ESP LTD Deluxe EC-1000 Electric Guitar Vintage Black

I bought the EC-1000 in Amber Sunburst. I was looking for a lighter/more comfortable alternative to a Les Paul Custom. After tying everything hanging on the GC wall, I was surprised to find that I liked the LTD way more than any of the Epiphones. The EC-1000 has the same scale length as a Les Paul (24.75") but a slightly flatter fretboard radius of 13.78" compared to 12" on the Les Paul. The 24 fret neck has easy access to the higher frets and is super easy to play. The body is thinner (and lighter) than a Les Paul and the back is contoured like a Stratocaster. The locking tuners are really nice and the bridge/tailpiece hardware seem to be of good quality. Pickups/electronics sound good and I can get decent clean tones if I play with the tone/coil-split push-pull knob. The guitar is made in Korea and the fit/finish is nice - nothing screams "cheap." The setup was a little high for my taste and I had to make adjustments to get the action I prefer - if you can't do that yourself I'd recommend paying for a setup as it is well worth it. Overall, I'm very happy to have spent a little more to get this guitar instead of an Epiphone. It will fit in a Les Paul case. But, the body on this guitar is thinner than a Les Paul so you may have to add some padding (a folded cloth works) to get it to rest perfectly inside of the case.

Hot sounding guitar with real pearl inlays that define the beauty of the wood and finish, as easy to play as my USA Tele and Strat, Great all around sound, blues to rock to metal

Right away I could tell I was holding a well built instrument. grinding tone and blistering sustain, I would definitely recommend this to anyone who wants to rock.

I have the Vintage Black finish with Ebony fingerboard. Apparently these guitars also come with a thin flamed maple top too. With the mahogany, thin flamed maple top, mahogany set neck and ebony fingerboard? Pretty much a Japanese Les Paul but essentially an ESD edition. I want it because it has twenty four frets; and that's hard to find in a Les Paul shaped guitar. This model or at the least, the one I use, can contend with a Gibson Les Paul pretty fair. It's unique in it's own way but can match Les Paul like tones excellent. The pickup's high output are definitely Metal; but doesn't mean you can't use em for other tone features. The nobs are durable and wired professionally. I'm definitely satisfied with this instrument. If you want a professional Les Paul like guitar and have easy access to Metal tones, you will not be disappointed. If you want a professional tone for not only Metal but other genre based tones, you will not be disappointed. You will have to get a gig bag or case but otherwise, you will definitely not be disappointed with this instrument.

i was use to jacksons and deans before. last time i tried to pick up an ESP i wasnt happy with the sound or feel of the guitar but this was years ago, i had first seen the EC1000 in store and was caught by the look of the guitar, and when i picked it up and played it i was sold. they didnt have the set up with EMGs so i ordered it later that night. great guitar, fun to play and love the sound. im not a huge fan of all the brass, but i also dont hate it. I look forward to adding the Black Metal EC to the collection now

The neck in the photos is bound with the same material as the body and headstock, but when it arrived it was just plain white, pretty deceiving to say the least