ESP Viper-401

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Viper-401 by ESP
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Viper was born over fifty years ago as SG (short for Solid Guitar), in a small town called Kalamazoo. It quickly rose to prominence and headed the hard rock revolution of the sixties and seventies. Many of the brands adopted, changed and perfected the twin-horn design, adding their own touches and modifications. One of those brands was ESP. ESP shifted the waist, as well as the lower horn, a bit back and thus creating the iconic Viper. Viper-401 is one of two LTD Vipers ESP has introduced at 2016 winter NAMM. This is a solid guitar with 24-3/4" scale, active electronics and set neck. Viper-401`s beveled body is made of mahogany, as is the glued-in neck. This all-mahogany base is countered with a 24-fret fingerboard made of rosewood (LTD`s 400 models do not have access to ebony fingerboards, rosewood and maple are the only options). The fingerboard features 1.65" molded nut, flag inlays and 13.77" radius. Pickups section is outfitted with the most popular active humbucker combination - EMG`s 81 in the bridge and 85 in the neck. Hot and growling bite of the 81 provides perfect rhythm tone, while the 85 offers chiming, sparkling lead tones. Master volume, master tone and a three-way toggle switch comprise the controls. Two-piece hardtail bridge and LTD tuners close the specs list.

Viper-401 Full Specs

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Body Shape SG
Body Type Solid Body
Body Construction Double cutaway
Beveled Top Yes
Body Wood Mahogany
Neck Wood Mahogany
Neck Shape U-shaped neck
Neck Joint Set neck
Neck Construction 3-piece neck
Fingerboard Material Rosewood (Bound)
Number of Frets 24
Fret Size Extra Jumbo
Fingerboard Inlays Flag
String Nut Molded
Nut Width 1.65"
Fingerboard Radius 13.77"
Number of Pickups 2
Bridge Pickup Type Active Humbucker
Neck Pickup Type Active Humbucker
Controls Volume
Controls Tone
Pickup Switch Type 3-way Pickup Selector
Bridge Tune-O-Matic
Bridge Stoptail
Hardware Black
Number of Strings 6
Tuners LTD
Scale Length 24-3/4"
Custom Features: Bridge Pickup: EMG 81. Neck Pickup: EMG 85. Controls: volume, tone, three-way toggle pickup switch.

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Body Shape
SG
SG
Body Type
Solid Body
Solid Body
Body Construction
Double cutaway
Double cutaway
Beveled Top
Yes
No
Body Wood
Mahogany
Basswood
Neck Wood
Mahogany
Maple
Neck Shape
U-shaped neck
U-shaped neck
Neck Joint
Set neck
Bolt-on
Neck Construction
3-piece neck
No
Fingerboard Material
Rosewood (Bound)
Rosewood
Number of Frets
24
24
Fret Size
Extra Jumbo
Extra Jumbo
Fingerboard Inlays
Flag
Dot
String Nut
Molded
Molded
Nut Width
1.65"
1.65"
Fingerboard Radius
13.77"
13.77"
Number of Pickups
2
2
Bridge Pickup Type
Active Humbucker
Humbucker
Neck Pickup Type
Active Humbucker
Humbucker
Controls
Tone/Volume
Tone
Pickup Switch Type
3-way Pickup Selector
3-way Pickup Selector
Bridge
Stoptail/Tune-O-Matic
String Through
Hardware
Black
Black
Number of Strings
6
6
Tuners
LTD
LTD
Scale Length
24-3/4"
27"
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