ESP LTD EC-1000 is a guitar

Guitar

The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...

 is in a Les Paul

Les Paul

Lester William Polsfuss —known as Les Paul—was an American jazz and country guitarist, songwriter and inventor. He was a pioneer in the development of the solid-body electric guitar which made the sound of rock and roll possible. He is credited with many recording innovations...

 shape however has a few different features. For example the ESP LTD EC-1000 is a lot thinner thus lighter than a Gibson Les Paul

Gibson Les Paul

The Gibson Les Paul was the result of a design collaboration between Gibson Guitar Corporation and the late jazz guitarist and electronics inventor Les Paul. In 1950, with the introduction of the Fender Telecaster to the musical market, electric guitars became a public craze. In reaction, Gibson...

. It has a set neck made from Mahogany

Mahogany

The name mahogany is used when referring to numerous varieties of dark-colored hardwood. It is a native American word originally used for the wood of the species Swietenia mahagoni, known as West Indian or Cuban mahogany....

, along with the body made from Mahogany. It also has a thin U neck contour to allow easy access to all 24 jumbo frets. It also comes in a Floyd rose

Floyd Rose

The Floyd Rose Locking Tremolo, or simply Floyd Rose, is a type of locking vibrato arm for a guitar. The first of its kind, Floyd D. Rose invented the locking vibrato in 1977, and it is now manufactured by a company of the same name...

 version. It comes with either EMG 81/60 active pick ups or Seymour Duncan

Seymour Duncan

Seymour Duncan is a company that is best known for manufacturing of guitar pickups, and currently has a line of effects pedals. The company was founded in 1976 by guitarist and luthier Seymour W. Duncan and his then-wife Cathy Carter Duncan in Goleta, California, USA...

 JB/59 pick ups.

Features

EC-1000

• Set-Neck
• 24.75” Scale
• Mahogany Body
• Flamed Maple Top
• Mahogany Neck
• Rosewood Fingerboard
• 42mm Earvana Compensated Nut
• Thin U Neck Contour
• 24 XJ Frets
• Black Nickel Hardware
• ESP Locking Tuners
• Tonepros Locking TOM & Tail
• EMG 81
  EMG 81
  The EMG 81 is a popular active humbucker guitar pickup manufactured by EMG, Inc.. It is usually considered a lead pickup for use in bridge position, paired with EMG 85 as a rhythm pickup in neck position...
  
  (B) / 60 (N) Active p.u. OR Seymour Duncan JB/59