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Designed for aggressive lead performance, the ESP LTD Alex Skolnick AS-1FR Signature features a mahogany body with a maple cap and flamed maple top finished in Lime Burst. Built using set-thru neck construction, its 3-piece maple neck is carved to a "U" contour and paired with a 12" radius Macassar ebony fingerboard, carrying 22 Extra Jumbo (XJ) frets and a 1.69" locking nut over a 24.75" scale length. Passive electronics consist of a pair of Seymour Duncan Alex Skolnick Signature humbuckers routed through dual volume controls, a 3-way toggle switch, and a master tone control with a push/pull coil split. Outfitted with black hardware, appointments include a Floyd Rose 1000 double-locking tremolo system, Grover tuning machines, and Dunlop Straploks, strung with D'Addario XL120 .009-.042 super light gauges and complete with an ESP EC form-fit hard case.
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Few guitar players of the world merit as much respect as Alex Skolnick. Originally gaining fame as the teenage phenomenon holding down guitar duties for Bay Area thrashers Testament, Alex has gone on to tackle multiple musical genres, including sophisticated jazz playing in his Alex Skolnick Trio. The AS-1FR, updated with a rich Lime Burst finish over its flamed maple top, takes Alex's original design and adds a Floyd Rose bridge for expressive performances. This traditional shape, with set-thru construction at 24.75” scale, belies its contemporary set of tools that include black hardware, a Macassar ebony fingerboard, a Floyd Rose 1000 double-locking tremolo, Dunlop Straploks, and a set of Seymour Duncan Alex Skolnick Signature Humbucker pickups, neck pickup splittable with push-pull control. Includes ESP hardshell form fit case.
- Brand
- ESP LTD
- Series
- Artist Signature
- Model
- Alex Skolnick AS-1FR Signature
- Body Material
- Mahogany with Maple Cap
- Top Wood
- Flamed Maple
- Body Finish
- Lime Burst
- Neck Material
- 3-Piece Maple
- Neck Construction
- Set-Thru
- Neck Profile
- "U" Contour
- Scale Length
- 24.75"
- Fingerboard Material
- Macassar Ebony
- Fingerboard Radius
- 12.0" (305 mm)
- Number of Frets
- 22
- Fret Size
- Extra Jumbo (XJ)
- Nut Material
- Locking Nut
- Nut Width
- 1.69" (43 mm)
- Pickup Configuration
- HH
- Bridge Pickup
- Seymour Duncan Alex Skolnick Signature Humbucker
- Neck Pickup
- Seymour Duncan Alex Skolnick Signature Humbucker
- Special Electronics
- Push/Pull Coil Split on Tone Control
- Controls
- Volume, Volume, Master Tone (Push/Pull Coil Split), 3-Way Toggle Switch
- Electronics Circuit
- Passive
- Bridge
- Floyd Rose 1000 Double-Locking Tremolo
- Tuning Machines
- Grover
- Strap Buttons
- Dunlop Straplock
- Hardware Finish
- Black
- Factory Strings
- D'Addario XL120 Super Light (.009-.042 Gauges)
- Case / Gig Bag
- ESP EC Guitar Form-Fit Hard Case
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