Quality Would you consider this product to be made well? How dependable? well,it is made in Korea,which i don't much care for and coincidently have removed that sticker, but has all the high-end components and materials as guitars that cost 3x more Reliability How has it stood up over time? to soon for an accurate review,just got recently Overall Your general opinion of this product. already own an ESP-a KH-202 and with my new edition-an EC-1000 LTD,guess that makes me an ESP believer Playability and Feel How does it feel, Heavy, Fast, Chunky? How was the neck? Are the controls easy to get to while playing? feels well balanced- it feels almost as good as my woman to hold.controls are positioned for easy access Tone Bright and snappy? Dark and smooth? Were the pickups hot, mellow, thick, thin? all of the above.,PLUS-sustain,harmonics to last a lifetime Finish How did the stain or paint job look? it was a scratch and dent purchase:i loved the paintjob "silver sunburst" from day one and when first received did not see the blemish thus scratch and dent Action How was the action out of the box? doable but after the tech set my intonation and action it darn near plays itself

Quality Would you consider this product to be made well? How dependable? The esp ec1000 has very nice quality. The neck is nice and thin for maximum playabilty. Thinner then gibson style les pauls. Gives more easy and playabilty for your fretting hand. The locking tuners make string change easy and hold up the guitars tuning really well. Esp quality by far one of the best in my opinion. Reliability How has it stood up over time? Hasn't broke yet. Overall Your general opinion of this product. This guitar is absolutley beast! Playability and Feel How does it feel, Heavy, Fast, Chunky? How was the neck? Are the controls easy to get to while playing? Nice playable thin neck. It's just perfect. Tone Bright and snappy? Dark and smooth? Were the pickups hot, mellow, thick, thin? I run my guitar through a high gain peavey 6534 amp. The tone is thick and hot. It's perfect for metal. The cleans on the guitar is ok. Considering they are emg loaded. Finish How did the stain or paint job look? I got the original black. The finish on ec1000 for all of them all look nice. The abalone binding and flag frets make the guitar stand out sexy! A total eye catcher the first time I saw the guitar. Action How was the action out of the box? The truss rod needed to be just slightly tightned. The action was low out of the box the way i like it. It was good.

Quality Would you consider this product to be made well? How dependable? Im a very agressive person with my guitars. When Im playing I play hard. I will do neck bends as hard and as far as I can and this will still stay in tune. Doesnt happen often. Reliability How has it stood up over time? I have had this guitar for over a year. And as said above, I am a very agressive person. After I got this guitar set up to my likings. I dropped it on the ground on purpose. I toss everything around. Not due to lack of care. But if it cannot last with me on a stage/tour, then when am I buying it? It must be rugged, durrible, and still sound amazing. And this is it. (Once it passed my reliability test she is well papmered now) Overall Your general opinion of this product. Over all this is probably my most favorite guitar out of my arsenal. I have had MANY many guitars, and this is by far my favorite. The size, weight, and comfort is unable to be found anywhere else. I have used LTD/ESP for almost 10 years now. And there is a reason why. Playability and Feel How does it feel, Heavy, Fast, Chunky? How was the neck? Are the controls easy to get to while playing? I love the feeling all around. Its got a good heavy feel to it, but it isnt a back breaker. The neck is great. I own an Alexi Sig, and it it a little smaller than that. Nice, smooth feeling. The controlls are a little more than I want. But what I do like, is that I turnt he tone knob all the way up, the second volume knob all the way off. And the first volume up. From there I use the pick up selector to run off and on since I only use the bridge pick up anyways. And its not as fast as a Wizard 2 (my fav shreading neck) but it is pretty fast. I have little hands, so it work out for me. And I still get a good "chug" out of it for the heavys. Tone Bright and snappy? Dark and smooth? Were the pickups hot, mellow, thick, thin? Tone is very smooth. Which I like alot. I dont like the happy look at my sound. I normally run medium mids, and High trebs, and they just intwine perfect. As I said earlier. LTD/ESP have me by axe of choise for almosy 10 years (2nd would be Ibanez) and I have never turned my back on these guys. Nor will I ever. Finish How did the stain or paint job look? I like the paint job. I am not going to lie. Im not one for Fancy paitjobs. I wanted the silver sunburst but they were out. I dont know exactly what paint job that I have on it, I just ordered the next one over. Again, I am not one for pretty. I want quality. But it did impress me. Action How was the action out of the box? Action out of the box was nice. I dropped it just a little more (like a 32nd of an inch) beacuse I had the gut feeling to. But out the box its not to low for buzzing, but it is low enough that your not straining your hands.

Quality Would you consider this product to be made well? How dependable? In my opinion, you could gig with this guitar. Very well built. Reliability How has it stood up over time? Overall Your general opinion of this product. After several days of shopping and comparing guitars the EC-1000 really stood out to me. The overall quality is awesome for its price. The guitar needed very little adjustment right out of the box. Playability and Feel How does it feel, Heavy, Fast, Chunky? How was the neck? Are the controls easy to get to while playing? I mostly play sitting down so I don't notice the weight. I like the thickness compared to other guitars and the neck feels perfect to me. Tone Bright and snappy? Dark and smooth? Were the pickups hot, mellow, thick, thin? The EMG pickups are hot especially with the volume cranked up. Finish How did the stain or paint job look? I bought the gloss black and it was perfect. Although it does have the abalone trim which wasn't clear in the picture. Action How was the action out of the box?

Quality Would you consider this product to be made well? How dependable? I've had this guitar for over four years, played many shows with it, and never had any problems. Reliability How has it stood up over time? Very reliable. Overall Your general opinion of this product. Personally, I would take this guitar over any other guitar, any day. Playability and Feel How does it feel, Heavy, Fast, Chunky? How was the neck? Are the controls easy to get to while playing? A little on the heavy side, the neck is pretty thin, plays very fast. Tone Bright and snappy? Dark and smooth? Were the pickups hot, mellow, thick, thin? Pretty versatile tone, I use it for metal, but it sounds great on clean setting as well. Finish How did the stain or paint job look? Very nice. Action How was the action out of the box? Perfect.

Quality Would you consider this product to be made well? How dependable? Would you consider this product to be made well? How dependable? Seems made well to me. Can't claim to be an expert, but I can't find a flaw. Reliability How has it stood up over time? How has it stood up over time? Have only had it for about a month. Fresh set of strings and one broke about an hour into a set. But I still need to get it set up. Overall Your general opinion of this product. Ive been playing for four years and this by far is the best guitar i have ever owned. Your general opinion of this product. Awesome guitar, One of the best guitars in its price range. Playability and Feel How does it feel, Heavy, Fast, Chunky? How was the neck? Are the controls easy to get to while playing? Very light guitar. Because of the way I play, I had to lower the neck piokup to make room for my picking, but it's no big deal to me because only use the bridge pup anyway. How does it feel, Heavy, Fast, Chunky? How was the neck? Are the controls easy to get to while playing? Tone Bright and snappy? Dark and smooth? Were the pickups hot, mellow, thick, thin? Bright and snappy? Dark and smooth? Were the pickups hot, mellow, thick, thin? Tone is that of any EMG81. All sound pretty much the same to me. Finish How did the stain or paint job look? How did the stain or paint job look? GREAT! Got the Silver sunburst. Action How was the action out of the box? Fairly good, but I need any guitar I play to be setup perfect. How was the action out of the box? The action was a bit high.

Quality Would you consider this product to be made well? How dependable? The only thing I dont like is you need a philips screwdriver to open the battery compartment. Reliability How has it stood up over time? I've only had it about 6 months but its built very well. With the earvana compensated nut theres no need to strobe tune this guitar. I like how its in tune perfectly at every fret. Overall Your general opinion of this product. I have 7 guitars and this one is the best so far. My gibson lp pales in comparison to the quality and tone of my esp. Playability and Feel How does it feel, Heavy, Fast, Chunky? How was the neck? Are the controls easy to get to while playing? Surprisingly light compared to a LP. The neck is fast and smooth. I love the tuners very convenient. Tone Bright and snappy? Dark and smooth? Were the pickups hot, mellow, thick, thin? You can get almost any tone you want out of this guitar. It has a thick chunky sound. If you like a single coil sound go buy a strat. this guitar was made for shredding. Finish How did the stain or paint job look? I got the black cherry finish. It has to be seen to be truly appreciated. The whole body neck and headstock have abolone trim that makes everyone ask where I got it. Just beautiful. Action How was the action out of the box? The action was quite high out of the box, but a few truss rod adjustments and it was pretty good.

Quality Would you consider this product to be made well? How dependable? over all I think these are probabley bad in about 1 out of 100. faulty electronics not caught in the quality assurance checks. Reliability How has it stood up over time? This is where I have to ding the ltd line. I have 2 of these guitars. My son also has one. I recieved one brand new that had bad electronics. Specificly the cheap toggle switch. At first I thought it was a bad emg, but that turned out not to be. Cheap electronics on the Ltd line. Sent it back for an exchange. Overall Your general opinion of this product. This is a good alternative to a real ESP eclipse. Playability and Feel How does it feel, Heavy, Fast, Chunky? How was the neck? Are the controls easy to get to while playing? great neck, somewhat heavy, the thinner body would make you think lighter right ? not by much. Tone Bright and snappy? Dark and smooth? Were the pickups hot, mellow, thick, thin? great tone, dark sinister, emgs baby ! Finish How did the stain or paint job look? excellant finish Action How was the action out of the box? great action, low and the intonation was also spot on.

Quality Would you consider this product to be made well? How dependable? This instrument is total quality from top to bottom. Reliability How has it stood up over time? This axe is built to last at home or on the stage. Overall Your general opinion of this product. Excellent value. Playability and Feel How does it feel, Heavy, Fast, Chunky? How was the neck? Are the controls easy to get to while playing? Very playable axe. Makes a Les Paul feel like a piece of heavy tmber. This axe was built for speed. The neck is perfect for quick passages. Tone Bright and snappy? Dark and smooth? Were the pickups hot, mellow, thick, thin? The tone is dark and the pick ups are hot. The EMG 81/60 is hands down the best combo out there for hard rock/metal. Finish How did the stain or paint job look? Paint job was flawless gloss black! Action How was the action out of the box? The action was set perfectly right out of the box.

Quality Would you consider this product to be made well? How dependable? Seems made well to me. Can't claim to be an expert, but I can't find a flaw. Would you consider this product to be made well? How dependable? Reliability How has it stood up over time? How has it stood up over time? Have only had it for about a month. Fresh set of strings and one broke about an hour into a set. But I still need to get it set up. Overall Your general opinion of this product. Awesome guitar, One of the best guitars in its price range. Your general opinion of this product. Ive been playing for four years and this by far is the best guitar i have ever owned. Playability and Feel How does it feel, Heavy, Fast, Chunky? How was the neck? Are the controls easy to get to while playing? Very light guitar. Because of the way I play, I had to lower the neck piokup to make room for my picking, but it's no big deal to me because only use the bridge pup anyway. How does it feel, Heavy, Fast, Chunky? How was the neck? Are the controls easy to get to while playing? Tone Bright and snappy? Dark and smooth? Were the pickups hot, mellow, thick, thin? Bright and snappy? Dark and smooth? Were the pickups hot, mellow, thick, thin? Tone is that of any EMG81. All sound pretty much the same to me. Finish How did the stain or paint job look? GREAT! Got the Silver sunburst. How did the stain or paint job look? Action How was the action out of the box? Fairly good, but I need any guitar I play to be setup perfect. How was the action out of the box? The action was a bit high.

Quality Would you consider this product to be made well? How dependable? This guitar is a tank. Very dependable, highly recommended. Reliability How has it stood up over time? I have had this guitar for over 2 years now. I've gigged with it, taken it around with me, dropped it, hit it, I've done just about everything imaginable to it, and the thing still stands strong. Definitely my go to guitar for just about everything I play. From blues to death metal. Overall Your general opinion of this product. ESP has made great quality products for several years. The ESP LTD EC-1000 is top of the line. It feels great, the tone is killer, and is reliable from the time you have opened it's box. I've owned Gibson Les Pauls, and the guitar blows it out of the water. I can assure you that the LTD Deluxe model is just as reliable as the ESP Custom, for much cheaper. Playability and Feel How does it feel, Heavy, Fast, Chunky? How was the neck? Are the controls easy to get to while playing? The guitar has pretty much the standard Les Paul shape, yet it's about half as wide. It feels great, I would like to go on record saying that ESP has perfected the Les Paul, for much cheaper (yes, I am strongly anti-Gibson now). It, overall, is relatively light. It feels ever so smooth. The neck is awesome, and is a shredders dream, yet it's comfortable enough to play anything soft on. The controls are very well set up and very dependable. Tone Bright and snappy? Dark and smooth? Were the pickups hot, mellow, thick, thin? Bright and smooth when it needs to be, but dark and brutal when it should be. Overall, the tone is sick. The EMG's are great, however I am seriously considering switching them out with Seymour Duncan Blackout's. It would probably make this guitar all the better. Finish How did the stain or paint job look? When I purchased it there was a small blemish on the tip, but nothing too noticeable. I waited around to see if I could exchange it for another one, but the only ones they had in were the see thru-blue, green, and red and I really wanted to keep my black. There have been some flaws with the black on the backside; for some reason my paint decided to chip away in a section. But as I said, it was only in a small area and on the back side, so it wasn't noticeable to my viewers. Action How was the action out of the box? The action was awesome. It was pre-set up as I bought it from a local music shop (and I am friends with the owner). The action was low and awesome, with no fret buzz. They let me play another one fresh out of the box and it was just about the same. After all this time I still have yet to have to re-adjust the truss rod *knocks on wood so it won't happen soon*.

Quality Would you consider this product to be made well? How dependable? Very well made. Love the Inlays and the Ebony Fretboard. Reliability How has it stood up over time? Had it for about 2 months but know it will last a long while. Overall Your general opinion of this product. Nice Guitar. Bought one for $841 from XXXX. Did not really like the Tone Pros bridge that much. Sometimes this guitar needs tuning too often. Playability and Feel How does it feel, Heavy, Fast, Chunky? How was the neck? Are the controls easy to get to while playing? Very chunky with the Active EMG-S. Very fast neck and playability. Controls are very well placed. Tone Bright and snappy? Dark and smooth? Were the pickups hot, mellow, thick, thin? Dark and smooth but can also be bright and snappy. Finish How did the stain or paint job look? The vintage black was an awesome color. Action How was the action out of the box? Horrible and high.

Quality Would you consider this product to be made well? How dependable? I bet this would be a great road-worthy guitar, it holds up well, For the price you pay, you are getting a very good guitar. Reliability How has it stood up over time? Had it for a few weeks now but I baby my guitars, I see a lot of artists with this model touring so I guess it would be alright. Overall Your general opinion of this product. I feel this guitar is good but could be better. The newer ESP's feel a little "cheap" compared to some of the older ones. This EC has some neck-dive but your picking arm rests on the body to compensate for it. This is one of my biggest pet peeves. Otherwise it is a nice guitar, good pickups, plays great and looks killer. Playability and Feel How does it feel, Heavy, Fast, Chunky? How was the neck? Are the controls easy to get to while playing? Plays smooth. The thing I like most about ESP's are their necks. Totally can shred on these. I wish the guitar was a little heavier though. I have an EC 400 from 2005 that is heavier than this surprisingly. Controls don't get in the way while tremolo picking. Locking Tuners are great and making changing strings cake. Tone Bright and snappy? Dark and smooth? Were the pickups hot, mellow, thick, thin? EMG's are great for metal so... Finish How did the stain or paint job look? A few flubs around the edges of the body and headstock, nothing major and certainly not visible unless it is under your nose. Action How was the action out of the box? Fairly good set up out of the box, replaced the strings w/ a heavier gauge and tuned down to D. No fret buzz or anything like that.

Quality Would you consider this product to be made well? How dependable? VERY WELL MADE AND DEPENDABLE Reliability How has it stood up over time? I HAVENT HAD IT LONG Overall Your general opinion of this product. ITS A GREAT GUITAR Playability and Feel How does it feel, Heavy, Fast, Chunky? How was the neck? Are the controls easy to get to while playing? THE FEEL OF THIS GUITAR IS GREAT IT HAS A FAST NECK AND ITS NOT TO HEAVY. THE TONE IS THE BEST Tone Bright and snappy? Dark and smooth? Were the pickups hot, mellow, thick, thin? EMG PICK UPS ARE GREAT AND LIKE I SAID THE TONE IS THE BEST Finish How did the stain or paint job look? I BOUGHT THE VINTAGE BLACK MODEL AND THE FINISH IS PERFECT Action How was the action out of the box? THE ACTION OUT OF THE BOX WAS A LITTLE HIGH

Quality Would you consider this product to be made well? How dependable? Highest quality I've seen from a foreign manufacturer. This looks and plays like a Gibson Les Paul Studio model. Without the extra weight. Reliability How has it stood up over time? I've had my Custom Model Jackson for 15 years. I just purchased and played my first show with the EC1000. This guitar is built to last, with maintenance and care. Overall Your general opinion of this product. As a Jackson player for 20 years, I needed a new back up. After doing my homework and lots of shopping around, I discovered the EC1000. I purchased a "dent and scratch" model, which saved me a couple hundred bucks. Couldn't find a blemish on it. Good looks, easy playability, and pro tone. Playability and Feel How does it feel, Heavy, Fast, Chunky? How was the neck? Are the controls easy to get to while playing? A super fast neck, with a light enough body to play the roughest shows with no fatigue. Controls, I'm just getting used too. This guitar will work for me, not against. Tone Bright and snappy? Dark and smooth? Were the pickups hot, mellow, thick, thin? All of the above. The EMG's are incredible. Raw, clean power at high volume with no noise. If your a pro or semi pro player looking for a mid-priced instrument, take a look at the EC1000. Finish How did the stain or paint job look? Excellent looks and in lays on this guitar. Beautiful to look at, fantastic to play. Action How was the action out of the box? The action and intonation were almost perfect out of the box, however, I did take it in for a set up. Strap locks and new battery installed. This guitar is almost scary in how easy it is to play. With a pro set up, tuning problems are none existent, and harmonics ring out.