I bought this guitar in Steve's Music Store in Toronto, it did not come setup, and while I was trying it I really wanted to buy it and felt something was wrong. I discovered that even after being setup, this ESP feels pretty stiff. Also, the only included pickup is an ESP original, which for metal lead guitar, works wonders, but otherwise, is horrible. I suggest adding a neck and middle pickup, and if you want, replacing the bridge pickup. The 24 frets are all easily accesible, but the neck wood is too resistant, and I can't seem to move very fast on the fretboard. Going through a shred lick vertically in a 4-5 fret range can be done quite well, but if you move horizontally up a string or in a diagonal fashion, shredding becomes very difficult. I find shredding on most Grestch Acoustic and Semi-Acoustic guitars is actually easier then on this thing. The quality is put to 4.0 because it literally comes with a sticker on the back that states the guitar is made offshore, instead of actually imprinting it. Overall, this guitar should only be bought if you're down on money, and need a guitar for a really loud Metal Lead sound.

I own this guitar and it plays amazing. The fretboard feels nice, the cutaway is a welcome over its counter part the jackson rr3. The sawtooth inlays are awesome. The double locking tremelo system is awesome as well. The pickup it came with is ok, but i decided to put in an emg hz-4 in it, and now its wayyyyyyyy better. overall this guitar is awesome and id suggest it.

I played this guitar today at a local music shop and was blown away. i thought, "wow only one pickup" but then i noticed the beautiful contour of the body and how comfortable the neck played. I also noticed how hot the pickup was. ITS PASSIVE!! No more burning up 9v batteries. And the floyd-rose/locking nut counterpart is amazing. No matter how much i squealed the harmonics, perfect tune. No fret buzz. Great guitar.

when i saw this guitar im like it only has one pickup and a bolton and it doesnt even have an alexi pinstripe on it but the playibility and the over all feel just makes up 4 that and more beleive me even if u hate cob u will love this guitar

Very nice guitar. The frets buzz initially, but it's hardly noticeable when amplified. Overall, great for the money.