Review of the ESP LTD EC-1000FM Evertune STBLK Electric guitar. Where to buy it?

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  • Mahogany body
  • Flamed maple top
  • Mahogany neck
  • Thin U neck profile
  • Ebony fretboard
  • Radius: 350 mm
  • Nut width: 42 mm
  • Scale: 629 mm
  • Frets: 24 XJ
  • Pickups: Seymour Duncan SH-2 (neck) and SH-4 (bridge) humbuckers
  • 2 Volume controls
  • 1 Tone control with push/pull function
  • 3-Way toggle switch
  • Evertune bridge
  • Grover machine heads
  • Black hardware
  • Colour: See-Thru Black

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This guitar usually has a price around 1020.00 €

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Some comments from people who come to the forum about this model:

Comment:

After waiting for 2 weeks for the delivery I finally got this guitar today and I’ve been playing it for a few hours + did detailed setup (which took another few hours).

There are a lot of quality control issues with this guitar but let’s start with the good parts:

– The hardware is great. Obviously it has Evertune, but other than that, tuning pegs (Grover), pots and 3-way switch are all quality.
– Frets are almost perfectly level, so with a little bit of neck adjustment you can have a very low action. This guitar currently has the lowest action I’ve ever had with my other guitars (Ltd EC-401, Jackson Pro Soloist, Ibanez RGT6EXFX).
– Fret ends are great, no sharp ends (though full of tool marks, see below).
– The nut is cut nicely, the height is perfect.
– The finish is absolutely beautiful. The pictures in the product page do not do it justice. If you’re interested in this guitar I suggest you check out some of the video reviews and owner-shot pictures in other used gear sites.
– Pickups are alright.

Now, the bad parts. I don’t know if these are expected from an Indonesia-made guitar, but I have another one that I bought more than a year ago (a Jackson Pro Soloist) that is also from Indonesia, and it doesn’t have any of these issues. I have photos of all of these but unfortunately Thomann doesn’t allow adding photos to reviews.

– The binding is not exactly white. A little bit yellow-ish. It would look much better in white, and I was expecting white from the pictures in the product page. I found the color ugly.
– The binding is even more yellow than the rest around the fingerboard, and has lots of tooling marks. On the bottom side of the fret board it also has glue/paint residue.
– Binding around the headstock has a small dent.
– Under the truss rod cover there’s a huge peeled part around the screw hole.
– There are a few white dots under the veneer below the neck pickup frame. I guess it’s dust and they put the veneer on top of dust (just a guess).
– There are lots of tooling marks on the fretboard and bindings. On one of the frets there’s a mark across the entire fretboard. It doesn’t look like glue residue, I think it’s a tooling mark. I tried to remove it but no luck.
– There are 4-5 frets with glue residues.
– The frets were a little bit dirty and not shiny enough for comfortable playing. Nothing 0000 steel wool couldn’t solve, but something I didn’t expect from a 1000EUR guitar.

I don’t know how much Evertune bridge itself costs, but I wasn’t expecting so much QA issues on a 1000 EUR guitar, so that’s a bit disappointing to me. Still, the guitar plays great, and looks great from a distance. Make sure to not look too close under a bright light 🙂

Comment:

Firstly a comment on the Evertune bridge. It takes a little bit of setting up but once the time is invested adjusting the tuning and intonation (the action was spot on out of the box) the guitar simply does not go out of tune. Ever.

The guitar itself is quite heavy (even with the extra routing needed for the Evertune). Certainly heavier than a US made LP with modern weight relief. There’s a beautiful flamed maple top that is completely wasted under the see-through black finish, as you can only see it when the light is right, but otherwise it looks a quality guitar. The neck is clearly build for speed (although not as skinny as a Ibanez wizard for example it’s wider and slimmer than a traditional Les Paul "slim 60s" neck) and the ebony ‘board and really well dressed jumbo frets make for a very slick playing experience. The belly cutaway is a very welcome addition on a Les Paul shape.

The unamplified sound is quite woody and there’s bags of sustain, however plugging in the clean sounds are a little disappointing. Once you add a bit of dirt, though, things come alive. This guitar is clearly meant for rock and for overdriven tones. The JB pickup in the bridge does a supercharged Les Paul sound and the neck gets you into Slash territory without ever sounding woolly.

So overall a brilliant playing guitar that doesn’t quite have the versatility of a more vintage-y Les Paul, but I guess that’s not ESP’s target market. The USP of the Evertune bridge makes it worth every penny/cent.

ESP LTD EC-1000FM Evertune STBLK vs Fender AM Perf Strat HSS MN Black

The guitar ESP LTD EC-1000FM Evertune STBLK is usually 21 € more expensive than Fender AM Perf Strat HSS MN Black, but the difference is so small that this can vary..

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ESP LTD EC-1000FM Evertune STBLK

Fender AM Perf Strat HSS MN Black
  • Mahogany body
  • Flamed maple top
  • Mahogany neck
  • Thin U neck profile
  • Ebony fretboard
  • Radius: 350 mm
  • Nut width: 42 mm
  • Scale: 629 mm
  • Frets: 24 XJ
  • Pickups: Seymour Duncan SH-2 (neck) and SH-4 (bridge) humbuckers
  • 2 Volume controls
  • 1 Tone control with push/pull function
  • 3-Way toggle switch
  • Evertune bridge
  • Grover machine heads
  • Black hardware
  • Colour: See-Thru Black
  • Body: Alder
  • Neck: Maple
  • Fretboard: Maple
  • Neck profile: Modern ‘C’
  • 22 Jumbo frets
  • Scale: 648 mm
  • Nut width: 42.8 mm
  • Pickups: 2 Yosemite Stratocaster single coils (middle, neck) and 1 Double Tap humbucker (bridge)
  • 1 Volume control
  • 2 Tone controls
  • Vintage-Style synchronized tremolo
  • Factory stringing: Fender 250L NPS .009 – .042 (Article number 133191)
  • Colour: Black
  • Includes deluxe gigbag
  • Made in USA

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Fender American Performer Stratocaster HSS | Demo, Tones & Overview

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ESP LTD EC-1000FM Evertune STBLK vs Ibanez JIVA 10-DSB

The guitar ESP LTD EC-1000FM Evertune STBLKis usually 90 € cheaper than Ibanez JIVA 10-DSB.

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ESP LTD EC-1000FM Evertune STBLK

Ibanez JIVA 10-DSB
  • Mahogany body
  • Flamed maple top
  • Mahogany neck
  • Thin U neck profile
  • Ebony fretboard
  • Radius: 350 mm
  • Nut width: 42 mm
  • Scale: 629 mm
  • Frets: 24 XJ
  • Pickups: Seymour Duncan SH-2 (neck) and SH-4 (bridge) humbuckers
  • 2 Volume controls
  • 1 Tone control with push/pull function
  • 3-Way toggle switch
  • Evertune bridge
  • Grover machine heads
  • Black hardware
  • Colour: See-Thru Black
  • Body: Mahogany
  • Top: Maple
  • 3-Piece neck: Maple / Purple Heart
  • Fretboard: Ebony
  • Neck profile: JIVA
  • 'Beaten Path' fretboard inlays
  • Fretboard binding
  • Nut width: 43 mm
  • Scale: 648 mm
  • 24 Jumbo frets
  • Pickup: 2 DiMarzio Pandemonium passive ceramic humbuckers (bridge and neck) and 1 DiMarzio True Velvet single coil (middle)
  • Edge Zero II tremolo
  • Black Cosmo hardware
  • Colour: Deep Space Blonde

Below have a look to the video of this guitar Ibanez JIVA 10-DSB

Ibanez JIVA 10-DSB Nita Strauss Signature | Demo & Playthrough

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ESP LTD EC-1000FM Evertune STBLK vs Gibson Les Paul Tribute SHB

The guitar ESP LTD EC-1000FM Evertune STBLK is usually 98 € more expensive than Gibson Les Paul Tribute SHB.

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ESP LTD EC-1000FM Evertune STBLK

Gibson Les Paul Tribute SHB
  • Mahogany body
  • Flamed maple top
  • Mahogany neck
  • Thin U neck profile
  • Ebony fretboard
  • Radius: 350 mm
  • Nut width: 42 mm
  • Scale: 629 mm
  • Frets: 24 XJ
  • Pickups: Seymour Duncan SH-2 (neck) and SH-4 (bridge) humbuckers
  • 2 Volume controls
  • 1 Tone control with push/pull function
  • 3-Way toggle switch
  • Evertune bridge
  • Grover machine heads
  • Black hardware
  • Colour: See-Thru Black
  • Body: Mahogany
  • “Ultra Modern Weight Relief” – weight-reduced body
  • Top: Maple
  • Neck: Maple
  • Fretboard: Rosewood (Dalbergia latifolia)
  • Neck profile: Rounded
  • Tektoid nut
  • Nut width: 43 mm
  • Scale: 628 mm
  • 22 Cryogenically treated medium frets
  • Pickups: 490 R and 490 T humbuckers
  • Aluminium Tuneomatic bridge
  • Aluminium stop bar
  • 2 x Volume and 2 x tone controls
  • Colour: Satin Honey Burst
  • Includes soft shell case
  • Made in USA

Below have a look to the video of this guitar Gibson Les Paul Tribute SHB

Gibson Les Paul Tribute

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ESP LTD EC-1000FM Evertune STBLK vs Schecter Hellraiser C1 FR S BCH

The guitar ESP LTD EC-1000FM Evertune STBLKis usually 30 € cheaper than Schecter Hellraiser C1 FR S BCH, but the difference is so small that this can vary..

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Schecter Hellraiser C1 FR S BCH
  • Mahogany body
  • Flamed maple top
  • Mahogany neck
  • Thin U neck profile
  • Ebony fretboard
  • Radius: 350 mm
  • Nut width: 42 mm
  • Scale: 629 mm
  • Frets: 24 XJ
  • Pickups: Seymour Duncan SH-2 (neck) and SH-4 (bridge) humbuckers
  • 2 Volume controls
  • 1 Tone control with push/pull function
  • 3-Way toggle switch
  • Evertune bridge
  • Grover machine heads
  • Black hardware
  • Colour: See-Thru Black
  • Body: Mahogany
  • Top: Quilted maple
  • 3-Piece neck: Mahogany
  • Neck profile: Thin C
  • Fretboard: Rosewood
  • Radius: 355 mm
  • 24 XJ frets
  • Scale: 648 mm
  • Nut width: 41.3 mm
  • Pickup: EMG 81 humbucker (bridge) and Sustainiac (neck)
  • 1 Volume control and 1 tone control
  • 3-Way toggle switch
  • 2-Way Sustainiac switch (On / Off)
  • 3-Way Sustainiac mode switch (Fundamental / Mix / Harmonic)
  • Grover machine heads
  • Floyd Rose tremolo
  • Black chrome hardware
  • Ex-factory stringing: Ernie Ball Regular Slinky 2221 (Article no. 104573)
  • Colour: Black cherry

Below have a look to the video of this guitar Schecter Hellraiser C1 FR S BCH

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CUvDlHX5rs

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Where to buy the guitar ESP LTD EC-1000FM Evertune STBLK

Thomann

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  • Full warranty. If you have any problems, they take care of everything.
  • 100% reliable payment.
  • Leader in trouble-free shipping.
  • Usually Best price.
  • Best Reputation: They are the leading online store in Europe and have the best catalogue and information.

Amazon

  • Free Shipping and possibility of shipping in one day with Amazon Premium.
  • Full Guarantee but they are no experts in music equipment.
  • Sometimes better price.
  • He’s got worse stock than Thomann.

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