ESP PC-1V Review

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Overall Rating 4.69

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Features 4.66

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Quality 4.72

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Reliability / Value 4.77

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ESP PC-1V Specs

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  • Body Shape: LP  
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  • Number of Strings: 6  
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  • Body Type: Semi-Hollowbody  
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  • Scale Length: 24-3/4"  
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  • Body Wood: Mahogany  
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  • Body Top Wood: Maple  
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  • Pickguard: Yes  
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  • Neck Shape: U-shaped neck  
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  • Neck Joint: Set neck  
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  • Neck Wood: Maple  
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  • Fingerboard Material: Rosewood  
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  • Fingerboard Inlays: Abalone Blocks  
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  • Number of Frets: 22  
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  • Nut Width: 1.65"  
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  • Bridge: Bigsby  
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  • Bridge: Tune-O-Matic  
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  • Hardware: Gold  
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  • Fret Size: Extra Jumbo  
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  • Number of Pickups: 2  
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  • Pickup Switch Type: 3-way Pickup Selector  
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  • Bridge Pickup Type: Humbucker  
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  • Neck Pickup Type: Humbucker  
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  • Controls: Volume  
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  • Controls: Tone  
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Would you like a piece of advice? Trust from your fellow musicians who recommend this guitar by giving it the highest grades. ESP's PC-1V is a great sounding instrument that handles well any kind of situation: live, studio or plain practicing. Great features and great sound will keep you satisfied, and you will feel that this axe is worth every cent you've invested. ESP is a well known guitar manufacturer, so it's no surprise that ESP managed to produce another great instrument such as PC-1V.

Nobody argues that PC-1V has the most complete set of features that outshine most of the other guitar models in its price range. ESP equipped this guitar with most features any musician would like to see in a guitar, so you may rest assured that PC-1V is in the top of its league. With a matching price, this guitar is an excellent choice!

PC-1V guitar has a huge sound that sits shoulder to shoulder with sound produced by the guitars of the highest rank. It's easily controllable and even easier to shape to your own personal music style and style of playing. It's an easy task to adjust the hardware to make this guitar truly fit your playing needs. ESP has produced a guitar that is capable of achieving that huge and expensive sound which you can hear on records, played by world's top musicians.

PC-1V is a guitar that will cause envy with your friends-guitarists. The finish is beautiful; it tells the story of how much time and care ESP took to create such a great instrument. Action is great right out of the box, but it's easy to set it up to fit your playing style and needs. Hardware is no exception, and is carefully chosen to make PC-1V a fine instrument that it is.

If you're willing to believe your fellow musicians, then you should trust that ESP's PC-1V is one highly reliable guitar, that will perform well both in studio and on stage. It is durable as well, given the fact that you take the usual care of your instrument. PC-1V is really a great choice if reliability/durability is one of your concerns.