ESP LTD Viper-400 Electric Guitar

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Record and perform at the highest level! The ESP LTD Viper-400 is an elite instrument built with a Pau Ferro fretboard, mahogany body and a classic set neck.

What's special about this item?

Feature:	What it does:
Mahogany body	Rich, warm, focused sound; added sustain
Mahogany neck	Great sustain, strength, and warm tone
Pau Ferro fretboard	Delivers strong midrange presence and punch
Seymour Duncan '59 and JB pickups	Huge tonal palette, from singing to screaming

Overview

The ESP LTD Viper-400 is designed with the professional performing and recording musician in mind, but is available at a price that even casual players can afford. For people who love the asymmetrical double-cutaway ESP Viper shape but have been waiting for a guitar in a finish other than basic black or natural, the Viper-400 Pinkberry Fade Metallic lets you grab the spotlight in ways you couldn’t have dreamed of before. this classic set-neck design at 24.75” scale is ready to rock hard with a mahogany body and three-piece mahogany neck. You get pro features like Grover tuners, and the amazing and versatile tones from a set of Seymour Duncan’s vintage-voiced ’59 (neck) and hot-rodded JB (bridge) pickups.

Specs

- CONSTRUCTION: Set-Neck
- SCALE: 24.75"
- BODY: Mahogany
- NECK: 3Pc Mahogany
- FINGERBOARD: Pau Ferro
- FINGERBOARD RADIUS: 350mm
- FINISH: PINKBERRY FADE METALLIC
- NUT WIDTH: 42mm
- NUT TYPE: Molded
- NECK CONTOUR: Thin U
- FRETS/TYPE: 24 XJ
- HARDWARE COLOR: Black
- STRAP BUTTON: Standard
- TUNERS: Grover
- BRIDGE: TOM & Tailpiece
- NECK PU: Seymour Duncan '59
- BRIDGE PU: Seymour Duncan JB
- ELECTRONICS: Passive
- ELECTRONICS LAYOUT: Vol/Tone/Toggle Switch
- STRINGS: D'Addario XL110 (.010/.013/.017/.026/.036/.046)
- CASE: CVIPERFF
- CASE INCLUDED: N

Documents and Manuals

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

ESP Guitar Manual

Reviews

(58 ratings)

Submitted December 31, 2007 by a customer from yahoo.com

"Amazing Metal Guitar, & Great Sound."

Overall:

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I will probably use this guitar for metal style music for a very long time, but at one time i hope to change the pickups to EMG 81 & 85 combo. It is a great Buy.

Sound

This is an amazing guitar if you are looking for a metal style guitar. I haven't really tried it for other styles yet, but I'm sure it could do some low blues style too, it just don't fit the apprenticed for that kind of music.

Features

I really like the Pickups but they sound very similar when you change channels, so there is a little less variety, abut they still have great sound.

Ease of Use

It is a medium to light weight guitar for a solid body, and the action on it is fairly easy, but not extremely. Tapping is something that takes a bit of extra practice on this guitar, but other than that it is great

Quality

Very High Quality. It shines like a black sun, well mine does at least, because it is black. The guitar is a 2 piece, but was put together and painted to look like a one piece. Very nice quality for a guitar.

Value

For the price I don't know if you can get a cooler and more functional guitar.

Manufacturer Support

I don't know about this, because I haven't had any problems with it.

The Wow Factor

The sleek wave of the body reminds me of an SG, but has a nicer edge to it, and the color really adds to the appeal.