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Published on 03/25/03 at 15:00I acquired this unit off the Musicians Friend website. It was a scratch and dent item, and I paid $350 tax, shipping, and all. An excellent deal in my book, b/c the guitar was in great shape. It only needed some basic work, such as filing and buffing the frets (due to tiny cuts from something), and filling in some tiny cuts in the finish.
Ok, I've heard a lot of people say that these guitars, along with the Gibson explorers, are very neck heavy. The gibson's are, definitely. The ESP's are not nearly as bad, because of the smaller body (love that). Also, the neck is very smooth and fast. Action was exactly 1/16", and intonation was nearly perfect. I've also heard people say that the emg-hz pickups suck. Yet again I disagree. You have to consider that these pickups are made for ROCK, for which they have an amazing sound. No noise, and great tone. The pickups in this guitar are a set of h-1's. Go check 'em out at emg's website (www.emgonline.com). They are great pickups, but still, you can't beat a set of emg-81's or 85's. I may upgrade soon, but I'll definitely save these and put them in another guitar. Great overall guitar in all aspects. Built very solidly. I would say that the higher-end esp ltd's are some of the best korean guitars made.
I only have one dislike. The higher strings pass over the nut at an angle which I think is somewhat too small (something to hold them down lower would be nice). Other that that, you can't be this guitar for $550 (musicians friend standard price), and espceially for $350.
I have yet to find a major flaw. The is one place on this side of the fretboard where the finish has a tiny crack due to the side of a fret, but that's all. Very solidly built guitar.
Overall, I give this guitar a 4, b/c it has excellent playability, sounds great, and doesn't hurt your back like a gibson. I would stay towards the higher-end ltd's though, b/c the lower end models tend to lose quality quick. Excellent guitar.
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Ok, I've heard a lot of people say that these guitars, along with the Gibson explorers, are very neck heavy. The gibson's are, definitely. The ESP's are not nearly as bad, because of the smaller body (love that). Also, the neck is very smooth and fast. Action was exactly 1/16", and intonation was nearly perfect. I've also heard people say that the emg-hz pickups suck. Yet again I disagree. You have to consider that these pickups are made for ROCK, for which they have an amazing sound. No noise, and great tone. The pickups in this guitar are a set of h-1's. Go check 'em out at emg's website (www.emgonline.com). They are great pickups, but still, you can't beat a set of emg-81's or 85's. I may upgrade soon, but I'll definitely save these and put them in another guitar. Great overall guitar in all aspects. Built very solidly. I would say that the higher-end esp ltd's are some of the best korean guitars made.
I only have one dislike. The higher strings pass over the nut at an angle which I think is somewhat too small (something to hold them down lower would be nice). Other that that, you can't be this guitar for $550 (musicians friend standard price), and espceially for $350.
I have yet to find a major flaw. The is one place on this side of the fretboard where the finish has a tiny crack due to the side of a fret, but that's all. Very solidly built guitar.
Overall, I give this guitar a 4, b/c it has excellent playability, sounds great, and doesn't hurt your back like a gibson. I would stay towards the higher-end ltd's though, b/c the lower end models tend to lose quality quick. Excellent guitar.
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com