The USA M-II DX is a high-end take on one of the world’s most beloved shred guitars. Crafted by the team of expert luthiers at the ESP USA facility in Southern California, it offers a swamp ash body with sturdy bolt-on construction at 25.5” scale. Its extra thin U-shaped quarter-sawn maple neck with natural satin finish provides the smoothest and fastest playing experience. Also, the USA M-II DX’s black finish on an open-grain wood surface offers an elegant yet tough aesthetic. This guitar also offers an ebony fingerboard with clean mother-of-pearl offset block inlays and 24 extra-jumbo Jescar stainless steel frets.

This guitar features a recessed TonePros locking bridge with string-thru-body design, providing both playing comfort and tone advantages. Other high-end components on the USA M-II DX Hardtail Black Open Grain Satin include a bone nut, Gotoh Magnum Lock tuners, Dunlop Straplok buttons, and a set of custom hand-wound direct-mounted pickups you won’t find anywhere but from ESP. In the bridge position is a Seymour Duncan Custom 14, a new pickup made exclusively for ESP that offers high output and extraordinary tonal balance with mind-blowing articulation and clarity, and is splittable with a push-pull control on the tone knob. The Custom 14 is paired with a special cosmetically-matching Seymour Duncan APH-1 Alnico II Pro humbucker in the neck position, a legendary pickup that offers a warm tone that is smooth and full, with tons of natural sustain.

The USA M-II DX Black Open Grain Satin includes a custom ESP USA form-fitting hardshell case, and an official Certificate of Authenticity from ESP.