ESP B-255 LTD Bass User Reviews at zZounds

"Great bass! Great Price!" submitted June 1, 2004

By a customer from tjmrm.com

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Music Style: Rock, Funk

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Sound: I have active EMG's in another bass, the sound is very similar. You can get almost any sound with this bass. Feature: There are three eq adjustments for the bass that produces a wide variety of tones. Quality: Its a very nice bass, its looks 100% better in person than on the internet or in a magazine. Value: Great price Manufacturer Support: N/A The Wow Factor: its a good looking bass Overall: I was looking for a good 5 string for under $1000. I looked while on business in Nashville, Memphis, Jacksonville, Northbrook, Michigan and New Orleans. Nothing really impressed me. I have an EPS guitar that I use for laying tracks (it was an inexpensive guitar but really good quality) so I figured what do I have to loose, I can return it if I don't like it. Turned out to be a great buy!

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"Great bass!" submitted June 28, 2005

By a customer from lcra.org

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Musical Background: active musician

Music Style: country/blues

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Sound: About the best sounding bass I have played. In combination with an Ampeg BXT210M speaker cabinet and an Ampeg SVT 3 Pro Head, the bass really comes to life. Can be fine tune adjusted any style music you play. Great bottom end for country or blues. Feature: The pickup are some of the best I have had the pleasure of using. Quality: The workmanship of this instrument is if the highest quality. Access to the battery compartment could be better Value: The best bang for your buck !

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"Best 5 string under 700 bucks..." submitted November 28, 2004

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Musical Background: Studio Musician

Music Style: Jazz, Rock

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Sound: The tone quality on deep tones and bright tones sound great... Sounds great slapped, plucked, picked, and anything else you can think of... The EMG pickups really make this bass extremely versatile... Feature: The EQ makes it easy to go from hard rock to mellow jazz very quickly... Quality: The best 5 string you will find under 700 bucks Value: Definately worth the 470 I paid for it The Wow Factor: The first time I played this bass I fell in love... The look, feel, comfort, and sound all made it the bass I was looking for...

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"Not worth $450!" submitted June 17, 2006

By a customer from hipsnakes.com

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Musical Background: Professional Bassist/Studio musician

Music Style: Country/Rock

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Sound: It was great when I first bought it. Extremely hot pickups, almost too hot. Once the strings broke in, which didn't take long, it became very dull. No clarity whatsoever. I chalked it up to old strings and changed them, and found that wasn't the problem. It seemed the fretboard was wearing down and the neck seemed to be warping, creating virtually no resonance or sustain. I would recommend this to a beginner or someone on a budget, but for anyone looking for a good quality gigging bass, keep looking. I would recommend looking into a Schecter Stiletto Elite 5 String. Much better quality for relatively the same price. Feature: Active pickups with OK EQ setup capabilities. Pickups may be a little bit to boomy. Ease of Use: Easily playable, but the sound is another story. Very difficult to find the sound you're looking for unless you want astoundingly booming lows. No mid/high range. Quality: Very nice to look at. Seems to be built solidly, but the electronics might as well be thrown out. Value: I wouldn't recommend this product to anyone looking for "the bass." It is a good backup or practice bass, but I wouldn't pay retail for it. If you can find a used one between $100-250, I would pick it up, but not much more than that. Manufacturer Support: I gave it a middle of the road because I never had to reach anyone. The Wow Factor: I loved the looks of this bass as well as the initial playability and sound. Once it was "broken in," it wasn't quite so appealing to play. Still looks nice though. Overall: I actually traded this bass for my Schecter Stilletto Elite 5 String about a year ago. Had to pay about $200 out of pocket from the trade, but it was well worth it. If you're looking at this new, pay the additional $100 now for the Schecter rather than trading it off in 6 months.

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"B-255 BEST BASS IN THE PRICE RANGE, BELIEVE ME" submitted February 13, 2005

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Musical Background: Active Musician

Music Style: Rock/Heavy Metal

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Sound: The B-255 is perfect for what I like to play. It has a great heavy sound and the pickups take it that bit further, its way better than any other bass that I've tried. It's also really goodfor live gigs, I use it with a Peavey TNT 115 live and it seems to shake the whole room when your playing a real heavy riff like Metallica and alike. Feature: The features on this are pretty damn good. The EMG pickups set it off a treat. The finishes it comes in (especially black cherry) make it look just that bit more rockin. The volume and tone knobs are plentiful also so you can adjust your sound to suit your style easily. In the way of strings I use elite's because they seem to give it a bit more. Quality: It's really good quality, made perfectly and well up to ESP's usual high standards. Quality finish, not a single paint defect or any sign of it possibly flaking or whatever. Never have to worry about anything breaking, and I treat it pretty rough sometimes! This thing will probly last forever, unless I decide to smash it to pieces, an even then it'll take some smashin. Value: For what comes with the bass AND the brand name too its amazing at this price, best value for money your gonna find for something like this. The Wow Factor: can you not see the picture about? look at it, its beautiful, what more do I need to say?? Overall: This bass is overall the best one I've ever used, and I've used Ibanez's and Gibsons etc. Just the sound you get from it on the right amp is so amazing. Not gonna replace this beauty for a very very very long time!

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"Great bass! Great Price!" submitted June 1, 2004

"Great bass!" submitted June 28, 2005

"Best 5 string under 700 bucks..." submitted November 28, 2004

"Not worth $450!" submitted June 17, 2006

"B-255 BEST BASS IN THE PRICE RANGE, BELIEVE ME" submitted February 13, 2005