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Alex Skolnick's Signature Design ? Now with a Floyd Rose





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The ESP LTD Alex Skolnick AS-1FR electric guitar covers the vast range of styles that Mr. Skolnick is known for ? both as Testament's guitarist and as founding member of the Alex Skolnick Trio. Its familiar single-cutaway design boasts the classic tonewood combination of a mahogany body and a figured maple top to deliver genre-appropriate tone and response for virtually any style of music. The 24.75-inch maple neck's slightly smaller carve makes for comfortable playing, and its 3-piece, neck-through construction equates to big sustain and road-worthy stability. The ESP LTD Alex Skolnick AS-1FR comes stock with a versatile pair of Seymour Duncan humbuckers ('59 neck, JB bridge) to conjure everything from aggressive metal power chords to warm jazz octaves. For greater flexibility, you can even access single-coil tones in the neck position with a pull of the Tone knob. Factor in a real-deal Floyd Rose 1000 double-locking tremolo system for expressive textures, and the ESP LTD Alex Skolnick AS-1FR is built to take on any style of music you're likely to encounter.





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Based on Alex's LTD AS-1





From jazz to Testament's over-the-top metal, Alex needed one guitar that can cover both extremes with ease. That's why he worked so closely with ESP to design his original signature guitar, the AS-1. Now, many of Alex's favorite features and more have been incorporated into the LTD Alex Skolnick AS-1FR. Guitarists at Sweetwater were impressed by the great control over string bends that stems from the extra jumbo frets, and they found the custom "U" neck contour is both substantial for chording and thin enough for speedy runs.





Classic appointments, with a mean streak





The look of this instrument says it all. It exudes elegance and class, but the sharper cutaway and more aggressive headstock design let you know that there's a searing metal machine lurking beneath the figured maple top. The Seymour Duncan JB humbucker in the bridge is famous for the way it can punch the front end of a high-gain amplifier while maintaining clear pick attack. It's paired perfectly with the moderate output of a '59 humbucker, a pickup renowned for vintage tones, which can be split to unearth punchy, sparkly single-coil neck tones.





Double-locking Floyd Rose 1000 tremolo





For serious pitch explorations, the LTD Alex Skolnick AS-1FR comes equipped with a real Floyd Rose 1000 trem system. This incredible bridge/tailpiece assures you'll never have to worry about pulling your tuning out of whack. Whether you dive, chirp, scoop, or texturize, you'll get both the rock-solid reliability and the tight response you need with the LTD AS-1FR's Floyd Rose tremolo.





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ESP LTD AS-1FR Alex Skolnick Signature Electric Guitar Features:


Based on the MIJ original designed by jazz-metal giant Alex Skolnick


Floyd Rose 1000 double-locking tremolo supplies expressive bends and dives


Flamed maple/mahogany body in a classic-aggressive single-cut design


3-piece maple through-neck with "U" profile invites comfortable chord work and fast lead playing


Variety of tones via Seymour Duncan '59/JB humbuckers with neck coil-split


Easy bending thanks to 22 extra-jumbo frets