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The Definitive Axe for Death Angel Diehards





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As the longtime rhythm guitarist of thrash metal legends Death Angel, Ted Aguilar has spent over 20 years dishing out lightning-fast licks and brutal rhythms in the metal realm. The ESP LTD Ted Aguilar TED-EC is the second in his series of signature ESP LTD instruments, contrasting the white-on-white brilliance of his TED-600T with a blacked-out finish and classic EC-style body. Just like Ted’s first signature, this searing 6-string sports a sustain-rich 3-piece mahogany neck-through construction flanked by mahogany wings and topped off with an articulate slab of maple. Death Angel’s furious interlocking leads and ripping rhythms demand a guitar with the highest level of performance, which is why Ted decked out this EC with a 13.77-inch-radius Macassar ebony fingerboard, 24 XJ frets, and a rock-solid recessed Gotoh TOM-style string-through bridge. Bright white EMG active 81 and 60 humbuckers finish off this guitar’s brooding sonic formula, supplying ultra-high-output ceramic-magnet firepower with superlative clarity, crushing lows, and snarling mids.





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Sustain-enhancing neck-through design





From the stage-ready LTD line to Custom Shop masterpieces, ESP guitars are renowned at Sweetwater for their prodigious sustain. What sets them apart from the 6-string pack? Instead of a typical set neck joint, guitars such as the LTD Ted Aguilar TED-EC sport a neck-through construction. This joint-less method where the guitar’s neck and the center of the body are comprised of a single piece of timber, thus resulting in superior sustain and string-to-body resonance. It’s also an extremely stable method that’s further bolstered by the LTD Ted Aguilar TED-EC neck’s 3-piece mahogany design. Add a contoured neck heel, string-through bridge, lightweight mahogany wings, and the Ted Aguilar TED-EC is ready to dish out screaming solos and gain-laden riffs with nearly never-ending sustain.





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Fast-playing thin “U” neck profile





The ESP LTD Ted Aguilar TED-EC 3-piece mahogany neck is primed for fleet-fingered fretboard finesse, equipped with a thin “U” profile that’s sure to please the performance-minded players in the audience. Topside, you get a gorgeous Macassar ebony fingerboard in a 13.77-inch radius that delivers comfortable chording and riffage down low with a smooth, fret-out-free feel up high. Finally, the LTD Ted Aguilar TED-EC’s premium neck is finished off with 24 XJ frets.


Aggressive EMG active humbuckers





Mirroring the pickups on Ted’s previous ESP LTD signature model, the LTD Ted Aguilar TED-EC comes equipped with a massive-sounding pair of EMG active humbuckers. Loaded with an EMG 81 in the bridge slots with an EMG 60 in the neck position, the LTD Ted Aguilar TED-EC unleashes a veritable torrent of high-output humbucking destruction that remains sharply defined no matter how much gain you hit it with. A single volume knob and 3-way toggle seal the deal, all adding up to a genuinely no-nonsense axe that’s primed for sonic brutality.





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ESP LTD Ted Aguilar TED-EC Electric Guitar Features:


Signature guitar of Death Angel’s Ted Aguilar, marking his second signature guitar with ESP LTD


3-piece mahogany neck-through design unleashes nearly never-ending sustain


Mahogany wings and a maple top embolden your tone with biting midrange and a clarity-packed treble response


Thin “U” neck profile is ideal for technique heavy players, allowing for speedy navigation across the ebony fingerboards 24 XJ jumbo frets


EMG 81 and 60 active humbucking pickups unleash a torrent of high-output brutality, loaded with ceramic magnets for optimal aggression, thunderous lows, and cutting highs


Recessed Gotoh TOM-style string-through bridge and LTD Locking tuners for extreme setup stability and superior sustain