I am just getting started in the bass world, but i have tried a lot of different basses and none sound as good as the B-50

No accessories. Still it has a nice amount of features I would say. The materials used are great. If I had to change anything i might change the pickups to EMG's but really i wouldn't change a damn thing. The ESP pickups on it are really awesome.

Very easy to use compared to a lot of basses I have tried. No learning curve, I'd say its great for a beginner and someone far more advance too. I certainly have no doubts about how far this bass can take me, the sky's the limit.

I would say that this bass is made really well, the neck is bolted on, but you'd really have to like run it over with a car to wreck this thing. I totally depend upon this bass and I think it will last a long time.

Yes it is worth the price, you wont find a better guitar at a better price. Its worth more than I payed for it.

Its very simple, with a really great edge to it, its not overdone, but just right. I looked at it and was like 'hey I want that one!'

Beginning Active Musician

Metal/Goth Metal

This was the first instrument I've ever owned, aside from playing relatives and friends various guitars and pianos, and from what I've seen this has a very solid, whole sound. Incredibly good for the price, but even setting that aside it has a terrific sound all by itself.

The entire guitar feels very solidly put together, and with high quality materials. My only gripe is that one of the knobs has gotten a little bit loose after a year of constant use. Even then, it's perfectly usable. Compared to basses priced even four times as much, this bass feels very quality.

Very easy to use. Maybe a tad on the heavy side compared to some others, but that's not necessarily a bad thing. An excellent bass for beginners to experts.

I bought this for my beginner's bass, and probably do 1,001 things that you *SHOULDN'T* do to your bass, and it's taken everything in stride. It's even survived a move from Seattle to New York in it's cardboard shipping box and didn't even need a tune when it arrived. Very solid.

I'd say this is the best bass guitar you can buy in it's price range.

Haven't had to contact anyone regarding problems or complaints because there haven't been any!

I wish ESP would offer the B50 in a few more colors, although the glossy black I ordered it in isn't ugly in the least. Not the most aesthetically pleasing bass, but definately not ugly. All personal preference, but I'd say it's quite smexy.

Hobbyist

Rock

The sound is fantastic if you like a deep, growly metal sound. I purchased a black cherry 6 years ago and loved it. I wanted a black one and for this price, you can't beat it. Playing Metallica tunes is great, other metal, whichever. This is the BEST deal you'll every find in an affordable bass.

Didn't need anything extra. All I had to do was tune it up. Changed the strings, but who doesn't when you get a new one? Very simple knobs for tone and volume...that's all you ned.

It plays extremely well with a minor action adjustment. Mine was a little high but no big deal. Took a while to get it just right without fret buzz but it's a small adjustment that makes it great.

Very good quality, never had any issues on the road with it. Haven't had to replace anything but strings. Great bass.

Fantastic value. You won't find a better one at this price. I have a couple $1000+ basses with EMG pickups that growl nicely. This is DAMN close to those.

Just picked a number midway. Never needed any support at all.

The seller was the sound. I played one a while back and loved it, so I bought one. Liked it so much I bought another. The 5 string variety is just as exceptional. Get it. You won't be disappointed.

Active Musician

Metal, Hard Rock, Filth-Rock

Just got this out of the box a few hours ago. I plugged it in, gave it a quick tune and have been playing non-stop for the whole time. It sounds GREAT. Not as deep and thumpy as my stilleto, but it sounds very comparable to my Ibanez srx500---Good tone. I did have to adjust the bridge slightly, but that's no biggie. It took two minutes. The strings are ok. I will jam some DRs on there and we'll be fine. I bought it because I had heard so many good things about ESPs and wanted to see how their under $200 models compared to Ibanez before I invested more. I will probably use this one for a few weeks and see how it goes....but I gotta say, it sounds great!

Not much to it. But it's a bass for god's sake. You don't need much. The knobs are quality and look cool. The tuners are nice and tight. The bridge is quality. Good deal.

Do you know how to play the bass? This is a breeze. Is this your first bass? I would say that you can learn on this nicely. The neck isn't too wide. The bass feels stout but not crazy heavy. It's got good balance (unlike an Ibanez which always feels neck heavy). I have killer expensive straps so I can't tell you how it would feel with a cheap strap, but it's pretty comfy.

The bass is BEAUITFUL! It looks like a much more expensive bass. It's sexy as heck and the finish is perfect. I couldn't be happier with the looks of this bass!

I would say that the 2 bills that I paid for this was totally worth it. I am tempted to buy another just to have in the closet to give away at a show or something. I play with more expensive gear, and have been disappointed many times....NOT with this one.

Haven't had to deal with them

I can't wait to play this in front of women! It's sexy, sleek and very very cool. Much cooler than a woodgrain bass or some plain black thing.... I HATE the look of Fender basses---I think they look cheap (unless it's Sting's '59) so this thing is a nice change. It's great!

Professional musician

Rock/Pop/Jazz/Funk

This thing sounds awesome, I can go from playing pop punk to playing hardcore with the two pickups.

The two pickups are amazing. I really didn't think I could find a bass with this good of a sound quality in it's price range.

This beast has 6 bolts holding on the neck, which is set really deep into the body, it's not falling off anytime soon. It's a little heavy though, but you get used to it.

Best bass you're going to find in this price range. Period.

I sent in the warranty, but I haven't had to actually deal with the company, but I'm sure they would be helpful.

Already have it, I play it off of a Behringer BX600 amp, it sounds awesome.

In a band.

pop-punk to hardcore

The bass is touchy. The pickups notice any touch of the strings. Sound is great with the Peavey Max 110 amp.

The pickups are great. The tone control lets you adjust more I noticed. Seems like the tone is better then a normal tone control. This bass gives me the chance to play any type of music I want.

After the setup, the bass is very easy. The neck is thin and not painted so I can slide up or down the neck easy.

Very good quality. Setup was easy and holding. No problems with going out of tune all the time. Body paint is great for being black. Nice shinny mirror like finish. Controls feel solid and not loose.

Great value for a well made bass. I bought a Washburn bass years ago when I was working for a music store in my teens. I paid at least 3 times more for the Washburn then the LTD B-50. Really not much to compare too, but all I had was problems with the Washburn. The B-50, using the strings it came with, did a setup, great bang for a buck...

Well. I emailed ESP about the nut problem I thought I had. It did look like the strings were deep in the nut. ESP never emailed me back. Prob thought I was the nut and didn't want to tell me it just needed a setup, didn't want to make me feel more stupider.

Like I said, I paired the B-50 up with a peavey Max 110 and when I started to play a little on it.... WOW... is what I said to myself. That's my wow factor

Slight Beginner.

Alt, Rock, Metal.

The P / J active pups provide a wide pallet of tones

All useful, no frills.

Super easy, once properly set-up. Set it and forget it!

Built like a tank with nicer paint!

UNBEATABLE value for $200!!!!

Never needed 'em!

Not especially eye-grabbing- although it it of a smaller shillouette than most basses, it is most importantly VERY Well-made, (especially love the neck profile / heel joint .) Quality of instruments 3 times the price!

Player / builder of custom guitars &bass'

All types of Music

Really great sound for such a low price. Sounds great in the studio as well.

Not much to it, just some basic tone controls

GREAT for any metal bassist. Feels tougher than other ones I've tried out, in my opinion its the best value your buck can get you.

The volume knob was loose when I got it at first, but otherwise its been fine.

The BEST bass to start out with, or a great back up bass for more experienced players.

Never had to deal with them.

Everybody's so used to seeing the typical fender/squier bass shape, so this really stands out. I've gotten a ton of comments about how it looks expensive, and I also have the titanium color, which looks weird at first,but with stage lights it reflects a buncha different colors it looks great.

Active Musician

Progressive Metal, Thrash Metal, Heavy Metal, Punk, Rock

this is the best sounding bass ive ever used and by all means ever owned.

the pickups are really sensitive but not TOO sensitive so they offer a happy medium.

VERY easy to get great sound from this instrument, very 'playable'.

ive dropped it, the straps have broken and its hit the floor, and when practicing in the basement ive hit it on the ceiling and the only mark on it is a small chip off the veeeery tip of the headstock.

worth WAY more than the asking price. a must buy! :P

ive had many people say that my bass is sexy :P

Active Musician

Metal/Speed Metal/Thrash

this bass sound awesome for the money i would tell anyone looking for a bass under 200$ about this bass i have a harkte stack and this bass blows everyone away

at first i thought the pickups wasn't that great but when i pluged it in it sounded really good

this bass plays really good i didn't get it new so i dont know how it is new but its got a fast neck

active musician bass player

funk rock red hot chili peppers

Sound quality is amazing, just thru a 120w fender combo at my school. Pretty simple when it comes to details but deffinately shines with a Choppy or your standard low tone sound. Sounds something like Rob of metallica played when i saw them live in september, but he uses music man.

Pretty simple with the 3 knobs and what not. NICE SMALL FRAME its amazingly light compared to a peavy six string i bought for more than double the price, now i wish i saved my money. Fretts are also easy to jump to

Seems rugged, and build tough! No humming on fretts when i played, and everything is built in sturdy.

This thing is soo worth the cash. Im buying one after xmas, the sound ,durability, and esp quality, and you just cannot beat the price.

I want it like a porn star wants head

Musician,hobbyist

Metal, punk, rock

Sound is great. Just don't use cheap patch cords.

Not much as features go. Comes with a 9volt battery, had to check when I got it. One screw on the battery cover is striped.

The thin neck makes it easy to play without having to strain your hand to push on the strings.

Over all, its not bad at all. Other then the battery cover screw being striped the quality is very good. I haven't played in years so I'm getting the hang of it again and this was a very good choice to buy.

Value is great. This bass can stand up with the other brand names, (at least I think so.) The last bass I bought was a Washburn bass back in 1990 and I paid 3x as much on that then the LTD B-50.

Like I said, I thought the strings were cut too deep in the nut and the bass was unplayable out of the box after tuning. I emailed ZZounds about it and they put me in the right direction, but ESP never emailed me back. After looking up on how to do a setup, all is good now.

Well, my wow was doing the set up. I set the trussrod at .010 thinking I was going to have to set it at .020 after seeing how low the strings sat in the nut. .010 is great and with a some what low action makes it easy to play with no fret buzz. For the price I also thought that this wasn't going to be a good bass, but I was wrong.

Beginner

Alt. Metal, Rock, Classic Rock

obviously its no 3000 dollar bass but for that price range its excellent

i got it with a package deal alla the stuff is sweet and im glad i bout it

This is my first bass and im not music expert but it feels good in your hands and its a bass so its pretty easy to play

again its no 3000 bass but for the price the quality is good everything os nice and tight and looks like it should last a while

Some really nice product for only 200 bones

Wow To many times i have called support only to deal with some one from another country thats hard to understand, not with these guys. they were very straight forward a helped me with what i need. You cant ask for any more really

This babay will get you laid my freind!

New Musician

Punk, Alternative, Techno, Acid Rock

This thing sounds awesome!

2 volumes and a tone but thats all you need for this thing

Wow this thing is built like a rock. This thing goes thru hell and its still sounds and looks great

The 350$ i put into this were worth every penny

havent had too!

Sleek and beautiful

alternative, punk, metal, ska, jazz

I play this bass through an SWR working pro 10 and more than a few of my friends tell me "sex comes from that amp." I'm only told that while playing this bass, not my other (Yamaha BB200). It has a deep tone that really packs in the punch where it matters.

The volume knob came loose after I bought it, but that doesn't really affect tone. Tuners are sensitive to the perfect degree.

I love playing it. I'm female, so naturally i have smaller hands (proof of my small hands: I also play pro violin). Despite, I have no problems hitting notes without buzzing .

Again, the volume knob kills. Other than that though...I wouldn't be nervous taking it without a backup. Originally, I had only one beaten up strap between both my basses (still can't afford another case), when that strap popped off and my bass hit the floor, I found no damage to anything of the bass.

IF YOU WANT A GOOD DEAL ON A BASS, YOU NEED TO BUY THIS!!! Like many of those reading this, I'm a high school bassist trying to pay for my passion. When I spend over $200, it better be on something worthwhile. Well, mission accomplished.

This bass redefines "plain black bass." It's not plain...it's infinitely sexy.

Active Musician

Metal, Rock, Jazz

pretty good sound, slight buzz

this bass is almost perfect exept the plug comes loose and falls into the body, this is easy to fix, simply remove hte plate covering the plug, there is a washer on the inside, take it off put hte plate back on and put both of the washers on the outside, your problem will be solved (note: this voids the warenty)

learning bass

rock, funk: most of the sub genres

great sound. its amazing all over the board, slapp, tapping, regular finger picking, and with a pick. it all sounds great!

i dont like the knob and wiring configuration, but it works fine. just not my favorite layout.

yep

fonky, jazz, drum and bass, a lot of slap and tapping stuff too.