ESP LTD Deluxe SN1000HT Electric Guitar Demo | Guitar World
Paul Riario demonstrates on the ESP LTD Deluxe SN1000HT Electric Guitar
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00:00 [Music]
00:14 What's up? Paul here from Guitar World
00:16 and today we're going to be checking out
00:17 a wickedly cool looking guitar from ESP
00:19 Guitars, the SN series, that defies any
00:22 limitations in speed and sound. The ESP
00:25 LTD Deluxe SN1000HT Fire Blast Electric
00:31 Guitar. This baby right here. Let's check
00:33 it out.
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00:43 ESP is well known for instruments built
00:44 for speed and superb craftsmanship and
00:47 their LTD series of guitars are no
00:49 exception. With popular models found in
00:52 their EC and EX series, Viper series,
00:55 numerous other series, many players have
00:57 made LTD to be their favorite guitar
01:00 brand. And now the new LTD SN1000HT,
01:05 which probably stands for Hartel, which
01:07 is part of their SN series, continues in
01:09 the ESP tradition of exceptional build
01:11 quality, setup, and tone.
01:17 The first thing you'll notice on this
01:19 SN1000HT is its stunning textured
01:23 sandblasted fire blast finish over a
01:26 swamp ash body. It flat out looks
01:28 fantastic and I love that it has that
01:31 almost raw wood feel on the body.
01:36 Next up is its bolt-on roasted maple
01:39 neck with a compound radius that offers
01:41 both maximum speed and instant comfort.
01:45 It also has a beautifully dark Macassar
01:47 ebony fingerboard that includes 22 extra
01:50 jumbo stainless steel frets, an absolute
01:54 premium feature.
02:03 Mother of pearl dot inlays and for the
02:06 inner shredder in you, this guitar is
02:08 scalloped from frets 17 to 22.
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02:29 Top shelf components and hardware on
02:30 the SN1000HT fire blast include a
02:33 black bone nut,
02:34 a brushed black pick guard, dome control
02:37 knobs, LTD locking tuners, and a hip shot
02:41 hard tail bridge that is a string
02:43 through body,
02:44 which certainly adds to its firm and
02:47 strong tone and easy playability.
03:05 I've been a big fan of Fishman Fluence
03:06 pickups for a while now and here for
03:08 Sonic Firepower,
03:09 I'm thrilled the guitar features a set
03:12 of Fishman Fluence modern humbuckers,
03:19 an Alnico in the neck position and a
03:21 ceramic in the bridge,
03:23 with a push-pull control at the tone to
03:26 activate each pickup's
03:28 second voicing and a three-way blade
03:29 switch.
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03:57 I've never encountered an ESP LTD model
03:59 that wasn't well made or set up
04:00 perfectly
04:01 right out of the box and the SN1000HT
04:04 fire blast
04:05 follows in those same footsteps as I
04:08 mentioned.
04:09 Let's just say this guitar is as intense
04:11 as it looks
04:12 and is incredibly player-friendly with
04:15 all the essential shredder requirements
04:17 in feel and sound along with its
04:19 eye-catching dark and stormy appearance.
04:22 If anything, the SN1000HT fire blast
04:26 from LTD is a guitar that offers tone
04:28 and playability
04:30 to the extreme. I'm knocked out by this
04:32 guitar. Definitely
04:34 check it out.
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