Description
ESP Original Snapper CTM Electric Guitar - Nebula Black Burst with Rosewood Fingerboard
Product Description:
The essence of ESP’s earliest guitar creations has been captured and elevated with the ESP Original Snapper CTM — a handcrafted pinnacle of design. Each Original Snapper CTM is hand built by legendary luthiers at ESP’s Custom Shop in Japan, a rare honor for a production guitar. The Snapper CTM features a stout and resonant swamp ash body, an eccentric burled poplar top, three hot Seymour Duncan pickups, and a rosewood-on-maple neck. With ESP’s “Thin U” profile, this neck is quite fast and comfortable, while the electronics offer three versatile humbuckers (one standard size and two stacks) with an impressive spread of capacitance and pickup mix options beyond just 5-way selection. The result is the versatility of a HSS guitar with a little extra beef, grit, and tweakability — so you can be sure it’s ready for anything you throw at it!
Top-notch tonewoods and hardware
Luthiers at ESP’s Custom Shop are serious about honoring their company’s earliest creations, which is why they choose only the finest tonewoods and hardware for the Original Snapper CTM. A swamp ash body provides classic vintage-inspired response laced with walls of sustain. This light, incredibly resonant species of ash has long been prized for its musicality and chameleon-like ability to turn both clean and dirty tones into something special. A burled poplar top adds interesting wood grain worthy of a custom look, while top-tier hardware like locking Gotoh tuners and an unbleached bone nut lets each of these tonewoods put their best foot forward.
Optimized for playability
The ESP Original Snapper CTM is a completely optimized version of what Sweetwater customers expect from ESP: effortless playability that streamlines and even enhances the relationship between you and your guitar. A rosewood-on-maple neck offers glassy smooth fretting made easier by an ESP “Thin U” profile for a speed neck that retains some rounded fullness in the overall feel. For enhanced fretwork, this neck also features a 240–305mm compound radius.
Optimized for playability
The ESP Original Snapper CTM is a completely optimized version of what Sweetwater customers expect from ESP: effortless playability that streamlines and even enhances the relationship between you and your guitar. A rosewood-on-maple neck offers glassy smooth fretting made easier by an ESP “Thin U” profile for a speed neck that retains some rounded fullness in the overall feel. For enhanced fretwork, this neck also features a 240–305mm compound radius.
ESP Original Snapper CTM Electric Guitar Features:
- Handcrafted by accomplished luthiers at the ESP Custom Shop in Japan
- An homage to an early beloved ESP design that’s unmatched in build quality and tone
- Swamp ash body delivers thick, aggressive resonance
- Burled poplar top enhances tone with added visual appeal that’s one of a kind
- Smooth maple neck and elegant rosewood fingerboard with ESP’s “Thin U” profile that shreds effortlessly
- Compound-radius neck gives ideal anchor space at either end of the neck
- Unbleached bone nut delivers consistent string feel with enhanced resonance and sustain
- High-performance locking Gotoh tuners for rock-solid tuning stability
- Hot vintage-voiced pickups from Seymour Duncan — a ’59/Custom Hybrid humbucking pickup in the bridge and Vintage Hot Stack Plus single-coils in the neck and middle positions
- 5-way pickup selector plus push-pull capacitance selection and a mini-toggle for alternate pickup mix variations
✔ Same-Day Order Processing
✔ Free Returns
✔ No Restocking Fees
✔ Financing Options Available
Order Confirmation:
As soon as you place your order, you will receive a confirmation email. After that, we double-check if all items ordered are in stock and available for immediate shipment. If your order is available for the delivery within the advertised time frame, we will submit it for shipment to the warehouse. If the expected delivery time exceeds the advertised time frame, we'll reach out to you via email and/or phone to confirm the order.
Order Shipment:
Within 1 business day from the time the item has been shipped, you will receive an email confirmation with tracking number. If you would not receive tracking information within six business days of your order, feel free to follow up with us.
Estimated Time of Arrival:
We typically deliver within 2-10 business days. Custom made products are usually delivered within 3-5 weeks. If the expected delivery date for your order would fall outside of the advertised 2-10 business day time frame, our customer service team will reach out to you to confirm if you are OK with that date.
Areas Covered:
All estimated delivery dates and shipping costs advertised on the website apply the the Contiguous United States only. Please contact our customer service team to discuss the time and cost of shipping to Hawaii or Alaska. We don't ship directly to Canada, but we can ship your order to the freight carrier of your choice.
Damages:
It is very important that you inspect the packaging of your items when they arrive and check if you received all boxes listed on the delivery receipt.If you notice any damage or shortage of packages, you must make note of it on the bill of lading, take pictures, and refuse delivery.Your note should say "refused due to damage". You must also take photos of all sides of the box and send them to us within 2 days. If there are no damages visible before opening the box, you must note "subject to further inspection may contain concealed damage". If you notice any damage after receiving the delivery, do not throw the box away, and contact us with the photos. After we receive information from you about the refused delivery or concealed damage, we immediately initiate a claim with the shipping company or with the manufacturer. After the claim is fully processed, we ship all replacements at absolutely no cost to you.
Cancellations & Refunds:
We can cancel your order at absolutely no cost to you before the shipping label or Bill of Lading has been created, or before production of a custom order has started. Custom made items are not eligible for refunds after production has started. To be eligible for a return, the item must be unused and in the same condition as you received it. It must also remain in the original packaging, and the packaging must be in a perfect condition. We do not charge restocking fees or return shipping fees. All eligible returns are 100% free. Orders delivered outside the United States are not eligible for refunds. If your order arrived damaged, "Damages" section applies. Our refund policy lasts 45 days. If 45 days have gone by since your purchase, unfortunately, we can’t offer you a refund. Please contact us before returning an item to discuss shipping details. All refunds will be issued to the credit card or PayPal account you used for your purchase within 2 days after all returned items arrived at our warehouse.
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