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 SURVEYOR-4 ROSEWOOD Image

LTD SURVEYOR-4 ROSEWOOD

- similar to the Surveyor-4 Maple, except has a rosewood fingerboard, available in Black or Three-Tone Burst finish, 34 in. scale, mfg. 2011-present.

LTD M-307 SEVEN-STRING Image

LTD M-307 SEVEN-STRING

- similar to Model M-207, except has neck-through body, mahogany body, mahogany neck with rosewood fingerboard, white neck binding, and two humbucker EMG HZ-707 pickups, available in Black, Black Cherry, Midnight Purple, or Gunmetal Blue fi...

LTD VB-300 BARITIONE Image

LTD VB-300 BARITIONE

- baritone configuration, offset double cutaway mahogany body, maple set neck, rosewood fingerboard with dot inlays and model name inlaid at the 12th fret, black hardware, three-per-side tuners, tune-o-matic bridge, white neck binding, 24 X...

LTD B-204BM Image

LTD B-204BM

- offset double cutaway ash body, burled maple top, five-piece bolt-on maple and rosewood neck, 24-fret rosewood fingerboard with dot and 12th fret model name inlays, two-per-side ESP tuners, matching finish headstock, ESP BB-604 bridge, ST...

LTD SURVEYOR 400/SURVEYOR 414 Image

LTD SURVEYOR 400/SURVEYOR 414

- offset double cutaway P-style ash body, bolt-on maple neck, 22-fret ebony (Black), maple (Natural), or rosewood (Sunburst) fingerboard with dot and 12th fret model name inlays, natural (Natural or Sunburst) or black (Black) headstock over...

LTD M-400 Image

LTD M-400

- offset double cutaway alder body, set three-piece maple neck, 24-fret rosewood fingerboard with arrowhead inlays and 12th fret model name inlay, bound reverse headstock with six-on-the-other-side tuners, Floyd Rose licensed tremolo with l...

LTD VB-400 BARITONE Image

LTD VB-400 BARITONE

- baritone configuration, offset sharp double cutaway SG-style mahogany body, set three-piece maple neck, 24-fret rosewood fingerboard with dot and 12th fret model name inlays, bound headstock with three-per-side tuners, two EMG-81 humbucke...

LTD EC-500S Image

LTD EC-500S

- similar to the EC-500, except has no binding and no fingerboard inlays except for the 12th fret model inlay, available in Black Satin finish, mfg. 2006-07.

LTD H-1001FR Image

LTD H-1001FR

- similar to the H-1001FM, except has a quilted maple top and Floyd Rose 1000 Series bridge, available in See-Thru Black Cherry, mfg. 2010-present.

LTD MH-400NT Image

LTD MH-400NT

- offset double cutaway Strat-style mahogany body, flame maple top, three-piece mahogany neck, 24-fret rosewood fingerboard with offset block and 12th fret model name inlay, two EMG 81 humbucker pickups, Tune-O-Matic bridge,STB, two knobs,...

LTD GL-600MT (GEORGE LYNCH) Image

LTD GL-600MT (GEORGE LYNCH)

- similar to the GL-500T, except has a maple body, maple fingerboard, single Seymour Duncan TB-12 pickup, available in custom Yellow and Black graphics, mfg. 2003-04.

LTD EC-1000 Image

LTD EC-1000

- single sharp cutaway mahogany body, set three-piece mahogany neck, 24-fret rosewood fingerboard with abalone flags and model name at 12th fret inlays, full guitar abalone binding, matching color headstock, three-per-side tuners, TonePros...

LTD H-1007 Image

LTD H-1007

- seven-string configuration, double offset cutaway mahogany body with flamed maple arched top, set maple neck, 24-fret rosewood fingerboard with white offset block and model name at 12th fret inlays, full white body binding, 4/3-per-side E...

LTD MH-400 Tremolo Image

LTD MH-400 Tremolo

- similar to the MH-400NT, except has a double locking Floyd Rose-style tremolo bridge, available in See-Thru Blue finish, mfg. 2004-08.

LTD GL-600FB Image

LTD GL-600FB

- similar to the GL-600MT, except is in baritone configuration and has a flamed body, mfg. 2003-04.

LTD B-204 FM Image

LTD B-204 FM

- offset double cutaway basswood body, bolt-on maple neck, 24-fret rosewood fingerboard with white dot inlay, two-per-side headstock with screened logo, fixed bridge, chrome hardware, two EMG HZ soapbar pickups, volume/blend/bass/treble con...

LTD M-1000FM/M-1000 Image

LTD M-1000FM/M-1000

- double offset cutaway maple body with flamed maple top, set three-piece maple neck, 24-fret rosewood fingerboard with abalone arrowheads and model name at 12th fret inlays, neck and headstock white with abalone purfling binding, six-on-th...

LTD VIPER 1000 (FIRST VERSION) Image

LTD VIPER 1000 (FIRST VERSION)

- double sharp cutaway mahogany body with flamed maple top, three-piece mahogany neck, 24-fret white and abalone bound rosewood fingerboard with abalone flags and model name at 12th fret inlays, white and abalone bound matching headstock wi...

LTD B-204SM Image

LTD B-204SM

- offset double cutaway ash body, spalted maple top, five-piece bolt-on maple and rosewood neck, 24-fret rosewood fingerboard with dot and 12th fret model name inlays, matching finish headstock, two-per-side ESP tuners, ESP BB-604 bridge, S...

LTD Viper-1000 Seymour Duncan (First Version) Image

LTD Viper-1000 Seymour Duncan (First Version)

- similar to the Viper-1000, except has two exposed Seymour Duncan humbucker pickups and chrome (Vintage Sunburst) or gold (Olympic White finish) hardware, available in Olympic White (2008-present) or Vintage Sunburst (2002-06) finish, mfg....

LTD EC-1000FM Flamed Maple Image

LTD EC-1000FM Flamed Maple

- similar to the EC-1000, except has a flamed maple top and black or nickel (Amber Sunburst finish only) hardware, available in Amber Sunburst (2010-present), See-Through Blue (disc. 2009), or See-Through Purple (2009 only) finish, mfg. 200...

LTD H-1007FR Image

LTD H-1007FR

- similar to the H-1007, except has Floyd Rose 1000 Series bridge, available in See Thru Black finish, 25.5 in. scale, mfg. 2011-present.

LTD EC-1000FR Floyd Rose Image

LTD EC-1000FR Floyd Rose

- similar to the EC-1000, except has a flamed maple top, Floyd Rose 1000 Series bridge, and black nickel hardware, available in See Thru Black finish, mfg. 2009-present.

LTD HB-300 BARITONE Image

LTD HB-300 BARITONE

- double offset cutaway maple body, three-piece maple body, 24-fret rosewood fingerboard with offset blocks and model name at 12th fret inlays, three-per-side tuners, tune-o-matic bridge, STB, two Duncan-designed HB-102 pickups, two knobs,...

LTD MH-417 Image

LTD MH-417

- offset double cutaway mahogany body, maple neck-through body, 24-fret rosewood fingerboard with offset block and 12th fret model name inlays, matching finish headstock, six-on-one-side Grover tuners, tune-o-matic bridge, two covered activ...

LTD GL-600V (GEORGE LYNCH) Image

LTD GL-600V (GEORGE LYNCH)

- swooping Flying-V style with longer bass bout mahognay body, set three-piece mahogany neck, 22-fret rosewood fingerboard with pearl dot inalys and 12th fret Super V logo, six-on-one side Sperzel locking tuners, headstock has two points, T...

LTD VIPER 1000 (SECOND VERSION) Image

LTD VIPER 1000 (SECOND VERSION)

- offset double cutaway SG-style mahogany body, set mahogany neck, 24-fret bound ebony fingerboard with white flag and 12th fret model name inlays, bound matching finish headstock, three-per-side ESP locking tuners, Tonepros locking TOM bri...

LTD SURVEYOR-5 MAPLE FIVE-STRING Image

LTD SURVEYOR-5 MAPLE FIVE-STRING

- five-string configuration, offset double cutaway ash body, bolt-on maple neck, 21-fret maple fingerboard with white block and 12th fret model name inlays, matching finish overlay headstock, four-on-one-side ESP vintage tuners, Wilkinson l...

LTD Viper 1000 Seymour Duncan (Second Version) Image

LTD Viper 1000 Seymour Duncan (Second Version)

- offset double cutaway SG-style mahogany body, bound mahogany neck, 24-fret ebony fingerboard with white flag and 12th fret model name inlays, bound black headstock, three-per-side ESP locking tuners, Tonepros locking TOM bridge and tailpi...

LTD EC-1000QM Quilted Maple Image

LTD EC-1000QM Quilted Maple

- similar to the EC-1000, except has a quilted maple top and black hardware, available in See-Through Black Cherry or See-Through Green (disc. 2009) finish, mfg. 2002-present.

LTD MH-1000(NT) Image

LTD MH-1000(NT)

- offset double cutaway Strat-style mahogany body, arched quilted maple top, three-piece maple neck, white and abalone B/N/H binding, 24-fret rosewood fingerboard with offset block and 12th fret model name inlay, Tone Pros locking bridge, S...

LTD GRYNCH (JAMES HETFIELD) Image

LTD GRYNCH (JAMES HETFIELD)

- baritone offset double cutaway mahogany body, maple set neck, 24-fret rosewood fingerboard with dot inlay and 12th fret Grynch, matching color headstock, 3-per-side tuners, two EMG humbucker pickups, TonePros system II locking bridge, two...

LTD EC-1000 MGO Metallic Gold Image

LTD EC-1000 MGO Metallic Gold

- similar to the EC-1000, except has no abalone top inlay/border, two covered Seymour Duncan humbucker pickups and chrome hardware, available in Metallic Gold finish, mfg. 2010-present.

LTD MH-1000 EMG Black Image

LTD MH-1000 EMG Black

- similar to the MH-1000, except has a plain arched top, standard white B/N/H binding, and two EMG active pickups, available in Black finish, mfg. 2002-06.

LTD GUS 200 (GUS G.) Image

LTD GUS 200 (GUS G.)

- X-shaped Explorer-style body with enlonged lower bass and upper treble bouts and no upper bass bout basswood body, white bound top, bolt-on maple neck, 22-fret bound rosewood fingerboard with special Gus G. inlays, matching finish bound h...

LTD B-205SM FIVE-STRING Image

LTD B-205SM FIVE-STRING

- five-string configuration, offset double cutaway ash body, spalted maple top, five-piece maple and rosewood bolt-on neck, 24-fret rosewood fingerboard with dot and 12th fret model name inlays, matching finish headstock, 3/2-per-side ESP t...

LTD VIPER-2005  30TH ANNIVERSARY Image

LTD VIPER-2005 30TH ANNIVERSARY

-Viper-style mahogany body, set three-piece mahogany neck, 24-fret ebony fingerboard with 12th fret 30 inlay, skull headstock with three-per-side tuners, tune-o-matic bridge, STB, two EMG humbucker pickups, two knobs, three-way switch, blac...

LTD VINTAGE-204 MAPLE Image

LTD VINTAGE-204 MAPLE

- offset double cutaway alder body, bolt-on maple neck, 21-fret maple fingerboard with black dot and 12th fret model name inlays, four-on-one-side ESP vintage tuners, ESP DB-4 bridge, white pickguard, two ESP LDJ/LDP pickups, three knobs (t...

LTD EC-1000 Seymour Duncan Image

LTD EC-1000 Seymour Duncan

- similar to the EC-1000, except has a flame maple top, two exposed Seymour Duncan humbucker pickups and chrome hardware, available in Amber Sunburst finish, mfg. 2002-09.

LTD MH-1000FR Image

LTD MH-1000FR

- similar to the MH-1000, except has a a Floyd Rose tremolo bridge and two EMG active pickups, available in See-Thru Black or See-Thru Blue (disc. 2009) finish, mfg. 2007-present.

LTD GUS 600 (GUS G.) Image

LTD GUS 600 (GUS G.)

- X-shaped Explorer-style body with enlonged lower bass and upper treble bouts and no upper bass bout alder body, flame maple top, white bound top, maple neck-thru body, 22-fret bound rosewood fingerboard with special Gus G. inlays, matchin...