Some say that EMG 81's don't sound good clean, I'm not one of them. This thing sounds great through my Marshall and my Line 6, clean or ultra gain. With proper use of volume and tone controls, all but the brightest single coil tones are attainable.

The F-R licensed tremolo works smoothly and performs the most radical dive bombs with ease, always returning in tune. All adjustment wrenches are included, as well as an extra spring for the F-R if you want to stiffen it up. The pop in arm is a welcome change from screw-in's I have for others. All hardware is well made and works nicely.

Fit and finish are top rate. With all my LTD's the quality is so high that I can't imagine paying the extra money for the ESP models. Seems unnecessary to me. The finish on this one is especially lovely. Though somewhat dark and subdued in natural light, camera flashes and stage lighting bring it to glorious life, giving an almost electric hue.

ESP's LTD models are THE best value in the guitar world, bar none! Even the entry level models are outstanding overall guitars.

Took me 7 months to get mine, a ridiculous amount of time for a standard production model. This is due to high demand and an unwillingness to rush production, which I admire. What annoyed me was the runaround I got from company sales staff. Dealers are having the same trouble, especially midwestern dealers. ESP needs to examine it's allocation policies so the east/west coast stores aren't swimming in overstock while everyone else waits forever.

Oh yeah, gotta have it! I waited 7 months, so it's hot.

Active Musician

Rock, metal, heavy blues

sounds good, especially since it has that big quilted maple cap. sustains forever though the emgs probably have a lot to do with that. the 81 in the bridge is brilliant for metallica, megadeth...any metal band's sound really can be covered and sound good. the 85 has a smoother sound and is great for noodling. the only problem with the emgs is that they lack definition slightly. the tone knob can really help you round out the sound, so u can get from a high gain crunch to more smooth tones when played clean. it covers a lot of bases tonally.

all the relevant allen keys, springs etc were included. one volume,one tone knob. 3 way selector. what more can you ask for? i personally wish i had bought the nt (no trem) version of this guitar since i feel floyd roses are way too much hastle.

what sold me on this guitar was its playability. it just has the nicest neck and action i have ever played. pinch harmonics fly out of it. its a great metal guitar.

its a really nice looking guitar. it has broken a few times due to my own stupidity but its nothing that wouldnt happen on the road. i would not gig without a backup. period. this guitar should last me for a gd few years simply because i dont gig any more. on the road ...i dread to think how it would hold up.

in the uk you get ripped off big style buying guitars. i paid about 200 quid more than this guitar is worth. if you are into this style of guitar check out what schecter or any other company has to offer before buying.

whenever the guitar broke the guys at dawsons fixed it under the warranty. no problems

when i saw this guitar i just had to have it, but with a little more experience under my belt, i know esp does not offer anything that cannot be got from another company for much cheaper. im sorry but thats just how it is. now i have the guitar, do i regret buying it? of course not, ive written some of my best material on this guitar so of course i love it. i just wish i didnt pay so much for it is all.

hobbyist

metal

The sound is amazing, you get the perfect metal sound and the sustain in sick as hell.

i love the look and everything. its also very very light. But im not a fan of the FR(Floyd Rose), its not even an original. But everyone should know that with a FR it is a pain in the ass to change strings and tune down more than a half-a-step. If you have other guitars for like Drop Bb and Drop C, you'll be fine.

Its easy to use for the most part. Just make sure you know how to tune a FR before messing with it.

I love the guitar, more than my girlfriend haha.

The value is amazing. The EMGs should add an extra $200!

I havent needed to call, but the owners manual was very good at describing how to tune and telling about the FR. but it doesnt tell you how difficult it is, and how hard it is to tune down.

This guitar is sooooo nice. Mine's blue(i think its the only color), but another great color would be a see-thru white.

Sounds amazing.... EMG 81/85 are simply the best and also the noise reduction feature is very nice. I use a Marshall Pre-amp Valvestate 2000- AVT 20 and running a Digitech Rp200 FX pedal through it. Sounds like a easily 1000 dollar value for a lot cheaper.

Hands down the best features...EMGs shred, FR rocks-- never goes out of tune. Easy to shred on the thin neck.

I gave it a nine because the volume knob is too close to the pickups and sometimes thevolume gets turned down when you solo up to the high notes or palm mute quickly. Besides that,it is very easy and extremely fun to play on.

NO cosmetic blemishes, phenomenal STBlue finish.--shines like chrome. No loose parts,and the fit is amazing, no adjustments made at this point.Action is low, makes guitar easy to use.

Simply ( although) it has been said many times...the cant beat the value for this guitar....it has everything a metal head/ any rock guitarist could want. This guitar simply delivers.

Havent had to use this yet...just got it for x-mas.

Very nice to look at...begs for you to shred on it.

hobbyist, active musician

metal, post hardcore, punk, prog- rock, alternative

warm and mushy with all the highs for solo's

floyd rose definetely

so easy to use im getting one now i ve tried it

amazing quality the best at least looks like it will last i ll see

seems like extremely good quality for the price amazin

never needed any as i dont have one

it s very nice looking and begs you to use it again