if your looking for that fat LP sound your looking at the wrong Guitar this guitar has a real bright hard rock sound if you like distorion go for it and crank it up

this is a simple set up ( if you have ever played in a rock band you know simple is better ) the only thing I see you will need to up grade is the volume and tone knobs but for $230 what do you expect replacements are cheap to upgrade

once I got used to the volume knobs being in the wrong order ( had the neck in the bridge location and bridge in the neck location ) but as far as controls not a problem easy to tone three way works good you may want to have your guitar tec set the pickup and the action if you order on line

other than chep knobs yes I play out side 80% of the time so I don't use big $ guitars when we have a job and I beat the He!! out of my guitars this thing is holding up great I've droped it , hammer on it with my fist and just down right tear thinks up and other than a couple scars IT keep on ticking

best bang for the buck I seen in a long time and I have played for 30years

I have never dealt with the company but I deal with the store that I bought mine from and they are ESP/LTD reps they treat me great and I will be buying another one for a back up and a second to try drop D tunning in

the Quilted to and contour of the back make them look sexy and very confortable to play weather you hang it low or strap it high I don't care for the cherry I have the starburst and I get a lot of my friends picking it up and I have alot of friend in bands with big $ guitars who just love it

part time Musian / recording

Rock / ALT. / PUNK !!!!!!!

I bought one recently and was impresse with the quality and feel of neck. It is a nice guitar and sounds great stock, but i put a set of seymour vintage 59 blues pickups in it now it sounds like a dream guitar,with plent of sustain and sweet tone for a bolt on neck. It can do rock,metal and anything in between. By adding those classic p.a.f. pickups it really brought the guitar to a new level, no question. I bought the sunburst quilt and its real nice.

I like the quilt top and the nice quality fret wire was a plus.

the guitar feels like a les paul studio or something very close to that. Also it is not heavy, but not to light either. It is a well designed and real nice guitar.

This guitar is solid and the wood seems very quality, i think it would hold up for any style player a real long time.

The price is right on. Very reasonable and good quality.

They are ok to deal with, i had a issue with a different esp guitar and they will help, but you must be aggressive or they will ignore you.

very nice quilt-top look and nice body shape, and with those duncuns i put in it, it rocks.

composer,guitarist

rock

I've had this guitar for over a year and its been a great beginner guitar. The overall sound quality is pretty good. It has a brighter sound than your regular gibby LP, so if your looking for a more vintage smooth sound go for an LP made with mahogany. This guitar defiantly has a modern sound, and if thats what your looking for this is a great guitar, but for all you classic rock fans look for something different.

This guitar has a pretty basic setup with the two volume, one tone pots. I ended up switching out the pots with pots from a Gibson SG Standard and I also switched out the tuners for green keystone Kluson style tuners. This guitar's pickups have a rather flat tonal range and i'm defiantly going to switch em out for some GFS's soon.

My guitar has to have a higher action than I would like because of the consistent fret buzz on the first and second frets. Because of the high action it makes the guitar a little more difficult to play. The neck has a very flat profile making it a little easier to play though.

A well made guitar; built like a rock. The electronic components are pretty cheap (especially the jack) but the TOM bridge and tail piece are as good as any. This guitar has a surprisingly high quality Switchcraft style three way toggle switch as well, which is always a plus.

This guitar is a great buy for and will leave plenty of cash for the needed upgrades.

Haven't had to deal with them.

This is a verrrry good looking guitar for the price, but put a black toggle surround and a new set of black reflector top knobs and you've got yourself a real beauty.

Beginner/intermediate guitarist.

Classic rock, Metal, Blues.

It's a bolt neck, so it's short but loud and sweet. With its current factory pick-ups it's still a decent sounding guitar. Great metal guitar, has a good squeal but doesn't produce a lot of feedback, probably better for solos than rhythm. Honestly compared to my Epiphone G-400, it's right on par with it in clean tone (maybe better) and the distortion mixes with it quite well. I currently use a Digitech MetalMaster and a DOD Grunge pedal with it. It's a great GREAT GREAT value for $280, and with a little more financing to switch out the pick-ups I don't think I would need to get anything that costs more.

Not a whole lot of features...2 volume, 1 tone, 3-way pick-up in the arch...pretty standard. The pick-ups aren't the greatest though. I noticed that on this specific guitar I can't get the perfect action on the low E string, but that's just this one and the one string.

One of the best guitars I've handled, very impressed with its durability...I accidentally let it drop into my wall once and the headstock did a hell of a lot of damage to the molding at the bottom of the wall. All that happened to the headstock was the paint from the wall got on it...now that's what I call durable!!! The tuners aren't very reliable though, I usually have to tune it every other day. As far as aesthetics go, it's goregous...I really like it over its cousin the EC-1000 because of the lack of a binding.

Awesome value on its own. I chose this guitar over the 200 series because of its color first and its price second. That and I was looking for a good bolt-on neck guitar, and I got much more than I was looking for.

Honestly I haven't had a problem with the guitar yet that I couldn't fix with a tiny screwdriver.

I prefer the non-binded quilted maple top look of this guitar, I really like ESP's contoured body styles and LTD makes quality products. Highly practical for its price (doesn't quite beat out Dean's prices, but that's for a good reason).

Heavy Metal, Classic Rock, splashes of alternative, jam band, grunge

I've played guitar for about 13 years now. Mostly jam at home.

Mostly METAL! Any kind of rock.

it sounds pretty good its got some good strings on it when you get it too

the knobs and stuff were good but the pickups arent too great mine broke and you should get some emgs put in it

the neck is great but the guitar is a little heavy

i dropped mine about 6 times and i only got one little scratch

this guitar should be worth alot in a long time

the color of this guitar in see thru black cherry is awesome!