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Hello! Offical site show me that guitar will be shipped at apr25. I pre-ordered this guitar on AmericanMusicSupply. Is that mean that the guitar come in stock at AmMusicSupply at apr25 too? Thank you!
Hello, Please contact your sales rep at AMS. Unfortunately we can't say at this time when your specific order will be delivered. The date on our site is only an approximation and may change.
If you have any questions not answered on our product page, please contact ESP Customer Service at customerservice@espguitars.com
How long will this be on back order? I ordered one 3 weeks and still can’t get an update?
Hi, Please understand there is a lot of demand currently and global supply chains have been impacted. Please continue to stay in touch with your sales rep or dealer. They will update you when they can. Orders will be filled in the order we received them.
If you have any more questions not answered on our product page, please contact ESP Customer Service at customerservice@espguitars.com
Received the guitar, been playing it every day. Amazing quality and playability. Still think it should come with a case. It's not cheap. But I love it. Fishman's are a game changer. Articulate as hell.
Hi Joe, great to hear that! Thanks for your review!
There is no info about country of manufacture or fret info.(I see fret info in the comments, but why not just list it?) and....Indonesia? Korea? Mars? And no case for $1150? Yikes! Just purchased this sight unseen! (scary) I have high expectations and I'm sure they will be met. This will be my 4th LTD. Looking forward to rocking out live with it soon! \m/
Hi, All frets used in manufacturing will be nickel silver steel unless otherwise noted.
We are currently manufacturing this model in both Korea and Indonesia. However, we constantly monitor production standards at our various factories in Asia where we produce LTD models. Should we determine that a certain facility is capable of manufacturing an instrument to ESP's required standard or better, we may decide to shift production, or in some cases share production of a model, wherever that factory may be located. The guitar should be of excellent quality regardless of where it's made, and it will have passed our own quality assurance testing.
We appreciate you trusting us to deliver you a quality instrument and hope you do enjoy your new guitar when you receive it.
I had the m1007ht I had to sell for cash unfortunately but luckily my wife ordered me the m1000ht for my birthday! I absolutely loved the 1007 I was just over playing a 7 string. I seriously can’t talk good enough about this guitar. Phill labonte the lead singer for all that remains turned me on to this guitar. This is the first guitar I’ve bought more then once! It plays amazing! Stays in tune it has an amazing sound to it. And it feels really good when you hold. If your considering ordering this you will not regret it! The only down side it’s been on back order for a month now :/
Are the frets stainless steel?
Hi, These frets are standard nickel silver. The new for 2021 models have stainless frets.
Hi. Does it have coil split?
Hi, No, this model of pickup does not offer coil split (it is not possible with this type of active pickup). But it does offer 2 voicings (Voice 1 & Voice 2), so you can have a variety of tones more than just one.
Hey. Recently got this from andertons. What an absolute killer guitar. Mine says M-1000 and not M-1000HT like others do and what is says on the pictures. Anyone know why?
Hi, glad to hear you like your guitar! The HT just stands for HardTail which doesn't need to be printed on the cover. Most likely the photo on our site is from our original sample and needs to be updated.
Will these also be updated to stainless steel frets, like the other new 1000-series ltds?
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Do these come fairly well set up from the factory?
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What's up with the limited choice of colors?? Where's the white, black, cream, orange..ect. I'd buy a few, can't see buying the faded ones..
thanks for the insight!
I am wondering about the tuning. What is the difference between LTD locking and a Complete Floyd Rose bridge? And how do you tune the LTD Locking? I currently play on an KH LTD and i love everything about the guitar however I am looking for something i can tune a bit easier with alternate tunings. Would this be an appropriate guitar for that?
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The nut locks on the Floyd Rose system, leaving bolts and 'claws' at 'fret 0'.
The strings are locked to the tuning machine posts by bolts that go through the tuner from the back of the tuner, or locking pieces that go down into the tuner from the front, just depending on the manufacturer of the tuner. The tuner presses the string against the post as you tighten, and you don't have to tie them off to the posts.
I had been considering purchasing this model for some time now. Well.....I finally pulled the trigger and pick one up! I own about six other (HIGH END) ESP’s including a standard series M2 NTB! And I have to say this axe exceeded my expectations! Great guitar for the price! If you’re thinking of getting one DO IT! Great build.....just as good as a E2 or an older standard series (Japan)
Love It!!
Cheers Brothers!
Thanks for sharing, glad you enjoy it
Hello I am considering buying the m1000ht and was wondering on how to use the split coil feature of the fishman modern pickups?
Voicings can be activated from the push/pull pot
This guitar has two voicing's so the pickups can be both passive & active?
Regardless of what mode these are in the pickups will remain active, the only change would be to the pickup's voicing
Does this guitar have a compound fingerboard radious?
This will have a 350mm radius as mentioned in our specifications. Hope this helps!
Can you make these in black satin or snow white? I can't imagine that unusual paint job is going to appeal to a wide audience. The specs however are great otherwise (hardtail in particular). If I can score one used I'll strip it and paint it.
Currently just available in what we have listed on our site. Good luck with the repaint!
I feel you. White is my favorite for electric guitars too.
It's my assumption, and I hope that I am right, that the M-HT Arctic Metal is basically this guitar with 1 EMG tap-able (2 bridge pickups in 1) versus 2 Fishmans.
Mine is on order, and I can't wait to find out for myself.
I finally got my one and i'm super amazed but are there any informations about the neck-radius becaus i'm not totally satisfied with the factory bridge setup. thx
Hi Patrick, the radius on the fingerboard is 350mm. If you need any help please email our customer service team at customerservice@espguitars.com
Just wanted to say something here..I think a gig bag at the least should come with a $1000 guitar..just my opinion thanks
Hi Darrin, Thank you. We appreciate this feedback.
Any idea how much this guitar weighs?
Generally about 8lbs
Is there going to be one available with a Floyd rose with the black fade color ?
Hey Macedonio, nothing in the works currently.