EC-1000

VINTAGE BLACK

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    EC-1000
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    Guitars in the LTD EC-1000 Series are designed to offer the tone, feel, looks, and quality that working professional musicians need in an instrument, along with the pricing that typical musicians can still afford. The EC-1000 VB is consistently one of the most popular guitars due to its combination of incredible looks and great performance. It offers a vintage looking body/neck/headstock binding and gold hardware, and includes premier components like LTD locking tuners, a Tonepros locking TOM bridge and tailpiece, and the aggressive punch of active EMG 81/60 pickups. It also offers set-thru construction with a mahogany body, 3 pc. mahogany neck, and 24-fret Macassar ebony fingerboard. Available in Vintage Black finish.

    Construction Set-Thru
    Scale 24.75"
    Body Mahogany
    Neck 3Pc Mahogany
    Fingerboard Macassar Ebony
    Fingerboard Radius 350mm
    Finish Vintage Black
    Nut Width 42mm
    Nut Type Molded
    Neck Contour Thin U
    Frets/Type 24 XJ Stainless Steel
    Hardware Color Gold
    Strap Button Standard
    Tuners LTD Locking
    Bridge Tonepros Locking TOM & Tailpiece
    Neck PU EMG 60
    Bridge PU EMG 81
    Electronics Active
    Electronics Layout Volume/Volume/Tone/Toggle Switch
    Strings D'Addario XL110 (.010/.013/.017/.026/.036/.046)
    Case EC GUITAR FORM FIT CASE
    Case Included N
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    Spyros A.
    Spyros A. wrote

    I just recieved mine 3 days ago! It's an amazing quitar. Great build guality, great sound, perfect neck for fast playing...

    But I have one guestion: Mine is made in Korea. There is no split coil pull switch  (!) . Why?

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      nicholas c.
      nicholas c. wrote

      I've had this guitar for 10 years and it's still amazing to this day. Out of all my guitars this is my baby. I feel like this is one of the few guitars ESP has been producing the longest consecutively so its sucess is guaranteed (there are even two different pickup versions). That being said will you please make a version with a gold evertune bridge and a gold fishmans so you can take my money. Make a EC-1000VB ET please! 

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        William A.
        William A. wrote

        I have played Gibson for a long time , also played Fender . Never really thought of ESP , a good friend of mine told me I should check them out , got a LTD ec1000, satin black . I can’t put it down , getting rid of my Gibson V and getting another LTD. won’t play anything else . These guitars just feel right , perfect weight and neck is so nice to play . I’m hooked . 

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          Brad M.
          Brad M. wrote

          Absolutely love this guitar. Had mine for over a year, and it’s still in beauty shape. Intonation, neck are all perfect. 

          I have a question, what kind of nut would I use to replace this? I hear about Fender style and Gibson and LP style…. What style of nut am I looking for?

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            Darrell D.
            Darrell D. wrote

            Too bad the gloss black with pearl inlays only comes with Active pickups. I think all ec1000s should be purchased with either duncans or EMGs. Would have a lot more buyers. Thats the only reason I havent purchased the gloss black, would have to change pickups $$$$$

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