ESP USA M-III FR Guitar, Amber Cherry Sunburst Open Grain
Player's Perspective
Music Store Live is proud to offer up this ESP USA M-III FR guitar with a swamp ash body and an open pore finish that really lets the wood breathe and sing.
ESP's USA guitars are made by some of the best luthier's they've got. Made right here in California, the extreme attention to detail is immediately noticeable. They look rad, as you'd expect an ESP to, have a searing tone, and feel silky smooth. The neck is incredible and the fretwork allows for really low action. The Floyd Rose locking system gives you all the freedom in the world to wail away on the trem as much as you want with the confidence of knowing your intonation will always stay on point. To top it off, this one's got some hot EMG pickups that can get as mean and dirty as you need them to but they can also still clean up nicely to get you some mellower sounds and some straty sounds.
Low action, fast playing, and incendiary tone all wrapped up in a pretty package.
Manufacturer's Description
Crafted at our ESP USA facility in Southern California, the USA M-III FR is everything you need for serious shred. It’s a classic H/S/S setup with your choice of Seymour Duncan or EMG pickups in a variety of models to suit your personal tone and dynamics preferences. The USA M-III FR offers an 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-III FR including flamed maple, quilted maple, lacewood, zebrawood, koa, open grain ash, and open grain mahogany, 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-III FR are second to none, and include 24 extra-jumbo Jescar stainless steel frets, an Original Floyd Rose floating tremolo, Sperzel Trim-Lok, and Dunlop strap locks. Controls include a push-pull coil split control on the tone knob for passive pickup models. The USA M-III FR includes a high-quality ESP USA form-fitting hard shell case.
FEATURES
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.
Drop Top w/ Natural Masked Binding: The droptop design on many of our ESP USA models allows for the beauty of a figured top that’s bent over the arm contour, adding a little brightness to the overall sound while retaining the warmth of the body wood. The natural masked binding edge adds amazing visual contrast.
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-III FR
- Color: Amber Cherry Sunburst
- Body: Open Grain Ash
NECK
- Construction: Bolt-On
- Fretboard: Maple
- Neck Wood: Quartersawn Maple
- Fretboard Radius: 305mm
- Nut Width: 43mm
- Nut Type: Bone
- Neck Contour: Extra Thin U
- Neck Thickness @ 1st Fret: 19mm
- Neck Thickness @ 12th Fret: 21mm
- Frets/Type: 24 XJ Stainless Steel
ELECTRONICS
- Pickups: EMG SAX (single-coils) and EMG 57X (humbucker)
- Controls: Volume, Tone (push/pull for coil-split)
- Pickup Selector: 5-Way Blade Switch
HARDWARE
- Strap Locks: Dunlop Dual Design
- Tuners: Sperzel Trim-Lok
- Bridge: Floyd Rose Original
- Hardware Finish: Black
MISCELLANEOUS
- Strings: D’Addario NYXL SUP LITE (.009 - .042)
- Case: ESP Black Tolex Deluxe Hardshell
- Serial #: US21303
- Instrument Weight: 7 lbs.
Overall Condition
Music Store Live is proud to be an authorized dealer for ESP. This USA M-III FR 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.
Along with our in-stock inventory, we can custom order any USA or Custom Shop ESP guitar you'd like. Please don't hesitate to reach out and we'll help get your dream guitar into your hands.