# Can Peak 2 replace Peak? **URL:** https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/can-peak-2-replace-peak/376445 **Category:** General Yo-Yo **Created:** [May 29, 2023, 2:17pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/can-peak-2-replace-peak/376445 "2023-05-29T14:17:22Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 18
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I’m a fan of Peak 2 as it leans more mid-size, where Creep is bigger, but both are not as dense as a Peak and tend to float. A recent release that plays closer to a Peak and can still be found new in the online yoyo shops is the General-Yo Essence , it has that presence to it on the sting and they are around $70 for the 2020 version, a lot of people slept on this newer released yoyo. > [@General-Yo Essence: A High Speed YoYo Review](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/general-yo-essence-a-high-speed-yoyo-review/23742): > > General-Yo Essence Reviewed by Chris Rhoads February 13, 2011 Introduction There is a trend in the yo-yo industry to update older designs in order to keep them fresh and relevant to the community. Some companies will release the redesign using the same name showing the lineage that the update carries. Other companies will tweak a single spec or two and then release it under a completely new name and market it as a completely new product. Recently a new way of paying homage to previ… > [@General Yo is bringing back a classic - The ESSENCE!](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/general-yo-is-bringing-back-a-classic-the-essence/323358): > > After almost a decade General Yo is bringing back one of their crowd favorite designs - The ESSENCE! Identical to the small release nine years ago, the General Yo Essence is a beautiful organic design with performance that has really held up over time. Powerful and stable on the string with a comfortable feel in the hand to keep you coming back for more. The Essence has the classic General Yo glass blasted finish a… ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/6/6/c/66c4f852e441c4b828108c1b2a22a5492ba0653e.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/4/2/6/426d6ee97e480749a7397e90fd4d798e6a80c7f4.jpeg) --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/can-peak-2-replace-peak/376445)._