Product: ESP EC-300AT
Price Paid: N/A
Submitted
09/13/2002
at
11:47pm
by
Anonymous
Features
:
8
Korean made. Semi hollow les paul shape with 22 frets, two duncan designed humbuckers, two volume, one tone. Mine was black and looked very nice. Chrome hardware with tune-o-matic stoptail bridge. 24.75 inch scale and a very fat chunky neck. This is something I really didn't like. To me it felt even thicker than the Les Paul studio I used to have, and this is the main reason I sold mine. Nice weight to it, though. Pretty decent for a Korean made guitar.
Sound
:
No Opinion
Sound was pretty decent. I liked the neck pickup. It had a very warm tone to it. The bridge was thin and fairly cheap sounding. I switched out the pickups to PRS ones and the guitar rocked. Before the switch I would give it a 7, probably a 9 after the new pickups were in. The set up I used it on is as follows...
guitar>boss tuner>morley a/b>channel a into ibanez distortion, channel b into ibanez smashbox>ibanez tube screamer>ibanez phase>boss flange>boss chorus>boss tremolo>morley volume>boss delay>both channels tie into each other again through another morley a/b box into an ibanez compressor and then into a Mesa Heartbreaker combo.
The clean sounds very great. The distorted was thin with the stock pickups. If you get this guitar, plan on switching the pickups.
Action, Fit, & Finish
:
8
It was set up nicely from the factory, but I use 11-50 gauge strings so I ended up adjusting it. Finish was fine. I lowered the pickups a little. The volume pots suck. They would cut out harshly around 3. Everything else was normal for a korean made guitar. holds it's own to any Epiphone.
Reliability/Durability
:
No Opinion
I don't know. I sold it because the neck was too uncomfortable for me. I wouldn't use it without a backup. If you abuse it, the finish won't last. I replaced the strap buttons with schaller strap locks,but I do that with all my guitars. Since I sold it, I can't really rate this fairly
Customer Support
:
No Opinion
Overall Rating
:
8
I had it for about 3 months. I own a 1990 PRS CE24 that I always played instead of this. Again, it is now gone. If I had to chose this or an epiphone les paul, I would chose this one unless I really wanted a flametop. It seemed a little better quality than an Epi les paul. This guitar looked sweet and had a great weight to it, but the neck did it in for me. If I still had it and it got stolen, I probably wouldn't bother trying to get another one. Great guitar for the money, but it just wasn't right for me.
Product: ESP EC-300AT
Price Paid: US $960
Submitted
06/14/2002
at
04:00pm
by
Jonas
Email: lundh5 at telia<dot>com
Features
:
9
My modell was made in Korea year 2002.
It has 22 frets, 2 Volume and 1 tone control with 3-way toggle.
It has 2 Humbucker Duncan Designed HB-102 Set.
Im quite sure its passive electronics.
The body is in Mahogany and is semi-hollow. Its all black finnish with some white parts.
The neck is Mahogany and rosewood with inlay on the 12 fret.
The Bridge is tune-o-matic/stop tailpiece
It has Ltd tuners I guess?
Its set neck/24.75"
It had a cable and a tool for the neck following but nothing else, maby bit cheap couse the guitar costed me 9500 SEK
Sound
:
10
This guitar has a great sound even with this Duncans. The Semi hollow body gives it a bit "surf-sound". It doesnt have any "buzz" I like the sound and its hard to explain how it sounds :) Those who like Ozzy, Guns N roses and such bands would like this guitar.
Action, Fit, & Finish
:
10
The set up was great, strings set low and that is what I prefer.
It came in top finnish
Reliability/Durability
:
9
Since I havent had the guitar so long I dont really know. But it stays good in tune and I dont think I will have any problems with it.
Customer Support
:
10
I went threw my local music store ( www.musikcenter.com ) they have great service!
Overall Rating
:
10
Ive played guitar for 8 years and this is truly my favourite one :) I have a Fender '60 Classic, a jackson copy and some acoustics. I have a shitty Marshall Valvestate amp. Will buy a new one as soon I get money. Compared to all the other guitars Ive played this wins. I have always trusted ESP and liked them since they are Japanese. Maby it would been even greater with some orginal Seymour Duncans.