I don't always want to play snappy djent!
Almost 20 minutes of nothing but useful and incredible content! Thank you for doing a deep dive into all your gear, Jon. It's so awesome!
Thank you!
Stop trying to convince me to buy a Phoenix…it’s starting to work! 😆
Got my first evertune last year, tracking rhythm has been a breeze since.
They are all beautiful. You helped me to decide to get one for my son. He is a big ESP fan. I am a big fan of the Seymour Duncan's...
I’ve been holding out for this model to come in stock for a while. The phoenix body with the block inlays does it for me. Definitely going to pick one up when they’re in stock.
I love the binding &reverse Headstock,these guitar model never appealed to me but looks good!!!
I had an Edwards by ESP guitar imported from Japan, and the Ebony cracked during shipping. My tech fixed it with some wood dust.
Sometimes shippers recommend keeping the guitar in the box for a day after it arrives to let it more slowly settle with the temperature/humidity. I dunno how effective that is though.
Can you still see the cracks?
@@SonicDriveStudio under a certain light angle, I can see where the lines were filled, but at most angles I can't notice it.
@@TheGooseChaseMusic nice, same here
Awesome guitar Jon, I have a solar AB 1.6 S silver with an Evertune but it's got a roasted Maple neck and I love it. I get what you're talking about in regards to the colder sounds, but I'm in a band where I play the Evertune and it blends well with other guitars in a band situation.
I have to say, I agree with you on the Evertune feeling more like a floating trem - something about the spring system absorbing the impact of the pick attack is probably what leads it to feeling spongier than a hardtail. I love the Evertune system a lot, and that's probably the only negative to it for me
Bending feels different and any open strings will go flat while you're bending. Totally normal for floating trem bridges, though. Evertune is the BEST, imo.
great vid, curious to see the comparisons video of evertune vs without,
your observations are pretty much spot on, the tuning stability/intonation is awesome, especially in recording situations and live, where it's one less thing to worry about
the feel is definitely different with everything on separate springs, it's even more apparent when switching between guitars, ends up being user preference with regards to convenience, if the advantages outweigh the negatives
i absolutely love the solar/evertune i have for those reasons, but recently picked up an ibanez RGD with an upgraded hipshot bridge, that i'm enjoying more, despite the tuning instability that can drive me nuts 😄 might just be the honey moon period and returning to passive pickups
Another beautiful addition to the "Phoenix-Phamily". Sounds really great through the Powerball II! Can't wait for the QM review. Cheers!
Cheers matey!! Don't know if I'll do a dedicated review on that one but I will feature it in videos soon
Agree the tibre is different but the tuning stability is amazing! Mine has been in tune for as much as a couple of weeks when the tempetures were consistant. Great vid
I acquired an evertune equipped guitar 5 years ago and I have never been able to go back. Curious to see if youll stick with that one. I do have to say though that LTDs QC has gone down slightly. Very nit picky but the two new ones I got did come with light scratches as if they were already owned. Other than that zero complaints from LTD. They are my favorite. Great video as always! Cheers!
Your channel always makes me want a Phoenix 😅 beautiful guitar! I was really impressed when I tried the EC-1000 Evertune
Get one! They are awesome!
I own two LTD evertune equipped guitars and they are my most played and loved guitars because of the evertune bridge it's amazing the best thing since amplification 🎸🤘❤️
Regarding the ebony cracks being an issue with import guitars, it even happened to me on a nearly 4k USD Music Man Majesty 7, and it didn't resolve with oil, I sent it back due to the price.
Killleeerrr!!!! Awesome combo. Sounds really great man!! Looks good too ;)
Thanks man!
I’ve been watching all your reviews on the Phoenix guitars. I was curious, If you had to pick one out of the collection, Which would you recommend the most? Great content as always.
I love Evertune! It’s such a time and effort saver to just pick up the guitar and play
I have two guitars with an Evertune. Really pleased with it overall. I set them the same way.
Really great looking the guitar, love the color scheme. How do you like the power ball compared to the savage mkii?
I'm totally in love with evertune bridge. I own 2 Solar now and in the future i will buy only guitar with that bridge.
I play metal and hardcore and it's clearly a game changer, you can dig in your guitar with no worry about the tone ! I can understand people Who hate it because it's no conventional and you have to bend a little harder your string.
Do you still plan on doing the comparison vs a tuneomatic bridge bossman? I couldn't find it on your channel. Great vids as always
Holy shit! Beast sound and riffs. Do you have tabs on those to share?
Welcome to the Evertune club! 😁 😁I have 4 evertune LTDs (two 6 string ECs, one 7 string EC, and one TE) and no issues at all with them BUT they’re all 2020 or older used ones so not sure about newer QC. One thing I noticed since getting all my LTDs is I’ve now realized that extra jumbo frets are my favorite now. Now when I go back to playing my “thin fret” guitars, they feel kind of weird lol
Love the jumbo frets!!
Cool collection Jon! i think im getting the 7 barit later this year..
Awesome!
I do like and want the vintage white one.
All the songs were great Jon. Great job on the repair too. I’ve always shied away from Evertune bridge guitars but I’m a simple stop bar tailpiece fan. My two guitars with Floyd Rose bridges are mostly unused. I also do lots of “boomer bends” lol. Tune-o-matic bridges very good with my playing style. Enjoy the content as always! For some fun, check out some AI Metal that is really good - Frostbite Orckings are an AI band and one of the first in the soon to be growing Metalverse. Check out their video “Guardians Of Time” for a great song amazingly done by AI. The whole Metalverse concept they are building is very interesting to me. I enjoy good metal from any band though - even an AI band.
Great demo as usual, bummer man regarding the cracks in the fretboard😢. My favourite combination ENGL, fishman fluence and a Japanese guitar brand😎🤟
Thanks! The cracks are now gone so I'm not bummed out about it anymore :)
Ebony is a typically drier wood. It’s just going to develop cracks easier. Not necessarily a brand thing. Easy fix is wood glue and ebony saw dust.
Yup, it's not a difficult fix luckily
Still not a fan of the Fishman's for E standard, but they do sound great with drop tunnings!
That Engl is a damn beast.
Just got mine 5 days ago and it's a killer guitar. My first Evertune as well! OMG Evertune buddies!!! *high pitched female scream!*
Edit: Mine has one little tiny crack on the 21th in-lay which I've noticed only because of your video, but the guitar is actually made in South Korea instead.
Sorry to hear about the crack
Any neck dive? Does the guitar balance well when playing seated? Thanks!
The fishman are often kind of bright and somewhat brittle to my ears but it sounds like they're paring nicely with the Engle. I'd love to hear some comparisons on other amps though.
Yeah they are growing on me! You just have to use the right amp and settings. I have a bunch of pickup comparisons on the channel and I'm posting another one soon with a Rectifier
Evertune is great, wish all my guitars were loaded with the Evertune bridges!!
I really love the demos you make man. You have your own music published any where? If not whyyyy
I have a project called GhostHour and we're actually releasing a new song next week!
@@SonicDriveStudio I am having a listen now. Absolutely awesome man, really love it. Love to hear your music in full format so to speak. Unique blend of influences too.
@Daniel Patrick Swain thanks so much! The new song that's coming this Friday is truly our best and I hope you give it a listen :)
I’ve been waiting for my LTD Evertune Ec for a year now. I almost ordered the one you got but after seeing it in that video I hate the flat looking finish and glad I never ordered one.
Hi Jon, I noticed a green pick in the intro of this video so I wanted to ask what pick do you use? I am asking because after many years of using Dunlop's variations of Jazz III - I switched to D'ADDARIO NYLPRO 1.4mm pick that is green coloured. I really like this pick and highly recommend trying it! Or maybe that is what are you using - I can't tell from the video. Thanks for an answer and great content 🎸 as usual!
Just a green Dunlop.88. Love those
Hey Jon! Guitar looks amazing. Noticed that the saddle for the high E on the evertune seemed a bit 'chewed up' in the close ups -- did it come like that (I feel so negative pointing it out, so apologies for that)?
Also, had some issues with the neck on my Phoenix-1000 Vintage white. Unfortunately, the neck was quite warped & had a divot inwards around the 16th fret while the rest was completely straight. Had to recess the bridge to get it playing right with lower action (plays like a dream now though). Though, mine was made in Korea -- so may just be some QC issues with imports now that manage to slip through the cracks. Hopefully something they manage to start catching in the future!
Hey Dylan, in real life the saddle looks fine? I haven't noticed anything. Sorry to hear about the issues with your Phoenix
I'm still tempted to get the 7 string
The overwhelming majority of ebony fretboards are stained black. If ever ebony is naturally pure black it would be very rare and pretty expensive.
It depends on the guitar but tbh i prefer non stained ebony, i have an e-ii horizon that must have missed the staining process because it has some beautiful striping on the ebony fretboard and i love it. The colour is more like a dark chocolate colour rather than black.
Interested to see if you think the Evertune is worth it. Evertune seems like a good idea, but I think you would need to be reasonably close to zone 3 to be able to do vibrato and bends without discomfort. Imagine it'd be good for tracking though, as you could make it fully in zone 2 for some parts, and then close to zone 3 for other parts that have vibrato or bending.
It really works well tbh
hi Jon, cool video! I have a similar experience with ESP, Evertune and Thomann which I would like to share: so I've bought a EC1000T CTM left handed with Evertune and Fishmans at Thomann beggining last year, yes more than one year ago :) so was a "pre-sale" and I've waited until the time has come and it was sent to me 3 weeks ago (more or less)..
- as I took it from the box, oh man.. totally moisted, even I've left some hours in the living room, before taking it out from the box.. well, I've dried it carefully and started to playing it..
- first problem, 6th string from evertune making horribles spring noises or kind of, and plus something was vibrating on the plate from evertune (I've took the cover to check it).. I was annoyed with it but I thought, ok I can fix this later somehow..
- so I kept playing and suddently the bridge pickup sound starts to "die" from nowhere.. unplug the cable, plug it again, it starts to work (the battery was brand new, it came without battery, so I had some new here)..
- there were some marks on the fret board too, the frets were poorly done..
- the saddle from 6th string was making a lot of friction noise when I was bending
- activating the second voice was totally awful, the sound was getting muddy, without volume (maybe wrong connection/soldered)
so I've reached Thomann about these problems and they've immediately sent me another guitar and I've sent this one back.
So then came the new guitar, I took it from the box, and man, was a totally different feeling, the weight was different, was better adjusted(string height, bridge etc), so I've tried it and all was fine, no problems with Evertune, no problems with the pickups, better sound. So I'm really happy with it and the Evertune is awesome!
The only two things: on the back near from the cavity from the pickup switch was missing the paint and the binding is already "yellow-ish" in some parts.. so I've contacted Thomann again, and they gave me a discount for that "cosmetic" stuff. The guys from Thomann were really helpful and quick to solve the problem. But ESP should have more attention to these things and to the details, because these guitars are absolutely not cheap and for the price, they deserve a bit more attention, in my opinion. So moral of history: it's kind of a lottery, it can be you reiceve a good guitar or a bot so good one. :)
cheers
Sorry to hear about those issues but I'm glad that you got it sorted
Fishman has a huge number of defective pickups for some unknown reason.
Evertune is legit the best invention ever on guitars. They’re amazing. Idc what anyone says
If you gonna compare it with the red one, can you let them hear acoustic?
I love Evertune, but I had a guitar with an Evertune and I noticed that my guitar lost a lot of sustain because of the springs in the back, especially after the 12th fret on every string...this sucks a little bit for lead playing because you feel the note gets lost quickly. And I noticed that you also have to "work harder" for some big bends to happen, even when you are set right in the sweet spot between the zone 2 and 3. But, for metal music, Evertune is really the best option, especially playing live and recording guitars.
It definitely has an impact on the sound. I guess it varies depending on the guitar etc
@@SonicDriveStudio I agree, my guitar was LTD MH-1000ET, but I would love to get another one in the future, maybe the guys from Evertune will find a way to resolve some of this "issues" in the future renditions of the bridge...if they ever come up with them 🙂. Love your videos, keep up the great work and take care!
It REALLY depends on the guitar. Some Evertune or Floyd Rose guitars will sing and sustain beautifully. I think there's more potential/probability for a lifeless dud with a floating bridge system than with a hardtail, though.
@@youztuber5000 You are right, I'm speaking from a personal experience with an LTD I've had from 2017 until recently, unfortunately I haven't had the chance to try some other guitars with an Evertune, but what I experienced with the one that I had was that after the 12th fret on every string the guitar was basically "lifeless" and the notes barely lasted 2 seconds. I've heard that some other people also had some issues with that lost of sustain. I'm going to give Evertune a second chance at some point, but for now I'm pretty happy with the tuning stability of my "normal" guitars :)
Prachtige gitaar! Als je 1 amp zou moeten kiezen op vlak van meest brute high gain: Engl Powerball of Redseven Leviathan? Heel veel interesse in beide. Doe zo verder! Groeten
Oef, beiden behoren tot mijn favs
Which drum samples do you use? x) sounds awesome!
Steven Slate Drums
Is the sustain the same as a guitar without et?
Interesting shape mate. Is it neck through?
Yes
The other when I trying out a evertune bridge ..it felt like there is some latency to the bends and vibratos or ..I had to bend more or more drastic vibratos to get the same effect as a regular bridge …is this how they work or the one I tried was set up wrong ?!?
You can set it up so that they bend very normally. It depends on how tight you wind up the regular tuners
@@SonicDriveStudio ohh that’s cool man ! Will try it out for sure ! Great content btw 🤘🏻
Gr8 contente, grrrrrr8 music , I prefer to be out of tune when giging 😁
Thanks! And lol
@@SonicDriveStudio i meant i prefer to have something thats not perfect. yes i love to be in tune but
I AM OLD
The internet fuels that stuff Jon.
Ive five Solar guitars all 1.6 models and even getting them shipped from Indonesia to Spain and so many hops to get to Auckland NZ ??
NO CRACKS here on my Solar guitars
Ptr 😎🎸🤘
Does an Evertune work or tune like a tremelo? Does it have springs?
Yes, it has springs but nothing like a trem. Look up Ola Englund's videos on it. I think he does a great job explaining them and setting them up.
I think ESP is releasing a new line of Phoenix's at NAMM. You must be excited, lol. I kinda am.
Haha I have no more room
so Thomann shipped it out without checking it ? wow! nice one #thomann
That's how it goes all the time
I also have the red one. I absolutely love it. This one looks incredible though I may have to get it 🎸
With a Evertune installed the cavity is so big I would hardly call it neck through. I have owned 3 guitars with Evertune now and I absolutely don't like it, the feel is off for me and it ruins the sound of the guitar for me too. I wish they would make a silverburst with a regular TOM bridge. As always your videos are awesome, and your riffs really tasty.
IT TOOK 3 EVERTUNE EQUIP GUITARS TO COME TO THOSE CONCLUSIONS ? Learn that bridge
Did I hear you right 011 - 080 strings on that thing?
No. Just 11 to 49
I just want a 6 string baritone version
Yup cracked boards super common with Ebony.
This man must be stopped.
As somebody suffering from explosive diarrhea, I think this LTD Phoenix Evertune SSS is pretty good.
Sorry to hear about your diarrhea
@@SonicDriveStudio Hearing about it is one thing, at least you don't have to smell it! (I don't really have diarrhea right now, I'm just making fun of people who preface a statement with "as a ______")
@@YourWifesBoyfriend lol
11:42 so stay tuned (no pun intended)
The ESP Phoenix is the only guitar ever made by ESP Guitars that I have ever disliked; the guitar is supposed to look like a Gibson Firebird, but it fails miserably in that regard.
Tom Sisson
evertune really working well but you cant tune your guitar to everytuning with same string gauges thats little bit anoying.
Apa?!.
Saya fikir mungkin tidak semua gitar nya mengalami hal tersebut. Indonesia memiliki standar yang baik dalam pembuatan gitar ini.
That's a lot of firebird-style guitars, at least LTD/ESP gets them right.
This guitar sounds metallic.
So I was right on facebook that this is only the last one FOR NOW, because you are actually interested in purchasing another one, the 7 strings baritone 😂
I might have that one in a month or so ;)
You just get 14:49
Quilted one looks good. Don’t like the pick guard on this one
Man. That pick guard ruins it for me. Yeah i know aesthetics but anyway
All the Phoenix models have a pick guard
NEVERTUNE cause I will NEVER BUY ONE.....;0)
how are you rich?
the question is how does he have such an understanding wife
You gotta find and pick the right one