Best Offset Style Guitars With 1.654" (42mm) Nut Width in 2023
Here are the top Offset style guitars with 1.654" (42mm) nut width.
Out of the more than 2000 guitars in our database, these are the best scoring ones. You can use our filters to the left to narrow down these results, or click on "Compare" to get a deep comparison between them. Our automated scoring system takes into account the ratings from ours users who own the guitar, and dozens of parameters to determine the build quality, playability, pickups quality, value for money, and more.
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1. ESP LTD SD-2
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- Neck profile shape: C (3 votes)
- Neck speed (thickness): Fast (7 votes)
- From ESP LTD's 2022 Signature series
- Made in Indonesia
- 6 strings
- 24.75"'' scale
- 13.78" Fretboard Radius
- Mahogany body
- 3Pc Mahogany neck
- Macassar Ebony fretboard
- Bridge pickup: Seymour Duncan Blackouts Metal (Humbucker/Active)
- Bridge pickup: Seymour Duncan Blackouts Metal (Humbucker/Active)
- 1 volume and 0 tone Dome knobs
- Floyd Rose 1000 SE bridge
- Extra Thin U Neck-Through neck
- 24 XL Jumbo Stainless Steel frets
- LTD tuners
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ESP LTD SD-2
ESP LTD SD-2
- Stainless Steel Frets
- Expensive Wood
- Locking Nut
- Top Brand Pickups
- Neck-Through Build
- Tremolo
- Luminescent Inlay
- No Locking Tuners
- Made in Indonesia
- No Push Knob or Extra Switch Option
- No Weight Relief
- No Compound Radius Fretboard
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Retainer Bar
- No Strap Lock
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2. Schecter Tempest Blackjack
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- Neck profile shape: C (27 votes)
- Neck speed (thickness): Fast (24 votes)
- Pickups noise: Noiseless (1 vote)
- Pickups power: Slightly Hot (1 vote)
- From Schecter's 2021 Blackjack series
- Made in South Korea
- 6 strings
- 25.5"'' scale
- 12" to 16" Fretboard Radius
- Mahogany body
- Mahogany 3-pc w/ Carbon Fiber Reinforcement Rods neck
- Ebony fretboard
- Bridge pickup: Lundgren M6 (Humbucker/Passive)
- Neck pickup: Lundgren M6 (Humbucker/Passive)
- 2 volume and 1 tone Dome knobs
- 3-way Switch
- TonePros T3BT TOM & T1Z Tailpiece bridge
- Thin C Set neck
- 24 XL Jumbo Stainless Steel frets
- Schecter Locking tuners
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Schecter Tempest Blackjack
Schecter Tempest Blackjack
- Stainless Steel Frets
- Locking Tuners
- Expensive Wood
- Black Tusq XL Nut
- Top Brand Pickups
- Coil Split Pickups
- Compound Radius Fretboard
- Made in South Korea
- No Neck-Through Build
- No Weight Relief
- No Tremolo
- No Luminescent Inlay
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Strap Lock
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3. Jackson USA Signature Gus G. Star
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- Neck profile shape: D (20 votes)
- Neck speed (thickness): Fast (20 votes)
- From Jackson's 2017 Artist Signature series
- Made in United States
- 6 strings
- 25.5"'' scale
- 12" Fretboard Radius
- Alder body
- Quartersawn Maple neck
- Pau Ferro fretboard
- Bridge pickup: Blackfire Pickups Proteus Humbucker (Active) (Humbucker/Active)
- Neck pickup: Blackfire Pickups Proteus Humbucker (Active) (Humbucker/Active)
- 1 volume and 0 tone Speed knobs
- 3-way Switch
- TonePros TOM-Style Adjustable with Anchored Gotoh Tailpiece bridge
- Speed Neck-Through neck
- 24 Jumbo frets
- Jackson Sealed Die-Cast Locking tuners
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Jackson USA Signature Gus G. Star
Jackson USA Signature Gus G. Star
- Locking Tuners
- Made in United States
- Bone Nut
- Neck-Through Build
- Strap Lock
- Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
- No Expensive Woods
- No Top Brand Pickups
- No Push Knob or Extra Switch Option
- No Weight Relief
- No Tremolo
- No Luminescent Inlay
- No Compound Radius Fretboard
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
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4. Schecter Dan Donegan Ultra
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- Neck profile shape: C (27 votes)
- Neck speed (thickness): Fast (24 votes)
- From Schecter's 2011 Artist series
- Made in South Korea
- 6 strings
- 25.5"'' scale
- 14" Fretboard Radius
- Mahogany body
- Maple 3-pc neck
- Ebony fretboard
- Bridge pickup: Schecter USA Brimstone-Six (Humbucker/Passive)
- Neck pickup: Schecter USA Brimstone-Six (Humbucker/Passive)
- 1 volume and 1 tone Speed knobs
- 3-way Switch
- TonePros T3BT TOM & T1Z Tailpiece bridge
- Thin C Neck-Through neck
- 22 XL Jumbo frets
- Schecter Locking tuners
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Schecter Dan Donegan Ultra
Schecter Dan Donegan Ultra
- Locking Tuners
- Expensive Wood
- Black Tusq XL Nut
- Top Brand Pickups
- Neck-Through Build
- Coil Split Pickups
- Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
- Made in South Korea
- No Weight Relief
- No Tremolo
- No Luminescent Inlay
- No Compound Radius Fretboard
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Strap Lock
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5. ESP Max Cavalera RPR
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- Pickups noise: Noiseless (2 votes)
- Pickups power: Slightly Hot (1 vote)
- From ESP's 2017 Signature series
- Made in Japan
- 6 strings
- 24.75"'' scale
- 12" Fretboard Radius
- Mahogany body
- 3pc Maple neck
- Rosewood fretboard
- Bridge pickup: Seymour Duncan Distortion SH-6 (Humbucker/Passive)
- Bridge pickup: Seymour Duncan Distortion SH-6 (Humbucker/Passive)
- 1 volume and 0 tone Dome knobs
- Tonepros Locking TOM & Tailpiece bridge
- Thin U Neck-Through neck
- 22 XL Jumbo frets
- Gotoh tuners
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ESP Max Cavalera RPR
ESP Max Cavalera RPR
- Made in Japan
- Expensive Wood
- Bone Nut
- Top Brand Pickups
- Neck-Through Build
- Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
- No Locking Tuners
- No Push Knob or Extra Switch Option
- No Weight Relief
- No Tremolo
- No Luminescent Inlay
- No Compound Radius Fretboard
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Strap Lock
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6. Schecter Robert Smith UltraCure VI
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- Neck profile shape: C (27 votes)
- Neck speed (thickness): Fast (24 votes)
- From Schecter's 2011 Artist series
- Made in South Korea
- 6 strings
- 30"'' scale
- 14" Fretboard Radius
- Mahogany body
- Maple 3-pc w/ Carbon Fiber Reinforcement Rods neck
- Rosewood fretboard
- Bridge pickup: Seymour Duncan SJAG-1B (Single Coil/Passive)
- Bridge pickup: Seymour Duncan SJAG-1B (Single Coil/Passive)
- Middle pickup: Seymour Duncan SJAG-1M (Single Coil/Passive)
- Neck pickup: Seymour Duncan SJAG-1N (Single Coil/Passive)
- 1 volume and 1 tone Dome knobs
- 5-way Switch
- TonePros System w/Custom Brass Saddles bridge
- Thin C Set neck
- 24 XL Jumbo frets
- Hipshot Grip-Lock tuners
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Schecter Robert Smith UltraCure VI
Schecter Robert Smith UltraCure VI
- Locking Tuners
- Expensive Wood
- Black Tusq XL Nut
- Top Brand Pickups
- Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
- Made in South Korea
- No Neck-Through Build
- No Push Knob or Extra Switch Option
- No Weight Relief
- No Tremolo
- No Luminescent Inlay
- No Compound Radius Fretboard
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Strap Lock
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7. Schecter Jerry Horton Tempest
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- Neck profile shape: C (27 votes)
- Neck speed (thickness): Fast (24 votes)
- From Schecter's 2015 Artist series
- Made in South Korea
- 6 strings
- 24.75"'' scale
- 14" Fretboard Radius
- Solid Maple top
- Mahogany body
- Mahogany 3-pc neck
- Ebony fretboard
- Bridge pickup: Schecter USA Jerry Horton Humbucker (Humbucker/Passive)
- Neck pickup: Schecter USA Jerry Horton Humbucker (Humbucker/Passive)
- 2 volume and 1 tone Speed knobs
- 3-way Switch
- TonePros T3BT TOM & T1Z Tailpiece bridge
- Thin C Set neck
- 22 XL Jumbo frets
- Schecter Locking tuners
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Schecter Jerry Horton Tempest
Schecter Jerry Horton Tempest
- Locking Tuners
- Expensive Wood
- Black Tusq XL Nut
- Top Brand Pickups
- Coil Split Pickups
- Luminescent Inlay
- Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
- Made in South Korea
- No Neck-Through Build
- No Weight Relief
- No Tremolo
- No Compound Radius Fretboard
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Strap Lock
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8. Schecter Robert Smith UltraCure
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- Neck access to high frets: Very Easy (1 vote)
- Fret edges: Smooth (1 vote)
- Tuning stability: Holds tune well (1 vote)
- Weight: Slightly heavy (1 vote)
- Neck profile shape: C (27 votes)
- Neck speed (thickness): Fast (24 votes)
- Pickups noise: Noiseless (1 vote)
- Pickups power: Clean (1 vote)
- From Schecter's 2020 Artist series
- Made in South Korea
- 6 strings
- 25.5"'' scale
- 14" Fretboard Radius
- Chambered Mahogany body
- Maple 3-pc neck
- Rosewood fretboard
- Bridge pickup: Seymour Duncan '59 SH-1B (Humbucker/Passive)
- Neck pickup: Seymour Duncan '59 SH-1N (Humbucker/Passive)
- 3 volume and 0 tone Dome knobs
- 3-way Switch
- Bigsby Flat Top B50 w/ Roller TonePros TOM TPFR – T3BT bridge
- Thin C Set neck
- 24 XL Jumbo frets
- Schecter Locking tuners
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Schecter Robert Smith UltraCure
Schecter Robert Smith UltraCure
- Locking Tuners
- Expensive Wood
- Black Tusq XL Nut
- Top Brand Pickups
- Coil Split Pickups
- Tremolo
- Luminescent Inlay
- Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
- Made in South Korea
- No Neck-Through Build
- No Weight Relief
- No Compound Radius Fretboard
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Strap Lock
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9. Schecter Tempest Custom
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- From Schecter's 2020 Custom series
- Made in South Korea
- 6 strings
- 24.75"'' scale
- 14" Fretboard Radius
- Mahogany body
- Mahogany 3-pc w/ Carbon Fiber Reinforcement Rods neck
- Ebony fretboard
- Bridge pickup: Schecter USA Pasadena Plus (Humbucker/Passive)
- Neck pickup: Schecter USA Pasadena (Humbucker/Passive)
- 2 volume and 1 tone Speed knobs
- 3-way Switch
- TonePros T3BT TOM & T1Z Tailpiece bridge
- Schecter Medium C Set neck
- 22 XL Jumbo frets
- Schecter Locking tuners
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Schecter Tempest Custom
Schecter Tempest Custom
- Locking Tuners
- Expensive Wood
- Ivory Tusq Nut
- Top Brand Pickups
- Coil Split Pickups
- Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
- Made in South Korea
- No Neck-Through Build
- No Weight Relief
- No Tremolo
- No Luminescent Inlay
- No Compound Radius Fretboard
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Strap Lock
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10. Schecter Ultra-III
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- Neck profile shape: C (27 votes)
- Neck speed (thickness): Fast (24 votes)
- From Schecter's 2009 Retro series
- Made in South Korea
- 6 strings
- 25.5"'' scale
- 14" Fretboard Radius
- Mahogany body
- Mahogany 3-pc neck
- Rosewood fretboard
- Bridge pickup: Schecter Diamond Mini FilterTron (Humbucker/Passive)
- Bridge pickup: Schecter Diamond Mini FilterTron (Humbucker/Passive)
- Middle pickup: Schecter Diamond Mini FilterTron (Humbucker/Passive)
- Neck pickup: Schecter Diamond Mini FilterTron (Humbucker/Passive)
- 1 volume and 1 tone Bell knobs
- 5-way Switch
- Bigsby Flat Top B50 w/ Roller TOM bridge
- Thin C Set neck
- 22 XL Jumbo frets
- Grover tuners
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Schecter Ultra-III
Schecter Ultra-III
- Expensive Wood
- Black Tusq XL Nut
- Coil Split Pickups
- Tremolo
- Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
- No Locking Tuners
- Made in South Korea
- No Top Brand Pickups
- No Neck-Through Build
- No Weight Relief
- No Luminescent Inlay
- No Compound Radius Fretboard
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Strap Lock