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Will have to play one at the local Guitar Center to see what it sounds like. Certainly looks good !!!
The statement contains DELUXE EDITIONS!! What about the standard LTD and the ones which has not the title of SIR/LORD (DELUXE)!!!
stainless steel frets are a great addition - i have to redress my nickel frets on all my guitars about every 6-12 months!
This is really cool.
Will LTD signature models feature stainless steel frets?
Thank you. Is there any hope that the Japanese made E2's will get SS frets in the future?
Is it USA made??
cheers.
Nas
I believe all the ESP USA models already use JESCAR stainless frets.
I would have bought a few guitars from the E-ll series already, but I will not buy them until you install stainless steel frets on them.
Very interesting new feature ! Now, as someone said before, I hope you will also move to graph tech nuts too. It would make no sense improving bends and vibratos if you don't improve tuning stability in the same time
This is a great news, adding a better nut would complete the package, just don't make satin necks standard on all 1000 models as you did with the EII...
I just bought 2 brand new TB7’s in the E-II line up. Great guitars and truly happy with them! I did always wonder why with the price jump why it didn’t come with Stainless Steel Frets or a Graphtech Tusq Nut. Great to see that you guys are starting with the 1000 series. Will this eventually trickle into the E-ll line? Cheers!
I do not understand why there would be stainless on LTD but not on the E-II series? Does not make sense
If SS frets are proposed on E-II series I hope it will not be default on all models and we will have the choice: I have SS frets on one of my guitars, the feeling and durability are great but I dislike the sound.
The answer is very simple -- LTD guitars are made by Cort and World. Both of these companies already have the infrastructure and technology and supply to do stainless frets, as they have been doing them for other brands that also outsource their guitars to be built by them, and they've been doing this for years now. E2's are made directly by ESP in Japan, they are not outsourced like the LTD guitars are. They would have to upgrade their own facilities.
Next step: Graphite nuts please! If Schecter can offer Graph Tech XL Black Tusq in 400$ guitars, I see no reason for using molded plastic nuts on 1000$ LTD guitars. Also, would like to see neck thickness measurements (1st and 12th frets) in the specifications because mentioning "Thin U" neck contour on almost all guitars does not give a comparable objective information.
You’re right. A good nut is much more important than stainless steel frets!
I agree with this, however I think injected bone is better than Graphtech material. But I do agree that any guitar that costs more than $500 USD should not have a generic plastic material for the nut. Keep in mind though, it's a lot easier to upgrade a nut than it is to do a re-fret (to the person who claimed a good nut is more important).
Nice!
Pretty cool guitar model but when will the contest conclude? You know the one that you win a red guitar, an amp head and a cabinet by engl?
Contest closed, we have a winner: https://www.espguitars.com/articles/2015113-congrats-to-raging-red-spring-sweepstakes-winner-david-ormsby?fbclid=IwAR3QbRBQ1_LBWjcAPbwwdzn-qj1xVhbQpLRoe_hJ_KByeoaNIJCNuYRJK9s
Great news! When will they be available?
When those new guitars will be available in stores? Will they have any special name tags to distinguish them from older stock?
Wondering the same thing!
Currently looking to buy an EC-1000 but I do not want to buy a "inferior" version for the same money.
I'm wondering the same thing. It's easy enough to read the serial numbers on the guitars, but it would be nice to know what date the standard SS frets started production.