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ESP LTD SN-1000 HT - Purple Blast

Solidbody Electric Guitar with Swamp Ash Body, Maple Neck and Fingerboard, and 2 Humbucking Pickups - Purple Blast
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Sandblasted Snapper-style LTD with Deluxe Appointments

With its classic body style and sandblasted finish, the ESP LTD SN-1000 HT is an instant head-turner. Its stunning good looks will cause stares, while it fills up ears with an exceptionally focused and harmonically rich tone. A powerful Seymour Duncan Pegasus/Sentient humbucker combo is spec’d for hard-rocking, technical players who want a grueling sound that retains clarity and articulateness. For truly pyrotechnic players, the LTD SN-1000 HT sports a super-fast Thin U-profile roasted maple neck with hearty stainless-steel frets and upper scalloping. Guitarists at Sweetwater are impressed with the LTD SN-1000 HT’s value ratio — it packs a ton of high-performance features into an affordably priced package. Find out for yourself why people are buzzing about the LTD SN-1000 HT!

Brilliant and stylish tonewood combo

A total knockout, the LTD SN-1000 HT has a stunning sandblasted swamp ash body in ESP’s traditional Snapper guitar shape. Not only does it look incredible, but it also projects a bright, crisp tonality with a punchy midrange and a tight low end. Complementing that is a gorgeous roasted maple neck with an ultra-comfortable Thin U profile and a pleasant snappiness. Technical players will appreciate the upper scalloping starting at fret 17, which enhances articulation in the higher registers. And the LTD SN-1000 HT has a Hipshot fixed hardtail bridge for superior tuning stability.

Seymour Duncan humbuckers deliver savage tone

The LTD SN-1000 HT comes loaded with a rocking Seymour Duncan Pegasus/Sentient Humbucker set. In the bridge position, the Pegasus has impressive sonic clarity, due to its custom-wound coils and Alnico V magnet. In the neck position, the Sentient produces a PAF-style sound with an added layer of harmonic complexity. The combination of these two pups generates a laser-focused tone for intense lead tones and well-defined chords with stellar note separation.

ESP LTD: a huge value with ESP quality

ESP LTD guitars were created to bring a more affordable version of the classic designs and quality of ESP guitars to a new market. The entire ESP LTD line of instruments features premium tonewoods, quality pickups, and solid hardware for a lifetime of use. An exacting eye for detail and quality means that every instrument is ready to rock when it leaves the factory. An impressive list of signature guitars by some of today's biggest guitar heroes shows the popularity and respect held by ESP LTD. If you're looking for the perfect rock or metal guitar, then you need to check out ESP LTD guitars.

ESP LTD SN-1000 HT Electric Guitar Features:

  • Traditional ESP Snapper body shape with a striking sandblasted finish
  • Speedy, ultra-comfortable Thin U roasted maple neck
  • Upper fretboard scalloping enhances top-note articulation
  • Hipshot fixed hardtail bridge provides superior tuning stability
  • Balanced and focused Seymour Duncan Pegasus/Sentient Humbucker set
  • 22 stainless steel frets; 25.5" scale
  • ESP quality in a budget-friendly axe

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Tech Specs

  • General
  • Number of Strings 6
  • Left-/Right-handed Right-handed
  • Body
  • Body Type Solidboody
  • Body Shape LTD SN-1000
  • Body Material Swamp Ash
  • Body Finish Sandblasted Satin
  • Color Purple Blast
  • Neck
  • Neck Material Roasted Maple
  • Neck Shape Thin U
  • Neck Joint Bolt-on
  • Radius 13.7"
  • Fingerboard Material Roasted Maple
  • Fingerboard Inlay Abalone Dots
  • Number of Frets 22, Extra Jumbo, Stainless Steel
  • Scale Length 25.5"
  • Nut Width 1.653"
  • Nut Material Molded
  • Hardware
  • Bridge/Tailpiece Hipshot
  • Tuners LTD Locking
  • Electronics
  • Neck Pickup Seymour Duncan Sentient Humbucker
  • Bridge Pickup Seymour Duncan Pegasus Humbucker
  • Controls 1 x master volume, 1 x master tone (push/push coil-split)
  • Switching 3-way blade pickup switch
  • Miscellaneous
  • Strings D'Addario, .010-.046
  • Case/Gig Bag Sold Separately
  • Manufacturer Part Number: LSN1000HTMPURPBLAST

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Customer Reviews

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Rated 5/5

This guitar is so great!

It's all I hoped it would be.
Great specs, plays great, sounds great.
The Purple Blast is my favorite color on a swamp ash that is sandblasted.
So many tonal options.
It will be my new #1.
Music background: Pro gigging musician
Rated 5/5

Great guitar!

Neck is amazing. Really smooth and fast. Sounds great, plays great and is perdy!
Rated 5/5

Great player

I've had this guitar for a couple months now and it's become my go-to guitar. The neck is incredible on this. The pickups are a great combination. If you like a strat body, then you will enjoy playing this.
Rated 5/5

Awesome

I bought this last week and I am extremely satisfied. I was nervous about buying a guitar online I haven't played but read all the reviews I could find and pulled the trigger. It was everything I hoped it would be. I like high end strats and Ibanez Prestiges. The quality of this is comparable to those for half the price. My only complaint is that this model isn't offered in single coils with a fixed bridge. I owned an esp vintage plus strat copy and sold it. I've regretted it ever since. I'm respecting esp more and more every time I buy one. Even their higher end Ltd's impress me, which is what this is. I need esp to make a basic strat copy with those fast flat necks. Please, take my money. Also, sweetwater was awesome. You won't regret buying this if it's the style you're looking for.
Music background: Country, blues, rock, metal
Rated 5/5

Classy & sassy

I got this as a birthday present for myself last year & have been loving it ever since. I replaced the bridge pickup with a Dimarzio Super Distortion because that's my favorite pup but the stock pup was cool too. Fantastic tuning stability and the lack of tremolo just makes me play weirder and harder when I need to freak out. Fantastic, comfy neck & flawless fretwork. The scalloped frets encourage even more expression- enabling little micro-bends with minimum effort.
I got it figuring it'll probably be the last guitar I buy before I die and I'd be happy if it was. That said I got a 12 string about 2 months ago so I guess no Grim Reaper for me yet!
Also- note to anyone buying a sandblasted guitar- get a clear pickguard for it! If you see cool figuring on the back of the body, there's cool figuring on the top under that guard- peel back the guard and check it out- mine looks 100% cooler with a clear guard.
Everything about this gat has style & precision- the bridge is smooth under the hand (unlike a Fender trem!) and the contoured body is beyond comfy.
Music background: Certified PD
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