Thank you so much for this. I get so tired of people giving "reviews" that only tell me what I can read myself on the manufacturer's product page. I want sounds, damnit! And a player's opinions. That has amazing sustain. Thanks, again!
I’ve been looking at that one. I like to play a lot of Metallica, do you think it’s suited for that? I love Hetfield’s iron cross signature ESP but I don’t have that kind of money to spend, so that’s why I’ve been looking at the 256 model.
top quality review and great, great tones! Take note RUclips, this is a how a review should be done - maximum information, minimal waffle and no reading from the maker's website
I bought a 256 along time ago to see how the LTD(ESP) guitars are.I now own that and 2 ESP guitars and sometimes I'll still play the LTD even though I have 2 of its big brothers.I love mine.
Thai May be the best electric guitar review I have ever seen. I know exactly what to expect from this guitar, and as a bonus he shows which amp and tones he is using. Thank you.
Saw all the positive stuff on the 256 and was about to push the button, then dug a little deeper and found all the apparent negative stuff about them and got turned off. Now I'v come back and watched your video again and I'm right back to pushing that button again 😎✌ Now just have to decide on the Cobalt blue, or black with gold hardware...😎 Cheers M8 Great vid 👍
@@ral0958 Stuff I saw in reviews and forums included: people complaining about poor finishing; binding half inch short; electronic problems; poor fret work including high frets and rough ends. One even complained that it is a heavy guitar. People also complaining about tone saying it needs new pick ups. Some say the coil tapping function does nothing... I bought one a few days after making my comment here, so for what they are worth, I can give you my impressions after a month with it. Firstly, I got onto this as I wanted an LP style guitar but not a Epiphone as I don't buy made in China guitars (personal reasons), and these were supposedly made in Indonesia. I wanted the Cobalt blue but when I got to the shop, I found the Cobalt blue ones were made in China :-( However then the store guy pointed out that the Dark burst colour was made in Indo. No idea why, he reckoned it wasn't old stock and had it only just came in, but anyway, I was fine with that as it is a beautiful guitar! What I can tell you about the one I bought is: It was unplayable out of the box which would have been very disappointing for a beginner I would imagine, but really it just needed half a turn on the truss rod and a slight raising of the bridge so no big deal. Mine had a QC check sticker from the US but I'm in Oz and Indo is just above us so not sure whey it needed it to go to the US for a QC check. Perhaps all that climate variation caused the neck to move a bit (??) The finish is perfect. There are zero flaws in it - Beautiful guitar for sure, really impressed. 👍 The binding is perfect. The fret work is some of the best I have seen. Every one is perfectly smooth and there are no high frets. I've owned quite a few electric guitars but over the last 10 years, only one, my Mexican Strat which I love, so I can really only compare this guitar to that. My Strat has a few slightly rough frets at the bridge end of the board. The LTD fretwork is perfectly smooth, and I checked them all for high/low spots, there are none! The LTD is definitely not a heavy guitar and is lighter than the Strat. Its a comfortable guitar to play (although the Strat is better ;-). I know apples and oranges comparing tone on this to the Strat, but anyway, the Strat tone is superior to me, and the Strat feels better to play to me (maybe just because that's what I'm used to). I play no set style of music, I play bits and pieces of whatever I'm into that day, and for me realistically most of the time, I'm still picking up the Strat, except on those Metal type days when the LTD is superior for sure ;-) I understand why some would want to change the pups. I'm fine with them, but I don't gig and I'm generally running through my Katana or amp modelling effects units and it sounds great to me with them. I would agree with others that the coil tapping doesn't do very much.. The neck is great (though I'd still take my Strat neck but that's just a personal thing). To cut a long story short, the LTD is a very nice guitar and for anyone wanting to play heavier stuff, its a winner. Now, my one issue which I am really not impressed with. The bridge pickup occasionally fades in and out. Its only done it a handful of times so I know its pointless taking it back to the shop as it is very unlikely it will happen there.. I can't see anything wrong with the wiring so no idea why, but it is a bit disappointing and I did read of someone else having that problem.. Other than that, it is a very nice guitar 👍
@@paulh4691 thanks a lot for this amazing feedback man!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The needed tuning is ok to me, but this pickup "problem" scares me a little. But overall and Yeah for the money I think it is a pretty solid guitar.
@@ral0958 it was a bit of setting up it needed, but yeah that is another thing. It deffinately slips out of tune more than my Strat but not enough to worry me. If gigging I'd think about different tuners. I wouldn't be turned off by my pickup issue. If it was very common there would be a lot of others complaining, and out of everything I read and watched on them, I only saw one other. I don't regret buying it. Very nice guitar 👍
Great demo, nicely played! I have this Guitar in cherry burst, the finish is gorgeous. I love the flawless build quality, and great pickups/electronics, I see no need for any mods.
I never thought I liked Les Paul style/single cut guitars, being mainly a superstrat guy. However, this guitar looks and sounds great. I’m not in the market for another guitar at the moment as I bought one less than four months ago and my wife recently gave birth to our daughter so I’m a little preoccupied with other things, but I can definitely see myself getting one of these in the future if I decide I need another hard tail.
Skid Row 18 And Life Sounds Frikkin Awesome On This Angel 💥💥💥 I Own The Honey 🍯 Gold Ec-256 Harvest Vintage it Sounds Epic Nice ... Thank You LTD ... 🪐🪐🪐 I’m Going To The Cosmos With This Masterpiece And The Price I Could Not Believe ... Great 👍 Guitar 🎸🦋✨✨✨
@@masterstepz9800 I have a 2x12 spider line 6 bognar tech tube amp, she is a beauty, the only line 6 amp someone should ever have lol But I have line 6 multi effects pedal that I can use it though my Bose pa aswell
jackson king v js32 vs this guitar. Which one did you like most? I am comparing because those are my budget options. Would like to hear from you. Nice video.
Hi. For me it would be the JS32 because it's more of a Metal guitar. This one seems more suited to rock, but of course it can do metal as well, but it could use more powerful and brighter pickups. And the Jackson neck is also very suited for speed. The neck on this one is very confortable for a Les Paul type guitar though...
I've been using this guitar for 3 years. I tried js32 king v too. Difference is this guitar gives better clean tones and more of a suited for rock. Js32 has floyd rose bridge, so think of that too. Aside from that, look for esp ltd arrow-200 too.
I have one and your review makes me want to buy one, LOL. Damn fine guitar playing. I’m an intermediate player, mostly like blues and rock (not metal). I play only at home, sometimes with headphones only (family considerations). I have a Spark 40 amp which I love. Do you or anyone else have recommendations on the best software for my kind of playing? I have an iMac and an m-track interface. Thanks.
Awesome review!! but I have no clue if I should get this or a Jackson js32 instead, I want to sound as close as possible to Bullet for my Valentine, which guitar will be better?
That's a good and tough question. I guess i would have to try them both and compare. Thomann has a 30 day money back guarantee, although i never used that, but i guess one could try them both and only keep the one which feels the best?
I have a doubt why ec256 white is having different pickups and the guitar you are playing is having different pickups. Even they are same models and I checked official website also they mentioned that in both the ec256 they used LH 150 pickups. But it looks different in both modes. Please help because I'm planning to buy this one 🙏🏻
You are probably referring to pickups without cover. These, on the guitar of my video, have covers, but there may be others without covers, like in the white guitar model. They are the same pickups, you can put or remove covers on pickups. The cover might change the sound slightly. I haven't tested the ones without cover
Thank you!! The first is We'll Burn the Sky, by Scorpions. The second is just something that sounds like Sanitarium from Metallica. The third is 18 and Life, by Skid Row.
Obrigado! A principal diferença são os pickups, que na 401 são os EMG ativos. Depois a 401 tem 24 trastes em vez de 22 e as madeiras do braço também parecem ser diferentes. Compensa caso queiras pickups mais para metal ou hard rock, com bom ganho.
Hello, I am a metal/hard rock guitarist that started his route to rock and blues:). I want to buy this guitar especially for this style as I already have one for metal. I am kinda new to this topic and I am not so informed, what are your thoughts, should I go for it or keep looking?
Great review.. I just bought an older version of this guitar. I feel "more authentic" playing this guitar with a high quality builds that they do then say... "other manufacturers" out there. ;-) "so says MrTom... and so it was written.."
@@megahurtz30 Really great review man. I'm pretty old guy.. I've been in the music business since 1984. I mainly write and record commercially licensed music under performance rights organization, BMI, Inc. I went for ESP / LTD because they have been around for a long time, and I wanted a solid guitar with humbuckers and did not want to go the Fender or Gibson route.. but something with a name brand attached to it... and a good price. Have a great upcoming week, stay safe out there.
Hi! Would this guitar be good for a beginner? And is this guitar better than the Esp Viper?And is it Better than the Epiphone Sg or Harley benton sg?I will be grateful for your help!
Yes, it would be good for a beginner. Haven't tried an ESP Viper or Harley Benton SG, i don't know about being better or not... Epiphone should be good too, but the one in this video is not an SG shape, of course...
Hello! Marca is Brand. Utilicé los siguientes amplificadores: ENGL Gigmaster 15; Orange Dark Terror. Y utilicé también el software IK Multimedia Amplitube 4.
Do you get any neck dive. I have the HB SC Custom which is an Eclipse clone, and it does have a little. But I have a thick leather strap on it with a rough underside and it is not an issue.
Someone please help me decide ASAP!! This or an Epiphone Les Paul Custom Pro Made in China. Both priced almost the same used from where I am. Please asap someone help me decide.
I'm about to purchase a 258, it looks like it has electric pickups unlike the traditional humbuckers from the looks of it here. Does anyone know how it effects the tone compared to the 256 shown in the video? Would it have better metal tones?
Olá. O interface que uso é o Presonus Audiobox USB, já tem alguns anos.. Mas, ligar ao Guitar Pro? Isso não propriamente, o Guitar Pro é um software de tablaturas de guitarra, talvez quissésses dizer outro software, tipo o Amplitube ou o Guitar Rig ?
@@megahurtz30 Claro que era o Guitar Rig ... my bad! :D Vale a pena? é que tenho uma LTD igual e andava a ver videos por aqui e fiquei impressionado com esses clean. Ontem também andei a ver o Amplitube e também me parece bem mas como ainda tenho pouca experiência estava com dúvidas em que interface deva usar. Pelos vistos qualquer USB audio converter pode ser utilizado. Vi ontem o Focusrite Scarlett Solo 3rd Gen... julgo que devia funcionar. Obrigado!
@@pedromartins2995 Bem, depende de quanto estás disposto a gastar. Os que têm a melhor qualidade de audio são os da Universal Audio e os da Apogee, mas também são os mais caros, naturalmente. Para utilização mais normal um Focusrite é bom o suficiente, acho q sim. Eu basicamente só tenho utilizado este, também não posso dizer com toda a certeza como são outros, mas no geral, do q toda a gente diz, é como referi...
Witch One do you think its best for playing death/black metal? The Ltd ec256 or the Harley Bento ex84 with Emg pickups? Do you have any other guitar suggestion in mind whitin this price range?
I guess the EX84 with the EMG, but if you can, try to find a Jackson pro series or X series or a Schecter, in the second hand market, already with actives, or an LTD as well, but with actives
J'ai actuellement cette LG qui s'avère avoir un son assez puissant que j'adore🖤 Cependant je trouve le manche trop arrondi et la guitare in peu grosse et lourde pour moi. Une idée de guitare assez similaire mais plus petite et légère? Merci d'avance
How do these compare to the more expensive 401 and 1000 series? I like the price point but afraid of the quality. Like would you have to sink some dollars into it?
Well, i'd have to test them to really say, but of course the pickups are different, they will either be active EMG or Seymour Duncan, they will likely sound brigther and with a little more output
...for me the only benefit of 22 frets instead of 24, is that the neck pickup is further away from the bridge, and so, it get's a deeper sound, a slightly different sound than in a 24 fret guitar
well, both seem equally good choices to me... maybe i would go with this one, but, you are the one who should decide, you're the one who will play it right? ;) think what guitar would you rather pick up, if you're going to play, just by looking at it
@@mertterekeci6093 Thanks! Well, there are a few i guess, if you can find something with Probuckers in the same price range, it might sound quite good, i hear good things about them. As for the LTD, in terms of body shape and maybe neck as well, it will probably be more confortable to play than an Epiphone LP
I didn't measure that, but as you can see in the first part of the video, it's not fat or too thick, it's a normal, confortable body shape and depth...
@@megahurtz30 in your honest opinion, does the guitar worth it, aesthethic and quality? I know it is a mid range i just want a guitar that i can play standard E on rock and alternative.
no filter. The camera is what it is. It is a rather dark faded color, it's more blue in real life, but it's hard to get a better image with the camera i had at the time
Thank you so much for this. I get so tired of people giving "reviews" that only tell me what I can read myself on the manufacturer's product page. I want sounds, damnit! And a player's opinions.
That has amazing sustain. Thanks, again!
Gald you liked it :)
The most thorough guitar demo I have ever seen and heard. Thanks a lot.
Thank you very much for your words :)
I picked up a beautiful purple burst EC256 recently. This is a really nice guitar for the money, ESP is doing it right for the consumer!
I’ve been looking at that one. I like to play a lot of Metallica, do you think it’s suited for that? I love Hetfield’s iron cross signature ESP but I don’t have that kind of money to spend, so that’s why I’ve been looking at the 256 model.
top quality review and great, great tones!
Take note RUclips, this is a how a review should be done - maximum information, minimal waffle and no reading from the maker's website
Thank you very much! :)
lol this guitar is one of the worst i have ever played
I bought a 256 along time ago to see how the LTD(ESP) guitars are.I now own that and 2 ESP guitars and sometimes I'll still play the LTD even though I have 2 of its big brothers.I love mine.
I could listen to this 18 and Life riff all day...
I normally don’t like the middle position but this one is killer sounding. I’m really digging all the sounds of this guitar.
Thai May be the best electric guitar review I have ever seen. I know exactly what to expect from this guitar, and as a bonus he shows which amp and tones he is using. Thank you.
Hey, thank you for the comment ! :) regards
Very nice playing
I own a black ec 256 LTD and I love it! Very versatile guitar for the money. Thank you for the review
Thank You!! :)
Love mine. Installed locking tuners and Pearly Gate. Plus they can be snatched up for around 350 used.
Great neck profile.
Idk if it’s the amp or the guitar but those clean tones are amazing!
It's the guitarist
Cleans are seriously awsome. Even in blackstar lt 10 sounds similer
This is what I call a review!!!!
Thank you very much! :)
Most versatile guitar out there
Bro i never seen soo detailed guitar review thx 4 great work man
Thank you ! Glad you liked it :)
Great video and playing! I see a lot of value for the money in that guitar. I think it sounded really good stock.
Thank you! :)
Saw all the positive stuff on the 256 and was about to push the button, then dug a little deeper and found all the apparent negative stuff about them and got turned off. Now I'v come back and watched your video again and I'm right back to pushing that button again 😎✌ Now just have to decide on the Cobalt blue, or black with gold hardware...😎 Cheers M8 Great vid 👍
Thanks!! Cheers! :)
What is the negative stuff? I'm thinking of buying one...
@@ral0958 Stuff I saw in reviews and forums included: people complaining about poor finishing; binding half inch short; electronic problems; poor fret work including high frets and rough ends. One even complained that it is a heavy guitar. People also complaining about tone saying it needs new pick ups. Some say the coil tapping function does nothing... I bought one a few days after making my comment here, so for what they are worth, I can give you my impressions after a month with it. Firstly, I got onto this as I wanted an LP style guitar but not a Epiphone as I don't buy made in China guitars (personal reasons), and these were supposedly made in Indonesia. I wanted the Cobalt blue but when I got to the shop, I found the Cobalt blue ones were made in China :-( However then the store guy pointed out that the Dark burst colour was made in Indo. No idea why, he reckoned it wasn't old stock and had it only just came in, but anyway, I was fine with that as it is a beautiful guitar! What I can tell you about the one I bought is: It was unplayable out of the box which would have been very disappointing for a beginner I would imagine, but really it just needed half a turn on the truss rod and a slight raising of the bridge so no big deal. Mine had a QC check sticker from the US but I'm in Oz and Indo is just above us so not sure whey it needed it to go to the US for a QC check. Perhaps all that climate variation caused the neck to move a bit (??) The finish is perfect. There are zero flaws in it - Beautiful guitar for sure, really impressed. 👍 The binding is perfect. The fret work is some of the best I have seen. Every one is perfectly smooth and there are no high frets. I've owned quite a few electric guitars but over the last 10 years, only one, my Mexican Strat which I love, so I can really only compare this guitar to that. My Strat has a few slightly rough frets at the bridge end of the board. The LTD fretwork is perfectly smooth, and I checked them all for high/low spots, there are none! The LTD is definitely not a heavy guitar and is lighter than the Strat. Its a comfortable guitar to play (although the Strat is better ;-). I know apples and oranges comparing tone on this to the Strat, but anyway, the Strat tone is superior to me, and the Strat feels better to play to me (maybe just because that's what I'm used to). I play no set style of music, I play bits and pieces of whatever I'm into that day, and for me realistically most of the time, I'm still picking up the Strat, except on those Metal type days when the LTD is superior for sure ;-) I understand why some would want to change the pups. I'm fine with them, but I don't gig and I'm generally running through my Katana or amp modelling effects units and it sounds great to me with them. I would agree with others that the coil tapping doesn't do very much.. The neck is great (though I'd still take my Strat neck but that's just a personal thing). To cut a long story short, the LTD is a very nice guitar and for anyone wanting to play heavier stuff, its a winner. Now, my one issue which I am really not impressed with. The bridge pickup occasionally fades in and out. Its only done it a handful of times so I know its pointless taking it back to the shop as it is very unlikely it will happen there.. I can't see anything wrong with the wiring so no idea why, but it is a bit disappointing and I did read of someone else having that problem.. Other than that, it is a very nice guitar 👍
@@paulh4691 thanks a lot for this amazing feedback man!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The needed tuning is ok to me, but this pickup "problem" scares me a little. But overall and
Yeah for the money I think it is a pretty solid guitar.
@@ral0958 it was a bit of setting up it needed, but yeah that is another thing. It deffinately slips out of tune more than my Strat but not enough to worry me. If gigging I'd think about different tuners. I wouldn't be turned off by my pickup issue. If it was very common there would be a lot of others complaining, and out of everything I read and watched on them, I only saw one other. I don't regret buying it. Very nice guitar 👍
Great demo, nicely played! I have this Guitar in cherry burst, the finish is gorgeous. I love the flawless build quality, and great pickups/electronics, I see no need for any mods.
Thanks! Yeah, it's a pretty nice guitar
my dad out of nowhere ordered this for me :') watching reviews and waiting for it to get here
Thank you for a well-thought-out and very helpful video. Enjoyed your riffing, too.
Thanks! I appreciate it :)
Admit it: you sang "rickie was a yooouuung boy, he had a heart of stone" in the midddle of the video!
Yes!!
goddamn are there people that still remember such a good band? feels good man
I have this in black cherry and it plays excellent.
Definitely a better value than most for the $500-$600 price point.
I like the color! It looks nicer here than on the website, a darker bluish-gray here. I have the White one.
nice tones you got there dude
Thanks! :)
I never thought I liked Les Paul style/single cut guitars, being mainly a superstrat guy. However, this guitar looks and sounds great. I’m not in the market for another guitar at the moment as I bought one less than four months ago and my wife recently gave birth to our daughter so I’m a little preoccupied with other things, but I can definitely see myself getting one of these in the future if I decide I need another hard tail.
Hey!! Congrats on your daughter !! :)
Nice guitar and awesome review as always. Congrats my friend!
Thank you bro ;)
Got my like with the unplugged rush.
18 and Life @5:48. Great sound on that
Fantastic review. Many thanks. You helped a lot. Cheers. 🍻
Thanks! Glad you liked it :)
Best review i ever see. Have this one too.
Thank you very much! :)
Hi! This review was very detailed. Thank you!!!
the second soundtrack of beginning reminds me something from justice album)
It's a song i made inspired by Metallica ;) ruclips.net/video/yYGc2heXFto/видео.html
First sound like creeping death. Second sounds like AJFA, blackend and One mixed together.
High quality Pick Ups and Guitar Amp .
I love this review, maybe the blue is it, or the purple!!
Skid Row 18 And Life Sounds Frikkin Awesome On This Angel 💥💥💥 I Own The Honey 🍯 Gold Ec-256 Harvest Vintage it Sounds Epic Nice ... Thank You LTD ... 🪐🪐🪐 I’m Going To The Cosmos With This Masterpiece And The Price I Could Not Believe ... Great 👍 Guitar 🎸🦋✨✨✨
im sold.
Thank you! Much Love HareKrishna&GodBless❤️🙏
Thanks for the good review!! 😉👍
10.50 👏👏👏🤟
Sounds very good. I was going to get Epiphone but might get this
good clean
I have this exact guitar and the satin black one and they both rock the casbah 😉👍🏻. Well madexd
Thanks! :)
Крутой обзор!
November Rain sounded awesome dude
Thanks! :)
Es mi guitarra yo la tengo🥰❤🤘🏻
I just bought one from long and mcquade but I have to wait a couple weeks until the supplier ships it out
Can't wait, such a nice looking guitar 😍
Make sure that you have a decent amp to accompany this guitar. I got this exact same guitar and while I love it, I’d love it more on a better amp.
@@masterstepz9800 I have a 2x12 spider line 6 bognar tech tube amp, she is a beauty, the only line 6 amp someone should ever have lol
But I have line 6 multi effects pedal that I can use it though my Bose pa aswell
@@masterstepz9800 hi, how was the setup of the guitar? Does is still need adjustment on height/action, fret ends,bridge?
Great Demo.. learned about My Own Guitar..lol
thank you ! :)
Best review 💞💞love it🥰😘
Thank you very much! :)
Thanks 🙏🏻 Buddy. Im looking for affordable Lefty LP Style Guitar, your Review is Great 👍🏻 i might get one of them
Thank You! :)
What is lefty?
@@yashkulkarni3100 left handed guitar/player
256 vs gibson.....you cant ell the diff at all. 256 is a banging guitar for the price...best out there,
The only thing i don't like of that guitar is it has 22 frets, i'm into 24
jackson king v js32 vs this guitar. Which one did you like most? I am comparing because those are my budget options. Would like to hear from you. Nice video.
Hi. For me it would be the JS32 because it's more of a Metal guitar. This one seems more suited to rock, but of course it can do metal as well, but it could use more powerful and brighter pickups. And the Jackson neck is also very suited for speed. The neck on this one is very confortable for a Les Paul type guitar though...
I've been using this guitar for 3 years. I tried js32 king v too. Difference is this guitar gives better clean tones and more of a suited for rock. Js32 has floyd rose bridge, so think of that too. Aside from that, look for esp ltd arrow-200 too.
Thanks a ton everyone for your kind responses
@@tahmidmuhtasim no problem! regards :)
Jackson 32 is better for metal
I have one and your review makes me want to buy one, LOL. Damn fine guitar playing. I’m an intermediate player, mostly like blues and rock (not metal). I play only at home, sometimes with headphones only (family considerations). I have a Spark 40 amp which I love. Do you or anyone else have recommendations on the best software for my kind of playing? I have an iMac and an m-track interface. Thanks.
Thanks!! Well, other than the Spark amp you have, you could check Amplitube 5 maybe. I mainly use Amplitube and i like it a lot
@@megahurtz30 Thanks man. I will check that out.
Awesome review!! but I have no clue if I should get this or a Jackson js32 instead, I want to sound as close as possible to Bullet for my Valentine, which guitar will be better?
I guess for that amount of distortion, it's probably better to use the JS32 pickups
@@megahurtz30 how do you think this guitar would do with something like emg 81 pickups?
@@godlikeghost4839 I guess it would do well. That would basically be an EC-401
Okay, then my question is, if you had to pick between this and a Harley Benton Custom Plus EMG, which would you pick?
That's a good and tough question. I guess i would have to try them both and compare. Thomann has a 30 day money back guarantee, although i never used that, but i guess one could try them both and only keep the one which feels the best?
I have a doubt why ec256 white is having different pickups and the guitar you are playing is having different pickups.
Even they are same models and I checked official website also they mentioned that in both the ec256 they used LH 150 pickups.
But it looks different in both modes.
Please help because I'm planning to buy this one 🙏🏻
You are probably referring to pickups without cover. These, on the guitar of my video, have covers, but there may be others without covers, like in the white guitar model. They are the same pickups, you can put or remove covers on pickups. The cover might change the sound slightly. I haven't tested the ones without cover
Hey dude what are the songs you played during the clean sounds, and good work i subbed
Thank you!! The first is We'll Burn the Sky, by Scorpions. The second is just something that sounds like Sanitarium from Metallica. The third is 18 and Life, by Skid Row.
Boas, achas que compensa a diferença de valor entre esta e as EC-401 ? Quais são as principais diferenças? Bom review btw :D
Obrigado! A principal diferença são os pickups, que na 401 são os EMG ativos. Depois a 401 tem 24 trastes em vez de 22 e as madeiras do braço também parecem ser diferentes. Compensa caso queiras pickups mais para metal ou hard rock, com bom ganho.
with a lil tweaking these guitars kill anything epiphone makes
Hi-end for me very beautiful
Hello, I am a metal/hard rock guitarist that started his route to rock and blues:). I want to buy this guitar especially for this style as I already have one for metal. I am kinda new to this topic and I am not so informed, what are your thoughts, should I go for it or keep looking?
Rock and Blues? Yes, it seems like the ideal "playground" for this guitar
Great! Thanks alot, great video, it helped me alot. Good work!
Great review.. I just bought an older version of this guitar. I feel "more authentic" playing this guitar with a high quality builds that they do then say... "other manufacturers" out there. ;-) "so says MrTom... and so it was written.."
Thanks! :)
@@megahurtz30 Really great review man. I'm pretty old guy.. I've been in the music business since 1984. I mainly write and record commercially licensed music under performance rights organization, BMI, Inc. I went for ESP / LTD because they have been around for a long time, and I wanted a solid guitar with humbuckers and did not want to go the Fender or Gibson route.. but something with a name brand attached to it... and a good price. Have a great upcoming week, stay safe out there.
@@MrTom-Songwriter-Composer Thanks once again, and stay safe as well ! :)
Hi! Would this guitar be good for a beginner? And is this guitar better than the Esp Viper?And is it Better than the Epiphone Sg or Harley benton sg?I will be grateful for your help!
Yes, it would be good for a beginner. Haven't tried an ESP Viper or Harley Benton SG, i don't know about being better or not... Epiphone should be good too, but the one in this video is not an SG shape, of course...
I am from Chile. I don' t speak english. But I would like to know amplifier..(marca of amplifier)..¿what do you say Marca in english?...thanks
Hello! Marca is Brand. Utilicé los siguientes amplificadores: ENGL Gigmaster 15; Orange Dark Terror. Y utilicé también el software IK Multimedia Amplitube 4.
Do you get any neck dive. I have the HB SC Custom which is an Eclipse clone, and it does have a little. But I have a thick leather strap on it with a rough underside and it is not an issue.
None. And the strap i use for the balance test at 02:22 is rather slippery
Better than the jackson js32 series and some regular harley bentons?
Well, that's relative... depends on what specific guitars you are comparing. But in general, i would say, yes
Someone please help me decide ASAP!!
This or an Epiphone Les Paul Custom Pro Made in China. Both priced almost the same used from where I am.
Please asap someone help me decide.
Never buy a china made, its more of 80/20 percent of regret 😅 buy instead from indonesia, korea or japan.
LTD
I'm about to purchase a 258, it looks like it has electric pickups unlike the traditional humbuckers from the looks of it here. Does anyone know how it effects the tone compared to the 256 shown in the video? Would it have better metal tones?
Hmm a lot of hum and the pickups definitely need to be swapped out.
I just got the Black Cherry one. When did you get this?
a few months
Good fretwork? Low action? Never played a ESP before. It's a bit of money if it doesn't have great frets.
yeah, good quality on that. Yes, it's not exactly the cheapest LP style guitar around these days, but the quality is nice.
Boas! Qual o interface que usas para ligar a guitarra ao Guitar Pro? E já agora... vale a pena o Guitar Pro? Obrigado!
Olá. O interface que uso é o Presonus Audiobox USB, já tem alguns anos.. Mas, ligar ao Guitar Pro? Isso não propriamente, o Guitar Pro é um software de tablaturas de guitarra, talvez quissésses dizer outro software, tipo o Amplitube ou o Guitar Rig ?
@@megahurtz30 Claro que era o Guitar Rig ... my bad! :D Vale a pena? é que tenho uma LTD igual e andava a ver videos por aqui e fiquei impressionado com esses clean. Ontem também andei a ver o Amplitube e também me parece bem mas como ainda tenho pouca experiência estava com dúvidas em que interface deva usar. Pelos vistos qualquer USB audio converter pode ser utilizado. Vi ontem o Focusrite Scarlett Solo 3rd Gen... julgo que devia funcionar.
Obrigado!
@@pedromartins2995 Bem, depende de quanto estás disposto a gastar. Os que têm a melhor qualidade de audio são os da Universal Audio e os da Apogee, mas também são os mais caros, naturalmente. Para utilização mais normal um Focusrite é bom o suficiente, acho q sim. Eu basicamente só tenho utilizado este, também não posso dizer com toda a certeza como são outros, mas no geral, do q toda a gente diz, é como referi...
@@megahurtz30 e em relação ao Guitar Rig?
@@pedromartins2995 é fixe, mas eu normalmente uso é o Amplitube 4.
Witch One do you think its best for playing death/black metal? The Ltd ec256 or the Harley Bento ex84 with Emg pickups? Do you have any other guitar suggestion in mind whitin this price range?
I guess the EX84 with the EMG, but if you can, try to find a Jackson pro series or X series or a Schecter, in the second hand market, already with actives, or an LTD as well, but with actives
@@megahurtz30 thanks bro
1:15 what ajfa song did I miss on the album? 😅
:D yeah, that's a song i made, that sounds like Metallica : ruclips.net/video/yYGc2heXFto/видео.html
@@megahurtz30 nice
J'ai actuellement cette LG qui s'avère avoir un son assez puissant que j'adore🖤
Cependant je trouve le manche trop arrondi et la guitare in peu grosse et lourde pour moi.
Une idée de guitare assez similaire mais plus petite et légère? Merci d'avance
Difficult to say, LP guitars aren't much lighter or smaller than this, i think...
My first guitar was ibanez RG 321mh... now i'm thinking about this guitar.. I like to play metallica :). good upgrade?
You can play Metallica with it, but if i were you, i would seek an LTD Ec with active pickups
@@megahurtz30 in the end I bought the LTD ec-401 in black.
Damn is there any way I can fit a pickguard in there
How do these compare to the more expensive 401 and 1000 series? I like the price point but afraid of the quality. Like would you have to sink some dollars into it?
Well, i'd have to test them to really say, but of course the pickups are different, they will either be active EMG or Seymour Duncan, they will likely sound brigther and with a little more output
@@megahurtz30 thank you for the reply
What’s the difference between EC 256FM and EC 256?
I think the FM means Flamed Maple
Anyone knows what the second song in the intro is called? 😭 It sounds like a Metallica track to me but I can't seem to find it
It's inspired by Metallica :) but it's something i made with a friend of mine: ruclips.net/video/yYGc2heXFto/видео.html
@@megahurtz30damn man 😭 that's so cool, anyway, great video! I'm actually probably gonna buy this guitar but in snow white in a couple of weeks!!
@@CBTTT.14 thank you very much! :)
i broke its machine head.
Is grover 406c locking tuner compatible with it????
Maybe... not sure. It's best you take measurments to see if they match the Grovers
What are the benefits of 22 frets ? If only it has 24 frets.
...for me the only benefit of 22 frets instead of 24, is that the neck pickup is further away from the bridge, and so, it get's a deeper sound, a slightly different sound than in a 24 fret guitar
megahurtz30 mmm , i have never thought of that , that's interesting.
Hi. And what kind of melody sounds at the very beginning of the video?
Hi, that is just some riffs i made for a "Sunday with Ola Challenge"
10:50 whats the song?
Just some riffs of mine
please share what brand of guitar strap is that ...i wanto buy for my ec256
I got it with a guitar i traded... it just says "Rock Skull", but i don't know if it that is the brand
what size pots are those?
Not sure if regular size or smaller, i don't have the guitar anymore, and i never changed the pots or even took them out...
Is this the EC 256 FM or not FM?
This one is the FM, which i believe stands for: Flamed Maple
Please help me choose between Epiphone SG standard or This? It
well, both seem equally good choices to me... maybe i would go with this one, but, you are the one who should decide, you're the one who will play it right? ;) think what guitar would you rather pick up, if you're going to play, just by looking at it
*This guitar or epiphone les paul studio which is better for hard rock like Guns n Roses Led Zeppelin* ......
I'd have to test that Epiphone first...
@@megahurtz30 Thanks. But do you know which les paul is the best in this price scale by your experience or you have tried. Love your videos btw🎸🎶
@@mertterekeci6093 Thanks! Well, there are a few i guess, if you can find something with Probuckers in the same price range, it might sound quite good, i hear good things about them. As for the LTD, in terms of body shape and maybe neck as well, it will probably be more confortable to play than an Epiphone LP
This or fender squier affinity ? Plz help me chose.
Well... What kind of music do you want to play?
What, Indonesia??
It's made in Indonesia, yes
1:20 what is the song? It sounds like Metallica but I’ve never heard it before
Yes, it does sound like that :) It's a song i created inspired in Metallica : ruclips.net/video/yYGc2heXFto/видео.html
@@megahurtz30 amazing song !! Good job i love it
@@laflammechristophe4548 Thank You!! :)
The PUPs are too dark tho. Fat, juicy, plumpy woods. PUPs are dead-ish...
Seems to be the fault of the LTD EC-256.
This or cort cr300 or cr250??????
Haven't tried the Cort guitars yet...
this one, for sure
Body depth?
I didn't measure that, but as you can see in the first part of the video, it's not fat or too thick, it's a normal, confortable body shape and depth...
can it do old school Thrash / Death?
Sort of... not the ideal use for it. It could use other pickups for that, in my opinion. But with some EQ and Overdrive pedals, it can do it
@@megahurtz30 oh, thanks for responding i love your videos
This is the worst guitar i have ever tried...EC 400 OK! EC 256 = Garbage
China or indonesia made?
Indonesia
@@megahurtz30 in your honest opinion, does the guitar worth it, aesthethic and quality? I know it is a mid range i just want a guitar that i can play standard E on rock and alternative.
@@guitarhub90 Yes i think it's worth it
bro too much filter. cant see the actual colour of the guitars . looks more like a dark colour
no filter. The camera is what it is. It is a rather dark faded color, it's more blue in real life, but it's hard to get a better image with the camera i had at the time
@@megahurtz30 I got it. But you that's a cool riff and tone
Taljs too much 🙄
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