The company’s LTD 200 and 400 series will instead feature fingerboards made with jatoba, while the LTD Deluxe 1000 series and Signature 600 series will use pau ferro, and some other models will utilise Macassar ebony.
The CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) issued legislation in January restricting trading of rosewood outside of the USA. See ESP’s full statement about these changes here.
ESP are distributed in Australia through CMI Musical Instruments.
