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An angular EX body with high-octane electronics and an imposing black-on-black finish make the ESP LTD EX Black Metal one menacing metal machine. This well-dressed EX belongs to the LTD Black Metal lineup of guitars, which brings 1000 Series-comparable playability and build quality to this sinister guitar. Your fingers will fly on this guitar's fast mahogany neck and pitch-black ebony fingerboard. A lone active EMG 81 pickup fueled by a single volume knob ensures it's fast and easy to access an arsenal of brutalizing tones. Meanwhile, the EX Black Metal's fixed bridge and TOM tailpiece give you rock-solid stability to support down-tuned riffage. If you're searching a guitar that exudes attitude, tone, and playability, you'll find it in the ESP LTD EX Black Metal from Sweetwater.





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Active EMG 81 supplies heavy tone





The ESP LTD EX Black Metal is fitted with a single active EMG 81 humbucker, a scorching-hot classic. There's a reason top metal guitarists use active pickups: they rock hard. The EMG 81 has become a first-call lead pickup choice for some of the most respected metal guitarists of all time. The LTD EX Black Metal’s streamlined layout includes a single volume, which is all you need to churn out abrasive rhythms and screaming leads. High tempos, maximum aggression, blistering leads, harsh rhythms ? the LTD EX Black Metal is a formidable sonic weapon ready for serious battle.





3-piece neck is a shredder's paradise





LTDs are known far and wide for their road-ready durability and great-playing necks. The EX-LTD EX Black Metal's 3-piece mahogany neck is primed and ready for lightning-speed runs and frantic fretwork up and down its ebony fingerboard. Its thin "U" profile rests comfortably in the palm, with a smoothness capable of sending your fretting hand from head to heel in zero flat. Pick up the EX Black Metal, throw down some tasty licks, and bask in the effortless playability of this premium 3-piece neck.





LTD: the perfect guitar for rock or metal





ESP created LTD guitars to bring more affordable versions of the classic designs and quality of ESP guitars to a new market. The ESP LTD line of instruments features premium tonewoods, quality pickups, and solid hardware for a lifetime of use. An exacting eye to detail and quality means that every instrument is ready to rock when it leaves the factory, and an impressive list of signature guitars by some of today's hottest guitar stars shows the popularity and respect held by ESP LTD. Quite simply, check out ESP LTD guitars if you seek the perfect rock or metal axe.





Serial CI23100626


Serial CI23100626


ESP LTD EX Black Metal Electric Guitar Features:


Brings 1000 Series-comparable quality and playability to a menacing metal machine


Angular EX body in an imposing satin black finish with black hardware


EMG 81 active humbucker dishes out screaming tone


Single volume control ? crank up and rock out


Comfortable 3-piece mahogany neck in a Thin "U" profile


Fast-playing ebony fingerboard


Fixed bridge and TOM tailpiece support downtuned riffage