ESP LTD SA-2 Richie Sambora Signature Electric Guitar

The ESP LTD SA-2 Richie Sambora features striking looks and great sound. With a basswood body and LH-100 pickups, the ESP SA-2 rocks.

Overall User Ratings (based on 46 ratings)
  • Overall:
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Sound:
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Features:
    4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Ease of Use:
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Quality:
    3.5 out of 5 stars
  • Value:
    4 out of 5 stars
  • The Wow Factor:
    4.5 out of 5 stars
Overall: 4 out of 5 stars
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Submitted August 2, 2010 by a customer from verizon.net

"Amazing guitar with no regrets"

Overall: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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Sound
This guitar sounds pretty good before any effects are used. It sounds even better with effects such as distortion, overdrive, and reveb.
Features
All of the features on here are amazing and are all I wanted.
Ease of Use
This is extremely easy to use. The fretboard is made for smalller fingers but fits large fingers quite well like mine. But the switch that switches the tone thats above the strings near the neck sometimes gets in the way with strumming upwards.
Quality
This product was made extremely well. If even came a little tuned for me when it arrived. I bought the guitar on a friday afternoon and received it the following monday. It basically was overnight shipping if it were during a weekday.
Value
This guitar is listed for a cheap price only because it is made in China but it still is amazing and sounds just like Richie Sambora.
The Wow Factor
This is a very sleek style body with white and black inlays and a "Sambora" ingraving at the top. Its wicked awesome looking.

Musical Background:

Active Musician

Musical Style:

Rock
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Submitted February 19, 2022 by a customer from yahoo.ca

"Sambora SA-2"

Overall: 4 out of 5 stars
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As an owner of two reissued Kramer Jersey Star guitars and a former Fender USA Sambora Strat, I really appreciate this guitar. The neck profile is one of the most comfortable I've ever played. Pickups sound good and the Floyd Rose is a huge bonus. I will rewire the toggle switch so the "up" position is the bridge pickup - like my EVH Wolfgangs. Visually appealing and stands out from most normal guitars.
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Submitted May 15, 2009 by a customer from yahoo.co.uk

"nice style bad sound"

Overall: 3.5 out of 5 stars
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a nice looking guitar with a big problem (sound) replace the pick ups on the brige and it will be somthing you be playing for years but if you want to sound like riche sambora then it will be woth it or get a krammer strat or fender strat sig modals
Sound
with the orignal pick ups dont expect much but i do like that you can turn the vol down and not lose any tone or trebal thas rare in my exp
Features
the brige pick up is rubish if you buy one it will have to change it for a dimazzo PAF
Ease of Use
as good as my trusty fender strat very happy with it
Quality
on arival the vol knob was lose and the brige pick up has a bad feed back problem strings snap on fist tunning the set up was very bad too very dissiponted
Value
if the pick ups were better the yes but sadly no it not
Manufacturer Support
no i havent needed to done the work my self
The Wow Factor
it amazing to look at very cool design

Musical Background:

hobby

Musical Style:

rock r&b
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Submitted February 23, 2010

ESP LTD SA-2 Sambora Customer Review

Overall: 4 out of 5 stars
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Features
didnt even get an instruction manual ~
Quality
the guitar appears to be put together well , im still getting used to the floyd rose floating trem system but so far i like it
Value
ive only had the sa-2 for a couple of days, the set up out of the factory was appalling these guitars a very expensive in Australia so i would have expected a better set up (it wasnt set up at all) . the neck is perfect for smaller fingers , controls are easy to find and use . after setting up the pick up height it is fantastic . i play through a line 6 flextone , so finding the right sound for me is pretty easy . No user manual was supplied pretty ordinary for a $1400 geetar !
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Submitted June 27, 2008

"Good imitation for the money"

Overall: 4 out of 5 stars
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Good imitation of the real Sambora Speedloader, for the 500 bucks.
Features
ESP could have included specific Sambora Signature Series material for this paticular guitar. Instead, you just get a generic owners manual that covers all of their guitars/basses.
Ease of Use
Good Playability. Fast Action up and down the neck.
Quality
Be prepared to buy new strings. Right out of the box, B & E string will break at slight tension. Also, something in the headstock vibrates when playing the lower strings. Could be the tuners.
Value
It's made in China to keep the cost down.
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