ESP LTD H-207

This is a 1999 Esp 7 string, made in Korea and "assembled" in the usa. It has 24 frets, one volume and one tone control with a three-way switch. It has two Duncan humbuckers, strat/PRS type body style, a maple neck, solid 1 piece ash body, rosewood fretboard, string-thru-body bridge, gotoh tuners (i think), and mine came in a transparent black cherry finish. The neck's width/thickness can be compared to an ibanez, but it's just a little bit thicker, but it still feels pretty good. I ordered mine with a hard shell case, which came with a small cord. That's all the extra's the company gives you i think, but since i ordered it from drum city guitar land, they gave me some picks, a strap, an extra set of strings, and some catalogs.

This guitar has a solid ash body body, which gives it a really good crisp, tight sound. The crispness is good for a seven string because the lowest string tends to get lost on other guitars when played in full chords. The strings retain a lot of definition, which i like. The string-thru body construction gives this guitar AWESOME sustain, which i've really been impressed with. I play heavy metal and rock, which this guitar works well for. I usually run it thru like this: guitar - rp6 - pedals - amp (peavy bandit 112). It works well and doesn't loose it's definition loads of distortion, which is important for heavy metal. I think straying too far from the rock/metal sund with this guitar would not be using it to it's full extent, as it tends to work best in those categories. It is bright w/ the ash body, but the duncan humbuckers give it more fullness, kind of a les-paul meets fender deal. The only thing I really don't like is that i can't seem to get the treble just right. I liker ther to be about 50% more treble than bass in my sound, but i'm having trouble getting to that point with this guitar.

I could not find any flaws in this guitar when i got it, even though it was shipped. the electronics didn't having any problems either. The bridge humbucker was a little to high towards the higher strings, so i lowered it. the action was WAY WAY too low, i mean you could barely hear the notes thru the fret buzz, so i had to pull it up quite a bit. I give it and 8 becuase i consider the adjustments i made minor and something that you should do when you first get any guitar.

The hardware and finsh seems pretty sturdy, and the neck feels rock solid to me. Strap butons are screwed into the horns just right. I haven't played this guitar live, but if i did i would probably play it without a back-up because i don't have enough money to buy another guitar "just in case". It seems to be built quite solidly.

I didn't rate this category because I haven't dealt with the company, and i haven't tried to get it repaired either. it has a life-time warranty.

This one of my favorite guitars out of the ones i own. i've liked it so much i'm probably going to buy two (the joys of using alternate tunings) six string h-200s, which are basically this guitar in six string form. I was atracted tothis guitar because it had a real beauty you usually don't find in guitars in this price range. I id a lot of resaerch before buyinga 7 string because they are so expensive. It pretty much came down to this guitar or a schecter c-7. as it turns out, schecter c-7s are made with four peices of ash glued to together, where as this guitar is made of 1 solid piece of ash, so that prety much settled it. If this guitar were stolen i would definatley buy another one.

The LTD H-207 is a new 7-string guitar put out by ESP. It has volume and tone knobs anda three way pickup selector. The pickups are Duncan Design humbuckers(2) and they sound very good. It's a string thru body with a Tune-o-Matic bridge which gives the guitr great sustaine. The body is made of ash and comes in 3 see thru colors (black, black cherry, and aqua) all of which look very good. The body style is a contoured strat style that fits my body very comfortably. It has a rosewood fingerboard with 24 x-jumbo fets. The neck is made of maple and is bolted to the body. The whole guitar has binding(body, neck and headstock). When you order a case you get a few pics and a cord(don't use the cord though it's kinda crappy)

The guitar is great for heavy music and rock. I use a Line6 Flextone HD and a 4/12 cab and can get really mean tones with it but it also sounds great clean. Like I said earlier the string thru gives it great sustaine. It's not very noisy unless you are around alot of 60 cycle hum but what guitar isn't.

ESP did a great job of setting it up, the action was just right for me(not too high or low). For a guitar that I only paid $560 w/case for the construction was excellent. I couldn't find any flaws on my guitar but your experience may be different.

I haven't been able to play it live yet so I can't give an honest answer. I've owned the guitar for a few months now and with practicing ever day i have seen no problem with the finish or hardware. Everything on it seems to be built very solidly. I don't think I would use it without a backup on stage but only because I play hard and might break a string.

I haven't had to deal with the co. so I don't know about customr support. I forgot how long the warranty is but if you're interested go to ESPGUITARS .com(I do NOT work for ESP I just know the address) and you can look at the guitar, get specs, and find out about the warranty.

If it were stolen I would definitely buy another as a matter of fat I'm going to buy another as my backup. I looked at other 7-strings but for price and quality I couldn't beat it. I love this guitar and i think you will too. The extra string takes a while to get used to but I used to play 6-string bass so it wasn't too hard for me. Give it a chance it opens up alot of possibilites you don't have with a 6-string.