USA M-II HARDTAIL

M-II HARDTAIL

ESP USA

Starting at $4,299

Crafted at our ESP USA facility in Southern California, the USA M-II Hardtail offers a high-end take on one of the world’s most beloved shred guitars. It offers a mahogany body with bolt-on construction to its extra thin U-shaped quarter-sawn maple neck with natural satin finish for the smoothest and fastest playing experience. Optional premier-quality figured-wood tops are available on the USA M-II Hardtail including flamed maple, quilted maple, lacewood, zebrawood, and koa, with a variety of amazing translucent gloss and satin finishes to choose from, as well as both maple and ebony fingerboards with clean abalone dot inlays.

The parts and components on the USA M-II Hardtail are second to none, and include 24 extra-jumbo Jescar stainless steel frets, a Hipshot hardtail fixed bridge, a bone nut, Gotoh Magnum Lock tuners, Dunlop strap locks, and a variety of high-end Seymour Duncan, EMG or Fishman pickups, with a push-pull coil split control on the tone knob for passive pickup models. The USA M-II Hardtail includes a high-quality ESP USA form-fitting hard shell case.

FEATURES

Graphite Neck Reinforcement Bars

Get maximum strength and stability from your guitar’s neck, with higher long-term reliability. All ESP USA models are made with two high-strength bars of carbon fiber.

Open Grain Finish

On ESP USA models with Open Grain Ash bodies, we shoot just enough finish to seal and protect the wood, but we leave the grain open for a rugged look and better resonance from the body wood.

Deep Dish Jack

In addition to looking sleek, the Deep Dish jack installed on ESP USA models has the added benefit of providing the depth and angle of the cable to be easily looped around the player’s strap to better protect the cable from crimps or other damage.

BODY

BODY WOOD:
Mahogany
BODY THICKNESS:
45mm
NECK CONSTRUCTION:
Bolt-On

NECK

NECK WOOD:
Quarter Sawn Maple
SCALE LENGTH:
25.5”
NUT WIDTH:
43mm
NUT TYPE:
Bone
FINGERBOARD RADIUS:
305mm
NECK CONTOUR:
Extra Thin U
THICKNESS @ 1ST FRET:
19mm
THICKNESS @ 12TH FRET:
21mm
FRETS:
24 JESCAR FW57110 XJ Stainless
NECK FINISH:
Natural Satin
HEAD CAP:
Matching Top
TRUSS ROD:
2 Way Adjustable w/ Graphite Reinforcements

HARDWARE

BRIDGE:
Hipshot Fixed
TUNERS:
Gotoh Magnum Lock
STRAP BUTTONS:
Dunlop Locking

ELECTRONICS

CONTROLS:
Vol/Tone/3-Way Switch
OTHER:
Push Pull Coil Split on Tone (Passive P.U. Only)

PLAYABILITY & SETUP

STRINGS:
D’Addario NYXL REG LITE (.010 - .046)
CASE:
ESP USA Form Fit

PERSONALIZED OPTIONS

TOPWOOD:
Flamed Maple / Quilted Maple / Zebrawood / Lacewood / Koa / Open Grain Ash / Open Grain Mahogany / Solid Color
FINGERBOARD:
Ebony / Maple
PICKUPS:
Seymour Duncan Set / EMG Set / Fishman Set: See available sets
HARDWARE COLOR:
Chrome / Black / Gold
FINISH COLOR:
See available colors
FINISH STYLE:
Gloss / Satin