Esp Ltd Ec-400

I am wanting to buy an EC-400, I play the blues and classic rock, I am very interested for this guitar since it has a SD59 at the neck and a SDJB at the bridge. My specifique question is to owners of this model, what kind music you guys play? does it suits the blues and rock?, I guess the 59 and JB make a nice blend together and individually can offer various colours to different styles of music...
Your thoughts, imputs, ideas and experiences are most welcome!!!
Cheers!!!

With the Seymour Duncans, this guitar should sound like a soup'd up Les Paul. I've heard nothing but good things about ESP guitars (other than them not being made in the U.S.A.). It should sound great for classic rock and the blues. I used to own a 30th Anniversary Gold Top Les Paul....which was a great guitar.

I am squarely in the Fender camp now...although I love to pickup the occasional Les Paul. I think single coils have a brightness to them and more of a variety of tones than most humbuckers....particularly for playing rhythm guitar. Don't get me wrong, I love the sound of humbuckers in the neck position distorted in the guitar's upper register.... I'm even having a Telecaster built for me that way.

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Thank you! Adaptable, do you know where the EC-400 is being made? Japan perhaps?
Cheers!

I think they are Korean made.

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Do you know how comfortable or uncomfortable are the XJ Frets?

Thank you!

I'm assuming XJ stands for Extra Jumbo....which is similar to most Ibanez models. Jumbo frets usually make it easier to play complex chords or have a light touch during faster runs.

Basically this guitars is like a shredder's Les Paul. It's probably very similar to some of the lower end PRS models.

Keep in mind, that because it's Korean made (and an ESP) it will probably devalue over time....unlike a high end American Made Gibson or Fender.... but if it's playability your looking for, I'm sure this guitar can deliver. Many new guitars like this one (or G&L) can feel as good or better than the guitars they are modeled after.... it's more of a marketing & supply and demand thing.

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Thank you for your answer! Mostly I am looking for playability... I have seen too that ESP has a line of Hollow Body Guitars (ESP PC-2 Paramount Semi-Hollow Electric Guitar), do you know anything about this model? any references?
Actually what happened is that last week I had my Les Paul Special SL and my ES-333 estolen, son I am looking into replacing at the earliest my Les Paul... I am looking into options... any suggestions?

Thank you!

Sorry to hear about your stolen guitars. I've only heard great things about the Les Paul style line from ESP...I think Cary has a review on his site.....although that semi-hallow does look very cool.

Before you decide on any new guitars, I would suggest that you get a sense of what type of neck you like (radius & nut width). If you like the standard Gibson Les Paul style....then you pretty much can't go wrong with the ESPs. A lot of guys who like the semi-hallows prefer a thinner radius and larger nut width like the 1969 block style ES-335s or Ibanez Artist Scofield Model.

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Thank you, I did read the review by Cary... indeed I liked my Special SL Les Paul but they are no longer in production, but I can not spend 2k in buying a Les Paul, what I want is to equal the tone, sound and colour that the Special SL gave me... I will go ahead with the ESP EC-400... I will give you more input as soon as it arrives to my hands... by the way I have seen other ESPs with EMG PUP, but I believe this PUP are for a more metal sound and for lead guitarrist?

I thank your assistance!

EMGs have more output, but also sound more "compressed" than wound Duncans or PAF humbuckers....which probably make them better for hard rock/metal.

Gibson makes newer affordable guitars similar the SL.....like the Gibson Les Paul Vintage Mahogany. I've played it, and it's about as close to a real Les Paul as you'll come for under $1000. It's basically a less "finished" Les Paul. It's made of the same wood, but has no neck binding (like a Les Paul studio).

I played a Gibson Melody Maker with a single-single coil this weeked, and it is a great inexpensive guitar ($400) that felt great....probably not as versatile as some would like... but great for the Blues or Classic Rock. It's a bit of a different tone than a Les Paul given the high output single coil.....but certainly sounded good and unique.....and an American made Gibson.

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