ESP LTD Crushes the Competition!!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 25 ก.ค. 2024
- ESP/LTD's H1001 is one of the best guitars I've ever featured on the show. Here's a detailed rundown on a rock solid performer for both stage and studio
Disclosure: I'm STILL angry about that Mustaine V. Hence the title. LTD did send me this back in 2020, and it's SERIOUSLY overdue.
0:00 Hey Everybody!
0:37 the Good and the Bad
1:45 First Sound
4:23 What I really, really like!
5:03 My history with LTD
6:09 Does this look Farmiliar?
10:14 Specs
13:20 Five Star Review
16:18 The Bottom Line
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Anything coming out of World Music in Korea is gold. The ESPs, Schecters and Agile's are all fantastic. Some of the best guitars I've played have been Korean made. The Agile's are the same quality, but for even less money, and made by the same people.
I just realized my Agile was made in Korea the other day. Only payed 300$ for it, slapped a new dimarzio titan and it rips.
I believe World Music, so as Cort Korea, have different levels of producing and QA depending on the demand and contracts. You can see Schecter for 1.5k so as Chapmans for third of that price and as mentioned, Agile too for even less. One factory does not mean same quality. It varries on how many hours of hands on work these guitars have.
Are they the ones making Wylde Audio?
I've been wondering about that. Haven't played in years and didn't even know Zakk had his own brand now.
@@8KilgoreTrout4 I think Wylde is affiliated with Schecter so how. I bet they're made in Korea too
ESP and Ltd are amazing instruments
GLENN!!! Keep up the playing, man. Love the time I take out of my day to listen, watch, laugh & ponder, as I watch your great show. Righteous.
Fantastic video. Sounded fantastic as well. Gonna have to check one of these out.
You’re over 500K subs Glenn! Congrats brother. Love your reviews and absolute honesty. Not a bought and paid for Yes man spokesman. Keep up the fantastic work my friend.
Damn Glenn. You are introducing me to so many cool bands. Thanks man.
I loved him playing the "Warriors Of Genges Khan" riff.
Thanks for the review! Picking up my first LTD today and I’m very excited about it
Ohhhhh GLENN!! Someone's been practicing some shreds! Well done dude. Been checking out your videos lately and it's great seeing your progress! Pretty inspiring stuff!
Everyone seems to be noting not the quality of the LTD, but the improvement in Glenn’s guitar chops. He got good!
Dudes been at practice
Practice is a hell of a thing.
*got gud, in proper gamerspeak ;)
That was some seriously cool riffage! Well done, sir!
You're at 500k subs! Congratulations, Glenn!!!!!
Got myself an ESP Ltd EC-1000 with EMG Pickups. This is one of the best guitars i've ever had and played. All the compliments of your video apply to my model as well. 5 Stars. And this is why you have to spend a little more. It's worth every penny
Glad to see you playing an LTD Glenn! I have 3 ESPs I’ve acquired over the years. A standard series m2 with an original Floyd Rose I bought over ten years ago from a kid in a local punk band, sold it to me for $400 didn’t know what he had. I picked up an E2 M1 from guitar center for 1K and it’s literally just as good as the M2 just string and neck through. Finally I own a custom shop V from the Takada factory in Japan and that one was expensive but is significantly better than the previous 2.
You're so evidently getting better. Those Cowboy's and Lucretia riffs are night and day in the areas you've improved technically
Very nice honest review!!
Hey Glenn, did the pickup test myself with new strings of the same brand, and just to give you the results, there were differences, not a lot but still noticeable. Nothing I couldn’t fix with the amp or in post. I’m still going to consider pickups because I do love me some cleans. Thanks to you I did this for myself, i was out to get Tosin’s Fishmans for my 8 string. Saved me some bucks! You’re completely out to cure my GAS.
love your stuff Glen i bought the ESP_LTD ec1000 Deluxe with floyd rose satin black. I love it
I really enjoy your videos, reviews, gigantic recording input and everything you share with us, Glenn! Only one thing: Please don't do random bendings! :D Keep up producing great videos! Greetz from Mount Olympus
I've 3 esp ltd guitars. They are such great guitars. They play like they are made by the gods of thunder.
I prefer them over any other guitar brands I tried out. (Ibanez, Jackson etc.)
And clean they sound so beautiful.
I recommend ESP-ltd to every guitarist. Both beginners and pro's.
I am happy you made this video (and other simular videos about cheap but good guitars), Glenn.
Showing people there are far better (and cheaper) brands than Gibson is important for the guitar community.
I remember my first LTD was an H-100 in electric blue. It was an awesome guitar and wish i still had it.
Great review makes me want to go and buy another.
Keep up the good work.
congrats on 500K subs!
Hey ! Congrats on the 500k subs !!!
GLENN! congrats on the 500 000 followers!
Not sure if anyone posted this yet but ESP and Schecter while being separate entities are in fact owned by the same person, Mr Hisatake Shibuya. Great instruments.
I have the exact same guitar, but 7-string version, so it's ESP/LTD H1007 made in korea. It's sooo good. Before that I was playing mainly indonesian made Ibanez'es and I love all of them, but only ESP feels robust and well finished , and it plays soo well that learning new stuff is just a pleasure. Thank you for great work Glen, keep Rockin'
Bought the sevenstring version of this guitar in 2020. Thanks for validating my purchase!
This guitar makes me tease the backup. I always tune the backup before a show but it never gets its turn.
Dude I totally agree. I just dropped a video on the rare Slayer LTD. It’s insane! Even their EC 256 is great. Awesome video as always, Glen🤘🏻
Sweet video man. I was pleasantly surprised. I didn’t even know that guitar existed 😳
DAMN that playing was super clean glenn
Hell yeah! I love ESP guitars. The 1000 deluxe series are really good and look gorgeous. It's hard to imagine a $5000 ESP could be that much better. I just wish they would've kept the original ESP logo on them. My MH-1000 looks very similar to your schecter. It's see thru cherry burst or something like that and it has the abalone binding. I think ESP has perfected the metal guitar style.
Personally I’m of the mindset that there’s diminishing returns the more expensive guitars get. There’s really only so much you can do to make a guitar better enough to justify the price. I don’t really see how any guitar besides collectibles can be worth $5,000. I’d say the intersection of value vs price crosses at around the $1000 mark. There are many amazing guitars around there (some over, some under) and really anything significantly about $1,000 usually doesn’t have much more than what the $1000 range guitars have.
The E2 guitars are awesome. They are built in the same factory the originals were built in. The LTD 1000 series is quite good, but sometimes look way too flashy with the amount of abalony used. The E2 M1 that is my main guitar is absolutley perfect. The intonation, fretwork, electronics. I would say that it is a higher quality than the 1000 series EC1000 that I had, but the neck is slightly thicker on the M1, and the fingerboard radius is 12". The EC 1000 did every once in a while have the high E string catch on the end of the 5th fret, but may have been a result of a previous owner because I got that one used. (There was a tiny chip in the nut which may have been causing that). I believe the E2 has a titanium truss rod, and some other reinforcement, but I will have to check that. It is a heavy guitar ( Over 21 pounds) but after having it for a year I believe it is worth the extra few hundred bucks to get an E2 over a 1000 series. I started building my own guitars last summer because I didn't want to pay the ESP custom shop for a slightly different version of the M1. I'm shure the custom shop would be worth it, but I figured for that price I could buy all of the tools that I need to build my own.
@@rmatt498 totally agree! I have a ltd jm-2 and it cost me about $1500 new. Absolutely plays and sounds just as good as my buddies esp USA M series
GLEEEEEEEEENNNNNNN! Thanks for the amazing content as always! Would it be possible to leave your amp settings/speakers used in the description the videos? I really like the tone you dialed in for this video and can’t quite dial it in.
Serious respect for bringing up the ESP LTD MH guitars. I’ve never played anything like them.
I agree with this statement. As someone who was a strict ESP aficionado/ smob, turned LTD collector, this is so true! I love my LTD guitars (all 600/1000 series) just as much as I love my ESP collection.
Glenn! The comment made about the esp/schecter coming from the same factory is indeed true! It is also fact that the two brands are basically parented to one another to this date. Can't recall when the merger happened, but the quality of both brands is incredible. I have commented before, but would LOVE to see you review a Ernie Ball Music Man JP guitar, not the sterling, but the big mack daddy. I love both my Ernie Balls! Cheers!
you hit 502k subscribers within the last 11 hours, congratulations! glad to be part of the family =)
keep up the awesome reviews and f**k G**son!
Thank you so much!
I really enjoy seeing you play and make honest mistakes just like every guitar player ever. Your playing keeps getting better every time I hear you.
Thanks for the review.
Bout spit my my coffee out when the Anakin Skywalker pic came up. That was a good one Glenn!
The Pegasus sentient set are my favorite pickups. They have really nice cleans and don’t get muddy under high gain. I know pickups don’t really sound different under super high gain, but I upgraded the pickups in my sub series sterling guitar and it made quite the difference.
Glenn!! You're phone is riiinnngiiinngg. No shit thats relatable bud.. nice work keeping up also good man Glenn
Good to see Ltd get some love. I've got a couple of the 1000 deluxe series guitars. I've always said my ec1000 destroys a Les Paul in every way, and back when I bought it, it was $899. Everyone should try an Ltd. Nice review man. 🤘
I used to have an EC1000 deluxe. It had the best feeling neck that I have played on.
@@davidshafer6388 yeah man. I've always liked Ltd and schecters necks. I've been playing those and deans, since before they were well known for their quality. You could get them dirt cheap from pawn shops, because everyone saw them as "cheap". The fact is, they've always been awesome. Lol
Gleeeeen!!!! It's a push-pull switch probably wired as a coil tap to toggle one or both of the pickups into single coils, but I've also seen them wired to be a series/parallel phase toggle, sometimes as a dB boost, and even less commonly a kill switch.
I love the look of painted necks, but I think the playability depends on the finish: my 20-year-old SG would get uncomfortably sticky after only a few minutes of playing (yes, I wash my hands! Constantly) but it got better after knocking down the lacquer (I hardly knew her!) to a satin finish with some 0000 steel wool. The polyester on my JP Majesty and an acoustic of mine stays slick and comfortable for an hours-long play session. Tung oil is another great finish, but probably something not really available on budget guitars; the Fender satin is nice, too!
DUDE! 500K SUBS (502K ATM)!!!! Congrats!
I just ordered this guitar, I loved my hellraiser but dont have it anymore so Im hoping to enjoy this one as much or more.
can vouch for LTD. i bought a Mirage Delux a year ago and it is one of the finest guitars I've ever played. unbelievable fret work and neck from the factory. i liked the neck so much i replaced my Warmoth guitar with a new neck to the ESP specs. its really close, but not quite the ESP shape that i love.
Badass LTD V, badass LTD double cut, Glenn, now I wanna see you review a badass LTD single cut (Eclipse)
I loved the "Warriors Of Genges Khan" riff Glenn mate.
Glenn, ESP and Schechter are part of the same group, that'd explain the similarities mate! Keep up the excellent work and information! Cheers
LTD are my number 1 go to guitars the quality in the finishes, playability and vast amount of tonal ranges is second to none and they're cheaper than the main competitors for metal guitars such as ibanez, another wicked awesome video Glenn!
you’re the best guitar youtuber ❤❤❤❤
I've been on an E-II Horizon NT-7B for almost 6 years at this point. The only complaint I had in the beginning was a too tightly cut nut, making tuning it annoying, but otherwise perfectly playing guitar. After fixing the nut everything was awesome up until recently, when fret wear started to become apparent. It still feels special to pick the guitar up, even just looking at it gives me a feeling of: Yes, that is the perfect instrument for me.
great little instrument I will make sure to add a high end esp to my collection.
Hi Glenn!!!!
Greetings from Romania, have to say i agree with you but i recently bought my first ever Gibson and i am amazed by it!
I have three Ibanez guitars, a prestige, premium and a RG, but the Gibson stays in tune like my prestige. I kid you not!
Had to change the burstbucker from the bridge because i could not get used to it, changed to a Seymour Duncan Sh6 and added a nickel plate so it will look as gorgeous as it is.
Guess it is different from experience to experience, mine with my first Gibson is really good, i mean, playability, tuning, tone, sustain omg the sustain...
I love my Gibson, but I also love my ibanez, they are shred machines :D !
Thanks!
ESP, and LTD have been my favorite guitars since I started playing them.
You are watching the "Flawless Finish Guitar Show". And we should mention the rating for packiging as well. Well done Sir! 👏👏👏
Spot on Glenn. I've never played an LTD I didn't like (got a Viper baritone) and the build quality is rock solid. Not too shabby for a 20 year old guitar.
That said, HOLY SHIT!
Your right hand technique is becoming frighteningly tight, efficient and controlled. Good work dude. Check out Bernth. Imho his picking is top tier and not too dissimilar to where you're headed.
Great video and a warm, friendly "fuck you Glenn" all the way from Scotland.
A stunning variety of tones.
Somehow that sounds like a euphemism for "horribly out of tune" …
@@Anvilshock hahaha !! :P :P
@@Anvilshock More like sarcasm for "that much gain gives you one sound".
Huge fan of ESP! Just picked up mh-1007 evertune 🤘🤘
Lol when his messenger went off,that made me mentally say "I love Glenn" that's just good ol' comedy content gold!!!Hope you're having a great time in Europe?I believe.
Philippines & Japan
@@SpectreSoundStudios Very Cool.Ok,I remember you saying that now and talking about hopefully going to the Esp plant!!!Oh man,I hope you do and we get some content.Either way, have a great time.👍
I'm not a "metal looking guitar" kind of guy, but once, I tried a LTD TE-1000 (Tele with 2 humbuckers). With no expectations from me, that guitar was AMAZING! Same pickups like this one, locking tuners, roasted maple neck, Hipshot bridge. ESP/LTD makes incredible guitars in all the ranges.
I have a M1007B Evertune coming soon. Stoked.
Love your videos! I have a love/hate for Gibson's stuff also! I've owned both ESP and Ltd guitars and although the Ltd have definItaly gone up in price since the early days, they hold their own in terms of reliability and functionality.
Ltd's definitely stay in tune better than any Gibson I've ever owned.
Best time saver for tuning. Evertune
Absolutely beautiful guitar. I have an ESP E-II Horizon-III that I love to bits. ESP / LTD never disappoint. 🤘
I recently sent back/returned an Indonesia made LTD Deluxe....had flaws and didn't feel/played like my other four made in Korea ...no way I would keep a guitar that I paid more for that feels like less.....and thats disappointing
@@deathnsd6953 The indonesian made guitars, can be a bit hit or miss at times, but good that you sent it back. Don't settle for less than what you want, from a guitar. 🤘
Picked up an LTD MH400 with active EMGs and a Floyd about 2005. Korean made. Inspection sticker actually says ESP. it was just under a grand at the time. It is sweet!
Esp makes some good stuff! Over the years I've owned 4 of them, started with the F-50, then the F-250, had a Forest GT, and currently playing a Japanese model called Ganesa they've really impressed me
Ah yes, the old Kaoru signature from Dir En Grey.
@vladv5126 grew up watching Dir en Grey always wanted one finally got one and I'm impressed
@@masked_ultra8859 they're awesome
I have a EC 1000 P and I love that guitar. I also have an all access Les Paul Floyd Rose and both guitar are very similar in the quality.
Nice review. As a guy who grew up on the 80's Charvel/Jackson USA stuff, I gotta say for the money LTD's by ESP are great. Also, Schecter & ESP are owned by the same parent company (though they are separate and independent somewhat) so that accounts for the similarities probably. Cheers!
I own four Deluxe LTD's. I play them almost exclusively, and have for many years. Even the lower end LTD'S I've had have never let me down. They are the most solid and reliable guitars on the market.
Just got a Hellraiser Hybrid delivered on Friday. I love it.
I have a Korean made Schecter and Epiphone from the early/mid 2000’s and specifications the C1+ model still holds tune and plays with low action. And I have abused the living-snot out of it-bumps, drops and crazy tunings. Still has the original pickup in the neck.
I imagine at some point someone we will start letting loose stories of South Korea and guitar building from this era, simply because there will still be a LOT of those guitars still changing hands two decades later-some pretty incredible people made these very good guitars possible at a scale never seen before.
I own a 2001 korean LTD ex100.
It sat for 10 years in its case at my dad's home.
When i opened it it was still in tune, the strings and frets were like new (elixir strings) and the active pickups were still powered.
Absolutely LOVE my Hellraiser. Just a great guitar.
I really want to try one of the LTDs. I need a superstrat with a Floyd.
Haha, you said strapon! I saw Bad News, and they were hilarious!
it is amazing how well the folks at ESP/LTD set up their guitars.
The only thing that would make the ESP LTD Horizon series better would be either Kahler whammys or an Evertune bridge.
The shape is conventional, familiar, but comfortable as fuck. Especially their neck-thru horizons. SUPER slick, super comfortable to play. No drag when you slide or transition. It just feels so different from other guitars. The secret to the comfort in playing is the narrowness of the neck compared to other guitars. You don't have to reach as far with ESPs as you do with other guitars.
CFH is gettin' there man, keep at it! A black tooth out to ya!!! haha...\m/
I have an ESP LTD M-300FM with EMGs and an ESP LTD M-1007QM with Fishman Fluence pickups. I do love both, although, I do prefer my 7 string more. Both guitars were very well made. I found no issues with quality or playability. The 7 string has a higher price point but it's well worth the money. I was worried buying a 7 string because I have very small hands, but after a few hours playing and adjusting I had no problems at all. Awesome guitars.
That is a mighty tone from the LTD!!!
I bought a Floyd loaded MH-50 Ltd as my second guitar almost a decade ago. It still plays great, stays in tune, and the original hardware held up good. I needed to replace one tuner, and I put Emgs in it.
You're right that the Korean guitars are amazing. I've had the Japanese and Korean models side by side many times and even though I love both my Japanese and Korean models, there is almost no difference aside from maybe the wood grain looks better on the ESPs. I actually like the tuners on certain year LTD models better than the Japanese ESP guitars. With like 20 years worth of LTD 1000 series guitars on the used market as well, that's probably the way to go for most people.
The push pull thingy is usually a coil split, it changes a humbucker to a single coil, however some pickups have a coil tap, its much less common but its where you can change to a lower output setting
This is correct!
Also wanted to mention, coil tapping is much more common in a heavily wound single coil such as a P90 rather than on a humbucker.
My first guitar was an LTD MH-50. Fantastic build and sound but as a kid I had no patience to properly restring, intonate and balance a Floyd Rose bridge so I bought a fixed bridge Ibanez 6 string a few months after buying the LTD. My most recent guitar is the LTD EC-407 and it's my favorite guitar among the four I currently own. ESP guitars are really the best.
Just tried a ltd viper at local music store . It's a great guitar, thinking of picking it up.
I have this guitar in the “violet andromeda” when i think that was the only finish with the steel frets. My favorite guitar ive owned. Its my go to for all metal. Just all solid specs and fit and finish. Probably the best workhorse guitar for anything rock to metal. Certainly not cheap for a college student myself but its probably the second best purchase ive made next to my FM3
The pickups are perfect.
I have a love hate relationship with your guitar reviews. Simply because I love the guitars and the channel, the “hate” is because I have pain within my right hand and wrist. I work in a warehouse and my hands take a beating. I always wanna give it a go again but my hands really don’t feel like allowing that to happen 😢
Also congrats on the 500,000!!!!
Dude, I completely understand. Nothing is worse for guitar players hands than manual labor!
@@SpectreSoundStudios yep, buuuut if anything, I do take your opinions out to my buddies anytime they are looking for a new guitar. Much appreciation Glenn! 🤘🏻
I've got an LTD EC-1000 and an LTD MH-1000HS and love both the guitars, got them used at $400 and $430 each!
This is my kind of guitar. I'll probably be buying one soon. I bought a Horizon in 1987. I think the LTD line is totally outstanding. This guitar is an awesome value.
Gee if you had only done this review before I bought a solar. You are a year late. My gut told me to buy the ltd. Thanks Glen;)
🎶"Headed out out on the highway" 🎶 Hell ya, Glenn. Then Electric Eye..... 🤘
Ltd H-1001FR and Ltd SH-7ET are by far my two favorite guitars that I own.
Thank you Glenn, you introduced me coolest mic At 2020 😁 I'm using this mic like a room mic for my drum's when recording. Also good for vocal and of course guitar 😁 . Also thank you too introduce me to Reaper 😁
14:27 how do you not intonate the guitar after tuning to D or tighten the truss rod a bit after changing from 10-46 to 10-52 ?
Ive got the older model with the emg's on board. Got it used for 400 and a buddy who is a luthier set it up for me. The thing is absolutely amazing.
I only played probably 2 or 3 LTDs in my near-20 years of playing, but when I was looking for a 7-string, I found an LTD MH-417, and I have to say it blew me away! The fretwork was that good in every aspect that I bought it there and then. No rough ends on them, and the only guitar I've managed to get the action any where nearly as low on is my old '89 Ibanez S540ltd(pre S series). for paying just under £300 for it was an absolute steal too, considering it had EMG's aswell. Buying that guitar made me not even want to go near an actual ESP.
A studio weapon 😂🤣
Love it!
I need this. I need this with an Evertune. This is one badd ass very well finished looking tone cannon.
ESP always do well for themselves. Thar fricken amazing!
I have an ESP B-50FM (that's a bass guitar) & that thing is absolutely stellar. Them & B.C. Rich.
Although, it would be interesting to hear _your_ thoughts on B.C. Rich, these days. Hopefully, they have not gone the same way as _other_ guitar manufacturers.
Man that is nice, great color... Always heard good things about LTD never tried one....
Last year I found an LTD H1001 with Foyd Rose and violet shadow fade quilted maple top for 750€ in Thomann (the guitar was B-stock, advertised like having minor flaws in the finish). After thinking it too much and watching a lot of reviews (one of those was the one you did back in 2020), I decided to buy it. I was worried at first because I've never spend so much in an instrument, and the fact that included no images in the description made me uneasy until the guitar arrived.
When I unpacked it was love at first sight, and to this day I haven't found a single scratch or any flaw whatsoever, so no idea why was B-stock in the first place. However, the best part of the guitar is how it plays. My prior guitar is cheap Yamaha, but I've played some medium and high-end models from Schecter and Jackson from friends and I've never been totally comfortable with any them. Maybe was the weight, maybe the neck, maybe the action, or maybe it was just me, but with this LTD everything was perfect right from the beginning. Stored for months in a warehouse in Germany, send to Spain, and it was in fricking tune!
Oh, and mine is from Indonesia and comes with a Floyd 1000, but again, it's incredible how it plays, always stays in tune even with hard use of the Floyd, and I get to save hundreds or a few thousands of bucks instead of wasting them in a "true guitar" that was manufactured in America.
This one is gonna be forever in my collection and I'm pretty sure that my next guitar will be another one from LTD or ESP.
Thats a nice looking & sounding guitar. And you are correct ... there are ALOT of brands out of said korean factory that share simular traits & are all quality products.
I bought an H-1001FM (new) about 10-12 years ago. It’s been a rock solid guitar the entire time. Still own it today. I believe it was $799 back then. It has the 81/85 so no push/pull split.