ESP LTD GL200MT George Lynch Signature Series Electric Guitar

Overall:
I'm really impressed with this guitar, especially for the price. It was back ordered for over a month, I finally got it around the end of May 2009. I've done about 8 gigs with it so far. It looks better in person than I expected. The finish is great, and the paint really "pops" with a nice, fairly thick clear-coat. I've gotten a ton of compliments on it. The black chrome looks super cool. Visually, the only thing I don't like is the 12th fret marker. The block lettering in a rectangle looks a litte generic. But everything else more than makes up for it. The sound is fantastic. The pickup sounds like LTD's attempt at recreating the duncan screamin' demon, and they did a very good job. A nice hot ceramic magnet sound, that cuts without being piercing. Obviously this guitar is designed to do one thing: rock. And it does it very well. You're not gonna get a jazz or country tone with this beast. The neck plays great, and the fit and finish is very nice. I did lower the Floyd Rose a little to get the action just right. The guitar stays in tune well, but not great. The locking nut feels like if you crank too hard, the screws might strip. I think i'm going to replace the screws with authentic Floyd screws. I do have to retune just a little a couple times a night at shows, but these are 4 hour gigs, and I do a lot of crazed dive bombing. Another note, out of the box, the fine tuning screws were really stiff. A drop of household oil on the threads made them just right. For $499, if you're looking for a face melting, crowd stunning axe, this guitar is impossible to beat.