ESP USA M-III FR Guitar, Ebony Fretboard, EMG HSS Pickups, Floyd Rose Tremolo, Red Rose Marble
PLAYER'S PERSPECTIVE
We're stoked to bring in another gorgeous ESP USA M-III! 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 Red Rose Marble example is a Floyd Rose-equipped variant built for sheer shred.
The workmanship is flawless as you would come to expect, 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.
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 all off, this one's loaded with a state-of-the-art EMG pickup set - the single-coil-sized SAX in the neck and middle as well as the 81-X in the bridge - 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, Stratty sounds with a softer touch.
For the discerning player looking for a world-class guitar that's both a visual standout and tonal workhorse, this M-III fits the bill as a more-than-viable option.
MANUFACTURER'S DESCRIPTION
Crafted at our ESP USA facility in Southern California, the USA M-III FR is the perfect choice of guitars for everyone who needs an expressive, high-performance instrument for every genre of music. 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, 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-III FR are second to none, and include 24 extra-jumbo Jescar stainless steel frets, a Floyd Rose tremolo, a locking nut, Gotoh Magnum Lock tuners, 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.
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.
SPECIFICATIONS
Body
- Model: USA M-III FR
- Color: Red Rose Marble
- Body: Mahogany
- Finish: Gloss
Neck
- Construction: Bolt-On
- Fretboard: Ebony
- Neck Wood: Quartersawn Maple
- Fretboard Radius: 305mm
- Nut Width: 43mm
- Nut Type: Bone
- Neck Contour: Extra Thin U
- Frets/Type: 24 XJ Stainless Steel
- Scale: 25.5"
- Headstock: Matches Body
Electronics
- Pickups: EMG SAX Neck & Middle, EMG 81-X Bridge
- Controls: Volume, Tone
- Pickup Selector: 5-Way Blade Switch
Hardware
- Strap Locks: Dunlop Dual Design
- Tuners: Gotoh Magnum Lock
- Bridge: Floyd Rose Original
- Hardware Finish: Black
Misc.
- Strings: D’Addario NYXL SUP LITE (.009 - .042)
- Case: ESP Black Tolex Deluxe Hardshell
- Instrument Weight: 8.2 lbs
- Serial #: US24209
OVERALL CONDITION
Music Store Live is proud to be an authorized dealer for ESP. This USA M-III 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.