The ESP LTD EC-1000 Deluxe Electric Guitar is a speed machine, with the tone and feel of a custom-shop thrasher. When you pick up your new EC-1000 Electric Guitar you will notice it is the impeccable action.Your strings can only go as low as your highest fret, so ESP takes great care in seating the frets, making sure there are no speed bumps on the riffage expressway.

The neck profile is awesome too; not so chunky that it’ll slow you down, but still substantial enough that switching between single-note arpeggios and meaty power chords feels natural and comfortable. The set neck joint is solid, but won’t get in the way of upper register soling, even when you’re wailing on the 24th fret.

A Tonepros locking bridge with stop tailpiece has individually tunable saddles, as well as an adjustable overall height, so you’ll be able to dial in the exact action that suits your playing style. The stable neck joint, Tonepros bridge, and mahogany body construction all contribute to this guitar’s awesome sustain and sound, which is given electrified voice by a set of active EMG 81 humbuckers. While the EMG 81s are capable of a wide array of styles, they excel at high-gain, modern heavy metal. The increased output of the EMGs can push an amplifier’s input gain into the red for scorching tone you’ve never heard before, while the active circuitry keeps everything whisper quiet when you’re not playing. Get ready for tone that’s dramatic, epic, and totally metal.

The EC-1000 Guitar features EMG 81 pickups, set-neck design, Mahogany body and neck, a Rosewood fingerboard, ESP’s excellent TonePros System II locking bridge, and 24 extra jumbo frets. TonePros System II locking bridge delivers long-lasting sustain.

ESP outfits the LTD EC1000 with the Earvana Compensated Tuning System. Ever wonder why it’s so hard to get your guitar to play in tune, or why strings that are in tune with each other high up on the neck sound sour in lower registers? It’s because the simplistic nut construction on most guitars doesn’t account for small the small, non-linear intonation inaccuracies inherent in all guitars. The EC1000′s Earvana nut is precision-sculpted and compensates for each string differently, taking into account the natural physics of string behavior to eliminate nearly all tuning problems. You’ll be amazed at the new life your open chords, droned strings, and triple-stop voicings have on an Earvana-equipped EC1000. This advanced tuning system is complemented by a set of Sperzel locking tuning machines, so that once you get your axe up to pitch, it’ll stay that way though the most intense playing.

EC-1000 Electric Guitar Technical Information

Construction: Set neck

Body: Mahogany (Maple top on all colors but Black and Vintage Black)

Neck: 3-piece Mahogany

Scale: 24.75 in.

Fingerboard: Rosewood

Controls: 2 volume & 1 tone w/3-way toggle

Inlays: Flags with model name at 12th fret

Nut: Earvana compensated

Tuners: Sperzel locking

Bridge: Tonepros locking bridge w/stop tailpiece

The body design of EC-1000 Electric guitar’s is both classic and forward-thinking, with a single-cut profile, beveled carved top, and full neck and body binding. With lots of finish options, you’ll be sure to find the EC1000 that’s exactly your style. The “See Thru” options feature a wickedly figured maple top, the translucent finish and stain highlighting the breathtaking “quilted” grain. The solid colors are no joke, either, with the white and black finishes gleaming like precious stones, and the Vintage Black option evincing the classic attitude of Metal’s forebears.

There are several guitars on the market and the way you choose depends largely on what kind of music you intend to play. They must also physically comfortable with your guitar and, of course, will be on your size. The weight of the guitar is important, especially if you like to play the instrument quite regularly to ensure that you do not choose one that is too heavy for you, because this will only weigh you down.

The look and the sound of the guitar have an appeal to you. There are so many shapes, colors and surfaces and all guitars a slightly different sound, the best quality is usually the most expensive.

After all these factors into consideration your choice of guitar remains with the kind of music you play. For example, if you are in classical music a guitar with intestinal or nylon strings is ideal. The back and sides should, rosewood with either cedar or spruce for the top. It is quite similar to the kind of flamenco guitar for the game, but the flamenco guitar is thinner, and the body is more shallow and from cypress with cedar at the top.

The classical guitar with the hollow body and nylon strings and the electric steel guitar with its solid wood body and neck and bolted to steel strings, such as the Fender Stratocaster are probably the two most popular types of guitar whole. Within these two types of guitars, there are many variations, semi-acoustic and semi-solid as an example for them. The next most popular is the bass guitar, but find when buying your first guitar, that the main options open, you will find the choice between acoustic and electric models.

If you have not played before then you should really consider an acoustic guitar. It is easier to play, and you do not need anything else to get started, except in the case, a lanyard, some picks and, of course, your notes all reasonably priced. If you choose an electric guitar, you need an amplifier and at least one field effects. This increases the price considerably and also makes the choice even more difficult for you. Read more »

An electric guitar speaker is a loudspeaker specifically the driver (transducer) part designed for use in or with the guitar amplifier of an electric guitar. Installed in a cabinet with amplification and possibly multiple speakers. Typically these drivers produce only the frequency range relevant to guitars which is similar to a regular woofer type driver which is approximately 75Hz to 5kHz.

The range of sounds in terms of Hz which include the highs, middle range and low level sounds in a guitar speaker have a narrow range of sound compared to a stereo speaker. The two types of speakers are like comparing apples and oranges. In other words, their range and type of sound as well as the intended purposes are different and not interchangeable.

The cones of these drivers typically range in size from 6.5in to 15in with 10 and 12in models being the most popular. As with all loudspeaker drivers, the magnets are usually made from Alnico, ceramic, or neodymium with higher quality Alnico magnets reserved for expensive models. Read more »