ESP EX-350

This is an LTD explorer type guitar but with sharper edges and no pickguard (has it's own personality) it has a black cherry finish
floyd rose licenced
LTD deluxe tuners i think
it has a 24 3/4 neck scale, jumbo frets, rosewood fingerboard, mahogany neck, neck finish matching body finish, thin U shaped neck (back)
it came with allen grenches and a hardshell case
made in Korea
22 frets
Mahogany body, set neck construction
Controls: 3 way switch (les paul type), volume knob, tone knob
Bridge and neck humbuckers are EMG- HZ
passive electronics

I like to play a various styles, but mainly I'm into rock, not very heavy rock, some blues, some pop, and some folk stuff and this guitar certainly looks like a heavy metal weapon but it can be versatile enough to suit those genres, oviously not as a strat, a parker or a music man, but it can do de job, the fact that it's mahogany makes it too low sounding and the tremolo does contributes to that so it can be difficult to play a full sounding clean riff brightly. this guitar can be very clean and balanced with just lowering a bit the volume knob.
I'm using it with a tonelab SE straight to the mixer or with headphones.
it is not noisy at all and can do some good bluesy tones thanks to it's huge body and those lots of mahogany even the bridge makes thinner the sound and it's pickups are not too hot but still can do the work for heavy stuff.
it is not a guitar for shredding but can make an awesome rithm work.
It's pickups are very balanced I think new metal guys will love it, but I think they lack of feel, tone and dynamics, I'm into soulful guitar playing like johnson, timmons, and those guys so this is not precisely for me, at least the pickups.

The guitar action was shity since I bought it used from a dumbass who did't play the guitar, so I had to set it up, it needed some minor fretwork since there were some frets kind of higher that the rest.
the Top finish is almost perfect cause when guitar reflects light you can see that it is not perfectly flat, cause the body is 3 pieces so you can see it.
the bridge routing is not as deep as you need it to make some floyd rose tricks, reb beach and vai things, so it may need some wood removal. the trem arm was very high even with the bridge set properly.
The fret material is very low quality cause it gets oxyde spots easily, no even the cheapest guitars have those kind of crappy frets, so I have to polish them at every string change.
also I would like to comment that is important that you get used to play this kind of guitars standing cause it's very different than playing a strat or a les paul, kind of difficult, Don't know how james hetfield can play the guitar that good almost at his knees.
I dislike the back of the neck finish cause it's kind of sticky and fat so is not that easy to play it.

this is made for last at any battle, it's finish is very durable.
the hardware is good, but the licenced floyd is equiped with low quality screws so the screwheads are always full of oxyde
the strap buttons needed some help since in this guitars one strap button takes all the guitar's weight.
it is a good gig mate, good electronics, not noisy, decent versatileness and even it's a floyd rose tremolo i will use it live without a backup since I do never break strings.

I've been playing for 5 or 6 years and I do not own lots of gear (just 3 guitars, a vox tonelab modeling processor and my PA) but have experience with other guitars and amps since I'm kind of local tech guy.
I wish I would had my tonelab with me when I tested this guitar cause the tonelab is so versatile and subtle to different guitars.
I would not buy this guitar again, but I think is because of the bridge, it's cool but it's a pain in the ass to have it smooth and wears out very quikly, and I'm into total versatileness, which this one doesn't deliver.
I love it's looks and its hugeeee sound, but even it's huge it's sort of lifeless, dynamicless, maybe are the pickups.
I wish it had an original floyd and some dimarzios

This monster has a standard jumbo 22 frets, 2 emg humbuckers, a volume and tone control, 3 way pickup select, floyd rose licenced locking nut, through body neck, explorer shape and fitted case basically guitar on steroids.

This is a riff monster, bang it up to 11 and watch it ripp your face off and throw it against the wall, turn on the clean and watch this monster die, not a very good sound i'm affraid on the clean side the tone's a bit whiney, sounds good through a chorus pedal down the bottom but anythig past the 12 fret struggles. Its got a good blues sound to it but not really for strumming hence no scratch plate.

The action was set ok, had to arse around a bit with the floyd rose as i up'd the gauge to tune lower, the pickups are fine on setup,
on the whole very good quality

This beast was ment to play live, seems very durable,
very dependable guitar.

the warranty was for 3 years very good

I've had it now for 3 years, if it got stolen i'd probely go for the esp viper as i'd like a tune-o matic guitar,
I just love the heavy sound.
I chose this guitar probebly for the wrog reasons..i like metallica but on the whole turned out fine.

This Korean made ESP LTD EX-350 has a set neck with a rosewood fretboard, two EMG HZ passive humbuckers, a three-way selector switch, a volume knob, a tone knob, a licensed Floyd Rose trem, and a lcking nut. I ordered mine from Musicians' Friend on a close-out end of model sale, and the only available finish was midnight purple, which, much to my delight, turned out to be almost black.

This guitar does a great job with metal and hard rock, and has a suprisingly good clean tone. I run it through a Digitech RP300, and it has a great, powerful sound. When I bought this guitar, I intended to use it for metal and punk only, but it has a really good blues tone, too.

From the factory this guitar had only a marginally good setup, but after a few hours of adjustments, I got a great action and solid intonation. There were no flaws in the guitar's finish, the neck joint was absolutely perfect, and all of the electronics were solid.

I have banged this guitar around pretty well, and it's still in top condition after eight months of solid abuse. I don't anticipate any reliabiliy issues. As with every electric guitar I own, I immediately replaced the factory strap buttons with Schaller strap locks. They are super sturdy, but I am responsible for that. While I think that this guitar is extremely well built, I wouldn't gig with it with no backup, as the Floyd Rose setup would make a broken string on-stage a catastrophe.

I have had no need for customer support.

I have been playing for ten years, and have never really needed a "metal" guitar, but after playing a friend's Gibson Explorer and seeing the unbeatable price on this baby, I ordered it. I didn't expect much. In fact, I intended to use this guitar as a "beater," to put old electronics in, to take to crazy jam sessions, and to decorate wildly, but about ten minutes after I got this guitar, my Alvarez Tele got assigned to beater duty, and the EX-350 is probably my second favorite guitar (second only to my custom Strat). In short, I love it.

this guitar would get 10, but because it only has HZ pickups, 22 frets & only has a licensed floyd trem i can't give it any more than 8.

This guitar is great for rock and heavy metal. High gain distortion with the bridge pickup gets some great tones... but because the pickups are only passive EMG-HZ pickups i can't give it full marks.
Clean tones sound muddy through the neck pickup unless you add a little bit of chorus.

The guitar came set-up pretty well. Only some minor adjustments needed.

It seems fairly durable... only signs of wear & tear are where i've bumped it against a wall or two and there's some minor fret wear.

I haven't had to send it back yet.
ESP Guitars UK ezboard is very helpful and has always helped me sort out any problems/queeries.

i have only been playing for 2 years & 4 months, so my gear collection is decidedly lacking in gear. i.e. i have my EX350, a squire strat, a 10W practice amp, a nackered old peavey 45W thing & a ZOOM GFX707 FX box. i'm currently saving for a new amp.
If it were stolen i would be very pissed off, but i don't think i'd buy it again... not that there's anything wrong with it, it's just that i'd like to try something different.
The only things that this guitar lacks are: active p/u's, another 2 frets, another volume knob (so 1 knob for each p/u), and a real floyd trem.

Korea 2000 22 jumbo frets, 1 volume 1 tone 3 way tone selector, emghz 61 and 80, this is the jagged explorer, floyd rose liscensed it came with some cheep strings and a good strap.

Metallica here i come, this tiger roars with passion and strengh, like nothing ive ever herd, with its internl preamp, it sounds powerful even thru a cheap practise amp!!

very well build and set up i didnt need to do much, only thing is it doesnt detune very much or maybe its just me i dunno

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nothing wrong with it

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this guitar is a dream come true i would definatly use this even if i were a famous rich rock star!!!!!!

Who the hell cares where guitars are made??? Do they rock or not?? That is the question... This guitar rocks!!! It has two double coils, a three way selector, and a gorgeous sound. The pickups are EMG Hz's and they pretty much put out like a 3 dollar whore. The body of this beaut is mahogany, the neck is maple with a rosewood fretboard. The body style is an explorer type body with sharper points. It came with a case, 20 foot cord, allen wrenches and that tasty silica jel...

This guitar produces carnage like the H-bomb of the '40s!!! It is quiet with my setup, which is a digitech DSP7 through a Peavey Mark III power amp. It gives me every thing from the crunchy sound that makes my weenie stand at attention to the bluesy sound that makes my weenie weep with saddened joy. I really can't say enough good things about the sound of this guitar. I have had everything from 13-58 strings to 8-42 strings on this baby and it handles them all. It comes with an extra spring for the tremelo and the heavy strings treat it right.

The guitar wasn't set up all that well from the factory but I really don't care much about that kind of crap because I adjust everything after a couple of plays anyway. The pickups and strings were adjusted beautifully but the volume and tone controls were very loose and annoying. Nothing a crescent wrench and pliers couldn't fix when doubled up with three minutes of time. The finish is flawless and everything else is fabulous!!

I think this guitar would be left with the cockroaches after a nuclear assualt! The only thing I think that could really improve this is straplocks from the factory. This baby needs them bad!!!

I don't give a damn about warranty's either...

I have been playing for 22 years and own a yamaha and washburn guitar with the digitech and peavy amp I spoke of earlier. My cabinets are homemade by me and are made extremely heavy for bass response. This guitar takes no prisoners. I do wish that it had dual volume controls but that's about it.

I have a ESP LTD EXPLORER-350. I'm very proud of having a guitar like this but the bad thing is that its korean made, it would be better if it was US made. It came with a original ESP case, a VERY long cable, a good quality strap, 2 Gibson light gauge string sets, a spare Floyd Rose tremolo-arm, a few a.spanners for the locking system, and 13 Ibanez HikizumE picks. It's basically black, sharp-ended, 22 jumbo freted, neck-thru, rhythm guitar. it is a solid body guitar with 2 EMG-HZ pickups ( H/H ), which are very good in giving an active, chunky sound. It has a mahogany body, maple neck and rosewood fretboard, it has deluxe dot inlays ( a bit bigger than the normal ones ) with a EX-350 model marking on the 12th fret. The hardware is black including the non-locking tuners. The bridge is a black Floyd Rose Licensed. As controls, it has a master volume and a tone knob with a 3-way switch.

This guitar is a VERY good Heavy-Metal guitar. It suits my style too, i play Metallica, Guns N' Roses, Pantera, AnthraX, MegadetH and some nice blues. I plug this guitar into a Cry-Baby WAH, Boss Metal Zone, and then into a Marshall G10mkII. The amp sucks! but the effects give a very good sound. I tried the guitar on an Marshall HUGE cabinet in the shop and it gives a brilliant sound, so the mosquito sound comes from my tiny amp! The EMG-HZ's are very good, they are the type of pickups if your looking for a good palm-muted chunky-crunchy sound. I'm giving it a 10 because the problem is from my amp without the effects.

The EX was not bad but not too good when i got it first. The Floyd Rose was sticking out about a centimeter! If you come face to face with the same problem, open the back and screw in the two screws into the body a bit more. The pickups weren't ok. the Bridge Pickup was inside it's frame, i just adjusted it quickly, nothing very important else.

In my life career uptil now i had 4 bands, i played with them live lots of times in backyards, halls, our school's garden. I got this guitar new and only played it live once and belive me, i was very happy that i actually bought a guitar for a very good price. The guitar is very professional and it would last anything severe. The hardware, finish, even the strings are designed not to screw-up in a live show. The strap buttons are standart right now, but im going to buy a strap lock as soon as possible, just in case. I always have my Washburn Stratocaster as a back-up. But not because the EX is bad, because I play songs which require D-tuning.

The guitar came with a 1 year warranty and an ESP certificate of quality and a manual. I never needed to deal with the company because the guitar is very good and fit. Nothing was damaged or missing untill now.

I've been playing guitars for 6 years now. I have a Washburn BT3, a Washburn Stratocaster and the BEST, EX-350. This guitar rocks! And the Floyd Rose was a great oppurtunity for me to buy this guitar, otherwise i would have bought the WASHBURN DIME333. Washburn is cool too but ESP is MUCH MUCH comfortable and better than Washburn guitars. If it was to be stolen i would buy another EX-350, same specs, same colour. The guitar is PURE charisma. I wish the body would be a bit longer and it would have EMG 81's, nothing else really. I first thought that the guitar's picture on the internet was to brilliant to be real, but the shape is REALLY the same, with the sharp ends.
I had a choice of 4 :
WASHBURN DIMEBAG333, WASHBURN RS980, LTD M-100 and the LTD EX-350
I'm very happy that i bought the EX instead of the DIME. Belive me it was a hard decision. But when i tried the guitar out in the shop, it ROCKED! i forgot about the DIME instantly!
As a opinion : buy this guitar, and have a STRAT with a humbucker as a backup, you'll be the happiest guy on earth =)


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Spiky explorer, Set neck. 1 volume and 1 tone for the EMG HZ pickups. 3 way switch. Maple neck, Mahogany body. Glossy gunmetal blue finish Black floyd rose, 22 frets on a rosewood board. Came with a case and a really short cord

This guitar kicks ass! It is perfect for my style(metallicaish metal) I'm running it through a Marshall MG50R and a boss metalzone. Awesome heavy tone, sounds like hetfield on ride the lightning. Can get a huge variety of tones with the knob.

It didn't come particularly well set up. The action was set too low(the strings wer actually touching the frets). Once i set up the floyd it was perfect the pickups were already properly adjusted. I got the action real low too, its perfect no buzzing on any of the frets. Everything else is perfect except there is a chip on one of the points of the guitar ( but seeing as i bought a factory second, i'm not deducting points for this)

This guitar will stand up to anything! The hardware is top notch! The finish kicks ass! Strp buttons are perfect(althought they should still be replaced with straplocks, i don't trust any strap buttons except them.) I'd never gig any guitar with out a backup. especially a foyd rose guitar.

Been playing 3 years. Ive got a marshall amp, boss distortion, crybaby, and 3 crappy korean copy guitars. Buy it again? Of course! Its not perfect, the neck drop a bit but thats ok. I love the pickups the sound is beutiful! Um. thats all!

This Is a 2000 ESP LTD EX-350 explorer-type, it is made in Korea like many other LTDs. Mine is Blue Steel and I replaced a bunch of the stock black hardware and repaced it with chrome knobs, pick-up holders and tuners .It features a Mohagony Solid body and set 22-fret neck for superior sustain. It has a tone and volume knob with 3-way switching.Pickups are dual EMG-HZ humbucks which are really not all that hot, but they still kick major arse compared to my friend's yamaha. It comes with a Floyd rose lisenced trem. It came with a set of allen keys and a little cord.

I play alot of Old school Heavy Metal like Iron Maiden, Metallica, Ozzy ect.It comes pretty close to Hetfield's sound on Ride the Lightning Provided that I play on my metal-zone. It works pretty good on my Marshall 100w combo along with a boss Metal-zone and Ibanez sm-9 super metal stomp box (I have to use these on the clean channel otherwise it just turns into a annoying grinding mushy midish noise.) The sound is nice and crunchy and harmonics are not all that hard to achieve using the bridge pickup.The pickups arent as hot as i like them to be but that is what I expected. The stock pickups on my 1984 Ibanez Destoyer X series are way the hell hotter ,those babies will scream. I'll probly switch them out. However you can get a variety of rythm and lead sounds.

The pickups were a bit low. But it only took a phillips-head screwdriver to raise them . in my case I like the Bridge one to be high almost touching the stings. Nevertheless, this adustment is so easy a comlete moron could do it, so I'll give this one a 9.

This thing would most definitly stand live playing. Hardware is pretty good. The finish Is super thick.It is very hard to scratch, chip or ding. Even on the edges the paint is still in tact after I dropped it on accident due to a crappy strap. The strap buttons unscrew sometimes, but nothing a screwdriver can't fix. This is a solidly bulit guitar; built like a tank it could probably withstand a full-scale nucular attack:) I would gig with it without a backup.

It has a life time warrenty.

Ive been playing a few years and this is the first new guitar i have purchased. I have a 1981 Ibanez destroyer II and a 70's Ibanez Les Paul copy and a 1984 Ibanez Destroyer DT-250. I have a Marshall 100w valvestate combo and an old Peavy Clasic 50-212. Compared to my other guitars this one has a solid feel and it plays nicely. I was going to buy a Jackson Randy Rhoads but I turned to this one because of the set neck that RR didnot have.

The guitar is an LTD EX-350. Its a 2000 version of the Explorer. (pointy edges), made in Korea. It has 22 extra jumbo frets making it easy to hit rapid fast high notes. It has one volume, and one tone knob which were loose when I got it. But they were easily tightened with a crescent wrench. It has a 3 way selector switch. It came with 2 EMG HZ humbuckers which kick alotta ass. It has a Mahogany body with a beautiful Black Cherry finish, looking closely in the light in almost looks glittery....but in a darker lighting it looks like a solid dark red. Its Bridge style is a lisenced Floyd Rose which I haven't used yet, since my strings aren't stretched out enough to use it without un-tuning it. The tuners are locking. This gets alittle irrating at first. Since it takes about 5-10 minutes to tune now. The included accessories were a cable, a few allen wrenches, and an extra Tremelo spring. My case won't get here till December....my strap didn't come in for mysterious reasons.

This guitar suits my music style to a tee. It can kick with hard distortion, or sound really rich with a clean tone for those soft rock tunes. I use a Crate GFX-50, with an MT-2 Distortion and 505 guitar pedal, sounds brilliant. Its not noisy at all. The Humbuckers produce no access buzzing. Very clear & clean. The guitar can go from a bassy tone to a sharp screamer...a large variety at your will. I like everything about this so far. Except the tuning system. But thats no flaw.

The guitar obviously wasn't set up to great. I mean, the tone and volume knobs WERE loose...but with 2 minutes time that was fixed. The pickups however are great, couldn't ask for better sound. Everything looks fine and well adjusted. Good action, good everything so far.

This guitar was MADE for live playing. Its looks alone show that. The hardware seems like its gonna withstand some heat. Or, it better be ready to anyhow. The finish looks good and thick. I don't think its gonna wear away. The strap buttons are solid and nice. This guitar seems very dependable...I would use it in a gig without backup, but would always keep the back up...Juuuuust incase.

I've never dealt with them, although I have a 1 year life time warranty... My family is full of handy-men. I've never had to have repairs outside of my house.

I've been playing for a year. I use a Fender Squire Strat, EX-350, a Crate GFX-50 amp, MT-2 Distortion, 535Q Wah wah, and a 505 guitar pedal....all is great. The only thing I wished I had asked is how to restring it. The new bridge was alittle hard to figure out but I got it now. If it were stolen, I'd cry...but I'd want another one...yes I'd buy one again. I love the look, the feel, the playability. It has so much goin for it...the sound...ahh its just bad ass. I can't say I hate anything except the tuning system, but like I said, I'll deal with it and learn to love it. My favorite feature is the body itself. I wish I had an old style Explorer...thats all I'd need to be a happy camper. I'd like to tell anyone out there that desires a nice guitar with great sound...that this is it. If you like the finishes, and the style of body...then you want this. Its great.

This guitar is one of ESPs newer models having come out in 2000. It is made in Korea as most LTD models are. Its features include 22 jumbo frets, 1 volume knob, 1 tone knob, a 3-way selector, a double locking nut, all black hardware, and a Floyd Rose liscensed tremolo system. The tremolo is fine but I would have perfered an origional floyd rose system. The pickups on this guitar are a little special in that they are brand new pickups designed by EMG specificly for the new line of LTDs. It boasts two EMG-HZ humbuckers which I think kick some serious ass. EMG is famous for producing active pickups that make a heavy metal player drool over. These knew pickups I believe are passive, but do a great job. I can get my guitar to sound very crunchy and it satisfies me when I play stuff like Metallica or Slipknot. The neck is a set model which I perfer over other models because they increase sustain. Since I love to play metal solos, the sustain just hits the spot. When I perchased this guitar I asked for the guys down at the shop to add a in little custom graphic (a Meatllica Load sign). The guitar is black with a red load sign on the front of it. With my purchase came a couple wrenches for the nut and a super short cord.

Most of the time I play metal. Either something of my own or something from Metallica(or other metal bands). For that type of music it suits just fine. As a matter of fact I really believe that with the right amp (marshall or mesa) and maybe a metalzone hooked up with all the right settings, one can achieve a great Metallica sound. There is a side of me that loves tone-filled music. In that case the guitar comes up a tad bit short as it was never meant to play that type of music. To comepensate for that I have plans for an EMG-60 for the neck. I am also thinking about selling the bridge pickup that came with it (because a lot of begginers are offering me way too much money for it)and getting an EMG-81 for the bridge. I would not replace it if it were not for all the offerings though.

The guitar was in great shape as far as factory settings go. The action was set up just fine as well as the pickups. The bridge was ok. There really was nothing to complain about.

This guitar will by all means survive a live show. I have jammed with many a people for long periods of time straight until we pretty much cound not take it anymore. Very reliable and dependable. The guitar seems sweat proof in that nothing gets to the paint or hardware. Even though this is a new model I have had it for a long time and it has done a great job surviving through my guitar experiences. If I were in a gig, I would not need a backup unless I wanted to change tunings or go for a totally different maybe super toney sound.

Never needed it. Mine came with a 1 year warranty.

I have been playing guitar for as long as I can remember. Other guitars I own include a Fender Strat and a trusty old acoustic from Fender as well. I personally love this guitar over my other guitars because after trying to play cruch metal on a strat, I went nuts. I only tried that once mind you. So I played bluesy stuff until I got this baby. That was when I was really able to express myself. I totally love the look and sound of this guitar. The shape (explorer with sharp edges) is the greatest thing I have ever seen. The sound is amazing as well and the only thing I would take over its default pickups would be EMG-81s which are hand picked from Metallicas guitarists to suit their picky needs. If this puppy were stolen I would go right out and buy another because its the sweetest guitar out there and has an awesome price. Before purchaseing this guitar I had a Jackson KS-1 in mind, but right when I found out about this puppy I totally forgot about the KS and made the easiest decision in my life. The only thing that keeps it from a ten is the fact that all guitarists have multiple sides to them. No one guitar can fulfill all of these sides. Since heavy metal is my biggest side, it gets a 9.

First off i've only had this guitar for a week so i can't really comment on its long term use. This is the brand new EX for 2000 (The points are sharper than the original). This guitar was made in Korea because its an LTD, not a standard model. The body is mahogany ( gives the guitar great low end). It has 22 XJ frets with a rosewood fretboard. The neck has dot inlays with EX-350 at the 12th. This is the only EX in ESP's line with a set neck, this give the guitar loads of sustain. The guitar comes with 2 EMG-HZ humbuckers which have some natural distortion but really shine when the gain is turned all the way up on your amp, and the volume is set to 10. These are passive pickups with great low end. They are controlled with one volume and one tone knob, through a 3 way selector switch. The finish on mine is black with specs of blue in the clear coat(really cool looking). It comes with a Floyed Rose double locking trem. The only extras I recived with mine were allen wrenches for the locking nut and trem. It comes with only 42-9 gauge strings thats why im giving it a nive because i need bigger strings!!

This guitar is a great sounding guitar. I play mostly thrash and speed metal and some punk (Metallica, Soulfly, DK, RATM,CoC)The EMGs are so sweat and heavy with lots of distortion. I'm useing a 50watt Line 6 amp with in and no effects (plan on getting a wah though). Even with full distortion and the volume at 10 this guitar is almost silent. This guitar was built for Heavy Metal, it has lots of thump and even with the tone at 10 it sounds great. It not too bright but it has some depth which is ok for me because i'm not playing Jazz. With the neck pickup selected it can also get some greats blues tones. Nothing really to hate but nothin' is perfect s it gets a 9.

Action good little high, when it got it the Floyed Rose was sky higfh and it had to be adjusted. Pickups were good, no complaints. When i got it i had locking strap buttons (get these they are needed for this guitar) put on it later the front button stripped out and i was told that shouldn't have happened so they are going to fix it for me. But because of this and the bridge it gets a 7. otherwise it would get a 9.

This guitar would withstand live playing and you probibly don't need a backup unless you have to switch tuneings. This guitar will survive a bomb blast it is solid but otherwise i can't say because i haven't had it long enough

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I've benn playing for a year now, and this is the first real guitar i've had but all my friends have caught me up on everything. If it was stolen i would hunt him down take it from his hands and stab him with it because it's just sooo pointy. If i couldn't find him i would buy another (this is probibly a better option, nice and clean and no need to sreve jail time)This blows by other guitar away. I was looking at the Dean Z, Jackson JK-20, and the EX-250,and any other Explorer but went with this because of the EMGs and the set neck. Plus i like ESP and Hetfield plays explorers, but this is not exactally what he plays cause its original on my part. A great metal guitar!!! James Hetfield and Max Cavelera rule!!!!