Joining the Bill Kelliher Signature Series, the LTD Royal Shiva is based on a guitar that the Mastodon guitar king had created by the ESP Custom Shop and used it extensively on recent tours. It’s a completely unique double-cutaway body shape with an outstanding Silver Sunburst finish that extends to the back of the guitars body and neck, with white binding on the body, neck, and headstock. The Royal Shiva uses traditional set neck construction at 25” scale, joining a maple-capped mahogany body with a three-piece u-shaped mahogany neck, per Bill’s personal specifications. Its Macassar ebony fingerboard has large mother-of-pearl block inlays and 22 extra-jumbo frets. Pro-tier nickel-finished hardware on the Royal Shiva includes a TonePros TOM bridge and tailpiece, LTD locking tuners, a bone nut, a multi-ply black pickguard, and a set of Bill’s signature Mojotone Hellbender humbucker pickups. Designed for both brutality and beauty, these nickel-covered pickups offer everything from raw and menacing tones to complex, articulate, and open cleans. Both the bridge and neck pickups may be split individually with push-pull controls on the volume and tone knobs. Includes deluxe ESP hardshell case.
Specifications
Construction
Set-Neck
Scale
25"
Body
Mahogany w/ Maple Cap
Neck
3Pc Mahogany
Fingerboard
Macassar Ebony
Fingerboard Radius
305mm
Finish
Silver Sunburst
Nut Width
43mm
Nut Type
Bone
Neck Contour
U
Frets/Type
22 XJ
Hardware Color
Nickel
Strap Button
Standard
Tuners
LTD Locking
Bridge
TonePros Locking TOM & Tailpiece
Bridge PU
MojoTone BK Hell Bender Aged Nickel *(Pull Volume for Split)
Neck PU
MojoTone BK Hell Bender Aged Nickel *(Pull Tone for Split)
Electronics
Passive
Electronics Layout
Volume(Push/Pull)/Tone(Push/Pull)/Toggle Switch
Strings
D'Addario XL110 (.010/.013/.017/.026/.036/.046)
Case
Royal Shiva Form Fit Case
Case Included
Y
