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Fierce Aggression and Exceptional Playability Embodied in a T-style Axe





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Pure sonic destruction. One look at the ESP LTD TE-1000 is all it takes to know that's what this electric guitar is all about. The blasted swamp ash body gives off a sinister feel, complemented by a roasted maple neck and fingerboard along with blacked-out hardware. A pair of Seymour Duncan humbuckers gives you instant access to molten-hot sounds, with a Pegasus in the bridge for unleashing punishing crunch and a Sentient in the neck for soaring leads and cleaner passages. Sweetwater's speediest pickers love ESP's Thin "U" neck profile, which is capable of pulling off lightning-speed licks with ease. For added versatility, frets 17-22 are scalloped, ensuring this T-style axe is perfect for expressive lead playing without restraint. If a full-force metal tone with exceptional playability is what you're chasing, the ESP LTD TE-1000 is your first-class ticket to the finish line.





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Seymour Duncan humbuckers bring the heat





Whether you're playing low and slow or furiously sweeping and tapping up high, the LTD TE-1000's Seymour Duncan humbuckers are guaranteed to deliver. The Pegasus humbucker in the bridge works exceptionally well for prog, death metal, and any other genre demanding brute force, pumping out an aggressive punch and searing tone with impeccable clarity. When it's time to bust out some fluid leads or cool things off with glassy cleans, switch over to the Sentient in the neck for the flexibility and balance needed to channel a wide dynamic range. If these pickups didn't already generate a heap of sweet tones, a push-pull control on the tone knob splits each pickup to nail the spank and twang of a single-coil.





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Effortlessly playable Thin "U" neck with scalloped upper frets





Players have flocked to ESP's top-notch axes for nearly a half century. With the LTD TE-1000's silky-smooth and speedy Thin "U" maple neck, you'll understand why. When paired with this 6-string's bolt-on design, you get unencumbered access to all 22 frets, ideal for finger-twisting solos and soaring arpeggio-based lines. Speaking of solos and arpeggios, the scalloped frets in the upper register of the fingerboard ? the secret recipe for some of history's greatest guitar heroes ? are a shredder's dream come true. Almost immediately, you'll feel exceptional comfort when gliding across these scalloped frets, making for effortless bends, improved technique, and a hefty speed boost.





ESP LTD TE-1000 Electric Guitar Features:


Classic T-style guitar tailor-made for heavy metal warfare


Seymour Duncan Pegasus and Sentient humbuckers deliver the pummeling aggression, string separation, and articulation demanded by high-gain applications


Coil-splittable tone knob unlocks single-coil sounds


Lightning-fast Thin "U" roasted maple neck and fingerboard


Scalloped from frets 17-22 for supremely comfortable soloing


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