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ESP LTD XJ-1 Hardtail Black Blast
DESCRIPTION
The XJ-1 HT marks the return of this great guitar shape to the LTD offerings, but with a much more distinctive design and feature set built for the modern musician. Built with bolt-on construction at 25.5” scale, the XJ-1 HT offers a textured sandblasted Black Blast finish on its swamp ash body. It makes use of a sturdy and reliable bolt-on three-piece thin u-shaped roasted maple neck, as well as a tilt-back reverse headstock that’s great for maintaining string tension at lower tunings. The XJ-1 HT offers a Macassar ebony fingerboard with pearloid block inlays and 22 extra-jumbo stainless steel frets. Components on this superb instrument include LTD locking tuners and a Hipshot hardtail bridge with string thru body. The flexible sonic character of the XJ-1 HT comes from its Fluence Open Core Classic bridge pickup with multiple voices accessible via push-pull control. Voice 1 gives you the legendary bridge pickup humbucker tone along with the output levels you need for contemporary music performances. You also get the coveted tone of a slightly overwound single coil.
SETUP & INSPECTED BY OUR TECH TEAM
All of our guitars come with a FREE professional setup to a comfortable action as specified by that instrument’s manufacturer. Our setups always include inspection of (and necessary adjustment to): action, intonation, tremolo angle, truss rod, frets, nut, bridge, and more. We can accommodate special setup requests - additional charges and/or shipping delays of 1-2 business days could occur.
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After 15 years of innovation in our photography process, Ish Guitars has developed a way to get you the most accurate true-to-life color of every instrument we sell. We never embellish, oversaturate, or misrepresent our images, so that your buying experience can be as much like visiting our showroom as possible. Keep in mind that various computer screens can show colors a bit differently, so the color on your screen may not match the real thing perfectly no matter how hard we try. Also, unless otherwise noted, we individually list and photo every piece of gear that comes through our doors.
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SPECS
WEIGHT: 8.3lbs
CASE: No case/gig bag
YEAR: 2024
CONSTRUCTION: Bolt-On
SCALE: 25.5"
BODY: Swamp Ash
NECK: 3Pc Roasted Maple
FINGERBOARD: Macassar Ebony
FINGERBOARD RADIUS: 350mm
FINISH: Black Blast
NUT WIDTH: 42mm
NUT TYPE: Molded
NECK CONTOUR: Thin U
FRETS/TYPE: 22 XJ Stainless
HARDWARE COLOR: Black
STRAP BUTTON: Standard
TUNERS: LTD Locking
BRIDGE: Hipshot w/ String Thru
BRIDGE PU: Fishman Fluence Open Core Classic Humbucker Black *(Pull Volume for Voice 3)
ELECTRONICS LAYOUT: Volume(Push/Pull)
ELECTRONICS: Active
STRINGS: D'Addario XL110 (.010/.013/.017/.026/.036/.046)
Questions?
Call/text us at 315-447-3243
Email us team@ishguitars.com
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