The ESP Guitar Company

Hi enveryone, short comment ...

Just in love with this EC 1000 Deluxe serie, I have 2 of them, the amber sunburst and the purple (both made in 2021), both with passive SD as per the specs, I use them for 2 different purposes, the amber sunburst for blues and the JB and 59 humbuckers are amazing, the purple for metal and so tight, so precise amazing sound in both case the sh5 custom is just incredible, the jazz one could also be be for blues when split ..., I use to play on Ibanez and Jackson but I prefer the LTD U thin neck, it matches better to my small hands It seems ...

The only "issue" is that I heard the manufacturing was better in Korea than Indonesia : my sunburst is an Indonesian one, really really well done, fret work, finishing I mean it s really perfect and comparable to japan manufacturing, the purple was made in korea, the only "issue" is that 2 of the 6 tuners are not 100% perfectly aligned, the 2 top ones aren t parallel to the others, it s a small details but it has to be said, not really visible but if you prest a bit of attention you notice it ... For the rest, the finishing and fret work is impecable !

Both of them stay in tune even bending like crazy, both have a lot of sustain, those stainless frets are THE game changer so much in love of these guitars that they are the only one I play nowadays as they made me sell the others I had ... I mean well done to all the ESP / LTD team really !!

Ps : I always had my doubt about LTD (not knowing the brand so much ...) but let me tell you that I ve just sold an Ibanez prestige to get the purple one 

I've had the EC-1000 Amber Sunburst for a few months now and I really like it.

I just bought an EC-1000 Amber Sunburst and a GH-600. Both used but un-played. I thought that at the price they would be serviceable instruments for gigs where I did not want to risk other more expensive instruments. 

I own a raft of vintage and custom guitars. These two LTD models DEFINITELY hold their own. The more I play them, the more I like them.

Question: I see in the specs that the EC-1000 should have a push-pull pot in the tone position. The one I bought does not.

I am fairly certain that it is bone stock. It may have never been played. Screws in the back are un-marred.

Was this model ever sold without the push-pull pot?

Doesn't really matter. It sounds fantastic but I am curious. 

Cheers!

 David bloom ,very nicest guitar  I have ever seen before yet

Any chance of getting this Amber Sunburst EC-1000 with a Piezo in the future? Or just the black and blue models for now?