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ESP LTD EC-256 Electric Guitar, Black

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Features

  • Offers a classic combination of a single-cutaway design with a mahogany body and neck and roasted jatoba fingerboard
  • An amazingly affordable way to get into the look and sound of an all-time great guitar for every style of music
  • Features great-sounding ESP Designed LH-150 passive pickups
  • Even includes set-neck construction and body, a three-piece neck, and headstock binding
  • The controls are Vol/Vol/Tone(P/P) with a 3-way toggle switch

Description

What guitarist wouldn’t want the classic combination of a single-cutaway design with a mahogany body and neck, and rosewood fingerboard? Available in beautiful Black or Metallic Gold, the LTD EC-256 is an amazingly affordable way to get into the look and sound of an all-time great guitar that’s great for every style of music, with great-sounding ESP Designed LH-150 passive pickups. It even includes features you don’t often find in a low-cost guitar, like set-neck construction and body, 3 pc. neck, and headstock binding.

Brand: ESP GUITARS


Color: Black


Top Material Type: alder


Body Material: Mahogany


Back Material Type: Mahogany


Neck Material Type: Mahogany


Fretboard Material Type: Jatoba Wood


Guitar Pickup Configuration: H


String Material Type: Nickel Steel


Hand Orientation: Right


Item Weight: 8 pounds


Product Dimensions: 44 x 4 x 17 inches


Country of Origin: China


Item model number: EC256BLK


Is Discontinued By Manufacturer: No


Date First Available: February 12, 2013


Back Material: Mahogany


Body Material: Mahogany


Color Name: Black


Fretboard Material: Jatoba Wood


Guitar Pickup Configuration: H


Scale Length: 24.75" Scale


String Material: Nickel Steel


Top Material: alder


Neck Material Type: Mahogany


Number of Strings: 6


Guitar Bridge System: Tune-O-Matic


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    • A lot of style with even more substance
Full disclosure: I am a total amateur hack player who started playing again in October, 2020 after a 20-year hiatus. I have one other guitar, a Gretsch electric hollowbody. I wanted a decent solid body guitar and I considered models like the PRS SE Standard and Epiphone Les Paul Traditional Pro, but decided on the ESP LTD EC 256 after listening to all of the online sound checks and reviews. I use a Boss Katana 100 mkii amp and I can get my Gretsch to sound like a Strat, so I wasn't concerned at all about the occasional mediocre rating the LTD's in-house humbuckers received. The set-up was perfect. Out of the box, the only thing I did was swap out the D'addario .10 gauge strings which came on the EC 256 for my personal preference Ernie Ball Super Slinky .09'S. The 256's Les Paul-style cutaway has a cool m, smaller cutaway in the back of the body which lets you play even the 22nd fret easily. One last note is that I have long fingers and I find the neck shape and fret board really comfortable. The bottom line is that this guitar looks really, really great, feels solid, plays great and sounds as good as it looks. I have no hesitation in recommending the EC 256 to other players like me. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on June 3, 2021 by L. Adams
    • Great Action
I am happy with this ESP . . ..I had a PRS which looked awesome but had high action. I wanted to turn a few screws . . .but thought the factory settings were where it was at. Regardless, I needed a new guitar and came around this beauty (black and gold) and realized it was a decent guitar to have. It wasn't a PRS . . .but I was able to lower the action on this guitar in a few minutes. Just a turn of a screw and there it was. The pick ups on this thing (humbuckers) are gold and sound jazzy on the rhythm setting. The high treble switch gave me decent solo room for distortion . . . and sounds great through a good amp. I don't like the fretboard inlays . . .but I'm getting use to them. I like dots on the fretboard to help locate where I am. I play a classical with only one dot on the seventh fret and I get lost, from time to time. This guitar has dots running up and down the fret board. The tuning heads are solid and stay in tune. This is not a problem . . .again . . .this ESP is not a PRS . . .but for the money . . .I made a good purchase and I'm happy with this brand. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on August 29, 2020 by William Conway
    • Great guitar for the value!!!
The guitar is great, plays nice and sound great too. Maybe some higher end humbuckers pickups will add the high quality in sound. Also, some locking tuners will definitely help to keep the tuning longer even though it stays in tune. The guitar looks and feels great.
Reviewed in the United States on February 19, 2020 by Dave
    • Excellent Playable for all levels
I received the Guitar quicker than expected. It a was packaged in the original Guitar box inside of another box so packaged very well. I inspected the guitar closely and found no scratches dings or chips all electronics working perfectly and the sound is awesome. One thing I did notice was the guitar was setup perfectly, intonation and action are perfect, but the strings looked like the guitar had been played quit a bit like maybe it was a display model at the store not really a big deal just had to change the Strings. I am very pleased with this purchase and the seller shipped promptly. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on July 8, 2021 by Jim
    • Sound issue
Review Image by Mary Ann Rodriguez-Vasquez Mary Ann Rodriguez-Vasquez
The first 2 days out of the box and the guitar was really nice. The action was good, the strings stayed in tune, it felt like a quality instrument. On day 3, the output suddenly went low and the bridge pickup sounded almost like the neck pickup. I plugged in a westcreek guitar that I own and it sounded just as it should, when I plugged the LTD back in there was a noticeable difference in sound quality. I'm not going to try and fix it. I will be returning it and trying another guitar. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on June 16, 2024 by Mary Ann Rodriguez-Vasquez Mary Ann Rodriguez-Vasquez
    • This guitar may be underpriced.
Other than the fact that the sharp edge of the body of the guitar cuts into my right forearm after playing for more than 30 minutes, this guitar is fabulous. The action is a bit high and the strings a bit tense out of box. It however has bright, well balanced tones and stays in tune. ESP did well with this one. It can easily rival higher priced axes. Get it set up properly and you'll be amazed. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on February 14, 2018 by Xarkmaster
    • Dope
Sounds really good. Looks really good
Reviewed in the United States on May 13, 2024 by Chris
    • This guitar gives you a LOT of bang for your buck!
I love this guitar, it's beautiful, the finish is flawless, it sounds great, and it's a blast to play. I am new to guitars, so I did a lot of research looking for a guitar that would give me the most value for the best price, and this guitar came up again and again. It has very great reviews and I personally can't recommend it highly enough. Get one, you won't be sorry. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on December 31, 2018 by Jeff G.

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