EC-201
EC-201
BLACK SATIN
The LTD EC-201 offers a great way to get into the coolest aspects of the LTD EC Series at a price range you can really afford. A classic shape that's excellent for all musical styles and genres, the EC-201 looks amazing with multi-binding on the mahogany body and headstock and black binding on the roasted jatoba fingerboard. The EC-201 is also a great feeling guitar with set-neck construction for fast and easy access to the highest frets. It offers 24 extra-jumbo frets and ESP flag inlays, black hardware, and features an LTD bridge and tailpiece. Perhaps most important in the EC-201’s great tone is the single ESP LH-150B pickup with antique nickel cover. The LH-150B's hot output is perfect for rock and metal, but can also be split for single-coil sounds with the push-pull volume knob.
Most frustrating thing about this awesome looking guitar is that all the promo images have the fretboard looking practically black. Meanwhile any actual images show it as a light brown that throws off the whole aesthetic. Feels almost intentionally deceptive guys. Honestly you guys need to get away from the jatoba, it's too light across the board. You have either $500 guitars that would be awesome except for the light brown (practically orange) necks. Or $1k+ with a nice ebony neck. Is there really no middle ground for a satin, single pickup guitar, set neck and ebony board? I'd also take jatoba if you had some lower end models with a thru-neck ( I get why that's a harder sell).
I also say this as an ltd lover. I have 3, I've stopped buying other brands because these guitars always fit me perfectly, and have great specs.