--- product_id: 70151542 title: "ESP LTD EC-1000S Fluence - Black" brand: "esp guitars" price: "β‚Ή 202609" currency: INR in_stock: true reviews_count: 8 category: "Esp Guitars" url: https://www.desertcart.in/products/70151542-esp-ltd-ec-1000s-fluence-black store_origin: IN region: India --- # Mahogany body for rich tone Macassar ebony fingerboard with jumbo frets 2 active Fishman Fluence humbuckers ESP LTD EC-1000S Fluence - Black **Brand:** esp guitars **Price:** β‚Ή 202609 **Availability:** βœ… In Stock ## Summary > 🎸 Own the stage with flawless tone and style β€” don’t just play, dominate. ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** ESP LTD EC-1000S Fluence - Black by esp guitars - **How much does it cost?** β‚Ή 202609 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.in](https://www.desertcart.in/products/70151542-esp-ltd-ec-1000s-fluence-black) ## Best For - esp guitars enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted esp guitars brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - β€’ **Premium Craftsmanship:** Set-thru mahogany body and neck construction ensures sustain and smooth playability. - β€’ **Effortless Playability:** 24 extra-jumbo frets on a Macassar ebony fingerboard make bends and solos buttery smooth. - β€’ **Sleek & Durable Design:** Multi-ply binding with black hardware for a bold, professional stage presence. - β€’ **Locking Hardware Stability:** LTD locking tuners and Tonepros TOM bridge keep your tuning rock-solid through every gig. - β€’ **Pro-Level Tone & Versatility:** Fishman Fluence pickups deliver crystal-clear, noise-free sound for every genre. ## Overview The ESP LTD EC-1000S Fluence is a professional-grade solidbody electric guitar featuring a mahogany body and neck for warm, resonant tone. Equipped with Fishman Fluence active humbuckers, it offers versatile, noise-free sound ideal for diverse playing styles. The Macassar ebony fingerboard with 24 jumbo frets ensures smooth playability, while locking tuners and a Tonepros TOM bridge provide tuning stability. Finished in sleek black with multi-ply binding, this guitar combines premium craftsmanship with modern performance features. ## Description Guitars in the LTD 1000 Series are designed to offer the tone, feel, looks and quality that working professional musicians need in an instrument. With the EC-1000S Fluence, you get the great look and feel of the single-cutaway design based on the ESP Eclipse along with Fishman’s innovative Fishman Modern Humbucker pickup set for extraordinary versatility in tones. This model is available in Black with multi-ply binding on the body, neck, and headstock with black parts. It features a Macassar ebony fingerboard with 24 extra-jumbo frets, LTD locking tuners and a Tonepros locking TOM bridge and tailpiece. It also offers set-thru construction with a mahogany body and three-piece mahogany neck. Review: This is an awesome guitar! - First, the stock photos don't really do the "tiger eye" justice. The color is more of a fiery orange than a brown that stock photos indicate. The flamed maple has almost a 3D look with the look of the grain changing with the angle of viewing. She's a beauty, but loves fingerprints. The Fluence pickups are supremely quiet, loud and clear, if that makes sense. My guitar teacher was impressed with the sound despite being an old-school guy when it comes to gear. I like the Fishmans, but you should try them out at a store first. The tuners are slick, sensitive and locking. The XL frets make bends easy and smooth and the neck is very comfortable. All in all this has a lot of nice touches and everything says quality. It's fun to play and really resonates in your hands, giving you feedback. I think this could use a longer scale length neck to go with the 24 frets, if I have any quibbles. This version is made in Korea. Review: Poor Indonesian QC - ESP used to make some really high quality guitars in the LTD line. That being said, this is when they were still being made in the Korean factory. In a momentary lapse of reason, I purchased this, $1100, Indonesian made, EC-1000S and was instantly regretful upon it's arrival. With the myriad, of inexpensive, high quality, import guitars now available, I can no longer recommend LTD instruments. After the pandemic, we saw a major price hike on everything, and frankly, a downturn in quality. Sad to say, even luxury items, such as import guitars were not immune to these quality problems as I am sure there are less workers with any experience making these dreadfully, low quality instruments. On to the guitar I received... First off, the seller shipped the guitar in the, inner, triangular container which is only enough to protect the guitar in a music store back room, definitely a very poor choice when shipping a guitar. The outer container was absent. Upon unboxing, right away, I noticed a massive, paint flaw on the front face of the instrument (pictured). Clearly, when the guitar was painted, an airbubble didn't escape, causing it to pop during the drying period, and leaving an appropriately BB sized divot, in the finish, right on the front face of the single cut horn. Ridiculous that something as big as this was not caught in in the paint shop, and then a second time in the supposed US inspection facility. This is clearly a B-Stock instrument. Sloppy paint, sloppy binding, uneven, ripply, clear coat. Poorly cut nut... What exactly makes this guitar worth $1100??? The LTD name? Laughable... This is a $400 guitar with flaws and expensive pickups. I plugged the guitar in to hear the Fishman pickups, and they were comically thin sounding with extremely low output. I am guessing this guitar sat for a long while, and the battery was dead or there was something else wrong with the pickups themselves or the wiring. Having been told Fishman makes their pickups in China, this is not surprising. A dealer informed me that a lot of Fishman's arrive in these guitars DOA. I didn't bother to swap the battery as the guitar promptly made it's way back in the shipping box and back to the returns depot. Simply resting on the laurels of a name like ESP, just does not cut it these days. Save your coins... If you are looking for an affordable, lower end guitar with mid tear components, check out Schecter. I don't particularly care for their brash designs, however, I can vouch that their QC is much higher than LTDs, currently. I can no longer recommend LTD instruments and I can honestly say that this guitar has quelled my desire to own anymore LTDs. I attached a picture of the ridiculous paint flaw in this Indonesian made, $1100 guitar. I didn't bother photographing anymore of the issues as it is extremely difficult on a gloss black guitar. I think think the hole on the front is quite enough to support my review. ## Features - Solidbody Electric Guitar with Mahogany Body - 2 Active Humbucking Pickups - Black - Macassar Ebony Fingerboard - Mahogany Neck ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | ASIN | B0793F9BDT | | Back Material Type | Mahogany Wood | | Best Sellers Rank | #40,605 in Musical Instruments ( See Top 100 in Musical Instruments ) #234 in Solid Body Electric Guitars | | Body Material | Mahogany | | Body Material Type | Mahogany | | Brand | ESP GUITARS | | Brand Name | ESP GUITARS | | Color | Black | | Customer Reviews | 3.7 out of 5 stars 27 Reviews | | Fretboard Material Type | Ebony | | Global Trade Identification Number | 00799493261981 | | Guitar Bridge System | Tune-O-Matic | | Guitar Pickup Configuration | H | | Hand Orientation | Right | | Instrument Size | Fluence | | Item Dimensions | 44 x 4 x 16 inches | | Item Dimensions L x W x H | 44"L x 4"W x 16"H | | Item Type Name | Solid-Body Electric Guitar | | Item Weight | 9.5 Pounds | | Manufacturer | ESP Guitars | | Manufacturer Part Number | EC1000SBLKF | | Material Type | Stainless Steel | | Model Number | LEC1000SBLKF | | Neck Material Type | Mahogany | | Number of Strings | 6 | | Top Material Type | Mahogany Wood | | UPC | 799493261981 | | Unit Count | 1.0 Count | | Warranty Description | Limited lifetime warranty. | ## Product Details - **Back Material Type:** Mahogany Wood - **Body Material:** Mahogany - **Brand:** ESP GUITARS - **Color:** Black - **Fretboard Material Type:** Ebony - **Guitar Bridge System:** Tune-O-Matic - **Guitar Pickup Configuration:** H - **Hand Orientation:** Right - **Neck Material Type:** Mahogany - **Top Material Type:** Mahogany Wood ## Images ![ESP LTD EC-1000S Fluence - Black - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51DKI9XNcgL.jpg) ![ESP LTD EC-1000S Fluence - Black - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51HtScXAuLL.jpg) ![ESP LTD EC-1000S Fluence - Black - Image 3](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51OgT-l9MAL.jpg) ![ESP LTD EC-1000S Fluence - Black - Image 4](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41J06p75oQL.jpg) ![ESP LTD EC-1000S Fluence - Black - Image 5](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31Zh1EWTmML.jpg) ## Available Options This product comes in different **Color, Style** options. ## Questions & Answers **Q: Where is made this guitar** A: Indonesia, as of 2022, and it's terrible quality. **Q: Can you pay monthly payments on guitars** A: Yes **Q: Do you have this guitar with the Nickle hardware (last years model ?)** A: The one we have is in Gold Hardware, Thanks, Jason **Q: What country is it made in ?** A: The newer version (which is this one) is made in Indonesia ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This is an awesome guitar! *by G***N on June 5, 2020* First, the stock photos don't really do the "tiger eye" justice. The color is more of a fiery orange than a brown that stock photos indicate. The flamed maple has almost a 3D look with the look of the grain changing with the angle of viewing. She's a beauty, but loves fingerprints. The Fluence pickups are supremely quiet, loud and clear, if that makes sense. My guitar teacher was impressed with the sound despite being an old-school guy when it comes to gear. I like the Fishmans, but you should try them out at a store first. The tuners are slick, sensitive and locking. The XL frets make bends easy and smooth and the neck is very comfortable. All in all this has a lot of nice touches and everything says quality. It's fun to play and really resonates in your hands, giving you feedback. I think this could use a longer scale length neck to go with the 24 frets, if I have any quibbles. This version is made in Korea. ### ⭐ Poor Indonesian QC *by T***C on November 13, 2022* ESP used to make some really high quality guitars in the LTD line. That being said, this is when they were still being made in the Korean factory. In a momentary lapse of reason, I purchased this, $1100, Indonesian made, EC-1000S and was instantly regretful upon it's arrival. With the myriad, of inexpensive, high quality, import guitars now available, I can no longer recommend LTD instruments. After the pandemic, we saw a major price hike on everything, and frankly, a downturn in quality. Sad to say, even luxury items, such as import guitars were not immune to these quality problems as I am sure there are less workers with any experience making these dreadfully, low quality instruments. On to the guitar I received... First off, the seller shipped the guitar in the, inner, triangular container which is only enough to protect the guitar in a music store back room, definitely a very poor choice when shipping a guitar. The outer container was absent. Upon unboxing, right away, I noticed a massive, paint flaw on the front face of the instrument (pictured). Clearly, when the guitar was painted, an airbubble didn't escape, causing it to pop during the drying period, and leaving an appropriately BB sized divot, in the finish, right on the front face of the single cut horn. Ridiculous that something as big as this was not caught in in the paint shop, and then a second time in the supposed US inspection facility. This is clearly a B-Stock instrument. Sloppy paint, sloppy binding, uneven, ripply, clear coat. Poorly cut nut... What exactly makes this guitar worth $1100??? The LTD name? Laughable... This is a $400 guitar with flaws and expensive pickups. I plugged the guitar in to hear the Fishman pickups, and they were comically thin sounding with extremely low output. I am guessing this guitar sat for a long while, and the battery was dead or there was something else wrong with the pickups themselves or the wiring. Having been told Fishman makes their pickups in China, this is not surprising. A dealer informed me that a lot of Fishman's arrive in these guitars DOA. I didn't bother to swap the battery as the guitar promptly made it's way back in the shipping box and back to the returns depot. Simply resting on the laurels of a name like ESP, just does not cut it these days. Save your coins... If you are looking for an affordable, lower end guitar with mid tear components, check out Schecter. I don't particularly care for their brash designs, however, I can vouch that their QC is much higher than LTDs, currently. I can no longer recommend LTD instruments and I can honestly say that this guitar has quelled my desire to own anymore LTDs. I attached a picture of the ridiculous paint flaw in this Indonesian made, $1100 guitar. I didn't bother photographing anymore of the issues as it is extremely difficult on a gloss black guitar. I think think the hole on the front is quite enough to support my review. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good *by C***E on March 24, 2026* Good ## Frequently Bought Together - ESP LTD EC-1000S Fluence Electric Guitar, Black - Ernie Ball Polypro Guitar Strap, White (P04036) - New bee Guitar Cable 10ft Electric Instrument Bass AMP Cord for Electric Mandolin, Pro Audio (Right Angle to Straight, Black) --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - πŸ›’ **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** β€” Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** β€” Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - πŸ’° **No Hidden Fees** β€” All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - πŸ”„ **15-Day Free Returns** β€” Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - πŸ”’ **Secure Payments** β€” Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** β€” Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.in/products/70151542-esp-ltd-ec-1000s-fluence-black](https://www.desertcart.in/products/70151542-esp-ltd-ec-1000s-fluence-black) --- *Product available on Desertcart India* *Store origin: IN* *Last updated: 2026-05-25*