All user reviews for the LTD EC-100QM

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.

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Country: United States
24 frets, ESP LH-100 pickups
Tune-o-matic, mechanical locks with-strings
Volume 2 knobs, 1 tone knob, 3 positions slecteur
Corp and handle Agathi

UTILIZATION

Channel enjoyable as playing solo and in rhythm
Good to ACCS Acute
Classical form of the Les Paul shuffled and Tremonti
Distortion and Crunch gnreuse granular and clear sound sweet

SOUNDS

Completely, for my style of music is pop rock, rock, mtal, ect ...
Peavey amps and various pedals Boss
Very good varieties of sounds

OVERALL OPINION

Excellent qualitprix
Good brand

See below

UTILIZATION

The handle is enjoyable but nothing more. I find it a bit big (but it's only a matter of taste).
Access in this acute problem free.
Its weight is reasonable (even perhaps a bit too lightweight), but also the ca depands tastes: I like having a personal instrument heavy but solid, rather than a light and fragile.

SOUNDS

This is not the strong point of this guitar
I play rock, especially heavy riffs rage against the machine, and the sound on any of the microphones, distortion in dire need of PCHE and precision.
This is not the best clear treble and bass dull trs not well defined.

I do not know if this is due to the microphones, instrument making, or the amps that I've jou (Marshall MG 60 watt transistor).

OVERALL OPINION

I did try that store, is it good enough!
If you like the shape Les Paul, Epiphone prefer him (or saved for 40 years and you buy a gibson

I saw that the guitar was made in korea for mine. Ily has a total of 24 frets. If the microphones are "duncan" c so no shit and if not here I found the form type les paul a lot. and I put 9 because of the micro and string it does not care PCQ not your mouth ..

UTILIZATION

For me who play before a standart stratocaster, I find that the handle is top, access to acute is, Sino is a bit heavy TFW ms the guitarist must be muscular normally no personal g ac its prob. Otherwise the form is tro bien i like paul forms. Worse then the sound, put Duncan on an amp Vox Valvetronic and you die of old ptite two blocks from his painful ..

SOUNDS

So already I wanted unhe guitar rock that would allow me to do good solo ben c succeeds.
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OVERALL OPINION

Its going to make me a maiçntenant ke g and I do not want to change. What is too much c form the look and the head micro ms which is boring its c depends on the guitarist Guests are offered only if want to c ben no lullabies guitar to buy a c buggers. G bocoup try to model type les paul or sg like esp viper 400 and Epiphone sg ds ben my price range I can tell you that the c for me 400 euros you have the bomb so sure you metter more a good amp. Ben my godfather my Fender Stratocaster to interpret a 800 euro bin I keep my EC-100 I c ac is not what I ms I can play for hours without getting bored ... I hope I would be consulting ..

The ESP LTD EC-100sqm Indonsie is made. It has two humbucker pickups double, a Bolt of 24 frets (Rosewood). It possde mcaniques of ESP and 3 knobs (2 volume and one tone and a 3-position slecteur.

UTILIZATION

The handle is varnished so enjoyable enough to play from when you put your hands as it slips Mouatt ... We accde without difficicults dernires to fret. The forms are also enjoyable, basically: a enjoyable guitar playing! Easily obtained a good sound despite the lack of lightweight punch (my taste) but the humbuckers dpend also the amp ... As for his weight, if it is not gre than that: I personally possdais a Stratocaster copy of it before and I noticed a big diffrence in weight.

SOUNDS

Cete guitar is well suited my style of music, it's a pretty heavy dlivre with rglages appropriate (I play the emo-screamo HxC). I play on an amp head Marshall JCM2000 TSL100 Marshall thus q 4x12 cabinet and I encountered no problem of noise made by Ulger lack of punch from the microphones, but with good r tings on the amp is an easily obtained dtail.On crstallin sound by playing on the bridge pickup and Tone but the amount by changing the rglages can switch between the extrmit other! Changing for all positioning and lowering the micro Tone sound we get enough fat. APRS is to judge you according to your preferences, personally, I prfre play on the bridge pickup with the knob back to Tone ...

OVERALL OPINION

I use this guitar for 6 months and I am satisfied. I like the look beacoup Aesthetics of the guitar, the more particulirement colors (as pictured) and forms (same shape as the few Lespaul dtails prs). I tried MODELS several before whose brands acqurir Ibanez, BC Rich, Epiphone, but I had an propensities for it. Qualitprix good value! Exprience with this choice I would do probably Until such time as you can afford a team of EMG mode ...

Guitar fairly complete (24 box, cargo XJ, two humbuckers, bridge-O-matic tone ...), it lacks can be a floyd (but depends on gots).

UTILIZATION

Channel enjoyable
Easy to Access in acute acute
I find it a little too heavy for a soloist, but who wants to form Lespaul has!
the XJ frets can be crisp without having to press too hard.

SOUNDS

It turns a metal guitar
In distortion it sounds good but not great, in short it sounds pretty good with a round and warm.

OVERALL OPINION

At this guitar is aesthetic trs beautiful, she has all the features of a large, for the price of an entry-level, except of course the pickups, it may be necessary to change against the EMG assets (and would result in the EC-400!).

- Manufactured in: Indonesia.
- 24 Frets, 2 ESP LH-100 pickups.
- Tune-O-Matic set.
- 3 knobs, a 3-position pickup selector.
- Agathis body.
- Maple neck.
- Unvarnished rosewood fingerboard (no need to varnish the Rosewood).
- Black hardware.

UTILIZATION

- The handle is quite nice, except that sometimes the fingers sliding on the wrong button (not varnished rosewood same time)
- Access to the last fret is not too bad, but it's still a Les Paul shape, so there is better.
- The first time I took her in hand, she Assembly super heavy (it was the first real guitar I was ^ ^), but ultimately, its weight is correct.
- Asked her, she looks good, but given my crappy amp, I can not really know.

SOUNDS

- I play mainly heavy metal and it suits me well.
- I play on a Berhinger GM108 (which is zero, I said), and I use a pedal Berhinger UM100.
- The clean sound is not bad at all, whatever the time not very crystalline, but that hardly means.
- In distortion, the sound is great, there is the sound we want without any problem, it is still necessary to have a good amp.

OVERALL OPINION

- I use this guitar for just three months and I am satisfied, apart after my move, she has been deregulated, a lil tour in the luthier is required.
- What I like most about this guitar is the form. What I like least, nothing.
- I do not play the same range of models before making that choice, I had tested in a mate and I fell in love (to guitar eh)
-Quality / price, frankly, is excellent, a good guitar for the budget.
- With experience, I do not have that choice would do, nothing to do with sound or with the characteristics of the guitar, but since this purchase, I have a preference for STC-Shaped Guitars, therefore, for the same price around I would take rather a LTD M-100.

Made of Indonsie, 24 frets, 3 knobs.

UTILIZATION

This guitar is heavy! But the handle is really enjoyable especially if you are of metal.
Regarding sound, I think it is a big problem for frequencies.
This guitar sounds at the bottom, there is little trs trs mdium frequency drives and nothing sharp is his main default.

SOUNDS

I use a PODxt and is not fte I think changing the pickups.
Big problem frequency drives as explained above.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for a few months, it seems robust, it can do the heavy with fat, but the ratio quality price to less than 300 euros and if you do not want to do with the studio.

Repeat this choice? for the body of the guitar yes but not for the microphones.

See comments below ...
Here no surenchre Aesthetics, the guitar is simple but well finished trs, the only fantasy as an overlay on the 12 box.
Mine is black (as the EC-50 entry-level).

UTILIZATION

Channel enjoyable, gloss.
Plutt round as it is flat, but rather fine and fast.
CHAC is easy to acute ... say to the 21/22 cells.

It is not overly heavy, although the form LesPaul is felt.
When the rglage sound, it is conventional (2 volume, 1 Tone 1 split), so ais.
It holds the tuning well.

SOUNDS

The pickups are humbuckers, with all that implies a (modern sound plutt). These are Duncan Designed original.
I read the comments joins below:
It dedicates a guitar to rock and mtal,
In saturated is okay,
In his clear, without the 'depth' of a handle is al trs good plutt round and warm.

OVERALL OPINION

This guitar is a style Designed to Dfine.
A dfault versatility, is used to optimize the qualitprix.
LTD appears to be a sub-brand srieuse.

24 frets, two humbuckers Bolt, 3 and 3-position selector knobs. Instrument manufactured by indonsie.

UTILIZATION

The handle is ergonomic and enjoyable overall trs is good, provided that either form will appreciate the les paul. For one such instrument, the weight is reasonable, which can be a plus for guys like me who are not sized like logs.

SOUNDS

Rock, blue, hard, scratch that is versatile and microphones are not bad even if the lack of punch is a little felt in the metal register.
I use a line 6 spider III.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for several months. It is an instrument of good enjoyable dot look, with a visible red paint that leaves the wood, got no errors reported.
However, I have a small problem with my MODEL, frets tend wear out quickly, despite the strings elixir, I would not go up to say that the frets are bad quality but I don ' have never observed such rapid wear on my Previous quitar, even the most low-end ...

This is a copy of Lespaul with 2 humbuckers and 24 frets.
Unlike what is stated in another review, the microphones are obviously not much of Seymour Duncan humbuckers but from home (ESP should not l! RVer for that price).

UTILIZATION

The handle is round as it should and the body is large enough without too much weight (that same equilibrated trs well from my point of view), both lments bottom of the instrument a guitar Size Sense e for the rhythm.
You really feel the vibrations spread throughout the body, it is enjoyable trs.

SOUNDS

The micro base amount are not monstrous, but do their job properly with good distortion, I do not particularly blame them.
This is correct for this price range.

OVERALL OPINION

I jou on this guitar a little over a year, I keep a good impression because the grip really enjoyable silent.
on the other hand of chrome parts (bridge, pots), the coating tended to go away fairly quickly, has not only shocked normment but I wanted to report it.

The report quality price rate band that I think is much better than Epiphone (unplayable instruments and chapters finishes) and low equivalent prs with Cort.

Agathis body
Curly maple table
Maple neck, 24 frets
Rosewood fingerboard, Jumbo frets
Benchmarks by "dot" pearl inlaid with model name at 12th fret
2 micros ESP LH-100
Mechanical clutch, black hardware
Stop-bar tailpiece and Tune cottage-O-Matic
All for aprox. € 279

UTILIZATION

I bought my bass player has to offer is a guitarist, I had 2 days of testing and I play from time to time on it when I see it, I did not fully exploited. ..

use is very good, I felt comfortable on it (before I was on a Stratocaster-type guitar, I have to change guitars, and I often had trouble getting used but there it went very well)

little concern is the use of splitters and buttons volumes and tones, namely a 0 volume can leave the guitar lit depending on the position of the splitter)

SOUNDS

I play rock, metal, blues, folk ...
I really liked this guitar for rock and metal, it's a hell of a not very clear but very powerful and profound.

I try a combination head + cab on my head and peavey amp Line 6 Spider III HD 75 in what I did spend a lot of guitar, all it does not come out as well as the ESP LTD ec-100 ...

artificial and natural harmonics are excellent, clear and powerful by the guitar, bass heavy and very responsible manner (+ muscular + with the peavey and indomitable as I love them with the line 6).
the highs are clear and fast compared to my old guitar, very good for my 2 types of solos:
-Slow and atmospheric with lots of echo and delay depth
-Fast arpeggios, or wacky followed with a small delay or net.

I try with Line6 Uber Metal pedal, she fares better on the head spider, which is not the case for all metal and rock guitars ...

the default for me is the lack of precision in the notes has frets that are causes of evil thoughts

OVERALL OPINION

I therefore used for some time now and then after trying for almost 2 days intensively.

What I like about this guitar is the sound, and his appearance, mix together the classic Les Paul and the big rock power metal forged ESP

What I like least is its system of "I position the splitter so that the volume is adjustable" because I'm used to concerts and rehearsals to turn a little help from the volume very often not to make any unwanted noise.
I regret also frets that play a "clip the rope as a patient vomits to reach the ultra right note" ...

value for money is awesome, the word that is associated in my head with this guitar is "wow!", but compared to other esp ltd eclipse of the series most expensive, is very weak ... but as I say, to each his music and his means.

-> Made in Indonesia
-> Basswood body (or agathis according to sources ...)
-> Dark red flamed Maple top
-> Bolt-on maple 24 frets - Rosewood
-> Two humbucker Ltd.
-> 2 volume, 1 tone and a 3-position selector
-> Fixed Bridge

UTILIZATION

The guitar is generally well balanced and its weight is reassuring. Although the LP form is not particularly comfortable, the contours of the body make it a little easier to play.
The handle is comfortable, round profile instead, it holds well in hand. Although it is clearly suited to a rhythm game, it is still possible to send a few solos, 24 cases helping them get better access to high notes. The heel of the neck could have worked a little better.
The tuners hold well the agreement, even abusing bends furious!
Regarding electronics, is the weak point of this guitar: the volumes are not progressive at all (it's a little on / off) and the tone is useless ... Results: either we leave everything to the bottom either we change the controls (which I did).

SOUNDS

The guitar already sounds pretty powerful vacuum and vibrates quite well.
In clear sound, the microphone does wonders serious and can easily tackle jazz and blues records. The central position of the selector is well suited for play in tune. The mic sounds pretty cool and sharp metal and will be great for cleans to Metallica.

In the crunch, the bridge pickup offers good sound for all that is rock, punk, ...

But the chosen field of this guitar still sounds super saturated ... again the bridge pickup filled his role well. It has good dynamic and safe enough to play all styles of metal register. Yet he retains a certain roundness that makes it more comfortable with the sounds a little "garage" (St. Anger Metallica type).
The neck pickup will be reserved for solos for which he offers his very round and a bit "dirty" rather convincing: Satu mean + reverb + delay = perfect for solos!
The tone of the EC100 are very good (for this price range), especially for playing rock and metal.

OVERALL OPINION

In conclusion, this guitar is really versatile and its design does not limit the styles for full-bearded big hair ...
She is comfortable in most situations (except perhaps to play funk - humbuckers oblige ...) although it is clearly oriented rock and metal ...
For its price, it's a really good guitar that is not afraid to compete against more expensive models and that literally crushes (in saturated is really the word) alternative models of the same range (like some Ibanez example that really rotten mics - this by the way ...).
In short this guitar is really a good choice for beginners and even grow.
It may even make it evolve by changing the pickups (not necessarily for EMG) and electronics as the basis of this guitar is good.
Overall rating (in its price range): 9 / 10