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ESP LTD Deluxe EC1000 Electric Guitar - See Thru Black Cherry

Item #: ESP EC1000 BCH

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ESP LTD Deluxe EC1000 Electric Guitar

The ESP LTD Deluxe EC1000 Electric Guitar is built to dominate for rhythm and lead players.
The EC1000 is built with an incredible quilted maple top, a mahogany body with a set neck, a white bound rosewood fingerboard, ESP's excellent TonePros System II locking bridge, ESP locking tuners, 24 extra jumbo frets, and white binding with abalone on the body and headstock. Guitar players love the EMG 81 and 60 pickups for their wide range of sound - from sweet warm tones to raw rock 'n' roll. This is an excellent upgrade and it's a stock guitar!

ESP LTD EC1000 Features

Thin U Shaped Mahogany Neck (Set-Neck)
Hefty Mahogany Body Material
24 Fret (Rosewood or Ebony) Fingerboard with Extra Jumbo frets
Black Nickel or Gold Hardware
ESP Locking Tuners & Tonepros Locking Bridge
EMG 81 Bridge & 60 Neck Pickups

TonePros Locking Bridge System
A simple concept that no one thought of until TonePros, the system features set screws on either side of the bridge and stop tailpiece. Because they secure solidly in place, intonation and tuning are more accurate-the bridge never falls off. Sustain is better, too, since all of the parts in the system are locked in place and become one with the guitar body.

ESP EC Style Case
To protect and transport your guitar, ESP recommends the optional EC Style Electric Guitar Case (#ESP ECFF).

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ESP LTD Deluxe EC1000 Electric Guitar Specifications

Body: Mahogany
Top:
- Flame Top: See thru Blue and See thru Purple
- Quilt Top: See Thru Green and Black Cherry
- Not Specified: Black, Vintage Black and Snow White
Neck: Mahogany Set-Neck
Neck Contour: Thin U
Scale Length: 24.75 inches
Fingerboard: Rosewood (Ebony on VBK)
Frets: 24 Extra Jumbo
Nut: 42mm Standard
Bridge: Tonepros Locking
Pickups:
- Bridge: EMG 81
- Neck: EMG 60
Hardware: Black Nickel (Gold on VBK and BLK)
Tuners: ESP Locking
Optional Case: #ESP ECFF

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ESP LTD Deluxe EC1000 Electric Guitar - See Thru Black Cherry

Item #: ESP EC1000 BCH

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ESP LTD Deluxe EC1000 Electric Guitar - Vintage Black

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ESP LTD Deluxe EC1000 Electric Guitar - Black

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ESP LTD Deluxe EC1000 Electric Guitar - Silver Sunburst

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EC-1000 = 10 *s

Quality:

Im a very agressive person with my guitars. When Im playing I play hard. I will do neck bends as hard and as far as I can and this will still stay in tune. Doesnt happen often.

Sound:

Tone is amazing. The one thing that I love is how its not string threw. Which means more wood for tone. I pulled it out the box did a quick tune and tested the sustain. And it was amazing. As anything, we have to fine tune our gear to us. But this had a great sound out the box. I did not like the "SIT" strings that were on there. So I threw on some Super Slinkys and thier a great combination.

Reliability:

I have had this guitar for over a year. And as said above, I am a very agressive person. After I got this guitar set up to my likings. I dropped it on the ground on purpose. I toss everything around. Not due to lack of care. But if it cannot last with me on a stage/tour, then when am I buying it? It must be rugged, durrible, and still sound amazing. And this is it. (Once it passed my reliability test she is well papmered now)

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Over all this is probably my most favorite guitar out of my arsenal. I have had MANY many guitars, and this is by far my favorite. The size, weight, and comfort is unable to be found anywhere else. I have used LTD/ESP for almost 10 years now. And there is a reason why.

Playability and Feel:

I love the feeling all around. Its got a good heavy feel to it, but it isnt a back breaker. The neck is great. I own an Alexi Sig, and it it a little smaller than that. Nice, smooth feeling. The controlls are a little more than I want. But what I do like, is that I turnt he tone knob all the way up, the second volume knob all the way off. And the first volume up. From there I use the pick up selector to run off and on since I only use the bridge pick up anyways. And its not as fast as a Wizard 2 (my fav shreading neck) but it is pretty fast. I have little hands, so it work out for me. And I still get a good "chug" out of it for the heavys.

Tone:

Tone is very smooth. Which I like alot. I dont like the happy look at my sound. I normally run medium mids, and High trebs, and they just intwine perfect. As I said earlier. LTD/ESP have me by axe of choise for almosy 10 years (2nd would be Ibanez) and I have never turned my back on these guys. Nor will I ever.

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I like the paint job. I am not going to lie. Im not one for Fancy paitjobs. I wanted the silver sunburst but they were out. I dont know exactly what paint job that I have on it, I just ordered the next one over. Again, I am not one for pretty. I want quality. But it did impress me.

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Action out of the box was nice. I dropped it just a little more (like a 32nd of an inch) beacuse I had the gut feeling to. But out the box its not to low for buzzing, but it is low enough that your not straining your hands.

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Semi-Pro

Do you own this product?:

Yes, and many others.

Date submitted:

1/23/12

Michael Truehart from Philadelphia, PA

xtruehart@gmail.com

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The Eclipse

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This guitar is a tank. Very dependable, highly recommended.

Sound:

The tone is killer. When I went looking for a guitar I went to a local guitar shop. Before I made my switch to ESP/Schecter I had always been a Jackson man. I played many Jacksons at the shop and nothing had the sound I wanted. I went through many guitars until I finally settled to try out the Eclipses. I was knocked on my *ss. The guitars tone was heavy as h*ll but yet bright and crisp. I soon after purchased a Schecter Hellraiser to be my Eclipses' back up (I wanted another Eclipse but couldn't afford it at the time), yet this guitar's tone still overshadows the Hellraiser by far.

Reliability:

I have had this guitar for over 2 years now. I've gigged with it, taken it around with me, dropped it, hit it, I've done just about everything imaginable to it, and the thing still stands strong. Definitely my go to guitar for just about everything I play. From blues to death metal.

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ESP has made great quality products for several years. The ESP LTD EC-1000 is top of the line. It feels great, the tone is killer, and is reliable from the time you have opened it's box. I've owned Gibson Les Pauls, and the guitar blows it out of the water. I can assure you that the LTD Deluxe model is just as reliable as the ESP Custom, for much cheaper.

Playability and Feel:

The guitar has pretty much the standard Les Paul shape, yet it's about half as wide. It feels great, I would like to go on record saying that ESP has perfected the Les Paul, for much cheaper (yes, I am strongly anti-Gibson now). It, overall, is relatively light. It feels ever so smooth. The neck is awesome, and is a shredders dream, yet it's comfortable enough to play anything soft on. The controls are very well set up and very dependable.

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Bright and smooth when it needs to be, but dark and brutal when it should be. Overall, the tone is sick. The EMG's are great, however I am seriously considering switching them out with Seymour Duncan Blackout's. It would probably make this guitar all the better.

Finish:

When I purchased it there was a small blemish on the tip, but nothing too noticeable. I waited around to see if I could exchange it for another one, but the only ones they had in were the see thru-blue, green, and red and I really wanted to keep my black. There have been some flaws with the black on the backside; for some reason my paint decided to chip away in a section. But as I said, it was only in a small area and on the back side, so it wasn't noticeable to my viewers.

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The action was awesome. It was pre-set up as I bought it from a local music shop (and I am friends with the owner). The action was low and awesome, with no fret buzz. They let me play another one fresh out of the box and it was just about the same. After all this time I still have yet to have to re-adjust the truss rod *knocks on wood so it won't happen soon*.

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Semi-Pro

Do you own this product?:

Yes.

Date submitted:

April 24, 2010

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