ESP LTD FX-400 Review

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Overall Rating 4.5

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Features 4.86

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Quality 4.2

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Reliability / Value 4.36

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  • Body Shape: Explorer  
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  • Number of Strings: 6  
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  • Body Type: Solid Body  
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  • Scale Length: 24-3/4"  
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  • Body Construction: Single cutaway  
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  • Body Wood: Mahogany  
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  • Body Top Wood: Maple  
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  • Finish: Gloss  
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  • Neck Construction: 5-piece neck  
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  • Neck Shape: U-shaped neck  
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  • Neck Joint: Set neck  
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  • Neck Wood: Mahogany  
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  • Fingerboard Material: Rosewood  
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  • Fingerboard Inlays: Abalone Dot  
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  • Number of Frets: 22  
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  • Nut Width: 1.65"  
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  • String Nut: Earvana Compensated  
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  • Tuners: Grover  
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  • Bridge: Stoptail  
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  • Bridge: Tune-O-Matic  
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  • Hardware: Black  
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  • Fret Size: Extra Jumbo  
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  • Number of Pickups: 2  
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  • Pickup Switch Type: 3-way Pickup Selector  
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  • Pickup Switch Type: Yes  
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  • Bridge Pickup Type: Active Humbucker  
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  • Neck Pickup Type: Humbucker  
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  • Controls: Volume  
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  • Controls: Tone  
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  • Pickups: EMG 81 (B) / 60 (N) Active

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Few guitars can match what ESP's LTD FX-400 offers in its price range. That's why many musicians decided to go for LTD FX-400, and if you decide to do so as well, you surely won't be sorry. With almost nothing to add to this beautiful instrument, rest assured it will serve you well.

Guitar features are a very important aspect to evaluate when buying a new instrument, and that is just what ESP's LTD FX-400 has to offer: excellent features with a matching price. Top grades for LTD FX-400 depict what most musicians feel about this instrument's features; therefore you should feel confident about its value. A job well done by ESP!

Tone delivered by ESP's LTD FX-400 makes it a serious sounding instrument that gives ESP a lot of reasons to be proud of it. Somewhat limited when playing certain music styles doesn't mean that LTD FX-400 will make your tone to sound poor, quite the opposite, because LTD FX-400 provides rich and versatile tone that you'll be happy with.

Ready to play out of the box, ESP's LTD FX-400 is easy to set it up even more precise than usual, thanks to great hardware pieces it has built in. Handling and playing this kind of guitar is a pure joy as it stays in tune 90% of the time, regardless of the level of usage. It feels reliable and it really is, as ESP put great deal of time and effort to produce such a good-looking guitar that is behaving well, as LTD FX-400 does.

If you need an instrument that withstands live performances and studio sessions, rehearsals and practicing, you should rest assured that ESP's LTD FX-400 is the right choice. This instrument is definitely built to last and will do so , through fire and flames. ESP has the knowledge and experience you can rely on, and that kind of experience is well built into LTD FX-400.