Ltd Arrow Black Metal Black Red Burst Satin

The Arrow Black Metal, an Extreme Vision of the LTD Range

With its sharp Flying body shape, Black Red Burst Satin finish, and deliberately stripped-down electronics, the LTD Arrow Black Metal embodies a clear philosophy: focus on essentials to deliver a sharp, fast, and uncompromising electric guitar. Within the LTD universe, the Black Metal series is known for instruments with minimal controls, aggressive designs, and crafted for guitarists seeking a direct, punchy, and efficient stage tool.
This Arrow pushes this identity even further with premium luthiery in a modern spirit: neck-through construction, stainless steel frets, ultra-thin profile, and Floyd Rose tremolo. It targets musicians who need an instrument capable of handling heavy playing, tight palm mutes, precise dives, and high-speed solos while maintaining solid note sustain.

A Guitar Built for Modern Metal, Lead Playing, and the Stage

The LTD Arrow Black Metal is primarily aimed at intermediate to advanced, even expert guitarists who want an electric guitar focused on heavy and technical genres. Its Floyd Rose 1000 tremolo offers extensive expressive possibilities but requires some familiarity for string changes and setup. This is not a flaw but a feature to consider based on your playing style.
In terms of genres, this guitar naturally fits modern metal, black metal, death metal, metalcore, thrash, and all styles where rhythmic precision and attack clarity are essential. Its single bridge pickup also makes it an excellent choice for guitarists who prioritize impact, simple controls, and immediate response under heavy distortion. It encourages straightforward, fast, and articulate playing with a very distinctive personality.

A Tight, Precise Sound Tailored for Distortion

The sonic foundation of this LTD Arrow Black Metal is based on a very coherent assembly. The mahogany body wings provide density, midrange body, and a solid low-end foundation. The 3-piece maple neck-through enhances definition, stability, and especially sustain, delivering a very pleasing continuity on sustained notes and melodic lines. The Macassar ebony fingerboard adds a fast attack, firm feel, and increased clarity in the highs.
The instrument's character is largely shaped by the Seymour Duncan Mortal Coil 3-Voice Active bridge pickup. This setup focuses all energy on a direct, tight, and powerful output. Under distortion, the response remains clear, with excellent string separation, favoring technical riffs, fast alternate picking, and chords under high gain. The voicing system allows exploration of several output colors and compression levels without complicating the ergonomics. It stays aggressive in spirit but with enough nuance to shift from a very modern, compact tone to a more open response depending on the desired register.
The Floyd Rose 1000 double-locking tremolo also contributes to the guitar's personality. It enables wide vibratos, extreme dive bombs, and expressive effects while maintaining solid tuning stability when properly set up. Paired with high-precision Grover tuners, it completes a package designed for reliability, tuning accuracy, and efficiency both on stage and in the studio. The 13.78" / 350 mm radius, combined with extra-jumbo stainless steel frets and an Extra Thin U profile, promotes comfortable bends, fast runs, and low action if you prefer modern setups.

Technical specifications

Category	Extreme	Body	Mahogany
Format	Flying	Types of frets	Extra Jumbo
Nbr of strings	6	Vibrato	Floyd Rose 1000
Neck	3-piece maple through	Nbre of pickups	1
Neck format	Extra thin U	Electronics	Active
Radius	350 mm	Settings	1 Volume, Voicing switch
Nut Width	42 mm	Color	Black
Fingerboard	Macassar ebony	Colours	Black Red Burst Satin
Nbrs of frets	24	Finishing	Satin
Scale (mm)	648 mm	Hardware	Black
Tuning pegs	Grover

Construction	neck-through	Tremolo	Floyd Rose 1000 double-locking
Neck shape	Extra Thin U	Number of strings	6
Scale length	25.5" / 648 mm	Number of pickups	1
Key	Macassar ebony	Pickup	Seymour Duncan Mortal Coil 3-Voice Active in the bridge position
Number of frets	24	Controls	1 volume, voicing switch
Fret type	extra-jumbo stainless steel	Selector	3-way selector dedicated to the pickup's different voices
Tuners	Grover high-precision