ESP LTD EC-256 Electric Guitar, Black

Full disclosure: I am a total amateur hack player who started playing again in October, 2020 after a 20-year hiatus. I have one other guitar, a Gretsch electric hollowbody. I wanted a decent solid body guitar and I considered models like the PRS SE Standard and Epiphone Les Paul Traditional Pro, but decided on the ESP LTD EC 256 after listening to all of the online sound checks and reviews. I use a Boss Katana 100 mkii amp and I can get my Gretsch to sound like a Strat, so I wasn't concerned at all about the occasional mediocre rating the LTD's in-house humbuckers received. The set-up was perfect. Out of the box, the only thing I did was swap out the D'addario .10 gauge strings which came on the EC 256 for my personal preference Ernie Ball Super Slinky .09'S. The 256's Les Paul-style cutaway has a cool m, smaller cutaway in the back of the body which lets you play even the 22nd fret easily. One last note is that I have long fingers and I find the neck shape and fret board really comfortable. The bottom line is that this guitar looks really, really great, feels solid, plays great and sounds as good as it looks. I have no hesitation in recommending the EC 256 to other players like me.

I like it made it a little adjusting not much little buzz very hot pickups very sensitive pair to my other guitars harmonics are great it's a great copy

I am happy with this ESP . . ..I had a PRS which looked awesome but had high action. I wanted to turn a few screws . . .but thought the factory settings were where it was at. Regardless, I needed a new guitar and came around this beauty (black and gold) and realized it was a decent guitar to have. It wasn't a PRS . . .but I was able to lower the action on this guitar in a few minutes. Just a turn of a screw and there it was.The pick ups on this thing (humbuckers) are gold and sound jazzy on the rhythm setting. The high treble switch gave me decent solo room for distortion . . . and sounds great through a good amp. I don't like the fretboard inlays . . .but I'm getting use to them. I like dots on the fretboard to help locate where I am. I play a classical with only one dot on the seventh fret and I get lost, from time to time. This guitar has dots running up and down the fret board.The tuning heads are solid and stay in tune. This is not a problem . . .again . . .this ESP is not a PRS . . .but for the money . . .I made a good purchase and I'm happy with this brand.

I purchased the guitar for my son as a Christmas present. I ordered black but it came in blue. My son was thrilled with the brand and this shade of blue . So if ordering I strongly recommend the blue because it was a big hit.

Sounds really good. Looks really good

This guitar was bought as a Christmas present for my son. He is the electric player in the family, and although he is relatively new; he says the guitar plays well and is easier on his hands than his original Squire Strat. It seems to stay in tune well and plays nicely as far as this old acoustic only guy can tell... He loves it as well. I think this is a good step up to a moderately priced guitar. If he wants to get an ESP like Metallica uses, hes gonna have to get a job

It’s excellent

The first 2 days out of the box and the guitar was really nice. The action was good, the strings stayed in tune, it felt like a quality instrument. On day 3, the output suddenly went low and the bridge pickup sounded almost like the neck pickup. I plugged in a westcreek guitar that I own and it sounded just as it should, when I plugged the LTD back in there was a noticeable difference in sound quality. I'm not going to try and fix it. I will be returning it and trying another guitar.