ESP LTD Viper 401FM Flamed Maple Top Electric Guitar at AmericanMusical.com

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View More Images Overall Ratings: 5.0 3 Review (s) - 4 Rating (s) Product Description of: ESP LTD Viper 401FM Flamed Maple Top Electric Guitar The sleek ESP LTD Viper 401FM Electric Guitar features a gorgeous flamed maple top on a mahogany body. Featuring a contoured double-cutaway Viper body style, the Viper 401FM provides you comfortable access to the entire 24-fret fingerboard, and the thin neck profile lets you rip through your toughest licks with the speed and control you need. The Viper 401FM has EMG 81/85 active humbucker pickups to give you the sustain and focused tone required for modern rock music. Controls include a master volume, tone, and a 3-way toggle. Black nickel hardware delivers the finishing touch on this dark and sultry ESP guitar. ESP LTD Viper 401FM Electric Guitar Features Set-Neck 24.75 Inch Scale Mahogany Body Flame Maple Top Mahogany Neck Rosewood Fingerboard Thin U Neck Contour 24 XJ Frets Black Nickel Hardware Grover Tuners Tune-O-Matic Bridge and Tail EMG 81 (Bridge) / 85 (Neck) Active Pickups Master Volume/Master Tone 3-way Toggle Switch See-thru Black Finish Case is Optional Recommended Accessories for: Ultimate Support GS-100 Guitar Stand $29.95 Add To Order ESP LTD Viper Style Electric Guitar Case $99.00 Add To Order Monster Cable Rock Guitar Cable 12 Foot $49.95 Add To Order Boss TU3 Chromatic Tuner Pedal $99.00 Add To Order Manufacturer Info for: Helpful Info about the Manufacturer Phone: 800-423-8388 Warranty: Limited Lifetime Warranty ESP LTD Viper 401FM Flamed Maple Top Electric Guitar Currently there are no discussions available for this item. Click here to add a discussion for this item	Sorry! This item is no longer available. Sorry! This item is no longer available. Quantity: Minimum Item Quantity 1 is required to purchase. Item Quantity exceeds the limit -1 . Questions? Feel free to Call or Chat. Important Additional Info Manual ESP Electric Guitar Manual 927 KB Customer Review Rate and Review this Product: 3 people wrote reviews 4 people rated this item Rob W. Malin from East Hanover,NJ UNITED STATES Whatthefriggnow@aol.com Overall Ranking: Overall: Sound: Quality: Reliability: Action: Finish: Playability: Tone: Subject: BEST BANG FOR YOUR BUCK!! Quality: Built ROCK SOLID,I wouldn't worry if I only had this guitar to Gig with. NEVER had I had any issues with my oter ESP guitars. Sound: Played hrough my Line 6 Spider Valve,it sounds Incredible,even though the EMG's are meant mostly for "Melt your Face Off High Gain Tone,you can clean them up and get some pretty GOOD Cleans. Anyone who says you CAN'T get the EMG's to Clean Up just hasn't taken the time to "Tweak" the amp and guitar,IT CAN BE DONE,Believe it or not! it just takes patience,not something to BTCH about in a review,having only played it for a few minutes sitting on a stool at your local music store :) Reliability: I've only had this a day,so,I can't comment on this particular Axe yet,BUT,again,having owned other ESPguitars,and NOT ONCE having a problem,or having to do anything to them other than change the 9v battery for the Active Pickup equipped guitars,I Don't expect any problems,Theseguitars are built SOLID,will hold up to gigging and not be affected in any way as long as you take care of it,as with ANY guitar you may play out with. Overall: JUST AN OVERALL EXCELLENT GUITAR! I wasn't surprised having ownded a few other ESP/LTD Guitars over the years. BUILT SOLID,Looks Awesome,Plays/Sounds as Good as it Looks Playability and Feel: Neck is Thin,but wide,A Shredders' delight. Very Low Action,Intonation is DEAD ON Perfect,the "EARVANA Nuts most of the ESP guitars I've owned had these and,they seem to really make a HUGE Difference,Harmonics Ring out,You'll get Sustain for days,neck is perfect for FAST Accurate runs,and you won't wear yourself out playing especially if METAL is your cup of tea,the neck is VERY Comfortable,Easy "Axe-cess" above the 12th fret,the XJ frets are a JOY to play,this guitar feels/plays as well as my HI-$ Guitars,even BETTER than Some! Tone: Not a one trick pony,the pickups clean up well,and also can get as LOW DOWN DIRTY as you want. They are Very VERSATILE IMO,You won't get a fendery "JANGLE" necesarily,BUT,you WILL be able to get some NICE Cleans out of these EMG's,Along with the "HELLISH GROWL" you'd expect from an EMG,ESPECIALLY "NASTY is a DROP - Tuned guitar,you can almost SCARE yourself with some of the TONE you'll get! :) Finish: BEAUTIFUL Trans-Black Flame Job,PERDY AS YOU'D EVER WANT. Not one flaw in the finish,Seriously,just a BEAUTIFUL Guitar Action: LOW,LOW,LOW!!! NOT A BUZZ ANYWHERE,I'm an Ernie Ball Super Slinky guy,so,the only thing I need to do to have it play as well as ANY other guitar I've had,is to throw on a set of 9's,but,I'll keep the 10's on no sense wasting a perfectly good set of strings,so No Biggie. I have heard that the heavier the String guage you use with Active pickups,the BETTER,just an FYI. Skill Level: Semi-Pro Do you own this product?: YEPPERS Date submitted: APRIL 17,2010 Coop from Wisconsin Overall Ranking:* Overall: Sound: Quality: Reliability: Action: Finish: Playability: Tone: Subject: A sweet deal Quality: Gotta admit I was a little nervous about the Indonesia thing but I'm pretty sure I'm over that now. The guitar has a little weight to it (which I was hoping for)and really does have the overall feel of a much more expensive guitar. Sound: Beautiful tone. I love the EMG's! A pair of 81/85 EMG's cost about $220.00. This whole d*** guitar was $399.00 and plays as well as my "higher end" guitars. The Grovers are cool too! Reliability: I've only had it for a few days and I've finally had time to really work this poor thing over. I like it a little better everytime and I feel pretty confident that this thing is gonna hold up just fine! Overall: All in all an excellent bargain! I was expecting a "nice" guitar but was pleasantly surprised with what I recieved. Playability and Feel: The more I play it, the more I like it. Neck feels good, sound is excellent. The switches are positioned well and kept simple. One volume knob, one tone knob and a three way switch. Simple as it gets! Tone: With these EMG's the tone is whatever I want it to be. I love these pickups! Finish: Beautiful Flamed Maple top. I did find one flaw in the finish but I'm hardly concerned. I'm a painter by trade so I'm guessing most people wouldn't even notice. Very slight defect in the clearcoat. Action: The action was good. I'm gonna drop it off for an adjustment due to a slight string buzz. Other than that it plays really quite nice fresh from the box. Skill Level: Intermediate Do you own this product?: yes Date submitted: 4/13/10 Read all reviews

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ESP LTD Viper 401FM Flamed Maple Top Electric Guitar - See Thru Black