ESP USA V-II FR Black Sparkle

The ESP USA V-II FR in Black Sparkle is an American-built custom shop instrument, made in ESP's Southern California facility — and it looks the part. The mahogany body wears a deep gloss Black Sparkle that carries all the way down the neck for a fully matched finish, with chrome hardware for contrast. The V-II shape is ESP's own take on the offset V: sharper and more aggressive than a traditional V, and better balanced on a strap than the outline suggests. At 7.64 lbs. it's remarkably light for a neck-through guitar.

That neck-through construction is 3-piece maple running the full length of the body, which means unbroken sustain and clean access to every fret. The carve is ESP's Extra Thin U (19mm at the 1st fret, 21mm at the 12th) — flat, fast, and built for speed. An ebony fretboard with abalone dot inlays sits on a 13.7" radius with 24 extra jumbo frets, a 25.5" scale, and a 43mm nut. An Original Floyd Rose double-locking tremolo, R2 locking nut, and Gotoh locking tuners handle dive bombs and full pulls without losing pitch.

The pickup pairing is a proven one: a Seymour Duncan Alnico II Pro in the neck for warm, vocal leads, and a Seymour Duncan Custom 5 (SH-14) in the bridge for tight, punchy high-gain rhythm. Volume, tone, and a 3-way toggle keep the controls simple, and a push/pull on the tone splits both humbuckers to single-coil for cleans that don't sound like an afterthought. Whether you're a metal player who needs a Floyd that stays put, a hard rock lead player chasing sustain, or a collector after a USA-built ESP, the V-II FR delivers. This ESP USA V-II FR Black Sparkle (Serial #US26563) includes a hardshell case. Order today from Brian's Guitars, your authorized ESP dealer.