ESP LTD EC-256 - Pros & Cons

bright and well-balanced tone
it fits under the arm naturally and is comfortable
durable
easy to work with
and also resonant which
high quality at a reasonable and affordable price
with neat aesthetics and fantastic playability
flexible
buoyant
and durable
single-cutaway design and slightly arched
sound quality and versatility
great looks
comfort
and amazing sounds
great tone
both clean or dirty
256 guitar looks really sleek and is also aesthetically attractive
gives more versatility and tuning stability of strings
beautiful looks
pleasant sound quality and excellent playability
electronics
hardware
playability
rosewood fingerboard and bolt-on construction are other good features
sleek look and impressive sonic tone
more optimal
quality construction
guitar and gives the sound more focus
warmth
and richness
the EC-256 is quite versatile
The slim U-shape neck is also wonderful
affordable high-quality instruments
got decent hardware
excellent playability
and sounds nice
clean
it s got crisp highs and nice mids
good materials
looks and feels good
offers great value for the price
The warm fuller sound is great for fingerstyle as well as blues
guitars are well-made and play nice as well
feel smooth and decent
it has a smooth
black top that looks great
timeless Les Paul single-cutaway design and
great platform to work with guitar pedals and build your sound
comfortable
lightweight
and fast
humbuckers on the guitar are open
rich
and powerful
amazing array of playability and sound features
solid
and yet versatile rock experience
simple pickup configuration is very effective with the coil tap option
sounds
super-fast playability
premium built
speed and lightweight
Good The finish on the model I played was flawless
pickups is quite easy
the quality of each part is improving
and LTD tuners are quite good
the neck sturdy and the tone consistent throughout the instrument
ESP LH-150 pickups are very good at their humbucking job
high-quality guitars at a reasonable price
The pickups are good enough for that
affordable guitar has all the qualities of a professional one
comfortable to play with
easy to hold
and most all
beautiful to look at
bridge is raised high enough for the action to feel strong and great
Consistency is appreciated and with this guitar a mahogany neck is well-fitting
They are great for playing various virtual instruments paired with sequencing software
very well written and informative
mid-range guitar that looks incredible and sounds even better
smooth
and with the Thin U profile feels great to play on
easy
direct and honest way
humbucker voices are rich and open
the acoustic tone and feel are snappy and bright - classically
well turned-out
handsome electric guitar offering a good range of sounds
The position inlays are quite stylish
great hardware and strong metal tones
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it has plenty of sustain and is perfect for blues and classic rock melodies
great looks
plenty of sustain
amazing build quality and adequate pickups
it is very well balanced
fast
easy playing feel and meaty humbuckers
fingerboard of this axe is accessible

guitar that doesn t look or play cheap
lead sounds not the most potent
distortion and string bends
it s a touch more expensive than the EC-256
It has a flamed maple top
the neck is maple instead of mahogany
it doesn t exactly look like you re playing an amateur guitar
the hardware comes tainted in golden colors
it doesn t have a bone nut
built quality falls short with a basswood body and a bolt-on neck
Their guitars are generally pricey to export to the rest of the world
the guitar loses some volume when engaging the single-coils
it lacks some mid-range power
not too chunky but not too thin
the fret ends on the guitar I played were BAD
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means your guitar will have a hard time being damaged
on the heavy nor on the light side
very slight rough patch at the edge of the fretboard
lacks the versatility of higher quality models
It does not store any personal data
uneven frets could cause some fret buzz
less room between notes
not as good for metal
fatter the neck is at the headstock than my old Jackson
there s no maple cap
guitar doesn't get out of tune often
heavy-sounding instrument
Mahogany set neck with traditional trapezoid inlays on the fingerboard
metal guitars are usually played on the bridge pickup
none of this will be a problem
the FM models have Flamed Maple top

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ESP LTD EC-256 - Full Specifications

Body	Solid body
Neck construction	Glued
Number of frets	22
Number of pickups	2
Number of strings	6
Pickup configuration	HH
Right / left-handed	Right

Neck width	< 42
Scale length	24.8 in

Kind of wood (body)	Mahogany
Kind of wood (fingerboard)	Rosewood
Kind of wood (neck)	Mahogany
Kind of wood (top)	Maple

Colour of product	Black Blue Brown Red Gold Green Purple White
Cutaway	yes
Cutaway type	Single
Pattern	Fire flames Fire/sunburst Relic
Pickguard	no

Controls	Tone Volume control
Electronics	Passive
Features	Microphone Switch Split coil

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ESP LTD EC-256 ESP - Editorial Reviews (1)

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Published: 01.07.2012

LTD EC-256P review

No prizes for guessing what guitar the LTD EC-256P is based on: this slice of rock is clearly 'inspired by' the good ol' Gibson Les Paul. There's the familiar singlecut body, tweaked just enough to ke