ESP LTD EC-400QM: Classic shape, powerful sound!
The ESP LTD EC-400QM is a single-cut electric guitar that combines expressive wood grain with active electronics. Its quilted maple top, mahogany body, and distinctive EC contours are paired with the EMG 81/85 duo. It also features a set-thru neck joint, a fixed TOM bridge, and LTD locking tuners. This 400 Series model is ideal for guitarists who appreciate classic shapes and focus on rock and metal.
Quilted maple and mahogany
The quilted maple top showcases its natural figuring. Beneath it is a mahogany body, complemented by a three-piece mahogany neck with a rosewood fingerboard. Binding outlines the body, neck, and headstock. This combination of materials defines the EC-400QM's construction, while the figured top remains uninterrupted by a pickguard.
Unrestricted access to the upper frets
The set-thru construction joins a glued-in neck to a smoothly contoured neck-to-body transition. This keeps a pronounced heel out of your fretting hand's way in the upper frets. The Thin U profile and 22 Extra Jumbo frets complement the 24.75-inch scale length, offering a playing feel suited to both rhythm work and lead playing. The clear access to the upper fingerboard is especially useful for extended solos.
Two active humbuckers, precise tone control
The EMG 81 at the bridge uses ceramic magnets to deliver a detailed tone with pronounced high-end presence. The EMG 85 at the neck uses Alnico V magnets for a powerful character and smoother lead tones. Use the 3-way switch to select either pickup individually or both together. Two volume controls and a shared tone control keep tone shaping close at hand. The Tune-o-matic bridge with a separate tailpiece has no tremolo system; the LTD locking tuners make restringing easier with their string clamps.
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Features
General
- Model: EC-400QM
- Series: EC Series
- Number of strings: 6
- Orientation: Right-handed
Body
- Body shape: Eclipse (single-cut)
- Top: Quilted maple
- Body: Mahogany
- Binding: White, on body, neck, and headstock
Neck
- Neck: 3-piece mahogany
- Neck construction: Glued-in
- Neck profile: Thin U
- Fingerboard: Rosewood
- Fingerboard radius: 13,78" (350 mm)
- Fingerboard inlays: Flags
- Scale length: 24,75" (629 mm)
- Frets: 22 Extra Jumbo
- Nut: Molded
- Nut width: 42 mm
Electronics
- Bridge pickup: Active EMG 81 humbucker
- Neck pickup: Active EMG 85 humbucker
- Pickup selector: 3-way switch
- Controls: 2x volume, 1x tone
Hardware
- Finish: Black
- Bridge/tailpiece: Tune-o-matic / Stopbar
- Tuners: LTD Locking
- Control knobs: Black
- Strings: D'Addario XL110 (.010/.013/.017/.026/.036/.046)
Color & finish
- Color: Vintage Burst
- Finish: Gloss
Scope of delivery
- 1 x ESP LTD 400 EC-400QM electric guitar, Vintage Burst
Specification
- Product number 00122986
- Neck Mahagoni
- Top Ahorn
- Body Mahagoni
- Bridge/Tailpiece Fest
- Scale Standard 24.75 bis 25.5 Zoll
- Fretboard Palisander
- Gigbag / Case included Nein
- Handedness Rechtshändig
- Nut width 42 mm
- Finish Gloss
- Pickups HH
- Colour Red
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