Key Features
- Extended tonal possibilities from a striking, venomous guitar
- Unleash volcanic voicings from dual active EMG pickups
- Shred at lightning pace on a thin U mahogany neck
- Explore the baritone range with precise intonation courtesy of a Tune-O-Matic
ESP LTD VIPER-1000 Baritone, Black Satin Overview
The Viper-1000 Baritone is a guitar with unrelenting performance. Featuring impeccable build quality and top of the line components, it has everything you need to command the stage and deliver an unforgettable performance. Dual EMG pickups create a monstrous soundscape and provide you with a throaty roar to articulate your meanest music. And that's encouraged further by a thin U-shaped mahogany neck which will send your riffs supersonic. All this takes place on the extended baritone range, giving you new notes and tunings to experiment with.
Including all the appointments professionals love, the Viper will carry you through countless sets without a drop in performance. Solid tuning and accurate intonation are the qualities artists crave, and the locking Tune-O-Matic bridge provides just that. Finely calibrated and precisely engineered, this brilliant bridge ensures your tuning will stay locked in - no matter what. Even at drop tunings you'll enjoy reliable performance, say goodbye to mid-set re-tunings. In the stage, studio or even at jam sessions, the Viper-1000 baritone will thrill you with its explosive tone and reliability.
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Full Description
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The next level of low-end power. With an additional string you gain an additional range of lower notes, making chunky power chords a breeze. Mix this extra string with the longer 27" scale length and you have a guitar that is extremely capable of attacking the lower registers. Excellent for dark metal and rock, this expanded range lets you experiment and add new dimensions to your sound.
EMG tone excellence
Ready to launch a salvo of sizzling riffs? The EMG 60TW-R & 81 pickups will capture every detail and fire them through your amplifier with maximum force. The 81 in the bridge screams with sharp intensity, ready to deliver distorted chords or face melting leads. Utilising ceramic magnets and close aperture coils, it's tremendously high-output and produces searing hot gain tones.
In the neck position lies the EMG 60TW-R humbucker, brimming with thick and muscular sonic energy. Showcasing excellent detail in the mid-ranges and a wealth of low-end detail, the 60TW-R can bellow out the most extreme rock to the gentlest melodies. So don't be afraid to switch up genres because the smooth textures of the EMG 60TW-R gifts this guitar superb versatility. Using close aperture coils and ceramic magnets It's still a fiery output, but voiced so that single-note solos will really stand out.
What's more is you can coil-split the neck pickup to access a whole new realm of harmonics. It'll instantly thin the sound for a single-coil style sparkle, letting you experiment with your music on-the-fly. This is the kind of uncompromising performance that let you push the boundaries.
Release riffs at unimaginable speeds…
….on a thin U shaped mahogany neck that feels heavenly in the hand. Shaped to give your fingers ample room on the fretboard, you'll be able to unleash flurries of notes at blistering tempos. Chording is also effortless on this profile, as you have all that extra room to reach those awkward notes. Built for expansive playing, it's made from three layers of mahogany to ensure it can withstand your most aggressive sets. This is made for the long haul.
Let your creativity run wild on an ebony fretboard. Smooth and slick, it's a blissful surface to touch. Naturally oily and slick, your riffs will fire off at an extreme pace on a board that perfectly compliments the thin U neck shape. Innovate and explore, the 24 extra jumbo-sized frets make your soaring string bends effortless to perform. Not only that, but the low action point for the strings makes chording a breeze too, so there's no end to the musical vocabulary at your disposal.
The rock never stops…
With a Tonepros locking Tune-O-Matic bridge and tailpiece your tuning will be set and forget. Thrash out your most energetic solos and virtuoso-style riffs in full confidence, as your sound will be stable for the set. As with all classic TOM setups, you can adjust string height and intonation to arrive at the precise texture you had in mind. Working in combination with LTD locking tuners you have an instrument you can depend on. Don't hold back because the Viper's tuning can stand up to any riff you can throw at it.
Make yourself noticed
The Viper takes a classic shape and perfects it. The spotlight will be yours to dominate with a guitar boasting such an alluring aesthetic. Twin arches give you loads of room at the high registers for hair-raising solos and smooth contours allow it to rest comfortably against your body. The premium feel of the Viper-1000 Baritone is lifted by the maple cap that sports the seductive black satin finish. It's so polished and crafted to such a high standard, the Viper will make your bandmate envious.
Specifications
- Product Name: ESP LTD VIPER-1000 Baritone, Black Satin
- Product Code: 10009456
Body
- Series: LTD 1000
- Body Material: Mahogany
- Body Top: Maple
- Body Finish: Black Satin
Neck & Fingerboard
- Neck Material: 3-Piece Mahogany
- Neck Shape: Thin U
- Scale Length: 27" Baritone
- Fingerboard Radius: 350mm
- Fingerboard: Ebony
- Number of Frets: 24
- Fret Size: Extra Jumbo
- Nut: Molded
- Nut Width: 42mm
Hardware & Electronics
- Bridge Pickup: EMG 81
- Neck Pickup: EMG 60TW-R
- Controls: Volume / Tone (Push / Pull) / 3-Way Switch
- Bridge: Tonepros Locking TOM & Tailpiece
- Tuning Machines: Grover
- Control Knobs: Black
Miscellaneous
- Strings: D'Addario XL158 (.013/.017/.026W/.036/.046/.062)
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