ESP LTD M-53 Review

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Overall Rating 4.65

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Features 4.54

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Quality 4.66

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Reliability / Value 4.67

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ESP LTD M-53 Specs

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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 Wood: Basswood  
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  • Body Top Wood: Maple  
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  • Neck Shape: Ultra Thin  
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  • Neck Wood: Maple  
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  • Fingerboard Material: Maple  
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  • Fingerboard Inlays: Black Dot  
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  • Number of Frets: 22  
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  • Nut Width: 1.69''  
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  • Tuners: ESP  
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  • Bridge: Tremolo  
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  • Hardware: Chrome  
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  • Fret Size: Extra Jumbo  
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  • Number of Pickups: 3  
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  • Pickup Switch Type: 5-Position Blade  
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  • Controls: Volume  
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Have you seen and heard this guitar in action? If you did, then you know that it's well worth the price. ESP created a great sounding guitar, which LTD M-53 certainly is. Not only it sounds well, but also performs and handles really nice. Another must-have from ESP!

ESP took time and with its vast experience at making new guitars, made a LTD M-53, 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 M-53, 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.

A great sounding guitar such as ESP's LTD M-53 deserves respect, and ESP deserves the best marks for producing a beautiful sounding instrument such as this one. You can play LTD M-53 with most amps, clean or distorted and it will sound superbly. Hardware is easily adjustable to help you to get your tone. LTD M-53 guitar is fun to play. Inspirational instrument, that's for sure.

Ready to play out of the box, ESP's LTD M-53 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 M-53 does.

LTD M-53 is reliable and durable guitar that goes shoulder to shoulder with top built guitars. It will perform well in any imaginable situation, and will stand the test of time, if you take the usual care of your instrument. It is no secret that ESP makes good, quality instruments, and that is surely the case with LTD M-53 guitar.