ESP introduced the LTD trademark of budget instruments in 1995. These guitars are designed and distributed by the ESP Guitar Company and are produced in Korea and Indonesia (mainly lower-priced models). LTD guitars and basses are mostly based on Japanese-produced ESP production and signature models. Instead of introducing a budget line of ESP-branded guitars and basses, they developed an entirely new trademark and all LTD-branded instruments typically have no mention of ESP on the headstock (although ESP may show up on truss-rod covers or other locations). Throughout the 1990s and early 2000s, ESP continued to expand the LTD line to the point where more LTD models were sold than ESP. Currently, LTD's lineup heavily outweighs ESP current model production and, typically, they offer price points between $300 and $1,500. For more information, visit ESP's website or contact them directly.
Instruments currently built in Korea and Indonesia since 1995. Distributed by the ESP Guitar Company, of North Hollywood, CA.

LTD Electric Guitars Models

LTD GC-4 (GABE CRISP) Image

LTD GC-4 (GABE CRISP)

- offset double cutaway SG-style mahogany body, maple NTB, 21-fret ebony fingerboard with white flag inlays, black overlay headstock with Gabe Crisp's signature, two-per-side Grover tuners, ESP BB-604 bridge, STB, two covered EMG active pic...

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LTD AX-250

- offset four-point sharp-edged basswood body, bolt-on maple neck, rosewood fingerboard with custom tribal inlay, three-per-side tuners, STB, two EMG humbucker pickups, two knobs, three-way switch, black hardware, available in Black finish,...

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LTD PB-500

- offset double cutaway mahogany body, flamed maple top with natural binding, three-piece mahogany set neck, 22-fret bound rosewood fingerboard with abalone and pearl dot inlays, matching finish bound headstock with three-per-side Grover tu...

LTD ALEXI-600 (ALEXI LAIHO) Image

LTD ALEXI-600 (ALEXI LAIHO)

- Flying V-style with sharp points and a longer bass bout, alder body, three-piece maple NTB, 24 XJ fret bound ebony fingerboard with saw teeth inlays, bound headstock with six-on-one-side Grover tuners, original Floyd Rose tremolo with loc...

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LTD EC-10

- single cutaway basswood body, bolt-on maple neck, 24-fret rosewood fingerboard with white dots and model name at 12th fret inlays, black headstock, three-per-side ESP tuners, TOM bridge and tailpiece, two ESP LH-100 humbucker pickups, two...

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LTD EX-250

- radically shaped mahogany body, maple bolt-on neck, rosewood fingerboard with dot position markers, EX-250 inlaid at the 12th fret, black hardware, tune-o-matic bridge, 22 XJ frets, 2 Duncan-designed humbucker pickups, 6-on-a-side tuners,...

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LTD MH-53

- offset double cutaway basswood body with a carved top, bolt-on maple neck, 24-fret maple fingerboard with black dots and 12th fret MH-53 logo inlays, matching finish headstock, six-on-one-side tuners, double locking Floyd Rose-style tremo...

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LTD F-50

- offset sharp-edged agathis or basswood body, maple neck, rosewood fingerboard, two humbucker pickups, three-per-side tuners, black hardware, available in Black, Black Cherry, or Titanium (disc.) finish, mfg. 2003-present.

LTD H-100FM/H-101FM Image

LTD H-100FM/H-101FM

- similar to the H-100, except has an agathis or basswood body with a flamed maple top, available in Amber Sunburst or See-Thru Aqua (disc.), mfg. 2003-present.

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LTD AX-260

- offset four-point sharp-edged agathis body, three-piece set mahogany neck, 24-fret bound rosewood fingerboard with custom tribal inlay, three-per-side tuners, tune-o-matic bridge, STB, two ESP-EMG humbucker pickups, two knobs, three-way s...

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LTD EC-50

- single cutaway agathis or basswood body, maple neck, rosewood fingerboard, two humbucker pickups, three-per-side tuners, black or chrome hardware, available in Black Satin, Black Cherry, Olympic White (disc.), Silver Sunburst, Titanium (d...

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LTD RS-200

- modified star-shaped mahogany body, maple bolt-on neck with rosewood fingerboard, arrowhead neck inlays, white neck binding, 24 XJ frets, Floyd Rose licensed bridge, two EMG-HZ humbucker pickups, black hardware, available in Black, Grey S...

LTD Alexi-600 Blacky (Alexi Laiho) Image

LTD Alexi-600 Blacky (Alexi Laiho)

- Flying V-style with sharp points and a longer bass bout, alder body, three-piece maple NTB, 24 XJ fret ebony fingerboard with saw teeth inlays, matching finish headstock with six-on-one-side Grover tuners, Floyd Rose 1000 Series bridge, o...

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LTD EX-260

- Explorer-style agathis body, three-piece maple neck, 22-fret rosewood fingerboard with dot and 12th fret model name inlays, two EMG-HZ humbucker pickups, Tune-O-Matic bridge, three knobs, six-on-one-side tuners, black hardware, available...

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LTD F-100FM

- offset double cutaway agathis or basswood body with flamed maple top, bolt-on maple neck, 24-fret rosewood fingerboard with dot inlay and 12th fret model name inlay, matching headstock with three-per-side tuners, tune-o-matic bridge, STB,...

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LTD MH-100

- similar to H-100, except has Floyd Rose Licensed bridge, 24 XJ frets, and two EMG-HZ humbucker pickups, available in See-Through Black, See-Through Black Cherry, or See-Through Aqua finish, mfg. 1999-2002.

LTD H-200 (LTD HORIZON) Image

LTD H-200 (LTD HORIZON)

- offset double cutaway alder or mahogany arched top body with natural binding, bolt-on maple neck, 24-fret bound rosewood fingerboard with white dot inlay/block inlay on 12th fret, tune-o-matic bridge/stop tailpiece, bound ´curved point´ p...

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LTD B-5E FIVE-STRING

- similar to the B-4E, except in five-string configuration with 3/2-per-side tuners, a BB-605 bridge, and SB-5 pickups, available in Natural Gloss (disc. 2010) or Natural Satin (2010-present) finish, mfg. 2008-present.

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LTD EC-254

- single cutaway mahogany body, B/N/H creme binding, five-piece maple/walnut neck, 22-fret rosewood fingerboard with dot and 12th fret model name inlays, two EMG HZ pickups, Tune-O-Matic bridge, three knobs, chrome hardware, available in Se...

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LTD F-104

- offset double cutaway sculpted agathis or basswood body, bolt-on maple neck with 24 XJ fret rosewood fingerboard, white dot inlays, 4 String Deluxe Bass bridge, two pickups with 2-band active EQ, black or chrome hardware, available in Bla...

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LTD VIPER-254

- offset sharp double cutaway mahogany body, five-piece maple/walnut neck, 21-fret rosewood fingerboard with dot and 12th fret model name inlays, two EMG HZ pickups, ESP-BB bridge with STB, five knobs, black hardware, available in See-Thru...

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LTD C-304

- unique offset double cutaway maple body with quilted maple or bubinga top, 5-piece maple/walnut thru body neck, 24-fret rosewood fingerboard with dot inlay, matching headstock, 2-per-side tuners, two EMG 35-HZ pickups, active EQ, five kno...

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LTD M-53

- offset double cutaway basswood body, bolt-on maple neck, 22-fret maple fingerboard with black dots and 12th fret M-53 logo inlays, reverse headstock, six-on-the-other-side tuners, vintage tremolo, two single coil and one humbucker pickups...

LTD VIPER-200FM Image

LTD VIPER-200FM

- offset sharp double cutaway agathis body, flamed maple top, three-piece mahogany neck, 24-fret rosewood fingerboard with dot and 12th fret model name inlays, two EMG-HZ humbucker pickups, Tune-O-Matic bridge,two knobs, three-way switch, t...

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LTD PC-1VFM

- similar to the PC-1V, except has a flame maple top, black headstock overlay, black truss rod cover, and raised black pickguard, available in Amber Cherry Sunburst or Brown Sunburst finish, 24.75 in. scale, mfg. 2010-present.

LTD JM-500 (JEREMY MARSHALL) Image

LTD JM-500 (JEREMY MARSHALL)

- double offset cutaway ash body, five-piece maple/walnut neck, 24-fret ebony fingerboard with cold spider inlays, two EMG 40-DC pickups, active EQ, five knobs, black chrome hardware, available in Black Satin finish, mfg. 2002-03.

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LTD EC-254FM

- similar to the EC-254, except has a flame maple top, available in See-Thru Black or See-Thru Black Cherry finish, mfg. 2007 only.

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LTD F-105 FIVE-STRING

- similar to the F-104, except in five-string configuration with 3/2-per-side tuners, a DB-5 bridge, and SB-5 pickups, available in Black (2009-present) or Olympic White (2008 only) finish, mfg. 2008-present.

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LTD VIPER-304

- sharp double cutaway mahogany body, 5-piece maple neck, rosewood fingerboard, two EMG pickups, active EQ, 2-per-side tuners, STB, five knobs, black hardware, available in Black or See-Thru Black Cherry finish, mfg. 2002-03.

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LTD C-305

- similar to the C-304, except in five-string configuration, 3/2-per-side tuners, mfg. 2002-03.

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LTD M-100

- offset double cutaway alder body, bolt-on maple neck, 22-fret rosewood fingerboard with white dot inlay (logo block inlay at 12th fret), LTD licensed Floyd Rose tremolo, reverse peghead, 6 on-the-other-side tuners, black hardware, 2 LTD h...

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LTD VIPER-256

- double cutaway SG-style mahogany body, set mahogany neck, 24-fret bound rosewood fingerboard with flag and 12th fret model name inlays, bound black headstock, three-per-side ESP tuners, TOM bridge and tailpiece, white or black pickguard,...

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LTD PC-2V

- slightly offset cutaway semi-hollow mahogany body, single bound f-hole, multi-ply body binding, set mahogany neck, 22-fret bound rosewood fingerboard with decorative pearl block inlays, bound headstock with white overlay and "LTD&quo...

LTD MD-500 (MARCELO DIAS) Image

LTD MD-500 (MARCELO DIAS)

- double smooth cutaway maple body, maple neck, 22-fret ebony fingerboard with symbol inlays, two Duncan Designed MM pickups, active EQ, five knobs, black chrome hardware, available in Grey Satin finish, mfg. 2002-03.

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LTD AX-350

- 4-point cutaway mahogany body, 3-piece mahogany neck, 24-fret rosewood fingerboard with custom tribal graphic inlay, 2 EMG 81 humbucker pickups, Tune-O-Matic bridge, STB, 2 knobs, 3-way switch, black hardware, available in...

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LTD EC-100QM

- single cutaway agathis or basswood body with quilted maple top, maple neck, 24-fret rosewood fingerboard, two humbucker pickups, three-per-side tuners, black hardware, available in Faded Cherry Sunburst, See-Thru Black, or See-Thru Black...

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LTD B-50

- double offset agathis or basswood body, maple neck, rosewood fingerboard, two pickups, three knobs, two-per-side tuners, black or chrome hardware, available in Black, Titanium (disc.), or Black Cherry (disc.) finish, mfg. 2002-present.

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LTD ULTRA TONE

- offset double cutaway hardwood body, 22-fret bound rosewood fingerboard with white dot inlay, tune-o-matic bridge/stop tailpiece, chrome hardware, black/white marbleized pickguard, three-per-side vintage-style tuners, screened logo/graphi...

LTD Alexi-600 Scythe (Alexi Laiho) Image

LTD Alexi-600 Scythe (Alexi Laiho)

- Flying V-style with sharp points and a longer bass bout, alder body, three-piece maple NTB, 24 XJ fret ebony fingerboard with fish hook inlays, black headstock with six-on-one-side Grover tuners, Floyd Rose 1000 Series bridge, one EMG-HZ...

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LTD EX-350

- similar to Model EX-250 except has mahogany set neck, Floyd Rose Licensed bridge, 2 humbucker EMG HZ pickups, available in Black, Black Cherry, Midnight Purple, or Gunmetal Blue, mfg. 2000 only.

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LTD F-200

- offset double cutaway body with a gothis flavor, basswood body, bolt-on maple neck, rosewood fingerboard with arrowhead position markers, black hardware, Floyd Rose Licensed bridge, 24 XJ frets, 2 humbucker EMG HZ pickups, 3-per-side tune...

LTD MH-100QM(NT) Image

LTD MH-100QM(NT)

- similar to the MH-100, except has an agathis or basswood body with a quilted maple top, available in See-Through Aqua (disc.) or See-Through Black Cherry finish, mfg. 2003-present.

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LTD H-201

- similar to Model H-200 except has mahogany body with flamed maple top, block position markers and model name inlaid at 12th fret, black hardware, natural top and body binding, Duncan-designed HB-102 pickup set, 1 volume/1 tone control, 5-...

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LTD AX-360

- offset four-point sharp-edged mahogany body, NTB mahogany neck, 24-fret rosewood fingerboard with rectangle inlays, three-per-side tuners, tune-o-matic bridge, two EMG-81 covered humbucker pickups, two knobs (v, tone), three-way switch, b...

LTD EC-200QM Image

LTD EC-200QM

- single cutaway agathis or basswood body with quilted maple top, three-piece mahogany neck, 24-fret rosewood fingerboard with dot inlay and 12th fret model name inlay, two EMG-HZ humbucker pickups, Tune-O-Matic bridge, three knobs, black h...

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LTD ULTRA-200

- similar to the LTD Ultra Tone, except features an alder body, white pearloid pickguard, blackface peghead with silk-screened LTD logo, two Duncan-designed humbuckers, available in Black, Pearl White, or Three-Tone Sunburst finish, mfg. 19...

LTD AW-7 SEVEN-STRING (ALEX WADE) Image

LTD AW-7 SEVEN-STRING (ALEX WADE)

- seven-string configuration, offset double cutaway Strat-style mahogany body, flamed maple top, maple NTB, 24-fret ebony fingerboard, matching finish headstock with Alex Wade's signature, seven-on-one-side ESP locking tuners, fixed bridge,...

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LTD EX-351

- similar to the EX-250, except has 2 EMG-HZ pickups, available in Titanium or Black finishes, mfg. 2002-03.

LTD MH-100QM Image

LTD MH-100QM

- similar to the MH-100QM(NT), except has a double locking Floyd Rose-style tremolo, available in See-Thru Blue finish, mfg. 2003-present.

LTD F-207 SEVEN-STRING Image

LTD F-207 SEVEN-STRING

- seven-string configuration, offset double cutaway body design with a gothic look, basswood body, bolt-on maple neck, 24 XJ fret rosewood fingerboard with arrowhead position markers, black hardware, Floyd Rose Licensed 7 bridge, two humbuc...