It seems like only yesterday that a guitar built like this would have cost double or triple what the VP200FM costs! Now, thanks to ESP, you can own a set neck, flame top guitar for only a few hundred bucks. A full 24 fret on this double-cutaway design is almost too good to be true. And check out the rest of the features: EMG-HZ humbuckers (H4), a solid Tune-o-matic bridge with a stop tailpiece, an agathis body, a 3-piece mahogany body with a rosewood fingerboard & 24 XJ frets, black hardware, and even neck & headstock binding (white). ESP is doin' it right with the VP200FM.
EMG-H4
The H4 is the equivalent of EMG's 81 Active Pickup without the "Active". It uses two bar-loaded coils for that "Balls to the Walls" tone. The EMG-H4 pickup has become a bridge pickup of choice for the ESP.
Double Action Truss Rods
All ESP/LTD guitars and basses feature a 'double-action' truss rod design. Unlike a normal (single) truss rod, this one is adjustable in two different directions. This means that you'll never run into a situation where the neck has 'run out of adjustment'. Regardless of which ESP model you choose, you'll get years and years of playing enjoyment.
Technical Info
Specifications
Construction: Set Neck
Scale: 24.75 in.
Body: Agathis with flamed maple top
Neck/Fretboard: 3-piece mahogany/rosewood
Inlays: Dots with model name at 12th fret
Pickups: EMG-HZ H-4 set
Electronics: Volume, tone, 3-way toggle
Hardware: Black
Bridge: Tune-o-matic w/stop tailpiece
Binding: White (neck, headstock)
Frets: 24 XJ