ESP LTD EC-1000ET QM DBSB

The guitar arrived in perfect condition and, as always, was exceptionally well packed. The photos showed a Korean-made model, but I actually received the Indonesian version. Despite that, the guitar is beautifully built and completely flawless, with no visible imperfections.

The factory setup was so good that it didn't require any additional adjustments. The string action was low, there was no fret buzz anywhere on the neck, and it was ready to play straight out of the box. The overall build quality is excellent, and I don't believe it is inferior to the Korean-made version in any meaningful way. There is still a common perception that Korean-made guitars are better, which may affect resale value, but I think that's where the differences end. In a few years, even that distinction may no longer matter.

The guitar is fairly heavy. My example weighed around 4.2 kg (9.3 lbs), which is likely due to the Evertune bridge.

As for the bridge itself, this was my first experience with an Evertune, and my overall impression is very positive. It's very easy to switch each string between the bend-stop zone and the bending zone, depending on your preference. In both cases, the tuning remains extremely stable. The only aspect I wasn't completely comfortable with was the bridge's design—specifically the raised section behind where the strings pass into the guitar body—but I imagine that's something you get used to over time.

I would have preferred the guitar to come with a more universal set of 10–46 strings instead of 9–42, but that's only a minor complaint.

Overall, if you're looking for a guitar with an Evertune bridge and want a beautifully built, great-looking Les Paul-style instrument, this ESP is an excellent choice.

This guitar is absolutely beautiful, the maple cap is stunning to look at in the dark sunburst and the headstock is matching which is a nice touch. The binding is really nice too. Everything about it is quality, it's solidly built with nice weight. The pickups sound amazing from superb clean tones, great sounding crunch, overdrive and metal tones and everything in between. The tone pot has a coil tap that gives even more tonal variety. This is a guitar that seems to have it all. The design is really good too, there is no problem accessing all 24 frets and the strings feel great to play. The neck is fast and feels great without being either too fat or too thin. The switch and pots feel good quality and work perfectly. The bridge is an evertune and it really is incredible. I didn't even have to tune the guitar when I took it out of the box for the first time. I will be using this guitar for both live work plaing covers and in the studio recording original songs. I have not yet found anything about this guitar I dont like. Over all I would recommend this guitar. At this price point it's hard to imagine anything being better. In addition I should say that the guitar arrived safely, delivered by UPS. It was packed well and set up well. I will tweak things to my own liking but any further set up will be minimal as it was so near the mark when delivered. The only delays were Brexit related and nothing at all to do with Thomann. The charges I had to pay were less than I thought they were going to be and although I strongly disagree with Brexit and the delays associated with it, this has not put me off buying from Thomann in the future.

A wonderful inspirational instrument, great build quality!

Looks amazing
Plays amazing
Sounds amazing

Evertune takes a while to get use to but so worth it once you do. I have never heard a guitar sound so in tune and well intonated, took me about 15 mins to set it up how I like it, in Drop D!

Would highly recommend, score it a solid 4.5 out 5 due to some very very small finish issues which you really have to be looking for.

Couldn’t be happier for this price with stainless steel frets, passive - pickup split, evertune and a beautiful quilt maple top.

Thanks Thomann for the best price I could find!