Feature:
It came with a chord and an ESP catalog. But I didn't get a manual..just a warranty tag. I ended up finding a manual at a dealer. As far as the guitar, electronics seem to be holding up. The tuners only last from one to two hours depending on how you play. It could use some locking tuners.

Quality:
You take a chance at getting a lemon when you buy a guitar for $200, but this guitar is outstanding for the price. Thusfar it seems to be a well-made peice of equipment. No loose-ends, and it plays very well out of the box.

Value:
How the hell can you beat the price for this sexy thing.

Desirability:
The finish is outstanding, I'm just waiting for my first ding. The body has all the Les Paul apeal you need, but with that evil ESP kick.

Sound:
For the price, the soung quality is amazing. ESP sells pretty decent sounding passive humbuckers. I play mostly metal so it is ideal. You have to work at it to get a decent clean out of it though.

Support:
Haven't had to call them yet. That's a good thing.

Overall:
I am incredibly satisfied with this instrument, but if your planning on dropping some active humbuckers in it, it may need some work and money to arrange the passive setup into an active setup. I was going to drop EMG-81's in but it cost too much. The sound is incredible, but I think I would have payed less to just buy another ESP with 81's already installed. Reflective finish, strong tone, easy control, and a bang that will blow you away. Buy it.

Feature:
I like the jumbo frets and shorter scale works better for me because I have smaller hands. The lc100 pickups work well and the hardware is pretty sturdy

Quality:
The is a real solid guitar. I was worried buying a guitar for $200 but it was well worth the money. I tried a ton of guitars at guitar center and this but could not find this one in any store. I went out on a limb and it payed off.

Value:
This is a nice instrument for the price. I would have payed $300 + for it.

Desirability:
very atractive guitar. Has a les paul feel with a modern look.

Sound:
Has good tone range and the pickups work pretty well.

Support:
Haven't needed it.

Overall:
I will probably play this guitar for the next 3-5 years before thinking of upgrading

Feature:
Two volume knobs, one tone. I re-wired it for one vol/one tone and put a Varitone in the unused pot hole. The features are hard to rate, because I got what I expected. BTW, someone mentioned that it doesn't stay in tune well. Putting some pencil lead on the nut when re-stringing (I do this with all my guitars) and a little snugging of the screw at the end of the tuners to tighten them up and it stays in tune as well as my Gibson ES-330, Parker PM10 and Epiphone Casino

Quality:
I was surprised at how well this guitar is put together. Finish and fit were flawless. However, the pickup switch feels a little flimsy and probably won't last as long as a US made switch - (same switch as most other low-end imports I've seen). The wiring was done very well and the wires were dressed very neatly. Even the insides of the control cavities were completely painted. I now use this as my main gigging guitar in my duo http://www.s-cats.com, and leave the Gibson and Epiphone at home.

Value:
This is very good bang for the bucks.

Desirability:
It looks "Les-Paul-ish" and it is supposed to look that way. The contours make it easy and comfortable against my body and arm, and it is well balanced.

Sound:
Sounds good for overwound humbuckers, but a pickup upgrade would be worthy (as with most low-end guitars). I replaced the stoc pups with GFS Mean 90 pups and it sounds great.

Ease of Use:
The neck is simply fantastic. Good access to the control cavities so it's easy to work on. It has tuners, volume and tone knobs. Every guitar player should know how to work these ;)

Support:
I haven't used customer support so I can't rate it. I upgraded the pickups, re-wired, and installed a Varitone by schematics I found on the Internet.

Overall:
I am a professional musician, doubling on sax, wind synth, guitar, flute, vocals, drum controller and sometimes keyboards. This has become my gigging guitar. I like the sound of the GFS Mean 90 pickups I installed, I like the one vol control near the little finger of my picking hand, and I like the weight, feel, neck, and balance of the guitar.

Feature:
An allen wrench, chord, warranty card, and a catalog came with the guitar. I really like having two volume knobs, so when I use distortion, I lower the neck pickup volume to where I only get a clean sound, so I have three different sounds with a flick of the 3 way switch.

Quality:
I admit, I have dropped and wacked this guitar a couple times, but it has held up incredibly well. The worst part is the finish. I have the black, and it scratches oh so easily and it show every single immaginable mark.

Value:
I doubt that you're going to find a better guitar for the price. If you can bear the finish (I can), then this is a great deal.

Desirability:
If it wasn't always so dirty with all of my pick marks and finger prints, it would be a lot "sexier."

Sound:
This axe sounds pretty good overall. I'm not a fan of the pickups though, but of course, for $200, I can settle. I can okay clean sounds, but this axe is much better with some distortion.

Support:
I did contact the company and I never got a response.

Overall:
I don't plan on selling this guitar, and it is my second favorite guitar (behind my Les Paul Custom). There are better guitars out there, but not for this price.

Feature:
the guitar did not include accessories. i personally only like the bridge pick up. so i am happy with the bridge pickup.

Quality:
again i love this guitar. the only things that i have broken are silly like i popped the spring and screw that hold the pick up in place.

Value:
you can't beat $200 for a guitar, i have taken this thing around the country and it rules.

Desirability:
i heard they make it in "burst" finish and i want another one.

Sound:
i play in a hardcore band, tuned to drop B and i love this guitar, when i play it through my 5150 the sound cannot be beat. i have tried to match it to my epiphone les paul custom, and the sound of the open low B is better on my EC50. worried about $200? no way. i have had to do minimal maintenance, but i beat the daylights out of this thing. i recently acquired a more expensive LTD, and i can't use it, i like my EC50.

Ease of Use:
no manual, really playable.

Support:
i have emailed esp twice to purchase a matching pick up for my nice LTD, since i love my EC50, and no response, i have heard from friends who are endorsed that they have horrible customer service. i still love my guitar.

Overall:
i have been playing it for 5-6 years now, and as long as they don't change it will keep playing it, if i broke mine, i would be buying another one.

Feature:
If I got it new it would have been better. It comes outta tune easy though.

Quality:
ehh. one of the strap things is loose and i cant seem to get it back in. that is the only thing bad about it. but it is very durable. I have never had to replace volume knobs though

Value:
im not sure.. i bought it for 150$. it has an awesome sound for a guitar of that price

Desirability:
i realy like the les paul design and how it has the curves on the edges. it molds to my body. But I have seen way better

Sound:
This is my first guitar.. i bought it from my local pawn shop. I haven't heard it with the driginal pickups but i have on select and one emg hz.. its sounding pretty good so far

Ease of Use:
well outta the guitars I've played I like this one has been the easiest to play. I have gotten some really great sounds from using it from a crappy amp.

Support:
I have never delt with them

Overall:
Im lokking for a new guitar right now but i will always continue to play this one.i really like how it doesnt get dinged up easy but i dont like how lots of parts on it keep coming loose

Feature:
the pickups are cool, but i agree that it gets off tune too easily. and the volumes and tone tend to get a little frustrating to set since they are not marked 1-10.

Quality:
its look is very simple and boring. ive seen the more powerful EC designs yet, it makes all the guitar players at school wet and that,s cool with me. this is a very durable and easy to clean guitar also.

Value:
This was a deal. i could of paid 300 or more for a starter guitar that sounds like a starter guitar in my local guitar shop but i got a kick ass pickup-attached guitar for a steal!

Desirability:
like i said, it is not very appealing to me. the reason i bought it is because its a starter guitar but i will always love it as my first.

Sound:
well, the only guiatars ive been playing are starter guitars. (epiphone sg, a fender...squier lol) i consider this a begginers guitars and it rocks!! the sound is advanced compared to my brother's squire and my friends sg. its very metal.

Ease of Use:
although the volumes are troublesome, modding the sound is quite easy. a guitar you can pick up and play is my kind of guitar. thats why the simplicity of this guitar interested me as a first guitar.

Support:
Havent had to deal with them yet. now i know why ESP/LTD is so confident about their products.

Overall:
great for all those wanna be rock stars (including me xp). this is an ideal guitar for a backyard punk or metal gig.

Feature:
It has the features a guitar needs.

Quality:
For the money this thing is perfect for a les paul knockoff.

Value:
Perfect price for beginners to intermediate.

Desirability:
Love it

Sound:
The pickups kinda suck, they're just plain passive pickups, but if you change the strings to something thinner like 9's it sounds better, definitly not for metal or power chords. If you play rock or more picking style's it's perfect.

Ease of Use:
Ease of use depends on experience.

Support:
dont need it

Overall:
The only thing is the pickups, but you can always upgrade.

Feature:
there isnt really much to this guitar...its mostly a starter guitar, but be aware u will upgrade soon after buying

Quality:
the overall quality is ok..

Value:
this should be worth a little less than it actually sells for

Desirability:
the color is very nice.....

Sound:
the sound is ok. in mine i swithched out the esp pickups for seymour duncan jeff beck jazz model pickups......i suggest getting the pickups potted after u get the guitar..

Ease of Use:
this is the part i didnt really like...the polyuerathane paint chips extremely easily and the wood is very soft...i also hate the neck....since esp decided too make the back of the neck the same finish as the body, your hand sticks to the back of the neck vey easily.

Support:
havent used it

Overall:
i am already searching for a replacement

Feature:
Hey its a guitar. what features does it need?

Quality:
It is very light which is cool. its been banged around alot and still one piece. only the volume nob keep popping off so i cant turn it.

Value:
For 200 it is like your stealing it. my other guitarist in my band has a les paul studio and he envys me!

Desirability:
This beast molds to your body when you play it standing up by the way it is made. which is very cool kinda wish it had the cool scales that the higher ECs have want to buy another in black

Sound:
This thing is amazing! I bought just because my other guitar broke and was going to buy a better one. Instead i stuck with this the neck is perfect for blazin solos and perfect tapping. i barely have to push down!

Support:
yes

Overall:
incredible, want another. the next guitar i get will probably just be a higher version EC. like a EC-400