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Stage-ready Visuals and Jaw-dropping Tone





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Packing stage-ready visuals and jaw-dropping tone, the ESP USA M-II NTB FR is a beautifully designed solidbody electric. A stunning quilted maple drop top includes natural masked binding for an eye-catching look. Carefully selected tonewoods produce warmth, sustain, and the perfect amount of bite. Benefit from a massive array of premium tonal textures, by way of the USA M-II NTB FR’s dual Seymour Duncan humbuckers. You also get a push-pull pot that extends your sonic range with single-coil tones. This guitar’s ebony-capped, graphite-reinforced maple neck is super-stable and infinitely playable, while its neck-thru-body construction ensures long-lasting sustain and excellent articulation. An Original Floyd Rose tremolo and Sperzel locking tuners round out the USA M-II NTB FR’s impressive features.





Top-shelf tonewoods deliver superior sound





ESP wasn't fooling around when they built the USA M-II NTB FR. They started with a body built from mahogany. The warmth and resonance of mahogany are at the center of some of the most legendary rock guitar tones of all time. But ESP didn't stop there. They topped the mahogany with quilted maple, prized for its bite and sustain, as well as its eye-catching appearance. The result is an incredibly thick tone with a bold, edgy character. This guitar's super-stable 3-piece maple neck is topped with an ebony fingerboard, which results in a comfortable-playing guitar with plenty of snap.





Seymour Duncan humbuckers unleash premium tones





The USA M-II NTB FR is jam-packed with wide-ranging tone thanks to its dual Seymour Duncan humbuckers. Its Pegasus bridge pickup is loaded with custom-wound coils and an Alnico V magnet, offering incredible string separation and satisfying tone to match. Its Sentient neck pickup completes the picture, adding harmonic complexity on top of traditional PAF-like voicing. Together, this Pegasus/Sentient duo will help you achieve a whole new level of technical performance. Beyond that, a push-pull pot extends your sonic range with single-coil tones. Both of the USA M-II NTB FR’s pickups are mounted directly to the guitar’s body to increase its presence and resonance.





ESP USA series employs the finest materials from around the world





ESP started as a manufacturer of after-market guitar parts in Japan in the late 1970s. By the mid-'80s, ESP was making custom guitars for some of the biggest names in rock. An exacting eye toward playability and craftsmanship has made ESP Guitars one of the most visible and prevalent guitar brands in rock and metal. In 2014, ESP opened their first US-based production factory. It's there that they craft their acclaimed ESP USA series guitars by hand, using the finest materials from around the world. George Lynch, Ron Wood, Gus G., Kirk Hammett, and Alexi Laiho (and a bunch of us here at Sweetwater) rely on ESP guitars both onstage and in the studio.





ESP USA M-II NTB FR Features:


Stunning quilted maple drop top with natural masked binding creates an eye-catching look


Carefully selected tonewoods produce warmth, sustain, and the perfect amount of bite


Seymour Duncan Pegasus/Sentient humbuckers deliver an array of premium tonal textures


Push-pull pot extends your sonic range with single-coil tones


Ebony-capped, graphite-reinforced maple neck is stable and infinitely playable


Neck-thru-body construction ensures long-lasting sustain and excellent articulation


Original Floyd Rose tremolo for twisting, bending, and dive-bombing


Sperzel locking tuners let you use fewer string windings to keep stable tuning