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Published on 12/02/02 at 15:00I bought it at Axe Music for around $900 canadian; I needed something better than my Cort G.
I love the way it looks. Most people complain about not being able to get the old gibson style explorer from ESP anymore, but I think this one looks a lot better. It doesnt sound too bad either, for the heavier stuff that I play. It stays in tune quite well too.
It's neck heavy; It constantly is diving on me and it's so annoying. I think if you relocate one of the strap buttons it might help a bit though.
The pickups are horrible. EMG-HZ, not very good. Very bland sounding.
I also dont like how fat the neck is. I used to like that, actually I still do for some light rhythm playing but now that I try to play a lot more lead guitar, it's getting in the way a lot, I find. The heel gets in the way a lot if I wanna do some sweeping at the really high frets too..so it looks like I need a neckthru.
The action was set way too high for me too, when I first got it. I don't think it's a big deal though, since all you have to do is turn a couple screws to lower it..but still, it was annoying at first.
This thing was made by Samick in Korea, as all LTDs are. "Mahogany" body (its not the good mahogany...), maple neck, rosewood fretboard. Tune-o-matic bridge, and some sort of fake looking diamond plate on the front of the body.
I am really satisfied with the quality of this thing, even though it's not really the perfect guitar for me. Yeah, it's made in Korea, but I think ESP gives them decent specs to build em by. I havent had any problems with this guitar whatsoever, other than some minor fret buzzing because I set the action quite low, and I probably need some heavier strings on it.
For the midrange/cheap guitars, I don't think you can beat ESP for the quality you get for the money. You'd never see me touch a cheap jackson or bc rich. (expensive ones are a whole different story though).
This was my second guitar and it's served me well, but as I expand my playing more I'm finding this guitar quite limiting. Despite crappy pickups, it sounds decent for what you pay for. It looks great, but looking back, one shouldnt buy guitars based on looks.
It's a good guitar as long as you're not doing any shredding; it's not a guitar for playing Yngwie songs.
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com
I love the way it looks. Most people complain about not being able to get the old gibson style explorer from ESP anymore, but I think this one looks a lot better. It doesnt sound too bad either, for the heavier stuff that I play. It stays in tune quite well too.
It's neck heavy; It constantly is diving on me and it's so annoying. I think if you relocate one of the strap buttons it might help a bit though.
The pickups are horrible. EMG-HZ, not very good. Very bland sounding.
I also dont like how fat the neck is. I used to like that, actually I still do for some light rhythm playing but now that I try to play a lot more lead guitar, it's getting in the way a lot, I find. The heel gets in the way a lot if I wanna do some sweeping at the really high frets too..so it looks like I need a neckthru.
The action was set way too high for me too, when I first got it. I don't think it's a big deal though, since all you have to do is turn a couple screws to lower it..but still, it was annoying at first.
This thing was made by Samick in Korea, as all LTDs are. "Mahogany" body (its not the good mahogany...), maple neck, rosewood fretboard. Tune-o-matic bridge, and some sort of fake looking diamond plate on the front of the body.
I am really satisfied with the quality of this thing, even though it's not really the perfect guitar for me. Yeah, it's made in Korea, but I think ESP gives them decent specs to build em by. I havent had any problems with this guitar whatsoever, other than some minor fret buzzing because I set the action quite low, and I probably need some heavier strings on it.
For the midrange/cheap guitars, I don't think you can beat ESP for the quality you get for the money. You'd never see me touch a cheap jackson or bc rich. (expensive ones are a whole different story though).
This was my second guitar and it's served me well, but as I expand my playing more I'm finding this guitar quite limiting. Despite crappy pickups, it sounds decent for what you pay for. It looks great, but looking back, one shouldnt buy guitars based on looks.
It's a good guitar as long as you're not doing any shredding; it's not a guitar for playing Yngwie songs.
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com