Designed for extreme underground metal
Thanks to its menacing design, the ESP EC-Black Metal is as sinister visually as it is sonically. It features an all-black finish, components, and hardware, and its Macassar ebony fretboard is devoid of inlays. In fact, only side-mounted glow-in-the-dark markers prevent the EC-Black Metal from blending into the darkness. Sonically, this guitar is designed for extreme underground metal. A Seymour Duncan Black Winter humbucker in the bridge position delivers an unprecedented abrasive cacophony, while the neck-through construction provides exceptional sustain and perfect articulation. And the EC-Black Metal is built to last, featuring the same build quality as the ESP LTD Deluxe 1000 series.
Seymour Duncan describes its Black Winter humbucker as being “as extreme as a Scandinavian winter.” Guitarists at Sweetwater find this description perfectly accurate. Custom-designed for black metal, death metal—and more generally, all extreme metal subgenres—this pickup is packed with power and bite, delivering devastating distortion, punchy mids, and aggressive saturation. The Black Winter humbucker on the EC-Black Metal is mounted directly to the guitar body for enhanced presence and resonance.
Features:
Eclipse body shape with a menacing black design
Mahogany body for warmth and resonance
3-piece mahogany neck with a Macassar ebony fretboard for optimal playing comfort
Seymour Duncan Black Winter humbucker delivering devastating distortion, punchy mids, and aggressive saturation
TonePros locking bridge/tailpiece for impeccable tuning stability and precision
Neck-through construction ensuring exceptional sustain and excellent articulation
Elegant satin finish, glow-in-the-dark side markers, and black hardware