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ESP LTD EC-1000 QM Electric Guitar - Violet Shadow - Sweetwater Exclusive

Solidbody Electric Guitar with Mahogany Body, Quilt Maple Top, Mahogany Neck, Rosewood Fingerboard, and 2 Humbucking Pickups - Violet Shadow
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Hit Your Amp with Serious Tonal Aggression

With the ESP LTD Eclipse EC-1000QM solidbody electric guitar plugged into your amplifier, you're primed for pure rock fury. You get eternal sustain from the Eclipse's set-neck design, which keeps it resonating longer than bolt-on designs. You'll have powerful, articulate tone on demand with EMG humbucking pickups — not to mention the classic tonewood combination of a mahogany body topped with quilted maple. From chiming cleans to growling high-gain tones, this guitar covers a lot of tonal territory. Find out why some of the most aggressive guitarists choose ESP — get your LTD Eclipse EC-1000QM from Sweetwater today.

Classic looks with modern performance

Nothing screams hard rock like ESP's timeless Eclipse body style. The extra mass of this single-cutaway design gives the Eclipse EC-1000QM truly epic sustain, whereas its slightly arched top provides you with comfortable hand positioning no matter your picking style. Add to that a super-sharp cutaway, which gives you open access to the Eclipse EC-1000QM's upper frets, and you're totally ready to shred.

Active EMG humbucking pickups

Hard rockers and aggressive players have turned to EMG active pickups for years for their amazing tone, exceptional dynamic response, and reliable performance. You get EMG 60 and EMG 81 humbucking pickups in the Eclipse EC-1000QM, ready to sound as clean or as mean as your style calls for.

ESP LTD — a huge value with ESP quality

ESP LTD guitars were created to bring a more affordable version of the classic designs and quality of ESP guitars to a new market. The entire ESP LTD line features premium tonewoods, quality pickups, and solid hardware for a lifetime of use. An exacting eye for detail and quality means that every instrument is ready to rock when it leaves the factory. An impressive list of signature guitars by some of today's biggest guitar heroes shows the popularity and respect held for ESP LTD. If you're looking for the perfect rock or metal guitar, then you need to check out ESP LTD guitars.

ESP LTD Eclipse EC-1000QM Features:

  • Classic-looking electric guitar with exceptional sustain and aggressive tone
  • Thin "U" profile makes the mahogany neck play fast and smooth
  • Mahogany body topped with quilted maple gives you rich, powerful tone with excellent snap and definition
  • Dual EMG pickups give you aggressive tone, hot output, and excellent note definition
  • Tonepros locking TOM bridge/tailpiece delivers dependable tuning stability and intonation
  • Set-neck construction gives you long-lasting sustain and excellent articulation

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Tech Specs

  • General
  • Number of Strings 6
  • Left-/Right-handed Right-handed
  • Body
  • Body Type Solidbody
  • Body Shape Eclipse
  • Body Material Mahogany
  • Top Material Quilted Maple
  • Body Finish Gloss Polyurethane
  • Color Violet Shadow
  • Neck
  • Neck Material 3-piece Mahogany
  • Neck Shape Thin U
  • Neck Joint Neck-through
  • Radius 13.77"
  • Fingerboard Material Rosewood
  • Fingerboard Inlay Abalone Flags
  • Number of Frets 24, Extra Jumbo, Stainless Steel
  • Scale Length 24.75"
  • Nut Width 1.653"
  • Nut Material Molded
  • Hardware
  • Bridge/Tailpiece Tonepros Locking Tune-O-Matic Bridge with Stopbar Tailpiece
  • Tuners LTD Locking
  • Electronics
  • Neck Pickup EMG 60 Humbucker
  • Bridge Pickup EMG 81 Humbucker
  • Controls 2 x volume, 1 x tone
  • Switching 3-way toggle pickup switch
  • Miscellaneous
  • Strings D'Addario, .009-.042
  • Case/Gig Bag Sold Separately
  • Manufacturer Part Number: LEC1000VSH

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Rated 5/5

Exceptional guitar

Greetings from Canada. The day I discovered sweetwater was the same day I discovered this exclusive. It is one of the better metal guitars on the market, but it is capable of anything. It is such a well rounded instrument. It delivers on every aspect. It looks beautiful. Tones so warm from the 60 I mean the quilt top is just warmth overkill. The 81 delivers a punch an MMA fighter would be scared of. I have a full collection of Dean's and a gorgeous Les Paul, and this guitar may not cost as much, but is every bit as good as a $2000 guitar. The staff did a great job working through COVID and the borders, making me a soon to be returning customer.
Rated 5/5

Awesome Guitar

I really like how this guitar plays. Smooth fretboard, lighter is weight and as usual EMG pickup's grungy tone. I have a EC-401 and I can see a huge difference between these 2 guitars.
Rated 5/5

Awesome

I am very impressed with how this guitar plays. I love the color and a very smooth fretboard. EMG pickup's power distortion tone is as expected.
Rated 5/5

ESP LTD EC-1000 QM - Violet Shadow

I feel this guitar is more beautiful in person. I haven't found a flaw yet except for the one playing it. Absolutely loving it and Sweetwater was great.
Rated 5/5

Typical Axe for ESP-LTD

This is a great guitar for a great value in 2023/24. It's pretty bare bones and that's what I like about it. Give me good tone wood and throw in an Emg 81/60 set? You can't go wrong. The guitar gallery from Sweetwater is so useful with in person shopping mostly a thing of the past. You can always ask your sales engineer for other guitars to view if you're looking for certain characteristics in the finish of a guitar.
My main man Chad Rosencrans is always there to help me find the gear I want. I was able to pluck a beautiful quilt top
that absolutely rivals a top on my $ PRS Custom 24. I'm very happy with the guitar and Sweetwater support.
Music background: Mostly for hobby these days.
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