ESP USA M-7 Baritone 7-String Guitar, See-Thru Black

Player's Perspective

Music Store Live is proud to offer up this beautiful 7-string shredder from ESP's USA factory here in California. The M-7 is a powerhouse and, to give it a sound that matches, we had ESP equip this with some hot EMG active pickups for a thoroughly rock-ready tone. This baritone sports an extended 27" scale length so you can drop-tune to your heart's content while still having good tension on the strings and a snappy response to the feel.

The build quality is excellent. The neck is thin and even if you're new to extended range guitars, it shouldn't take long to get used to. It's definitely designed, from top to bottom, to be a hard-rockin' shredder's axe. The action right out of the box is low and the playability is super easy with these. The bridge pickup has a searing tone and can handle any amount of gain or saturation that you can throw at it. The neck is also aggressive but also has some nice warmth for beautiful melodic solos.

Made by some of ESP's best luthiers, the guitars they're cranking out in their North Hollywood factory are nothing short of thoroughly impressive.

Manufacturer's Description

Crafted at our ESP USA facility in Southern California, the USA M-7 Hardtail Baritone offers a very high-quality solution for players who want the extended range of a seven-string 27” baritone scale guitar that’s built by master luthiers and personalized with your choices of finishes, woods, and components. This guitar employs an extra thin U-shaped three-piece 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-7 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 an ebony fingerboard with offset abalone dot inlays, and a killer reverse headstock with matching body finish.

The USA M-7 Hardtail Baritone offers the very best in parts and components, and include 24 extra-jumbo Jescar stainless steel frets, a Hipshot fixed hardtail bridge, a bone nut, Sperzel Trimlok tuners, Dunlop Straploks, and your choice of Seymour Duncan Custom/Jazz or EMG 81-7XH/85-7XH pickup sets, with a push-pull coil split control on the tone knob for passive pickup models. The USA M-7 Hardtail Baritone includes a high-quality ESP USA form-fitting hard shell case.

Specifications

BODY

• Model: USA M-7 HT Baritone
• Color: See-Thru Black
  
• Top: Flame Maple
• Body: Mahogany

NECK

• Construction: Bolt-On
• Fretboard: Ebony
• Neck Wood: Maple
• Scale Length: 27"
• Fretboard Radius: 12"
• Nut Width: 48mm
• Neck Depth at 1st Fret: 19mm
• Neck Depth at 12th Fret: 21mm
• Contour: Ultra Thin U
• Frets: 24 Extra Jumbo Stainless Steel
• Headstock: Matches Body

ELECTRONICS

• Pickups: EMG 81-7XH and 85-7XH
• Controls: Volume, Tone, 3-Way Pickup Selector

HARDWARE

• Bridge: Hipshot Hardtail
• Tuners: Sperzel Trim-Lok
• Strap Locks: Duncan Dual Design
• Hardware Finish: Black

MISCELLANEOUS

• Case: ESP USA Form-Fit Hardshell
• Serial #: US22173
  
• Instrument Weight: 7.8 lbs.

Overall Condition

Music Store Live is proud to be an authorized dealer for ESP. This USA M-7 HT Baritone 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.