ESP LTD F-10 (HS) 6 String Electric Guitar (Discontinued)

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87 out of 100. Incorporating 225+ ratings and reviews.

Street Price: $199.00

Manufacturer: ESP

ESP is another guitar company that originally hails from Japan, but they now have significant operations in the USA.

ESP really shot to fame in the 1980’s when they secured endorsements from thrash and metal bands, including the likes of Anthrax, Metallica, Megadeath and Slayer. Although they do make many ‘normal’ guitars such as their Eclispe and USA Horizon series, they haven’t forgotten their heavy metal roots – case in point, the ESP LTD F-10.

Specifications

Body: Basswood
Finish: Black
Bridge: TOM
Pickups: Bridge- ESP Designed LH-100B, Neck- ESP Designed LSH-100N
Neck: Maple
Scale Length: 25.5″
Fingerboard: Rosewood
Fingerboard Radius: 350 mm
Number of Frets: 24
Nut Width: 42 mm
Controls: 1-Volume, 1-Tone
Pickup Selector: Toggle Switch

Pros

This guitar was consistently praised in customer reviews for its quality and its tone. There were even a number of experienced guitarists who said they found this very playable making well suited to play the kinds of fast runs associate with melodic metal.

Cons

There aren’t many consistent complaints other that a few people reporting some issues with fret buzz – but I also read many reviews which said it had no fret buzz.