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Be aware its never over a grand though. I guess thats its RRP. Andertons had the 3tb for ages at around £599, with every other store having it around £700 odd.
That was about right for Ltd models at that spec.
Though I'd double check the specs with the seller..
Its listed on there as having medium frets, gotoh tuners and Duncan pickups, yet in the specs describes them as duncan designed, which is what the lower end models would usually have.
According to Esp's website, the tuners are Ltd vintage, not Gotoh, and the frets are xj. I've never seen an Esp without xj frets tbh.
The pickups are listed on Esp's website as a Duncan 59 in the neck and a hot tele in the bridge.
Andertons also advertises them as such, but using their code names, as a Duncan Sh-1 in the neck and an Stl-2 in the bridge. Same pickups, different ways of saying it.
I'd be surprised if it indeed comes with Gotoh tuners and medium frets.
Unless this particular one you've found is an older model which indeed did have those features.
Seems like you do get a bone nut though.
I like Esp/Ltd guitars.
They're usually well built, I've found them to play nice and sound good, though often the ones I've bought have needed a full set up out the box.
The tuners on my Explorer Ltd are just ltd standard ones and they've been fine for years, they hold tune as good as my American special tele or chapman with its grovers.
For £450 even if it just has a bone nut and a set of duncans, thats a fair price for an Ltd with those as standard.
Their description spiel is all wrong, stating it has Gotohs, Esp designed pickups and medium frets..
BUT
Below that the specs are bullet pointed, and those there seem correct.
For £350 I'm sure the Ec series are mahogany set necks, albeit no floyd..
Probably the same across the board really with brands.
It is misleading though when a retailer states the saving compared to the £1000+ RRP which, no one ever sells them for (maybe once when it was first released), rather than compare it to the usual selling price of say £700 or so.
Looks like fairdeal used the description of the made in Japan ESP model (probably by mistake), which does have Gotohs, medium frets, and an Lh200 humbucker/esp designed pickups.
https://www.espguitars.com/products/9400-ltd-ron-wood-3tb?category_id=1963424-ron-wood