ESP LTD EC-1000 Electric Guitar - See-thru Purple Sunburst Reviews
The ESP LTD EC-1000 is primed for performance. Its mahogany single-cut body and set-through mahogany neck unleash truckloads of resonance and sustain upon your amp of choice, and its eye-grabbing quilted maple top is sure to garner jealous stares. From modern metal to classic rock, this solidbody electric guitar has you covered for a wide range of musical styles. Its feisty tone is full of power, served up by EMG 60TW-R and 81 humbuckers (with a push-pull control for split-coil tones too). The EC-1000 features a TonePros locking Tune-o-matic bridge/tailpiece and locking LTD tuners to give you precision intonation and stability. Factor in a modern-radius ebony fingerboard with 24 extra-jumbo frets, and the ESP LTD EC-1000 has all your bases covered for high-gain chuggas to creamy classic solos.
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Highest Rated Reviews
Wow. Wow!!!
I am really impressed with the build quality of this guitar. It is simply beautiful. Not sure what else to say other than make sure you grab one of these!
Awesome Ec-1000
The color jumped out to me instantly. It's pretty in photos but even more so in person. The EMG's pups really sound great and deliver that true EMG tone you know and love.
Guitar came to me with 10's and for E standard just a bit too tight for my liking. Swapped to some 9's and the guitar was great. Minimum buzzing but intonation was spot on.
I bought my first ec-1000 back in 2009 and playing this one made me realize I never should have gotten rid of it.
This thing shreds!
Amazing guitar, definitely recommend!
This guitar is honestly amazing! It's my first serious guitar, so it's a big step up from my crappy 20 year old Yamaha. The quality on this instrument is amazing, especially for its price. I don't have too much experience, but it feels like the quality outweighs the price a ton. There aren't any reviews on this guitar currently, so I will go a bit in depth.
The hardware and tuners are all great. The tuners move smoothly and are responsive, and the locking system works perfectly. The knobs are smooth and the selector switch is a bit stiff, but that might change with some use. For whatever reason, fitting the cable into the output jack is a bit of a struggle, because it is an extremely tight fit.
The fretboard is extremely smooth and well polished, it feels like glass! The stainless steel frets are super smooth and shiny, bends are very easy now. No sharp or uneven fret edges, everything is good there. The pickups are what you expect them to be, EMGs sound basically the same in every guitar. The 81 is very good, though, its aggressive, crunchy, and superrr tight. Sounds amazing when playing metal, and the 60 is good for cleans.
Now, I had Sweetwater set up the guitar with low action, as well as replace the plastic nut with bone. The nut is awesome, the sustain just lasts forever! There is a little bit too much fret buzz, though, and the low E buzzes a little bit when I hit it. Might just need a string change though.
All in all, this guitar is amazing and I highly recommend purchasing it! LTD is one of the greatest bang for the buck companies out there, and their quality is great.
