The EC401 is a top quality LP style guitar from ESP, in their hugely popular far eastern made Ltd range.

This model is packed with great features and equipment, Grover tuners, Sermour Duncan pickups, a flame Maple cap and Earvana compensated nut to name just a few.

The headstock of the ESP Ltd EC-401 is small and curvy, slightly offset, longer on the treble side, with a gloss black face. The front is bound in cream plastic, and has the Ltd logo in shiny Abalone and a black, 3 ply truss rod cover.

The rear of the headstock is a dark, ruby red, glossy Mahogany. Here we have the guitars serial number, the ESP logo and country of origin in silver print.

The strings pass over a black graphite fully compensated top nut, with each string sitting in a slightly different sized groove. ESP was the first major guitar manufacturer to feature the Earvana compensated nut on some of its most popular models.

By compensating each string?s length at the nut (similar to how a bridge saddle is compensated for intonation) you will notice much more accurate intonation across the fretboard, especially towards the open chording area, where this problem is most common.

The Mahogany neck has the same glossy finish, it's very slim up at the headstock end, a U shape ,which tapers gently to a D towards the upper frets. A very fast neck, designed for soloists, shredders and people who like a really slim neck.

The Rosewood fingerboard in bound in cream plastic, and it has large white Abolone wavey shaped inlays, kind of like a homage to Gibsons crown inlays with a bit more attitude.

The 22 extra jumbo frets are superbly finished, no rough edges and the Rosewood itself it very nicely polished up, it all feels very fast and slippery, great for heavy bending and runs up and down the neck. Well set up as well by the factory, action at the 12th fret is between 2-3mm across the strings.

The neck joins the Mahogany body at the 16th fret on the bass side, 19th on the treble side, and the cutaway here makes for good access to the top frets. The point here is a bit sharper than you'd find on a standard LP, again a bit of ESP's rock design coming out.

The back of the body is unbound, all in that glossy dark red colour, with a round access plate for the pickup selector switch and a triangular one for access to the tone and volume controls.

The guitar itself is pretty heavy, a good solid lump, and this makes for an excellent sounding instrument with amazing resonance and sustain, played acoustically it is already loud!

To the front of the body and this model in Cherry Sunburst has a flame Maple cap displaying a beautiful grain, fully bound in cream plastic. The 3 Chrome control knobs are recessed slightly into the body, here we have a master tone, and separate volumes for each pickup.

The stop tailpiece and tune-o-matic bridge are Chrome finished, and the pair of Seymour Duncans also have chrome plates, and matching cream surrounds, giving that familiar LP look.

The EC401 has a pair of excellent quality Seymour Duncan pickups. The JB at the bridge position has loads of brightness and clarity, whilst the '59 at the neck is somewhat more moody and bassy.

On the clean channel, both pickups are excellent for rhythm work, jingle jangle and funky grooves cutting right through, whilst on the dirty channel, the JB is great for piercing lead work, the '59 amazing on rock and metal rhythm work.

A very good all round guitar, plenty of vibe and looks to die for, excellent pickups and hardware, good for pretty much any musical style. East and fun to play, a top quality LP copy from ESP, really good value.

• Body Mahogany Body, Flame Maple Top
• Neck Mahogany, set, 25.5" scale, Thin U neck contour
• Nut width 42mm Earvana compensated nut
• Fingerboard Rosewood, Abolone wave inlays, 22 XJ frets
• Hardware Chrome
• Bridge TOM bridge & tailpiece
• Tuners Grover tuners
• Pickups Seymour Duncan JB (B) / ?59 (N)
• Controls 2*volume, 1*tone, 3way selector

In Stock
All products on our website are in stock unless shown as 'Call 08452222603 To Order', this means we can deliver your order to you very quickly, subject to payment authorisation. The next dispatch date is shown against each product, and below is an indication of when you can expect your purchase.

All Guitars are Checked Before Dispatch
All Guitars go through our 12 point checking procedure to make sure that it passes our standards before shipping. This helps ensure your guitar will reach you in perfect condition. All guitars are checked against our 12 point check list and once passed, have a Guitarbitz quality control sticker attached. In addition to this we want to ensure that no harm can come to your guitar on the journey between us and you and so we have a rigorous packing procedure involving multiple protective layers. If you notice that this packaging is damaged when delivered by our courier, it is important to check the goods and if damaged, refuse the delivery and call us immediately. For your peace of mind, we have outlined the 12 point check below to show how we are passionate about your instrument.

1) Finish checked for imperfections or damage	2) Strings tuned up and tested for tone and playability	3) Neck checked for bending or humps
4)  Truss rod adjusted for correct positioning	5) Frets examined for playability	6) Bridge checked for position and hold on strings
7) Strap buttons tested for secure fitting	8) Neck joint examined	9) Machine heads turned and tested for secure grip on strings
10) Nut tested for secure fitting and correct string height	11) Switches, volume and tone controls tested for faulty connections	12) Pickups checked for responsiveness

For more details on our checking and packing procedure, please see our 12 Point Check and Packing Procedures page.

When You Will Receive your Order

Guitar accessories - strings, straps, stands, tuners and other small items
• Orders weighing less than 2kg are posted via First Class Royal Mail on the dispatch date shown.
• Orders weighing less than 2kg with a value over £30 will be sent First Class Royal Mail Recorded Delivery on the dispatch date shown.
• We cannot guarantee a delivery date for these orders, but First Class post usually takes 1-2 days.

Guitars, Amplifiers and larger items
• Orders weighing over 2kg are sent via our next working day courier service.

Interlink Express Courier Delivery
The Home Delivery Service You Have Been Waiting For. Interlink Express will provide you with a one hour delivery window so you don’t have to wait in all day for your parcel.

When Interlink Express deliver:
• You are given a one hour delivery window
• You are notified of this by email on the morning of delivery
• If not convenient you can use the email to change the delivery date

International Deliveries
We can deliver to the following European countries,
• Zone 1 - Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Republic of Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands and Spain - £15 (including TAX) per order.
• Zone 2 - Finland, Portugal and Sweden - £25 (including TAX) per order.
• Zone 3 - Switzerland and Norway - £50 (excluding TAX) per order.
Please note that we can only deliver international orders to the billing address of the credit card used. These orders typically take 3-5 working days to be delivered, you can still track your orders via the Internet in the same way.