ESP LTD ST203M Maple Electric Guitar

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An alder body, one-piece maple neck, and single-coil pickups give the ESP LTD ST203M guitar a bright, vintage tone that complements its distressed finish.

Overview

Worn and proud of it, the vintage look of the ESP LTD ST203M electric guitar is impeccable. The first time you pick it up it will already look like an antique road ravaged guitar with that comfortable feeling you get from a long played guitar. Featuring an alder body with maple neck, rosewood or maple fingerboard and solid LS-120 single coil pickups, this affordable electric guitar is sure to become one of your favorites.

Specs

- Construction: Bolt-On
- Scale Length: 25.5"
- Body: Alder
- Neck: 1-piece Maple
- Nut: 42 mm Standard Nut
- Neck Contour: Thin U
- Frets: 22 XJ Frets
- Hardware: Nickel
- Tuners: ESP Tuners
- Bridge: Vintage Bridge
- Pickups: LS-120 Single Coils

Documents and Manuals

For support or warranty questions, please contact the manufacturer:
Phone: 800-423-8388

Reviews

(4 ratings)

Submitted September 23, 2012 by mike smith in bridgeville, DE

"It is what it is."

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Not a bad guitar, not a great guitar.

Sound
I was looking for an inexpensive Strat style guitar with the intentions of modifying it. That is still my plan, but this guitar sounded better than I expected. With the alder body and one piece maple neck, it has a vintage Fender sound. The pickups aren't horrible, but I know I can get a lot more out of this guitar with quality pickups. The bridge was also a little better than I expected, it stays in tune pretty well. Although, sometimes when releasing the bar, you can hear the strings binding on the either the string tree or the nut, knocking it out a bit. A little graphite takes care of that.

Features
All the same features you'd find on a Strat. For me, the big plus is the one piece maple neck. My biggest complaint is that, like most Fender Strats, there is no tone control for the bridge pick up. And I'm not too fond of the extra jumbo frets, but it seems everybody else likes them.

Quality
I was very disappointed with the 'distressed' finish. It doesn't look distressed, it looks like a movie prop. It looks good in pictures and from a distance, but once you have it in your hands, you know it's a brand new guitar with a lame finish... other than that, the build quality is excellent.

Value
I'm fine with paying $350 for this guitar. I could see it fitting in with some $400-500 guitars, but I wouldn't pay more.… read more

Manufacturer Support
Have not had to deal with them.

The Wow Factor
I just happened to be looking for an inexpensive Strat style guitar and found this one. Otherwise, this is the type of guitar I would walk right past in a guitar store without a second look.

Musical Background:
I have been playing guitar for almost 25 years. Either alone or with my buddies in the garage.

Musical Style:
Mostly classic rock and blues. And some metal when I want to relive my youth.

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