ESP LTD Viper-401

Viper Electric Guitars by ESP

LTD Viper-401 by ESP
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Viper 401 is a a model from the LTD Standard section of the ESP catalog. it comes with a solid and double-cut SG body and EMG electronics. Body of this, and every other ESP/LTD Viper, is solid, double-cut and has offset waist. Beveled top and flat back are also featured on the Viper bodies. 401 is an intermediate six-stringer oriented towards hard rock, punk and metal genres. All-mahogany construction (set in neck is also made of mahogany) in combination with EMG`s 81 and 85 pickups creates one of the heaviest and thickest tones around. Two-piece bridge section traditionally installed behind the pickups of the Viper series models is inherited from the original SG model. Set in mahogany neck is topped with a 24-fret rosewood fingerboard.


LTD Viper-401 Full Specs

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Body Shape SG
Body Type Solid Body
Body Wood Mahogany
Bridge Pickup Type Active Humbucker
Bridge Stoptail
Controls Volume
Controls Tone
Number of Frets 24
Number of Strings 6
Number of Pickups 2
Pickup Switch Type 3-way Pickup Selector
Neck Wood Mahogany
Neck Joint Set neck
Scale Length 24-3/4"
Fingerboard Material Rosewood
Neck Shape U-shaped neck
Hardware Black Nickel
Fret Size Extra Jumbo
Tuners Grover
Neck Pickup Type Active Humbucker
Fingerboard Inlays Flag
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Body Shape
SG
VIP
Body Type
Solid Body
Solid Body
Body Wood
Mahogany
Mahogany
Bridge Pickup Type
Active Humbucker
Active Humbucker
Bridge
Stoptail
Tune-O-Matic
Controls
Tone/Volume
Volume
Number of Frets
24
24
Number of Strings
6
6
Number of Pickups
2
2
Pickup Switch Type
3-way Pickup Selector
3-way Pickup Selector
Neck Wood
Mahogany
Mahogany
Neck Joint
Set neck
Set neck
Scale Length
24-3/4"
24-3/4"
Fingerboard Material
Rosewood
Rosewood
Neck Shape
U-shaped neck
U-shaped neck
Hardware
Black Nickel
Black Nickel
Fret Size
Extra Jumbo
Extra Jumbo
Tuners
Grover
ESP
Neck Pickup Type
Active Humbucker
Active Humbucker
Fingerboard Inlays
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ESP LTD Viper-401 4.33 out of 5 based on 5 ratings

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