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First and foremost; the stock photos of the white do not do it justice. There’s a slight iridescence to it, and it’s guaranteed to look even better under stage lighting. It’s got a nice weight to it: not too heavy and not too light. It feels sturdy without being back-breaking. Playability out of the box was pretty good. I lowered the action a hair at the bridge and it now plays beautifully. The fretwork is impeccable and the neck is comfortable. I’m usually not a thin neck kind of guy, but this one is very easy on the hands. The Seymour Duncan pickups are wildly versatile. The P pickup is a bit on the dark side, but it packs a massive punch. The J pickup is bright and articulate without being harsh. Blending the two is probably the best of the PJ sets I’ve heard. Normally they kind get wimpy sounding... but here, no. You get the articulation of the J and the power of the P. Just what you’d want!Fit and finish is fantastic. The tuners, like another reviewer posted, can leave a little to be desired... they’re kind of flimsy, which for a $900 bass is kind of disappointing. That being said, mine hasn’t exhibited any issues as far as stability goes or anything like that. Overall, very happy with this purchase.

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For me this was a tricky purchase as there was not a lot of reviews to watch. Let me tell you the black is gorgeous in person, the sound is tight and punchy. I typically play a lot of Fenders and this ESP 87 sounds just as good. Little on the heavy side. Out of the box it needed some adjustments, truss rod nut needed some oil, string height adjustments. It sounds great. If you're on the fence grab it. You won't be disappointed.

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Been looking at basses for awhile and thought this one might be the best bang for your buck. It took an extra day for shipping was the only bad thing but not a big deal. It was double boxed. Amazingly almost perfectly in tune out of the box. Looks pretty well set up. I purchased a blemished model and I been looking for the defect. The only thing wrong I see is that one of the edges of the pickguard wasn't all the way smooth. Had to really look for that one. Sound wise Its great for playing some dio and priest or even some king diamond. The Seymour duncan pickups really set it off. I can pick harder and still get all the tone. Sounds even better when its tuned down half step or d standard. They are passive pickups and I like that because I prefer simplicity in bass. The white paint sparkles in the light which I though was going to be a plain white. I'm happy with this bass.

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I like this bass. The tool kit was not in the box. It says on the box that there should be one. It is deep purple. It looks black until you get closer to it. It has no defects. The plastic on the pic guard was a little tough to get off. I tuned it to E, A, D, G. The neck needed a quarter turn loosening it. The intonation on the E and D string was perfect. The A and G string was just slightly sharp on the 12th fret. That is all the adjustments I made. It sounds good. I like its sound. You can hear the difference when adjusting the tone and pickup selector knobs. The volume seems to lower a bit when you put the pickup selector knob right in the middle and turns up a bit when turning it in either direction. I am not a electronic expert but it must be suppose to. I thought I would like this bass and I do. I gave overall a 4.5 because of missing toolkit and volume decrease when setting pickup selector on both pickups.

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This bass is very polarizing to me. To start with the good, it's beautiful. The white has a slight sparkle to it that makes it drop dead gorgeous in person. Next, the neck is near perfect. It's a thin p-bass neck. So you get all the nice string spacing without having to grip a baseball bat. The fret work was also on point. It sounds amazing. The Seymour Duncan vintage pickups have an amazing tone and work exceptionally well with fuzz. The only downside is the p-bass pickup is micro-phonic. Some people like it but it's a bit of a turn off for me. Now for the bad, when this bass arrived it was filthy and did not include the tools. The lack of tools is an instant 10% restocking fee for zZounds due to a mistake made by ESP. Next, there were so many little details that should have been caught during inspection. Rough wood around the headstock and pickup screws were not screwed in (near string height) just to name a few. All of these issues above pail in comparison to the biggest issue, the tuners. Just judging by the shape they look like rebranded Wilkinson. Which makes the next bit all the more disappointing. When I received it, the E-string clover was falling off. To ESP's credit they are sending me a new one. However, there's still another issue. They slip all the time. When I leave it overnight, a few of the strings are nearly a semitone lower. I have to tune nearly every 15 minutes while playing. I'm still on the fence whether I will return this bass. I've emailed all these issues in to ESP and I hope they stand by their products and that this is just a lemon.

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