ESP USA M-II HT Guitar, Ebony Fretboard, Seymour Duncan '59 & Custom Pickups, Lynch Burst
PLAYER'S PERSPECTIVE
It's always a treat to get a beautiful USA-made ESP into the shop. Built in ESP's USA factory right here in California, these instruments are top-of-the-line instruments on par with their renowned, artisan-made Japanese Custom Shop guitars. This stunning M-II HT in a wild Lynch Burst finish is a great example of both ESP USA's quality as well as ESP's legendary design ethos!
The M-II exemplifies what ESP has come to be known for - the no-nonsense Superstrat capable of tearing heads off with both its tone and its looks. The striking finish complements the guitar well with both beauty and aggressiveness, and the black hardware provides a nice contrast.
The workmanship is flawless as you've come to expect from an ESP of this caliber, including the beautifully-done stainless steel frets that make fretting and bending feel effortless. The neck shape itself is a nice middle-ground of "modern thin" whilst still having enough volume to wrap your hand around. All kinds of legato can be pulled off with minimal effort and expressive vibrato is always at your fingertips.
This guitar features a versatile set of Seymour Duncan pickups - a '59 in the neck and a in the bridge. This is a set that truly covers all bases, with a PAF-style neck pickup that nails anything from jazz and blues to hard arena rock and heavily saturated leads, along with a hotter-wound bridge pickup in the Custom that intensifies that versatile 59-style tone to a sizzling level of output. The versatility is even further increased with the coil-split on the tone pot.
For the discerning player looking for a world-class guitar that has the quintessential ESP look and is a fully capable hard rock workhorse, the M-II HT is an awesome choice!
MANUFACTURER'S DESCRIPTION
Crafted at our ESP USA facility in Southern California, the USA M-II Hardtail offers a high-end take on one of the world’s most beloved shred guitars. It offers a mahogany body with bolt-on construction to its extra thin U-shaped quarter-sawn maple neck with natural satin finish for the smoothest and fastest playing experience. Optional premier-quality figured-wood tops are available on the USA M-II Hardtail including flamed maple, quilted maple, lacewood, zebrawood, and koa, with a variety of amazing translucent gloss and satin finishes to choose from, as well as both maple and ebony fingerboards with clean abalone dot inlays.
The parts and components on the USA M-II Hardtail are second to none, and include 24 extra-jumbo Jescar stainless steel frets, a Hipshot hardtail fixed bridge, a bone nut, Sperzel Trimlok tuners, Schaller strap locks, and a variety of high-end Seymour Duncan or EMG pickups, with a push-pull coil split control on the tone knob for passive pickup models. The USA M-II Hardtail includes a high-quality ESP USA form-fitting hard shell case.
Graphite Neck Reinforcement Bars
Get maximum strength and stability from your guitar’s neck, with higher long-term reliability. All ESP USA models are made with two high-strength bars of carbon fiber.
Deep Dish Jack
In addition to looking sleek, the Deep Dish jack installed on ESP USA models has the added benefit of providing the depth and angle of the cable to be easily looped around the player’s strap to better protect the cable from crimps or other damage.
SPECIFICATIONS
Body
- Model: USA M-II HT
- Color: Lynch Burst
- Back Wood: Mahogany
- Top Wood: Flame Maple
- Body Finish: Satin
Neck
- Construction: Bolt-On
- Fretboard Wood: Ebony
- Neck Finish: Satin
- Radius: 12" (305mm)
- Scale: 25.5"
- Frets: 24 JESCAR FW57110 XJ Stainless Steel
- Inlays: Pearl Dots
- Neck Wood: Quartersawn Maple
- Profile: Extra Thin U
- Nut: Bone
- Thickness @ 1st Fret: 19mm
- Thickness @ 12th Fret: 21mm
- Headstock: Black
Electronics
- Pickup: Seymour Duncan '59 & Custom
- Controls: Volume, Tone (Push-Pull Coil-Split), 3-Way Switch
Hardware
- Bridge: Hipshot Fixed
- Tuners: Sperzel Trim-Lok
- Strap Buttons: Dunlop Locking
- Hardware Finish: Black
Misc.
- Case: ESP USA Form Fit Hardshell
- Strings: D’Addario NYXL SUP LITE (.009 - .042)
- Made In North Hollywood, CA
- Instrument Weight: 6.9 lbs
- Serial #: US24033
OVERALL CONDITION
Music Store Live is proud to be an authorized dealer for ESP Guitars. This USA M-II HT is 100% brand new and is being sold with a full manufacturer's warranty. Photos are of the exact guitar you'll receive.
Our in-house guitar tech will inspect, test, set up, and clean all of our instruments on site prior to shipping. All of our instruments are guaranteed to be fully functional upon arrival.