LTD Electric Guitars

Made in Korea...Here's the specs.. Its mahogany body is perfectly joined to a 3-piece mahogany neck, with an ebony fretboard, that features flag-shaped inlays and an ESP insignia on the 12th fret. Features: •Construction / Scale: Set-Neck / 24.75" •Body: Mahogany (VB) •Neck / Fingerboard: 3-Pc. Mahogany / Ebony (VB) •Nut Type / Width: Earvana Compensated / 42mm •Neck Shape: Thin U •Inlays: Flags (VB) •Frets: 24 XJ •Binding: Aged Triple White (B/H), Aged White (N) (VB) •Hardware: Gold (VB) •Tuners: Schaller Locking •Bridge / Tailpiece: Tonepros T3B-T & T1Z Locking •Pickups: EMG 81 (B) / 60 (N) Active (VB) •Electronics: Vol / Vol / Tone / Toggle UTILIZATION This guitar plays very well. It arrived needing a setup and calibration but once that was done - every fret is accessible and no buzz...PLays like a dream as I like to keep my action low... The EMGs really crank out a hot signal and I'd be careful with sensitive amps as it can clip a clean signal at hot levels... The sound for hi gain apps is sick! The EMGs just rip right through the mix...High end bite is crisp, lows and mids are well defined...The clarity of the notes is surprisingly clear... The design is great, typical Les Paul type guitar...It's thin and light but solid... SOUNDS I use this guitar as my jazzy clean and my heavy gain beast...It cuts through a mix very nicely with or without distortion...It takes a clean or gain boost nicely too with little noise...That one beautiful thing about this guitar, lots of signal but not much noise..Don't forget to keep a fresh battery nearby as that can affect the tone greatly...Lithium is recommended... This thing is built for Metallica but can deliver pop, rock, jazz, blues, etc...SHape the tone with the knobs and roll off a bit of volume to get a nice crunch... OVERALL OPINION This guitar rounded out my collection as I needed a hot EMG monster...This thing more than fits the bill...It surprised me with how well it can do jazz cleans... The value is good...Sure there's better in this price range if you are looking for something different...But overall, it's worth it and no where near a bad price...It's held its value pretty well over the years although I have no intention of selling her... I would buy it again but would insist on a good hardshell case...

I bought this guitar for $450.00 on MusiciansFriend.com. I really love the guitar and I also like Metallica (Old Metallica). It was a must buy. There are a lot of things I like about this guitar. First, I like the look, everything is BLACK! I mean everything it looks awesome! Also, I like the Floyd Rose Floating Tremolo you can perform awesome divebombs and stay in tune! The tone is awesome it sounds just like Metallica. The EMG-HZ pickups are cool too. The only thing I don't like about it is the amount of time it takes to change the strings. Its cool though its really worth it!!! The guitars got a Basswood Body and Neck, it has an awesome Rosewood fretboard. It is a Bolt on neck construction. With a licensed Floyd Rose. The Bottom Line is, if you need a nice signature electric guitar and love Metallica, but don't have much cash, buy this guitar. Also, if you need new strings for it, I would prefer the DR Black Beauties, they are black coated strings and go great with the guitars stealthy look. This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com

I got this guitar because my BC rich Warlock fried on me. i paid 200 for this guitar its the best bang for the buck for a first guitar. It has a really smooth neck. i humbuckers are ok. the toggle switch fries really easy so be careful!!!! The nut is literaly a piece of rubber like poop. i have had to geine shimmed three times so i just got a new one it is good for a begginer but if you wanna break out fast metallica solos get something else like a epiphone 58 explorer! A good beginner guitar if you have a review for a '58 Epiphne explorer email me at NFGskateras@aol.com This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com

Being into a variety of music styles from Jazz to Hard Rock I wanted an amplifier that is versatile. I have always relied upon digital processors, until my ears began hearing the huge difference between emulation and the real deal. Despite being a fan of the Mesa Boogie sound I remained open-minded. After all Boogies are expensive, so if I could purchase something a little cheaper I could get more gear - right! So I travelled around a number of music shops, trying out the Marshalls, Fenders, Mesas etc. With budget, tone and versatility as my driving factors. I purchased the F-50, because to my ears it had everything I was looking for in an amp. I am one of these annoying shoppers that will make a nuisance of himself in all the guitar shops in order to get the right information. Then go somewhere else in order to get the best deal e.g. the internet. This amp was purchased in Peter Cooks Guitar World, Hanwell London. Simply because they offered the best deal - by far! The cost was £1050 (UK pounds). No one else who claimed price matching ability would even go near this price. They offered some poor excuse about not being allowed to work outside a fixed price bracket. Two words - versatility and tone. I believe this amp sounds fantastic. When I first opened up the box, I was amazed at the attention to detail. Looking behind the amp, all the cables are neatly tied and contained in a soft pouch. Its as solid as a rock and weighs a ton. The documentation is well written and informative, neatly contained in a plastic wallet. A slip cover is provided, which may be handy for transporting the amp or keeping the dust away when you're not playing. Features: Rhythm Channel (Clean), Lead Channel (Drive), Lead w/Contour & Reverb. All fairly basic. Oh, and not to forget the hard bias. Clean Channel: Wow! Comparible to the Fender amps. Has the sweetest break-up as you crank the drive up. This is a great channel for jazz & mellow stuff. Works well with my piezo pick-ups and sounds great with my out-of-phase in-between two humbuckers guitar setting. You have to hear it to believe it. No other amp I tried even came close when comparing the available clean sounds. Shimmering and punchy might be two descriptive words, but seriously you have to try it out for yourself. Drive Channel: Ok this comes in two flavours - classic and contour, which is a modern sound. The classic without contour mode is typical of a Santana sound. Sounds great playing the blues and has been compared to the Mark I on steroids. Great sound / tone - just bend one of the higher strings, add a little vibrato and you'll see what I mean. Contour mode approaches the rectifier sound. There is more drive then you're likely to need. Once again, you get great tone that doesnt take over the sound of your guitar but really compliments it well. I personally enjoy playing the heavy palm muted riffs on this channel ala. Metallica. On both channels the drive sounds natural. Not over-compressed or wish-washy like a number of other amps on the market. Please note, as this is a tube amp the best sounds come when the volume is turned up. Believe me this thing is loud though. It does sound pretty good at low volumes, unlike many other amps but it does get smoother as the volume increases. Reverb: Sounds fine to my ears. In all honesty though, I am more likely to use the reverb as part of an effects chain. Summary: I am pleasantly suprised in that the longer I have this amp and more I get used to it, the better it sounds. It's difficult trying to think about what I don't like simply because this amp is marketed as a basic amp with no bells and whistles, but just tone. It doesnt pretend to be anything it isnt. Regardless of what it's marketed as if I were to compare it to other amps including Mesa Boogies, my criticisms/feature wish list would be as follows: 1) A solo button for pre-defined volume boosts. 2) Clearer foot controls. The layout is fine, but when I am on the clean channel no status LEDs display to tell me what drive setting I'll be on when I change the channel. 3) Options to use either EL34 or 6L6 valves. 4) Better stock valves. Points 1 and 3 are mute points really as these features are found in the Nomad range at a slightly higher cost. Anyway, for a volume boost I just need to get a booster pedal and problem solved. Point 2 is what I feel most strongly about. Apart from these points it is a real struggle to come up with criticisms on such a great amp. As mentioned earlier, it's built like a rock and weighs like one to. Mesa is well renound for it's top quality construction and attention to detail. Every detail has been taken care of even down to keeping the cables tidy. Before I even switched the amp on after first unpacking it, I couldnt help but notice the care that has gone into this product. This is my first Mesa Boogie product and I can honstly say that I am sold for life. I have read reviews from people trusting Boogie products to the extent where they dont have to hear/test them before they make a purchase. I am not quite up there and will always try before I buy, probably more as a matter of course - the products aren't cheap after all. But from my experience I can understand where this confidence comes from. Clearly the Mesa Boogie sound isn't for everyone. Our ears and tastes are different and we have to go along with what sounds good to us. If you appreciate the Boogie sound or are at least curious. Check out some artists e.g. Santana, Dream Theater etc. that use Boogies and see what you think. Give them a demo at a local music shop. Compare them to other amps and see what delivers the sound you are looking for. If possible, turn the amp up loud to get an idea of its potential (not just for the volume but tone). From my experience, Mesa Boogie deliver top quality products that far surpass other manufacturers in tone, quality and detail. If my amp was lost or stolen. I would definitely stay with Mesa Boogie. This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com

Bought it at samash for around 850. One of the best investments ive ever made! Lets start with the pick-ups...EMG 81s!!! They are so nice and hot i love them! However the clean sounds a little processed but still not bad at all.Bodys mahogany sounds great nice and solid.It has tonepros! barely ever needs tuning.The finish is beautifal! the neck is eyepopping! its dripping in abalone inlay and white/creme binding.Mine had the black finish with gold hardware.Jaw dropping Absouloutly nothing! Except however my one small complaint is theres only a slight variety between your neck and bridge because the 81s sound similar...however not much too make a complaint. Simply Amazing.Built tough looks like it will last a long time.Ive had great experiences with esp in the past.Any problems would most likely easily cleared up with there customer service as any ive had have been! If your into playing metal...thrash...its great you even pull some classic rock...blues and indie sounds ouyt of it! Definitly a keeper! go out and buy it This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com

I bought this guitar at AXE Music in Calgary, AB (Canada) for $450 CAD, about, around Christmas last year. I needed an electric guitar, as my Walden Acoustic just wasn't cutting it. The tone is absolutely excellent when you play it through the right amp, and the two humbuckers in it may be welfare, but they're no joke. The neck action on it is wonderful, making it a joy to play, and you don't have to press hard on the strings at all to keep it from buzzing. The action isn't so low on it that it buzzes and rattles all the time, either. It's nice and sturdy (it could probably take out my Jazz Bass if it tried) and the Quilt Maple finish on it is INCREDIBLE. The machineheads are lovely in their responsiveness, it tunes like a dream, and I haven't broken any strings on it yet. Three knobs, enough to get some tonal variety out of it, and the side-mount jack is nice and comfortable. The headstock looks wicked, but who really cares about that, right? Well apparently all the people who I've showed it to care. You can get everything from a low rhythm growl out of it to a high, crooning twang. It has a couple tuning issues, in terms of STAYING in tune, but that's probably because I never had it properly set up. On the wrong amp, the tone sounds a bit dead on the low end. Up top around the fifteenth fret, you start to lose a bit of quality on ANY amp, but it's not intolerable. It's an import, so the little plasticy bit on the pickup switch is crooked and doesn't sit right, but I've noticed that on American Gibsons, too, so I'm not overly concerned. It might be a tad on the heavy side, although that is how I like my guitars, most people whine and complain about it. I have no major complaints about this guitar at all. Solid and tight, no glaring flaws at all. A wonderfully crafted piece of guitar. Most people buy ESPs for metal and drop tuning and distortion, but the ESP humbuckers have a much nicer tone than the crunchy-no-matter-what EMGs on the high end ESPs. This is an EXCELLENT guitar for $450 Canadian, perhaps a little on the heavy side, but it's beautiful both in sound and appearance. This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com

I always thought the F shape was cool, and I always wanted to own a 7-string so I could pull off alot of the music I like (some of Morbid Angel's songs in particular). Other than the styling - nothing. Other than the styling - everything. The guitar sounds loud and fat unplugged, but the stock pickups are junk, pure and simple. I was under the impression that EMG made great pickups, but the HZ's should have never been released. They sound like mud, the neck pickup has almost no output at all. Good luck getting any harmonics out of this guitar, either. Appartently the pickups aren't the only thing that are sonically dead about this guitar. I swapped out the bridge pickup with a DiMarzio Evolution - which had to be modified to fit the deep, rectangular cavity left by the HZ. This didn't even help as much as it should have. It still sounds like mud, all mids, no highs. This guitar is the reason why I'll never buy anything music related on blind faith ever again.This guitar is a novelty, and should be considered as such, nothing more. Save your money and buy an Ibanez or a Carvin. This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com

music123.com, guitar playng is more than a hobby to me, paid $350. this guitar is awesome. it has a neck through body, aroowhead inlays, and the passive EMG H4 set. also has a floyd rose licensed bridge. the neck o this things is ridiculously fast. and it looks hand crafted by satan himself ( the good satan, not the bad one). i would recomend buying this guitar to anybody, but hurry up because they dont make them anymore. i literaly don't dislike anything about this guitar. picks scratch it easily but i like that. its made of mahogany, and maple. and is a neck through body, three peice guitar.it has a floyd-rose licenced trem, EMG Hz pickups, arrowhead inlays, and a reverse headstock. all black hardware. overall, this is simply the greatest guitar ever made. i think everybody who listens to meagdeth should buy one immediately. and then learn all their songs. This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com

I bought this from American Musical Supply about 6 months ago. It was about $450.00. I got this onw after extensive researching (playing) on other guitars like Jackson, Ibanez, some other Esp's, and for the price thiswas definatley the best! First of all it has a Tune-o-Matic/stoptail bridge so it is effortless to tune down or differently (as compared to Floyd Rose). Set neck; this means it has been cut and adjusted to a perfect height (string to fretboard) and that it is a very reliable and sturdy build. Has tight tuners and stays in tune very well! Looks cool (just like Gibson SG) has EMG-Hz Humbuckers that sound absoluley awesome, and glossed neck that is easy to play. I just wish it had a single-coil in between the dual humbuckers! Excellent, very sturdy, sounds very good for a mahogany body. I would reccommend this guitar to anyone with a limited budget but wants a good guitar.. Even comes with a lifetime warranty (I think). This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com

I bought this guitar online for 155 bucks, it is the guitar i started out with, and overall it is an average guitar, you cant think of any real good reason not to buy it for that price, plus it has stunning style Perfect for the begining guitarist, and takes a beating, better looking than most others in the price ranges, but the playability isnt too great, after a year or so you start noticing little things you wont like, pick-ups come loose, knobs fall off, (only because they are HIGH quality metal knobs) frets are too tall, and the strings often buzz and rattle, and it can trail out of tune after a few good hours of playing. Overall good quality, little problems here and there, good to start with find it cheap and just starting go for it, but dont expect anything special, just a pretty looking starter This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com

The purchase of my fabulous ESP-LTD F-200 Gun Metal Blue was an online purchase from Musicians Friend. I paid $449 for the guitar and $89.99 for the universal F-Series hardshell case. I'm a Speed metal player, and I gotta admit that the look of this beast is what really pulled me in. After scoping out the outrageous body shape, I was suprised to find out it was only $449. For an ESP! Then I read The specs. I fell in love. 24 EX Jumbo frets-Shark Fin Inlays-Floyd Rose Liscensed Double Locking Floating Tremelo-ESP Tuning Machines to die for(They are so Precise!)-EMG HZ Pickups and once again, the body shape is sooooo cooool! What I didnt like and what came as a total surprise was the fact that It comes with very limited tonal control. While it does have a three way toggle switch for tone control, The other two knobs are for volume and-surprise, not tone control- but a 20db gain boost. I guess it was designed to apply more output, so your guitar sounds louder if you want it to, when you pull on the knob. I find it clumsy to use and have sufficcient gain from my amplifier and would rather have more tonal control rather than extra gain. However thats not to say that the instrument is without tone! Through the right amp (mine is an Randall RG100SC), It is a beast with full range of tone. I used to be an Ibanez player and enjoyed the fact that the instrument was so light , unlike a B.C. Rich or Gibson. Let me say that this ESP is not too light nor too heavy, It is a very comfortable and well balanced machine which helped make the transition to ESP a smooth one. The neck may be a bolt on -BUT- the heel(where the neck is bolted on to the insrument)is rounded so it makes shredding at the higher frets a breeze. The overall quality compared to price is acceptable. While the radical design of the ESP LTD F-200 may not be for everyone, if every guitar were made with such quality for the money there would be no bad buys and every guitar purchaser would be happy. I beleive that I got what I paid for: A well balanced, great looking machine with the "x-tras" that make shredding so enjoyeable. This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com

In a hall full of guitars, amps, cabinets and other musical instruments that seemed to stretch out for 30 feet, it was my time to pick the guitar that I will make my own. After playing with an $80 dollars for 8 months, I think I was ready for that next guitar. I must have looked for at least an hour. I only had about $200, so that slimmed my choices down. Then I saw it on a stand just waiting to be picked up. More joy came to me after I found out it was only $160. I like this guitar. Ive now been playing for a year and a half, and I still have it. This guitar is hardcore. Its now your regular axe. This sleek, thin, wine colored axe doesnt only look good, but plays great.Its dual humbuckers really expand the tone of this guitar. Unlike those other axes, this one is more raw and takes skill to play. Its got a licensed floyd rose, so the strings dont go out of tune. I am in a rock band, so while the drums are getting hammered and the bass is fast, I slice everybodys eardrums open with this guitar.Its good to play, it looks good, and sounds good too. This guitar may have some good points, but it also has a few minor details. I dont like the plastic tuners. Everytime I try to tune the guitar it feels like they will just snap off. Thats pretty much it for the bad things though. This instrument is in great shape. It has no blemishes, 24 frets, dual humbuckers. 2 knobs, 1 for volume, the other one for tone. It has a 3 way pickup selector switch, and a floyd rose. Its an axe styled guitar but with attitude! If you wanna get that sound of bands like metallica, iron maiden, black sabbath, then this is the guitar for you! I dont know how much it costs brand new, but if its anything close to this price then you surely are benefitting from it. This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com