The famous single-cutaway body style never looked better! The EC-500's mahogany body sounds as good as it looks. Featuring an Earvana compensated nut so your tuning is spot on in every key and a thin U shape neck with 24 Extra Jumbo frets, you're going to sound amazing and feel great playing this guitar! With an EMG-81 pickup in the bridge position and EMG-60 active pickup for the neck, your crowd won't miss a single lick!

ESP LTD EC-500 Electric Guitar with EMG Pickups Features:

• Construction / Scale: Set-Neck / 24.75"
• Body: Mahogany
• Neck / Fingerboard: 3-Pc. Mahogany / Rosewood
• Nut Type / Width: Earvana Compensated / 42mm
• Neck Shape: Thin U
• Inlays: Flags
• Frets: 24 XJ
• Binding: Triple Creme (B/N/H)
• Hardware: Black Nickel
• Tuners: Grover
• Bridge / Tailpiece: Tune-o-matic w/ Stop tailpiece
• Pickups: EMG 81 (B) / 60 (N) Active
• Electronics: Vol / Vol / Toggle / Tone

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ESP LTD EC-500 Electric Guitar with EMG Pickups

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Posted by Mike589 from Illinois, St. Louis on Jan 9, 2009

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: Actice Musician of 7 years

Reviewer's Play Style: Rock/Metal

I got this guitar from my local music shop. It was practically just out of the box and let me say that it looked amazing. it has the STBC finish and wow! Picked it up and played around on it and it fit the style I like best, metal. The 3rd and 4th fret needed to be ground down a little but not a big deal. I am not going to tell you that this guitar can play anything because of the pickups on it, but if your not super picky you can do anything. I was a little let down by how it sounds on clean. its a little weak, but distorted this guitar is a crunchy, ear killing machine. Over all a good buy and I am very satisfied.

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amazing guitar

Posted by changgang420 from Ashley MI on Jan 6, 2009

Experience w/product: I have used it

Reviewer's Background: active musician

Reviewer's Play Style: rock, metal, grunge, punk, alternative

i had a chance to play this guitar while in a guitar store about a week ago...and i was astonished with how it felt...the neck is thin and my giant fingers could move up and down it all day...the XJ frets are nice for metal cuz you can shred real easy...the finish is beautiful...i played the red one...i have an Ibanez but it will soon be replaced by this guitar...i highly recommend this guitar to anyone that can afford one in this price range...you won't be disappointed and its worth every cent.

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WOW.

Posted by Skatinbum4 from Louisiana on Dec 13, 2008

Experience w/product: I have used it

Reviewer's Background: Jammin with friends, Hobbyist

Reviewer's Play Style: Rock, Alternative, Metal

I played this guitar in my local music store and all I can say is WOW. I love Metal, and lately I've been playing a LOT of Metallica(I think they are sick, no matter what anybody says). But this guitar is absolutely PHENOMENAL!! I own a Shecker 006 Deluxe, and compared to this, I never want to play my guitar again. This baby is FAST, super sharp tone, and looks similar to a Les Paul which is awesome. The only reason I gave it a 4.5 overall and 4.5 features is becuase when you get in the higher notes in the 17-19 range you have to adjust a little bit, but it's pretty easy to get used to, and their is no wammy. But besides that I would give it 5's all the way! Great for the price, and totally worth it.

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Well worth the money!!!!

Posted by Eddie from baton rouge LA on Nov 22, 2008

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: N/A

Reviewer's Play Style: metal

I just got this guitar at a local music store and I'm very pleased, I had try'ed the Ibanez ART but it felt to cheap, this guitar has a solid "quality" feel to it, my other guitar is a Schecter C1 e/a that I love to but I can't put this one down, in 25 yr's of playing this is one of the best I've ever owned. In features I gave it a 4.5 because the neck access to the upper fret's (from about 17th to the 24th) is kind of restricted for me at least, because of the neck Heal, but I don't go there much anyway so who cares!

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Smoki'n

Posted by stringaling from Indy on Nov 14, 2008

Experience w/product: I own it

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I have been playing guitar now for many years and have played many different guitars. I currently have a ibanez rg. and i used to own a schecter and this guitar blows them both out of the water. I mean this thing feels custom built for me. I have the same pickups in my ibanez and it sounds good but the LTD far superior the tone is superb! I run it through a peavy 212 valve king with a line 6 uber metal pedal. 1 sick guitar!

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