Hi!!
First, apologies for my poor English. I´m from a town next to Bilbao (Basque Country, Spain) and my skills on Shakespeare´s language are low.

I´ll try to make a decent Build Diary full of images and when it comes to life i promise that i´ll make a video demo of the Es-3. There isn´t much information about this kit and i think it could be helpful.

I´ve been playing guitar (not professionally) for the last 18 years in a couple of bands, and i continue doing it. From punk-rock to metal, hard-rock, stoner, classic rock, heavy, alternative... I just enjoy being part of a band. Now I´m in an alternative/indie/pop-rock band.

Searching for an interesting kit and something different to my usual gear i find the ES-3. After a little research i decided to purchase it. It´s been a long wait, 1 month, because of the spanish customs... But here it is and i´m already working on it!!

Fist of all, the unboxing:


It came in a good package. I purchased it with the Groover upgrade option and "no pickups" because im not going to use the stock electronics. Ernie ball slinkys, Ernie ball/Pitbull Guitars pick, an sticker and a decal... Everything perfect except the pick guard, it came with some scratches. Not an important thing, but i have to say it.

First look to the body (Laminated Basswood):

Beautiful wood with nice grain, a good binding... Well... i felt very happy when i finally touched it.

The neck (maple whit rosewood fingerboard):



This is an slim 60´s kind of neck, quite similar to my 2003´s Gibson Les Paul Standard DC Plus´s neck profile. Well made, it will need some fret work, but it feels nice, the wood is nice, smooth and the rosewood fingerboard is going to look gorgeous after an oil treatment. It fits fine, once you insert the neck into the body you can lift the guitar and it won't release.

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