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Key Features
- Experience Stephen's bespoke triple pickup selection
- Superior sustain and clarity from neck-thru design
- Sleek, fast playability thanks to macassar ebony fretboard
- Stunning new 3-tone burst finish to celebrate 20th anniversary of partnership
ESP LTD SC-20 Stephen Carpenter, 3-Tone Burst Overview
Get your hands on Stephen's personal battle-axe. The ESP LTD SC-20 Stephen Carpenter celebrates the 20th anniversary of Stephen's first signature guitar with ESP - name a more iconic duo. This anniversary is the reason for the 6-string design, a deliberate call-back to the early days of their partnership. The 25.5'' scale still allows for powerful chugging on the root, so you won't miss any extra strings. The neck-thru design delivers staggering sustain while the bespoke pickup choice, and the versatility it brings allows you to get entombed in tone. Glow in the dark side markers mean you'll always know where you are on the ebony fretboard. Unlock Deftones' signature heavy tones with the SC-20.
Product Ref: 174416
Full Description
View Full Description20 years of partnership
Deftones have carved their own path with their genre-bending style, now you can do the same with the ESP LTD SC-20 Stephen Carpenter. While commonly associated with 7/8 strings and baritones, early Deftones utilised 6 strings to achieve massive tones, like 'Engine No.9' on their debut album. This SC-20 deliberately harkens back to this era and the early days of Stephen and ESP's partnership. Six strings, Stephen's distinctive H-S-S pickup configuration, and super-strat body shape; this guitar screams Adrenaline/Around the Fur.
Superior playability
Designed for superior performance. Crafted to Steph's intricate specifications, this is a guitar of elite quality, truly fitting of the man himself. The neck-through design lets each note resonate through the whole of the instrument for unrivalled sustain. This also gives smooth, unobstructed access to the higher frets for premium playability. Complemented by the choice of ebony for the fretboard which is known for its sleek, fast-playing qualities. This means you can fly up and down the neck with supreme ease for fast shredding or smooth chugging alike.
Stage-ready
Being able to handle the rigours of live use was of vital importance when creating this high-gain beast. Ebony for the fingerboard, maple for the neck, and alder for the body - all hard-wearing woods which will withstand even the most high-octane performances. The glow in the dark markers are an intuitive addition that easily allow you to see where you are on the neck, even in the most dimly-lit environments. The TonePros locking TOM bridge with string-thru-body gives this guitar a reliability that mean you can trust it with absolute confidence whenever you pick it up to use it. Having Stephen's seal of approval tells you everything you need to know.
Specifications
Neck
- Construction: Neck-Thru
- Scale: 25.5"
- Body: Alder
- Neck: 3Pc Maple
- Fingerboard: Macassar Ebony
- Fingerboard radius: 350mm
- Finish: 3 Tone Burst
- Nut width: 42mm
- Nut type: Molded
- Neck contour: Thin U
- FRETS/TYPE: 24 XJ
Hardware and Electronics
- Hardware color: Chrome
- Strap button: Standard
- Tuners: LTD Locking
- Bridge: Tonepros Locking TOM w/ String Thru
- Neck Pickup: ESP Designed LS-120
- Middle Pickup: ESP Designed LH-150N
- Bridge pickup: Seymour Duncan JB
- Electronics layout: Volume/Tone/5-way Switch
Miscellaneous
- Strings: D'Addario XL110 (.010/.013/.017/.026/.036/.046)
- Case: MH GUITAR FORM FIT CASE
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