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14 new guitars in ESP’s LTD Deluxe 1000 Series are the “best in its history” – here’s everything you need to know

January 22, 2026

ESP has launched 14 new models for its LTD Deluxe 1000 Series for professional players.
The 14 new arrivals include new colours, as well as completely new designs and shapes making their series debut. Matt Masciandaro, president and CEO of ESP, says these LTD Deluxe Series guitars for 2026 are among its “best in history”, and we’ve rounded up the key highlights.

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The swathe of new launches sees the LTD Deluxe Arrow-1000 being made available in a brilliant Pearl White finish. This V-shaped guitar offers neck-thru-body construction, extra-jumbo stainless steel frets, and a set of direct-mount Fishman Fluence Modern 3-Voice Humbucker active pickups.
Three new EC-1000 models are also joining the LTD Deluxe Series, these are the EC-1000 Candy Apple Red Satin, a single-cutaway guitar fitted with a set of ESP-exclusive Seymour Duncan new MortalCoil 3-Voice Active Humbucker pickups, the EC-1000 Granite Sparkle, and the EC-1000 Pearl White.
EC-1000 in Pearl White. Image credit: ESP Guitars
With a shape making its long-awaited addition to the LTD lineup, the LTD Deluxe MV-1000 Pearl White is based on the ESP Maverick, with smooth curves and a slightly asymmetrical shape that truly stands out from the crowd of typical guitars.
MV-1000 in Pearl White. Image credit: ESP Guitars
Another new model for 2026, the LTD Deluxe NV-1000 marks the return of the ESP NV shape to the LTD brand with neck-thru-body construction, extra-jumbo stainless steel frets, a Floyd Rose 1000SE double-locking tremolo, and a set of EMG 81 (bridge) and EMG 60 (neck) active pickups.
NV-1000 model. Image credit: ESP Guitars
The LTD Deluxe TH-1000 Snow White takes a familiar look and dresses it up a little more with contemporary design features such as a swamp ash body, roasted maple neck, extra-jumbo stainless steel frets, a black bone nut, a Hipshot hardtail bridge with string-thru-body, and a set of Seymour Duncan MortalCoil pickups.
Also offering the same shape is the LTD Deluxe TH-1000 EverTune FM See Thru Black Sunburst, with an EverTune constant tension bridge, along with a flamed maple top, a roasted maple neck, a black bone nut, and a set of Seymour Duncan MortalCoils
The LTD Deluxe Viper-1001 EverTune Charcoal Metallic Satin also features the EverTune constant tension bridge, along with set-thru construction at 24.75” scale, extra-jumbo stainless steel frets, and an EMG 81 active humbucking pickup.
In our final list of highlights, the LTD Deluxe XJ-2HT Snow White jazzes up the offset XJ body shape with key features including a swamp ash body, roasted maple neck, extra-jumbo stainless steel frets, a black bone nut, a Hipshot hardtail bridge with string-thru-body, and a set of Fishman Fluence Modern 3-Voice Humbucker pickups.
XJ-2HT in Snow White. Image credit: ESP Guitars
One of the highlights of the new additions visually is the RS-1000, which sports ESP’s Random Star shape for some serious star power, alongside a neck-thru-body construction, Floyd Rose 1000SE tremolo, and an EMG 81 and 85 active pickup set.
Credit: ESP LTD
You can visit ESP Guitars at NAMM Booth 210D, or head over to the ESP website for more information on all of its new arrivals.
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