ESP LTD Alexi 200 Black Alexi Laiho Electric Guitar

I admit that when I got this guitar I realized it is not of a professional quality. Regardless, there is nothing significantly wrong with this guitar that will make you want to take it back. What I love about this guitar is that it has everything I want from a guitar on it AND everything I do not want from a guitar off it. It has an awesome body and head stock shape and some of the coolest fret designs I have ever seen on a guitar. It has got 24 frets, one bridge pickup, one knob (for volume), and a tremolo bar with the locking nut system to keep the guitar in tune much better. It does not have a neck pickup which I personally would not take advantage of one anyway and it does not have any other knobs and switches (in my opinion, the less knobs and switches on a guitar, the cooler it looks). One other thing I like is that this guitar sit more front and center if you place the wing gap in between your legs. To me this is better than having a guitar sit way off to your right (or left) with the more round-shaped guitars. One thing that I would say is bad about this guitar enough to change it is the standard pickup that comes on it. The pickup on it is an ESP LH-301. I read up on these kinds of pickups and apparently ESP and EMG co-made this cheaply manufactured pickup and maybe some others to put in the ESP's lower-end guitars. This pickup is fully functional but picks up too much excessive humming, especially when your are playing single notes on the higher strings. This is the one thing that I recommend that you replace if you buy this guitar. As long as you do that I would say there is nothing to complain about unless you are looking for a professional quality guitar and nothing less.

Great price for a great guitar, you get what you pay for as well this is a dimmed down version of the signature series.

This guitar is decent if you are getting it for a starter/beginner... experienced players should avoid this guitar. I've had the more expensive version and got this one afterwards, and there is a dramatic difference in quality/playability. The tone, feel, and quality are just not worth it if you can save a few more hundred dollars for the LTD or Edwards version. Aside from the quality of materials used to make this guitar... the tone is nothing special especially if you have been playing for a bit! Save your cash if you are an experienced player... newbies, HAVE AT IT!