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Are the holes on the head stock 10mm as id like to add sperzel locking nuts to my ltd iron cross ?
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I put Sperzels on my Iron Cross LTD. You can can send a PM to Sperzel with info about the guitar and they will tell you the type of tuners you need. They really are the best locking tuners on the market.(IMO)
I love too, the iron cross. I can t find one in Europe
maibe if i have one can i play like Hetfild?
Love this guitar but will there ever be a reissue of the truckster? James hetfield uses it quite often and I think it would be awesome to have one with the new het set
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They made it with the Het Set for a while, I bought one new in 2014. You might be able to find one on the used market.
This may seem like a silly question but can someone tell me the shaft size for the pup switcher and tone and volume pots? I would like to upgrade the wiring to the EMG solderless wiring system but I'm not sure if I need the short or long shafts?
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Im thinkin of getting a new Ltd Iron Cross, but id like to use the upper toggle as pup switcher and put a kill switch where the lower toggle is.
is there a carved path from the pickups to the upper toggle inside the guitar??
yes, this could be wired to be functional
My Guess is that as long as the cavity is routed i would assume you could pay a guitar tech / Luthier to do it for you.
Hello!
Do you have an official distributor in Mexico? I really want this guitar right now! Can't wait until I go to the US for one.
Thanks!
you may use our dealer locator to find a local dealer in your area
Hi Adolfo, There's an official distributor in downtown Mexico City. Their store is called Karma Music. Look up for them on their FB page.
What is the body thickness? I own an EC-1000, and was wondering if the Iron Cross is thicker, as I couldn't find the thickness anywhere.
This will be in line with standard Eclipse models at 50mm
Did you make an ESP LTD IRON CROSS in japan in 2014?
ESP instruments will be made in Japan
Love this guitar! What EC model is this based on?
This is based off of James' model
Hello, i was wondering in what country is this guitar made in, and is the ESP version still in production, if not how, many had been built?
THis will be made in Korea and the ESP version is still being made
What is the toggle switch on the upper bout for? It doesn't seem to do anything on the one I just purchased. Is it just for looks?
Hey Keith, if you open up the back plate to this switch you will see it is currently not wired with the rest of the instrument. This is left there so that you have the option to wire the switch from that position and perhaps replace the lower switch with another control knob if desired.
Hello,
I was wondering when ESP / LTD was going to catch up with the competition? Schecter is putting Stainless Steel frets on their budget and higher end guitars. This last year I purchased 3 guitars 1 Ibanez & 2 schecters over LTD's that I would have purchased if they had Stainless Steel frets.
Stainless Steel frets provide a much smoother easier playability especially when coupled with Stainless Steel strings. No need to worry about fret dressing etc.. etc.. If a company like Schecter can do this I don't see why ESP / LTD cannot. Especially being LTD line is a much larger line than Schecter.
At this point I have decided that I will no longer buy guitars that do not have stainless steel frets. So at this point I may no longer be an ESP customer if you guys cannot keep up with your competition. You can only fly so long on your name and reputation like Gibson has. We all know how this has impacted Gibson.
It's severely disappointing to see a company like Schecter and Ibanez now putting SS strings on their guitars and ESP/LTD is not... It makes me wonder if you guys care about your product and your customers. Makes wonder if you guys have the passion for guitars and music.
Don't let your reputation go into the trash and have to try and climb back up to meet up with the quality of companies you are larger than. Hence what Gibson did... Look at the hell they are going through right now trying to get their customer base back. I'll never touch a Gibson for as long as I live.
Something as simple as Stainless Steel frets can make or break you guys. High output strings such as Ernie Ball Cobalt and M-Steel will destroy the nickel frets you are putting on guitars twice the cost of a Schecter...
Get with the game or fall behind... You've already lost 3 guitar purchases from me in 2019.
-Robert
Customer who owns 1x ESP Eclipse, 5x LTD's, 2Ibanez, 2 Schecters (new customer and big fan)
Hey Robert, thanks for sharing!
Hello, Which model of Schecter did you buy ? Cheers.
This has now been remedied...
Just bought an M-LTD Arctic White with SS Frets..
Hello,
I bought this guitar not too long ago and I have absolutely been in love with it. However recently I have been wondering what differences does the year models have, for exemple what’s the difference between a 2019 model and a 2018 model. And how do I know which in year was my guitar made, how do I read the serial number?
Thank you in advance & have a good rest of the day
Hey Thor, there will be no differences between those years as no specifications have changed on this model since introduction. Most LTD serial numbers are extremely easy to read...should be something like (letter)followed by eight numbers. First two numbers after the letters...that's the year! Best of luck! Glad you're enjoying it!
Hello,
I bought this guitar and I chipped the finish on the front bead the cross. Is there anything I can do to fix the minor chip? Thank you.
Hey Clay, those parts are plated and once chipped they can be fairly difficult to perform touch up repairs on. The only way to get it to look even again would be to peel off the rest of the plating and sand and repaint the cross. Hope this helps!
Hello There!
Do any of the older Iron Cross LTD models have the logo upside down?
I just bought a Iron Cross LTD that starts with the serial number W1407 and has the logo on the headstock upside down.
Thanks!!!
Hey Oscar, I'm assuming this instrument was made in 2014 based on the portion of the serial number you provided. That being said, I'm also assuming in that time someone took the logo off and repositioned it upsided-down. These logos are held in by two pins on either side of the logo and it wouldn't be very difficult to flip this rightside up. Hope this helps.
I have this guitar it was made in Korea. Took it into the shop where I bought it to have some work done on it and they damaged it. So bad they ordered me a new one. Today the new one came in and I went to look at it and it was blemished so they are returning it and getting another on from ESP. But the new one was made in Indonesia. My question is, is my original Korean better quality than Indonesian? What’s the chances of getting another Korean one? Should I care? What are the differences from Korean to Indonesian?
thanks
I think maybe they should upgrade me to the ESP one for all of this, maybe ESP could work with them on it for pricing. I don’t mind paying a little more but not 4K more especially at this point when ESP sent a guitar that should have never passed QA. Now I have to wait another 8 days to get a new one. Hope it comes worthy.
Hey Jim, 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, so it shouldn't be cause for concern that your instrument is coming from another factory. Sorry for the inconvenience you had to go through on this one but it is a little unrealistic to replace your LTD with an ESP, hope the new one is to your liking!
Thank you Carl, you only directly answered one question directly, actually not even a question more of a tongue in cheek comment about the upgrade to an ESP. Of course I know that in unrealistic but I would be willing to pay the difference if the dealer and ESP moved on some points.
my direct question was is there a difference is quality between Korean and Indonesian? I was not asking if you manufacture them in both or if you monitor quality in both. I want to know if both are exactly the same in quality and value? Are they made the same? Are there ANY differences?
thank you for getting back to me so quickly. It just sucks real bad to have a beautiful, expensive guitar that you love damaged and now have to go through this process. Then to have ESP ship a guitar to the dealer that is not sell worth and now I have to wait another 8 days to see if they send me one worth bringing home.
My apologies Jim, I should have been more specific. There will be no differences between these instruments except for the country of origin.
About your situation, sorry to hear you were put in such a position but we currently do not offer any kind of trade up program in order for you to pay the difference for another instrument. It seems you took your guitar to a shop for work, during that time your instrument was damaged, the shop acknowledged this and moved to replace your instrument, then you received a replacement not up to your standards and another is currently on the way. Am I understanding this right? Not sure if this shop is one of our authorized dealers or not but if so they should be able to purchase a new ESP Iron Cross if that is the instrument you were wanting. You would need to work with them regarding this though. Just a heads up, the ESP versions of this are made to order and take about five to six months to produce.
Thank you Carl. Yes you’re correct the shop is working with me for sure and another on is on its way. They are a huge national store and an authorized ESP dealer and working directly with you guys. I mainly just wanted to make sure that my original one will not be replaced with one that is a lessor quality. Thank you for answering my question. Love your guitars.
Hope you enjoy the new one!
What is the difference between the ESP Iron Cross and the LTD Iron Cross?
Hey Bill, the ESP Iron Cross will be made one at a time in Japan whereas the LTD version is produced at one of our overseas factories in a production line manner. There are many nuance differences but I would say the best way to see the differences between these two would be to visit your local ESP dealer and try them out!
Is this model still manufactured in Korea?
Hey Alexis, we are currently manufacturing this model in both Korea and Indonesia, hope this helps!
What is the recommended pickup height settings for these guitars do I set them as close to the strings as possible like the standard emg pickups like my ec1000 or should they lower like typical non active pickups
Hey Turtle, active pickups can be set as close to the strings as possible, be careful not to set them too high as to hit the strings as they are played. You can fret the instrument at the last fret and use this as a guide for setting your pickup height.
Thanks is carl
Can I order an esp neck for and Ltd guitar
Hi robert, sorry we do not sell necks separately.