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ESP LTD KH602 Kirk Hammett Electric Guitar with Case
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Skull and Bones

By: Danny Z      Submitted: 1/4/2023

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Product Rating Product Review This guitar is electrifyingly amazing really nice finish fretboard is perfect just looking at the guitar it’s sexy as hell…it sounds great.. these EMG bone breaker pick ups are the perfect combo for this musical machine the Floyd rose set up is perfect for the whammy bar string screaming antics…neck thru construction makes this guitar feel solid it came set up perfectly and in tune which is crazy but true no fret buzz it also came with a magnificent hard locking case that’s perfect for travel..being a metallica fan since 1985 I’m ecstatic that I finally got kirks signature guitar thanks AMS for making a dream a reality…
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It is a really good guitar

By: Jax Kelly      Submitted: 10/5/2022

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3 people found this review helpful.
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Product Review Very nice quality and nice quality case and stays in tune really good.Good wammey bar and Floyd rose.
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One of the great Guitars available

By: Bruno Santos      Submitted: 6/11/2021

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Product Review Great pickups, good weight and tremolo. A real pleasure to play. One of the guitars I Strongly recommend. Kirk is a genius and one can have a lot of fun playing this ESP model
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Such an incredible instrument...the looks of a Ferrari, and the durability of a tank.

By: Cage Crawford      Submitted: 3/4/2021

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2 people found this review helpful.
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Product Review I just can't believe how wonderful this guitar sounds...it has a very versatile sound, and thanks to the tremolo, I have no tuning issues whatsoever. I love the look and feel...it's definitely one of the best guitars I've ever had the privilege of owning.
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Pull the trigger

By: Luckey      Submitted: 10/6/2020

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1 person found this review helpful.
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Product Review Great guitar for the price very versatile tone wise and the action is pretty smooth
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I love this guitar the action on it is very smooth straight out of the case and works well the stri...

By: John Haynes      Submitted: 4/11/2020

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Product Review I love this guitar the action on it is very smooth straight out of the case and works well the strings I took off soon as I got the guitar and put some new ones on it and it sounded great I would recommend anyone to buy this guitar is well worth the money this is my first ESP I've ever bought and I plan on buying another one
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Kh602 is damn near perfect. Crafted for comfort

By: Xavier      Submitted: 3/6/2020

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Product Review Beautiful craftsmanship, I feel the design is exactly what you want in A guitar
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Kirk Hammet is very proud and should be

By: Ethan      Submitted: 4/5/2019

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3 people found this review helpful.
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Product Review The action on the neck is extraordinary and fast. The neck pickup is very sensitive and gives the full range of string sound. I would recommend this guitar if you want to play a full range of heavier music and have easier fret action. I would not recommend this for the lighter guitar action as the pickups do not sound good without the distortion.
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Best ESP on the market!!!

By: Kevin Nelson      Submitted: 3/6/2019

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3 people found this review helpful.
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Product Review This is the best LTD I have played. Kirk lacks no expense with this model. Definitely WILL buy another model.
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If you want it get it. It won't disappoint.

By: Dustin been playing over 20 years      Submitted: 3/3/2019

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5 people found this review helpful.
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Product Review Wanted this for years and was afraid to be let down with spending so much money. I love it the kh bone breakers are awesome. Fast guitar came in tune mostly. I tuned it up better bent the hell out of the strings made this guitar scream. It stayed in prefect tune. I'm ecstatic I finally got it and it really blew me away. First high end guitar I've owned well worth the money buy this guitar you'll love it.
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Truely a Beautiful Instrument

By: John W Durham      Submitted: 1/23/2019

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3 people found this review helpful.
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Product Review I love this guitar. It's very well built. It feels great, sounds great, and looks great. It's light weight, the neck is fast and comfortable, and the floyd rose stays in tune. I love this guitar and it really is one of the best you can get for the price.
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Almost plays itself!

By: Max Fronckowiak      Submitted: 1/6/2019

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1 person found this review helpful.
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Product Review It plays and sounds great. It has great tones and plays so easy. It is a little dark to see the frets when it is dark but thats my problem not the guitars.
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It's and amazing guitar, the sound is unbelievable.

By: Gerry G      Submitted: 12/27/2018

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2 people found this review helpful.
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Product Review Well worth the expense
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Just as Awesome as my KH2

By: Charles Hobson      Submitted: 10/24/2018

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Product Review I have the KH2 which is a bolt-on neck but its still a custom shop model.This KH 602 with the new Kirk Hammett Bonebreaker p/up set and model number on the truss rod cover is every bit as Super playable as the KH2!!!! The new p/up set is just as I imagined and the sounds coming forth are Amazing!!!! Thank you American Musical and ESP!!!!
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A True Investment

By: Sebastian      Submitted: 10/4/2018

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3 people found this review helpful.
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Product Review Having wanted the ESP KH guitar for years, the fact that LTD made available and affordable KH602, I had to try it. I am absolutely amazed by the quality. The construction alone is exactly what you would expect, and the overall look is standout awesome. However, looks aside, it ultimately is about play and sound; both are grand slams. The guitar accommodates a plethora of playing styles from blues, to metal, and anything in between. The sound, powered by KH's pickups, is phenomenal. I plugged this into an "everyone can afford Line 6 amp" and was amazed by the quality. I then moved onto a Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier and once again, blown away. Conclusion, its a guitar for the amateur, novice, and pro, at a phenomenal price and a true investment.
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stays in tune from day 1 excellent guitar

By: Ac      Submitted: 2/26/2018

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Product Review excellent guitar kh 2 same axelot less money
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Hell of a guitar

By: Erik Carr      Submitted: 1/2/2016

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1 person found this review helpful.
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Product Review I previously owned the KH 202 which is the cheaper version of this guitar, but I ended up trading that guitar with some $$ for an American Strat. I always loved the design and look of the guitar though. This is a sold guitar which is easy to play with those jumbo frets, and it sounds great. I run it straight to a Marshall 410HJS and a 1960a cab and the tone is wonderful. I have been playing for 28 years and this guitar is worth every dollar spent. This may be a little pricy for a beginner but it is a great guitar, could not be happier.
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Decent instrument for the price

By: Ricky C      Submitted: 11/14/2014

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Product Review As I stated in the headline, is a great guitar for a reasonable price. Sounds and plays great!
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i love it the best guitar ive ever owned

By: garrett martinez from salem,or,u.s.a.      Submitted: 4/6/2013

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very well, I guess it depends on the guitarist and how his,or hers, technique still shredding Your general opinion of this product. I really like it makes all the difference,i think that's why kirk hemmette sounds so cool. smooth chrunchy heavy all a guitar god needs the pickups are clear precise, all rite I guess if it were me ide have the same depth of color but green like I said excellent little minor tweaks depending on the musician
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ld 602 kh

By: Evil Ely from Renton W.A. 98059      Submitted: 2/5/2013

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this is a killer guitar to complaints. its finish still looks new but then again I take very good care of my gear. Your general opinion of this product. its a great guitar I plan on getting more higher end LTD's everything is in a good spot nice ergo's It screams has the emg sound great good but I had mine set up
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That`s Quality

By: ilovebeautiful from victoriaville      Submitted: 6/17/2009

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Compared to the kh-202 , it has nothing to compared with! The 602 has a neck-thru-body that provides GREAT quality in construction , it has REAL!! EMG`s , for the REAL Metallica sound!! Great touch , Great look , great color ( if you love black!! ). You feel that you own qulity when you take it!! And , it plays great. Didn`t had the time to say it yet!! Your general opinion of this product. I just said that in ``quality`` zone..But , if you prepare to buy a GOOD Metallica guitar.., skip the 202 to have the 602 , a best quality in Metallica guitars! You wont regret to pay the double or triple to have that nice guitar!!! It feels like a big thing , wich is almost as big as Metallica! The heavy-metal sound is provided by EMG pickups definitively , and it`s a good thing to try to follow the sound of the best Metal band ever - Metallica Black - as Kirk Hammett wants. Black guitars , almost the strings and the frets only are not black ( I guess that could be arranged ). James heitfield has better choice of color for his guitars. But if you like the Heavy-metal BLACK look on your guitar , well , this guitar is one for you!! As solid as Kirk Hammett!!
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this kix

By: AMS Customer from USA      Submitted: 2/5/2008

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Your general opinion of this product.

QUALITY:
made very well

FEATURES:
good action

EASE OF USE:
good feel

VALUE:
4

SOUND:
good pickups good tone

STYLE:
rock

MUSIC EXPERIENCE:
professional musician

OVERALL:
this guitar kix good action good tone and topped it off with a strap from junkstraps.cm you will luv it.
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KICK ASS..BUT.........

By: AMS Customer from USA      Submitted: 2/5/2008

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Your general opinion of this product. This is an extremely well built guitar. There is only one thing wrong with the guitar...that is it doesnt have stainless steel frets. These frets will corrode if u dont take care of it.If uve only ben playing guiatr for about 2 or less years...dont get it..because u will have trouble takin care of it.. and re-stringing and tuning.
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The best!

By: AMS Customer from USA      Submitted: 2/5/2008

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Your general opinion of this product.

QUALITY:
made Well.

FEATURES:
Like the cross bones inlays.

EASE OF USE:
Fast neck.

VALUE:
Worth every penny.

SOUND:
bad ass!

STYLE:
Metal, Rock

MUSIC EXPERIENCE:
Playing for 7 years

OVERALL:
Great sound and tone, llike the shape and craftmenship.
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This guitar rocks!!!!!!!!!!

By: AMS Customer from USA      Submitted: 2/5/2008

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Your general opinion of this product. This guitar has great tone and awsome sustain. the emg 81's really makes this guitar speak any language you want I'd give this a 10+ in rating
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Great AX!!!

By: AMS Customer from USA      Submitted: 2/5/2008

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Your general opinion of this product. Bought it as a novelty, and it soon became my favorite guitar to play live!!!!
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AMAZING GUITAR

By: AMS Customer from USA      Submitted: 2/5/2008

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Your general opinion of this product.

STYLE:
METAL

MUSIC EXPERIENCE:
amature
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Awesome Guitar

By: AMS Customer from USA      Submitted: 2/5/2008

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1 person found this review helpful.

Your general opinion of this product.

QUALITY:
Good guitar well made. It will last awhile great for playing!

FEATURES:
The best has to be the skulls on the frets cant beat that!

EASE OF USE:
This is a very easy guitar to use, easy to play

VALUE:
It is worth the money i love it it has awesome quality that just cant be beat

SOUND:
The sound is awesome

STYLE:
Metal

MUSIC EXPERIENCE:
Played Bass Guitars and Kirk Hammet Electric Guitar

OVERALL:
I dont think i will be replacing this guitar i love it and even if i had to give it up i would get one like it. The best thing about it is that is just a great guitar to learn on and to play its a very dependable guitar expect to keep it for along while!
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KIRKS SPIRIT IS IN THIS GUITAR!!!

By: AMS Customer from USA      Submitted: 2/5/2008

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1 person found this review helpful.

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QUALITY:
Wow I didnt know that God made a guitar! this thing rocks all that rocks!

FEATURES:
I like how the wammy bar DOES NOT come loose after a while of playing, and just the action is amazing!

EASE OF USE:
This guitar is easy to learn how to play, just play it! real fast action.

VALUE:
I think this guitar is worth every penny.

SOUND:
This is the real Kirk sound, nothin beats it, why buy a Gibson when you can have this beast. (nothing against Gibson)

STYLE:
Blues, Rock, Metal, Classic

MUSIC EXPERIENCE:
3 years

OVERALL:
OVERALL if you dont think this is the best guitar you ever played, i will fight you, thats no lie. Awesome guitar, Just holy.
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this guitar rocks all others

By: AMS Customer from USA      Submitted: 2/5/2008

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Your general opinion of this product.

QUALITY:
this guitar is made GREAT stays in tune better then some 3000$ guitars

FEATURES:
emg 81s WHAT MORE DO YOU METAL HEADS WANT

EASE OF USE:
a dumba%* can use it

VALUE:
this guitar i worth way more then 944$.i dont know how esp makes guitars that sound better them gibson but ITS WORKS

SOUND:
you want kirks sound buy this THE END

STYLE:
thrash metal

MUSIC EXPERIENCE:
8 years

OVERALL:
i have made alot of metal guitars but this blows all them out. this is the guitar for any metallica fan. the kh2 is nice (for another 900 you get a bolt on and an esp sticker ) go with this is you want a kirk sig GOOD LUCK.BUY THIS
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Best power axe for the money

By: AMS Customer from USA      Submitted: 2/5/2008

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Your general opinion of this product.

QUALITY:
excellent as good as or better than USA made KH

FEATURES:
floyd, emg it is a powerful sonic beast

EASE OF USE:
plays like a fierce storm...the neck is incredible

VALUE:
worth every penny just an awesome axe...you feel the power in this baby

SOUND:
down lo crunch, searing leads that cut through metal....versatile...
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The Ultimate Metal Guitar

By: AMS Customer from USA      Submitted: 2/5/2008

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Your general opinion of this product.

QUALITY:
The quality is certainly outstanding, the quality control of the guitar (even coming from Korea) is amazing. There is nothing more I could ask in the construction of the guitar, it was as if I built it myself.

FEATURES:
The best feature of this guitar is the Floyd Rose locking bridge, so the guitar will never become untuned by like knocking against something, you will need to do some serious playing to move that E down to a flat...

EASE OF USE:
This guitar is for professional use, hence the use of it by Kirk Hammet. It is not for beginners, but the KH-602 is the best guitar I have ever played, and given time, anyone can master it.

VALUE:
This guitar is a STEAL... neck-thru construction, Floyd Rose locking bridge, set of EMG 81's. The price could be doubled and it would still be worth it by far.

SOUND:
The sound is like that of Metallica, of course. It is exact. If metal is what you want, thi
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WOW !

By: Bee from OH from Ohio , USA      Submitted: 2/5/2008

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Your general opinion of this product.

QUALITY:
Very well made for an LTD-line guitar.

FEATURES:
One of my favorite feature is the reverse headstock. Plus it has Active EMG's, Original locking Floyd Rose.

EASE OF USE:
Very well balanced guitar, XJ frets are very nice and i think make playing easier. But i didn't care much for painted necks--but this one is still very slick.

VALUE:
For the money you get a very well made instument that'll last many years.

SOUND:
I've owned the KH 202 model with passive pickups and bolt-on neck and there is a difference. The sustain on this thing is immense. These EMG81's really rip.

STYLE:
rock,blues.

MUSIC EXPERIENCE:
3+ years

OVERALL:
Having owned the 202-model this one is a good deal better due to sustain and output of the 81's Still almost half of the price of the real deal (KH2) its hard to beat.
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Play with the greatest, with the greatest.

By: Daniel from Mesquite, Tx, USA      Submitted: 2/5/2008

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Your general opinion of this product.

QUALITY:
Awesome quality. There are a couple minor flaws with it's construction. Where the fretboard meets the neck (the seam) is a bit dinged up in various spots. But that's it... The finish on the body is flawless. I'm almost afriad to touch it!

FEATURES:
Having an actual Floyd Rose Tremelo system and no a licensed one is A+. No negatives about anything else.

EASE OF USE:
Right out of the box it came in PEFECT TUNE. The action came perfectly adjusted.

VALUE:
I would have paid $1500 easily for this.

SOUND:
The fact that it comes stock with EMG-81's is great. If it hadn't, I would have bought them anyway and installed them

STYLE:
Metal/Rock

MUSIC EXPERIENCE:
15 Years unprofessional.

OVERALL:
I've owned a KH-502 a could years ago, and, unfortunatly had to sell it. Afterwhich, I had to replace it... And then the 602 came out. Stocked with EMG-81's, thi
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the best guitar i ever played

By: james denny from sigourney,iowa      Submitted: 2/5/2008

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Best Guitar for the $$$$

By: jrisner from Indianapolis, IN      Submitted: 2/5/2008

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Your general opinion of this product.

QUALITY:
Quality is amazing, i had a KH-202, and returned it the day i got the KH-602, they are worlds apart, the 602 is one of the best guitars on the market

FEATURES:
EMG-81's, original floyd, neck-thru, what more do you need?

EASE OF USE:
if you know how to play, here you go!

VALUE:
easily worth the money, if you dont have the cash for the KH2, this is more than a worthy substitute.

SOUND:
Dual EMG-81's is all you need, great clean tone, excellent distortion.

STYLE:
Metal/Funk

MUSIC EXPERIENCE:
14 years

OVERALL:
I wouldnt get rid of this guitar for anything, plays like a dream, fast neck, neck-thru. one of the greatest guitars i have ever used.
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Great for the price

By: JT from Austin TX      Submitted: 2/5/2008

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Your general opinion of this product.

QUALITY:
Nice fit and good finish.

FEATURES:
Not really alot to it. A floyd, a couple of EMGs and a 3 way switch.

EASE OF USE:
comes with light strings which are really easy to play. switched to a heavier gauge.

VALUE:
Good guitar for the money. The finish and fit on this guitar is up to some other US made guitars.

SOUND:
This gives great overdrive tones and actually does pretty well clean.

STYLE:
all types from classical to metal

MUSIC EXPERIENCE:
15 years

OVERALL:
ESP seems to keep their quality very high with overseas manufacturing. I would stack it against all but a couple of my US made guitars. The finish and set up are top notch. I definately recommend this model. Great with lots of drive and very cool sounding when you back off the gain and let the thing really sing.
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its s pretty cool guitar i mean its kirk hammetts

By: Mnz from kuwait      Submitted: 2/5/2008

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Your general opinion of this product.

QUALITY:
the quality is great you will love this guitar

FEATURES:
the features pretty good i mean the pickups are emg 81 they are great

EASE OF USE:
its easy but you need a little time to figure it out coz the bridge is a floyd rose its a little hard to tune it or replace the strings for a begginer

VALUE:
well i think the prise is very good and its afordable for a student

SOUND:
i thought the sound would be a little better when i porchased it but its good