Two guitars are never the same - ESP LTD EC-256 Black vs Purple Sunburst Comparison
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- Опубликовано: 15 сен 2024
- DISCLAIMER: This is not a sponsored video. It is a honest review and represents my personal opinion about this guitar.
Those are both ESP LTD EC-256 guitars made in the same Indonesian factory a month apart. Besides the colour and the maple top they should be similar in quality but they are not. Each of them has their own problems as most affordable guitars do.
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I have a black satin EC256 (2017, China) and happy with it. It was well set, one screw hole for the tuner was messed up a bit though. I upgraded it with locking tuners and with the HetSet. She is a real beast now.
The het set is an awesome upgrade for those. Which locking tuners did you go with? Spertzel?
@@GeorgeVGuitars no, I wanted to go with Gotoh but they were not available. For the tuners I went with "Fame" tuners from the online store "music store" in Germany.
@@collectingtengu4905 I have to check those. I have never heard or tried them. How do you like them?
@@GeorgeVGuitars they are stable, hold the tuning well. I like them. Wish they were Gotoh but that may be brand thinking from my side.
Talking of the Het set, I’ve got them on order for my epiphone slash vermillion, but……., the guitar sounds so damn nice as it is that I’m now considering getting the Ltd EC 256 and putting the Het set into that 🤔
Bro, your explanation is what I need regarding ESP and LTD. Most people just write how good or bad their guitar without giving clear explanation. I hope you can do the same comparison among LTD 1000 series, E-II, and ESP original series. Hopefully from the same production year.
FYI, a member form ESP fanatic on FB points out. All LTD ec series use all mahogany body with no maple cap at all. They only use maple veneer to make the guitar prettier. This veneer is also used on E-II series. Basically only guitar with ESP logo uses a real figured maple cap.
Thank you Randy. Yeah I plan to do as much LTD, ESP and EII as possible. By the way the veneer on the purple 256 is done extremely good. You can barely see that its not a real flamed top even with the pickups out of the guitar.
Esp's use veneers too
@@dubster82 Yes they do
Holy smokes! That one really does sound purple though.
After owning the EC-401 for a decade, I got the EC-256 Sunburst as a Christmas present. I loved it so much, I bought the Cobalt Blue version a month later. I noticed right away the Cobalt Blue's neck seemed thicker and the guitar feels a lot heavier. I am pleased with both, but this has always kinda bothered me. BTW, I would like another EC-401, but those are now almost double the price of what I paid in 2012 ($600 vs $1000 now).
And I’ll still buy these instead of paying big $,$$$ for well known brands
Small differences don't bother me it suits my needs and sounds incredible,and the action setup was good out of the box. I got a brown sunburst and the one in this video the black satin and I got to get one more.
You are one of the few lucky ones with good factory setup. Or the dealer took care of it without telling you.
I have a 256 with a jb and a jazz. I really like the guitar. Only thing I'm not excited about is the pot feel at bit cheap. But I did only pay $200 so I can't complain
Swap em out, its a worthy upgrade
Excellent review! Quite thorough review of both guitars. Anyone considering one of these guitars can gleam insightful information from this video to make an informed decision.
Thank you! I like your nickname 😳
Interesting insights. Nice video!
Thank you
most of the stuff that you mention relates to humidity. Some of the factories where these guitars are made are sweatshops and very humid. the guitars travel across the globe in cold shipping containers and the wood goes through many transitions. You spent a lot of time on useless points. Guitar screws, bindings, sharp fret ends happen to all guitars with major temperature changes. One of the major stores where I live went through a major renovation and all of their guitars were not stored properly and were subject to 20% humidity at 20 degrees celcius. Long story short. all of their 5k guitars had sharp fret ends after a month. Sound is all that matters. The rest can be fixed. Shipping back guitars with sharp fret ends is the decision of a small mind. Increase the humidity to 50% at 20 degrees celcius and wait a month. then perform a fret level, clean up and oiling. good as new.
There is a timestamp, you can skip the useless points ;) Also, calling most beginners, and consumers in general "small minded" is kind of silly (That's an entry level guitar). Not everybody wants to fret level a guitar themselves ;)
Also, what are u, the Humidity Police? 💦👀
The point is that you should never judge guitars that just came from the from the factory. A proper setup includes a fret level. There are way too many videos that do more harm than good on the internet. Yours is one of them that spreads misinformation.
@@deans.4705 I have been working in a guitar store for 9 years now. The percentage of people that play guitars out of the box and never set them up is way above 50. So judging them out of the box is not misinformation.
I don't usually buy in this price range, but I'm thinking about getting one and changing out the pickups. Good in depth review.
Glad I could help!
Just bought the in purple and just bought some zakk wylde emgs for it now it sounds like a beast better than the original ones that was in there
Oh yeah, good choice I love the ZW pups
Tonewood varies from factory to factory
Abalone vs mother of pearl is the difference in LTD logos
Never buy a regular 59 for the neck u cant tap them since theyre 2 wire not 4.
@@che2335 why would i wanna tap them?
Just acquired a 256, Cherry Burst. Shes pretty.
Great color 🍒
great video. So in summary, I shall be buying a Japanese e2 or a EC 1000.
For anyone considering the ec256.....its a superb guitar, but before you buy, JUST for once, have a look at a Harley benton SC deluxe/gotoh etc and thank me later.
@GeorgeVGuitars Hi! I love the in-depth reviews that you post. I have a question regarding the LTD EC-256 guitars: What is the body thickness of these guitars (mm or in) especially at the lower bout near the output jack? Thank you so much in advance!
Thank you 🤘🏻 Around 40 mm near the output jack.
@@GeorgeVGuitars Man you are amazing! Thank you so much! I feel it is a little bit too thin. I wish I could buy an EC-1000T with full thickness, but it is just way out of my league. I am looking for a screamer to comfortably play sitting down so probably the Epiphone Jerry Cantrell Wino is a better choice for that. Although I do prefer the modern look of the EC-256 with the flag inlays, waving flag pointy headstock and the extra jumbo frets.
@@HugoGRP Yeah FT is a hard thing to get with ESP. The Wino is amazing.
@@GeorgeVGuitars Thank you so much for your help and your kind advice. I really appreciate it. I guess I'm gonna have to save up for the Wino. Thanks again!
@@GeorgeVGuitars Sorry for being a nag, but I would really appreciate your opinion on the following: If the LTD EC-256 and Epiphone Jerry Cantrell Wino had the same price, which one would you recommend based on quality, playability and comfort?
Dude that head and cab you're using look and sound awesome. What are those?
Diezel VH4 120W Head and Diezel 212 V30 Front Loaded Cab. Yeah it's easy with that amp, it is a legend 🖤
Whoops, Rear Loaded cab, pardon me. That is a big difference :>
@@GeorgeVGuitars I've never seen that brand before. The tones sound amazing.
@@jwhite3389 It's awesome. James Hetfield from Metallica and Adam Jones from Tool both use the Diezel VH4 amp in the studio. I have the Herbert 180w and Hagen 100w as well. Here is Peter Diezel's youtube channel: ruclips.net/video/xUAo_Nmw4zM/видео.html
Just bought one in lemon drop its spot on
Oh yeah, the lemon drop is sweeeeet, or sour? 🤣
@@GeorgeVGuitars sweet as a nut but can snarl like a tiger, cheer's
Apple and oranges
More like oranges with different outer layers in this case ;)
warum kannst du nicht die gitarre spielen? verleicht du bist ohne ein babeloneon.
I am sorry, I don't speak Rammstein :/
Give me please
Its already sold :/
Sounds exactly the same guitar ..
Get some near field studio monitors, my friend 🖤🔊
to my ears the purple one sounded a bit brighter but just a little