ESP LTD VP200FM Flame Maple Electric Guitar

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Set neck. Flame maple top. EMG humbuckers.

Overview

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.

Specs

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

Documents and Manuals

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

ESP Guitar Manual

Reviews

(17 ratings)

Submitted July 27, 2007 by a customer from cinci.rr.com

"great guitar for a better price"

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i have had this guitar for about 3 years and im not looking for a new one yet, its perfect, i wouldnt mind getting the 400 though with the active pickups

Sound

the emgs are awsome, it sounds great, of course the kind of amp you have has alot to do with this, but its great, very good for heavy music

Features

it came as just the guitar, but thats all that i needed, the volome and tone knobs will come off after a period of time, but you can use a little glue and get them back on no problem

Ease of Use

the neck is very nice, the pickups are some of the best, it plays very nice, but once again the better the amp you have the better sound and sound variences you are going to get, plus peddles and all that good stuff

Quality

the product is very sturdy the only problem i had was the knobs came off and the first one i orderd i had to send back due to a crack on the back of the neck probably due to shipping, other than that its beautiful, you wont find another guitar made like this for this price, esp is the way to go

Value

this is deffintly the best product for the price, you get very good quality for a low price, esp is good at this, you are getting pickups and a quality guitar that other companies charge almost twice as much for

Manufacturer Support

i havent delt with any of the support because i havent needed to

The Wow Factor

its the sexisest guitar i have owned, this goes for alot of the esp's i think they are the most visually appealing guitars on the market especially the vipers