ESP LTD DELUXE

[dubbroc]

Hi,
I'm looking at the ESP LTD Deluxe series, B-1005 5 string. I searched in the forums and I didnt see anything about them. Anybody have any insight?

Thanks for your help

[ledyard]

I used to own a 4 string version of the B1000 series. Very nice bass. The body, neck, neck joint contour, feel of the body, shape, headstock, were all awsome. I personally hate EMG HZ pups and the pre amp is garbage IMHO. It sounds ok mind you. But upgrading to real EMG's and a different pre would take it to another level entirely.

[milo]

A few years back there was review in Bassplayer mag and bass get good score only minus was weight.Its very nice bass one of the best in LTD stable, but for my opinion electronic and pups are weak point.Not so much pups as its electronic.
Noisy,to dark or to trebly sounding.
If you are prepared to change electronic go for this bass and you will get semipro bass.
If you wont change electronic you will still have good,well made,nice looking bass.
This bass was better when I played it than my Fender jazz bass deluxe MIA in 1997

[milo]

[milo]

oh sorry I miss matched basses.
you ment the new deluxe series.

[milo]

The ESP Guitars B 1005 BASS 5-String Bass Guitar, Natural Satin. Rocking, classic styled 5-string electric bass with EMG pickups and active EQ for big, biting tones.

The ESP Guitars B 1005 BASS is a 5-string solid body electric bass guitar with superb playability and a luxurious flamed maple top. The Ltd Deluxe Basses Series, B-1005 NS is loaded with EMG 40TW (B) / 40P5 (N) Active pickups and EMG B64 3-Band Active EQ controls for versatile, powerful tones. The smooth, extra thin U-shaped, 5-piece maple-walnut thru-body neck with ebony fingerboard on an mahogany body plays very well and looks stunning. Other B1005 features include offset abalone dot inlays, 24 xtra jumbo frets, Hipshot Ultralite tuners and a Hipshot “A” Style w/ String-Thru-Body bridge. The B-1005 is a professional bass with versatile, powerful EMG tones, superb hardware and classic, double cutaway looks.

The main features of the ESP Guitars B 1005 BASS include:

Rocking, classic styled 5-string electric bass with EMG pickups and active EQ for big, biting tones
Construction / Scale: Neck-Thru-Body / 34 inch
Body: Mahogany w/ Flamed Maple Top
Neck / Fingerboard: 5-Pc. Maple-Walnut / Ebony
Nut Type / Width: Standard / 47mm
Neck Shape: Extra Thin U
Inlays: Offset Abalone Dots
Frets: 24 XJ
Binding: None
Hardware: Black Satin
Tuners: Hipshot Ultralite
Bridge / Tailpiece: Hipshot “A” Style w/ String-Thru-Body
Pickups: EMG 40TW (B) / 40P5 (N) Active
Electronics: Vol / Bal w/ EMG B64 3-Band Active EQ w/ Push-Pull Coil Split on Volume (Br. p/u)

[superbob67]

I've got one and like it very much. Have played and toured with it a lot with no problems or complaints.

[Cloud_0013]

Originally Posted by dubbroc

Hi,
I'm looking at the ESP LTD Deluxe series, B-1005 5 string. I searched in the forums and I didnt see anything about them. Anybody have any insight?

Thanks for your help

I have owned one for a few months now and I absolutley love it. Feels great as soon as you pick it up, it looks superb with the through-neck and natural finish (if thats what you're into mind you ) Cut and balalnce of the body is great and it has sustain for miles. Built quality is execptional, I couldn't fault mine anywhere.

The Hipshot hardware package is real quality stuff, especially the string-through bridge that has adjustable height, intonation AND string spacing. The Ultralite Tuners are solid and I rarely have to adjust it much before a gig.

EMG pickup combination is the not top dollar stuff but as good as you will ever get in that price bracket and sounds just as you would expect from an Active EMG package (all be it a little hard to tame sometimes). Combined with my G&K RB700 Mk II head, I never really want for tone.

The only thing that bothered me with it was that it came badly setup, however that was soon resolved with a few days of gentle tweaking. It now plays low mean and fast

[Cloud_0013]

Originally Posted by Cloud_0013

I have owned one for a few months now and I absolutley love it. Feels great as soon as you pick it up, it looks superb with the through-neck and natural finish (if thats what you're into mind you ) Cut and balalnce of the body is great and it has sustain for miles. Built quality is execptional, I couldn't fault mine anywhere.

The Hipshot hardware package is real quality stuff, especially the string-through bridge that has adjustable height, intonation AND string spacing. The Ultralite Tuners are solid and I rarely have to adjust it much before a gig.

EMG pickup combination is the not top dollar stuff but as good as you will ever get in that price bracket and sounds just as you would expect from an Active EMG package (all be it a little hard to tame sometimes). Combined with my G&K RB700 Mk II head, I never really want for tone.

The only thing that bothered me with it was that it came badly setup, however that was soon resolved with a few days of gentle tweaking. It now plays low mean and fast

Oh, perhpas one small thing that does bother me slightly is that the fret markers ont he side of the neck are quite small and not as easily identifiable as they might be, I switch between a 20-fret Squire P-Bass and the LTD so sometimes I have to serach for the fret markers to make sure I hit the spot. Not easy in the dark or undr lights.