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Multi-scale Solidbody Delivers Some Impressive Tone





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Combining top-notch tonewoods, detailed craftsmanship, and impressive features, the LTD M-1000MS means business. This guitar begins life as a block of mahogany with a figured maple cap. After the body is fully carved and contoured, a 5-piece maple/purpleheart neck is added. The neck's thin profile and multi-scale fretboard are ideal for heavy riffing and high-octane soloing. The searing tone is provided by a set of Seymour Duncan passive humbuckers ? a Sentient in the neck and a Nazgul in the bridge. Extra sonic options are provided by a coil-splitting harness. If you're the type of player who regularly performs high-gain heroics, the LTD M-1000MS is the guitar you're after.





Multi-scale fingerboard helps improve performance





For unparalleled performance, the LTD M-1000MS has a mirror-smooth ebony fingerboard with 24 extra-jumbo frets in a multi-scale configuration. A multi-scale fingerboard assigns each string its own scale length that's longer on the bass side and shorter on the treble side. This yields better intonation, consistent tension, and equal attack between strings. This helps keep your lowest strings tight for accurate riffing while keeping the treble strings loose enough to bend easily. If you need a guitar that can deliver a thunderous low-end chug as easily as it can rip a solo, you'll be delighted with the LTD M-1000MS.





5-piece maple/purpleheart neck plays effortlessly





There's more to love about the M-1000MS than its multi-scale frets. It has a 5-piece neck that you'll absolutely adore. Made from alternating plies of maple and purpleheart, this neck showcases some serious stability and sustain. Multi-ply necks are well-loved here at Sweetwater for their impressive stability. The neck is carved into LTD's Thin "U" profile to promote playing speed and unmatched comfort. You'll be impressed from the moment you pick it up for the first time.





Seymour Duncan pickups bring the pain





The LTD M-1000MS is powered by a pair of Seymour Duncan pickups. These passive humbuckers feature large ceramic magnets that deliver some impressive high-gain tones with a tight low end and a punchy midrange. In the neck position, the Seymour Duncan Sentient pickup adds PAF-style harmonic complexity, while the Nazgul bridge pickup has a searing hot high-gain voicing. The push-pull tone knob activates coil splitting to give you extra tonal versatility.





ESP LTD M-1000MS Solidbody Electric Guitar Features:


Multi-scale fretboard enhances overall playability and keeps your low-end nice and tight


Seymour Duncan pickups create impressive high-gain tone


Mahogany body adds warmth and resonance


Attractive flamed maple top catches the eye


Maple/purpleheart neck feels sleek and plays fast


Coil splitting unlocks single-coil sounds


Hardtail bridge improves tuning stability