AS-1FR

BLACK AQUA SUNBURST

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Guitars, Signature Series Guitars, Alex Skolnick
    AS-1FR
    $1,399.00
    with case
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    Few guitar players of the world merit as much respect as Alex Skolnick. Originally gaining fame as the teenage phenomenon holding down guitar duties for Bay Area thrashers Testament, Alex has gone on to tackle multiple musical genres, including sophisticated jazz playing in his Alex Skolnick Trio. The AS-1FR takes Alex's original design and adds a Floyd Rose bridge for expressive performances. This traditional shape belies its contemporary set of tools that include a set-thru, U-shaped three-piece maple neck for smooth access all the way up and down the fingerboard. Its sound is powered with an excellent set of Seymour Duncan '59 (neck) and JB (bridge) pickups. Its flexible controls include individual volume knobs for each pickup, a tone control with push-pull access to split the neck pickup coil, and a pickup selector toggle. Other high-end components include Dunlop straplok and Grover tuners. The Alex Skolnick LTD AS-1 comes in Black Aqua Sunburst translucent finish over its figured flamed maple top.

    Construction Set-Thru
    Scale 24.75"
    Body Mahogany
    Neck 3Pc Maple
    Fingerboard Pau Ferro
    Fingerboard Radius 305mm
    Finish BLACK AQUA SUNBURST
    Nut Width 43mm
    Nut Type Locking
    Neck Contour U
    Frets/Type 22 XJ
    Hardware Color Chrome
    Strap Button Dunlop Straplok
    Tuners Grover
    Bridge Floyd Rose 1000
    Neck PU Seymour Duncan '59*
    Bridge PU Seymour Duncan JB
    Electronics Passive
    Electronics Layout Vol/Vol/Tone(P/P*)/Toggle Switch
    Strings D'Addario XL120 (.009/.011/.016/.024/.032/.042)
    Case EC GUITAR FORM FIT CASE
    Case Included Y
    Controls
    Controls Alexskolnick
    Media
    2020 NAMM Show: Alex Skolnick Artist Interview

    2020 NAMM Show: Alex Skolnick Artist Interview

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      ScottyJ-Rocker
      ScottyJ-Rocker wrote

      Please offer this model in more colors! Black, Tobacco Burst, Iced-Tea Burst or Wine Red/Burgundy stain are a few ideas! 

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        Carl N.
        Carl N. wrote

        thanks for the insight!

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          ScottyJ-Rocker
          ScottyJ-Rocker wrote

          Thanks Carl. Please consider different colors. This could be a huge competitor to the Axcess which is 4-5x the cost!

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            Deniz M.
            Deniz M. wrote

            Hi,

            Is the top a veneer or a cap?

            Thanks.

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              Carl N.
              Carl N. wrote

              if you have any questions you may reach out to our customer service team at customerservice@espguitars.com or https://www.espguitars.com/pages/support

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                bruno b.
                bruno b. wrote

                Hello there... I saw some review online where the blue LTD is different than this one...  There is more blue in the body (Looks more like the ESP Version)... I want to know if the ones you deliver now is this one from the picture or the one with more blue?

                Also when the paint changed in this version?  Thanks and cheers

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                  Carl N.
                  Carl N. wrote

                  While all of these instruments would be painted with the same color there can be variations within finished instruments, you should also take into account that instruments can appear differently when photographed  vs in person.  There was no change to the finish of this instrument.

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                    Manuel A.
                    Manuel A. wrote

                    Does ESP not sell them directly on the site anymore?

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                      Carl N.
                      Carl N. wrote

                      For customers within the U.S. we have an online shopping cart that allows for purchasing direct.

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                        Martín D.
                        Martín D. wrote

                        Hello, such a question I currently have an ec401 vfdmz ltd very good now my problem is that in some techniques with this guitar like I do not feel so comfortable because the arm is very thin for my taste is in a thin 42mm u but like my hand is something big so I'm thinking of buying another guitar and seen other brands like prs or epiphones that have the thicker or thicker arm or mast but I really do not want to change the brand because in sound and I'm just happy with esp ltd my question is that your brand's guitar can I buy that brings a thicker mast

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                          Todd B. ESP
                          Todd B. ESP wrote

                          Hi Martin, Our standard EC or Eclipse models have 42mm nut width like your EC-401. I would suggest trying the AS-1FM or AS-1FR signature model. It has a little wider and thicker neck (43mm width at nut, and about 1mm thicker on back side). I hope this information is helpful.

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