AS-1

LEMON BURST

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Guitars, Signature Series Guitars, Alex Skolnick
    AS-1
    $1,599.00
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    Few guitar players of the world merit as much respect as Alex Skolnick. Originally gaining fame as the teenage phenomenon holding down guitar duties for Bay Area thrashers Testament, Alex has gone on to tackle multiple musical genres, including sophisticated jazz playing in his Alex Skolnick Trio. With the LTD AS-1, guitarists of all styles will appreciate this amazing single-cutaway design that's surprisingly affordable considering its feature set that was created for professional players. Its contemporary set of tools include a set-neck, U-shaped three-piece mahogany neck for smooth access all the way up and down the fingerboard to the full thickness Eclipse body made of mahogany with maple cap. It comes with an excellent set of Seymour Duncan '59 (neck) and JB (bridge) pickups. Its flexible controls include individual volume knobs for each pickup, a tone control with push-pull access to split the neck pickup coil, and a pickup selector toggle. Its high-end components include a bone nut, TonePros locking TOM bridge and tailpiece, Dunlop straplok, and Grover tuners. The LTD AS-1 comes in an amazing-looking Lemon Burst translucent finish over its figured flamed maple top.
    Construction Set-Neck
    Scale 24.75"
    Body Mahogany
    Top Flamed Maple
    Neck 3Pc Mahogany
    Fingerboard Pau Ferro
    Fingerboard Radius 305mm
    Finish LEMON BURST
    Nut Width 43mm
    Nut Type Bone
    Neck Contour U
    Frets/Type 22 XJ
    Hardware Color Chrome
    Strap Button Dunlop Straplok
    Tuners Grover
    Bridge TonePros Locking TOM & Tailpiece
    Neck PU Seymour Duncan '59*
    Bridge PU Seymour Duncan JB
    Electronics Passive
    Electronics Layout Volume/Volume/Tone(Push/Pull*)/Toggle Switch
    Strings D'Addario XL110 (.010/.013/.017/.026/.036/.046)
    Case EC GUITAR FORM FIT CASE
    Case Included Y
    Controls
    Controls Alexskolnick
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    Vladimir T.
    Vladimir T. wrote

    Had this one for about three years now. Couldn't be more satisfied with it. I even had Alex signed the guitar on the back. Wish I bought the FR version but then again the tone would probably be different. Shame really that this guitar is not that popular but maybe thats better for the ones who own it. There's no way that Gibson can match the fretwork here, especially the edges.

    I have one question though - how thick is the maple top on LTD model and is there a difference in the thickness in comparison with the ESP model (which is absurdly expensice I must say)?

     

    Thanks

     

    Vladimir

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      Rodski R.
      Rodski R. wrote

      Can you get the AS-1 in blue/black like the AS1-FR model? Love the blue color but don't want the Floyd Rose. 

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        Carl N.
        Carl N. wrote

        if you have any questions you may reach out to our customer service team at customerservice@espguitars.com or https://www.espguitars.com/pages/support 

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          Cody H.
          Cody H. wrote

          Is the body chambered, or solid?

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            Carl N.
            Carl N. wrote

            This will be solid

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              Frank H.
              Frank H. wrote

               What's not to love about this guitar if you are looking for something with the feel of a LP?  Thick body, chunkier neck, great Duncan pickups, fit and finish is top notch! Straight out of the included case it felt and played great, resonates well unplugged and sustains for days!  The top on mine is a beautiful lemon burst and I could not be happier with a guitar!!

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                Carl N.
                Carl N. wrote

                glad you enjoy it

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                  Ronald W.
                  Ronald W. wrote

                  Hello. You said that the U neck is chunkier? I prefer a thick neck like on my 2012` R8 Les Paul. Is this model here made in Japan? I would a MIJ if I could get a chunky neck. I am going to see if the USA model could be made with a ticker neck. I think a will get this one.

                   

                   

                   

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                    MARKD03049
                    MARKD03049 wrote

                    Sadly, I had to reject the Lemon Burst that I ordered. The color was no where near the yellow shown in ESP's official photos of the Lemon Burst.

                    This does not look like a photographic lighting issue or ‘slight variation in color’ that most manufacturers warn consumers about. The guitar I got was a deep honey gold:  this looks like a manufacturing quality control issue. I am a woodworking craftsman among other things and understand that there will be some variation in color, in particular with wood, but I'll bet good money that the formulation of the stain and or finish coat and or selection criteria of the maple was changed at some point, either by ESP, or by a sub-contracted vendor.

                    This is not a case of just one rotten lemon: I later found photos of used models on the web that reflect the true color of the guitar that I rejected: it's gold, not even close to lemon yellow.  Alex, if the lemon yellow color advertised for your Lemon Drop represents your artistic vision, sadly, ESP's manufacturing has somehow strayed far from your choice. - Mark 

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                      Carl N.
                      Carl N. wrote

                      Hey Mark, thanks for your comment and sorry to hear you were displeased.  Yes, colors can vary and it is assumed you received a lighter instrument than what is currently displayed.  Shouldn't be cause for concern but I can understand your gripe with this.  Hope you find one that pleases you.

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