ESP LTD H-251 Review

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Overall Rating 4.58

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Features 4.54

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Quality 4.4

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Reliability / Value 4.53

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  • Body Shape: Soloist  
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  • Number of Strings: 6  
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  • Body Type: Solid Body  
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  • Scale Length: 25-1/2"  
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  • Body Construction: Double cutaway  
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  • Body Wood: Agathis  
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  • Body Top Wood: Maple  
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  • Finish: Gloss  
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  • Binding: White  
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  • Carved Top: Yes  
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  • Neck Shape: U-shaped neck  
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  • Neck Joint: Neck-through  
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  • Neck Wood: Maple  
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  • Fingerboard Material: Rosewood  
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  • Fingerboard Inlays: 12th fret position market  
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  • Number of Frets: 24  
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  • Nut Width: 1.65"  
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  • String Nut: Earvana Compensated  
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  • Tuners: ESP  
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  • Bridge: String Through  
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  • Bridge: Tune-O-Matic  
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  • Hardware: Black Nickel  
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  • Fret Size: Extra Jumbo  
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  • Number of Pickups: 2  
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  • Pickup Switch Type: 3-Position Blade  
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  • Bridge Pickup Type: Humbucker  
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  • Neck Pickup Type: Humbucker  
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  • Controls: Volume  
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  • Controls: Push-pull  
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  • Controls: Tone  
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  • Coil Splitting: Yes  
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ESP just can't get tired of making great guitars! LTD H-251 is another fabulous instrument that deserves and gets the highest grades! There's little to be wished for, if anything, with this great sounding instrument. A job well done by ESP!

ESP took time and with its vast experience at making new guitars, made a LTD H-251, a guitar that stands out for its remarkable features it offers for a fair price. ESP did a great job, and a lot of musicians gave highest grades to LTD H-251, which proves the quality of this instrument. Feature-wise, there is no need to say much about it. This guitar will satisfy a great majority of musicians and that's what ESP had in mind while building it.

If you try playing LTD H-251 after an average guitar, it becomes obvious that this ESP deserves to be proud of making it sound so beautifully. It delivers great tone when plugged in to most amps and, versatile as it is, it will allow you to find your own tone that you will be proud of as well. ESP's LTD H-251 is surely a world class sounding instrument.

LTD H-251 is a guitar that will cause envy with your friends-guitarists. The finish is beautiful; it tells the story of how much time and care ESP took to create such a great instrument. Action is great right out of the box, but it's easy to set it up to fit your playing style and needs. Hardware is no exception, and is carefully chosen to make LTD H-251 a fine instrument that it is.

If you're concerned whether LTD H-251 will serve you well in terms of durability or reliability, then you shouldn't worry at all about that. ESP created a very fine musical instrument that will stand the test of time and perform well in any situation: studio sessions, gigs or rehearsals. LTD H-251 is a quality built instrument that will last you a lifetime if you take good care of it.