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Guitars in the LTD 1000 Series are designed to offer the tone, feel, looks, and quality that working professional musicians need in an instrument. The H3-1000FR has the bold curves of the ESP Horizon-3, with an extended and beveled upper horn and a shortened lower horn that offers excellent high-fret accessibility. This guitar offers set-thru construction at 25.5” scale, pairing a mahogany body to a three-piece, extra-thin maple neck that has a compound radius for maximum speed and comfort.

It also offers a bound Macassar ebony fingerboard that features offset white pearloid block inlays and 24 extra-jumbo stainless steel frets. The H3-1000FR features an EMG 66TW in the neck position, splittable with push-pull control, for a tonal balance of thick, boosted mids, big lows, and singing highs. The bridge pickup is an EMG 57, with its iconic PAF tone. Both pickups are direct-mounted and have brushed gold covers to match the H3-1000FR’s gold hardware. It also includes a Floyd Rose 1000SE bridge with stainless steel screws, and Grover tuners.

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The LTD EX-201 in a bold gloss Black finish is built for players who seek aggressive looks and powerful performance. It features multi-ply binding on the mahogany body and headstock, complemented by black binding on the rosewood fingerboard, giving it a sharp and sophisticated aesthetic. This guitar also features set-neck construction, 24 extra-jumbo frets, black hardware, LTD bridge, and tailpiece, and sports a single ESP LH-150B humbucker featuring an antique nickel cover with coil splitting via the push-pull volume knob.

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The LTD Snakebyte is a Signature Series model of James Hetfield, the frontman of Metallica and one of the world's most highly respected rhythm guitar players in any genre.
The Snakebyte was created based on James' own original design.
It features  set-neck construction at 24.75' scale, with a mahogany body and a three-piece mahogany neck with ebony fingerboard and 22 extra-jumbo frets with a snake inlay at the 12th fret.
The LTD Snakebyte is powered by James' own EMG JH SET active pickups, and includes a TonePros locking TOM bridge and tailpiece.

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The ALEX WADE Signature Model LTD AW-XJ7 Baritone EverTune, in a sleek Black Open Grain Satin finish, is designed for extended range and precision. This 7-string guitar features a 27” baritone scale and bolt-on construction, making it perfect for heavy, down-tuned playing. Its resonant swamp ash body delivers balanced tones with plenty of punch.

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The Arrow-1000 Candy Apple Red Satin features neck-thru-body construction with a 25.5” scale length. It has a mahogany body paired with an extra-thin u-shaped three-piece maple neck, complete with a reverse headstock and single-ply binding for both the neck and headstock. This combination offers a sleek design and enhanced playability for guitarists.

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The SN-1000HT Silver Blast features a striking sandblasted finish over a swamp ash body, delivering both unique aesthetics and resonant tone. Built with bolt-on construction at a 25.5” scale, it offers a comfortable playing experience, perfect for various musical styles. The roasted maple neck enhances stability and adds a smooth feel for fast playing.

The Macassar ebony fingerboard includes a compound radius, with a scalloped section from frets 17-22 for effortless bending and precise articulation in the upper register. It also features 22 extra-jumbo stainless steel frets and elegant mother-of-pearl dot inlays, ensuring durability and style.

Key hardware includes a Hipshot hardtail bridge with string-thru-body design for enhanced sustain and tuning stability, LTD locking tuners for precise tuning, and a black bone nut, providing consistent tone and reliability during intense performances.

The SN-1000HT is equipped with a pair of Fishman Fluence Modern 3-Voice Humbucker pickups, with a ceramic pickup in the bridge and an alnico pickup in the neck. Push-pull controls allow users to select different voicings, offering a wide range of tonal options for clean, crunch, and high-gain sounds.

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With its unique coloration and grain pattern highlights, spalted maple is a great look for a bass that stands out from the crowd. The B-206SM is an affordable yet high quality 6-string bass that offers an ash body with a spalted maple top in Natural Satin finish, along with a thin U-shaped 5-piece maple/jatoba neck for excellent playing feel. You also get passive ESP Designed SB-6 pickups, along with an active ABQ-3 3-band EQ, and good-looking black nickel hardware. Available in Natural Satin finish. Also available in a left-handed version, and in See Thru Black Satin finish.

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Priced right for beginning guitarists, the LTD EC-10 kit includes both a great starter electric guitar and a gig bag carrying case. The EC-10 is a classic single-cutaway guitar that's based on the famous ESP Eclipse shape used for thousands of great recordings in all genres of music, and the included gig bag is perfect for taking the EC-10 to lessons and to jams at friends' houses. Learn More

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.

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The LTD MT-I is the highly-anticipated Signature Series guitar for Mick Thomson, the iconic guitarist of Slipknot. Available in Obsidian Metallic finish, the MT-I is based on the MH-style body, with an arched top and an inline reverse headstock.

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Joining the Bill Kelliher Signature Series, the LTD Royal Shiva is based on a guitar that the Mastodon guitar king had created by the ESP Custom Shop and used it extensively on recent tours. It’s a completely unique double-cutaway body shape with an outstanding Silver Sunburst finish that extends to the back of the guitars body and neck, with white binding on the body, neck, and headstock.

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Guitars in the LTD 1000 Series are designed to offer the tone, feel, looks, and quality that working professional musicians need in an instrument. The M-1000 Snow White updates one of the coolest guitars in the M Series with an even more outstanding design, featuring new neck-thru construction and a set of direct-mount Fishman Fluence Modern Humbuckers (alnico in the neck position, ceramic in the bridge), with a push-pull control to activate each pickup’s second voicing.

This guitar also features a comfortable alder body, a satin finish on the back of its extra-thin U-shaped neck, and a compound neck radius. Its Macassar ebony fingerboard has black binding, 24 extra-jumbo stainless steel frets, and offset mother-of-pearl dot inlays. Components on the M-1000 Snow White include Grover tuners and a Floyd Rose 1000SE bridge with stainless steel screws.

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