Best V Style Guitars With Stainless Steel Frets in 2023
Here are the top V style guitars with Stainless Steel frets.
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 Arrow-1000 Evertune
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- Neck profile shape: C (3 votes)
- Neck speed (thickness): Fast (7 votes)
- Pickups noise: Noiseless (12 votes)
- Pickups power: Hot (9 votes)
- From ESP LTD's 2022 Arrow series
- Made in Indonesia
- 6 strings
- 25.5"'' scale
- 12" to 16" Fretboard Radius
- Mahogany / Maple Cap body
- 3pc Maple neck
- Macassar Ebony fretboard
- Bridge pickup: Fishman Fluence Modern Ceramic (Humbucker/Active)
- Neck pickup: Fishman Fluence Modern Alnico (Humbucker/Active)
- 1 volume and 0 tone Dome knobs
- 3-way Switch
- Evertune (F model) bridge
- Extra Thin U Neck-Through neck
- 24 XL Jumbo Stainless Steel frets
- Grover tuners
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ESP LTD Arrow-1000 Evertune
ESP LTD Arrow-1000 Evertune
- Stainless Steel Frets
- Expensive Wood
- Top Brand Pickups
- Neck-Through Build
- Multi-Voicing Pickups
- Stays in Tune (Evertune)
- Compound Radius Fretboard
- No Locking Tuners
- Made in Indonesia
- No High-Quality Nut
- No Weight Relief
- No Tremolo
- No Luminescent Inlay
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Strap Lock
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2. Schecter V-1 SLS Evil Twin
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- Neck profile shape: C (10 votes)
- Neck speed (thickness): Fast (8 votes)
- Pickups noise: Noiseless (12 votes)
- Pickups power: Hot (9 votes)
- From Schecter's 2018 SLS Elite series
- Made in South Korea
- 6 strings
- 25.5"'' scale
- 12" to 16" Fretboard Radius
- Swamp Ash body
- Maple/Walnut/Padauk Multi-ply w/ Carbon Fiber Reinforcement Rods neck
- Ebony fretboard
- Bridge pickup: Fishman Fluence Modern Ceramic (Humbucker/Active)
- Neck pickup: Fishman Fluence Modern Alnico (Humbucker/Active)
- 1 volume and 1 tone Dome knobs
- 3-way Switch
- TonePros T3BT TOM & T1Z Tailpiece bridge
- Ultra Thin C Neck-Through neck
- 24 XL Jumbo Stainless Steel frets
- Schecter Locking tuners
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Schecter V-1 SLS Evil Twin
Schecter V-1 SLS Evil Twin
- Stainless Steel Frets
- Locking Tuners
- Expensive Wood
- Compensated Nut
- Top Brand Pickups
- Neck-Through Build
- Multi-Voicing Pickups
- Luminescent Inlay
- Compound Radius Fretboard
- Made in South Korea
- No Weight Relief
- No Tremolo
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Strap Lock
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3. Solar V1.6FRLB
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- Neck profile shape: C (9 votes)
- Neck speed (thickness): Balanced (5 votes)
- Pickups noise: Noiseless (5 votes)
- Pickups power: Slightly Hot (5 votes)
- From Solar's 2018 Type V series
- Made in Indonesia
- 6 strings
- 25.5"'' scale
- 13.78" Fretboard Radius
- Flame Maple Veneer top
- Mahogany body
- Maple neck
- Ebony fretboard
- Bridge pickup: Duncan Solar/Bridge (Humbucker/Passive)
- Neck pickup: Duncan Solar (Humbucker/Passive)
- 1 volume and 1 tone Dome knobs
- 3-way Switch
- Floyd Rose 1000, with 34 mm Block bridge
- Solar C Shape Set neck
- 24 XL Jumbo Stainless Steel frets
- Solar 18:1 Locking Type tuners
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Solar V1.6FRLB
Solar V1.6FRLB
- Stainless Steel Frets
- Locking Tuners
- Expensive Wood
- Locking Nut
- Top Brand Pickups
- Coil Split Pickups
- Tremolo
- Luminescent Inlay
- Made in Indonesia
- No Neck-Through Build
- No Weight Relief
- No Compound Radius Fretboard
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Retainer Bar
- No Strap Lock
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4. Solar V1.6FRC
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- Neck access to high frets: Easy (1 vote)
- Fret edges: Smooth (1 vote)
- Tuning stability: Holds tune well (1 vote)
- Weight: Lightweight (1 vote)
- Neck profile shape: C (9 votes)
- Neck speed (thickness): Balanced (5 votes)
- Pickups noise: Noiseless (5 votes)
- Pickups power: Slightly Hot (5 votes)
- From Solar's 2019 Type V series
- Made in Indonesia
- 6 strings
- 25.5"'' scale
- 13.78" Fretboard Radius
- Mahogany body
- Maple neck
- Ebony fretboard
- Bridge pickup: Duncan Solar/Bridge (Humbucker/Passive)
- Neck pickup: Duncan Solar (Humbucker/Passive)
- 1 volume and 1 tone Dome knobs
- 3-way Switch
- Floyd Rose 1000, with 34 mm Block bridge
- Solar C Shape Set neck
- 24 XL Jumbo Stainless Steel frets
- Solar 18:1 Locking Type tuners
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Solar V1.6FRC
Solar V1.6FRC
- Stainless Steel Frets
- Locking Tuners
- Expensive Wood
- Locking Nut
- Top Brand Pickups
- Coil Split Pickups
- Tremolo
- Luminescent Inlay
- Made in Indonesia
- No Neck-Through Build
- No Weight Relief
- No Compound Radius Fretboard
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Retainer Bar
- No Strap Lock
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5. ESP LTD MSV-1
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- Neck profile shape: D (16 votes)
- Neck speed (thickness): Fast (25 votes)
- Pickups noise: Slightly Noisy (1 vote)
- Pickups power: Hot (1 vote)
- From ESP LTD's 2021 Signature series
- Made in Indonesia
- 6 strings
- 24.75"'' scale
- 13.78" Fretboard Radius
- Mahogany w/ Maple Cap body
- 3Pc Mahogany neck
- Macassar Ebony fretboard
- Bridge pickup: EMG JH James Hetfield (Humbucker/Active)
- Bridge pickup: EMG JH James Hetfield (Humbucker/Active)
- 1 volume and 0 tone Bell knobs
- Floyd Rose 1000 bridge
- Thin U Neck-Through neck
- 24 XL Jumbo Stainless Steel frets
- Grover tuners
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ESP LTD MSV-1
ESP LTD MSV-1
- Stainless Steel Frets
- Expensive Wood
- Locking Nut
- Top Brand Pickups
- Neck-Through Build
- Tremolo
- No Locking Tuners
- Made in Indonesia
- No Push Knob or Extra Switch Option
- No Weight Relief
- No Luminescent Inlay
- No Compound Radius Fretboard
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Retainer Bar
- No Strap Lock
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6. ESP LTD Arrow-1000
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- Neck profile shape: D (16 votes)
- Neck speed (thickness): Fast (25 votes)
- Pickups noise: Noiseless (7 votes)
- Pickups power: Clean (4 votes)
- From ESP LTD's 2021 Arrow series
- Made in Indonesia
- 6 strings
- 25.5"'' scale
- 13.78" Fretboard Radius
- Mahogany body
- 3pc Maple neck
- Macassar Ebony fretboard
- Bridge pickup: EMG 81 (Humbucker/Active)
- Neck pickup: EMG 85 (Humbucker/Active)
- 1 volume and 0 tone Dome knobs
- 3-way Switch
- Floyd Rose 1000SE bridge
- Thin U Neck-Through neck
- 24 XL Jumbo Stainless Steel frets
- Grover tuners
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ESP LTD Arrow-1000
ESP LTD Arrow-1000
- Stainless Steel Frets
- Expensive Wood
- Locking Nut
- Top Brand Pickups
- Neck-Through Build
- Tremolo
- No Locking Tuners
- Made in Indonesia
- No Push Knob or Extra Switch Option
- No Weight Relief
- No Luminescent Inlay
- No Compound Radius Fretboard
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Retainer Bar
- No Strap Lock
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7. Schecter V-1 FR Apocalypse
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- Neck profile shape: C (25 votes)
- Neck speed (thickness): Fast (22 votes)
- Pickups noise: Noiseless (2 votes)
- Pickups power: Hot (2 votes)
- From Schecter's 2019 Apocalypse series
- Made in South Korea
- 6 strings
- 25.5"'' scale
- 12" to 16" Fretboard Radius
- Swamp Ash body
- Maple/Padauk Multi-ply w/Carbon Fiber Reinforcement Rods neck
- Ebony fretboard
- Bridge pickup: Schecter USA Apocalypse-VI (Humbucker/Passive)
- Neck pickup: Schecter USA Apocalypse-VI (Humbucker/Passive)
- 1 volume and 1 tone Dome knobs
- 3-way Switch
- Floyd Rose 1500 Series bridge
- Thin C Set neck
- 24 XL Jumbo Stainless Steel frets
- Grover Rotomatic 18:1 tuners
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Schecter V-1 FR Apocalypse
Schecter V-1 FR Apocalypse
- Stainless Steel Frets
- Expensive Wood
- Locking Nut
- Top Brand Pickups
- Coil Split Pickups
- Tremolo
- Luminescent Inlay
- Compound Radius Fretboard
- No Locking Tuners
- Made in South Korea
- No Neck-Through Build
- No Weight Relief
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Retainer Bar
- No Strap Lock
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8. ESP LTD Arrow-1000NT
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Player Feedback
- Neck profile shape: C (3 votes)
- Neck speed (thickness): Fast (7 votes)
- Pickups noise: Noiseless (12 votes)
- Pickups power: Hot (9 votes)
- From ESP LTD's 2022 Arrow series
- Made in Indonesia
- 6 strings
- 25.5"'' scale
- 12" to 16" Fretboard Radius
- Mahogany body
- 3pc Maple neck
- Macassar Ebony fretboard
- Bridge pickup: Fishman Fluence Modern Ceramic (Humbucker/Active)
- Neck pickup: Fishman Fluence Modern Alnico (Humbucker/Active)
- 1 volume and 0 tone Dome knobs
- 3-way Switch
- Recessed Tonepros Locking TOM w/ String Thru bridge
- Extra Thin U Neck-Through neck
- 24 XL Jumbo Stainless Steel frets
- LTD Locking tuners
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ESP LTD Arrow-1000NT
ESP LTD Arrow-1000NT
- Stainless Steel Frets
- Locking Tuners
- Expensive Wood
- Top Brand Pickups
- Neck-Through Build
- Multi-Voicing Pickups
- Compound Radius Fretboard
- Made in Indonesia
- No High-Quality Nut
- No Weight Relief
- No Tremolo
- No Luminescent Inlay
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Strap Lock
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9. Solar V1.7FRC
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- Neck profile shape: C (9 votes)
- Neck speed (thickness): Balanced (5 votes)
- Pickups noise: Noiseless (5 votes)
- Pickups power: Slightly Hot (5 votes)
- From Solar's 2021 Type V series
- Made in Indonesia
- 7 strings
- 25.5"'' scale
- 15.75" Fretboard Radius
- Mahogany body
- Maple neck
- Ebony fretboard
- Bridge pickup: Duncan Solar/Bridge (Humbucker/Passive)
- Neck pickup: Duncan Solar (Humbucker/Passive)
- 1 volume and 1 tone Dome knobs
- 3-way Switch
- Floyd Rose 1000, with 34 mm Block bridge
- Solar C Shape Set neck
- 24 XL Jumbo Stainless Steel frets
- Solar 18:1 Locking Type tuners
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Solar V1.7FRC
Solar V1.7FRC
- Stainless Steel Frets
- Locking Tuners
- Expensive Wood
- Locking Nut
- Top Brand Pickups
- Coil Split Pickups
- Tremolo
- Luminescent Inlay
- Made in Indonesia
- No Neck-Through Build
- No Weight Relief
- No Compound Radius Fretboard
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Retainer Bar
- No Strap Lock
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10. Schecter RavenDark V FR Abbath Signature
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- Neck profile shape: C (10 votes)
- Neck speed (thickness): Fast (8 votes)
- From Schecter's 2017 Artist series
- Made in South Korea
- 6 strings
- 25.5"'' scale
- 12" to 16" Fretboard Radius
- Mahogany body
- Maple 3-pc w/ Carbon Fiber Reinforcement Rods neck
- Ebony fretboard
- Bridge pickup: EMG 57 F (Humbucker/Active)
- Neck pickup: EMG 66 (Humbucker/Active)
- 1 volume and 1 tone Dome knobs
- 3-way Switch
- Floyd Rose 1500 Series bridge
- Ultra Thin C Set neck
- 24 XL Jumbo Stainless Steel frets
- Grover Rotomatic 18:1 tuners
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Schecter RavenDark V FR Abbath Signature
Schecter RavenDark V FR Abbath Signature
- Stainless Steel Frets
- Expensive Wood
- Locking Nut
- Top Brand Pickups
- Tremolo
- Luminescent Inlay
- Compound Radius Fretboard
- No Locking Tuners
- Made in South Korea
- No Neck-Through Build
- No Push Knob or Extra Switch Option
- No Weight Relief
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Retainer Bar
- No Strap Lock
