Guitars in the LTD 1000 Series are designed to offer the tone, feel, looks, and quality that working professional musicians need in an instrument. The Phoenix-1000 will grab everyone’s attention via the smooth, flowing curves of its body and the upscale look of its quilted maple top in a transparent See Thru Black Sunburst finish that highlights the figured grain of the wood. Built with neck-thru-body construction, this guitar includes a three-piece mahogany neck and mahogany body wings, white binding on the body, neck, and headstock, and a reversed headstock with matching finish. The Phoenix-1000 offers a Macassar ebony fingerboard with 22 extra-jumbo frets and ESP flag inlays. Components on this guitar include LTD locking tuners, a TonePros locking TOM bridge and tailpiece, and a custom spec’d set of Seymour Duncan pickups with nickel covers. A Phat Cat in the neck position allows for P-90 single-coil growl and bite in a humbucker format, while a ceramic Custom in the neck position provides overwound P.A.F.-like tones, splittable to single-coil with a push-pull control.
Features
- Offset mahogany body provides access to all 22 extra-jumbo frets
- Exquisite quilted maple top adds visual elegance
- Seymour Duncan Custom Nickel and Phat Cat pickups arm you with searing humbucker and crunchy P-90 tones
- Thin “U”-profile mahogany neck is comfortable in the hand
- Tonepros locking Tune-o-matic bridge/tailpiece streamlines setup and maximizes sustain
- Locking LTD tuners give you stage- and studio-ready tuning stability
Specs
Type |
Solid Body |
Colour |
See-thru Black Sunburst |
Orientation |
Right Handed |
Number of Strings |
6 |
Body Material |
Quilted MapleTop, Mahogany |
Body Shape |
LTD Phoenix-1000 |
Body Finish |
Gloss |
Neck Material |
3-piece Mahogany |
Neck Shape |
Thin U |
Fretboard Material |
Macassar Ebony |
Number of Frets |
22 |
Fret Size |
Extra Jumbo |
Fretboard Radius |
13.7″ |
Fretboard Inlays |
Pearloid Flags |
Nut Width |
1.653″ |
Nut Material |
Molded Plastic |
Neck Pickups |
Seymour Duncan Phat Cat Nickel Humbucker |
Bridge Pickups |
Seymour Duncan Custom Nickel Humbucker |
Controls |
1 x master volume, 1 x master tone (push/pull coil-split) |
Bridge |
TonePros Locking Tune-O-Matic Bridge with Stopbar Tailpiece |
Tuners |
LTD Locking |
Strings |
D’Addario, .010-.046 |
Case/Bag |
Not Included |