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ESP LTD EC-1000 Left-Handed Electric Guitar, Vintage Black

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Color: Vintage Black


Style: Left-Handed


Features

  • Designed to offer the tone, feel, looks, and quality that professional musicians need, while still being affordable
  • Consistently one of ESP's most popular guitars due to its combination of incredible looks and great performance
  • Offers a vintage looking body/neck/headstock binding and gold hardware and includes premier components
  • Includes LTD locking tuners, Tonepros locking TOM bridge and tailpiece, and the aggression of active EMG 81/60 pickups
  • Also offers set-thru construction with a mahogany body, 3 pc. mahogany neck, and 24-fret Macassar ebony fingerboard

Description

Guitars in the LTD EC-1000 Series are designed to offer the tone, feel, looks, and quality that working professional musicians need in an instrument, along with the pricing that typical musicians can still afford. The EC-1000 VB is consistently one of the most popular guitars due to its combination of incredible looks and great performance. It offers a vintage looking body/neck/headstock binding and gold hardware, and includes premier components like LTD locking tuners, a Tonepros locking TOM bridge and tailpiece, and the aggressive punch of active EMG 81/60 pickups. It also offers set-thru construction with a mahogany body, 3 pc. mahogany neck, and 24-fret Macassar ebony fingerboard. Available in Vintage Black finish.

Brand: ESP GUITARS


Color: Vintage Black


Top Material Type: Mahogany Wood


Body Material: Mahogany


Back Material Type: Mahogany Wood


Neck Material Type: Mahogany


Fretboard Material Type: Ebony


Guitar Pickup Configuration: H-H


String Material Type: Alloy Steel


Hand Orientation: Left


Item Weight: 0.01 ounces


Product Dimensions: 44 x 4 x 16 inches


Item model number: LEC1000VBLKLH


Date First Available: March 21, 2010


Back Material: Mahogany Wood


Body Material: Mahogany


Color Name: Vintage Black


Fretboard Material: Ebony


Guitar Pickup Configuration: H-H


Scale Length: 24.75" Scale


String Material: Alloy Steel


Top Material: Mahogany Wood


Neck Material Type: Mahogany


Number of Strings: 6


Guitar Bridge System: Tune-o-matic


Size: Left-Handed


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Top Amazon Reviews

    • Great guitar
Color: Vintage Black Style: Standard
So first off this is a great playing guitar. The fit and finish is excellent this thing looks amazing. Love the satin finish as it’s super fast on the back of the neck and resists smudges on the body. Has a perfect weight to it and is nicely balanced. Locking tuners work well and the guitar stays in tune. Emgs are emgs you either love them or hate them i happen to love em. The only issue I have with It and my reason for 4 starts instead of 5 are the frets. They’re not sharp and jagged but they could have used some more attention I had to polish them there is glue seepage from glueing them in on quite a few of the frets. For a 900 dollar guitar thought the frets could have been better. Overall awesome guitar though I am happy with my purchase. After playing for a few weeks despite the fret flaws I described above I’m changing from 4 to 5 stars because this is the best sounding guitar I’ve played. I’ve played for a long time and have some very nice guitars. They just don’t sound as good as this one..... ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on December 31, 2019 by Bryan Albert
    • Amazing guitar for it's price!
Color: Black Style: Standard
I bought the ec 1000 a couple of weeks ago and I gotta say, I'm crazy about this guitar. The black finish and gold hardware on it makes for a beautiful look and the abalone on the inlays and around the body and fret board looks awesome. The emg pick ups are great for long sustains, punchy palm muting, and shrieking pinch harmonics. I don't know why people complain you can only play metal with these pick-ups though. Sure, they're really good for that, but they also have beautiful clean tones and even manage some decent classic rock or bluesy tones as well. If I really want to be a stiffler about my more vintage tones then I will use my strat, but this guitar usually sounds fine for those as well it's just not a blues machine or anything. I also love the playability of this guitar. Shredding up and down the neck feels so natural and easy, I just want to do it all day when I pick this up. Hands down this is probably one of the best modernized, metallised LP kind of copies you can get for such a cheap price. I highly recommend it!! ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on September 13, 2014 by Adam
    • Great Value
Color: Vintage Black Style: Standard
I've played a LP for 30 years and was a little skeptical about this guitar. It doesn't have the sweet tonal quality of the LP, but that's not what it was made for. It sounds great through the Marshall alone, but it comes alive through the Diezel Herbert...and a total beast through both. The cut away allows easy reach to the top frets (much easier than the LP) and the tone can be shaped exceptionally well through the volume knobs. Is it perfect? No, but I've never played a $1000 guitar that has made me smile like this one...and, it looks surprisingly good too! ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on March 2, 2021 by JB
    • Not a brand new product like I purchased.
Color: Vintage Black Style: Standard
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Received a used item instead of a new one. I ordered a brand new item but ended up getting DKs guitar and DK does not wash his hands very well. All jokes aside, I think DK inspected the product but he should have used gloves. I don’t mind keeping it but this is clearly not brand new. It’s the “like new” option which is over $100 cheaper. There was no guitar documentation like when you buy a new product and the guitar is full of grease hands marks. Not good. Wipe the product at least. Returning it. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on December 5, 2025 by Frank Montero Frank Montero
    • Exceptional value!
Color: Black Style: Standard
This guitar is an exceptional value. I sold my 2011 Gibson SG because after 7 years, it just wouldn't play right. I even had it set up twice. After reading many reviews I thought I'd give the EC-1000 a try. Very glad I did. It plays better, and stays in tune better. Beautiful craftsmanship, sounds perfect. Love the locking tuners and the TonePros bridge. This thing plays like a $2k guitar!! ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on September 26, 2018 by KAA
    • Great guitar, needs a little work though.
Color: Vintage Black Style: Standard
I did not know that these models are now produced in Indonesia. They were previously made only in Korea. That doesn't necessarily mean its an inferior instrument. I like that there is no longer that ugly writing at the 12th fret. Pros: Overall, solid construction. The guitar feels very solid and has a good bit of weight to it, which is what i want from a single cut guitar like this. The pickups are good and after tuning the instrument, it came reasonably set up out of the box. Frets are straight, no dead notes. Cons: The fret ends are not as well done as they are on the Korean built models. You can make it comfortable with a little tlc, which I'm okay with but i expected better. The input jack on this thing is TIGHT. You really have to put force into plugging in and pulling out the cable. I guess i dont have to worry about it coming unplugged unintentionally. Overall, good guitar for the money. No doubt. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on December 23, 2018 by Tom P.
    • Dope Guitar
Color: Black Style: Standard
Review Image by Tim Tim
Absolutely love this rig, if you’re questioning buying this thing do yourself a favor and do it!
Reviewed in the United States on July 15, 2025 by Tim Tim
    • Needs some maintenance
Color: Vintage Black Style: Standard
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Guitar looks great. I swapped out the pickups with a gold version of the James Hetfield set. Came with a fitted hard case. Couple of issues taking it out of the box though. Some fret buzz from the low E and G string. Issue with the 3 way switch. It kept fading or killing the bridge pickup entirely. Brought the guitar for a professional setup to fix the first problem. Had to resoldier the switch where there was a messy connection that crossed prongs. Sounds pretty good now though and definitely looks sharp. Shreds well with slinky 8 gauge Ernie ball cobalts! ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on January 7, 2023 by Amazon Customer Amazon Customer

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