Will ESP LTD get back to their golden years?

Here are my thoughts on ESP LTD guitars. I think they have lost what made them special, but you can still find some great models out on the used market.
Sound samples were recorded using Logic Pro X through the JUMP Marshall Simulator and Tweeman of Guitar Rig 6.
Let me know what you think below, and if you have any questions about it.
0:00 - Intro
0:07- Initial thoughts on ESP LTD
0:47 - EC-401VF
Sound Samples
3:14 - Dirty - Bridge Pickup
4:15 - Clean - Neck Pickup
5:22 - Final Thoughts

[@shawntapley6733]

i have an mh1000 deluxe that has become my ride or die, and when i tried to buy another one, they were 50% more expensive than when i got it. anyone who has good ltd stuff needs to hang onto it for dear life

[@AlexRGuitar]

Totally! Keep those goodies, or find used ones and keep them! haha That's funny because this EC has been my ride or die too. Any time I've had anything I wasn't playing at a gig, this guitar was the one that I knew I could count on to hit it.

[@diegoquiroz5166]

you are totally right... my friend had a ec500 prob 2009 and it was an amazing instrument... around 2015 I decided to get one... at that time i believe they stopped making that model and they had a pretty similar ec401... so I went to get it thinking it was pretty similiar (they looked the same).. I played the guitar and it was like playing a toy... I was so impressed... of course I didn't get it

[@diegoquiroz5166]

I also had the same guitar you are showing... didn't love it cuz it wasn't my style.. but for sure it was a great build.

[@Lomni]

It's a race to the bottom. These companies saw that during the pandemic people will buy anything.

[@CassiniProjekt]

I have a Korean made Schecter and an Indonesian made LTD. Honestly the difference between them is minimal, the finish has more minor errors on the LTD but so what. I have a Japanese ESP which is "better" but I prefer the tone of the LTD.