ESP LTD Viper-50 Review

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Overall Rating 3.87

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Features 3.68

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Quality 3.77

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Reliability / Value 4

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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 Wood: Basswood  
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  • Finish: Gloss  
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  • Carved Top: Yes  
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  • Neck Shape: U-shaped neck  
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  • Neck Joint: Bolt-on  
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  • Neck Wood: Maple  
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  • Fingerboard Material: Rosewood  
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  • Fingerboard Inlays: Abalone Dot  
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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: Tune-O-Matic  
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  • Hardware: Chrome  
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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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  • Bridge Pickup Type: Humbucker  
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  • Neck Pickup Type: Humbucker  
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  • Controls: Tone  
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A fine sounding guitar by ESP. LTD Viper-50 sounds good, and feels good. The pricing is fair, so LTD Viper-50 is worth checking out. ESP is a company with tradition in creating fine musical instruments, so you should rest assured that LTD Viper-50 is not an exception.

Carefully chosen set of features makes ESP's LTD Viper-50 a really good guitar. Some might say that it lacks some of the features, but LTD Viper-50's features still fulfill an average musician's needs. You won't be wrong to go for this axe 'cause it has a wide array of different sounds and a lot of possibilities for tweaking the sound to make it yours. Getting one of ESP's LTD Viper-50 is a way to go.

Tone delivered by ESP's LTD Viper-50 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 Viper-50 will make your tone to sound poor, quite the opposite, because LTD Viper-50 provides rich and versatile tone that you'll be happy with.

Another reliable model from ESP brings us to a guitar that handles well and plays well. Finish doesn't feel bad at all, and the hardware is good. It stays in tune for most of the time, so if you take the time to adjust the action & pickups the way you want them, you will feel comfortable while playing LTD Viper-50.

Playing live, LTD Viper-50 will perform well and will not let you down. It is fairly reliable instrument both in studio and on stage, and will be a long term companion, as it is built to last. ESP has made a solid instrument that you will be happy with, and can depend on right from the start. Needs no backup as it has proven to be built really well.